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Dinosaur Dig

Part 1: Who says what? Write ‘S’ for Sonia, ‘B’ for the boy and ‘D’ for the dinosaur!
‰ “Dinosaur Dig! Fantastic!! This is just what I wanted!”
‰ “RUN!”
‰ “Look!”
‰ “No! You mustn’t pick the golden ones up! Now watch out for the dinosaur!”
‰ “Only 1!”
‰ “Well, the game is over! But I’ve got 3 lives left. How many have you got?”
‰ “What will happen if the dinosaur catches us?”
‰ “ROAR!”
‰ “Bye, bye, dino. Hmm. Maybe I’ll play a different game.”
‰ “You’re in Dinosaur Dig. We have to find old dinosaur bones.”
‰ “Here’s one!”
‰ “Where am I?”

Part 2: Can you put the dialogue in the correct order?!

Part 3: Play the ‘Dinosaur Dig’ game with your partner! You each need a grid, 3 bones
and 5 dinosaurs like the ones below. Do not look at your partner’s grid!
1. First, cut and stick the
bones in 3 of the GRID 1 2 3 4
squares.
2. Next, cut and stick the
dinosaurs in 5 different A
squares.
3. In turn, ask and answer,
“Is there a bone in square
(A1)?”
4. If you find a bone, you B
get 1 point.
If you find a dinosaur,
you lose 1 life! You only
have 3 lives!
Can you find all 3 bones
before you lose your 3 C
lives?! Good luck!

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