Route 7 – Copy sheet 1
An acrostic – paraphernalia for Bournemouth
A
Write your own acrostic.
Use paraphernalia and/or Bournemouth to write a summer acrostic about Ice Cream.
Your teacher will explain what an acrostic is.
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B
Compare your answers with your classmates.
My summer holiday
Route 7 – Copy sheet 2
Using the present in
Ice Cream
Although Nigel Slater is writing about a summer holiday in the 1960s, he writes in the present tense. This is
sometimes called the dramatic present – the story becomes more real because he writes in the present tense
and not the past.
As you know, with he/she/it in the present, you need an -s or an -es at the end of the verb, like this:
I sing
you sing
Father/Mother sings we sing
you sing
they sing
A
I wish
you wish
Nigel wishes
we wish
you wish
they wish
Underline the correct alternatives in this text.
My father sing/sings as he come/comes into the
seaside town. The seagulls squawk/squawks right on
time. The beach stretch/stretches in front of us.
My mother fuss/fusses about finding a parking
place. She spot/spots one. My father sail/sails past it
– again. We miss/misses parking spaces all the time.
We finally manage/manages to find one not too far
away from the hotel.
We unpack/unpacks the suitcases and all the
paraphernalia we bring/brings with us every year –
always the same. The room look/looks the same as
last year – clean but a bit shabby.
The next morning we go/goes to the beach.
I wear/wears red plastic sandals into the sea. I hate/
hates them. None of the other boys wear/wears
B
Compare your answers with a classmate.
My summer holiday
sandals. My father play/plays ball games with me.
I catch/catches the wretched ball sometimes, but not
very often. My father sigh/sighs quietly.
We always take/takes lunch at one special café.
I eat/eats as quickly as possible. My mother and
father eat/eats so slowly. Don’t they know ice cream
is what it is all about? The best moment is when
the waitress put/puts the ice cream on the table.
Heaven! I eat/eats every last bit.
In the evening, we walk/walks. Not on the beach.
We walk/walks slowly along the path. One evening,
a young man get/gets changed right in front of us.
He pull/pulls on his jeans but we all see/sees what we
shouldn’t.
‘Golly,’ say/says my mother, ‘in Bournemouth!’
Route 7 – Copy sheet 3
A horse called Rainbow
Well, the words summer and holiday make me want
to neigh and jump around because they make me so
happy. Every summer I’m off on my summer holiday
to meet with friends on a nearby farm. We spend
all day munching sweet grass. This year my holiday
lasted about eight weeks. Eight weeks of non-riding,
as my owners say. Bliss.
I was born in Ireland, in Galway to be precise, and
I’m proud to be able to call myself an Irish Cob. I’m
ten years old. I’m a mare, but have never had any
foals – not yet. And it is not easy to find a partner on
the farm either, because they keep us mares pretty
far away from the stallions.
My owner is a very sweet girl of 13. She normally
rides me four times a week, and so does her mum.
We have had some wonderful trips over the hills
and into the deep forests. Sometimes my owner
and her mum let other people ride me too. Usually
women, but there is also this very experienced rider,
a gentleman who is around 80. As you might have
guessed, I’m a pretty good-natured horse!
As I said – my summers are usually spent playing,
eating, sleeping and running with other horses –
away from my owners. However, this summer I had
to go to the animal hospital. I love eating grass, I
really do, but at the end of this summer there wasn’t
much grass left, and silly me ended up eating some
dirt and sand. It stayed in my stomach and caused me
a lot of pain. So my owners took me to the animal
hospital. This was a surprisingly good experience. I
had my own paddock for three days, and was served
first-class hay and oats. The vets cured me with
some strange medicine that took all the pain away.
My owners are now talking about sending me
to a different farm next summer where they have
A
Which of these things did Rainbow do this summer?
stayed in hospital
munched sweet grass
B
ordinary farm animals. They have been told that it
would be good for me to share a paddock with cows
and sheep and a goat! I don’t know really. I suppose
it is OK, but it is just not the same as being with my
own kind.
To be honest, I already have one cow friend on
the farm, but she doesn’t have a name – she is just
Number 34 to the farmers. Both of us are bothered
all summer with all the flies and gnats, so I’m glad I
don’t have a straggly, thin tail like Number 34. My tail
is much bushier and definitely more elegant, as well
as a more effective flyswatter.
When summer was over, I was picked up and
taken back to my stable - and to my saddle. As
always, I had gained a bit of weight during my holiday,
and it’s taking a little while to get fit again. But my
owners are patient and we’re getting there – slowly
but surely.
I wonder if one summer my owners will take me
back to visit Galway. It is a long, long way away, I
know that. But that doesn’t stop me from dreaming
about green grass and the rich, green paddocks
where I grew up.
met friends
made new friends etc
How do you know? Mark your evidence.
My summer holiday
ate too much grass
was ridden a lot
Route 7 – Copy sheet 4
Acronyms
An acronym is a group of letters that represents a word or phrase in shortened form.
As you have read, the acronym, NASCAR, stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
A
Work with a classmate and write down what these acronyms mean.
You might need your dictionary or the web to find out.
VIP: _________________________________
UK: _________________________________
mph: _________________________________
Mr: _________________________________
BA:
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GB: _________________________________
SAS: _________________________________
aka: _________________________________
Dr:
B
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Write down some more acronyms.
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C
Write some sentences with some of the acronyms.
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Car power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 5
Interview
A
With a classmate, agree on a topic connected to a sport or a hobby.
Sport/hobby: _______________________________________
B
Write six questions to ask your classmate about the sport or hobby.
Use the same starters as in Queen of the Race Track.
Do you feel like ?
You:
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Classmate:
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What was it like ?
You:
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Classmate:
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Is it
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You:
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Classmate: .
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You: What is
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Classmate:
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Do you have
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You:
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Classmate: .
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You: What kind of ________________________________________________________________________________
Classmate:
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C
Interview another classmate. Write his/her answers.
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Car power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 6
Which story?
You have now worked with four texts about people and cars. Have a quick look at them again.
A
Award points from 1 – 4 for each story (4 being the highest number of points).
Which story did you
find the most
Racing the
Quarter Midget
Playing with
horse power
Queen of the
Race Track
Crash!
Racing the
Quarter Midget
Playing with
horse power
Queen of the
Race Track
Crash!
*interesting?
*exciting?
*fascinating?
*fun?
*enjoyable?
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*__________________?
Add up the points:
B
Explain your decisions to a classmate.
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To me ❑ is the
C
best text
second best textbecause it
third best text
worst text
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is
has
has got
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Write a few lines about the text you liked most (or least) and say why.
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Car power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 7
Onomatopoeias
An onomatopoeia tries to sound the same as a real sound we might hear. Here are some examples taken
from Tarzan:
Arrrgh!
Grrrraggh!
Ahheee!
Arrrgh! means strength.
Grrrraggh! means even more strength.
Ahheee! means I am dying.
A
There are six onomatopoeias in Superman. Find them and write down what you think they
mean.
Onomatopoeias:
What they mean:
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B
Compare your answers with a classmate.
C
Write six onomatopoeias yourself.
Onomatopoeias:
What they mean:
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Laughter
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Surprise
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Disappointment
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D
Compare with a classmate.
Comic power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 8
Benny and Carl – A dialogue
A
Write what you think Benny said in the car.
Benny: ?
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Carl: Beats me. All I know is that Luthor wants it.
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Benny:
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I don’t know why he wants it, Benny.
Carl:
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Benny:
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Carl: I don’t know, but it must be pretty powerful.
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Benny: ?
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Carl: Yes, it was easy money.
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B
Write what Benny and Carl said to each other next.
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C
Share your ideas with your classmates.
Comic power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 9
Which comic?
You have now worked with three different comics.
Have a quick look at them again.
A
Award points from 1 – 3 for each story (3 being the highest number of points).
Which comic do you think
Tarzan
Superman
Your own comic
Tarzan
Superman
Your own comic
* has the best illustrations?
* has the best plot?
* is the most interesting?
* is the most exciting?
* is the most fascinating?
* is the most fun?
* is the most enjoyable?
*_________________________________?
*_________________________________?
Which comic got the most points?
B
Discuss with a classmate.
Discuss the three comics. If you have a favourite comic, use it in the conversation too.
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best
worst
silliest
most boring
most interesting
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To me
B
Perhaps, but my favourite comic is
I think … is …
Well, I find …
…
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Comic power
❑
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comic
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because ...
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because it
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is …
has …
has got …
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Route 7 – Copy sheet 10
Interview George’s computer
A
You are a newspaper reporter. Interview George’s computer and ask the right questions.
Reporter: ?
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Computer: I’m George’s friend.
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Reporter:
?
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Yes, of course. I can do many amazing things!
Computer:
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Reporter:
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That’s easy!
Computer:
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Reporter:
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Oh yum, I love pizza!
Computer:
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Reporter:
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To find a friend.
Computer:
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Reporter:
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I’m just connecting myself to the other twenty computers.
Computer:
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Reporter:
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I love coloured lights!
Computer:
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Reporter:
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I don’t want to stop. I want to be the best supercomputer in the world.
Computer:
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Reporter:
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Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ou…
Computer:
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B
Dramatize your interview with a classmate.
Computer power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 11
Interview a classmate
A
Ask a classmate what he/she thinks about the story. Take notes or record the interview.
1. What do you think of the story? ____________________________________________________
2. Why? ________________________________________________________________________
3. What makes you think that …? _____________________________________________________
4. What’s your main point? __________________________________________________________
5. What do you mean by …? _________________________________________________________
6. What would be an example? _______________________________________________________
7. What difference does it make that …?_________________________________________________
8. What are the facts?______________________________________________________________
9. Is this what you are saying: …?______________________________________________________
10. Could you say a little more about that? _______________________________________________
B
Use your notes or your recording to write a short article on what your classmate said.
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Computer power
Route 7 – Copy sheet 12
Hop-on hop-off to Hadrian’s Wall
Language work – past and present
Mark all the verbs and put them in the correct box below.
Remember! You can find the past tense of irregular verbs in the back of a dictionary.
Starting from Newcastle, the AD122 is a hop-on
hop-off bus service. Named after the year in which
the Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the wall to be
built, the bus covers the 73 miles of the wall. It stops
at all the main Roman sites. People used to think that
the wall was built to defend the Romans from the wild
tribes in the north. But modern historians think it was
simply a border to control who went in and out.
We – myself, my husband and our two young
teenage boys – took the bus from Newcastle Central
Station. The weather was great at the beginning of
the day, so we jumped off at Chesters Fort, which is
the first stop.
500 cavalry soldiers lived at Chesters Fort, and
you can still see what remains of the first underfloor
heating system in the commandant’s house. There
is also a good example of the bathhouses that the
Verbs in the
present tense
Romans were so famous for, so the boys started
climbing down into the baths and had to be hauled
back before someone came and threw us out!
Sometimes they are really embarrassing.
Next stop for us was Housesteads, one of the
forts on the wall. Housesteads was built in about
124 AD. It is the best example of the thirteen forts
on the wall, and you can really imagine how the 800
soldiers lived there. Lots of the walls of the buildings are still there, and then, of course, there are the
toilets. The boys did not cross the barriers this time,
but they were fascinated by the communal toilets.
They couldn’t quite believe that the Roman soldiers
all sat there and chatted while they did their business. You can see two huge basins too, where the
soldiers washed their sponges – no soft toilet paper
in those days!
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Verbs in the
past tense
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Things to see
Route 7 – Copy sheet 13
1
Facts about minibeasts
Fill in the missing information.
*Study the illustration on page 74 in Reader.
*Fill in the names of the six minibeasts which belong in the sections below.
*Fill in a further piece of information about each minibeast from the box below.
*Find at least one more piece of information in an encyclopaedia or search the web.
1.
2.
Up
to 6 cm.
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One
of the most primitive insects.
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3.
4.
3
cm.
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Single acre is estimated to contain
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3
million worms.
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5.
6.
The
number of legs can range from
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mm.
17
to 177 pairs.
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Name:
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Name:
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Name:
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Name:
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Name:
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1cm - 4 cm - A spider’s web is stronger than iron - Found in damp places Many different species live in soil - Up to 10 cm.
Things to see
Route 7 – Copy sheet 13
2
*Write about two extra minibeasts of your own choice in 7 and 8.
7.
8.
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Name:
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B
Present your findings to a classmate.
Things to see
Name:
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Route 7 – Copy sheet 14
1
Hogwarts School aka Alnwick Castle
Just a short distance from Newcastle Alnwick
Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in
England. The family of the Duke and Duchess of
Northumberland has lived in the castle since 1309,
but it has become famous in the last few years as
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Of course, only a few of the scenes of the Harry
Potter films were actually filmed at this location,
but when you visit the castle you will recognise the
greens where the Quidditch matches are played.
It’s also where the students at Hogwarts’ learn
to ride broomsticks. And remember Harry crashing the flying car? Yes,
that’s Alnwick Castle he crashes into. Inside the castle itself, you’ll find the
Hogwarts Library aka the Guest Hall. Not bad for an 11th century castle in a
21st century film.
But Alnwick Castle is much more than a film set. More than 500,000
people a year visit – and lots go just to see the gardens. The Duchess of
Northumberland started work on the new gardens in 1996. Now there is a
maze, a secret garden, the biggest tree house in the world (6,000 square feet
and used in the Harry Potter films as classrooms) and truly amazing water
fountains. You can try out the miniature tractors or play games like Knights’
Quest or Dragons’ Quest. But the most unusual part of the gardens – which
all youngsters want to visit – is The Poison Garden.
As you enter the gardens, you are met with a spooky mist and a notice,
These Plants Can Kill – and many of them can. You cannot go in without
a guide, and the guides tell you ‘Do not touch any of the plants. Don’t even
smell them.’ The gardens opened in 2002 and the Duchess of Northumbria
needs to have police permission and special licences for many of the plants.
For example, there are opium poppies, magic mushrooms and cannabis plants
in the garden – just don’t be tempted to pick them! The local drugs squad
keep a careful eye on the plants.
Altogether, there are about 90 dangerous plants – some have been used
in famous murders, some to drive people mad, some as a sort of chemical
warfare. Armies in the 12th century used Monk’s Hood to poison the enemy –
they simply put the plant down the wells and poisoned the water. If you know
what you are doing, a plant called Henbane can be used to make you ‘nearly
die’. You will seem to be dead, but you will get better. Now, can you think
how that plant can be used?
The castle itself is just an amazing place – and you have to remember that this
is a family home – wow! Just go and see for yourself.
Things to see
Route 7 – Copy sheet 14
2
Alnwick Castle – past and present
A
Write down some facts about Alnwick Castle – past and present.
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B
Divide your facts into past facts and present facts.
Past facts:
Present facts:
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*Did you have any problems with this task? For example: where would you put “The family of the Duke and
Duchess of Northumberland has lived in the castle since 1309”?
Things to see
Route 7 – Copy sheet 15
The Great North Run
If you happen to be in Newcastle when the Great
North Run is on, it would be impossible to miss it.
The centre of Newcastle is closed off for the runners
and thousands of people descend on the city.
There are professional runners, but the majority
of people running in the Great North Run are
running for personal reasons. Some want to prove
something to themselves. Some are running in
memory of a friend or family member. Most are
raising money for charities - perhaps to buy a special
machine for sick babies, or for diabetes research or
to raise money for a special centre – there are
thousands of reasons.
Some people are famous. Some people are in
wheelchairs. Some people are blind. Some people
run in their work uniforms. Some people run as a
group. Some people dress up in fancy dress, which
makes running quite difficult.
But whatever the reasons for running, everyone
wants to finish the half marathon race. The Great
North Run is the world’s largest half marathon,
and around 100,000 people apply to run every year.
Although the first run in 1981 had only 12,000
runners, there are now 47,000 – and there is a story
behind every one of the runners.
Write down ten facts about The Great North Run
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Things to do
Route 7 – Copy sheet 16
Finding facts in Hang
A
on! and Small plane crashes
Fill in your answers. Use the web if you need to.
1. Where are Toronto and Quebec? ____________________________________________________
2. Where is Minnesota? ____________________________________________________________
3. Where is Illinois? _______________________________________________________________
4. When was the first Boston Bomber built? _______________________________________________
5. When was the first Piper Warrior built? ________________________________________________
6. How long is one foot in centimetres? _________________________________________________
7. How long is 20 feet in metres? _____________________________________________________
8. How long is 7,000 feet in metres? ____________________________________________________
9. How long is one yard in centimetres? _________________________________________________
10. How long is 1,000 yards in metres? __________________________________________________
11. How long is one mile in kilometres? ___________________________________________________
12. How long is 100 miles in kilometres? __________________________________________________
B
Compare your answers with a classmate.
Fact File
The metric system is used in Great Britain and in the
US, but many people still use the old measurements,
such as: inch, foot, yard and mile.
Please note! The measurements in the lists are
approximate.
In the air
Into metric:
1 inch = 2.5cm
1 foot = 30.5cm
1 yard = 0.9m
1 mile = 1.6km
Out of metric:
1 cm = 0.39inches
1 m = 39.4inches
1 m = 1.1yard
1 km= 0.6mile
Route 7 – Copy sheet 17
What newspapers wrote
Many other newspapers wrote about the plane crash on the Elgin O’Hare Expressway.
Here are two of the articles:
Small plane crashes
onto expressway
Article 1
“A flight instructor and his student crash-landed on
Elgin O’Hare Expressway Sunday afternoon when
their plane lost engine power shortly after takeoff
from Schaumburg Airport,” state police said.
The Piper plane flipped over as it landed on
the expressway near Irving Park Road, said Police
Master Sgt. Ted Vernon of the Illinois State Police.
“The instructor, aged about 62, was taken to
St. Alexis Medical Center with head wounds.
His student, about 18 years old, walked away
uninjured,” Vernon said.
“Shortly after taking off from Schaumburg
Airport, the plane began having engine trouble
and the men tried to fly back to the airport. But
the engines lost power,” Vernon said, “forcing
them to land on the Elgin O’Hare Expressway
about 12:40 p.m.”
No motorists were hit, but the plane
clipped a pole or tree and flipped over, he said.
Westbound lanes of the expressway remained
open, but police closed down eastbound lanes.
A
No serious injuries
in plane crash
Article 2
A small plane crashed Sunday afternoon onto an
expressway near Chicago while trying to make an
emergency landing, authorities said. No serious
injuries were reported.
“The plane didn’t hit any vehicles on the
highway,” said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Ted
Vernon.
The plane, carrying flight instructor John R.
Vashko, 63, and student Kenneth Mattuck Jr., 18,
crashed around 12:40 p.m. on the Elgin-O’Hare
Expressway, less than a mile from Schaumburg
Regional Airport, Vernon said.
Vafhko was hospitalized with a head wound and
was in a fair condition, hospital officials said.
“The student walked away uninjured,” Vernon
said.
“The plane had just taken off from the airport
when it experienced engine trouble. The instructor
first tried to turn the plane around, but the engines
failed and he tried to glide it down onto the
highway,” Vernon said.
What are the differences between the two articles? Work with a classmate and write two lists.
In Article 1 but not in Article 2
In Article 2 but not in Article 1
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B
Discuss the two articles with your classmates.
*Both articles say that …
*Article number … says that …, but article number … says that …
In the air
Route 7 – Copy sheet 18
Heights and lengths
The illustration showing The rise and fall of Ewa Wisnierska, Reader page 98, tells you what happened to Ewa
Wisnierska at the different heights and gives you some general information about some of the heights.
Fact File
The metric system is used in Great Britain and in the
US, but many people still use the old measurements,
such as: inch, foot, yard and mile.
Please note! The measurements in the lists are
approximate.
Into metric:
1 inch = 2.5cm
1 foot = 30.5cm
1 yard = 0.9m
1 mile = 1.6km
Out of metric:
1 cm = 0.39inches
1 m = 39.4inches
1 m = 1.1yard
1 km= 0.6mile
A
Write down some facts from the text about the different heights. Also write down the
heights in metres.
Heights in
feet
B
Heights in
metres
FACTS
32,000 ft
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30,000 ft
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29,035 ft
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27,000 ft
___________ _____________________________________________________________
24,000 ft
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20,000 ft
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3,000 ft
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2,500 ft
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Change these measurements into metric.
1.Susan is 5 ft 3 inches.
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2.The height of the classroom is 13 ft.
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3.The distance from the school to the road is 12 yards.
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4.The distance from London to Paris is 212 miles.
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C
Change these measurements out of metric.
1.Susan’s dad is 1.95 m.
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2.The height of the living room is 3 metres.
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3.The garden path is 9 metres long.
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4.The distance from London to Copenhagen is 955 km.
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In the air
Route 7 – Copy sheet 19
Miracles
Miss Wisnierska said it was a miracle that she was alive.
A
Talk about miracles with a classmate.
Questions
*Do you believe in miracles?
*Have you ever experienced a miracle?
*What do you think of the narrow escapes
of Harry Griffiths, John Vashko and Ewa
Wisnierska?
Answers
*Yes, I do. I ...
*No, I don’t. I ...
*Yes, I have. I ...
*No, I haven’t. I ...
*I believe it was a miracle when … because …
*I think …
*…
B
Write some lines about the narrow escapes of Harry Griffiths.
Write a couple of lines about the narrow escapes of Harry Griffiths, John Vashko or Ewa Wisnierska?
Begin like this:
*I believe it was a miracle when Harry Griffiths … because …
or
*I don’t believe it was a miracle when Harry Griffiths … because …
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In the air
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Direct speech
The text below is part of an article in the New South Wales Post. All the direct speech has been taken out of
the text.
A
Write the direct speech sentences in the correct places. Choose from the box below.
Surfer escaped shark
Yesterday a surfer escaped from becoming the victim of a shark near the coast of Coffs Harbour in
New South Wales.
The 2-metre shark circled around Patrick Casey for ten minutes.
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Patrick Casey’s surfer friend, Patrick Upton, observed what was happening. He could see the shark
was very hungry.
“______________________________________________________________,” Mr Upton said.
Patrick Upton was not able to help.
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Meanwhile, Patrick Casey tried to escape from the shark.
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Luckily, Mr Casey had taken his shoulder bag with him and was able to escape.
“______________________________________________________________,” Mr Casey said.
Direct speech:
*“I was trying to get a look at its eyes and mouth so I could place myself correctly, but it was coming from
far below the water,”
*“It came at me and hit my board with its tail,”
*“As the shark came near me, I threw my shoulder bag with my expensive underwater camera into its
mouth and it swam away.”
*“The shark would have chased me if I had paddled near to Patrick,”
*“There is no doubt that the shark wanted to eat Patrick for dinner,”
B
Read your article to a classmate.
Escaping from danger
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Words in
A
Rancher
‘hid up a tree for a week’ to evade crocodiles
Translate the following words.
branch:
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rescue:
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bush:
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swamp:
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crew
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tin lid:
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dazed:
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to injure:
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in
terms of:
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to launch:
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injury:
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to survive:
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minor: __________________________________________
to rescue:
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nest:
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to treat:
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B
Write some new sentences with some of the words.
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C
Share them with a classmate.
Escaping from danger
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What could you do?
A
Write a list of things you could do to escape from a dog.
On your way to school, you meet a big, bloodthirsty and dangerous-looking dog that barks at you.
The dog moves nearer to you and looks at you fiercely. All you have with you is your school bag
and a bag with your P.E. clothes. Write at least five things you could do to get out of the situation.
I could
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B
Write a short article about how you got out of the situation.
Include
*how you felt (worried, afraid, etc.) and
*what you said (shouted, screamed, etc.).
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C
Read your article to a classmate.
Escaping from danger
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Texting for help
A young man texted this SMS message to his friends to help find Kevin.
A
Read and translate the message into proper English.
A sml boi hz got lost frm Hs om n Alvarado. Hs parNts can’t find him.
Hs nAm iz Kevin. He iz onlE two yr.z old. Hs hair iz drk brown & str8.
Hs eyes R brown. He wears a white blouse, blu trousers & red shuz. pls,
fone Hs parNts on 21436587 f U c Kevin.
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B
Compare your translation with a classmate.
C
Write your own text message.
A child or a pet you know has got lost. Write a text message for help.
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D
Let a classmate read your message.
E
Write your text message in ordinary English.
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Escaping from danger
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After the Boom!
This is what happened after the boom:
The space ship exploded. Flames and wooden pieces
of space ship everywhere. Quickly, Vuyo pulled
Shadow down to the ground. He covered his head
with his hands.
…
Vuyo stood still on the bare hillside. He felt rather
shocked by the noise of the explosion. Sha­dow leant
against him, pleased to be with him.
“Don’t just stand there! Get something to cover
Children in trouble
the boy!” shouted one of the cameramen to the
costume assistant.
The costume assistant hurried up the slope to
Vuyo with a big coat.
Vuyo did not know what to do. He stood with his
legs crossed and his hands placed carefully in front of
him.
Shadow suddenly noticed the commotion below
as the film crew chased after William.
Shadow ran off to join in the fun.
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Words in Escaping from Grandma
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These sixteen words are all in the story. Fill in what they mean.
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1. dozing:
9. gobble up:
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2. wicked:
10. hag:
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3. mischief:
11. grin:
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4. lazy:
12. filthy:
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5. nasty:
13. frosty:
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6. rubbish:
14. throaty:
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7. sip:
15. squirm:
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8. snap:
16. slither:
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Choose from these words:
. answer quickly
A
B. dirty
C. doesn’t want to work
D. drink a little at the time
E. eat everything quickly
F. evil . glide
G
H. hoarse
I. horrible
J. icy
K. laugh
. nasty old woman
L
M. nonsense
N. sleeping
O. trouble
P. wriggle
B
Compare your answers with a classmate.
C
Write some sentences with some of the most difficult words.
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Children in trouble
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Standard copysheet for WebWork
Web address: __________________________
Country: ___________________________
Title(s) of web text(s): _________________________________________________________
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Topic(s) of web text(s): ________________________________________________________
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Summary of web text(s): _______________________________________________________
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Any new information? _________________________________________________________
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What was most interesting about the text(s)? _________________________________
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Anything else? _______________________________________________________________
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