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Story time
Reading
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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.

1 Look at lines 1 to 8. Explain whether Marty and Will’s art classes were a
success.
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2 Who is the narrator of the text? What do you call this type of narrator?

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3 What does the author mean by the expression ‘steer clear of’ (line 32)?

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4 Is what Will says about Mrs Murphy likely to be true?

Give a reason for your answer.

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5 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.

6 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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Writing
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1 Imagine Marty and Will’s first meeting with Mrs Murphy in the library when
Mum sends them.
 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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2 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.
 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.
 Pay special attention to your spelling, punctuation and grammar.

 Choose interesting words and verbs to create impact.

 Check your verb tenses carefully.

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Spelling:
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Grammar:
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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: (5)
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.

Choose the correct homophone. (5)

On the line provided, indicate the grammatical function of each one in each sentence.

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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) ___________. _____________

5- Everyone brought ____ own dish to share. (there, their) ________________

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