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Lene Syversen

READING R CKETS C Lästräning i engelska

Reading Rockets är lästräning i engelska för åk 3–7. Varje bok innehåller ett tjugotal texter av varierad längd i olika genrer. Allt från enkla instruktioner, intressanta och knasiga fakta till dialoger, sagor, myter, rim och ramsor, samt en tecknad Shakespeare i varje bok. Till varje text tränas elevernas förmåga att förstå ”the main idea”, men även deras förmåga att läsa mellan raderna. Det ﬁnns ordförståelseövningar till varje text som bygger ut och utvecklar elevernas ordförråd. I de senare böckerna ﬁnns även diskussionsfrågor för mindre grupper eller helklass. Serien passar lika bra att arbeta med individuellt som i grupp.

Reading Rockets C passar för åk 5–6 . Kolla även Reading

Rockets A, B och D!

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Lene Syversen

READING R CKETS C Lästräning i engelska

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Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20

Cornflake Cakes Make Your Own Compass Body Ratios Rugby for Rookies Black Bart – a Robber and a Poet Be(e) Kind!

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The Rainbow Picture Writing Hadrian’s Wall The Giant Panda Some Silly Stories Tongue Twisters A Family Visit The Scariest Monster Ever! Cab Driving Daniel’s Super Team Every Cloud has a Silver Lining Macbeth Packing List Christmas in South Africa

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Glossary – Chapter by chapter

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Instructions 1 2 3 4 5

The text

Read the text on the left-hand page carefully.

Main idea

What is the text about? Read carefully and choose the best answer.

Questions

Answer the questions. There is only one correct answer.

New words

Put the four words from the text into other sentences.

Do it!

Different tasks for you to do in pairs, groups or with the whole class.

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Chapter 1 Cornflake cakes

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You need: 25 g butter 2 tablespoons syrup 1 tablespoon cocoa 2 tablespoons sugar 7 tablespoons cornflakes 20 small baking cups (muffin cups)

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Feeling peckish? Would you like something sweet? Why not try a cornflake cake! It’s easy to make and it doesn’t even have to go in the oven!

How to do it Put the 20 cups on a baking tray.

Slowly heat the butter and syrup in a saucepan. Heat until the butter has melted. Stir the sugar and cocoa into the saucepan and let it heat for about 2 minutes. Lift the saucepan away from the heat and turn the hob off. Mix the cornflakes with the batter quickly, but carefully. Make sure the batter covers all the flakes. Use two teaspoons to fill the muffin cups.

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Now the difficult part: WAIT while it cools down! –While you wait you could think of this: How to divide the cakes between your friends and family?

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) How to make sweet cakes d) How to make a mess in the kitchen

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) How to make a dinner dish b) How to make a dish that needs to be baked in the oven

a. It doesn’t say. You have to try and see. b. Under “You need” and “How to do it”. c. It says only under “You need”.

2 Which ingredients do you need to make the cornflakecakes?

a. Butter, coconut, sugar, cornflakes and syrup b. Butter, cocoa, honey, cornflakes and sugar c. Butter, cocoa, sugar, syrup and cornflakes

3 What is the most difficult part of making the cornflakecakes?

a. Remembering to add all the ingredients b. Remembering to ask for help c. Remembering to wait for the cakes to cool down

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1 Where does it say how many cornflakecakes you can make out of this recipe?

New words Choose the right word. peckish

baking cups

hob

stir

1 Be careful of the _______________! I just turned it off and it is still very warm! 2 She was still _____________! And she had just eaten a lovely dessert! 3 He couldn’t find the _____________ in the kitchen cupboard, so he had to buy some new ones.

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4 If you don’t ___________ the soup, it will burn.

Brainstorm

How many kinds of desserts can you think of in five minutes? Make a list. Choose one dessert and describe it. Let your classmate guess which dessert you are describing.

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Chapter 2 Make Your Own Compass

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There is one tool that will always guide you home, and that is a compass. But what can you do if you forget to pack this useful tool in your survival kit? (And your mobile is out of battery!) Easy! Just look for a pool of water and float a needle on top of it! Well, there’s a little bit more you have to do, but you can do it at home or in your classroom with just a few tools.

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You need: • a sewing needle • a magnet (make sure it has a “north”/”south” distinction) • some wax paper • a pair of scissors • a red marker (make sure it is water proof!) • a bowl • some water

How to do it: 1. Have you ever magnetized a needle? No? Well, here’s your chance! To magnetize your sewing needle, rub one end of the needle with the “north” pole of your magnet 50 times. Use the red marker to colour this end of the needle. 2. Rub the “south” pole of your magnet against the other end of the sewing needle. (The end that’s not red.) 3. Use a pair of scissors to cut a circle about 2.5 cm in diameter out of the wax paper.

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4. Carefully thread the needle through the wax paper circle (as if you were sewing). Leave the needle half-way through the wax paper. (See picture.) 5. Float the wax paper on the surface of the water. The ends of the needle should be facing up. (See picture.) 6. While the needle and paper float on the surface of the water, watch what happens: The needle will rotate on the surface of the water! The red end of the needle will point north!

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Learn how to sew. d) Learn how to wax paper.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) Learn how to make a useful tool. b) Have fun with water in your classroom.

a. If you get lost, it can help you find your way home. b. It will help you charge your mobile phone. c. It will help you find water.

2 Why do you need a red marker to make a compass?

a. To colour the whole sewing needle. That makes it easier to find in your backpack. b. To colour the “north” end of the sewing needle. All compasses have a red end that points to the north. c. To colour the water in the bowl red.

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1 Why is it useful to know how to make a compass?

3 Which strategy is the most useful when you read instructions?

a. Skim through the text and call for help. b. Read the text bit by bit, following the instructions. c. Don’t read any of the instructions, just copy what your classmates do.

New words Choose the right word. sewing needle

wax paper

tool

rotate

1 ____________ is water proof and often used in cooking. 2 Sometimes it can be hard to get the thread through the eye of a _____________. 3 A hammer is a useful _______________ for a carpenter.

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4 To ______________ is the same as to turn around.

Do it!

Try to make a compass at home or at school.

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Chapter 3 Body Ratios

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People come in all shapes and sizes, but there are some things that are pretty consistent in most people. Check this out! Use your body and test your “ratios”!

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• When you hold your arms out wide, the distance from fingertip to fingertip is about the same as your height. • The length of your nose is about as big as your ear. • The width of your mouth is approximately as big as your ear. • The length of your foot is the same as the distance around your fist. • The distance around your thumb multiplied by 8 is close to your waist size. • The length from your wrist to your elbow is about the same as the length of your foot. • Your foot is pretty much as long as your face. • The height from your knee down is about twice the length of your foot. • Your hand is approximately 1/10 of your height.

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Learn how to get better at gymnastics.

b) Have some fun and check if the ratios are correct.

d) Learn how to make a fool of yourself.

Questions Choose the right answer. a. big toe b. thumb c. nose

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2 Your ears are the same length as your…

a. Your thumb b. Your head c. Your big toe

1. Which body part can you measure and multiply by 8 to find your waist size?

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a) Learn how to get better at multiplying.

3 Do you think the ratios are approximate measures or precise measures?

a. Precise measures. b. The ratios are silly because children grow and everyone is different. c. Approximate measures.

New words Choose the right word. consistent

proportions

ratio

approximately

1 Did you know that the ____________ of the Swedish flag are 6:1:2:1:12 horizontally and 6:1:2:1:6 vertically?

2 Sometimes it’s warm and sometimes it’s freezing cold. The weather in Sweden is never ____________!

3 I don’t know exactly when I’ll be there. It will be at _______________ ten o’clock.

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4 The word ________ is useful when you compare two things. It means almost the same as proportion.

Do it!

Check out your ratios! You can do the measuring yourself or get help from a friend. Are the ratios you find in the text more or less correct?

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Chapter 4 Rugby for Rookies

Both rugby and football have goals with two posts and a crossbar. The main difference is that in football you score a goal by putting the ball in the net below the crossbar, while in rugby you score a goal by kicking the ball above the crossbar. In rugby you also score points by getting the ball across the other team’s goal line (this is called a “try”). In football, that would only mean that you lose the ball to the other team.

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2 The goal and how you score

1 The ball Rugby has an oval ball and football has a round ball.

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What is the difference between rugby and football?

3 Hands or feet? In football only the goalkeeper is allowed to pick up the ball with his or her hands but in rugby everybody can use their hands.

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4 Tackling In rugby you may tackle the player with the ball above the knees and below the shoulders. In football this is strictly forbidden. The referee would probably blow the whistle and give you a red card!

5 Advancing the ball and passing In football you pass the ball with your feet and you may pass it both forwards and backwards. In rugby however, passing the ball means throwing the ball with your hands to another player on your team, and you can only pass backwards on the pitch. The main way of getting the ball forward in rugby is by holding it under your arm and running with it.

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Learn about the differences between rugby and American football. d) Learn how to score a goal.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) Learn about the differences between rugby and football. b) Learn the rules of football.

a. It is round. b. It is square. c. It is oval.

2 What happens to a rugby player if he tackles another player by grabbing his waist?

a. The referee will blow the whistle and hand out a red card. b. The referee will send the player who’s been tackled, off the pitch and into the changing room. c. Nothing. Rugby players are allowed to tackle each other above the knees and below the shoulders.

3 How do you advance the ball in rugby?

a. By throwing the ball forward to another team-mate b. By running and holding the ball under your arm c. By running and hiding the ball under you sweatshirt

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1. Describe the rugby ball.

comparison

New words Choose the right word. crossbar

referee

advancing

1 The rugby ball went over the ____________. It’s a goal! 2 “They are moving up the field! The team is ___________!” the commentator shouted. 3 To find the differences between rugby and American football, you have to make a

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___________.

4 The ______________ is a person who makes certain that the rules are followed.

Make a list

What other sports can you name in English? Write a list. Compare lists with a classmate. Add new sports to your list.

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Chapter 5

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Have you ever heard of a criminal who robbed people, taking all their money and valuables, and left them – with a poem? Here is the strange story of Black Bart: Black Bart’s real name was Charles Bowles and he was born in England in 1829. His family moved to America when he was just a baby and he grew up on a small farm in California. Like many other young men at that time, he spent many years looking for gold in the Californian mountains. And like many other young men, he didn’t find any. At some point, Charles Bowles gave up gold digging and started to rob people travelling on stagecoaches. Known as “Black Bart”, he robbed at least 28 stage coaches in Northern California between 1875 and 1883. He was quite successful, often taking thousands of dollars a year.

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Black Bart – a Robber and a Poet

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Black Bart was clearly different from other criminals. A couple of times he left little poems with the people he robbed. He was afraid of horses and made all of his robberies on foot. Black Bart was always very polite and never used rude language. When robbing a stagecoach he said things like: “Please throw down the box and nobody will get hurt.” He dressed in a long black coat and a bowler hat, using a sack with holes cut for his eyes as a mask. He had a gun, but he never shot anyone. He became famous as “Black Bart the Poet”.

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He was finally arrested and sentenced to six years in prison, but he was released after four years for good behaviour.

Here I lay me down to sleep To wait the coming morrow, Perhaps success, perhaps defeat, And everlasting sorrow. Let come what will, I’ll try it on, My condition can’t be worse; And if there’s money in that box It’s money in my purse. — Black Bart

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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c) “Black Bart” got rich digging for gold. d) All robbers used to leave poems for the people they robbed.

a) Robbing other people makes you polite. b) Being a criminal and a poet is a strange combination.

a. He didn’t find any gold. b. He wanted to go back home to England. c. He found enough gold to set up a new business with stagecoaches.

2 Why did Charles do the robbing on foot?

a. Because he was afraid of the coachman b. Because he was afraid of horses c. Because he was afraid of getting stuck in traffic

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1 Why did Charles give up gold digging?

3 Why did Charles get released two years earlier than his sentence called for?

a. Charles frightened the prison guards b. Charles got into a fight with another prisoner c. Charles behaved very well

New words Choose the right word. behaviour

stagecoaches

sentenced

valuables

1 His _____________ is excellent! What a role model! 2 The _______________ were usually pulled by four horses. 3 They didn’t bring any of their ________________ on the trip. They were afraid they would get stolen.

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4 They were ______________ for the crime they had done.

Discuss

What do you think of Charles Bowles’ way of robbing people? Compare Charles “Black Bart” with Robin Hood. What do you think is similar and what is different?

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Chapter 6 Be(e) kind!

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Bumblebees are in trouble! Wildflowers have been disappearing from the countryside and that means less food for the bumblebee. The bumblebee feeds on the nectar and pollen inside flowers. But not all bumblebees can eat from every kind of flower because of the length of their tongue. When certain flowers are difficult to find, some species of bumblebees may not survive. Fewer bumblebees means fewer insects to pollinate plants, and that means fewer plants – plants that give us flowers, fruits and berries. But we can all help save bumblebees by growing bee-friendly flowers in our gardens. Here are three simple tips:

1. Plant bee-friendly plants It doesn’t matter if you have a big garden or a small balcony; use the space to plant bee-friendly plants. The plants can give the bumblebees nectar the whole season.

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2. Avoid spraying poison Bumblebees might enjoy towns better than the countryside! The reason is that in towns you have parks, gardens and balconies with different flowers blooming from early spring to late autumn. And people don’t spray! (Well, if you know somebody that does, tell them to stop! It will harm the lives of other animals, not only insects).

3. Let your garden grow wild! (The grownups might like this one!) Bumblebees need many different wild flowers that grow in nature. Let your garden be as “natural” as possible! Let dandelions and other weeds grow wild in the lawn!

Be(e) kind – keep buzzy!

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

a) They have less food and some species are endangered. b) They can’t fly long distances. c) They are very greedy insects and have eaten all the nectar.

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1 Why are bumblebees in trouble?

Questions Choose the right answer.

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c) To learn about living in the countryside d) To learn how to help bumblebees find enough nectar

a) To learn facts about the life-cycle of the bumblebees b) To learn about living in town

2 What can you do to help the bumblebees?

a) Plant flowers, don’t spray and don’t pick weeds. b) Pick flowers and weeds, but don’t spray. c) Pick flowers and weeds, and spray well.

3 Why do you think the grownups will like tip number three?

a) It gives them a good reason for not doing a lot of gardening. b) They like to work in the garden. c) They like dandelions in the lawn.

dandelions

New words Choose the right word. lawn

species

weeds

1 The grass has grown so long. I have to mow the ___________. 2 I try to grow flowers in my garden, but I only get _________.

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3 I love making crowns out of ______________. Have you tried? So yellow and bright! 4 There are around 25,000 known __________ of bees in the world.

Draw a map and make a list Draw a map of the schoolyard with a suggestion of where to place flowerbeds. Make a list of the things you will need to make a bee-friendly flowerbed.

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Chapter 7 Alphabet Rhyme Bifrost The Vikings in Norway believed that the rainbow really was a bridge called Bifrost. The bridge separated Asgard, the home of the gods, from Midgard, where humans lived. Bifrost was magical. One end was fixed to a large mountain in Asgard, but the other end moved all the time. Therefore no humans could cross Bifrost. The bridge was guarded by a real superhero: Heimdal. He needed almost no sleep, he could see for 50 miles and he could hear the grass grow. The best guard in the world!

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Leprechauns You can often hear stories about leprechauns in Ireland. A leprechaun is a type of elf that looks like a small man. He wears green clothes and has pointy ears. The leprechaun earns money making shoes for the elves. He has a pot filled with gold hidden away at the end of the rainbow. If you catch a leprechaun, maybe he’ll give you some gold for his freedom. If he refuses, you can turn him upside down and shake him. He will then turn into a four-leaf clover and you can make a wish.

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A rainbow is very beautiful. You might say it’s almost magical. That’s probably why so many stories have been told about it.

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The Rainbow Serpent In Australia there are many stories about the Rainbow Serpent and one story tells how the serpent made rivers and lakes. The Rainbow Serpent was a huge snake slithering along making many holes and paths. One day the serpent met some frogs. They were sleeping and their stomachs were full of water because they had slept for so long. The Rainbow Serpent tickled the frogs and when they laughed, all the water ran out and into the holes and paths the serpent had made. And that’s how lakes and rivers were made.

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Iris In ancient Greece there was a goddess called Iris. She was the goddess of the rainbow and a messenger between gods and men. Every time it rained, she flew with her golden wings to the sea. There she fetched water to pour on the clouds, making them rain. This gave water to animals, plants and humans. Next time you see the rainbow, why not make your own story about it? Where does it come from? What can be found at the other end? Use our imagination!

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

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a) To learn both facts and fiction about the c) To learn where and how to find a pot of gold rainbow b) To learn all the myths that have ever been d) To learn how to write a story told about the rainbow

1 Who was the Rainbow Serpent?

a) A small snake b) A big snake c) A frog

a) The Irish b) The frog c) The leprechauns

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2 Who is dressed in green?

Questions Choose the right answer.

3 Why canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t humans cross Bifrost?

a) The bridge is slippery. b) The bridge is transparent. c) One end of the bridge moves.

New words Choose the right word. elf

slithering

ancient

serpent

1 An __________ is a magical being you can read about in fairytales. 2 They went ________________ down the muddy hill. 3 A ____________ is another name for snake. 4 ________________ is another word for very old.

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Draw and describe Draw one of the figures from the stories. Tell your partner about it.

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Chapter 8 Picture Writing

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Every day you communicate in writing. You send text messages, e-mails and pictures to other people. Often, when writing to friends you’ll use “emoticons” instead of words to save time. Sometimes you may feel that a picture expresses what you feel even better than words. Do you think using pictures instead of letters is a modern idea? The fact is that “picture writing” was invented and used long before the mobile phone and the computer. Here are some examples: Each flag represent a letter, a number or a special message. Here are the letters:

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Rock carvings and rock paintings Even Stone Age people wanted to communicate by using pictures. They carved or painted on rocks and in caves. Some of these pictures are still here today. The oldest of them are more than 40,000 years old! The pictures often show animals or people, but some of them look like abstract figures. We can’t really know why they made these pictures so all we can do is guess.

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Hieroglyphs The early Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs 5,000 years ago. There are more than 750 pictures in the hieroglyph alphabet and the Egyptians used them to write on papyrus, on walls and on pyramids.

Signal flags Signal flags have been used since the beginning of the 1800s as a way to identify ships and send messages from ship to ship. Even today, signal flags are carried by all large ships.

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Information signs You probably don’t think much about it, but you “read” pictures around you every day. These pictures are symbols on different signs. Some of them tell you what to do, what not to do or where to find something. Many symbols are international, meaning that they are almost the same in every country of the world.

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

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c) Learn how to draw d) Pictures have been, and are still in use when communicating.

a) Writing with pictures is a new way of communication. b) Writing with pictures is something people stopped doing when mobiles and computers were invented.

Questions Choose the right answer.

a. The Egyptians b. The Stone Age people c. The Vikings

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1 Who used the hieroglyphs?

2 What do the rock carvings show?

a. Houses, people and abstract figures b. Maps of hunting grounds c. People, animals and abstract figures

3 Why do large ships carry signal flags?

a. For fun b. To see which way the wind blows c. To identify ships and to send messages from ship to ship

communicating

New words Choose the right word. expresses

carved

guess

1 He had to ______________ all the answers on the test. He didn’t know any of them! 2 The song _______________ just how she feels. In love! 3 They _____________ a heart with their initials into the tree trunk.

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4 Can you imagine only ____________ by sending letters?

Do it!

“Write” a message to a classmate using signal flags. Exchange messages and see if you can solve it.

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Chapter 9

Hadrian’s Wall is over 1,800 years old and stretches 118 kilometres across England, from Solway to Wallsend. It was originally around 5 metres tall and in some places 3 metres wide. It was built to mark the northern border of the Roman Empire, and to keep the “barbarians” – the Scots – out. Julius Caesar and his Roman soldiers invaded Britain in 55 BC and took control of most of Britain. For the next 500 years the Romans ruled England and Wales – But not Scotland! In the year 122 AD Emperor Hadrian decides he wanted a wall across the North of England. He wanted to keep the wild and dangerous Scots out! Engineers, workers and masons from all across the Roman Empire built the Wall. They began in 122 AD and it took them about 6 years to finish it. It was built with gates for merchants and travellers to pass through, a bit like the customs areas at airports and borders today.

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Hadrian’s Wall

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food, weapons and other supplies, and often a hospital. A bathhouse with a latrine* normally lay outside the fort. Little villages and towns grew up around the Roman forts, where merchants had their shops and lived with their families and slaves. The wives and families of the soldiers probably lived there too. The soldiers came from all over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Many English soldiers also joined the Roman army.

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Forts There were many forts along the wall. A Roman fort contained houses where the soldiers ate and slept. There was also a large house for the commander and his family, a workshop, buildings for storing

The wall today The Romans finally left Hadrian’s Wall in 402 AD, but you can still see parts of it today. Many tourists come to Hadrian’s Wall to see what is left of the wall and of the forts. Walking along the wall is a popular thing to do, but if you want to walk the whole distance, you have to be prepared to walk for more than six days!

*A latrine is a very simple old-fashioned toilet

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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c) Learn about the Berlin Wall. d) Learn about a historic wall in Britain.

a) Compare Hadrian’s Wall to the Great Wall of China. b) Learn about how the Scots lived.

a. To make a popular tourist attraction. b. To keep the Scots out of the Roman Empire. c. To keep the British separated from the Roman Empire.

2 Why do you think the place is called “Wallsend”?

a. Emperor Hadrian only knew two words in English: “wall” and “end”. b This is where the wall ends. c. Emperor Hadrian’s last name was Wall.

3 What is BC short for?

a. British Control b. Before Christ c. Before Caesar

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1 Why was the wall built?

New words Choose the right word. border

Roman Empire

mason

merchant

1 A _____________ is a person who buys and sells things. 2 Augustus is regarded as the first emperor of the ________________. 3 A _____________ is the same as a bricklayer.

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4 The Rio Grande is a natural ________________ between the US and Mexico.

Discuss

They didn’t take photos in Roman times. So how do we know all this about Hadrian’s Wall? Discuss with a classmate.

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Chapter 10 The Giant Panda

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The good news is that giant panda numbers are slowly increasing, thanks to several successful projects. New panda reserves have been created. By following new bamboo “corridors” from one bamboo forest to another, the pandas can move to new areas, find more food and meet each other.

The giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world and the rarest member of the bear family. It is also unfortunately an endangered species. The giant panda is a peaceful creature with distinctive black and white fur, and has been the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) logo since 1961. The giant panda is a national symbol of China, where it lives in the wild. Even though the giant panda is popular and adored, it has been made almost extinct. That is because it is losing its habitat, the bamboo forest. The bamboo forest is cut down to give room to other plants that can feed the fast growing Chinese population. Bamboo is also used as fuel and building material. Giant pandas need lots of bamboo and a lot of space to survive, but they also need to meet other pandas occasionally. If not, there will be no new panda babies.

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Facts: • The giant panda lives in the bamboo forest in the south-west of China. • They eat almost only bamboo. • They live by themselves, and meet up with other pandas only now and then. • They can weigh up to 160 kg and live between 10-15 years. • The giant panda eats about 13 kg of bamboo every day.

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Learn about bamboo. d) Learn how to tame a giant panda.

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a) Learn about one endangered species and what can be done to prevent it becoming extinct. b) Learn about many different endangered species.

Questions Choose the right answer.

a. The World Wide Web b. The World Wide Fund for Nature c. The World Wide Fund for Animals

2 Why is the giant panda population at risk of being extinct?

a. Giant pandas are easy to spot for a hunter with their black and white fur. b. Their habitat is getting smaller. c. Their habitat is getting bigger.

3 Why do people cut down the bamboo forest?

a. To make food and fuel for people b. To give room for popstars and their big houses c. Because people want the giant panda to live somewhere else

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1 Which organization uses the giant panda as their logo?

extinct

New words Choose the right word. increase

endangered

habitat

1 To ______________ means to grow bigger. 2 A type of animal that is almost extinct is an __________ species. 3 A ___________ is the home of an animal or a plant.

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4 There are no more dodos in the world. The dodo is an _________ animal.

Find out

Make a list of endangered animals. Compare your list with a classmate. Make a class list of endangered animals.

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Chapter 11 Some Silly Stories

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Mr Steel’s New Car Wheel “It’s a deal”, said Mr Steel and paid O’Neil for his new car wheel. Mr Steel made a deal with O’Neil over a (very expensive) roast veal meal. “Mr Steel, you have made a super business deal”, said O’Neil. And Mr Steel could not conceal the joy he did feel about the new car wheel. But the deal Mr Steel had made with O’Neil wasn’t such a great deal. Mr Steel’s new wheel was made from orange peel! (It was all quite surreal!)

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Walter the Weasel Walter the weasel watched with wonder how his fur went white in winter. “Wonderful, woolly and white”, he whispered and watched himself in the reflection of the icy lake. “What a wicked winter coat”, howled the king’s watchdog as she walked by. “But watch out! You wouldn’t want to leave these woods and end up on the king’s royal winter cape, would you? You see, weasels have been killed and wrapped around the wealthy king’s neck many times. I’m a watch dog! I have seen it happen more than once!” Walter walked along with the king’s watch dog for a while. What could go wrong? Well, while walking away from the woods, Walter got whacked on the head by a warden. Walter is now wrapped around the king’s winter cape. “Farewell, Walter! Farewell! ”

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Read nonsense and maybe learn some new words. d) Read facts about a wheel and a weasel.

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a) Learn how to seal a business deal. b) Learn how to catch a weasel.

Questions Choose the right answer.

a. Nothing, they had breakfast. b. Roast beef c. Roast veal

2 What went wrong with Mr Steel’s business deal?

a. Mr Steel got tricked by O’Neil. b. Mr Steel fell asleep and O’Neil went home. c. Mr Steel’s car got stolen.

3 What happened to Walter the weasel?

a. He lived happily ever after. b. He died. c. He married the watch dog.

AK PR

1 What did Mr Steel and O’Neil have for dinner?

New words Choose the right word. whacked

conceal

weasel

peel

1 He slipped on the banana _________________ and bumped his head badly. 2 _____________ is another word for hide. 3 You don’t want to get ______________ on the head! It’s painful!

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4 _____________ is a small animal, with a long body and short legs.

Do it!

Make a drawing of Mr Steel’s car or the king’s winter cape.

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Chapter 12 Tongue Twisters

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“Tongue twisters” are words and sentences that are particularly diﬃcult to say. Some of them are made from normal sentences and make perfect sense and some of them are just silly.

Tongue twisters exist in every language. Here are some that are well-known in English: on the sea shore. She sells seashells re. are seashells, I’m su lls se e sh ls el sh e Th

AK PR

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could ch uck wood?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

To begin to toboggan, firs t buy a toboggan. But don’t buy too big a to boggan!

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Wunwun was a race horse. Tutu was one, too. Wunwun won one race. Tutu won one, too.

d’s Ken Dodd’s da

dog’s dead.

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Make a fool of yourself. d) Learn some important words and sentences in English.

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a) Practice and improve your pronunciation. b) Get your tongue twisted so you need to see a doctor.

1 Who would chuck wood if he could?

a. Peter Piper b. Ken Dodd c. A woodchuck

a. Buy a toboggan. b. Wait for your friend. c. Wait for it to snow.

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2 What is the first thing you have to do when you want to toboggan?

Questions Choose the right answer.

3 Who were Tutu and Wunwun?

a. Two men with horses b. Two horses c. Two race tracks

New words Choose the right word. toboggan

woodchuck

pickled peppers

tongue

1 You use your ___________ to taste something. 2 It is fun to go sledging on a _______________. 3 My grandmother made jars of _________________ every year. 4 A groundhog is another name for a ___________. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an animal that lives in

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North America.

Do it!

Practise the tongue twisters until you can say them easily. Can you make your own tongue twister as well?

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Chapter 13 A Family Visit

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They enter the arrival hall and Zoe runs up to the information monitors. A big grin spreads across her face. She has butterflies in her stomach as she reads “Bag on band”. They’ll be here any minute now! Zoe looks at the people waiting by the sliding doors, just like her. It strikes her how happy everybody looks! Some have flowers. Zoe didn’t bring any, but she is going to give her family a big hug when they arrive! They are only a few minutes away! The doors are opening, but no, nobody she knows. She can see somebody waving. Hugs! Laughter! Smiles! Flowers! The doors close. Zoe waits. The same happens again and again. ”It goes on forever! “ Zoe thinks. She looks at the travellers’ plastic bags and suitcase tags to see where they come from. She tries to hear if anybody speaks English with a Manchester accent. The sliding doors keep opening and closing. The “bag on band”- loop keeps rolling in her head until… finally! There they are!

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Zoe and her dad are on their way to the airport to pick up her aunt, uncle and cousins who are visiting from England. She can hardly wait to see them! Zoe has been counting down for the last month! Finally, it’s time!

Zoe runs towards them. Her dad is right behind her. Smiles, laughter and big hugs to everybody! But then, just for a split second, she remembers the departure hall, one floor up. All the farewells… She can feel a lump building in her throat. She’ll be there in just a week, waving farewell outside the safety barriers. No, she doesn’t want to think about that now. She wants to enjoy the moment.

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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c) How to get to the airport and back home d) Instructions about where to get flowers

a) A story about looking forward to something b) A story about not looking forward to something

a. They are at the train station. b. They are on holiday in England. c. They are at the airport.

2 What keeps looping in Zoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head?

a. Bag on band b. Bad band c. Dad on band

3 Why is Zoe impatient?

AK PR

1 Where are Zoe and her dad?

a. She is looking forward to seeing her family. b. She wants to watch the planes take off at the airport. c. She is hungry and wants to go home.

grin

New words Choose the right word. sliding doors

impatient

departure

1 He nearly got stuck in the ___________ as they were closing. 2 They were looking for the ___________ sign. 3 A ______ is another word for a smile.

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4 He felt _____________ and could hardly wait!

Think, pair and share How many airport words can you come up with? Make a list. Pair and share with a classmate. Pair and share with two other classmates. How many words did the four of you get on your list?

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Chapter 14 The Scariest Monster Ever!

Daniel: –Wow, Darth Vader must be the coolest bad guy ever! That wheezing sound he makes when he speaks gives me the creeps.

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Zoe is visiting her cousins Daniel and Fiona in England. They have just watched an old Star Wars film together.

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Fiona: – OK, what is the scariest or coolest monster ever? And forget Star Wars. That’s just for kids. Daniel: – What do you mean? Are you crazy? What monster could possibly be worse than Darth Vader?

Fiona: – Zombies, obviously! And Darth Vader is no monster; he’s just a disturbed human. No, it has to be zombies, because they just come at you, no matter what, to eat your brains.

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Daniel: – I’ll admit that zombies are not nice. But what about vampires? They drink your blood and turn you into a vampire, too. They vanish in a puff of smoke and can only be killed by a stake through the heart. Zoe, what do think? Zoe: – In Sweden we have trolls. They are bigger than houses, as stupid as they come and want to eat you for breakfast. They live inside the mountains and only come out at night. People say sunlight will turn them into stones, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

Daniel: – That is scary but I still think vampires are worse. Fiona: – You know what, I have another suggestion. I just read that we, humans, have cut down half of all the rain forests in the world. We are destroying about 4,000 football fields of forest per hour! If we continue like this, we will soon have no rain forests left –and we ruin the climate, too. We will soon have killed the whole planet! Zoe: – That is really scary! Daniel: – Agreed! I think we have a winner: US!

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) To learn how to plant a rain forest. d) To understand how much damage humans do.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) How to win a monster contest. b) To learn what monsters eat.

a. We kill vampires. b. We do bad things to our planet. c. We hunt trolls.

2 How is a vampire killed?

a. By a puff of smoke b. By a stake through its brain c. By a stake through the heart

AK PR

1 What makes humans “monsters”?

3 Which monsters are mentioned in the text?

a. Trolls, vampires, zombies and Darth Vader b. Trolls, vampires, Zumba dancers and Darth Vader c. Trolls, vampires, zombies and Dark Wader

New words Choose the right word. vanish

wheezing

destroyed

creeps

1 Has your teacher ever made that squeaky sound with the chalk on the blackboard? That sound gives me the ___________! 2 Some people make a ____________ sound when they breathe. 3 My puppy keeps eating my homework! It’s completely _________________!

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4 ______________ is another word for disappear.

Do it!

Make a drawing of Darth Vader, a zombie or a vampire. Let your partner draw a copy according to your instructions.

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Chapter 15

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They go outside and almost at once a black London cab shows up.

Zoe and Fiona are in London. They are going to the cinema to see a film. They have tickets to the Odeon for the two o’clock show. But suddenly they are too late to take the underground and have to get a taxi.

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Cab Driving

Cab driver: Where to, miss?

Fiona: We’re going to the cinema, the Odeon, please. Do you know where that is? Cab driver: Not really, there are many cinemas in London called the Odeon, I’m afraid. Do you know which one you’re going to? Fiona: The one at Marble Arch, I think. Isn’t that right, Zoe? Zoe: I think so. But can there really be that many Odeons in London? Cab driver: I think there might be more than 20, miss.

Zoe: Oh, I see. Do you know where all of them are?

Cab driver: I might have to check one or two, but the rest, yes. Zoe: But how do you know all this? London is such a big city!

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Cab driver: Well, I’ve been a cab driver for a long time and you learn as you go along. And to become a cab driver, you have to take a test. You have to know 320 basic routes. There are about 25,000 street names and 20,000 places of interest, so there’s quite a lot. Zoe: That’s insane! It’s impossible to hold all that in your head! Cab driver: Well, maybe, but still … Fiona: Oh, there’s the cinema! In good time as well! Zoe: Thank you, mister; you’ve surely earned your pay.

Cab driver: Thank you, miss. That’ll be £4.50, please. Enjoy the film!

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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c) Learn how to find your way around in London by tube. d) Learn a little about a cab driver’s job.

a) London cabs are yellow. b) It is very easy to become a cab driver in London. You just pick up customers.

a. There is only one Odeon in London, and it is huge! b. There are between 10 and 20 Odeon cinemas in London. c. There are over 20 Odeon cinemas in London.

2 Why did Zoe and Fiona get a cab?

a. They wanted to go sightseeing on their way to the cinema. b. They were in a hurry. c. They didn’t get a cab. Fiona’s father drove them to the cinema.

3 What did Zoe and Fiona mean by “you’ve surely earned your pay”?

AK PR

1 How many Odeons are there in London?

a. The cab driver has to remember a lot of street names and many different places; he deserves the money he gets payed. b. Zoe and Fiona think that the cab driver is charging too much for the taxi ride. c. The cab driver doesn’t want to get paid.

earned your pay

New words Choose the right word. cab

check

places of interest

1 A ___________ is another name for a taxi.

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2 She had to _______________ her bank account to see if she had any money. 3 There are fewer ___________________ in Oslo than in London. 4 You have worked really hard, so you have really __________________!

Brainstorm

How many places of interest in London can you think of in five minutes? Compare your list to a classmate’s list.

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Chapter 16 Daniel’s Super Team “I wonder which star I’ll get? Maybe Zlatan?” he said to himself. But there was nobody among the twelve players that he had even heard of before. “Bad luck!” said Sean. “It doesn’t happen very often. Most of the time you get at least one or two really famous players. Better luck next time”. Then Sean had to go home and Daniel was alone. Alone with his not-so-Super Team…

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It all started a couple of weeks ago when Daniel’s friend Sean came home with him after school to play the new football game UEFA 17 on Daniel’s Playbox. “Don’t you have any famous football players on your team?” Sean asked. “I have all the big stars on mine: Ronaldo, Messi, Suarez and Neuer!” Daniel was impressed. “How did you do that? You need a lot of points to get all the good players.” “No problem.” Sean said. “All you have to do is buy the Surprise Pack with twelve random players. One surprise pack costs almost nothing and you always get some of the big stars in it. Before you know it, you have a Super Team!” “That’s almost too good to be true! I want a Super Team!” Daniel shouts, “Where can I buy a Surprise Pack?” Sean showed Daniel how to buy a Surprise Pack online. It was very easy and they cost only £3 each. Daniel felt really excited as he downloaded his first Surprise Pack.

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Daniel is in trouble. Serious trouble. He keeps telling himself that he’ll have to tell mum and dad about it, but he is afraid they will be angry and upset. “They’ll never trust me again!” he tells himself in the mirror.

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Learn about famous football players. d) Things that are “too good to be true” can get you in trouble.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) Always believe what people tell you. b) Learn how to buy things online.

1 How do you think Daniel felt after a) Disappointed because he didn’t get any good he downloaded the first Surprise Pack? players. b) Happy because he had got what he wanted. c) Angry because he didn’t beat Sean. a) He stopped buying Surprise Packs. b) He bought many more Surprise Packs. c) He started to do his homework.

3 Why was Daniel in trouble, do you think?

a) He quarrelled with Sean and Sean left his house. b) He had spent a lot of money buying things online. c) He had broken the mirror in his room.

AK PR

2 What do you think Daniel did after Sean went home?

in trouble

New words Choose the right word. impressed

random

among

1 _____________ means something that happens by chance, not planned or arranged. 2 It was difficult to find their friends ____________ all the other people.

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3 You sing so well! I am really ____________! 4 If you haven’t got a ticket on the bus, you may be ________________.

Act it out

Daniel is telling his parents what he did and why he did it. What does he say and how do they react?

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Chapter 17 Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

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Zoe is in Manchester. She has gone for a run in the park when a sudden rain shower surprises her. She runs to a small shop to get out of the rain. Shopkeeper: – Yes. Do you like Manchester, then?

Zoe: – Yes, it would have been better with a raincoat and a pair of wellingtons than a sweat shirt and trainers, I suppose. Do you mind if I just stand here a bit to see if it stops?

Zoe: – I love it! When it’s not raining, that is. But look, you can see some blue sky now. The clouds are breaking up.

Shopkeeper: – It’s raining cats and dogs outside, isn’t it, dearie?

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Shopkeeper: – Well, every cloud has a silver lining, as they say. Because of the rain I got a new friend from Sweden today. I hope to see you again soon.

The shopkeeper: – Of course not, love. Do you live around here? Zoe: –No, I’m just visiting my cousins Daniel and Fiona.

Shopkeeper: – Ah, I know them. They live further up the road, don’t they?

Zoe: – Thank you for letting me stay in your shop. I promise to drop by to buy something later on. Shopkeeper: – No problem! Cheerio, love!

Zoe: That’s right. My name is Zoe, by the way. I come from Sweden.

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Shopkeeper: – Goodness gracious, from Sweden! And you speak English so well. Better than me! My name is Aryama, which means “the sun” in India, but that doesn’t really help, does it? I could say I’m from India, but that isn’t really true since I’ve lived in Manchester all my life. Zoe: – No, you would be a “Mancunian”, wouldn’t you?

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Main idea Choose the right answer.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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c) To learn about cats and dogs. d) To learn about India.

a) To learn how to distract a shopkeeper. b) To learn some common expressions in English.

a. She was shopping. b. She was going for a walk in the park. c. She was going for a run in the park.

2 What does Aryama mean in India?

a. The sun b. The moon c. A smile

AK PR

1 What was Zoe doing when it started raining?

3 What did the shopkeeper mean by “Every cloud has a silver lining”?

a. The clouds were all silver grey. b. An unpleasant situation turned out nice; he got a new friend. c. He wanted to become a weather man.

New words Choose the right word. silver lining

raining cats and dogs

Goodness gracious

cheerio

1 They stayed inside. It was __________________ and they didn’t have any raincoats. 2 Look on the positive side of things. Remember that every cloud has a _________________.

3 _______________________, he cried out!

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4 ______________ is another way of saying goodbye.

Do it!

Make a list of typical English sayings. Ask your teacher permission to use the Internet.

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Chapter 18

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) Facts about a Scottish king. d) A story about bad choices and consequences.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) A story about a king and a queen and their magic forest. b) A story about a king and a queen that loved surprise parties.

a. His wife, Lady Macbeth b. Three witches c. Banquo

2 Who killed King Duncan?

a. The guards b. Lady Macbeth c. Macbeth

3 Who killed Macbeth?

AK PR

1 Who told Macbeth about his future?

a. Lady Macbeth b. An army c. Macbeth got lost in the magic forest and never came back.

New words Choose the right word. bough

regret

guards

keen on

1 A branch of a tree is a _____________. 2 Have you seen the ___________ outside the Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palace? 3 That was stupid of me! I ______ everything and wish I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done it.

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4 He was not ______________ seeing the headmaster after he had broken the window.

Mime a word

Find five words in the text and write each word on a slip of paper. Put them upside down on the table. Pick up a word and mime it. Let your partner guess your word. Take turns.

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Chapter 19 Packing List

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First she brainstorms about everything she will need during her holiday trip, and then she organizes everything into two categories: Clothes and Other. She starts with underwear, t-shirts, socks, pyjamas, a bathing suit (important to remember on this trip!), tops, shorts, jeans, a dressy outfit, a sweater and a jacket. Then dress shoes, trainers and flip-flops, a sun hat and sunglasses, and then a few accessories. It is Christmas after all!

Zoe is going to South Africa for her Christmas holiday this year and has to pack her suitcase. In December it’s winter in Sweden but summer in South Africa. She can hardly believe it! She has to look for the summer clothes that she put away several months ago.

Then the “Other” items; toothbrush, toothpaste, rinse and dental floss, a hair brush, shampoo and conditioner, hairspray, perfume and deodorant, sunscreen and after sun lotion. (Imagine: she is going to spend her Christmas holiday on the beach!) And not to forget: the first aid kit! Zoe stops to think – is that all? Now she has to find her summer clothes up in the dark and scary attic. Maybe she would ask her mum to do it…

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But first she has to write a list – a packing list. She loves writing lists when preparing for a trip; it‘s a part of the whole adventure! It gives her a warm and exciting feeling in her stomach. Often she likes to rewrite the list too, first to organize it, and then just for fun and to make it look nice.

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Main idea Choose the right answer. c) How to pack a suitcase. d) How to get your mom to do something for you.

Questions Choose the right answer.

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a) How to organize a trip to South Africa. b) How to book a trip.

a. So her mother can read it and do the packing for her. b. To categorize the packing list. c. So she knows what to put where in her suitcase.

2 Why does Zoe have to bring her bathing suit?

a. She is going to a costume party. b. She is going to spend some time at the beach. c. The bathing suit is a Christmas gift for her friend.

3 Where does Zoe keep her summer clothes during the winter?

a. In the basement b. In the cupboard c. In the attic

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1 Why does Zoe rewrite her packing list?

New words Choose the right word. adventure