Reading Zone: Book 2 by Teacher Superstore

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Written by Edward Connor. Illustrated by Terry Allen. © Ready-Ed Publications - 2005. Published by Ready-Ed Publications (2005) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood W.A. 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However, this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution. ISBN 1 86397 616 7

Links to Student Outcome Statements The activities contained in Reading Zone 2 address the following strands and outcomes.

Victoria ENGLISH Strand: Reading Texts 3.5 (a) and (b); Aspects of Language 3.6 (a) and (b) Linguistic Structures and Features 3.7 (a) and 3.7 (b) Strand: Writing Texts 3.9; Aspects of Language 3.10; Strategies 3.12

New South Wales

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ENGLISH Strand: Learning to Read - RS 3.5, RS 3.6; Strand: Learning to Write - WS 3.9, WS 3.12 Strand: Learning About Reading - RS 3.7, RS 3.8 Strand: Learning About Writing - WS 3.13, WS 3.14

ENGLISH Strand: Texts and Contexts – 3.2, 3.3, 3.4; Strand: Language – 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 Strand: Strategies – 3.10, 3.11, 3.12

Queensland

ENGLISH Sub-strand: Speaking and Listening - Cultural 3.1 Sub-strand: Reading and Viewing - Cultural 3.2, Critical 3.2 Sub-strand: Writing and Shaping - Cultural 3.3, Operational 3.3, Critical 3.3

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ENGLISH Strand: Viewing - Level 3 Use of Texts V 3.1; Contextual Understanding V 3.2; Conventions V 3.3 Strand: Reading - Level 3 Use of Texts R 3.1; Contextual Understanding R 3.2; Conventions R 3.3 Strand: Writing - Level 3 Use of Texts W 3.1; Contextual Understanding W 3.2; Conventions W 3.3

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Contents THE CIRCUS

SCHOOL

Find the List Words – Oops, Word Search The Circus, What a Show! ......................... page 5 Word Study Activity Angry Crossword - Inside the Circus ......... page 6 Check It Out Stromboli the Strongman .......................... page 7 Comprehension The Circus, Then and Now ........................ page 8 Spot the Difference Flea Circus .............................................. page 9 ANSWERS ............................................................. page 10

Find the List Words – Oops, Word Search School, Yuk! .......................................... page 35 Word Study Activity Angry Crossword - School Haze ............. page 36 Check It Out The School That Fought Godzilla ............. page 37 Comprehension History of Schooling ............................... page 38 Spot the Difference Teacher Taught Us .................................. page 39 ANSWERS ............................................................. page 40

Find the List Words – Oops, Word Search This Blue and White Planet ..................... page 11 Word Study Activity Spiralwords - Our One and Only Earth .... page 12 Check It Out “Oops!” Said the Dinosaur ..................... page 13 Comprehension Makeup of the Earth ............................... page 14 Spot the Difference The Continental Handicap ....................... page 15 ANSWERS ............................................................. page 16

Find the List Words – Word Lines Game Time ........................................... Word Study Activity Spiralwords - Spin Into a Game .............. Check It Out The Team From Warnaloo ....................... Comprehension History of the Olympics .......................... Spot the Difference Hare Again ............................................ ANSWERS .............................................................

Find the List Words – Word Lines On the Farm .......................................... Word Study Activity Spiralwords - A Spin About the Farm ...... Check It Out The Great Pumpkin Contest .................... Comprehension History of Farming ................................. Spot the Difference Farming is a Health Hazard .................... ANSWERS .............................................................

Find the List Words – Pattern Words The Unbelievable Universe .................... page 47 Word Study Activity Angry Crossword - The All and the Everything .... 48 Check It Out The Cosmic Dung Beetle ........................ page 49 Comprehension The Incredible Universe .......................... page 50 Spot the Difference Alien One for Ice-cream? ....................... page 51 ANSWERS ............................................................. page 52

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THE FARM

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SPORTS

THE UNIVERSE

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HOLIDAYS

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Find the List Words – Pattern Words Holidays, Good Days ............................. Word Study Activity Angry Crossword - On Vacation .............. Check It Out The Holiday From Hell! .......................... Comprehension Tourism ................................................. Spot the Difference Safari So Good ...................................... ANSWERS .............................................................

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VILLAINS

Find the List Words – Oops, Word Search Bad Guys ............................................... page 53 Word Study Activity Spiralwords - Villains Come On Down .... page 54 Check It Out Itching To Be A Bully .............................. page 55 Comprehension Grim Reality of Crime ............................ page 56 Spot the Difference Purloined Porker .................................... page 57 ANSWERS ............................................................. page 58

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Find the List Words – Word Lines Creepy Things and You ........................... Word Study Activity Spiralwords - Spooky! ............................ Check It Out The Fright Contest .................................. Comprehension Horror ................................................... Spot the Difference Nightmare Sleepover ............................. ANSWERS ............................................................. Ready-Ed Publications

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THE ZOO

Find the List Words – Pattern Words Animal Hotel ......................................... Word Study Activity Angry Crossword - It’s Zoological .......... Check It Out The Zookeeper’s Song ............................ Comprehension Zoos Past and Present ........................... Spot the Difference On the Menu .......................................... ANSWERS .............................................................

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Introduction: Reading Zone 2 contains a set of fifty reading and word study sheets. They have been created to suit the teaching needs of middle primary school and to some extent upper primary school students. The sheets have been composed in ten thematic groups to establish a sense of continuity and to add more interest. The themes are: Circus, Earth, The Farm, Holidays, Scary Stuff, School, Sports, Universe, Villains and Zoo. Each thematic set is comprised of five different activity sheets. These sheets are:

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* Find the List Words: Each theme is introduced with a set of twenty related words. These words can be used in word study and spelling as extension of their incorporation here. Many of them also appear in the following worksheets and it would be beneficial for the students to know them. For the novelty, interest and to present students with a broader experience the list words are presented in three types of activity sheets. * “Oops, Word Search” - these are like regular word searches, however the words that have to be found in the word-grid are displayed with missing letters. This makes students search the word-grid more intently and think more about the spelling. There are unused letters in the word-grids that are used in a mystery sentence. * “Word Lines” - students have to follow meanderings and pick up the letters that form the list words. However, there are missing letters, represented by a question mark. Students have to figure out what the missing letters are to find the list words and then use those letters to figure out the mystery phrase. * “Pattern Words” - as for the word searches the list words are presented with missing letters. Students find the words by looking at letters written over patterned circles. Each sheet includes several leftover letters not used in the list words, which have to be ordered to make the mystery word. * Word Study Activity: There are two types of word study activity sheets. * “Angry Crosswords” - the clues to these crosswords are given but in mixed up order and not numbered, although they are kept in separate across and down sections. To make it easier for students the clues are in the form of missing words rather than as definitions. There are clue-letters scattered about the crosswords to further assist students as well as them being told the number of letters in each word. * “Spiralwords” - the answers in these puzzles need to be written over a grid that goes around in a spiral fashion towards the centre. Clues are given in the order that the words have to be written over the spiral and clue-letters are scattered over the grid. The clues are in the form of missing words rather than definitions. When the spiral grid has been filled in with the missing words, students have to work out the secret sentence by finding the letters according to a numbering system.

* Check It Out: In these activities students are presented with two almost identical stories, but there are ten differences between them. These differences do not affect the stories in any substantial way and both versions are grammatically correct. They are simply alternate ways of stating certain things. For example: “Strawberry pieces coated with glistening caramel syrup...” can be rewritten as, “Strawberry bits coated with glistening caramel syrup...”. Obviously the objective is for the students to find and mark all ten differences.

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* Comprehension: Factual information regarding the themes is presented as a reading activity which is followed by a set of questions. To add interest and increase the challenge the questions are presented in simple code form. * Spot the Difference: These are comprised of two drawings in each set that look alike, but there are eight subtle differences between them. There is also a third representation of the picture in “fractured” form that the students have to regroup in proper orientation by listing the correct grid location of each fragment. This exercise is meant as a fun activity to increase student application and desire to continue the prescribed work. However, such an activity offers more than this “fun” aspect as it challenges students to concentrate and examine the page of information before them. This will help to stretch the length and quality of their attention span. These sheets may be extended to include asking that students write a small description of the differences, rather than simply marking them.

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These educational activities may be used in any of a number of ways, as teachers apply them to their classroom requirements and personal teaching methods. They may be used as the base for a term’s reading experience. The students could be placed in four or five activity groups and each day groups are given different sheets within the same thematic grouping. In this way the last day of a five-day sequence may be used for a general correction and discussion period ending with the Spot the Difference activity sheet being done by all. It is recommended that before the students are placed in groups and set to work on the exercises that one of the sets is worked through as whole class activities and discussed to ensure that students know exactly what is required. Alternatively, teachers may choose to work the whole class on just one activity type and progress through all the sheets in that selected type before selecting a different one. This offers the benefit of being able to concentrate more intensely on the various language developmental aspects on which the sheets focus. The sheets may be spread throughout the year and used as a supplement to the established reading program, or as homework sheets, or simply as stand-alone activity worksheets whenever there is a need.

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The Circus

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Find the List Words

Oops, Word Search

The Circus, What a Show!

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Letters can only be used once. Letters can follow each other vertically and horizontally but NOT diagonally to make up a word. Use the left over letters to find the mystery sequence.

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The letters of the mystery sentence should appear in the puzzle close to their proper order, but here are also some clues to help you. The first and third words are very common words. The second is the theme of this set. The fourth word means the best or biggest. The fifth word means something there to look at, and the last word is the planet we are on.

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Angry Crossword Inside the Circus

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clues to this crossword are given but are mixed up and not numbered across or down. Some letters have been The placed in the answer squares and the number of letters in the answers has been given to help you.

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The clowns pretending to have a war wore enormous shoes I ate three —dogs with sauce. (3) over their —. (4) The fire eater did not really — the fire. (3) The most daring performers in the circus are those on the flying I want to — to the circus again. (2) —. (7) “I — not going to be frightened of the clowns,” declared the boy. The lion trainer was brave and — were the daredevils. (2) (2) The ringmaster wore a top hat — top of his head. (2) I want to sew a costume — I can wear it. (2) The silly — pretended to have a war. (6) The ringmaster introduced the gigantic — named King Kong. (3) The band played — music when the clown pretended to die. (3) A foolish clown dressed in a policeman’s costume — the emu — the circus performers are great! (3) and locked it up in a paper prison. (7) The — was turning somersaults in midair. (7) At least — clowns jammed themselves into the little car. (3) I thought the — swallower would gag. (5) The ground where the acts were performed was covered in — The circus is more than — it is great! (4) for safety, (7) The — daring performers in the circus are those oh the flying — love to wear ridiculously funny costumes. (6) trapeze. (4) One group of clowns pretended to attack the ice-cream castle The clown pretending to be an — stuck his head in the sand. (3) and another group pretended to — it. (6) The circus — was enormous and had flags all over it. (4) Again the mother said, “—, I won’t take you to the circus.” (2) I ate — fairy-floss to last a lifetime. (6) I — not want to become a juggler. (2) A clown tried to — a hole in the sand with a spoon. (3) — the band there was a tuba player. (2) I begged my mother to take — to the circus. (2) When the show was — the audience clapped. (4) My mother said —, she wouldn’t take me to the circus. (2) The smallest clown bellowed, “Fe, fi, —, fum!” (2) A clown pretending to be an emu, made a — then laid an egg in The elephants had a — of war. (3) it. (4) The — butted the clown in the butt. (4) A clown pretended to be a scientist trying to split the — with a The animal — are skilful and brave. (8) sledgehammer. (4) I ate a hot— with sauce, (3) 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 The mother told her — not to be afraid of the clowns. (3) 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212

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The Circus

Check It Out

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Stromboli the Strongman

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The following passages appear identical but there are ten differences between them. Find them and mark them.

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The circus was coming to town and everyone was excited. There had never been such an air of expectation since the coming of Halley’s Comet. But it wasn’t the thrill of seeing the daring agility of the acrobats, or the hilarious antics of the clowns or even the bravery of the lion tamer that had everyone buzzing, it was the thought of seeing Stromboli the Strongman. Such a great deal had been heard about this remarkable man during the past week. Posters in dazzling colour had appeared during the night, children everywhere were shouting out his name, a car equipped with loud speakers had driven through the town for two hours with a booming voice telling everyone of the stupendous superhuman strength of Stromboli the Strongman, and fliers extolling his might were placed in every mailbox. Then on Friday the circus paraded through the town to tempt the town’s people but Stromboli was not in the parade. This whetted the people’s appetite even more. On Saturday the circus tent was swelling with the anxious crowd. The people cheered and whistled as the acrobats, clowns and daredevils tried to overwhelm their senses. Then the ringmaster announced that Stromboli the Strongman, the strongest man the world had ever seen, the magnificently muscled man-mountain was next. Stromboli emerged from behind the curtain and the audience gasped. He was about a metre and a half tall, skinny, stooped over, grey haired, wrinkled and wheezing. He needed the amplifier turned up fully in order to be heard. He wheezed to the audience that he had been very ill and that he wasn’t at his best. But he assured them that when he was healthy he could effortlessly lift mammoth weights. To prove it he had two burly men lift the smallest of the weights and they could barely manage it. He told the people that when he was well he could bend iron bars and this time it took four men to demonstrate what a stupendous act of strength that was. Then he rasped that when he was well he could hold back two elephants, and to demonstrate how incredible this feat was, ten big men tried but couldn’t stop the elephants, from moving. The people were astonished! They went home in a stupor, their brains unable to understand how a man could possibly 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 be so strong. They wouldn’t have believed it if they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes. 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212

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The Circus

Comprehension The Circus, Then and Now

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Read the information and answer the questions following it. The questions are in code! A C E G I

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There have been acrobats, jugglers, clowns, animal tamers and many other examples of circus acts for centuries, but these were far removed from the modern circus. The modern circus is thought to have come into being in England in 1768 when Philip Astley (1742-1814), a former sergeant major turned trick rider, found that if he galloped about in a circle while standing on his horse’s back, centrifugal force helped him to keep his balance. In doing so he traced the first ring. Astley soon engaged a clown, “Mr. Merryman”, musicians, and other performers for his establishment. He roofed over his ring, and added a stage for dramatic performances. He became the inventor of the modern circus. Before a circus enters a town there has to be carried out a great deal of negotiations with the town officials to ensure that the circus is welcome. The first one to arrive is the 24-hour man. He checks out the town’s people, or “townies”, and the site where the circus will stay. He places arrow markers to guide the circus caravans to the circus lot. Once there every car, truck, caravan and cage is parked. This is usually done at night when traffic is light and the town’s people are mostly sleeping. The next day starts early as it is set-up day. To do this everyone has a job and it has to run like clockwork. The canvas crew has the job of putting up the big top, or main tent. There are those who construct the seating, connect the electrical system and take care of the animals. The various midway concession stands are also set up. These are the games and novelties that patrons to the circus enjoy before the show begins. Typically there will be one or two performances on set-up day, two performances on weekdays, and three performances on weekends. Immediately following the last show at a particular location, everything is dismantled and packed into trucks and the circus hits the road to the next town. On occasion circuses do this from one day to the next (one night stands), and of course it goes on regardless of weather, fatigue or the presence or absence of any paying customers.

Circus folk are traditionally superstitious. Some of their beliefs are: •Never look back during a parade. •Peacock feathers are bad luck. •Elephant hair is good luck. •Accidents happen in threes. •Never sit on the edge of the ring facing out. •Never whistle in the dressing room. •Elephants must always have their trunks up in pictures.

References: Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.circusweb.com/circuswebFrames.html

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1. What do circus people think of elephant hair? (lucky) 2. What was Philip Astley before he became the inventor of the modern circus? (sergeant major) 3. What is the 24-hour man’s job? (checks out the town and makes the arrangements) 4. What superstitious beliefs are held about accidents and peacock feathers? (happen in threes and are bad luck) 5. Who are townies? (town people) 6. Give examples of midway concessions. (dropping balls in clown mouths, tossing hoops over prizes, shooting target ducks, fortune telling, lucky dips...) 7. Who has the job of putting up the big top? (the canvas crew) 8. When and where did the circus begin? (1769, England) 9. Look up these words in a dictionary: fatigue, superstitious, centrifugal, negotiations, circus. 10. Explain how you think one of the superstitious beliefs might have come into being.

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The circus was coming to town and everybody was excited. There had never been such an air of expectation since the coming of Halley’s Comet. But it wasn’t the thrill of seeing the daring agility of the acrobats, or the hilarious antics of the clowns not even the bravery of the lion tamer that had everyone buzzing, it was Description Location the idea of seeing Stromboli the Strongman. Such a great deal had been heard dog collar D3 about this remarkable man during the past week. Posters in dazzling colours binoculars B4 had appeared during the night, children everywhere were shouting out his tie on bald man B2 name, a car equipped with loud speakers had driven through the town for two logo on cap C4 hours with a booming voice telling everyone of the stupendous superhuman mouth on woman near dog D4 strength of Stromboli the Strongman, and fliers extolling his might were placed flower pattern on mum’s top D 1 into every mailbox. Then on Friday the circus paraded through the town to moustache on man with glasses C3 tempt the town’s people but Stromboli was not in the parade. This whetted the ferris wheel missing C3 people’s appetite even more. On Saturday the circus tent was swelling with the anxious crowd. The people cheered and whistled as the acrobats, clowns and Mix-Up daredevils tried to overwhelm their senses. Then the ringmaster announced that Stromboli the Strongman, the strongest man the world had ever seen, the A1 B3 A2 C3 A3 D1 A4 B1 magnificently muscled man-mountain was next. He emerged from behind the curtain and the audience gasped. He was about a metre and a half tall, skinny, B2 A3 B3 C2 B4 A4 stooped over, grey haired, wrinkled and wheezing. He needed the amplifier B1 B2 turned fully up in order to be heard. He wheezed to the audience that he had been very ill and that he was not at his best. But he assured them that when he C1 C4 C2 C1 C3 D2 C4 A2 was healthy he could effortlessly lift mammoth weights. To prove it he had two burly men lift the smallest of the weights and they could barely manage it. He told the people that when he was well he could bend iron bars and this time it took D1 D4 D2 D3 D3 D4 D4 A1 five men to demonstrate what a stupendous act of strength that was. Then he rasped that when he was well he could hold back two elephants, and to demonstrate how incredible this feat was, ten big men tried but couldn’t stop the elephants from moving. The people were astonished! They went home in a stupor, their brains unable to understand how a man could possibly be so strong. They wouldn’t have believed it if they hadn’t seen it with their very own 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 eyes 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212

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Philonious walked very slowly along the corridors, through tunnels, going from one tube to another, elevators, escalators, stairs and steps. He was too old to have a hangover, his head was aching something terrible and he could scarcely keep his eyes opened, but still he was chuckling as he thought of the previous night. What a celebration it had been! And so it should have been, it’s not everyday that someone celebrates his ten thousandth birthday. He giggled when he recollected how the lads from the Tide Department had danced about wearing pumpkins and how those clowns from the Continental Shift Unit kept making silly jokes. And that Weather Control crew! He shook his head as he thought of them deliberately setting off a hurricane over the Pacific as a birthday present. Then the Continental Shift fellows said they’d race Australia and South America in the Philonious Handicap. It was a shame he had to go to work this morning but someone had to keep the world rotating. When he finally reached the massive engine room at the Earth’s core the noise overwhelmed him. His head hurt terribly and he swallowed a few more Aspirins. He mumbled a friendly curse at those fools from the Volcano Section, he was sure that they had spiked the punch with extra whiskey and gin. They were always the hotheads. He tried to ignore the constant pounding, whirring, clattering and hammering of the enormous machine but it was impossible. A machine large enough to keep the world rotating on its axis could hardly be ignored. He peered at the speed gauge and couldn’t believe his eyes. The Earth was spinning 0.001% faster than it should. He quickly readjusted the various levers and dials and then collapsed in his chair. There was a note on his desk which he tried to read but his head was now hurting too much and his eyes could no longer focus. So he put it aside and slept. The note had said, “Philo, a monster comet is on a collision course with Earth. Need to increase rotation by 0.001% to avoid disaster. Happy birthday you old coot. :) “ Meanwhile on the planet’s surface a group of dinosaurs looked up from their feeding and saw a massive red ball hurtling down from the sky. “Oops!” said one of them.

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Earth has one natural satellite – the moon – and hundreds of artificial ones. The moon is about one third the size of the earth and orbits it from a distance of about 384,400 km away. It does not shine itself like the sun. We see it shining because it reflects the sun’s light. At times the earth gets between the sun and the moon and casts its shadow over it. This makes the moon seem to change shape from the full moon to the new moon. The moon is believed to have once been a wondering planet about the size of Mars that struck the Earth. It disintegrated and for a long time Earth had a ring around it much like Saturn does. Over time, the fragments joined together to form the moon.

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Our earth is about 4.5 billion (that’s four thousand, five hundred million or 4,500,000,000) years old. It is the third planet in the solar system of the Milky Way Galaxy. Earth is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, or you could say the fifth smallest of them. It enjoys being at the centre of attention! Our planet orbits the sun at a distance of about one hundred and fifty million kilometres (150,000,000 km) and at a speed of 29.8 km per second (that’s 107,280 km per hour, which is pretty fast!). It is rotating on its axis, which gives us the day/night cycle. As it rotates, the earth is revolving around the sun and it takes 365.25 days to make one revolution, which is what we call a year. But a year is 365 days so what happens to that extra quarter of a day? That is why each leap year is 366 days long. The axis the earth is rotating on is tilted at a slight angle, that over the year creates the seasons.

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The earth has an atmosphere that we generally call the air. Over three quarters of it is nitrogen, which fortunately for us, is a harmless gas. About 21% of the atmosphere is oxygen, which is the gas that we breathe in order to survive. The atmosphere also serves to protect us from the harmful rays of the sun. It is the combination of the atmosphere and the heat of the sun that creates the climate on Earth that is mostly pretty perfect for us. However, because of pollution many scientists believe that we are harming our atmosphere to a disastrous degree. We have damaged the ozone layer that protects us against the sun’s harmful rays and we are altering the world’s climate. This has been called global warming or the greenhouse effect. These processes could eventually result in worldwide droughts and flooding. In addition, food production could be seriously disrupted, portions of the polar icecaps could melt and the oceans could drown many small islands.

References: Encyclopaedia Britannica, http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/earth.html

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COUNTRIES CONTINENTS GOVERNMENTS HISTORY PEACE TOWNS COMMUNITIES

NATIONS SEAS ANIMALS GEOGRAPHY BORDERS PLANTS STATES

CITIES OCEANS BUILDINGS WAR PEOPLE MOUNTAINS

This information contains a lot so there are no questions, just an exercise. The information can be arranged under five headings: Earth in Space, Earth and the Moon, The composition of the Earth, Earth and Water and Earth and the Atmosphere. Write down these headings and in point form list three to five bits of data for each of them.

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“Earth is our home so do not pollute it.”

Philonious walked very slowly along the corridors, through tunnels, going from one tube to another, elevators, escalators, stairs and steps. He was too old to have a hangover, his head was aching something terrible and he could hardly keep his eyes opened, but still he was chuckling as he thought of the previous night. What a celebration it had been! And so it should have been, it’s not everyday that someone celebrates his ten thousandth birthday. He giggled when he recollected how the men from the Tide Department had danced about wearing pumpkins and how those clowns from the Continental Shift Unit kept making dumb jokes. And that Weather Control crew! He shook his head as he thought of them deliberately setting off a hurricane over the Pacific as a birthday present. Then the Continental Shift fellows said they’d race Australia and South America in the Philonious Handicap. It was a shame he had to go to work that morning but someone had to keep the world rotating. When he finally reached the massive engine room at the Earth’s core the noise overwhelmed him. His head hurt horribly and he swallowed a few more Aspirins. He mumbled a friendly curse at those fools from the Volcano Section. He was sure that they had spiked the punch with extra whiskey and gin. They were always the hotheads. He tried to ignore the constant pounding, whirring, clattering and hammering of the enormous machine. but it was impossible. A machine big enough to keep the world rotating on its axis could hardly be ignored. He peered at the speed gauge and couldn’t believe his eyes. The Earth was spinning at 0.001% faster than it should. He quickly readjusted the various levers and dials and then collapsed in his chair. There was a note on his desk that he tried to read but his head was now hurting too much and his eyes could no longer focus. So he put it aside and slept. The note had said, “Philo, a monster comet is on a collision course with Earth. Need to increase the rotation by 0.001% to avoid disaster. Happy birthday you old coot. J ” Meanwhile on the planet’s surface a group of dinosaurs looked up from their feeding and saw a massive red ball hurtling down from the sky. “Oops!” said 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 one of them 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212

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Check It Out The Great Pumpkin Contest

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Clem and Josh were farmers. They grew up together and never an angry word had passed between them, but never did a good one pass either. The only thing that ever passed between them was competition. They had competed over everything since they were in their prams and they wanted the same dummy. However, the most important event in their lives was the Pumpkin Growing Contest at the Cowdung County Carnival. Each year the prized Golden Pumpkin Trophy went to the farmer who grew the largest pumpkin. The contest had been going for thirty years and in all that time no one had won it but them and they each had won it fifteen times. But this year was to be the final time that the contest was to be held so it was obvious that whoever won it would forever be the champion. Clem and Josh set to work to grow a super pumpkin. They prepared a patch of land, weeded, dug and fertilised it and then planted their secretly prepared seeds. The seeds sprouted out of the ground and grew into magnificent plants. The pumpkins blossomed and fruited, and every day they grew fatter and fatter. The day before the carnival Josh spied on Clem’s pumpkin. To his shock and horror he realised that Clem’s vegetable was larger than his. He cursed and pondered what he could do. There was no way that his pumpkin would grow any larger overnight but he was not going to lose the most important contest ever. Then he grinned and said, “Yes!” He had an idea. In the dark of night he mixed a large batch of flour and water, got the pump from the dam, carefully cut a small hole into the pumpkin and turned on the pump. It chugged and putted as it pumped the mixture into the vegetable. The pumpkin soon began to expand as it filled with the dough. When it was a good deal larger and appeared as if it was about to burst apart Josh turned off the pump and resealed the tiny hole. The next day at the Cowdung County Carnival the judges were amazed. Never had they seen such a pumpkin and without hesitation they awarded Josh the final and most prized Golden Pumpkin Trophy. Just as Josh took hold of the trophy they heard a soft bubbling sound from within his winning pumpkin. It soon turned into a roar and a howl. “Oh, no!” thought Josh. He realised what was happening. He had used self-raising flour and the dough inside his pumpkin was expanding. The pumpkin swelled and bloated, it shuddered and throbbed, and then it exploded. Everyone was covered in dobs of pumpkin and clods of dough. The judges were no fools and they realised the trick that Josh had tried to pull on them. They snatched the trophy out of his hands and presented it to Clem. “Tsk, tsk,” admonished Clem with a big toothy grin as he accepted the final and most important Golden Pumpkin Trophy. Then they heard a soft bubbling sound from within his winning pumpkin ...

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Clem and Josh were farmers. They grew up together and never an angry word had passed between them, but then never did a good one pass either. The only thing that ever passed between them was competition. They had competed over everything since they were still in their prams and they wanted the same dummy. However, the most important event in their lives was the Pumpkin Growing Contest at the Cowdung County Carnival. Each year the prized Golden Pumpkin Trophy went to the farmer who grew the biggest pumpkin. The contest had been going for thirty years and in all that time no one had won it but them and they had won it fifteen times each. But this year was to be the final time that the contest was to be held so it was obvious that whoever won it would forever be the champion. Clem and Josh set to work to grow a super pumpkin. They prepared a patch of land, weeded, dug and fertilised it and then planted their secretly prepared seeds. The seeds sprouted out of the ground and grew into magnificent plants. The pumpkins blossomed and fruited, and every day they grew fatter and fatter. The day before the carnival Josh spied on Clem’s pumpkin. To his shock and horror he realised that Clem’s pumpkin was larger than his. He cursed and pondered what he could do. There was no way that his pumpkin would grow any larger overnight but he was not going to lose the most important contest ever. Then he grinned and exclaimed, “Yes!” He had an idea. In the dark of night he mixed a large batch of flour and water, got the pump from the dam, carefully cut a small hole into the pumpkin and turned on the pump. It chugged and putted as it pumped the mixture into the vegetable. The pumpkin soon began to expand as it filled with the dough. When it was a good deal larger and appeared as if it was about to burst apart Josh turned off the pump and resealed the small hole. The next day at the Cowdung County Carnival the judges were amazed. Never had they seen such a pumpkin and without hesitation they awarded Josh the final and most prized Golden Pumpkin Trophy. Just as Josh took hold of the trophy they heard a soft bubbling sound coming from within his winning pumpkin. It soon turned into a roar and a howl. “Oh, no!” thought Josh. He realised what was happening. He had used self-raising flour and the dough inside the pumpkin was expanding. The pumpkin swelled and bloated, it shuddered and throbbed, and then it exploded. Everyone was covered in dobs of pumpkin and clods of dough. The judges were no fools and they realised the trick that Josh had tried to pull on them. They snatched the trophy out of his hands and presented it to Clem. “Tsk, tsk,” admonished Clem with a huge toothy grin as he accepted the final and most important Golden Pumpkin Trophy. Then they heard a soft bubbling sound from within his winning pumpkin ...

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Over 80% of the food eaten by humans comes from the grains provided by less than a dozen plants. Farming is an essential part of human existence and it was only when people learnt the basics of farming that they were able to settle down and civilisation could begin. Farming began 10,000 years ago in the part of the world now known as Turkey and the Middle East. This was the time known as the Stone Age when people lived as hunter-gatherers. They lived off the land foraging for berries and other edible plants as well as hunting animals. Because of this lifestyle they had to be constantly on the move, either following animal herds or leaving an area because they had eaten all the available wild plant food. People who live like this are known as nomads. Obviously this type of lifestyle made settlement in one area (civilisation) impossible. The people were never in one place long enough to build permanent settlements and they never had enough free time to devise ways to make their lives more comfortable and enjoyable or to pursue the arts beyond painting on cave walls. Human life changed forever when people began to harvest wild grasses and to plant some of the seeds instead of merely eating all that they collected, as they had always done. These seeds are commonly known as cereals, and include wheat, barley, lentils, rice, corn, rye and oats. They still make up the bulk of the food that is eaten in the world today by humans. The very first farmers grew wheat, barley, lentils and peas. However, the development of farming didn’t make life overly easy for our ancestors but it was an improvement on the nomadic way of life. Early humans still needed to work very hard to prepare the land, plant the seeds, nurture and protect the budding plants, harvest the crops and then thrash and grind the seeds before they could be cooked. Often weather, disease or insect pests ruined a crop and there would be periods of hunger sometimes leading to starvation. One of the most important devices invented to farm the land was the plough. The earliest ploughs were made out of wood. In the Middle East the early ploughs were called ard. Around the time of 100 AD the heavy plough was invented. This not only loosened the soil but it tore into it and made it ride up and turn over to limit the growth of weeds and to assist in the growing process. Eventually, metal was added to the plough, which made it much more efficient. The ancient farmers had to push and pull the ploughs themselves but eventually they began to use oxen and then large draft horses. About one hundred years ago, mechanical tractors were invented which made life easier for farmers and especially for their draft horses. Today ploughs consist of a dozen blades and they are pulled by powerful tractors that can do large tracts of land in a single day.

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Everyone loves to go on holiday, but not me. Repeat, not me! I adore my family but when it is holiday time they turn into creatures from hell. The last holiday we went on, which I swear will be the last one, was a nightmare. The first thing was sweet little Jennie wanting to stop for a pee. “Must go pee! Must go pee!” she kept yelling in my ear. However when I stopped the car and looked at her she had forgotten all about it and was happily playing with her Barbie. Before I got started again my darling wife started with instructions. “Look out for the truck. Take care of pedestrians. Don’t forget you’ll have to turn right. Does the car need petrol? If we run out of petrol and get stranded in the middle of nowhere it will be entirely your fault. Are the tyres pumped up?” On and on she went and my holiday headache was starting to split open my head. She only stopped when little Jennie started up again, “Must go pee! Must go pee!” I stopped the car but she was back with her Barbie. My head was thumping like a tom-tom. I started the car up again and the twins started. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” “No, we’re not. It will take us a few hours. You’ll just have to be patient,” I calmly explained to them. And so they were patient for about ten seconds, “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” “Must go pee! Must go pee!” I slammed on the brake and a skateboard smashed into the back of my head. Jennie was once again happily playing with her Barbie. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” I was about to scream when I felt something icky in my ear. It was Baron, the dog, licking out what I can only imagine was my earwax. I felt like being sick and my head was hurting so badly. I pushed Baron away and looked at sweet little Jennie, “Are you sure you don’t want to pee, sweetie?” “Not any longer,” she said smiling her precious smile, “I just did it, thankyou daddy.” I screamed and my head was bursting apart with pain, and that was before we had even left the driveway!

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How important are holiday plans to people? After making the initial decision to go on a holiday you need to start making arrangements. In some cases you would have to make bookings several months before your holiday starts. If you wish to visit a very popular holiday destination during peek time you not only need to reserve your accommodations early but you would have to be prepared to pay extra. Peak holiday time equals peak rate time. Obviously, making these arrangements means that it will take a great deal of your time and you will have to know just who to contact. Travel agents can help you sort out these plans for you, but for a price. If you do the planning on your own you avoid the costs but run the risk of missing out important details like travel visas.

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Why do people go on holidays? A truly great holiday begins with a little knowledge and one’s imagination. Firstly, you must have heard some good about a place before you would even consider it. You can’t exactly say that you want to go to Rome if you’ve never heard of Rome. And you would have to be a right fool to want to go there if you didn’t hear good things about it! Then your imagination takes over for a while. You see yourself touring the country, relaxing on golden sand, exhilarated by the thrill of adventure, marvelling at exotic sights, bargaining, seeking, exploring, discovering, tasting, smelling, hearing or whatever it is that you desire from your holiday.

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Which places do you know of that are popular holiday locations? Rome: Capital of Italy and one of the world’s great historic cities. Because of its long history, Rome is known as the Eternal City. Imagine seeing the Colosseum where gladiators fought for life and death, the glory of artists like Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and so much more! The Grand Canyon: One of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world. Imagine marvelling at its grandeur as you see how the Colorado River cut its way through northeastern Arizona in the USA. The canyon is 446 km long and in certain places it reaches 1.6 km deep and 29 km wide. The Great Barrier Reef: The largest group of coral reefs in the world. It extends for 2,010 km along the north east coast of Australia, off Queensland. Imagine scuba diving with fish as bright in colour as they are exotic in shape. The Great Wall of China: At 6,400 km, this is the longest structure ever built and this amazing wall was built entirely by hand! Imagine the incredible power and glory of this man-made wonder of the world.

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References: World Book Encyclopaedia. http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/

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2 Design a travel brochure for a holiday destination. 3 Set out in point form a set of instructions for would-be holiday makers.

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Everyone loves to go on holiday, but not me. Repeat, not me! I love my family … …The first thing was sweet little Jennie wanting to go for a pee… … happily playing with her Barbie doll. … middle of nowhere it will be all your fault. Are the tyres pumped up?” … I started the car up again and then the twins started. “Are we there yet? …“Must go pee! Must go pee!” I jammed on the brake and a skateboard smashed… … I was about to scream when I felt something yucky in my ear. It was Baron, our dog, licking out what I can only imagine was my earwax. I felt like being sick and my head was hurting very badly. I pushed Baron away and looked at sweet little Jenny, “Are you sure you don’t want to go pee, sweetie?” “Not any longer,” she said smiling her precious smile, “I just did it, thankyou daddy.” I screamed and my head was bursting apart in pain, and that was before we had even left the driveway!

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The following passages appear identical but there are ten differences between them. Find them and mark them.

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It was a dark and stormy night, the cuckoo clock was announcing the witching hour and the three fiendish friends were quietly sipping their drinks. It was Dracula who first proposed the bet and the Wolf-man and the Mummy were fast to accept it. Who of them was the scariest? Dracula suggested that they should each go into a school and see who would terrify the students the most. Wolfie, as he was called, wanted to go first. He always wanted to be the first. On Monday he entered a school and ran howling and barking down the corridors. He made a most frightful noise as he gnashed his teeth and scraped his sharp claws along the walls and over blackboards. The children looked up from their work and some were a little scared but mostly they were annoyed to be disturbed. On Tuesday the mummy entered the school and in a wailing tone that would have sent shivers up the spines of the bravest warriors, he shrieked out that he was there and hungry to eat the flesh of boys and girls. The students looked up from their work and some were a just little scared but mostly they were annoyed to be disturbed. The next day, that was Wednesday, Dracula went to the school. He had slopped on a thick layer of sunscreen to protect his delicate skin and it made him look even pastier and more like a cadaver than usual. He crept along the corridors groaning that he wanted to drink the students’ blood. His fangs sparkled and seemed to drip with venom. The students looked up from their work and some were a little scared but mostly they were annoyed to be disturbed. The three horrors of imagination couldn’t understand why they had not horrified the children so they went to the smartest man they knew and told him their story. Dr Frankenstein laughed when he heard what they had done and said, “Of course, of course the children were not scared. Do you think that you are in the least ugly or frightened compared to their teachers?” fangs sparkled and seemed to drip with venom. The students looked up from their work and some were a little scared but mostly they were annoyed to be disturbed. The three horrors of imagination couldn’t understand why they had not terrified the children so they went to the smartest man they knew and told him their story. Dr Frankenstein laughed when he heard what they had done and said, “Of course, of course the students were not scared. Do you think that you are in the least ugly 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 or frightening compared to their teachers?” 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212

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The English word “monster” comes from the Latin word, monstrum, meaning “warning”. A monster meant a sign of approaching evil. The meaning of monster as an actual creature, developed when people believed that deformed animals and people brought evil with them. And the meaning of it as a large creature didn’t come about until the 16th century when stories were first written about big slobbery dragons and beasts. Most people do not believe in the creepy creatures that appear in stories, however, some of those creatures have a surprisingly strong grip on our imaginations and regardless of the lack of proof, many people do believe in them. The Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, the Abominable Snowman (or Yeti), aliens from outer space and ghosts have a large following of believers. Do you believe? Among the earliest creatures imagined were the fabulous creations of Greek mythology. They still regularly appear in books and films today, thousands of years after they were first created. The Gorgons would be the most infamous among them. They were three female creatures with snakes writhing in their hair and were so terrifyingly ugly that the sight of them petrified even the bravest warriors into stone. Medusa was the only one of them that was actually destroyed, so be very careful. Others in the troop of Greek grotesquery include:

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The list of modern mischievous mayhem makers is more than can be crammed into a damp crypt. It would be impossible to judge who among them had the most fans. Each one is endearing in its own fashion and has its legion of groupies, but possibly “Frankenstein’s creature”, “Dracula” or the Japanese monster, “Godzilla”, would win that popularity contest. Just a few quick notes about this lovable trio: Frankenstein is not the creature but the scientist who created it. Dr Henry Frankenstein was a young visionary, scientist and monster maker. In the original novel by Mary Shelley, the monster had no name and it was only referred to as “The Creature.” The classical story that brought vampires worldwide notoriety was a novel called Dracula written by Bram Stoker in 1897. The truly frightening thing about Dracula is that the creature was based on an actual person, Prince Vlad Tepes, who lived in the 1400s in Transylvania. Godzilla was created in Japan purely as the central character of a cheap film in 1954. However, although the film was rubbish and the radioactive, oversized tyrannosaur was just a man in a rubber suit, the creature caught the public’s imagination and the incredible, unstoppable titan of terror has never looked back.

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References: A Dictionary of Monsters by Carey Miller. www.mythweb.com/encyc/

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The Mummy’s mummy allowed him to have a monster sleepover as long as the boys behaved themselves and brushed their teeth. But that little trouble maker, Frankenstein’s lad, wasn’t allowed because at the last sleepover he was just too naughty and when he did sleep his snoring kept everyone in the house awake.

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Word Lines 1.Wicked 2.Haunt 3.Spirit 4.Sorcerer 5.Witch 6.Halloween 7.Fear

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8.Horror 9.Goblin 10.Spell 11.Phantom 12.Midnight 13.Headless 14.Graveyard

15.Magic 16.Ghoul 17.Broom 18.Pumpkins 19.Ghost 20.Book

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“Casper, the friendly ghost.”

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Explain how the word “Monster” as we know it came to be. Do you know anything about Big Foot, Loch Ness Monster or aliens? Do you believe in any monsters? Which ones? What was Medusa? (A snake-haired female monster.) Can you name any monsters that weren’t mentioned? Which monster is your favourite and why? Who wrote the books about Frankenstein and Dracula? (Mary Shelley / Bram Stoker) Some dinosaurs were real monsters. Can you name and describe one? Draw a monster from books or films. Draw an original monster.

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Oops, Word Search

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Find the List Words

School, Yuk!

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Letters can only be used once. Letters can follow each other vertically and horizontally but NOT diagonally to make up a word. Use the left over letters to find the mystery sequence.

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The letters of the mystery sentence should appear in the puzzle close to their proper order, but here are also some clues to help you. The first word starts with a ‘G’, the third word is something to climb on, the second last word is up there somewhere and the last word is right here somewhere.

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The School That Fought Godzilla

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The following passages appear identical but there are ten differences between them. Find them and mark them.

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This is a true story but it happened before you were born so you have probably never heard it before. All was peaceful in the city and the usual city things were happening until the day Godzilla came out of the sea and started wreaking havoc and destruction everywhere. The police and the army fought against the monster but they were helpless against it. The school in Box Hill ignored everything, because schools are like that, until the government ordered all schools to be shut down and the children to stay home because it was just too dangerous. Then the school came alive and wrenched itself off its foundations. The main building formed its torso and the smaller buildings came together to form the arms and legs. The toilet block hopped on top to become the head but the school didn’t like this so it shook it off and it slid down the back and settled half way along. Then the school welded the computer and library area as the head and it was satisfied. The school carefully walked down the streets until it found Godzilla. Instantly the two began the most stupendous fight that had ever taken place. The creature kicked and lashed out with its tail and several times the school was knocked off its feet. But each time it got up and slammed into the monster with all its might. The two battled for hours and days smashing and pounding one another with all the strength they possessed. They fought their way out of the city across the countryside and even into the desert. Then, with one mighty blow Godzilla knocked the school so hard that it smashed down flat on its back and the fight seemed over. Windows and doors smashed, desks and books flew out all over the place, blackboards, chairs and display boards were broken and scattered. The monster roared with joy thinking that it had defeated its enemy, but the school was not done yet. As it happened it had been knocked down near Uluru, which as you know is an enormous rock. Slowly it got up and with incredible strength it picked up the gigantic rock and hurled it at Godzilla. The fantastic force of the blow sent the creature tumbling head over tail clear across the country and into the sea. Godzilla knew it was beaten so it went off into the deep ocean to sulk. The school returned to its proper place and settled back down to wait for the children to return. As I said, this is a true story, so don’t ever say that school doesn’t rock!

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This is a true story but it happened before you were born so you have probably never heard it before. All was calm in the city and the usual city things were happening until the day Godzilla came out of the sea and started wreaking havoc and destruction everywhere. The police and the army fought against the monster but they were powerless against it. The school in Box Hill ignored everything, because schools are like that, until the government ordered all the schools to be shut down and the children to stay home because it was just too dangerous. Then the school came alive and wrenched itself off its foundations. The main building formed its torso and the smaller buildings came together to form the arms and legs. The toilet block hopped on top to become the head but the school didn’t like this so it threw it off and it slid down the back and settled half way along. Then the school welded the computer and library area as the head and it was contented. The school carefully walked down the streets until it found Godzilla. Immediately the two began the most stupendous fight that had ever taken place. The creature kicked and lashed out with its tail and several times the school was knocked off its feet. But each time it got up and slammed into the monster with all its energy. The two battled for hours and days smashing and pounding one another with all the strength they possessed. They fought their way out of the city across the country and even into the desert. Then, with one mighty blow Godzilla knocked the school so hard that it smashed down flat on its back and the fight seemed over. Windows and doors smashed, desks and books flew out all over the place, blackboards, chairs and display boards were broken and scattered. The monster roared with delight thinking that it had defeated its enemy, but the school was not done yet. As it happened it had been knocked down near Uluru, which as you know is an enormous rock. Slowly it got up and with incredible strength it picked up the gigantic rock and hurled it at Godzilla. The fantastic force of the blow sent the creature tumbling head over tail clear across the country and into the sea. Godzilla knew it was beaten so it went off into the deep ocean to sulk. The school returned to its proper 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 place and settled back down to wait for the children to return. Like I said, this is a true story, so don’t ever say 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212 that school doesn’t rock! 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212

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Read the information and answer the questions following it. The questions are in code! It is generally accepted that schools first started around the times of the ancient Egyptians about 5,000 years ago. Priests in temple schools taught religion but also added writing, science, mathematics and architecture to the list. In China, formal education began about 4,000 years ago with an emphasis on philosophy, poetry and religion. A man whose name is often mentioned, Confucius, is believed to have been the world’s first private tutor.

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However, it is in ancient Greece that our formal education has its roots. In Athens, education was a citizen’s right and it was through formal education that students were prepared for their roles in society, where education could instil in them a sense of pride and patriotism. However, it was the right only of the sons of free citizens, not girls or slaves. If a girl had rich parents she received an education at home from tutors. In Sparta, another city-state of ancient Greece, education was used for military training. Girls received an education but it was mainly athletic training to prepare them to be healthy mothers of future Spartan soldiers. The heroes from the tales of Homer, such as Agamemnon, Odysseus and Achilles, served as models for the young Greeks. (Homer wrote the epic stories about the war between Greece and Troy that are still read today and made into films.)

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During the Middle Ages, around the time of 600 AD through to 1600 AD, the church provided formal education, which was mostly of a religious nature. The church educated women in convents, however, the main aim was to prepare them for a religious life as nuns. Merchants had some schools to provide basic education and training in specific crafts and knights received a specialised education in military tactics and chivalry.

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There was some improvement in education after the printing press was invented leading to more people wanting to learn how to read. A man named John Locke (1632 - 1704) was very influential in education circles at the time. He believed that education should begin in early childhood and insisted that the teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic should be taught gradually and in a step-bystep fashion, getting harder as it progressed. Locke specified that schooling should include English, Mathematics, a foreign language, History, Physical Education and games.

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A German, Frederich Froebel (1782 - 1852), created the earliest kindergarten as a form of preschool education in 1837. Kindergarten means “child’s garden” in German. Today half of the world’s children who live in poor countries still never get a chance to attend school.

References: Encarta Encyclopedia, http://historyeducationinfo.com/

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“He was our teacher in the fourth grade and we called him Mr Tortoise just because he taught us. Get it? Mr Tortoise, taught us. For no other reason, just because he taught us. I mean, what other reason could there be?”

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Confucius is believed to have been the world’s first private tutor. 2 In Athens education was prepared students for their roles in society while in Sparta education was used for military training. 3 Examples: Achilles, Agamemnon, Atlas, Centaurs, Circe, Cyclops, Gigantes, Gorgons, Harpies, Hector, Heracles, Jason, Medusa, Odysseus, Orion, Paris, Theseus, Titans, ... 4 - 10 Answers will vary.

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The Bailey sisters played the wing, There weren’t ‘nough men so they agreed. ‘though often they would stop to sing. And trawl for husbands on the field.

Now in tales like this it’s understood, The underdog should win the game. A mighty kick and the crowd goes mute, To win the glory and the fame.

The people of a day come new, Would nod their heads in great acclaim. As they recall how Warnaloo That day had won the mighty game.

But this alas is not like that, Not like those tales the poet tells. It is more factual and more fact, Without the fanfare and the bells.

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The country bumpkins lost that match, They did not even kick a goal. But the city boys they kicked a batch, And said that Warnaloo was just a hole.

So off they went back to their town, Not in disgrace just back again. For if they did not win the crown, The Bailey twins they got their men.

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The people of a day come new, Should nod their heads in great acclaim. As they recall how Warnaloo That day had won the mighty game.

Now in tales as this it’s understood, The underdog should win the game. A mighty kick and the crowd goes mute, To win the glory and the fame.

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The Bailey sisters played the wing, There weren’t ‘nough men so they agreed. ‘though often they would stop to sing. And search for husbands on the field.

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History of the Olympics

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1.Basketball 2.Draw 3.Olympics 4.Field 5.Bat 6.Netball 7.Cricket

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The Unbelievable Universe

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For millennia scientists had said that it was just a myth, that such a thing was impossible. But here it was just a few million kilometres from the Solar System and in just a few short weeks one of the planets would be destroyed. Whether it would be Earth or one of the other eight planets no one could tell, everyone could only hope. The fabulous Cosmic Dung Beetle was getting nearer each second and the greatest scientists, industrialists and militarists were frantically trying to conceive a plan to kill it or at least keep it away from Earth. The Cosmic Dung Beetle was a lot similar to its terrestrial namesake but a trillion, gazillion times larger. The common dung beetle on the planet had a practice of rolling globs of dung into its hole. The extraordinary Cosmic Dung Beetle did the same to planets, tumbling them into nearby black holes. What happened to the planets once they were shoved into the black holes was unknown but it was known that the dung stored by the earthly beetle was eventually eaten by it. Whatever happened to the planets could not have been pleasant. A desperate group of scientists suggested that they should construct a humongous can of insecticide and spray the Cosmic Dung Beetle to death with it. This sounded good until they realised that the can would have to be as big as Jupiter. And besides where could they possibly find a finger bog enough to press the nozzle? Finally they settled on a plan to construct gigantic posters telling the beetle that Saturn was the best planet for it to tumble off into its black hole. The posters also told the beetle that Saturn had a delicious ring around it that would make an appetising snack to nibble on during the trip to the black hole. They also put up brightly lit signposts pointing the beetle to the ringed planet. To everyone’s great surprise and relief the plan worked and poor old Saturn was rolled off to the nearest black hole. Of course this didn’t mean this was the last they would see of the Cosmic Dung Beetle. It would take many years for it to dump Saturn but then it would be back and there were now only seven planets left to tempt it with. So the scientists, industrialists and militarists set to work to construct a humongous can of insecticide. They decided that they would worry about finding a gigantic finger once it was finished.

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There is some pretty strange stuff in outer space. Some things are just so weird that scientists don’t even know what they are or even how to begin to explain them. When stars die they can die in many different ways. When normal stars, like our sun, die they leave behind a white dwarf. When really big stars die they often blow up in huge explosions called supernovas, and if they were incredibly big stars, things called black holes may be left behind. Black holes are so strange that they “eat” stars and scientists believe that even time doesn’t exist on them!

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Constellations are groups of stars within a particular region of the sky. When astronomers in ancient Egypt, Greece and other lands began to study the sky, they divided it into regions of fairly distinct groups of stars. They named these constellations after the figures from stories about heroes and beasts, such as Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Orion and Perseus. For example, Leo was named for a lion, Pisces for two fish, Taurus for a bull and so on. Much later astronomers named the Southern Cross which is only ever visible in the southern hemisphere. Star maps will tell you about these constellations and show you where, in the night sky, you can see them.

References: World Book Encyclopaedia, www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe

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“Business sure is slow out here. Not a single customer since I arrived two weeks ago, except that weird looking creature and it was only interested in eating my tyres. At least the good news is that it’s cold enough to keep the ice-cream frozen and no one screams at me when I play the music. But it’ll teach me to be more careful from now on. Racing down that hill was foolish but how was I to know that the incline was so steep that I’d end up flying out here?”

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A: What is the Milky Way? (Our galaxy) B: How many stars are there in the Milky Way? (Approx.100 billion) C: Sol is the name of our sun, but what is a sun? (A star) D: There are nine planets in our solar system. How many of them can you name? E: What is the speed of light? (The speed at which light travels from the sun to the earth, e.g. 299,792,458 metres per second.) F: What are black holes? (Super massive dead stars) G: List the constellations mentioned above and any others you know. (e.g. Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Orion, and Perseus, Leo, Pisces, Taurus, The Southern Cross) H: About how many stars can be seen without a telescope? (6000) I: Draw an observatory.

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Find the List Words

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The letters of the mystery sentence should appear in the puzzle close to their proper order, but here are also some clues to help you.

Clues

The second word is a popular name in nursery rhymes and the fourth word is a type of crime. The sixth word is a musical instrument and the last word is a bad person who belongs behind bars.

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Villains

Activity Title

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Villains come in many shapes and sizes but they all start out small. Digby started out small and fortunately for everybody he stayed that way, although even small he is still a nuisance and a troublemaker. In school he was a bully. He was the nastiest and meanest bully you would hope never to meet. He stole from children, made them do his homework, forced them to play with him, copied their work, teased, bashed, shoved, pulled, tripped and beat them, and like all bullies he was selfish and greedy. Even at the one thing he was truly good at, he was a bully. Digby loved jumping. He was the best high jumper in his school and whenever there were athletic competitions against other schools he always won those as well. But as I said he was a bully even at this. He constantly bragged and showed-off about being better then everyone. He forced kids into high jumping competitions just so he could beat them and then tease them. One day Digby found a ring in the street. Just as he picked it up he heard a little voice asking him for it. It was a little girl with curly hair and sad eyes. Of course Digby being the way he was only laughed at her and refused to give her the ring. Not only that but he threatened to beat her up if she told anyone that he had taken the ring. When she realised that this boy was too mean to give her the ring she explained that she was a ring-fairy and that this ring was her special charm-ring. She had to have it back or else she would turn into a dewdrop and simply vanish. It would be a terrible thing to happen and surely he wouldn’t want that. But of course he didn’t care about her at all but he did care about something. “If you are really a fairy then you must have magical powers. I’ll give you the ring if you give me a wish.” She had to agree although she dreaded what kind of wish a boy as nasty as he would want. “I want to be the best jumper in the world and I want everyone to be scared of me,” he bellowed out. “If that is what you wish then that is what you’ll have,” the ring-fairy replied. She waved her hands and sparkling fairy-dust appeared over Digby’s head. There was a flash and a shimmering glow danced about the boy and in an instant he got his wish. The ring-fairy had turned him into a flea.

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Unfortunately there have been criminals ever since there has been something to steal. Fortunately not all criminals are successful. A large number of them get caught and justice is served. In all societies when criminals are caught they are punished. There are several reasons for punishment. The list includes: Retribution, which is to make criminals pay for their crimes; Deterrence, which is to make others think twice before committing crimes; Incarceration, which is to lock them away so they can’t do any more harm to anyone; and Rehabilitation, which is change criminals to act more acceptably. First the police must apprehend and charge suspects and then prosecutors have to prove them guilty by convincing a judge and jury in a court of law that they had means and motive. This requires witnesses and evidence. Defence attorneys try to spoil the prosecutors’ case by discrediting the evidence and if possible showing that the accused had an alibi. This makes the judicial system an adversarial one, which is like a competition. However, some criminals are just plain stupid and convicting them is just too easy. Here are some real life examples of dumb criminals. These are just a few – check the Internet site provided below for the full details. A would-be bank robber cut himself badly while entering a bank through a basement window and then he realised that he couldn’t get back out. He was terrified of bleeding to death so he phoned the police himself. A man scribbled a note demanding money and handed it to the teller. She gave it to him and he ran off apparently getting clean away. However he had written the note on the back of his own bank deposit slip that had his name and address on it. A mastermind criminal planned every aspect of his heist and made it safely out of the bank with his loot, however when he got to the get away car his bungling accomplice ran him over. A bright spark wrote this, “this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag.” However he got scared waiting in line so he went across the street to a quieter bank. When he had given the teller the note she told him that because it was written on the deposit slip of another bank she couldn’t give him the money. So he left. She called the police and guess what? They caught him waiting back in line at the first bank. Six men used high-powered torches to cut their way into an armoured van. However, this started a fire that burned over two million dollars. Gildo Santos was kidnapped but he escaped. The next day the kidnappers phoned him and asked for $11,500 to cover their expenses and he agreed to pay half. The police were there to catch them when they came for it. Finally there was that bunch of employees from a large company who robbed a bank during their lunchbreak but forgot to remove their name badges. Stupid? I think so. If you plan a life of crime, my advice is, Get Smart!

Reference: www.dumbcriminalacts.com

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Angry Crossword It’s Zoological

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Check It Out The Zookeeper’s Song

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Comprehension

Zoos Past and Present

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On June 10, 2002, the oldest zoo in the world, the Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, celebrated its 250th birthday. Franz Stephan, the husband of Empress Maria Theresa, officially founded the zoo on 31st July, 1752. However the Empress was not amused by the idea of having dangerous, noisy and smelly wild animals close to her palace so the zoo had no bears or tigers. The London Zoo, in England, claims the credit as the world’s first scientific zoo. It officially opened in 1828 and housed a collection of exotic animals that were studied by eminent scientists of the day. However, it was not until 1847 that the zoo opened its doors to the general public.

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The word “zoo” is short for “zoological garden”. Zoos are very popular all over the world as places of education and entertainment, and every major city usually has at least one. Zoos vary in the type of animals they keep – most of the larger zoos keep mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and fish from all over the world. Smaller zoos may specialise in animals from just one part of the world or just one type of animal. Zoos that have only fish and aquatic mammals are called aquariums. Some zoos display only animals from the region where they are located.

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polar bear’s coat can sometimes look green. This happens because the hairs are hollow and green algae can get inside them. (Algae is a kind of microscopic plant.)

A giraffe’s tongue is up to 53 cm long and is a purplish-blue colour,

possibly to protect it against sunburn. The fierce looking and very powerful gorilla is really a gentle and peaceful animal. It will not harm a human unless it feels threatened. An

elephant’s trunk has about 40,000 muscles in it. Snakes in zoos sometimes eat only once a month.

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need a special diet to maintain the bright pink and red colours of their feathers so they are fed red coloured foods, such as shrimp, and on occasions even red dye.

References: World Book Encyclopaedia, www.londonzoo.org/history/history.html

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1: Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria is the oldest zoo, over 250 years. 2: London Zoo, in England, claims the credit as the world’s first scientific zoo. 3: Enclosures provide a more natural environment. They are constructed as large as possible and made to resemble the natural habitat of the animals. 4: The surrounding area, conditions and the circumstances of life. 5: An elephant’s trunk has about 40,000 muscles in it. 6-8: Answers will vary. 9-10: Check drawings.

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I’ve got a tiger from India. Her name is sweet Miss Cynthia. I’ve got an elephant with a trunk. That is where I keep my junk. I’ve got a wallaby going to school. It says “Hi dude,” it is cool. I’ve got a grumpy old wombat. It ate leaves and then my hat. Dum dilly, dum dilly, dum dilly doh! Dum dilly, dum dilly, dum dilly doh! What have you got? (What have you got?) I’ve got a crocodile hungry for stew. It is hungrily gazing at you. I’ve got a hippo fat and round. It rolls over on the ground. I’ve got a python long and green. It looks like a jellybean. I’ve got a lion its got a mane. It roars fiercely again and again. Dum dilly, dum dilly, dum dilly doh! Dum dilly, dum dilly, dum dilly doh! What have you got? (What have you got?) I’ve got a monkey up a tree. It is cleverer than me. I’ve got a yellow and brown giraffe. It can’t help but make me laugh. I’ve got a zebra stripes and all. It goes shopping to the mall. I’ve got a sneaky red baboon. He wants a visit to the moon. Dum dilly, dum dilly, dum dilly doh! Dum dilly, dum dilly, dum dilly doh! What have you got? (What have you got?)

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