Teacher’s notes
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Hannah and the Hurricane
John Escott
Money: Even though some people overvalue it, it cannot
save your life.
Discussion activities
Pages 1–5
Before reading
1 Predict: Ask students to look at the cover and the
title.
What can you see? Where does the girl live? Is that the
girl’s house? What is she wearing? Why? Is this a happy
story?
Have students take down notes of their predictions so
that they can go back to them once they finish
reading.
Summary
Hannah helps Mr Duval take people to the coral reef in
his glass-bottomed boat. A rich man with a glass-bottomed
boat tries to put Mr Duval out of business. One day,
there’s a hurricane which destroys the rich man’s house and
Hannah saves him. All she asks in return is for him to stop
the battle with Mr Duval.
Pages 1–5: Hannah is a young girl who helps Mr Duval.
He has a glass-bottomed boat and takes tourists to see a
coral reef. Max, a rich man, has another glass-bottomed
boat and his fees are lower than Mr Duval’s, so he’s putting
him out of business. Mr Duval cannot offer Hannah
a job any more. Max wants to buy Mr Duval’s boat but
Mr Duval refuses to do so.
Pages 6–10: One day, Mr Duval sees his boat under the
sea. Hannah wants to see Max, but Mr Duval tells her
to go to his house because a hurricane is coming. The
hurricane hits the island. Hannah and Mr Duval are in his
house and they’re safe. When it’s over, she goes to Max’s
house and finds him under stones.
Pages 11–15: Hannah helps Max out and saves his life.
He wants to thank her and she asks him to buy Mr Duval
a new boat so that both can work peacefully.
Background and themes
Cooperation and solidarity: We can accomplish much
more when we get help from others.
Fears: We need to face our fears to overcome them.
Ecology: Nature suffers when we do not have a naturefriendly attitude. We can destroy our planet.
Courage: It is shown only through actions.
True values: These are shown when times get hard.
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While reading
2 Predict: Stop at page 1 and have students predict what
is going to happen. These options can help students:
a new glass-bottomed boat? money? a new friend? an
important person? a letter? a photograph? a problem?
3 Guess: Ask students to look at the pictures on pages 1
to 5.
What is the story about? Is Hannah good? What about
the old man and the young man?
After reading
4 Check: Ask students to go back to their predictions in
activity 2. Were they right?
Pages 6–10
While reading
5 Find words: Have students complete the table with
words that refer to good and bad things in relation to
Hannah’s life.
GOOD
BAD
safe
hurricane
destroy
After reading
6 Check: Have students go back to their predictions
before they read the book. Were they right?
Pages 11–15
After reading
7 Write: Ask students to make a list of important words
in the story. Then they write the story in no more
than 100 words.
8 Mime: Ask students to work with the list of important
words. Divide the students into groups. One of the
members chooses a word from the list and mimes it to
the rest of the group. The others have to guess the
word.
Vocabulary activities
For the Word List and vocabulary activities, go to
www.penguinreaders.com.
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Hannah and the Hurricane
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While reading
Pages 1–5
1 Complete with the right name: Hannah,
Duval, Max.
a ………… is on holiday.
b ………… is rich.
c ………… doesn’t want to sell the boat.
d ………… isn’t a nice person.
Pages 6 –10
2 Problems with the hurricane: yes (3) or no
(7)?
a cars
b Max’s boat
c Hannah
d trees
e roads
f houses
g children’s toys
h Max’s house
i Duval’s house
3 Pair work: Role play
Work with another student.
Student A: You are Hannah. The hurricane is
hitting the island. You’re safe in Mr Duval’s
house.
Student B: You are Mr Duval. You’re at home.
Talk with Hannah about her life.
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Pages 11–15
4 Underline the right words.
a (Where/How/Who) is Max?
In his house.
b (Where/Who/What) can Hannah hear?
Max.
c (What/When/Why) does Max tell Hannah?
‘Faster!’
d (Where/When/What) does the house crash?
After some minutes.
e (Where/What/When) can Max pay Hannah?
Never.
After reading
5 Artwork
Find pictures for a new cover for the book.
6 Write another name for the story.
7 Pair work
Talk about one of the pictures in the book to
another student. Don’t let the other student see
the picture. Can your friend find the right
picture?
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8 Pair work
Look at the pictures and talk about the story.
Some things you say are wrong. Can your friend
find what is wrong?
9 Write
You’re Hannah. Write a letter to a friend about
your life on the island.
10 The island
Make a picture of the island. Show the problems
after the hurricane.
11 Pair work: Role play
Work with another student. Now the hurricane
is over.
Student A: You’re Max.
Student B: You’re Mr Duval.
12 Research: Write
Find pictures of a girl, a young man and an old
man. What pictures are OK for Hannah, Duval
and Max? Write about them under the pictures.
Show the pictures to your friends. Do they like
your pictures?
13 Write
You’re Max. Write some words to thank
Mr Duval.
14 Write the words.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Across
3 The ……… under the sea is beautiful.
4 Hannah can ……… the old man.
5 Hannah and Duval can’t ……… for the boat.
6 A child can’t ……… up a tree.
8 Cuba is a beautiful ………
9 The children are happy, they play and ………
Down
1 The ……… is very strong!
2 Max has a new ……… boat.
3 The boat is not expensive, it’s ………
7 Duval hasn’t got money, he isn’t ………
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Progress test
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Pages 1–5
Pages 11–15
1 Complete the sentences.
a Hannah lives on an …………… .
b She’s …………… years old.
c Mr Duval is an …………… man.
d He has got a glass-bottomed …………… .
e He takes people to the …………… reef.
f It’s cheaper to go on …………… boat.
g Hannah likes …………… for Mr Duval.
2 Answer these questions.
a How old is Hannah?
b Where does she live?
c Where does Mr Duval take people?
d Who laughs at Mr Duval?
e Where does Max live?
f How many boats are there on the island?
g Who can pay Hannah a lot of money?
7 Are these right (3) or wrong (7)?
c
a Hannah can see Max.
c
b Max is laughing.
c
c Max is afraid.
c
d Hannah helps Max.
c
e The roof crashes on Max’s head.
c
f Max is strong.
c
g Hannah is brave.
c
h Now Hannah likes Max.
c
i Hannah wants money.
c
j Max gives his boat to Mr Duval.
8 Complete with the right word. Use the words in
the box. There are seven words, but you can only
use five.
Pages 6 –10
3 Complete the sentences.
a One day, Mr Duval finds his boat under the
…………… .
b Mr Duval doesn’t want to …………… Max.
c A …………… is coming to the island.
d It’s coming at …………… o’clock.
e Now the roads are …………… water.
4 Who? Max, Mr Duval or Hannah?
a ………… plays nasty games.
b ………… has got a big house on the island.
c ………… wants to destroy Mr Duval’s boat
business.
d ………… says ‘I’m old.’
e ………… wants to help Mr Duval.
5 Write the words.
a The RUNRCHIAE is very strong.
b The NIWD is strong, too.
c Hannah and Mr Duval live on an SILDNA.
d Trees HARCS on houses.
e The storm goes on for three SORUH.
6 What’s the right word?
a The hurricane (starts / finishes / stops) at 11.
b Hannah wants to (help / see / fight) Max.
c Hannah and Duval go to (his / her / Max’s) house.
d The wind destroys (Max’s boat / Duval’s house /
Duval’s boat).
e The storm stops after (four / three / two) hours.
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ROOF STONE
a Those boys are bad. They always ……… my hair!
b Don’t ……… that tree, it isn’t safe.
c I can’t take that ………, it’s very heavy.
d I can’t buy a boat because I can’t ……… you.
e The ……… of my house is red.
9 Who says this? Hannah, Mr Duval or Max?
a Come and work for me. ………
b I don’t want to sell my boat. ………
c Help! ………
d I can help you! ………
e Are you here? ………
f Thank you! ………
g I don’t like you. ………
h I don’t want money. ………
i I want to give you something. ………
j Don’t fight! ………
10 Write: What’s your story?
Max wants to buy Hannah something. What does he
buy? Does Hannah like it?
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Answer keys
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Book key
1–2 Open answers
3 a She is talking to the people on the boat.
b They are looking at the coral reef.
c $15
d He is rich.
4 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 7 f 3
5 a Max Marker
b The hurricane
c Trees
d Hannah
e Max Marker
6 a stones
b heavy
c near
d stays
e money
f new
7–11 Open answers
4 a Where
b Who
c What
d When
e When
5 –13 Open answers
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H E L P
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P A Y
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L A U G H
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Discussion activities key
1– 4 Open answers
5 Suggested answers:
GOOD
safe, help, weaker
BAD
hurricane, destroy, fight, nasty, crash, throw, afraid, die
6 – 8 Open answers
Activity worksheet key
1
2
3
a Hannah
b Max
c Duval
d Max
a cars 3
b Max’s boat 3
c Hannah 7
d trees 3
e roads 3
f houses 3
g children’s toys 7
h Max’s house 3
i Duval’s house 7
Open answers
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Progress test key
1
2
3
a island
b sixteen
c old
d boat
e coral
f Max’s
g working
a Sixteen
b On an island
c To the coral reef
d Max
e In a big house/On the island
f Two
g Max
a water
b fight
c hurricane
d eleven
e under
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Answer keys
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5
6
7
a Max
b Max
c Max
d Mr Duval
e Hannah
a hurricane
b wind
c island
d crash
e hours
a starts
b see
c his
d Max’s boat
e three
a 7
b 7
c 3
d 3
e 7
f 7
g 3
h 7
i 7
j 7
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8 a PULL
b CLIMB
c STONE
d PAY
e ROOF
9 a Max
b Mr Duval
c Max
d Hannah
e Hannah
f Max
g Hannah
h Hannah
i Max
j Hannah
10 Open answers
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