Swallow Valley

stage 2

modern readers

Swallow Valley Eduardo Amos Elisabeth Prescher Ernesto Pasqualin

2nd edition

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Chapter 1

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Millersville is a small town near Highway 77. The two main industries are tourism and farming – wheat and corn.

Tourists usually come to Millersville to see the old water mill on Silver Creek. The mill is from the time of the first farmers in the region. Tourists can swim in the creek and enjoy a peaceful day in the park.

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Millersville is also famous for Swallow Valley. In summer, thousands of swallows come to the valley to build their nests. Their visit attracts tourists from many different places.

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KEY WORDS The meaning of each word corresponds to its use in the context of the story (see page number 00)

advance (21) avanço advantage (15) vantagem against (15) contra award (3) prêmio bell (10) sinal, sino benefit (7) beneficiar blood (22) sangue camp (19) acampar camper (20) campista carefully (25) cuidadosamente choose (15) escolher citizen (8) cidadão clap, clapping (26) bater palmas close (7) perto compensate (12) compensar computing course (9) computação, curso de informática conclude (15) concluir convince (18) convencer corn (4) milho court (8) corte creek (4) riacho, córrego crowd (19) multidão data processor (11) digitador disadvantage (15) desvantagem donate (9) doar

else (13) mais effort (27) esforço expanding (6) expandir farmer (4) fazendeiro farming (4) agricultura, lavoura furious (17) furioso graveyard (24) cemitério grow (3) crescer headline (16) manchete head (19) líder hundreds (19) centenas issue (24) problema, tópico improve (6) melhorar increase, increasing (7) aumentar lead, leads (19) guiar, conduzir library (9) biblioteca loss (12) perda main (4) principal march (15) marchar mayor (6) prefeito miller (13) pessoa que trabalha no moinho ou engenho movement (17) movimento nest (5) ninho non-governmental (3) não-governamental oak (3) carvalho

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ACTIVITIES Before Reading 1. What can you do to protect nature?

2. Circle the words you think are going to appear in the story, according to the title and the cover of the book. true ocean company bird

school flower water nature city restaurant airplane sun

While Reading Chapter 1 3. Unscramble the letters to form words that are in the newspaper on page 3.

R W A R D A U T E R A N K A O NEMYCREO H A T C R E E E N R E G 4. Answer the questions.

1) What is the name of the town?

2) What are the main industries?

3) How old is the mill?

4) What can tourists do in this town?

Chapter 2 5. What will be the new things in the town after the plant is built?

Check page 8.

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