A2 Flyers Reading and Writing

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Sarah’s new friend!

Sarah andSarah
her parents
and herand two younger
parents and twobrothers
youngerlive in thelive
brothers jungle. Early
in the every
jungle. Early every
morning, she runs to
morning, herruns
she favourite
to her mango tree
favourite and climbs
mango it, so
tree and she can
climbs it, sobring five bring five
she can
mangoes from the top
mangoes ofthe
from thetop
treeoffor
theher family
tree to eat
for her for to
family breakfast.
eat for breakfast.
One morning,
One she was sitting
morning, in the
she was treeinwhen
sitting she when
the tree saw an enormous
she tiger below
saw an enormous her.below her.
tiger
‘Go away!’‘Go
sheaway!’
called.she
‘I can’t come
called. down
‘I can’t untildown
come you go!’
untilBut
youthe
go!’tiger
Butdidn’t go didn’t go
the tiger
away. It looked
away. up at her up
It looked andatsaid, ‘Why?’
her and said, ‘Why?’
Sarah wasSarah
very surprised! ‘Tigers don’t
was very surprised! speak!’
‘Tigers she
don’t said. ‘Well,
speak!’ I do,’
she said. the tiger
‘Well, I do,’answered.
the tiger answered.
‘I’m not dangerous. Climb down.
‘I’m not dangerous. Those
Climb mangoes
down. look heavy.
Those mangoes I’llheavy.
look help I’ll help
you get home. Youhome.
you get can ride
Youon myride
can back.’
on my back.’
Very slowly andslowly
Very very carefully, Sarah climbed
and very carefully, Sarahdown the down
climbed tree. When sheWhen
the tree. was on the
she was on the
ground again andagain
ground looked into
and the tiger’s
looked kind
into the eyes,kind
tiger’s Sarah didn’t
eyes, feeldidn’t
Sarah frightened.
feel frightened.
It was funIttowas
ridefun
onto
theride
tiger’s back.
on the It stopped
tiger’s back. Itjust outside
stopped justthe village.
outside the‘I village.
shouldn’t come
‘I shouldn’t come
near the houses,’
near theithouses,’
said. ‘People
it said.are afraidare
‘People of me!’
afraid of me!’
Sarah understood. She thanked
Sarah understood. Shethe tiger and
thanked said goodbye.
the tiger and said goodbye.
‘You’re back quickly!’
‘You’re backher fatherher
quickly!’ said.
father said.
‘Yes!’ Sarah smiled.
‘Yes!’ ‘I rode
Sarah a tiger
smiled. home!’
‘I rode a tiger home!’
No-one believed
No-oneSarah butSarah
believed she didn’t mind!
but she Shemind!
didn’t knew She
she knew
had an exciting
she had anand reallyand
exciting kindreally kind
new friend,
newthefriend,
tiger, the
andtiger,
that made her made
and that very happy.
her very happy.

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Examples

jungle
Sarah’s family lives in a ……………………………… .

a mango tree
Sarah climbs ……………………………… early every morning.

Questions

1 Sarah’s parents and brothers have mangoes for their

2 When Sarah was in the tree one morning, she saw a

3 Sarah didn’t want to ……………………………… from the tree until

4 Sarah was ……………………………… when the tiger spoke to her.

5 Sarah rode the tiger until they were ……………………………… and

6 The tiger said the village people were ……………………………… it.

7 Sarah thought her new friend, the tiger, was

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Part 6
– 5 questions –
Read the
the diary
diary and
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themissing
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words.Write
Writeoneone
word on
word
each line.line.
on each

Friday

Example
was
Today …………………………… very interesting.
Peter Face, the famous actor, came to talk to us
1 …………………………… our school!
Peter is in some great television programmes. Mum and I always
2 like …………………………… him on TV.
3 He has …………………………… an actor since he was about
17. He talked about his new film, ‘Pirate Gold’, too. It will be in
4 cinemas …………………………… month.
He was very friendly. When he left, he gave our teacher three
5 DVDs of his films …………………………… our teacher is going
to show in film club.

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Part 7

Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or

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