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Pages 1–7While reading 1 Are the sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)? a Tina is famous. c b Her mum is angry. c c Tina is happy. c d Mrs White is Tina’s grandmother. c e Tina says ‘goodbye’ to her mother. c f Mrs White doesn’t know Tina. c g Tina telephones her mother. c

2 Choose the correct words in italics. a Tina’s family name is Curls / Daniels. b Tina likes chocolates / money. c She wants to be / is a star. d Mary is Tina’s friend / grandmother. e Mary / Mrs White lives in the country. f Tina wants to go home / stay in the country.

3 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

a page 2: Why is Tina’s mother angry? ……………………………………………… b page 3: What can Tina see in the photo? ……………………………………………… c page 4: Where is she going? ……………………………………………… d page 5: How does she know the house? ……………………………………………… e page 6: What is Tina saying? ……………………………………………… f page 7: What must Tina do? ………………………………………………

Pages 8–15While reading 4 Read the sentences. One word or name in

every sentence is wrong. Make it right. a Tina is happy in the city. …………………… b The fox kills a hedgehog. …………………… c Unhappy chickens give us eggs. …………….. d The postman reads about Tina in a letter. ……………………………………………… e Tina has a good idea. ……………………….. f Mrs White wants Tina to be a star. ……………………………………………… g Tina’s new school is in France. ………………

5 Match the words in A with the words in B to make sentences about the story.

A Ba The lambs 1 make a terrible

noise.b The hedgehogs 2 likes sugar.c The fox 3 run and jump.d The chickens 4 is black.e The postman’s

horse5 is bad.

f The cat 6 come out at night.

6 Who or what … a watch hedgehogs? …………………………… b eats a chicken? ……………………………… c is Bella? …………………………………….. d has a red van? ………………………………. e is ‘lost’? ……………………………………… f lives on an island? …………………………… g reads a magazine? ……………………………

After reading 7 Work in pairs. Student A: Make two lists. Use ideas from the

story and your own ideas. good things about the city …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… bad things about the city …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… ……………

Student B: Make two lists. Use ideas from the story and your own ideas.

good things about the country …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… bad things about the country …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… ……………

8 Discuss your ideas from activity 7 with your partner. Add more ideas to your lists.

9 Look at your lists again. Write two sentences about the city and two sentences about the country.

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1 Circle the word that is different.a beautiful happy pretty angryb tea chocolate egg toastc to across out tood young garden new quiet e white red kind brownf juice nose hair mouth g explain ask believe betweenh postman friend mother jumperi river tree face flower

2 Match the words in A with the words in B.Example: curly hair

A Ba curly 1 stationb quiet 2 doorc city 3 officed ticket 4 haire front 5 ideaf old 6 starg good 7 lifeh film 8 lady

3 Match the words a-g with their opposites 1–7.

a happy 1 youngb old 2 hatec white 3 god wonderful 4 arrivee love 5 blackf leave 6 terribleg stay 7 sad

4 Complete the sentences with words from the box.

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a Don’t be angry ….. me!b I’m standing in front ….. the station clock.c Please come ….. !d Can I stay ….. you?e Look ….. the fox!f We have eggs ….. breakfast.

5 Finish the sentences with 1, 2 or 3.a Tina’s mother ….. 1) is a star. 2) wants to be a star. 3) is happy that Tina is a star.

b Tina has a photo of ….. 1) Mary. 2) Mrs White. 3) Mary and Mrs White.c Tina tells Mrs White ….. 1) everything. 2) a little. 3) nothing.d Tina’s mother ….. 1) doesn’t like Mrs White’s idea at first. 2) doesn’t listen to Mrs White. 3) is angry with Mrs White.e After she visits Mrs White, Tina goes ….. 1) to her old school. 2) to a school in Stonechurch. 3) to a school on an island.

6 Write the names from the box in the right places.

Mary Mrs Daniels Mrs Whitethe postman Tina

a ‘Don’t get fat.’ …..b ‘I hate the city.’ …..c ‘My grandmother lives in Stonechurch.’ …..d ‘Be happy!’ …..e ‘Where’s my daughter?’ …..f ‘You’re in my newspaper!’ …..g ‘I’m going to Guernsey!’ …..

7 Write the right names.a ………………… has got curly hair.b ………………… has got a black cat.c ………………… have got long brown noses.d ………………… has got a chicken in its mouth.e ………………… have got no eggs for breakfast.f ………………… has got a friend with a school.

8 What happens first? Write the numbers 1–10 to make the right story.a Mrs White goes to the city. cb The fox kills a chicken. cc Tina goes to school. cd Mrs White has a letter. ce Tina looks at a photo. cf Tina has new friends. cg Tina eats some chocolates. ch Tina goes to the station. ci Tina meets Mrs White. cj Tina’s mother is angry with Tina. c