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crocodile b. a lizard c. the river
2. Who is standing next to Susie?
a. her mother b. her aunt Beth c. her cousin Jamie
B. Find these words in your dictionary. Use them in the sentences. branch dragon wide silly
1. In the film, the boy rides on the back of a flying ________.
2. She opens the door _____________ and lets the sun come in.
3. The ___________ man tries to get the moon out of the water.
4. A bird is making a nest on the ______________ of a tree near my window.
C. Listen to Track 6 on the CD and answer these questions.
1. What does Susie's mother give them?
a. food b. water
2. Where is the dragon before it jumps into the water?
a. on a branch b. in the boat
3. What does Alice want to see?
a. crocodiles b. birds
After you read
Comprehension
A.Circle the correct answers.
1. What are cousins of crocodiles?
a. birds b. dragons c. people
2. Who says, ‚That's an Eastern Water Dragon‘?
a. Jamie b. Aunty Beth c. a man on the boat
3. Where is the crocodile when Uncle Rob first sees it?
a. beside the river b. in a tree c. on a branch
4. What do crocodiles open wide on hot days?
a. their eyes b. their legs c. their mouths
B. Circle T for true or F for false for these sentences.
1. They are all on the boat. T / F
2. It is very hot. T / F
3. The crocodile goes into the water. T / F
4. Jamie is unhappy at the end of the story. T / F
C. Complete these sentences.
1. The two little birds are green and blue and ______________.
2. The dragon is lying on the branch of ______________.
3. When the crocodile swims away, it moves ______________.
4. They all look for more crocodiles and more ______________.
D. Write short answers to these questions.
1. Who sees the Eastern Water Dragon first? ________________________________________
2. Who says that Jamie's idea about the crocodile's cousin is silly? ________________________________________
3. Who says, ‚Ooh. I'm hot‘? ________________________________________
4. What animal does Jamie say he is when his mouth is open wide? ________________________________________
Language activities
A.Write the correct prepositions in the spaces. at into beside in
1. We see birds ______________ the trees.
2. The dragon jumps ______________ the water.
3. Uncle Rob sees the crocodile. It is ______________ the river.
4. Jamie looks ______________ Susie.
B. Write the missing vowels to make words from Chapter 5.
1. sh _ _ ts 3. m _ v _ s
2. t _ k _ s 4. _ p _ ns
What do you think?
Listen to Chapter 5 on the CD. Do you think that Jamie is a good boy? Why or why not? _____________________________________________________
Glossary
adj. adjective; adv. adverb; n. noun; v. verb
all /ɔ:l/
alle
at home /ət həʊm/ adv.
zu Hause
away /əˈweɪ/ adv.
weg
back /bæk/ adj.
Rück-, Hinter-
back /bæk/ adv.
zurück
bathroom /ˈbɑ:θˌru:m/ n.
Bad
be afraid /bɪ: əˈfreɪd/ v.
sich fürchten
be asleep /bɪ: əˈslɪ:p/ v.
schlafen
blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ n.
Bettdecke
branch /brɑ:ntʃ/ n.
Zweig
brat /bræt/ n.
Balg
car park /kɑ: pɑ:k/ n.
Parkplatz
carry /ˈkærɪ/ v.
tragen
chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ n.
Huhn
cousin /ˈkʌzn/ n.
Cousin, Cousine
cry /krɑɪ/ v.
weinen
cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/ n.
Schrank
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ adj.
gefährlich
dragon /ˈdrægən/ n.
Drache
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ v.
folgen
gate /geɪt/ n.
Tor
get into /get ˈɪntə/ v.
hineingehen, einsteigen
get out of /get ɑʊt əv/ v.
aussteigen
hate /heɪt/ v.
hassen, nicht leiden können
hide /hɑɪd/ v.
sich verstecken
hit /hɪt/ v.
gegen (etwas) stoßen;/ schlagen
hug /hʌg/ v.
umarmen
hurt /hɜ:t/ v.
wehtun
idea /ɑɪˈdɪə/ n.
Idee
jug /dʒʌg/ n.
Krug
like /lɑɪk/
wie
lizard /ˈlɪzəd/ n.
Eidechse
lots of /lɒts əv/
viele, Massen von
naughty /ˈnɔ:tɪ/ adj.
frech, ungezogen
path /pɑ:θ/ n.
Pfad
point at /pɔɪnt/ v.
zeigen auf
poor /pɔ:/ adj.
arm
pretty /ˈprɪtɪ/ adj.
hübsch
safe /seɪf/ adj.
sicher
seat /sɪ:t/ n.
Sitz
sign /sɑɪn/ n.
(Hinweis-, Verkehrs-) Schild
silly /ˈsɪlɪ/
2. Who is standing next to Susie?
a. her mother b. her aunt Beth c. her cousin Jamie
B. Find these words in your dictionary. Use them in the sentences. branch dragon wide silly
1. In the film, the boy rides on the back of a flying ________.
2. She opens the door _____________ and lets the sun come in.
3. The ___________ man tries to get the moon out of the water.
4. A bird is making a nest on the ______________ of a tree near my window.
C. Listen to Track 6 on the CD and answer these questions.
1. What does Susie's mother give them?
a. food b. water
2. Where is the dragon before it jumps into the water?
a. on a branch b. in the boat
3. What does Alice want to see?
a. crocodiles b. birds
After you read
Comprehension
A.Circle the correct answers.
1. What are cousins of crocodiles?
a. birds b. dragons c. people
2. Who says, ‚That's an Eastern Water Dragon‘?
a. Jamie b. Aunty Beth c. a man on the boat
3. Where is the crocodile when Uncle Rob first sees it?
a. beside the river b. in a tree c. on a branch
4. What do crocodiles open wide on hot days?
a. their eyes b. their legs c. their mouths
B. Circle T for true or F for false for these sentences.
1. They are all on the boat. T / F
2. It is very hot. T / F
3. The crocodile goes into the water. T / F
4. Jamie is unhappy at the end of the story. T / F
C. Complete these sentences.
1. The two little birds are green and blue and ______________.
2. The dragon is lying on the branch of ______________.
3. When the crocodile swims away, it moves ______________.
4. They all look for more crocodiles and more ______________.
D. Write short answers to these questions.
1. Who sees the Eastern Water Dragon first? ________________________________________
2. Who says that Jamie's idea about the crocodile's cousin is silly? ________________________________________
3. Who says, ‚Ooh. I'm hot‘? ________________________________________
4. What animal does Jamie say he is when his mouth is open wide? ________________________________________
Language activities
A.Write the correct prepositions in the spaces. at into beside in
1. We see birds ______________ the trees.
2. The dragon jumps ______________ the water.
3. Uncle Rob sees the crocodile. It is ______________ the river.
4. Jamie looks ______________ Susie.
B. Write the missing vowels to make words from Chapter 5.
1. sh _ _ ts 3. m _ v _ s
2. t _ k _ s 4. _ p _ ns
What do you think?
Listen to Chapter 5 on the CD. Do you think that Jamie is a good boy? Why or why not? _____________________________________________________
Glossary
adj. adjective; adv. adverb; n. noun; v. verb
all /ɔ:l/
alle
at home /ət həʊm/ adv.
zu Hause
away /əˈweɪ/ adv.
weg
back /bæk/ adj.
Rück-, Hinter-
back /bæk/ adv.
zurück
bathroom /ˈbɑ:θˌru:m/ n.
Bad
be afraid /bɪ: əˈfreɪd/ v.
sich fürchten
be asleep /bɪ: əˈslɪ:p/ v.
schlafen
blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ n.
Bettdecke
branch /brɑ:ntʃ/ n.
Zweig
brat /bræt/ n.
Balg
car park /kɑ: pɑ:k/ n.
Parkplatz
carry /ˈkærɪ/ v.
tragen
chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ n.
Huhn
cousin /ˈkʌzn/ n.
Cousin, Cousine
cry /krɑɪ/ v.
weinen
cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/ n.
Schrank
dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ adj.
gefährlich
dragon /ˈdrægən/ n.
Drache
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ v.
folgen
gate /geɪt/ n.
Tor
get into /get ˈɪntə/ v.
hineingehen, einsteigen
get out of /get ɑʊt əv/ v.
aussteigen
hate /heɪt/ v.
hassen, nicht leiden können
hide /hɑɪd/ v.
sich verstecken
hit /hɪt/ v.
gegen (etwas) stoßen;/ schlagen
hug /hʌg/ v.
umarmen
hurt /hɜ:t/ v.
wehtun
idea /ɑɪˈdɪə/ n.
Idee
jug /dʒʌg/ n.
Krug
like /lɑɪk/
wie
lizard /ˈlɪzəd/ n.
Eidechse
lots of /lɒts əv/
viele, Massen von
naughty /ˈnɔ:tɪ/ adj.
frech, ungezogen
path /pɑ:θ/ n.
Pfad
point at /pɔɪnt/ v.
zeigen auf
poor /pɔ:/ adj.
arm
pretty /ˈprɪtɪ/ adj.
hübsch
safe /seɪf/ adj.
sicher
seat /sɪ:t/ n.
Sitz
sign /sɑɪn/ n.
(Hinweis-, Verkehrs-) Schild
silly /ˈsɪlɪ/
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