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This is Grace. She is seven. She is tall. She has long
hair. She has glasses. Her house is near the sea.
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swim today.| Puzzles Look, Mum. I’m making
: asand-castle. Come here, Mum.
|. Find these words in the word square.
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- A shells. Come here, Dad.
2. Look at the picture. Circle the right words. is ——— — -
This is Peter.
He is thin/fat.
He is tall/short.
He has short/long hair.
He has glasses/a bag. {
He is happy/sad.
Grace is sad again. Grace’s Mum is reading.
Grace’s Dad is sleeping. 3_____| Where am 1? I can hear the sea.
r Oh, yes! I’m in a boat.
’m hungry. I’m thirsty, too.
Grace is shouting but her Mum and Dad cannot
hear her.
Grace is sleeping in the boat.Puzzles 2 ie What's that? Is it
Oh, it’s a jellyfish. a shark? I’m afraid.
at the pictures. Write the right words. a z a. Help, Mum! Help, Dad!
. What are they doing? Write the right words.
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a) Grace's Dad is aletter.
b) Grace's Mum is
c) Grace is a book.
d) Grace and her Dad areYou can’t swim but | can! j
| like the sea. | live in the sea. |
My Mum and Dad are on the beach.
They can’t hear me. My Mum’s reading
and my Dad's sleeping. What can | do?
Jump in. | can help you.
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Grace cannot swim. She is sad. Grace cannot swim but Freddy can.Qa Puzzies
|. Put the letters in the right order. Write the
words.
a) kahrs c) npolidh
2. Look at the pictures. Write the words.
Grace's Mum and Dad are on the
a) . They cannot
Grace. Grace is ina ze C) eae.
. Freddy is a
. He lives in
| like the water.
Look! You can
swim now. - |.can swim. Look at me,
I'm a fish. I'm swimming, —
| can swim up and down.
1 can swim in a circle.
Grace can swim now. She is happy.ue
like the sea. It’s blue |
and it’s quiet.
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Come with me, Grace.
Look, Grace! There's a
starfish behind the rocks.
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Oh, yes. There’s a sea-snake and a sea-horse.
, too.
Grace likes the.sea. It is blue and quiet. Grace can
see a starfish, a sea-snake and a sea-horse.
! A fisherman
is fishing. The hook is
sharp. Can you help me,
Freddy, | can help
you. | have a shell.
| can cut the hook.
Thank you, Grace.
You're a good friend.&2 | Questions
Page! Say Yes or No.
a) Grace has glasses.
b) Grace's house is near the sea.
c) Grace is happy.
Page 2 a) Whatis Grace’s Mum doing?
b) What is Grace’s Dad doing?
Page 3 a) It is Monday/Saturday/Sunday.
b) It is June/July/August.
c) What is the weather like?
d) Are Grace’s Mum and Dad busy?
Here | am. Look, Mum Page 5 a) Grace can make a boat/shell/
and Dad. I’m a fish. | can sand-castle.
i )) What is Grace's Mum doing?
) What is Grace collecting?
) Is Grace’s Dad tired?
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Page 6 a) Grace's Mum says, ‘Don't go near the
b) Grace is sleeping in the
Page 7 True or false?
i a) Grace can hear the sea.
Grace is not sad now. She is happy. She can swim b) Grace's Mum and Dad can hear her.
and she has many friends. c) The boat is not near the beach.Page 9 Say Yes or No.
a) Is Freddy a shark?
b) Is Freddy a dolphin?
c) Is Freddy a jellyfish?
Page I0 a) Can Grace swim?
b) Can Freddy swim?
c) Where are Grace’s Mum and Dad?
Page Il a) Freddy livesinthe ___.
b) Freddy is a good 3
Page I3 a) Can Grace swim now?
b) Grace can swim in a square/circle/
rectangle.
Page |4 a) The seais GNC a aia
b) What can Grace see?
Page I5 a) Whois fishing?
b) Is the hook sharp?
c) Can Grace help Freddy?
Page |7 a) Is Grace hungry and thirsty?
b) Can Freddy and his friends help Grace?
c) What are Freddy's friends?
Page I8 True or false?
=. @)-Grace says
Story Letter sound | Page Target vocabu
Wheres Boo? d
Can Swim sh pi |she
p.4 short
p5 | shel
|p.7 | shouting
p.9 | jellyfish, shark
| p.13 | fish
p.14 | starfish
p.15 _| fisherman, fishing
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‘The g sound is previously introduced In Level 1 The Picnic.