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The children got on the ground and covered their heads just like they learned to do at school, but they were quickly sucked up into the large, swirling tornado... The witch gave Gordon s

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Beaver Town

Mr Anderson

Joanna Shawn

Owen

Mr Miller

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Blown Away

One dreary day, Gordon invited Luc and Flora for a picnic on Beaver Mountain Gordon brought some sandwiches He asked Luc and Flora to bring snacks and drinks for them

They had barely been gotten to the peak when they heard

a low, rumbling sound in the distance

"It sounds like thunder," said Flora

"Oh, no! The weather forecast didn't call for rain," said Gordon Suddenly, they saw a large, swirling cloud coming.`

"What's that?" said Luc

"It looks like a tornado!" shouted Gordon

The children got on the ground and covered their heads just like they learned to do at school, but they were quickly sucked up into the large, swirling tornado

① dreary ② barely ③ peak ④ rumbling ⑤ distance ⑥ thunder

⑦ forecast ⑧ swirling ⑨ tornado ⑩ covered ⑪ sucked up

Vocabulary

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A few minutes later, the children were

relieved to find themselves safely back

on the ground They found themselves in

a wonderful place

They were on top of a cottage made

completely of candy Flora thought that it

must be a dream She climbed up on the

roof and started breaking off pieces to

give to Luc and Gordon

A witch came to the door She wanted to know how the children

found her house

Just then, they heard the same low, rumbling sound that they had

heard on Beaver Mountain They were very scared and started to

shiver The witch came down to them

⑫ relieved ⑬ cottage ⑭ roof

⑮ breaking off shiver

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The witch gave Gordon some magic stones to throw at the tornado and told the other two children to grab onto her Gordon got ready to throw the stones

Oh, no! He missed!

He hit the good witch, and she dropped Luc and Flora The children were sucked up into the tornado once again

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Answer the questions below with a partner

1 What were the children doing on Beaver Mountain?

2 What did Flora and Luc bring?

3 What was the low, rumbling sound?

4 Where did the tornado take the children?

5 What did the witch give to Gordon?

Choose the best title

B Name that Story!

The Hurricane Ride

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false

The children went to Beaver Mountain for a picnic

Gordon brought sandwiches, and Flora and Luc brought snacksand drinks They head a rumbling sound and suddenly saw

a tornado They got sucked up into the tornadoand dropped off at a house made of candy

A nice witch tried to help them when the tornado came back,

but they got sucked up into the tornado again

1 The children wanted to go on a picnic

2 Luc and Flora brought the same thing for the picnic

3 The witch gave them candy to eat

4 The tornado made a rumbling sound

5 The witch tried to help the children

Review!

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Listen and fill in the blanks.

Summarize the children's story in your own words

In groups, present your summaries

rumbling peak forecast roof swirling

Gordon, Flora and Luc went for a picnic on a day.

They had gotten to the when they heard

a sound in the They thought it was

, but were surprised, because the weather

did not say that it would be stormy.

Suddenly, they saw a big, cloud It was a !

The children were into the tornado They were

when they found themselves at a It was with

candy! Flora started pieces of the for her

friends to eat

A nice witch came outside to talk to the children and the tornado came back

The children were scared and started to The witch tried to

help, but the tornado sucked the children up again

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Visiting 1820

The tornado dropped the children

in a very strange place They

looked around and saw a man

wearing old-fashioned clothing

in a horse-drawn carriage

"What is this place?" asked Luc

"I think we traveled back in time,"

answered Flora

"That's impossible."

"There's a newspaper

Let's check the date."

"October 1, 1820!" the children exclaimed together

"We really did travel back in time," said Luc

"What should we do now?" asked Flora

The children decided to walk around and look for

someone to help them

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"Hey! Isn't that man a famous detective?" Flora asked

"Yes! I remember him from our history book! I think his

name is Sherlock Holmes," said Gordon

"That is Sherlock Holmes! Maybe he can help us."

The children called out to Mr Holmes, and he came over

He was busy with another mystery, but he offered to help

the children as soon as he finished

The children seized the opportunity to watch the famous

detective work They followed him along to a crime scene

A wealthy woman had lost her collection of expensive shoes

She was convinced they had been stolen

After thoroughly examining the scene, Sherlock knew

immediately who had taken the shoes

⑥ detective ⑦ mystery ⑧ seized ⑨ crime scene ⑩ wealthy

⑪ convinced ⑫ stolen ⑬ thoroughly ⑭ immediately

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⑮ polish employer impressed solved

Vocabulary

They were not stolen at all The cleaning lady took them to polish for her employer The woman was very embarrassed for her mistake Everyone was impressed with how quickly

Mr Holmes had solved the mystery

Now, it was time to help the children get home Suddenly, the children heard the same rumbling sound that they had heard

on Beaver Mountain Oh, no! It was the tornado again!

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Answer the questions below with a partner

1 Describe what the children saw on the street

2 What was the date on the newspaper?

3 Who did the children meet?

4 What kind of mystery was the detective working on?

5 Who took the shoes?

Choose the best title

B Name that Story!

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false

The tornado dropped the children off in a very strange place People were wearing old-fashioned clothing and riding

in horse-drawn carriages They were in 1820! They met

a famous detective named Sherlock Holmes and followed him

to a crime scene A wealthy woman was missing her shoesand thought they were stolen Mr Holmes found the shoes,and then the children were sucked up into the tornado again

1 The children helped the detective find the shoes

2 The tornado took the children to 1820

3 The woman couldn't find her shoes

4 Mr Holmes helped the children go home

5 They saw horse-drawn carriages

Review!

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Listen and fill in the blanks.

Summarize the children's story in your own words

In groups, present your summaries

The tornado dropped the children in a very strange place They saw people wearing

- clothing and a man driving a _ - _

It seemed like they had traveled back in time, but that was _

They _ when they read the date on a newspaper They were in 1820!

Then, they saw the famous _ , Sherlock Holmes He was working on

a _ , but offered to help the children when he finished The children

_ the chance to watch him at work and followed him to a

A _ woman was _ that her expensive shoes had been

_ Mr Holmes examined the crime scene _ He

knew who had taken the shoes It was the cleaning lady She had taken them to

_ for her _ Everyone was _ about how

quickly he _ the mystery.

Finally, it was time for the detective to help the children, but the tornado suddenly

reappeared and sucked them up.

wealthy immediately impressed mystery old-fashioned impossible

polish convinced horse-drawn seized carriage detective

employer solved crime scene stolen exclaimed thoroughly

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The Land of Garbage

The children landed with a crash "Are you two okay?" asked Flora

"I'm fine," said Gordon

"So am I, but what's that disgusting smell?" Luc asked

"It really stinks here," said Flora

"Look around us I think this is a garbage dump." The garbage looked endless The children could not find a path out

U n i t. 3

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① landed ② crash ③ disgusting ④ stinks ⑤ garbage dump

⑥ endless ⑦ path ⑧ appeared ⑨ polluting ⑩ added up

Vocabulary

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They got tired of walking and decided to take a break Suddenly,

a boy appeared next to them His name was Tony The children

introduced themselves and asked him how to get out

"Out?" asked Tony "Out of what?"

"Out of the garbage dump," said Flora

"It's not a garbage dump It's our town A long time ago,

people started polluting the land The garbage added up,

and the problem became so serious that it was impossible to clean."

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Tony was warning them to avoid the garbage monster when it suddenly appeared

It snatched Flora and ran off Gordon and Luc started to chase it, but Tony did not

He told them to wait and find Flora at the monster's house

Tony ran down to the river and

searched for the entrance to the

monster's house

Tony was too scared to go with

them, but he showed them how to

sneak into the house

⑪ warning ⑫ avoid ⑬ suddenly

⑭ snatched ⑮ chase sneak

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overjoyed

Vocabulary

The boys snuck into the monster's house and

found Flora She was overjoyed to see them

They tried to get out quietly, but the monster

heard the door close

The next thing they knew, the

monster was chasing them back

towards the garbage dump

Suddenly, they heard the low

rumbling sound

They were sucked up into the

tornado one more time!

landed crash disg

usting stinks garba

ge dump end

less path appeared p

olluting added up warning

avoid suddenly sna

tched chase sneak

Answer the questions below with a partner

1 Where did the children land?

2 Describe the garbage dump

3 Who did the children meet?

4 Where did the garbage monster take Flora?

5 How did the children get away from the garbage monster?

Choose the best title

B Name that Story!

Escape from the Garbage Dump

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false

The tornado dropped the children down in a garbage dump.They tried to go out, but the dump seemed endless

They met a boy named Tony He told them that people pollutedhis town and that it now looked like a garbage dump

A garbage monster came and grabbed Flora

Tony helped the boys find the monster's house

The boys saved Flora, and the monster chased them

Then, the tornado came again and sucked them up

1 Tony helped the children leave the garbage dump

2 The garbage monster took the children to its home

3 The garbage dump is Tony's town

4 Flora helped the boys' find the garbage monster's house

5 The children ran away from

the monster and went home

Review!

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Match the words with their definitions

Summarize the children's story in your own words

In groups, present your summaries

to stay away from c

to make dirty or harmful

by adding waste or garbage d

to fall down roughly and with a loud noise e

to move quietly and in a sly way f

seeming to have no end g

to tell of a possible danger h

dreary barely peak rumbling distance thunder forecast swirling tornado covered sucked up relieved cottage roof breaking off shiver old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage impossible exclaimed detective mystery seized crime scene wealthy convinced stolen thoroughly immediately polish employer impressed solved landed crash disgusting stinks garbage dump

endless path appeared polluting added up warning avoid suddenly snatched chase sneak overjoyed

A A New Words

Circle the words you know.

In groups, find out the meaning of the words you don't know.

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B B Practice the Words

Listen and fill in the blanks.

disgusting mystery endless distance chase polish employer detective snatched swirling

1 The children smelt something really They looked

around and saw the garbage dump.

2 The monster Flora and the boys

started to after it

3 The children were happy to see the famous and

asked him to help solve their

4 The shoes were not stolen The maid had taken them to

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

One dreary day, Gordon invited Luc and Flora for a picnic on Beaver

Mountain Gordon brought some sandwiches He asked Luc and Flora to

bring snacks and drinks for them They had barely been gotten to the

peak when they heard a low, rumbling sound in the distance

"It sounds like thunder," said Flora "Oh, no! The weather forecast didn't

call for rain," said Gordon Suddenly, they saw a large, swirling cloud

coming "What's that?" said Luc.

A What was the weather like?

B Where did Gordon invite Luc

and Flora?

C What did Gordon bring?

D What did Gordon ask Luc and Flora to bring?

E What kind of sound did they hear?

F What did they see coming?

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"Hey! Isn't that man a famous detective?" Flora asked

"Yes! I remember him from our history book! I think his name is Sherlock

Holmes," said Gordon "That is Sherlock Holmes! Maybe he can help us."

The children called out to Mr Holmes and he came over He was busy

with another mystery, but he offered to help the children as soon as he

finished solving the mystery.

A Who does Flora think the man is?

B Where does Gordon remember

the man from?

C What is the man's name?

D Who do the children call out to?

E What is Mr Holmes busy with?

F When will Mr Holmes help the children?

They got tired of walking and decided to take a break Suddenly, a boy appeared next to them His name was Tony The children introduced themselves and asked him how to get out "Out?" asked Tony "Out of

what?" "Out of the garbage dump," said Flora "It's not a garbage dump

It's our town A long time ago, people started polluting the land The

garbage added up, and the problem became so serious that it was

impossible to clean."

A What were the children tired of?

B What did the children decide to do?

C Who did they meet?

D What did Tony say the place is?

E What happened a long time ago?

F What happened after the garbage added up?

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What about You?

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In groups, ask the questions below.

1. What do you know about tornados? Describe what they look like

2. If you could travel back in time, when and where would you like to go?

3. Have you ever seen a famous person?

Who did you see and where did you see them?

4. Have you ever seen a garbage dump? Describe your experience

5. Why is polluting bad? Explain your reasons in detail.

Finishing Stories

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Read the paragraph and write an ending for the story

The witch gave Gordon some magic stones to throw at the tornado

and told the other two children to grab onto her Gordon got ready

to throw the stones Oh, no! He missed! He hit the good witch

and she dropped Luc and Flora The children were sucked up

into the tornado once again.

The tornado dropped the children in a very strange place.

They looked around and saw a man wearing old-fashioned clothing in

a horse-drawn carriage "What is this place?" asked Luc "I think we

traveled back in time," answered Flora "That's impossible."

"There's a newspaper Let's check the date."

Tony was warning them to avoid the garbage monster when

it suddenly appeared It snatched Flora and ran off Gordon and Luc

started to chase it, but Tony did not He told them to wait and find Flora

at the monster's house.

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When the tornado ceased spinning, the children were amazed at what they saw They found themselves in a very strange place

"This is outer space, isn't it?" asked Gordon His friends nodded their heads in agreement In space, there is no gravity, so the children were able to float across the sky

Outer space is vast, so there were many places for the children to explore At first, Flora was worried about the lack of oxygen

"People need oxygen to live, don't they?" she asked her friends nervously The boys told her that the tornado's magic kept them safe, and she soon forgot her worries

U n i t. 4

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① ceased ② outer space ③ nodded ④ gravity

⑤ float ⑥ lack ⑦ oxygen ⑧ surface ⑨ astronauts

They decided to explore other places

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Next, they went down to the surface of a strange planet

It was very dry like a desert Luc was getting very hot,

so Gordon found him some water

"This looks like Mars, doesn't it?" Luc asked his friends

"But I thought scientists said the water had all dried up."

Luc knew a lot about the planets, because he had read many

books about them

Suddenly, they heard a strange noise It was a meteor shower!

There were jagged pieces of rock flying all around

Luc had read that meteor showers can last up to 15 minutes

or longer What should the children do?

⑩ planet ⑪ desert ⑫ dried up

⑬ meteor shower ⑭ jagged

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The children spotted something familiar in the distance.

It was the tornado!

They hurried toward it and jumped into the swirling cloud They didn't know where they were going, but they were happy to avoid the meteor shower

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space nodd

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Answer the questions below with a partner

A What was it about?

1 Where did the children go?

2 Why could the children float?

3 Why does Luc know a lot about the planets?

4 What was the strange noise?

5 How long can meteor showers last?

Choose the best title

B Name that Story!

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false

C What Do You Know?

The children found themselves floating in outer space

They went down to the moon and jumped around like astronauts

Then, they visited the surface of a strange planet

It looked like a desert and was very hot Gordon foundsome water for Luc Luc thought the planet looked like Mars.After that, they heard a strange noise It was a meteor shower.The children were very scared, but they saw the tornado.They ran toward it, and it sucked them up again

1 The children went to outer space

2 Gordon gave Luc water

3 The strange noise was the tornado

4 The children were astronauts in outer space

5 They visited a strange planet that looked like a desert

Review!

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Match the words with their definitions

D Vocabulary Check

Summarize the children's story in your own words

In groups, present your summaries

to stop or come to an end c

a large object in space that moves around the sun

d knowing about something e

a very dry place with few plants growing in it f

many meteors falling together g

a place beyond Earth's atmosphere h

The tornado dropped the children off with a hard crash They found themselves separated Gordon had landed in the middle of a family of monkeys

He had been knocked unconscious

by the crash, and the concerned monkeys checked on him They had never seen a human boy in the Animal Kingdom before

Was he going to be okay?

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U n i t. 5

① separated ② unconscious ③ concerned ④ branch

⑤ surrounded ⑥ flock ⑦ tweeting ⑧ resting place

He looked around for his friends Where had they gone?

In the Animal Kingdom

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