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 someone who sews drain

someone who draws box-like container

public space with trees leave a car somewhere

type of music type of stone

place to keep your money side of a river

tool for cutting metal collection of documents

7. .

woolly sweater someone who jumps

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 Not only did Captain Nell have lots
of experience at sea, she was also a
courageous pirate. Unfortunately,
her crew included Fishface Freddie,
who accidentally dropped a heavy
cannonball on his big, clumsy feet.

After weeks at sea, they _____________________ reached

the long-lost, treasure island, where they started digging

_____________________. Nell and Freddie dug and dug

until their hands were __________________ and sore, but

by sundown they had uncovered the buried treasure chest.

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 It was in Captain Nell’s nature to be patient.

Fishface Freddie wasn’t good at obeying orders.

Captain Nell divided up the treasure fairly.

They were disappointed when they opened the chest.

Finding dog biscuits and false teeth inside the chest, Freddie was delighted.

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 Jack gazed up at the clouds and tried to imagine
what it was like in the giant’s castle. Clara, their
one and only cow, munched the grass. She was
very content. Jack disliked the idea of taking
her to market to be sold.

Cinderella was pleased at last to have the house

to herself, even though she was miserable about
not going to the ball. She grumbled about all the
work she still had to do before the ugly sisters
returned. If only she had a fairy godmother, she
would be so grateful.

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 A southerly breeze whispered across
the long grass at the edge of Rainbow
Wood. Hungry, Wolf emerged from the
trees. Meanwhile, Hare was feeding on
its own, its sharp ears listening out for
predators. The sound of Wolf getting
closer was unmistakable. Hare stopped
eating and crouched, frozen to the
spot. Old Wolf sniffed the air, howled
only inches away and headed home

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 bending down respectfully archer’s weapon tied ribbon

use oars to propel a boat quarrel

cricketer’s equipment flying mammal

placing hit with a putter in golf

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 water drops from the eye rips

very bright exciting

buried in a hole in the ground looked after carefully

round, bouncy toy container for food cry

period of time on the throne wet weather

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 Zeus was the god of the Hephaestus was the god Athena was the goddess
sky and thunder. He was of blacksmiths, fire and of wisdom, civilisation,
king of the gods, able to volcanoes. He worked in art and justice. Because
unleash his thunderbolt his own palace on Mount of her unique qualities,
if he ever encountered a Olympus, forging winged Greeks worshipped her
situation that angered or helmets, weapons, and as the protector of the
caused him annoyance. chariots for other gods. ancient city of Athens.

Aphrodite was known as Apollo, the son of Zeus, Hermes could fly quickly
the goddess of love. But, was the god of prophecy, between the gods on
fearing that her beauty music, poetry and truth, Olympus and humans
might easily lead to war, and was portrayed as an on Earth. Often sculpted
Zeus had her married to athletic youth. People with wings on his helmet or
Hephaestus, who was turned to him for healing or sandals, he was the
thought to be hideous. and protection from evil. messenger of the gods.

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 met or came across

only one of its kind

creating something by heating and

hammering

very ugly

a prediction of a future event

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 Zeus ordered Hephaestus to create Pandora, the first
woman on Earth. The gods gave her many gifts: Athena
clothed her, Apollo gave her musical ability, Aphrodite
gave her beauty and Hermes gave her speech.
But the king of the gods
was so cunning. He gave
her hand in marriage to
the gentle, kind-hearted
Epimetheus in order to The original Greek word
seek revenge on his was pithos. It wasn’t a
brother, Prometheus for box, but an immense
giving fire to humans. jar, often big enough for
Zeus presented Pandora with a box, a key and a note someone to fit inside. It
that warned against opening it. Tragically, curiosity got was used for the storage
the better of her. Pandora lifted the lid. All at once, all of wine, oil, grain and
that was destructive escaped into the world: death, other provisions. It
sickness, envy and war. Only one thing remained and was similar in height to
that was HOPE. a man.

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 It was supposed to be a secret, but my brother, Ben, let
the cat out of the bag. Of all the kids they could have
chosen for the team, they plumped for yours truly. Not
only that, I was to captain the team. Now that was the
icing on the cake! Ben wanted that place, so he started
to cry. Only crocodile tears, of course. He was making a
mountain out of a molehill. The day arrived. I nearly
got cold feet. When I pulled back the curtains, I could
see it was raining cats and dogs. That didn’t help. I knew
I’d be in hot water if I didn’t turn up. But I was there in a
jiffy and the school came out on top.

phrase meaning
let the cat out of the bag

plumped for

yours truly

the icing on the cake

crocodile tears

making a mountain out of a

molehill
got cold feet

raining cats and dogs

in a jiffy

came out on top

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 Dandelions Sycamore Hazel

Dandelion seeds are The seeds of sycamore Squirrels like to eat

attached to fine, fluffy trees are shaped like hazelnuts as well as store
hairs which are blown wings or propellers. them for the winter when
some distance by the wind When they fall or are there is less food around.
or by children playing at blown from the tree, the Often they forget where
‘telling the time’. This is wind carries them they buried them,
a very successful way spinning far away from allowing the nuts to grow
of dispersing seeds. the shade of the tree. into new plants.

Coconuts Lupins Burrs

Coconuts can be carried Lupin seeds are found The seeds of burrs are
off by a river or the tide. inside a pod. As the pod covered in tiny spines or
Their tough skin protects dries out, the side facing hooks which hitch a ride
them from salt water for the sun dries faster, on the fur of passing
up to two months. Ocean causing the pod to animals or the clothing of
currents can take them buckle and twist until it human beings. Later,
thousands of miles before pops open. This sends when the seeds are
they are washed up on the seeds away to new rubbed or scratched off,
land and start to grow. fertile ground. they fall to the ground.

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 Those people who work outside or at sea have always been affected by the
weather. So it isn’t surprising that we have tried in different ways to forecast
sunshine, rain, fog or snow. This is especially true for our British Isles, here on
the edge of the Atlantic. There have been many attempts to
predict the weather, from using seaweed to computers.

Many governments now provide forecasts, warnings and advice to

the public in order to protect life and property and help people running
businesses. Not only will severe weather ruin your family picnic, thunderstorms
can cause damage to property, power cuts, flooding and
problems with transport.

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 This can be quite accurate. When
If in the sky
clouds stretch up like cliffs and
you see cliffs and towers,
towers, it’s a sign that the air is
it won’t be long
not very settled, leading to wet
before there are showers weather and sometimes thunder.

Oak before ash, we’re in for a splash.

Ash before oak, we’re in for a soak.

Will leaves appear on oak trees before ash trees, or the other way around? This is
supposed to predict the amount of rain we can expect: small splash or a huge soak.
It’s a great rhyme, and, if it’s said often enough, people might believe it.
Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence for it at all.
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 A cow with its tail to the west makes the weather the best.

A cow with its tail to the east makes the weather the least.

Animals such as cows often eat grass with the wind behind them. If there are
predators nearby, the wind will carry their scent towards the grazing cows. They will
be facing the right direction for running away. Westerly winds tend to bring fair
weather; east winds tend to bring bad weather. So this could be partly true. But,
oh dear! What do you do if the cows are all facing different directions?

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 Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight.

Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning.

This is usually true. If the sky to the west starts to glow red when the sun is setting, it
means the air is clear enough for us to see the sun’s rays. Warm weather in
Britain comes from the west. A red sky in the morning can be caused by the dawn
light from the east reflecting off ice crystals high among rain clouds. Not so good.

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 Have you travelled on holiday by plane? Airlines are
very interested in the weather. Fog – known as
low ceilings – can prevent aircraft from landing and
taking off. Turbulence (when strong winds give
passengers a rough ride) is an in-flight hazard.
Thunderstorms are a problem for all aircraft because
they cause severe turbulence. Ice due to heavy rain,
as well as large hail, strong winds and lightning, can all
cause severe damage to an aeroplane in flight.
Volcanic ash, depending on the direction of the wind, is
is quite a serious problem as aeroplanes can lose
engine power inside ash clouds.

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In ancient times, people tried to predict the weather by looking at the shapes of
clouds and the flight of birds, as well as listening to the
chirping of insects.

Things changed in the 18th century.

In 1774, Francis Beaufort was born in Ireland and

became an officer in the Royal Navy. He developed
what is known as the Beaufort Scale – a way of
measuring the force of the wind.

Fishermen and sailors still use it today.

This is a scale that goes from 0 = calm to 12 = hurricane.

Some examples from the Beaufort Scale

 When the force of the wind is 0, the sea will be calm like the surface of a
mirror.
 When it increases to 1, the surface of the sea will still be calm but with
ripples.
 At 2, the sea will be smooth but with wavelets.
 But by the time the wind is storm force and gets up to 10 on the scale,
waves will be very high.
 When it is 12, waves are described as phenomenal.

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 In 1859, Robert FitzRoy, an English officer in
the Royal Navy, was disturbed by the loss of a
ship called the Royal Charter in a terrible
storm. As a result, he developed weather
charts to help ship captains at sea. He was
the first to call this weather forecasting. This
was quite different from using old rhymes to
make a prophecy about the weather.

He was the first person to be made head of the Met Office, which produces
weather forecasts for us today.

Sometimes, people laughed at the attempts of Beaufort and FitzRoy to take a

scientific approach to weather patterns. But, in 1861, daily forecasts were
printed in The Times newspaper.

One of the areas of the seas around the British Isles is now named after FitzRoy.

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 Beaufort Wind Speed Wind Wind Effects Wind Effects
Number (mph) Classification on Land on Water

0 0 Calm Smoke rises vertically Water calm like a mirror

1 1-3 Light air Smoke drift shows wind Ripples on water; no crests
direction of foam

2 4-7 Light breeze Leaves rustle, wind felt on Small wavelets

face; weather vane moves

3 8-12 Gentle breeze Leaves and twigs constantly Large wavelets; crests begin
moving; flags begin to flap to break

4 13-18 Moderate Dust raised; small branches Small waves 1-4 feet;
breeze move many whitecaps (foam)

5 19-24 Fresh breeze Small trees begin to sway Longer waves 4-8 feet;
whitecaps common; spray

6 25-31 Strong breeze Larger tree branches Larger waves 8-13 feet;
moving whitecaps common; more
spray

7 32-38 Near gale Whole trees moving; hard Sea heaps up; waves 13-20
to walk against the wind feet; crest break

8 39-46 Gale Twigs break off trees; hard Waves 13-20 feet and longer
to walk against the wind breaking into foam

9 47-54 Strong gale Slight damage to buildings; High waves 20 feet; rolling
tiles and slates torn off roof seas; reduced visibility

10 55-63 Storm Trees uprooted; serious Waves 20-30 feet; crests

damage to buildings overhanging; sea white

11 64-72 Violent storm Widespread damage Waves 30-45 feet; air filled
with spray; reduced visibility

12 73 + Hurricane Widespread destruction Waves 0ver 45 feet; air filled

with foam; forceful spray

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When the thunder roars as loud as it’s able
Ginger, our cat, hides under the table.
There’s not much room as far as I can tell,
Especially when I’m hiding there as well.

My guinea pigs, Jenny, Benny and Lenny

Are not keen on lightning flashing and many
Of the gerbils, about six, scurry too
Under the table with you know who.

Nimbus, the dog, doesn’t want to be last

And dives under too at the next thunder blast.
I’m pleased now, last week, on our trip to the zoo,
I didn’t nag Mum for a pet kangaroo.

The thunder claps like a round of applause

At the sight of the tangle of forty-four paws,
Not to mention the one human being, that’s me,
Struggling and squirming to get myself free.

The weather’s been fine now for over an hour.

Not a whisper of wind or sign of a shower.
The sun is bright as ever it gets,
But here am I – stuck in a muddle of pets.

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United are the best football team. But City beat them last week!

Even so, United are top of the league. They were lucky to get a penalty.

The referee made the right decision. City have scored more goals than them.

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 I have a cat, a Tortoises have
dog and a tortoise. They’re all very cute. a hard shell.

My cat, Spangle, Muggy, the dog,

has the softest does tricks such as
fur. rolling over.

My tortoise, Arthur, Grandad is going

can keep you amused to buy me a chicken.
for hours.

Then I’ll have four But I still won’t

pets altogether. have enough pets.

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 Horses have been used by mankind for a
very long time. There is evidence to show
they began to be caught and tamed around
6000 years ago. Many thousands of years
before that, drawings of wild horses being
hunted became part of cave art.

Horses have been used by mankind for a very long time. _____________________

There is evidence to show they began to be caught and

tamed around 6000 years ago. _____________________

Many thousands of years before that, drawings of wild

horses being hunted became part of cave art. _____________________

Shetland ponies are famous for their size,

strength and ability to put up with very
harsh winters. They are very hardy. When
there is no grass to eat, they will forage for
seaweed along the shoreline.

Shetland ponies are famous for their size, strength

and ability to endure very harsh winters. _____________________

They are very hardy. _____________________

When there is no grass to eat, they will forage for

seaweed along the shoreline. _____________________
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 The other

Flowering plants that rely on insects often have large,

colourful flowers and a sweet scent. They all need
to be pollinated somehow. Flowers that use the wind
are usually dull brown or green.

A hummingbird has a long beak and even

longer tongue. While it hovers over a
flower for its nectar, sticky pollen grains
stick to its beak. The bird then transfers
the grains to the next flower. In this way,
the bird pollinates flowers by accident.

No bats – no chocolate! Some plants round

the world depend totally on bats for their
pollination. Important examples include
banana, mango and, of course, cocoa from
which chocolate is made. Some bats have
specially long tongues to reach nectar deep
inside flowers. While bees and other insects
are attracted to flowers that open during the
day, bats rely on nocturnal flowers.

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 It is generally agreed that there are 7 continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia,
Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Islands located
near a continent are usually thought of as being part of that continent.

Continents Africa: the Biggest European Islands

of the World Continent

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is over 29,035

feet or 8850 metres above sea level. If you were to include mountains
that start below sea level, the highest would be Mauna Kea on Hawaii,
which, from bottom to top, is 30,610 feet or 9330 metres.

Mount Everest: Mauna Kea: High Mountains

the Facts Record Breaker of the World

There are different kinds of deserts, not just sandy ones. Experts agree
that a desert is a place that gets less than 10 inches of rain in a year.
That means that the Sahara is the largest hot desert, but the polar desert
of Antarctica is even bigger.

It’s Hot What is a Desert? Antarctica is

in the Sahara a Polar Desert

The Nile in Africa is considered to be the longest river in the world. The
Amazon in South America is the second longest, followed by the Yangtze
in China and the Mississippi in North America.

The Nile The World’s The World’s

is in Africa Longest River Longest Rivers

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 I am big, with scales and fiery

breath, and I love scaring people. ____________________________________________________________

I like hats, mostly pointed ones.

Children are nice too – in soup! ____________________________________________________________

I am shiny with a sharp point.

I belong to King Arthur.

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You can try to get in, but you’d

have to climb a wall without

falling into my moat. ____________________________________________________________

I know it’s made of straw and it

could be blown away, but I call it

home. ____________________________________________________________

I might not be the best looking

guy around, but why do I have to

put up with goats on the roof? ____________________________________________________________

That boy isn’t very bright. Fancy

swapping me for a bag of beans. ____________________________________________________________

I don’t know why the bears were

cross about the broken chair.

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Red Nose Day, organised by Comic Relief, has become a special day all over Britain.
Lots of people love to get involved. Every two years, up and down the country, in
schools, businesses and local communities, people do something funny to raise money
for charity.

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The BBC hosts a night of entertainment, involving all sorts of stars and celebrities from
the worlds of music, comedy, drama and sport to inspire the nation to give generously.

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The money raised by Red Nose Day helps people living tough lives across the UK and
Africa. Events raise awareness of poverty as well as raising a smile on millions of faces.

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One of the main aims of the charity is to give as many children as possible the chance
to have an education. The number of children attending primary school in Africa has
increased by over 60 million since 2000.

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 The Evil Queen possessed something unique: a magic mirror. Every morning,
she would go to her magic mirror and say, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is
the fairest of them all?” This always pleased the Queen, until one day she
didn’t get the answer she was hoping for.

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When Jack’s mother tells him to take their one and only cow to market, she
doesn’t expect him to return with a bag of magic beans. She is so upset she
throws them out of the window. But in the middle of the night those magic
beans grow into a beanstalk that touches the clouds.

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Aladdin is ordered by his master, the wicked sorcerer, to climb down into the
cave to fetch an oil lamp. It is no ordinary oil lamp, however. When Aladdin
accidentally rubs it, a genie appears unexpectedly and offers to grant him
anything he wishes for.

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Pinocchio’s nose is not like any normal nose. When he lies to the fairy about
losing his gold pieces, his nose grows longer. When he keeps on lying, his
nose behaves in magical ways, growing so long Pinocchio can’t get through
the door.

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 Wildlife in Spring
All of the 17 species of bats in the UK eat insects; some as many as
3000 bugs in one night.
Hedgehogs eat slugs, snails, beetles and earthworms. Their babies
are called hoglets. Hoglets don’t hunt for themselves until they are about
8 weeks old.

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Big Schools’ Birdwatch

The Big Schools’ Birdwatch has been running for more than ten years
and helps to track the numbers of different birds in school grounds. Nearly
90% of schools that took part reported seeing more blackbirds than any
other kind of bird. An average of seven birds were spotted per school.
Starlings came second and, for the first time ever, house sparrows
came third.
A record-breaking 90,000 pupils and their teachers counted birds for
one hour in one day in the first half of Spring Term.

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 Edward Teach was one of the most feared pirates of all
time. He was called Blackbeard, because his large black
beard covered most of his face. He was a large man, often
carrying two swords, numerous knives, and pistols, and so
was feared by his own crew.

He began his pirating career sometime after 1713, though

he didn’t at that time have his own ship. In the winter of
1717, Blackbeard began sailing the Caribbean with his own
two ships. By attacking other vessels in the spring of 1718,
Blackbeard soon took control of four pirate ships, as well
as over 300 pirates.

In mid-1718 Blackbeard deliberately ran his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, onto
a sand bank and destroyed it. His plan was to see Charles Eden, the Governor
of North Carolina and ask for a pardon. For a while, Blackbeard lived there as a
law-abiding citizen. But it didn't take him long to take up piracy again, this time,
sharing any stolen goods with Charles Eden.

A fleet of Royal Navy ships surprised Blackbeard on November 22, 1718, when he
was killed. As a pirate, Blackbeard captured over 40 ships. Although his life of crime
lasted only a few years, his fearsome reputation has long outlived him.

It didn’t take Blackbeard long to take up piracy again

In 1717 Blackbeard began sailing with his own two ships

Blackbeard began his pirating career after 1713

The Royal Navy surprised Blackbeard

Blackbeard ran his ship onto a sand bank

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Sontash stopped farming for the day as a

jungle crow flew overhead. “Oh, what must it be
like,” he thought, “to get a bird’s eye view of my
little farm?” He sighed and thought about his field
of ragi, his six chickens, four pigs, three banana trees and one cow.
As he slept under the banyan tree, there was a BOOM like the rumble of
thunder! Then another crashing THUMP! It sounded as if the grandfather of all
elephants had just tripped over a squirrel.
As the sun rose, a boulder, bigger than a house, dropped from the sky. It
landed ten fields away from Sontash’s farm. It had been dropped by the giant
called Babala – so tall his head touched the clouds. So tall that the black kites
that soar high above were circling round his knees.
“Hey!” shouted Sontash, but the giant didn’t notice him.
Priti, his wife, who always stuck by him, called to Sontash. “Climb to the
top of the banyan tree. He might see you there.”
He reached the top just as Babala dropped another huge boulder. It hit the
ground just six fields away. What an ear-splitting noise it made. As if the moon
had lost its way and bumped into the Earth.
“Hey! Babala!” shouted Sontash. “Why are you trying to destroy my
field?”
“Field?” said Babala, bending down so low that his face drew close to
Sontash. “What you call field is one of the squares of my board game. My
chowkabara game. And these rocks are my chowkabara pieces. These logs are
my dice. How dare you interrupt my game!”
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Babala the Giant – part 2

Babala was about to roll his logs, destroying the farm, when Sontash yelled,
“Wait! One person on their own can’t play chowkabara. You need at least two
people to play the game.”

While the giant was thinking, Sontash quickly climbed down the banyan
tree and immediately went to work to cut the field of ragi. But not all of it. All
he cut was two lines joining the corners. Now the field had a cross in the middle.
Babala the giant looked down at Sontash’s field. “Oh dear,” he said. “I
cannot land on a square with a cross.”
“If you land on this field with a cross, you will lose your chowkabara
pieces.” Babala held the two logs in his hands. He rattled them around wildly.
He blew on them for luck. Then he threw them onto the ground.
Sontash wasn’t tall enough to count the number of dots on the sides of the
logs. But all the giant said was, “Oh, no! Six.” He sat down on a nearby hill
looking glum. “You’ve won, Sontash, and I will leave all my chowkabara pieces on
this little hill next to your farm. Goodbye.”
“Thank you, Babala!” Sontash shouted.
The next evening, when all the farm work
was done, Sontash and Priti climbed to the top
of the enormous boulders that Babala had left.
And together, just like the jungle crow, they were
able to see all of their farm – the field of ragi,
the six chickens, the four pigs and the three
banana trees and the cow.

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 Some owls are easier to You can do bird-spotting
spot than others. from your kitchen window.

The kingfisher’s blue wings The Barn Owl has white

make it one of our most feathers under its wings
colourful birds. and body.

The robin is easy to Its feathers come in amazing

spot in your garden. colours.

The starling, though still Populations of the distinctive

quite common, is in yellow bird have ‘dropped
decline. like a stone’.

The skylark is often heard Recently, numbers have

before it is seen. gone down by around 70%.

Swallows migrate to Britain Despite its striking colours

in early summer to have many gardeners would prefer
their young. it to stay away.

The wren is a small, brown, It’s not so easy to spot, but,

well-camouflaged bird, with once you know its song,
a sharp, trilling song. you’ll know when it’s nearby.

Yellowhammer numbers Its clear, high melodic song

have halved in the last can last for five minutes or
twenty years. even longer.

The red and black bullfinch They often return to the

often visits gardens, feeding same nesting site year after
on the buds of fruit trees. year.

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 Heroes Villains
George’s lance was broken but he took The dragon appeared to be about to fly
out his sword and fought on bravely. off when it turned on him viciously.

Arthur was young, with no experience, A secret smile crossed the wizard’s lips
but everyone knew he could be trusted. as he left to work on his next evil spell.
plan his revenge

Perhaps Jack wasn’t the brightest child Everyone in the village was terrified at
in the village but he didn’t scare easily. the sound of the approaching giant.

The woodcutter risked his own life by No one told Hansel and Gretel about the
setting the two children free. strange owner of the house of sweets.

The Prince was determined to find the The Queen took her magic mirror off
girl lost in the enchanted forest. the wall and smashed it on the floor.

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 Alice and Marta won the 3-legged race.

The toddlers’ potato and spoon race was funny.

Tomasz in Class 4 surprised everyone by winning the skipping race.

Each class was split fairly into different teams and named after animals.

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 “Mother,” said Little Red Riding Hood,
baking some cakes, “I’m going to take
these to Granny.” Her mother agreed,
but warned her not to talk to any
strangers on her way through the forest.

As Little Red Riding Hood skipped along,

taking care not to squash any tiny
creatures on the path, she decided to
pick some flowers to brighten up the
old woman’s cottage.

Creeping out from some dark bushes,

Mr Wolf appeared in front of her.
Hiding a snarl behind a fake smile, he
asked Little Red Riding Hood where she
was going.

Always polite, she explained she was off

to see her grandmother in the thatched
cottage by the brook. Mr Wolf wished
her a safe journey, but had a sly chuckle
to himself as he ran off. He knew a
shortcut that would take him to the old
woman’s cottage before Little Red
Riding Hood. What a sneak!

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 The Golden Eagle

In Britain, Golden Eagles

are to be found mainly in
the Highlands of Scotland
and Cumbria.

With their large, hooked beaks and excellent eyesight,

they are powerful predators. Using their strong talons
and remarkable wingspan, they can easily spot and
swoop down on their prey.

Mainly, they eat other birds and

small mammals, but they have
been blamed by angry farmers
for taking new-born lambs.

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 British Bats

There are 17 bats native to the UK.

Bats don’t live in nests. They live in
roosts and frequently move around
to find food and safe places to have
babies.

Before humans came along, bats

evolved to roost in trees and caves,
but now they can also be found in
barns, houses, tunnels and under
bridges. Often they set up home in
old churches. Such roosts are now
protected by law.

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 School Fête – Saturday 1st July
Every year, as you all know, Drizzletown Primary School holds
its annual fête on the school playing field. Unfortunately,
because of the flooding that has taken place, this year’s fête
has had to be cancelled. Letters have been sent home, but in
case these have been overlooked, I would appreciate it if you
passed on this information to your friends. We hope to avoid
last year’s situation when so many visitors got lost in the fog.
I’m sure, as parents, you are as disappointed as I am by this
last-minute decision, but, as a result of the recent torrential
rain, cancellation is inevitable.
Mr. I. M. Drenched (Headteacher)

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 Sam checked the calendar. “Tomorrow,” she
said, “it will be Monday 24th – my birthday.
Hooray!” She clapped her hands. Opening
the curtains, she grumbled. “I do hope the
weather improves by then.”

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 The giant roared.

The children whispered.

The knight yelled.

The messenger reported.

The teacher snapped.

The detective questioned.

The customer complained.

The school janitor grumbled.

The princess screamed.

The Queen announced.

The prisoner moaned.

The baby cried.

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 Roberto stamped his foot and waved
his hands in the air. He walked away
from the referee, stared up at the sky
and shook his head. He turned to the
crowd and shrugged his shoulders.

Tess opened the envelope, careful

not to damage the letter inside. She
felt her pulse racing as she slowly
unfolded the blue notepaper. She
couldn’t believe it, but it was true.
She had won!

Raj sighed deeply, threw his pencil

onto the floor and leaned back in
his chair. He looked at the page of
homework again, but it was no use.
He turned back to the instructions
but that didn’t help.

Luisa turned her back on the group of

friends. The corners of her mouth
drooped and she had to hold back the
tears. Taking one last look back at
her so-called friends, she shuffled off.

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and jump in the car. He
drove like the wind. _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

That car must have been

_______________________________________________
left unlocked. He didn’t
use a key. Off he went. _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

The car was parked right _______________________________________________

outside the bank. He had
a bag. He was in a hurry. _______________________________________________

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I’m sure he had a camera

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with him. The Queen was
visiting the local school. _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

His daughter was in the

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back of the car. Looked
very ill, if you ask me. _______________________________________________

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 I want my porridge
and I don’t want to
see anybody sitting shy
on my chair. Got
that?

I don’t understand
how anybody can be
bothered to make brave
porridge. I’d prefer
to stay in bed all day.

I don’t mind sharing

my porridge with
Goldilocks. She can bossy
sit on my chair for
a while too.

Dragon? You show

me this dragon. I’ll
teach it to wander kind
around scaring all
the villagers.

All I’m trying to do

is to get out a bit
more instead of lazy
hiding away in my
cave all day.

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 You could tell from the look on Charlie’s face that he’d had enough. He’d already
told us all that he thought having a midnight feast in Cora’s back garden was a
stupid idea. Why he turned up none of us knew. He spent all night pretending to
yawn. Cora had done really well. The food was delicious. If it was her hope to
overcome her shyness and make new friends, then she had done an excellent job.
Pity about Rita. Always telling the rest of us what to do. Me? I’ll be friends with
anybody. People say to me: ‘Joey, nothing and nobody ever gets you down. You
put up with everybody and face up to everything life throws at you.’ I guess it’s
true. Funny how things turned out. Nobody thought we’d be the only kids on
the entire planet to witness the high-pitched screeching, the space around us
filling with thick, green mist and the ground shaking underneath us. As the air
cleared, we found ourselves staring at a round metal ball the size of a truck.
And... it was opening...

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 Checking that no one was watching her,
Pandora Jones slowly turned the door
handle. As her eyes opened wide, she put
her hand over her mouth to stifle a squeal.
Tomorrow was her birthday, not today.
Checking again over her shoulder, as quietly
as possible, she took a step toward the huge
box tied with ribbon. Her heart pounded.

She tugged and twisted the ribbon, but, no

matter how hard she tried, it wouldn’t undo.
Using all her strength, she did her best to rip
it apart. This was getting her nowhere.

Then she remembered the scissors that were

kept in a drawer. In no time, the ribbon lay in
shreds on the floor. At last, she sighed
deeply as she removed the lid.

Strangely, the box seemed to be empty. Why

would anybody go to all that trouble with an
empty box? Then, in a corner of the box, she
spotted a note from her brother. On it was
scribbled one word: NAUGHTY!

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Cut carefully round the I look forward to hearing King Arthur stood in
reindeer shape before from you soon. front of his knights, a
attaching the string. Best wishes, grim look on his face.

____________________ ______________________ _____________________

Dear Sir, Then Prince Handsome As far as Maggie could

I would like to complain picked up the glass see, the Inspector was
about recycling. slipper, but she’d gone. completely clueless.

____________________ ______________________ _____________________

The greatest threat to thunder...........p 9, 22, 87 There seemed to be

our native species is tornadoes.......p 7, 12, 65 nothing magical about
the Harlequin Ladybird. typhoons....... p 3, 41, 99 the beans. “Oh, Jack!”

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Karl looked in despair Wet your finger and hold The labyrinth was deep
at the empty box. The it up in the air. Check to and echoed with the
jewels were gone! see which side has dried. Minotaur’s groans.

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 Saturday. ___________________________________
Today I played hide and seek ___________________________________
in the park with my friends. ___________________________________
We were having a picnic ___________________________________
when it started to rain. ___________________________________

Marie emptied her bag of ___________________________________

chestnuts on the grass, all ___________________________________
ready for a game of conkers. ___________________________________
But one was making a strange ___________________________________
ringing sound. ___________________________________

To play Hot Potato, you need ___________________________________

a ball or a beanbag, at least ___________________________________
six children and someone to ___________________________________
act as caller. Stand in a circle. ___________________________________
Choose someone to start. ___________________________________

In Victorian times, it was ___________________________________

common for children to play ___________________________________
in the street. Long before the ___________________________________
invention of computer games, ___________________________________
children played hopscotch ... ___________________________________

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 Sometimes, Mum makes her own pizzas.
They’re different from take-away pizzas,
although both are tasty. On the one hand,
Mum’s have fresh tomatoes, while the ones
we buy from PizzaPup don’t. What they
have in common is me ready to eat them.

While the Pound In Your Pocket shop sells everything at £1, our
local supermarket, on the other hand, has a bigger range of things
to buy. Its size is similar to the supermarket, even though it doesn’t
display so much stuff on the shelves. Although Pound In Your
Pocket is a lot cheaper, the supermarket is better quality.

While moths and butterflies both have six legs and

powdery scales on their wings, usually, butterflies
can be seen during the day, whereas, moths tend
to come out at night. Unlike butterflies, moths don’t
have tiny club shapes on the end of their antennae.
Another obvious difference is that butterflies are
usually very colourful. The same cannot be said
for moths, which are much duller. When they are
resting, moths hold their wings flat. Butterflies,
however, hold their wings together above the body.

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The moonlight suddenly disappeared as if

someone had thrown a blanket over it. Aziz and
Naomi glanced at each other, wondering if this
was such a good idea after all.
Follow the leader. It was Joe’s idea. But he
hadn’t mentioned climbing the high fence into the
scrap yard: a cemetery for the cool, dream cars of
American movies. Mustangs, Impalas, Chevrolets,
Thunderbirds. All here, piled up high and Joe’s
particular dream sat on top of six other wrecks.
‘No way,’ whispered Aziz. ‘No one is going
to climb up there.’
‘Chicken?’ said Joe, wiping his oily hands on
his ragged hoodie before stepping onto the bent
bumper of the first car. He was half-way up when
Naomi froze. There was a creak. A groaning of
rusting metal. And the red Mustang balanced on
top of the tower of cars started to sway.

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 The Art of Clowning by J. Grimaldi
Chapters:
1. History p. 5
2. Skills p. 72
Glossary p. 126

Chapter 1 History

Research shows that clowns were there in Greek

and Roman times. Throughout the Middle Ages,
kings, queens and nobles had their fools and
jesters, who had a good life as long as they
amused their masters...

Chapter 2 Skills

Clowning is not as easy as it looks, requiring many

physical skills, acting abilities, imagination and wit.
It uses timing, surprise and slapstick. Clowns have
their own special tricks and surprise elements, e.g.
flowers that squirt water and custard pies...

Glossary

slapstick: 1. action comedy. e.g. throwing pies

in actors’ faces.
2. stick, making a loud slap, used by
clowns for striking other performers.

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I don’t enjoy cycling along this bumpy road

Driving too fast can

lead to . . . . . . . . . . !!!

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 Ever since Jake was five years old, he had wanted to
be a detective. It was no surprise that the rest of his family
got pretty fed up of him spying on them all the time.
Detectives, of course, must be good at spotting clues,
noticing unusual things happening, such as Grandad going
to the loo and not coming back.

From her bedroom window, Nicola could see

beyond the village to the hills and the outlines of oaks.
But tonight, there was something else. Something
strange. A light streaking across the sky. Not a
shooting star. No. Something else.
People had talked about lights in the sky before,
but they were cranks. Wacky. Imagining things. But
now here they were.

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Cast: Aunt Rosie, Max, Kim
Scene 1
The kitchen of Aunt Rosie’s house.
Aunt Rosie: (enters smiling) Max, help me make some cheese sandwiches for the
party.
Kim: That might not be a good idea.
Aunt Rosie: (puzzled) Why not? Your friends will be here in an hour.
Kim: Tell her, Max.
Max: (looking guilty) You tell her.
Kim: (shaking her head) Max ate all the cheese. He’s crazy about cheese.
Don’t ask me why.
Aunt Rosie: Well, let’s get the glasses and pour out some cola.
Kim’s face turns red as Max puts his hand on her shoulder.
Aunt Rosie: Oh dear!

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a butterfly. Firstly, the female butterfly attaches its
eggs to the underside of a leaf. The next stage is _________________________

when the caterpillar emerges. While feeding on the _________________________

leaf, it grows. As it gets bigger, it sheds its old skin
_________________________
several times. Then comes the chrysalis.
This is the third stage. Inside its cocoon, the _________________________
caterpillar undergoes dramatic changes until a new _________________________
adult butterfly crawls out to stretch and dry its
wings. Finally, this adult is able to mate and _________________________

reproduce.

The life cycle of a frog begins when an adult _________________________

female lays its eggs in water. This is called spawn.
_________________________
Each egg starts life as a single cell. If the spawn
isn’t eaten by a fish or a duck, the cell splits into _________________________
two, then four, until the egg is made up of lots of _________________________
cells. This stage is called the embryo. This is when
_________________________
gills start to form.
After about 3 weeks, the embryo leaves its _________________________
jelly-like egg and attaches itself to an underwater
_________________________
leaf. Once it is big enough, it becomes a tadpole
with a long tail. After 5 weeks, it begins to change. _________________________
First of all, hind legs appear. Next: front legs. Then _________________________
the tail becomes smaller and lungs form inside. This
_________________________
is when you see them swimming to the surface to
breathe in air. _________________________
Eleven or twelve weeks after the egg was part of
_________________________
a clump of spawn, a tiny frog leaves the pond and
starts to eat worms and insects. Later, it will find _________________________
a mate and the whole cycle will start all over again.

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THE PERFORMANCE

The members of the orchestra played as well as

they could. The evening could have been better
if the audience had been a bit quieter. Many of
them were _______________ at the wrong time.
We had hardly begun when several phones
started _______________. There was a constant
__________________ of chairs. Someone was
having a ______________ fit in the middle of the
trumpet solo. I’m sure I could hear the annoying
_______________ of keys. And it’s nice to think
people are keen to join in, but _______________
out of tune doesn’t help.

giggling sizzle pitter-pattering moan clattering

chucking squelched splashing whoop drenched

WET DAY AT SCHOOL

The rain wasn’t just making a pleasant _____________________ sound.

No. It was _________________ down as if some of those ancient Greek
gods we’ve been studying were _______________________ it at us and
_______________________. I got ____________________ on the way
home _________________ through the puddles and _______________
in the kitchen door. I was about to _______________ about the terrible
day I’d had. That’s when I heard the _________________ of sausages in
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 Hester clicked off the light switch, stepped outside and
crunched along the gravel path. The gate squeaked as
she pushed it open. The stars were out and a barn owl
hooted among the rustling trees.

Jed admitted he was a bit clumsy at times. Not only that,

I knew he was hungry the way his stomach grumbled. So
I wasn’t in the least surprised when he scuffled past me
to the kitchen. The bottle of cola he was holding fizzed
and splattered his t-shirt just as his huge plateful of snacks
clattered across the kitchen floor. When he got hiccups I
have to admit I couldn’t stop myself howling with laughter.

I was happily strumming my guitar when I heard a screech

of brakes outside my window. This was followed by the
honking of a car horn. I’ve no idea what it was all about.
The engine revved up again and, immediately, the car roared
off. Seconds later, I heard the wail of a siren getting louder
and louder until the police whizzed by in hot pursuit.

The cat was purring so I knew it was enjoying lapping up

its milk. The dog, of course, wouldn’t stop yapping even
though it had munched up its dinner only minutes before.
Since the cat wouldn’t allow it to have any milk, it trudged
outside and slurped some of the water from its bowl.

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 My feet are so big they’re like boats. I have big feet.

The fish I caught this morning was the

size of a shark.

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

I’ll die if Dad doesn’t buy me that new

computer game.

You can’t get in Harry’s room for all his

Marvel comics.

Mum will be angry when she finds out

I ate all the sweets.

I’m not very good at maths.

These shoes are killing me.

It’s very cold today.

Sometimes my friends drive me up the

wall.

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 Theseus, beware!
As big as a bulldozer, Minotaur stands.
Take care you’re not caught by its dinner-plate hands.
The Minotaur’s hair is as rough as a brush.
Intruder, watch out, you’re turning to mush.
Running’s no good, he’s as fast as a fox
With muscles as huge as grandfather clocks.
Wide as the ocean, his mouth is so monstrous
Get close and his breath will knock you unconscious
Tail like a bullwhip cutting the air.
Eyes that see everything – Theseus, beware!

As black as pitch from the Earth’s deepest mine,

This maze is amazing – it’s labyrinthine!
You’ll be lost as a grain of sand on a beach.
Don’t cry for help, for help’s out of reach.
You’re as mad as a rabbit dazed by a headlight
But the Minotaur loves subterranean midnight.
He’ll find you as sure as night follows day.
Look behind you! A shadow is creeping this way.
Eyes like an eagle and claws like a snare.
Sword ready, Theseus? Better beware!

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 Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to complain about the weather last Saturday.
Arriving at the gates of Buckingham Palace at the crack of dawn, I
was totally prepared to suffer sore feet and back-ache in order to
catch a glimpse of the Queen. I did not expect to be bombarded by
rain at midday and then to be blinded by sunshine at the very moment
Her Majesty made her appearance.
I hope you will try to do a little better next weekend as I
have tickets for an open-air rock concert.
Yours sincerely,
Gerald G. Grumpsville

Arriving at the gates of

Buckingham Palace at the crack
of dawn

bombarded by rain... blinded by

sunshine

I hope you will try to do a little

better next weekend

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 Hey Angie,
You’re gonna be like green with envy ‘cos guess where I went on
Saturday? Dad took us to see our favourite band. Yeah! They were
so cool. Later he bought us the monster of all monster pizzas. Pity
Joe had to come too.
See ya – Sal x

Hi Nick,
You missed a good one at the weekend. The music was the best.
Pizzas too. Sally is like a kinda Scrooge. She could easily have
given you her ticket. You should have seen her wolfing down the
pizza. Gross!
Joe

You’re gonna be like green with

envy
the monster of all monster pizzas

Sally is like a kinda Scrooge

wolfing down the pizza

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 The Storm Giant

clouds huddle like an angry mob

as lightning cuts through the air
that’s when I hear the grey sky sob
as the light dims in despair
thunder growls at the mountain peaks
like an animal trapped in a cage
the wind in the dull-painted background shrieks
as the storm giant takes to the stage

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 Dear Sir,

Are you one of those uncaring councils that thinks it’s ok to let

the Polar Bear become extinct? It’s innocent and endangered. In my

own modest way, I have begun my CARE FOR A BEAR campaign.

Isn’t it time the thoughtless members of the council encouraged

more recycling? Otherwise, this sad world will be left with one bear

clinging helplessly to a single block of ice.

Yours faithfully,

Miss I. Foster

questions

adjectives

strong, emotive words

slogans

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 Dragonscale

In those days when time itself was hidden

in mist, it was said that the man or woman who
took a shimmering scale from the wing of a dragon
would hold the power of flight.
Above the Forest of Drac, the fiery breath
of the Seven Dragons of Brancastle seemed to set
the very sky alight. At the edge of that dark forest,
the evil Dragon-master crossed the courtyard of
his castle, frustrated that he hadn’t yet been able
to acquire a scale for himself.
He needed bait. And when young Garth, the
blacksmith’s son – himself a master of fire – and
his sister, Kate, entered the forest to gather wood, he
he was overcome by a frenzy of mad laughter.
Pushing Garth to the ground, the Dragon-
master locked Kate in his foul dungeon, promising
to release her only if Garth returned with a
dragonscale.
Soon, the boy was lost in the maze of forest
paths. That’s when he felt the ground vibrating,
heard the ripping of branches from trees and fell
to his knees, facing seven pairs of hideous eyes.
He expected death to come quickly, but no.
Recognising one who also knew the ways of fire,
one of the dragons stepped forward, and allowed
him to climb up between its wings. There, he was
flown back to the castle, where the Dragon-master
shook with fear and set Kate free.
After all, Garth had returned with a dragon-
scale, even though it was still attached to the
dragon.

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 Theseus and the Minotaur

In the days before the gods stopped their

meddling in the lives of humans, an old and bitter
king, called Minos, ruled the island of Crete. Year
after year, he attacked the city of Athens in order
to avenge the loss of his son.
At last, he agreed to leave the city in peace
if, every nine years, they sent seven girls and
seven boys to be sacrificed to the beast called the
Minotaur. This was a creature – half man and
half bull – that lived in the dark and dismal maze
underneath the king’s palace.
Then, one year, Prince Theseus stepped
forward and offered to go himself. His plan was
to track down the Minotaur and kill it, though no
one had ever come out of the maze alive.
After arriving on the island, Theseus left
the palace to meet Ariadne, the daughter of King
Minos. She provided Theseus with a sword and a
long piece of string.
Next morning, following Ariadne’s plan,
Theseus tied one end of the string to the entrance
and entered the maze alone. In its deep, bone-
littered caverns, he confronted the grotesque
monster. There was a fierce battle but, being a
skilled and determined fighter, Theseus killed the
beast and followed the string back to the outside
world and safety.

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 Thursday, 27th April 293 AD

Dear Diary,

Had the most awful dream last night. That

pest, with the rusting, clanking suit – George

something or other – crept up behind me and

shouted BOO! Really gets on my nerves. I’m

going to sort him out one of these days. You

just can’t trust knights nowadays. I haven’t

forgotten what he said when we first met. If I toasted his bagels for him,

then he would put on a show for the villagers of chasing me off. No harm

done. Huh! Then Mr Puffycheeks got himself a new lance. Had to show off.

Oh, yeah. Couldn’t help himself he said. It’ll take ages for this tail to get

better. I do hope they send someone else soon. Somebody prepared to

negotiate, have a chinwag, share a muffin. That’d be nice.

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 Nasira had never seen herself as the rescuing type. Saving? Wasn’t that
something the police and fire fighters did? She couldn’t save her pocket
money. Now here she was – hanging by her fingertips from a drainpipe,
peering in the window at the two rough-looking men who had stolen
all the money from her grandma’s shop. Now, should she phone for help
or sneak in once they had left the room? Oh, Nasira, Nasira! Now what?

Leon checked his watch. He must have checked it only seconds ago.
Those hands had barely moved. Where were they? All the guys. The
reinforcements. The army, the navy or whoever it was Marek said he
was going to fetch. Meanwhile, using binoculars, he could see the stolen
World Cup through the window of the power boat. The fog was rolling
in. On deck, a member of the crew had already started up the engine.
Should he swim out there? Suddenly: heavy footsteps. Someone was
coming. Closer and closer. “Hey,” said a voice behind him. “Hey, you!”

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 Detective Sergeant Morris peered down at Harriet
and Jake. They could see he wasn’t writing anything in his
notebook – more like doodling. What they didn’t see was
the new neighbour watching from an upstairs window.
“So, this is the shed, is it? The one that you said...
what? It hums? Look, kids, I’m trying not to laugh, but
really – a shed that hums!”
“Not just humming,” insisted Harriet.
“Yesterday,” said Jake, “it was at the bottom of the
garden. Now it’s here, next to the house. Grandad went
in on Tuesday, then Dad, Gran and Mum, and they haven’t
been seen since.”
Morris shook his head. “Kids! Too many computer
games.” He sighed. “Look, let’s sort this out once and for
all.” He reached for the door handle.
“No!” yelled Harriet and Jake together as the weird
humming started up and grew louder and louder. A twist
of pain travelled across the policeman’s face as he slowly
disappeared.

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FISHFACE FREDDIE
AND MONSTERS OF THE DEEP

You know, Captain Nell, I’ve been at Wow, that’s a long time, Fishface!
sea, man and boy, for sixty years. And I imagine you’ve come across Blue
I’ve seen some unusual happenings. Whales and Great White Sharks.

Much more. I’ve seen sea serpents, Are you sure you didn’t dream it all?
enormous jellyfish the size of islands You know the biggest jellyfish is eight
and monsters as big as a rugby pitch. feet wide and there are giant squids.

Sailing from Norway to Greenland, I Was the sea calm and like a mirror?
was, when I glanced out at sea and Did I tell you about the time I came
saw an ugly thing staring back at me. face to face with a Freddisquid?

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WHALE DIARY

Monday 1st June 2015 excitement. 11am A pod of

Conditions: sunny, breezy, White-beaked Dolphins

small breaking waves. amused us all with their

Once on board, I felt like acrobatics alongside the

a 5 year old on my first boat. By then, I’d stopped

adventure. Since seeing imagining every crest of a

the captain’s photos of wave was a Minke Whale.

these mighty beasts, we But, luckily, returning to

were all fizzing with harbour, I saw

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What he saw: _________________________________________________________

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How he felt: ___________________________________________________________

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What was special about the holiday: ___________________________________

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whale size food offspring special notes

Blue Whale Grows to 105 feet Instead of teeth,
23 feet at Largest and
or 32 metres. they have rows of
birth or loudest
Weight = 190 tons comb-like plates
7 metres and mammal.
or the same as for filtering krill
3 tons, babies They make a
20 or more African and small fish out
drink up to low whistle
elephants. Females of the water. Can
150 gallons of heard for 100s of
are larger than eat 4 tons of food
mother’s of miles. Can
males. each day. milk every live up to 80
day. years.
Minke Whale Up to 35 feet or Without teeth 9 feet or Can live up to
10.7 metres. and a solitary almost 50 years. Very
Weight = 7-11 tons. hunter, its food 3 metres and curious and
Females are includes krill and ½ ton. swim close to
slightly larger. small fish. boats.
Orca Males grow up A toothed whale, 7 feet or Also known as
to 30 feet or just it eats fish, squid, around Killer Whales,
over 9 metres; birds and sea 2 metres and they are the
females are 25 feet mammals. They 400 pounds. largest of the
or 7.6 metres. work in groups Babies stay dolphin
Weight = 7-10 tons. and track prey by with mother family of sea
echo-location for 2 years. mammals.
(bouncing sound Pods (groups) Live 30 – 50
off objects). are led by years. Groups
females. can number
as many as
100 Orcas.

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statement true false

The Blue Whale is the biggest because it eats
small sea mammals.
Minke Whales hunt in groups.

Orcas can live for 45 years.

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larger than male Orca

female Orca same size as male Orca

smaller than male Orca

larger than female Minke

male Minke same size as female Minke

smaller than female Minke

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IT’S A RECORD

The longest time a paper aeroplane has stayed in the air (inside, over level
ground) was set in December 2010 by Takuo Toda of Japan. His aeroplane
stayed up for 29.2 seconds. The farthest distance a paper aeroplane has
been thrown (inside over level ground) is 69.14 metres. This was achieved
by Joe Ayoob in the USA in 2012.
[Please note: records were correct at the time this was written.]

HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE PAPER AEROPLANE

Equipment needed
1 piece of A4 paper – colour of your choice.
A ruler to help with folds.

Step-by-step Guide
First: fold along the length of the paper. (1)
Open it out again – this fold is called a guide
fold to help in later stages.

Second: fold down the 2 corners as shown

in the diagram. (2)
Third: fold in the new shoulders. (3)

Fourth: fold shape (4) in half. See (5).

You should now have reached diagram (6).

Fifth: fold back the new shoulders. (7)

Your aeroplane (8) is ready for take-off! (9)

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Icarus’s father was called Underneath King Minos’s

Daedalus. He was known palace, in a dark maze,
in ancient Greece as a lived a monster called the
brilliant inventor and Minotaur. Daedalus
sculptor. provided the thread that
He worked on the island Theseus used to tie to the
of Crete for King Minos. door of the maze (or
He invented masts and labyrinth) so that he could
sails for ships. This helped find his way out after
Crete have a strong navy. slaying the Minotaur.
Also, his sculptures were Minos was furious that his
so lifelike, it was said that pet monster had been
they had to be chained to killed and he threw
the walls of the palace to Daedalus and his son,
stop them escaping. Icarus, into the labyrinth.

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It wasn’t so difficult for So Daedalus made wings

Daedalus to find his way for himself and Icarus,
through the labyrinth. using feathers held
After all, he was the one together with wax.
who had built it. Daedalus Daedalus warned Icarus
knew that he and Icarus not to fly too close to the
had to leave the island and sun, as it would melt his
get away from King Minos. wings, and not too close
But King Minos now to the sea, as it would
controlled the sea around dampen them and make it
Crete, so escape by boat hard to fly. Forgetting his
was impossible. Also, his father’s advice, Icarus flew
soldiers patrolled all the too close to the sun god,
roads. Daedalus realised Helios. The wax holding
that the only way out was his wings together melted. Fu
by air. But there was a He flapped his arms, but it
problem. Flying was only was no use. He fell and
for the gods! drowned in the sea.

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Kites
are designed to defy gravity
and fly but they are always controlled by
cords at ground level.

HISTORY SOME USES IN HISTORY

Kites were invented in the 5th Kites have been used to carry
century BC in China, where messages, measure distances
silk and paper were first and test the strength of the
made. Silk was both light wind. In medieval times, the
and strong. This made it Chinese army used silk kites
ideal for the sail as well as the to lift men up in the air, so
line held by the handler. that signals could be sent
Lightweight bamboo was also during battle.
used for the frame of the kite.
Chinese kites were flat and
Firehawk Kite
rectangular, but decorated
with mythical figures. Some Go one better with
had whistles attached to one of our amazing
make musical sounds.
superhero kites.
Any one of our
KITES TODAY
Nowadays, kites are flown for
crazy, crafted creations will
fun in the park, at the beach dominate the sky.
– anywhere with wide open Firehawk, in cloud-hugging flight,
spaces. They can be flown as
is quite hypnotic. An artist’s
part of an art show, for sport
or simply to demonstrate the dream of colour, movement and
skill of the handler. jaw-dropping beauty .

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one correct answer.]

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76 – 95 Developing range

96 – 100 Progressing Average range

101 – 112 Secure

113 – 122 Mastering Above average

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STREET PARTY
27 June 12 noon – 7:30pm

BANDS – CHOIRS – SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

Kids’ Activities – Splat the Rat – Face-painting – Lucky

Dip – Ugliest Pet Competition – Penalty Shoot-out

Admission is free, but you can give £2 as In the event of rain, the party
a donation to our Red Nose Day appeal
will be held in the
and get a free raffle ticket + programme. school hall.

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The flags and everything made it look just like

a proper funfair, Gran. Dad said you were
good at the coconut shy when you took him.
Did you go to funfairs when you were little?
Maybe they didn’t have them during the war.
Did your school have anything like that? Our
teacher was on Splat the Rat. You have a
drainpipe and somebody drops a rat (not a real
one) in the top and when it comes out the
bottom you have to try and hit it with a
hammer. I kept missing but it was still fun. I
did win some chocolates in the lucky dip. I’ll
bring them next time I come, if I have any left.

Lots of love,
Rita x

P.S. Hope you feel better soon.

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THE DARK HORSE

Greta, she’s my sister, gave me one of her looks. You

know. One of those ‘I’m two years older than you, so I
know best’ looks.
“Jacob, this is my thirteenth birthday today. We’ve
come to the fair to enjoy ourselves. This carousel is
amazing. So stop being so grumpy and cheer up.”
I sighed and did a crazy, cross-eyed smile. “Is that
better?” I said. Greta didn’t answer, but stomped off
towards the candy floss stall.
The trouble was: England was okay. My new
school was okay. I liked our new house near the seaside.
Mum and Dad kept telling me how lucky I was. But it
wasn’t home. It wasn’t the country I had grown up in. I
was homesick.
Now that Greta had wandered off, I peered up at the
wooden, carousel horses: brightly painted and glinting
in the sun. One in particular, a shiny, sleek horse, was as
black as the night, with rainbow decorations. It looked
as if it wanted to break free of its bolts and, by some
magic, take to the air.
The name painted on its neck was Moonrider.

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PART 2

I climbed up, stood beside it and ran my hand along

its saddle.
“You don’t want that one, lad.” The carousel owner
snarled like a cornered fox. He shook his head and
pushed back his oily, red hair. “Nobody ever goes on that
one. It doesn’t earn me any money. I’m getting rid of it
tonight.”
The painted eye of Moonrider stared at me and, as
soon as the owner left, I couldn’t help myself climbing
on.
The whirling music started up. I felt the rise and
fall of the galloper. People and sideshows and the fields
around whizzed by, until I stopped seeing them. Another
rising up of my wooden steed beneath me and I suddenly
felt free of the carousel, the fairground and this new
country I had come to.
We were flying over hills I used to climb and the
river I used to swim in, with distant, snow-capped
mountains beyond. There was our old farm far below.
All the familiar places. Then Moonrider turned and I
found myself on the carousel again as it slowly came to a
standstill.
Leaving the fair, I put my hand on Greta’s arm.
“Wait,” I said, smiling. “One last look.” As I looked back
at the dark, mysterious horse, I thought: maybe I’ll come
back again tomorrow.

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