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EXERCISES

INTRODUCTION: THE BRITISH ISLES

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Page 6 exercise 1

Positive: happy, generous, rich,

brave, kind, lovely, clever
Negative: greedy, sad, terrible, poor

1 False they include more than

6000 islands
2 The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, the
Republic of Ireland.
3 A Greek writer called the people of
the British Isles Priteni and so the
Romans gave the name Britannia
to the island.
4 land of the Angles.
5 He is Scottish and British.
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The flags from Wales and the
Republic of Ireland.

1B 2C 3A 4A 5C 6B 7B 8A 9B 10A
11C

1 F Rhiannon had to sleep in the

castle.
2 E The unicorn sat down next to
Rhiannon. Rhiannon was sad.
3 B Sir Brangwyn arrived on his
black horse.
4 C The next day, the knights
found Sir Brangwyns body.
5 A Rhiannon returned home with
her parents.

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1 chestnuts 2 tomatoes 3 bread

4 mushrooms 5 milk 6 blackberries
You can find chestnuts, mushrooms
and blackberries in the forest.

Open answer.

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1B 2A 3C 4F 5E

1 head 2 eagle 3 body 4 lion 5 snake

6 horse 7 wings 8 body 9 lion
10 head

CHAPTER TWO
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1A 2A 3C 4B 5B 6B
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1C 2A 3A 4B 5A 6B

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Open answer.

1 beak 2 claws 3 fur 4 horn 5 paws

6 teeth 7 trunk 8 whiskers 9 wings

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1 farmer 2 vet 3 postman 4 shepherd

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Page 14 exercise 5
Open answer.
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The forest
The Castle

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You are here
The
greengrocers

1 to the castle
2 He is sitting at a long table.
3 He is laughing and eating.
4 No, he is with his friends.
5 He asks Rhiannon to help him
catch the unicorn.
6 He will kill her father and mother.
7 in the hall
8 to the forest
9 behind some trees
10 the unicorn came and sat next to
Rhiannon
11 No, she is afraid and unhappy.
12 Yes, he does.
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1B 2A 3A 4C 5B 6C
The shoe
shop

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Open answer.

The bakers

Open answer.

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A2 B3 C4 D5 E7 F1 G6

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Sir Simon: brave, kind, generous

Rhiannon: sad, poor, lovely
Sir Brangwyn: greedy, terrible

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Open answer.

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THE LEGEND OF THE UNICORN

CHAPTER ONE

Open answer.
Rhiannons
house

Open answer.
THE KING OF THE WIZARDS
CHAPTER ONE
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Open answer.
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1C 2B 3B 4A
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1B 2C 3A 4B 5A 6C 7B 8C 9A 10A
11A 12B 13C 14A
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1A 2B 3C 4D 5D 6D 7C 8A and B
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1 market 2 parents 3 garden 4 suit
5 clever
2

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CHAPTER THREE

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1 musician 2 actor 3 magician 4 fireeater 5 mime artist 6 acrobat

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1C 2A 3C 4C 5A 6A 7A

1 grandparents 2 cousin 3 aunt

4 uncle 5 niece 6 husband 7 nephew

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1T 2F 3T 4F 5F

1A 2A 3A 4A 5C

Open answer.

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Page 66 exercise 1

Open answer.

CHAPTER ONE

1 The wolf dies in the fight.

2 Gelert is putting the blanket on the
baby.
3 The baby is sleeping on the floor.
4 Open answer.

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famous childrens writer also had a

house here. You can visit the house
from nine oclock to five oclock every
day except Sundays.
If you prefer to do outdoor activities,
then you can go to the outdoor centre
and ask about canoeing or even rock
climbing. They can organise both
group and individual lessons.
The Snowdonia National Park has
some great places for walking, or you
can hire a mountain bike and go
cycling.
Any more questions - just ask!

1E 2D 3F 4C 5A 6B

Open answer.

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CHAPTER TWO
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1C 2C 3A 4A 5A 6A 7B 8A
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1 shop 2 beach 3 bank 4 classroom
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Name: Calum MacDonald
Age: 17
Physical description: He is tall and thin
with dark hair. (See picture P.39)
Last seen: on a sailing ship with white
sails and golden masts. He was
travelling with a tall, good-looking
man with dark hair and dark eyes.
He works as a juggler.
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Open answer.
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Open answer.
Page 50 exercise 6
The ring comes off the wand and
stays on the sleeve.
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Open answer.
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GELERT

1C 2A 3D 4B
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1B 2A 3D 4C
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1 The dog looked after Llewellyns
baby like a mother. T
2 Llewellyn trusted his dog more
than any human. T
3 Gelert wanted to go hunting with
Llewellyn. T
4 Gelert was happy to stay with
Llewellyns son. T
5 Gelert barked loudly when he
heard the wolf. F
6 The wolf didnt want to eat the
baby. F
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1C 2C 3B 4B

1 No 2 A, B, E 3 No 4 to the tower

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1 best 2 richest, most important

3 fastest 4 nicest 5 most silent

1 14
2 Yes, he is.
3 Hamish is looking for the pigeon
with the black feather on its head.

Open answer.

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Prince Llewellyn: important, rich
Gelert: loyal, brave
The wolf: dangerous, hungry

CHAPTER TWO

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Example answer.
Hi Evan,
My town is called Weybridge, because
there is an important bridge over the
river. There is a famous singer from
my town. We go to the park in the
evening. What about you?
Michael

1B 2E 3A 4F 5D 6C
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1C 2C 3C 4A 5A 6A 7A 8C
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1 camping 2 canoeing 3 rockclimbing 4 cycling 5 jogging
6 painting 7 swimming
8 photography 9 walking

MANS BEST FRIEND

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1 graveyard 2 church 3 nine oclock

4 five oclock 5 Sundays 6 canoeing
7 rock climbing 8 walking 9 cycling

1 the same family as wolves 2 They

think of humans as members of their
family. 3 because they are able to
show love and friendship. 4 They can
see and hear very well. 5 They can
become the eyes and ears of people
who cannot see or hear. 6 They use
their sense of smell to find people or
objects.

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Welcome to Beddgelert!
First Im going to give you some
information about the area and what
you can do here.
As you probably know the village is
famous for the tombstone of one of
Wales most famous dogs. The village
in fact has this dogs name: Gelert.
You can find the tombstone in the
graveyard next to the church.
If you like childrens stories, a very

A ROYAL SECRET
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