Readings
An amazing trip
Liz is excited. She is travelling to Asia with her mom. It´s the first time they travel out of their country, United States of America. They are flying to Hong Kong. After staying in Hong Kong for three nights, they will travel on their cruise ship to Shanghai and Beijing.
"Beijing is inland, so we will take a two‐hour bus ride to get there from the port. I don´t remember the name of the port. I´m going to visit the Great Wall, the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. It's going to be super fun!" she told her neighbour Jane five days before the trip.
The cruise ship goes from Beijing (China) to Pusan in South Korea, and finally to Tokyo. Liz and her mum know that when you go by ship, you sometimes get sick. They will wash their hands every 30 minutes and they will take masks in their luggage.
From Tokyo, they come back in a flight to Los Angeles.
The trip lasts three weeks and it costs $2,800 each.
Vocabulary
Inland: in the middle of a country, away from the sea
Told: past tense of the verb “tell”
Sick: ill
Activity
Complete the interactive worksheet. Click on the yellow words.
(completa la ficha interactiva. Clica en las palabras amarillas)
Ratty robs a bank
Ratty is the worst rat in the world. He’s with his friends, Cheese and Miss Whiskers. They are planning to rob the Bank of Britain.
‘OK, rats, we’re at the bank. Let’s go!’
It’s the end of the day. The cashier is counting the money.
‘Freeze! Nobody move!’
‘OK, rats. Let’s see what’s in the safe!’
‘Perhaps we’ll find some cheese!’
‘There’s no cheese. But there’s lots of money! You get the notes – and I’ll get the coins!’
‘OK, rats. Let’s go!’
‘Run!’
The chief of police is at the bank. He knows there is only one person who can help. ‘Hello, Spycat?’
Spycat has arrived. First, he points his magic pen at the cashier. ‘I can move again!’
Next, Spycat looks for clues. He finds a piece of cheese inside the safe. ‘Who eats cheese in a bank?’
Finally, Spycat finds a banknote. ‘Now I know who robbed this bank!’
‘One hundred, two hundred, three hun... Oh no, it’s Spycat!’
‘The fun stops here, rats. You’re under arrest!’
Activity
- Put the sentences in order.
_ Spycat looks for clues.
_ Spycat finds a banknote.
_ Ratty and his friends are planning to rob the Bank of Britain.
_ Spycat finds a piece of cheese inside the safe.
_ There’s lots of money in the safe.
_ Spycat arrests the rats.
_ Spycat knows who robbed the bank.
_ The chief of police calls Spycat.
Ali and the red carpet
One very hot day Ali finds a carpet in his uncle’s shop. ‘What’s this?’
Suddenly the carpet jumps! It moves and flies off into the air. ‘Hey! What’s happening?’
A loud booming voice comes from the carpet. ‘Welcome, O master. I am a magic carpet.’
First they fly high up into the sky and then they land in a jungle. It is hot and wet and it’s raining. ‘It’s raining! Yuck!’
Then they fly to the desert. It is very, very hot and dry. ‘It is very, very hot today!’
After that they fly to the South Pole. There is lots of ice and snow. It’s freezing. ‘Brrr!’
‘Where are we now? I can’t see!’
‘In the mountains. Can you see me?’
‘It’s very foggy.’
Then they fly to a forest. It’s very windy there. ‘Oh, it’s windy in the forest!’
Then they fly to an island in the sea. There is thunder and lightning. ‘Aaagh! Let’s go home!’ ‘What a storm!’
Finally they fly back home. The carpet lands in the shop and Ali gets off.
‘Wow! What an adventure!’