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Story time
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Read The Legend of Spud Murphy text in Session 1.3 of the Learner’s Book.
Then answer questions 1–5.
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Look at lines 1 to 8. Explain whether Marty and Will’s art classes were a
success.
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Who is the narrator of the text? What do you call this type of narrator?
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What does the author mean by the expression ‘steer clear of’ (line 32)?
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Is what Will says about Mrs Murphy likely to be true?
Give a reason for your answer.
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Tick () the boxes that describe the kind of book this is likely to be.
humorous
fantasy
true-to-life
detective
factual
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Read the extract from When the Sea Turned to Silver in Session 1.7 of the Learner’s Book.
Then answer questions 6–10.
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Describe how the weather changes factually in paragraph 1.
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7
What verb adds to the impression of Pinmei being like a mouse in
paragraph 2?
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8
Give two reasons why the villagers came to see Amah.
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9 Why did Pinmei draw back her hand as if stung? What was the problem?
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10 What does it mean that Pinmei’s words usually ‘freeze in her throat’?
What does this tell you about her personality?
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Imagine Marty and Will’s first meeting with Mrs Murphy in the library when
Mum sends them.
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How were they feeling?
How did Mrs Murphy greet them?
What happened in the library?
What did Will, Marty and Mrs Murphy do or say?
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Plan three or four paragraphs describing Marty and Will’s first encounter with
Mrs Murphy. Use the planning box to help you jot down notes and words you
want to use.
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Write in first-person narrative like in the extract (Will is the narrator).
Use the past tense for the narrative.
Include dialogue if you want to. If you do, remember to use speech marks
and start a new line for each speaker. The dialogue does not have to be in
the past tense.
Make it humorous.
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3 Write out your paragraphs.
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Pay special attention to your spelling, punctuation and grammar.
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Choose interesting words and verbs to create impact.
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Check your verb tenses carefully.
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Grammar:
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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:
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1- She _______________________ (play) the piano every day.
2- We _______________________ (go) the zoo next week.
3- She ____________________ (visit) her grandparents last weekend.
4- Yesterday, my Mum (cut) ____________ her finger by accident when she was making the
lunch.
5- Marty (tell) ____________ Mum that Mrs. Murphy always (keep) ____________ a spud gun
under her desk.
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Choose the correct homophone.
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On the line provided, indicate the grammatical function of each one in each sentence.
1- I _____ a loud noise. (heard, herd) ___________________
2- I saw a ____ of cows grazing in the field. (heard, herd) ___________________
3- Yesterday, we had (our, hour) _______ friends over a barbecue. _____________
4- The party lasted for an (our, hour) ___________.
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5- Everyone brought ____ own dish to share. (there, their) ________________
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