Jane Elizabeth Cammack Illustrated by Alberto StefaniDEACOLINK Listen to the audio on your smartphone Use the i . Download the App to scan Listen to the DeALink App fneieeee audio prs aS (eZ Content editor: Maria Grazia Donati Editor: Marina Aglieri Design: Sara Fabbri, Silvia Bassi Page Layout: Annalisa Possenti Picture research: Alice Graziotin Art Director: Nadia Maestri © 2018 Black Cat First edition: January 2018 Picture credits: Shutterstock; iStockphoto; Homer W. Sykes/Alamy Stock Photor42, 436. ISBN 978-88-530-1714-7 Book + CD Printed in Italy, by Italgrafica - Novara Member of CS@ Federation RINA | 10 9001:2008 Certified Quality syste ‘The design, production and dstibution of educational materiix forthe CIDEB brand are managed in compliance withthe rules of ‘Quality Management Syste which ul the requirement ofthe standard 1S 9001 fina Cert, 2298/02/ -10Net Reg No 80056) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any Form of by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. We would be happy to give you Further information concerning our material and receive your comments. info@blackcat-cideb.com blackcat-cideb.comContents Before you read The story Chapter 1. Anew school Chapter 2 _Isadora Sunshine Chapter3 A classroom of sunshine Chapter4 = Imagine Chapter5 —_ Feeling good Chapter6 Fire! Chapter7 —_ Everyone has a talent Chapter8 ~The talent scout Dossiers Schools in England Mindfulness Activities THE STORY IS FULLY RECORDED A track number indicates that the audio can be found on the CD. An MP3 symbol indicates that the audio can be downloaded from our website, blackcat-cideb.com.Match the words with the correct pictures. orchestra * concert hall * stage * a musical * ukulele musical instruments * canvas ° paints and brushes smoke * flames * brain * packageBEFORE YOU READ 2. Match the words (1-14) with the correct meaning (a-n). 1 noise @ not afraid 2. (1) hum b people in a class at school 3. (] mood © aloud, unpleasant sound 4. ©) mindfulness da group of people who often cause trouble 5. (| talent © asound like a bee 6. (] brave {most important person in a group 7. |) seared g a form of meditation 8. _] good behaviour h_ the way you feel 9. [1 from memory i worry 40. [) confidence j anatural skill for something 11. [ leader k to remember the words 12. (1) classmate | being sure of success 13. ( stress m afraid 14. [1] gang act correctly 3. Choose the right word from exercise 2 to complete the following sentences. 1. Then she makes a .. friend. ... face and runs back to her best 2. Girls are shouting. There’s so much . 3. We put the music down and sing from ... helps your brain to work better. 5. She's really good. | didn’t know she had this . 4. Look at the picture on page 7 at the beginning of Chapter 1 and answer the questions in pairs. 4. Describe Alice. What does she look like? 2. Where is she in this picture? What is she doing? 3. What can you see in her room? Why do you think her room is untidy? 4. Is your room like Alice's? Why? / Why not?arents and grandparents say that the years you spend at school are the best years of your life. Maybe it’s true for some young people, but it wasn’t like that for me... not at the beginning . anyway. My name is Alice May and I’m eleven years old. I lived with my family in London until my father got a new job in St Ives. We moved to beautiful Cornwall one summer. This is my story. The sun shone over St Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. It was a busy fishing port. There were small stone houses and white sandy beaches. Lots of families lived there. The town needed a bigger, more important school, so a famous architect designed a secondary school. The school was for children between the ages of eleven and eighteen. It was called The Fairbrother Academy.The architect was very clever and he also loved music. ‘Every school needs a concert hall with a stage and lights,’ he said. The concert hall he created was wonderful. He also built a large gym, art studios, computer rooms and classrooms that were big and bright. The outside of the school was beautiful. There was a large front door and lions around a fountain. There were gardens and playgrounds and birds sang in the trees. Some of the children who came to The Fairbrother Academy didn’t want to learn. They were not interested in French or Latin, Maths or History. They pushed their classmates in the playground and called them bad names. These children were good when they were at home with their parents, but terrible when they came to school. I can hardly ? sleep before the first day at my new school The Fairbrother Academy. J am excited and nervous all at the same time. In the morning, when I walk into my classroom, I see a group of girls. They are talking together. They stop speaking when I come in. ‘Hello,’ I say. ‘I'm Alice. ; a 1. fountain : - 2. hardly : with difficulty, 8 (a a a = 3 3 a (3 i 3 a (3 is r =The girls don’t smile. Their eyes are cold. One of the girls called Iris Fudge, who has an angry face, comes close. She looks at my long dark hair and blue eyes. Then she makes a scary face and runs back to her best friend Roxy Miller and the group of girls. ‘Don’t go near her. She bites!’ Iris says. They won't talk to me because I have braces * on my teeth. They call me ‘Shark Face’. I don’t look very happy when I arrive home from school. My parents see my sad face. ‘How was school?’ they ask. ‘Fine,’ I say. 3. braces: $e i. asslaeThey ask me about friends and I tell them about the girls in my class and the fun things we do together. It isn’t true. I can’t tell them what school is really like. If dad speaks to the teachers everything will become worse. Every day there is trouble in our classroom. The bullies * don’t like children who are clever and do well at school or children who wear glasses. They want kids in their group who are not very nice to teachers. They like children who don’t do their homework. They think only bad children are cool. It isn’t only the group of girls who are bullies. There is a boy gang too. Their leader is Dexter Crane. He’s very tall. Dexter pushes his classmates when they are in the playground. His friends, Ajax McCoy and Blaze Fenton, watch and laugh. They stand behind him. At home in our house, a little bird sings in the tree near my bedroom window. She sees me crying and I tell her what school is like. The little bird shakes her head. She doesn’t like it at all. 4, bully : a boy or girl who scares someone. he ea THN! Nicknames can be very cruel. Iris Fudge and her friends call Alice ‘Shark face’. 4. Why? 2. How do you think this makes Alice feel? S. Which of the following words describe Iris Fudge and the other girls? friendly * unfriendly * warm * cold * inclusive * exclusive UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT * page 48 MAPPING VALUES AND FEELINGS « page 78he little bird flies across the fields, to an old house near the sea. The windows of the house are open and the little bird flies in and rests on a bookcase. It is Miss Sunshine’s house. Miss Isadora Sunshine has golden hair and bright green eyes. She is standingin frontof: acanvas, surrounded by paints and brushes. She is painting a picture of a storm? and sailing boats. 1. storm : rain, thunder, lightning, 12Isadora She has paint on her face and on her clothes, but the painting is wonderful. When Miss Sunshine sees the little bird fly in, she puts her brush on the table. She takes some bread and puts it in a dish. She brings the bird some water. ‘How lovely to see you, says Miss Sunshine. She knows from the way the bird jumps from one foot to the other that she has something important to tell her. ‘Tell me. What's the matter?’ she says. Miss Sunshine sits on a chair and the little bird sings a sad song of trouble. When she finishes Miss Sunshine stands up. ‘How sad,’ she says. ‘You were right to tell me. We can do something tohelp.’ Miss Sunshine packs a bag with music books, art brushes and strange musical instruments. She puts her bag in the car and starts the engine. ‘Hold on tight, ? she says to the little bird. ‘It will only take forty-five minutes to drive to the school.’ She drives to St Ives. Before I continue with the story, I must tell you about the head teacher at The Fairbrother Academy. How can I describe him? He is not a handsome man. His face is a bit like your reflection when you look in a kettle *— sort of squashed. * He is thin, and has long legs. His name is James Weak * and his name describes his character. He is weak by name and weak by nature. Some people say he is a good head teacher. Others say he doesn’t answer his emails. He is busy in his office every day playing scrabble on his computer. 2. hold on tight : don’t fall. 3. kettle : 4, squashed : pushed flat 5. weak : not strong.On this particular day his secretary, Miss Baxter, knocks on the door. ‘There's a lady to see you.’ ‘Oh, really? I wasn’t expecting anyone. What lady?’ says Mr Weak. ‘Miss Isadora Sunshine’ Mr Weak looks up because the moment he hears the name ‘Sunshine’, he begins to feel happy. ‘Send her in, Miss Baxter’ Miss Isadora Sunshine is wearing a yellow dress and she smells of sweet flowers. She shakes Mr Weak’s hand and sits down. ‘Lam here for the job of music teacher, she says. Mr Weak is confused. ‘Um, I don’t think there is a job as music teacher at the school.’ 14‘Yes, there is,’ shouts Miss Baxter from her office. ‘You have an email this morning from the old music teacher’, she says. She appears with a printed letter. ‘He left yesterday.’ Mr Weak looks even more surprised. ‘Well, then yes - there is a job at the school. We are looking for a music teacher.’ ‘I want good behaviour in the classroom,’ says Miss Sunshine. ‘Of course,’ says Mr Weak. ‘But we are a friendly school, Miss Sunshine. We allow children to call teachers by their first names.’ Miss Sunshine smiles and shakes her head. ‘I’m sorry, Mr Weak, but I won’t allow that in my classroom. Respect is very important and I am here as their teacher, not as their best friend’‘I see,’ says Mr Weak. He looks confused. ‘There may be other candidates,’ * he says in a voice weak as water. “Mr Weak, there are no other candidates and there is no one better than me. Mr Weak looks at Miss Sunshine. He agrees but he doesn’t say anything. ‘So, Miss Sunshine says. ‘If there are no more questions, I would like a copy of my timetable, so that I can start this minute’ 6. candidate : a person who applies for a job, THINK! Miss Sunshine says that respect is very important. 1. Why is respect important between a teacher and his/her students? 2. Is it right to call a teacher by his/her first name? 3. What is the role of the teacher? What is the role of the student? page 50 page 78© one talks to me at school. I feel alone as I stand at the side of the playground. There are the cool kids and there are the ones people don’t speak to - children who are different. I want to speak to them, but I’m afraid of Iris Fudge and her gang. The teachers know there’s trouble in our class but they don’t see children push their classmates or hear the bad names. The bullies are clever. Sometimes we speak to a teacher, one who has an understanding face. “Write everything down,’ the teacher says to us. ‘I will make a report and pass it on to the head teacher.’ We write a letter but nothing happens. Things are getting worse. The bullies can contact me in cyberspace at every moment of the day and night. Why can’t they leave me alone! And then Miss Sunshine comes into my life.Chapter 3 Children stop talking and texting * when she walks into the music room in her yellow dress. Her hair is long and golden. She ties it with a silk scarf. She smiles at us and looks at every child. She says, ‘Good Morning,’ then waits. We look at each other. Why is she waiting? Then we realise and we stand up. Dexter is the last one to stand up. He doesn’t look happy. ‘No phones during my lesson.’ Miss Sunshine has a box and envelopes with our names on. We don’t want to give her our phones. Dexter and Ajax are angry. When Miss Sunshine walks past us there is a lovely perfume. It’s the smell of grass and sweet summer flowers. She asks us our names and doesn’t forget them. When she gives us our homework we have to say ‘thank you.’ It’s our first music lesson and Miss Sunshine wants us to speak about music. ‘What music do you like?’ Roxy stands up. ‘I hate classical music.’ ‘Hate is a very strong word, Roxy. We don’t hate anyone or anything. Why don’t you like classical music?” ‘There are too many notes,’ ?she says and her friends laugh. ‘I understand your opinion, Roxy. Classical music is difficult. There are a lot of notes.’ ‘Iplay jazz with my piano teacher, Roxy says. Ican feel surprise in the classroom and I see Miss Sunshine smiling. ‘Good,’ she says. ‘What about rap music?’ Ajax McCoy says. ‘Now rap music is clever.’ ‘Why is it clever, Ajax?’ Miss Sunshine asks. 1, texting : sending a message on your mobile phone. 18‘Rap artists’ songs are like poetry. Each rap song has a message.” ‘Ilike musical theatre,’ says Blaze. ‘I saw the musical Cats once, says Ajax. ‘Any other important musicians?’ asks Miss Sunshine. Someone says ‘The Beatles.’ The class says ‘No.’ ‘You're right,’ says Miss Sunshine. ‘The Beatles were important for all the music that came after them.’ ‘What about Ed Sh-Sh-Sheeran,’ says Naomi with a stutter.? She never speaks. “Excellent, Naomi. Ed Sheeran was really good at music when he was a small child, like Mozart. He started singing in his local church at the age of four.’ Everyone is good in that first lesson. It’s the second lesson when it all begins to go wrong. 3. stutter : a speech disorder, Read the sentence below taken from this chapter and answer the questions. ‘There are cool kids and there are the ones people don't speak to - children who are different.’ 1. In what ways are we different? tall / short shy / talkative skin colour 2. How can you include children who are shy in your group of friends? 8. How can you introduce your culture to someone from another culture? UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT * page 52 MAPPING VALUES AND FEELINGS « page 78 20iss Sunshine’s eyes are cold as she stands in the door of rb) the classroom. A paper aeroplane flies through the air and lands at her feet. Dexter pulls a small boy’s arm behind his back. Two other boys are fighting. Girls are shouting. There’s so much noise. Miss Sunshine walks to the teacher's desk, but the noise doesn’t stop. She takes a whistle from her bag and blows it. The sound makes the whole class stop and look at their teacher. ‘Good morning,’ Miss Sunshine says. She waits for the class to stand. Some of the boys sit in their chairs. They are writing texts on their phones or listening to music. Blaze is hamming. ‘I see, says Miss Sunshine. She speaks only to the children who are standing. ‘Can you bring your chairs round the piano?’ 21I take my chair and sit next to Emma. She’s a sweet girl who works hard. She’s clever and they laugh at her because she wears glasses. I don’t know what Miss Sunshine will do about the other children. She takes some paper from her bag and gives a sheet of paper to Dexter, Ajax, Blaze, Roxy and Iris. ‘{ would like you to write me a few paragraphs on The Music I Like,’ she says. She walks away. They don’t say anything. She looks at us and says ‘Take a deep breath.’ * Someone laughs, but Miss Sunshine closes her eyes for a moment. ‘Stand up’ We all stand. 1. take a deep breath : breathe before singing.‘Shoulders down, stand tall, straight backs.’ We sing some scales. Our music lessons are a lot of fun. Our old teacher didn’t let us sing in music lessons. There are some things in this world that are amazing. I love singing to areal piano. Miss Sunshine plays really well and then she gives us the music to Imagine by John Lennon. We don’t look at the words. We know them. We put the music down and sing from memory. Miss Sunshine asks if anyone would like to sing a solo. The girls whisper? ‘Emma’. Shy little Emma, who is clever and wears glasses, has a wonderful voice 2. whisper : speak very quietly. 24v And it’s strange because now Dexter, Ajax, Blaze, Roxy and Iris are alone. They are miserable * and we are smiling and having fun. At the end of the lesson Miss Sunshine collects the sheets of blank * paper. She tells them to stay behind. ‘I want to speak to each of you,’ she says. ‘But we'll miss the school bus home,’ says Iris. ‘My mum will be angry.’ ‘The driver will return and take you home later. I'll phone your parents and explain everything’ Roxy gives Iris a killer look and they become even more miserable. For the first time, I run laughing out of school with Emma. We are smiling and singing Imagine. 3. miserable : unhappy. 4. blank : empty. THINK! Bad behaviour... Choose the words or phrases which show what kind of behaviour is not acceptable in the classroom. Why? sitting quietly * fighting * shouting * humming * reading * writing » using a mobile phone - listening to music * sending text messages UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT ¢ page 54 MAPPING VALUES AND FEELINGS « page 78 25co FEELING GOOD he next morning we go into the music room. I don’t know what Miss Sunshine said to Dexter and the others yesterday, but the mood is better. There is more respect. Roxy and Ajax are sitting quietly. They aren’t sending text messages. Blaze isn’t humming. Dexter isn’t rocking ' on two legs of his chair. I hope we are going to sing round the piano, but Miss Sunshine takes an unusual object from her bag. ‘This is a singing bowl, ? she says. ‘When Irun this wooden stick around the bowl, it makes a sound like a bell. This. bowlis very old. Listen carefully until you can’t hear the sound anymore’ The singing bowl makes a mysterious sound. It sings in my head. About a minute passes. There is complete silence in the classroom. 1. rocking : moving from side to side. 2. singing bowl : S&S. 26I Feeling good ‘What can you hear?’ Miss Sunshine whispers. ‘Nothing at all, Miss, says Emma. ‘Remember that there is silence in music too and moments of silence are important in our lives. Sound and music can help and mindfulness helps your brain to work better. Let’s make a brain.’ What! We look at each other. ‘Put one hand in the air, says Miss Sunshine. ‘Now put your thumb? across and curl your fingers over the top - this is the brain.’ ‘Cool,’ says Ajax. ‘The mind is complex. It talks. Sometimes there’s a lot of stress in our heads.’ ‘My brain is always talking to me,’ says Ajax. ‘That's fine, everyone's brain talks’ says Miss Sunshine. ‘We can help our brain relax when we are kind to other people. It makes us feel good.’ ‘Singing makes me feel good. Can we sing again, Miss?’ asks Ruby. ‘Of course we can. Bring your chairs closer to the piano’ Miss Sunshine gets us to sing some scales.Miss Sunshine asks Roxy to play the piano. Roxy looks shy at first and says she’s too embarrassed to play in front of everyone. When Miss Sunshine says that Roxy can play some jazz, she jumps up. Roxy has got great rhythm. She's really good. I didn’t know she had this talent. We sing a song my mum likes, You’ve got a Friend by Carole King. 1 like the words of this song and singing together makes us feel more united as a class. Singing and mindfulness are helping. My brain feels better by the end of class. I’m less stressed and more relaxed. When the bell rings, we skip ¢ to our next lesson. 4, skip : move lightly, How has the mood changed in the classroom? 1. What are Roxy and Ajax doing at the beginning of the chapter? 2. What are Blaze and Dexter not doing? 8. Why is this change good for the class and for the lessons? UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT © page 56 MAPPING VALUES AND FEELINGS « page 78 28exter and I sit near each other every day on the bus. We get on and off at the same stop but he doesn’t walk with me. He walks far behind me. He kicks stones along the road. I hurry ahead because I want to get home. I know where Dexter lives. I pass his house every day, but this afternoon as I look across his front garden, I stop. ‘Dexter,’ I shout. ‘Quick. Hurry! There’s a fire!’ My voice is high. 1 am afraid. He starts to run. Together we run towards the smoke and flames. ‘Who's in there?’ I say. ‘Mum and my little sister. She’s only three.’ I pull my phone out of my pocket and dial 999.11 shout ‘fire’ when they ask me what service I need. I try to breathe slowly and calm myself down. My voice is shaking when I give them the address. 1. 999 : UK emergency number. 29Dexter opens the front door and there’s lots of black smok ‘Tm going in,’ he says. ‘Wait!’ I run to an outside tap and hold my scarf under the water. [run back and tie the scarf around Dexter’s nose and mouth. I pull my jacket up over my mouth. ‘I’m coming with you.’ He pushes me back. ‘No, you're not. It’s too dangerous. I know where mum and my sister will be. Then he goes inside and all I can do is cry and wait. One minute, two minutes pass. It seems longer. The fire brigade arrives, then two ambulances. Dexter appears through the smoke. 30He is carrying his sister. His hands are burned, ? but he wants to go back his mother. ‘Leave it to us, says a fireman. Firemen pull Dexter away from the ig house. He doesn’t want to leave. They lift Dexter and his sister into the ambulance and put on the emergency blue light. That scares me. A fireman appears carrying a woman. And at that moment there’s an xplosion. * 2. burned : damaged by= “Move away from here. It isn’t safe.’ A fireman says to me. I can smell fire on my clothes and in my hair. There’s nothing for me to do. I walk home. Dexter is away from school for ten days and when he returns he has bandages on his hands. Everyone is pleased to see him, especially Miss Sunshine. ‘How is your mother and your little sister?’ she asks. Dexter smiles. ‘They're doing well. The doctors are great. They are still in hospital but they will be home soon.’ ‘So, you are living with your grandma’ Dexter smiles again. ‘Yeah, she’s lovely. We'll be there for a while until the builders repair our house’ “You were very brave, Dexter,’ Miss Sunshine says. Dexter looks at his shoes. ‘Not really. I was scared when I went into the house. I couldn’t see anything and it was really hot in there’ ‘Do the police know what started the fire?’ Miss Sunshine asks. ‘They don’t know.’ Dexter looks around the classroom for me. ‘Alice was there. She gave me her scarf to put over my mouth. It’s the smoke that kills. You saved my life. Thanks, Alice.’And our class cheer‘ and I’m crying. Dexter is looking down and trying not to cry. ‘Ihave something, for both of you.’ Miss Sunshine gives Dexter a large package and a smaller one to me. Dexter’s is a violin... a really good one. I can see he’s pleased. ‘It’s awesome!’ he says. ‘I love it.” ‘I don’t play the violin anymore. I want you to play it.’ Miss Sunshine turns to the class. ‘I don’t think you know that Dexter is very talented. He plays jazz violin very well.’ She looks at Dexter. ‘You can’t play at the moment. Will you play for us when your hands are better?’ Dexter smiles. ‘Of course.’ In my package there is a ukulele. ‘For the ukulele band we’re starting,’ Miss Sunshine says. ‘It’s easy to learn and I want the band to play in the school musical.’ ‘A musical!’ everyone says together. We all smile. 4. cheer : shout with joy. nes eee Thin Dexter isn’t really a friend but Alice helps him. . Have you helped someone? What did you do? Has anyone helped you? What did they do? Is it important to say thank you? Why? opens UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT « page 58 MAPPING VALUES AND FEELINGS « page 78 33y world is different and everything is better. We all talk about the musical. We don’t walk to classes, we dance along the corridors. Ajax, who’s good with words, is writing the story and we practice the songs every day. Our voices are better, stronger with Miss Sunshine teaching us. Mr Weak hums when he passes the music room. ‘Everyone has a talent. You just have to find it, Miss Sunshine says during our lesson. She's right. There are so many people in our class who have a special talent. Iris Fudge is a brilliant dancer. We didn’t know. I love watching her when she’s dancing. She becomes someone else, so beautiful 34and full of life. She’s practising after school every day with some girls who study ballet. People who are good at art are painting the scenery. * And me? I'm singing in the chorus and learning the ukulele in my free time. I follow lessons online and I practise in my bedroom. Dexter is responsible for the orchestra and _ their rehearsals. ? He’s very musical. He has a great feel for rhythm. And he’s changed! He’s kind to people and that can make you feel good. And the funny thing is that Dexter is different physically too. His eyes are not small and hard. They are soft. He looks taller, more responsible. He smiles a lot. Dexter is someone Ican trust. He's playing the violin again now that his hands are better. The sound he makes is beautiful. When he plays I feel happy. 1. scenery : a painted background in a theatre. 2. rehearsal : when actors, musicians or dancers practise for a live show. 35| Ta els eae Rls | We travel home together on the bus and he talks about the music and performers he loves. He wants to go to Music College in London when he finishes school. ‘How often do you practise?’ I ask him. ‘Every day. An hour before school and a couple of hours when I get home.’ “Wow! I say. ‘If 1 work really hard, I'll pass the audition.’ > ‘And then what?’ I ask. ‘A career in music, | think,’ he says. ‘I can play in an orchestra or form my own jazz group. What do you want to do, Alice?’ ‘I want to be a doctor, I say in a small voice. We sit in silence for a minute and I start to panic. I’m expecting him to laugh and return to the old Dexter. But he smiles. “You'll do it, Alice. It won’t be easy and you'll have to work hard, but I know you'll do it’ And I'm not sure why, but I feel strange. 3, audition : an exam for a singer, actor, dancer or musician. Dexter is changed... 1. Which of the following words and phrases describe the change in Dexter? Use the dictionary to help you. aggressive * kind * responsible * irresponsible * a person to trust * caring * uncaring * relaxed * stressed 2. What has caused the change in Dexter? 3. Was there a moment when you changed? When? UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT « page 60 MAPPING VALUES AND FEELINGS « page 78 37—_—_——————— SCHOQiy MUSICAL here is no bullying anymore and there is more respect for the teachers. The school magazine is all about the musical - interviews with the cast* and with Ajax. The story is about people who are different. We can’t all be the same. The message is to be kind to someone every day. Most of all it is about the power of friendship. 1. cast: the actors in a play, musical, opera. 38Tickets are sold out? for all five performances and we are all excited. I’m playing the ukulele in one song and I’m singing in the chorus. The songs make us happy. We are full of confidence. School has a greater purpose. ‘This is your musical,’ Miss Sunshine says. ‘Smile and enjoy the evening’ We are nervous as we wait. It’s five minutes before the musical starts and I look round the curtain at the audience. The concert hall is full. Why have all those parents. brought video cameras? The music starts. This is it. We step into another world of lights and costumes. And little shy Emma sings beautifully on stage. It’s a new and exciting experience. A live performance ? is very different. We can hear the audience laugh and clap.‘ It’s great to see their reaction. Their eyes are wide, their faces are smiling, they are enjoying every moment. I can see my parents surprise when the chorus sings. We are fantastic. We sing and dance for five nights. On the first night Mr Weak gives flowers to Miss Sunshine and the other teachers. We have a party. We are happy! One morning Miss Sunshine comes into the music room. She has something to tell us. She closes her eyes until there’s silence, then opens them again. ‘An American talent scout came to one of your performances.’ She can see we don’t understand what a talent scout is. She tries again. ‘A talent scout is someone who recognises great talent and promotes it.’ ‘Oooooh,’ we all say. 2, sold out : no more tickets. 3, live performance : a play or concert in front of an audience 4, clap : applaud. Hit your hands together in pleasure. 39‘His name is Addison Bell. He’s a friend of mine and he came to talk to me at the end of the musical. He’s American, from Los Angeles. He wants to take your musical to Hollywood this summer! Silence. Then there are cheers and laughter and crying. ‘He thinks there’s great talent in this show and he wants American children to hear your message of friendship, Miss Sunshine says. The summer holidays arrive and we fly to Hollywood. Limousines pick us up at the airport. I feel like a celebrity when I walk the red carpet entrance to the Beverly Hills Hotel. It’s great. There’s a pool surroundedby palm trees in tropical gardens. Dexter is happy because musicians play jazz in the restaurant. There isn’t much free time, but when we do have a moment we watch people and Lamborghinis in the city centre. Rehearsals are going well and we will perform in a theatre. It’s our first night tomorrow and we are all excited. I don’t want this to end. I don’t want to come back down to earth. But with Miss Sunshine in our lives, what will happen next? And I suppose you think this is the end of my story, but not quite. Music is a powerful force and I love Dexter's violin playing. We spend a lot of time together. We watch the sunsets, we laugh and talk. When his hand touches mine and our fingers meet, we don’tlet go. > 5. let go : allow something or someone to escape. THINK! Friendship is a combination of affection, loyalty, respect and trust. 4. Do you agree with this? Why? / Why not? 2. Why are your friends important? 3. What would life be like without friends? page 62 page 78 41Children have to go to school in England from the age of five to sixteen. Education at state schools is free and parents do not pay for exercise books or text books. All state-schools follow The National Curriculum = subjects students must study. They are Maths, Science, English, Geography, History, Technology and a foreign language. Art and Music are important subjects in English schools. Most schools have a choir and some have an orchestra. Lessons start at nine o’clock and school finishes at about 3.45 pm. There are after-school activities and lots of sport. The school year is 39 weeks long from September to July. Children go to Primary School from five to eleven years old and Secondary School from twelve to eighteen years old. When children are 16 years old they take GCSE exams in most subjects. Children can decide to stay at school for another two years and take A levels at the age of 18.An Academy receives money from the government. They have more freedom than state schools. They do not follow the National Curriculum but can choose their own subjects. These subjects must be broad and balanced. Often architects design beautiful buildings for some new Academies because people believe that the right environment can helpchildren to learn. The number of Academies in England is increasing every year. Performing Art and Technology Schools There are only two Performing Art Schools in Britain which are state schools. The BRIT school for Performing Art and Technology is in Croydon London. The BRIT School doesn’t just teach students to be a pop star or an actor, it brings out their natural talent. The school encourages students to be unique. Amy Winehouse and Adele studied there. COMPREHENSION CHECK 1. Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Parents pay for state school education. Exercise books and text books are free. Children in England do not study Science. Music isn’t an important subject. . There are extra activities after school. Lessons finish at lunchtime. A levels are only for children who stay on at school. Read about Academies and choose the correct answer. . An Academy receives money from the local council / government. They choose balanced / artistic subjects. Beautiful buildings can / can’t help to create the right learning environment. . Academies are decreasing / increasing in number. . Academies can / can’t choose the subjects they want to teach. The BRIT school is a private / state school. - The BRIT school likes students to be the same / unique.Mindfulness 0) People say mindfulness is the science of happiness. Our minds can be playful. Minds jump about and do what they want. One minute they are in the past, the next moment in the future. But we can teach our minds to be quiet. Lots of people believe that mindfulness can help our bodies feel better. We can focus on the present and enjoy that moment. If you want to try it, all you need is fifteen minutes every day — * Close your eyes. * Relax your shoulders. * Sit comfortably. * Notice what your arms are doing. * Straighten your back. Breathe. * Put both feet on the floor. * Empty your mind. When we are mindful, we push bad thoughts out of our mind and keep the good ones. We notice everything around us - the sound of the birds singing, new leaves on the trees, the blue colour of the sky. It helps us to become more creative. MiSP - Mindfulness in Schools Project MiSP wants to teach mindfulness to young people. They have courses called, ‘Stop, Breath and Be’. Lots of teachers in the UK teach mindfulness. Children sit in a circle and think about their thoughts. They tell each other how they feel in colours or in weather. When children concentrateon the present, they say that they feel good - yellow like sunshine or like a rainbow. Mindfulness teaches people to enjoy what is happening around them. It helps them think more clearly. Mindfulness can help children feel calmer and because of this their work can get better at school - in sport and the performing arts. COMPREHENSION CHECK 1. Answer the questions. . What is mindfulness? - What does the mind do when it jumps about? How long do we need to practice mindfulness? . What can we notice when we are mindful? How do children feel when they are mindful? ._ How can mindfulness help children get better at school? 2. Match the first part of the sentence (1-5) to the second part (a-e) to make a complete sentence, 1. () MiSP is the name of an MiSP course. Lots of teachers in the UK b they feel in colours, “Stop Breathe and Be’ is a project in schools. | Children concentrate teach mindfulness. Children say how on the present, WRITING 3. Over to you. We do things every day without thinking or enjoying what we are doing. We need to focus so we can enjoy everything. Keep a diary for a day. Say how you feel: at breakfast in lessons on the bus or in the car when you notice the weather / the colours of the trees when you concentrate on good thoughts and push bad ones awayGOA Pee Uli maha Chapter 1 (ely) c-1ar4 Chapter 3 er-yoletar tent-)o) <1} Chapter 6 fey-To)< larg Chapter 8 ee Mca OC) Q Key * Preparation 7 tia ee ee egDla 1. COMPREHENSION CHECK ¢ Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements. Seengooaeeuna . Alice’s father can’t find a job in St Ives. St Ives is a city. . The narrator of the story is Alice who is 11 years old. The town needed a bigger primary school. There are some bullies at the school. The girls are friendly to Alice on her first day. . Alice tells her parents that she doesn’t like school. . The bullies are horrible to clever children. |. There isn’t a group of boy bullies. . Alice tells a little bird what school is like. 2. COMPREHENSION CHECK ° Match the first Part of the sentence (1-6) to the second part (a-f) to make a complete sentence. sie The architect designed a | The Fairbrother Academy b Some children c d Because Alice has braces on her teeth Alice’s Dad mustn’t know Dexter Crane 7 f o is beautiful. some girls call her ‘Shark Face’. about the bullies. a wonderful concert hall. pushes kids in the playground. don't want to learn. 3. VOCABULARY © Match the adjectives (1-6) with one of the people or places (a-f). 1. 2 3. 48 beautiful bright “angry strong busy excited > o'aods Iris Fudge the fishing port Dexter Crane Cornwall Alice classroomsULC a 4. VOCABULARY ° Choose the right adjectives from exercise 3 to complete the following sentences. . On the first day of a new school students are .. 1 2. The shop is full of people. It’s always ... 3. The beaches in Cornwall are 4. | like rooms that are . SENTENCES WITH IF If dad speaks to the teachers everything ett baqome: worse. We can use if to talk about events that could rere titania If + present, will + infiniti If her father gets a new job, they will move to Cornwall. When the verb is negative will not becomes won’t. 5. GRAMMAR « Put the verbs into the correct form (will or present simple). 1. If the architect .. (build) a beautiful school, children . (want) to learn. 2. If she .. .. (work) hard, the bullies .. .. (be) horrible to her. 3. The girls ... .. (not talk) to her, if she .. . (have) braces on her teeth. 4. If Alice’s father .... (speak) to the teachers. 5. Dexter's friends ... (push) his classmates. .. (know) about the bullies, he ... .. (support) him, if he .... 6. WRITING © Look at the picture on pages 8 and 9. Answer these questions to describe the scene. 41. What building can you see in the picture? 2. Is it a beautiful building? What do you like or not like about it? 3. What are alll the school children wearing? 4. What are some of the school children doing? 491. COMPREHENSION CHECK ¢ Read the sentences from Chapter 2 and put them in the correct order to make a summary. 1. [1] Miss Sunshine tells Mr Weak that she is the perfect music teacher for the school. 2. (1 She asks for her timetable so she can start immediately. 3. [| Isadora Sunshine is painting a picture of a storm. 4. (| Mr Weak, the head teacher, feels happy when Miss Sunshine arrives. 5. [| The little bird flies to Miss Sunshine’s house. 6. [1 The bird sings a sad song of trouble. 7. [| Mr Weak says there may be other candidates, but it isn’t true. 8. [| Miss Sunshine drives to the school. 2. COMPREHENSION CHECK » Answer the questions. 1. Why does the bird fly to Miss Sunshine? .. What is Miss Sunshine doing? 3. What does Miss Sunshine put in her bag? . How long is the drive to The Fairbrother Academy? Do you think Mr Weak is a good head teacher? Why?/Why not? What does Miss Sunshine expect from her class? x ee & How do the students speak to their teachers? 3. VOCABULARY © Match the words and expressions (1-6) to the correct definitions (a-f). 1. (1 hold on tight @ perfect for someone 2. (1 reflection b to let someone do something 3. C kettle c immediately 4. 1 to suit d don't fall 5. (1) to allow © makes water very hot (boiling) 6. ( straight away f inthe mirror 50ERSTANDING THE TEXT 4. VOCABULARY © Choose the right words from exercise 3 to complete the following sentences. ‘That jumper is lovely. It really .. James's mother will . s+» YOU. .. him to go out this evening. “Put the ‘on so we can make a cup of tea.’ The bird looks at its . .. in the water. ‘The fairground ride is very fast. .. i It’s an emergency. Can you come ........ Serer 5. READING PICTURES © Look at the picture on pages 14 and 15 and answer the questions. 1. What does Mr Weak, the head teacher, look like? 2. What is he doing? 3. Who is speaking to Mr Weak? 4. Can you describe Miss Sunshine? 5. What is she carrying? 6. WRITING ° Mr Weak writes a diary every evening. Imagine you are Mr Weak. Write about Miss Sunshine, your unexpected visitor. Think of these things: * why she made you feel happy; * why she came to see you; * how she is different to other teachers; * why you didn’t ask other candidates to interview for the job. Dear Diary, / had an unexpected visitor today. Her name is Miss Sunshine and she is a music teacher. She 51rat 1. COMPREHENSION CHECK * Read these sentences about Chapter 3. Choose the correct answer - a, b or c. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0. At school Alice is one of... a ] the cool children. bX the children who are different. © ] the gang of girls. 1. The teachers. a (1 see what happens. b (J speak about what happens. ce | don’t write a report. 2. Nothing happens and then... a (1 the bullying stops. b [1 the bullying gets worse. © (J the bullying becomes less. 3. Miss Sunshine waits for students... a (J to stand. b _( to stop fighting. c [1 to stop texting. 4. In Miss Sunshine’s class students can’t have mobile phones... a after school. b (in the playground. c (0 inlessons. 5. Roxy plays... a (jazz music. b classical music. c | rap music. 6. Rap music is like... aC theatre. b dance. 2 C poetry. 52DUC a THE PAST SIMPLE He started singing in his local church at the age of four. ec eee eee ened ecainge -ed to the verb. walk - walked start - started talk — talked When the verb ends in e we add only d. love - loved hope ~ hoped dance - danced When verbs end in a consonant + y we change the y to / and add -ed. dry - dried carry — carried try — tried When verbs end in a vowel + y the y does not change. stay - stayed enjoy — enjoyed Irregular verbs The Beatles were important for all the music that came after them. be-was/were come - came take — took go - went know — knew think — thought 2. GRAMMAR © Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in the box. walk * feel* say * know * ask* speak « give * contact * ask * speak « start 1. The teachers .... .. about the trouble in the class. .. to an understanding teacher. Alice in cyberspace. .. Us Our names. 2. Sometimes we 3. The bullies ... 4. Miss Sunshine .. 5. When Miss Sunshine 6. Miss Sunshine .. 7. The students .. them their homework. 8. In the second lesson the bad behaviour .... 9. Alice ... . alone in the playground. 10. Miss Sunshine .. Roxy’s opinion on classical music. ... past us there was a lovely perfume. to us about music. ‘thank you’ when she .. 53CHAPTER Pema ASO oe a 41. COMPREHENSION CHECK © Match the first part of the sentence (1-10) to the second part (a-j) to make a complete sentence. 9 10. aE ON = There is a lot of noise Miss Sunshine takes Miss Sunshine speaks The bullies laugh at Emma Miss Sunshine gives a piece of paper Alice loves to sing ] They sing Imagine The bullies The school bus will return Alice runs laughing a b c d e es to a real piano. and take them home later. in the classroom. are miserable. a whistle from her bag and blows it. because she wears glasses. out of school. to Dexter, Ajax, Roxy, Blaze and Iris. from memory. to the children who are standing. 2. VOCABULARY « Find eight words from this chapter in the word square. 54 glasses * teacher's desk * whistle * paper * music * piano * chair * phone aT Eurvuda> Cateorn Tt Ge omoaonrer ad. sz oom et = & = 10 ‘SG 2 oatamrae Zpom tr: = a WPPAP HHACD Orne SDESK TARIP Pies hc EAIRA 1 NONNN aSOO AD Do laa 3. VOCABULARY * Use the words from exercise 2 to complete the following sentences. 1. Miss Sunshine takes some . from her bag. 2. She stands in front of the .. 3. Miss Sunshine blows a classroom. . 4. Some students ignore her and send text messages on their . because it’s noisy in the 5. Alice puts her . ... next to Emma. 6. Emma wears 7. They sing round the ... 8. Miss Sunshine gives them the Imagine. to the song 4. WRITING © Imagine you are Alice. Write a page in your diary about your music lessons. Say: * how singing makes you feel; * what do you think about Emma and her voice; * why you like the song Imagine. Dear Diary, I love singing to a real piano. It makes me feel happy. Emma has got a beautiful voice e 551. COMPREHENSION CHECK « Are the following sentences true (1) or false (F)? Correct the false statements. 1. The mood in the classroom for the second lesson is worse. Oo 2. Dexter is rocking on his chair. Zee 3. A singing bowl makes a sound like a drum. ( 4. Moments of silence are important in our lives. [ 5. Music helps with stress. 6. Being kind can make us feel good. Oo 7. Roxy isn’t a very good pianist. 8. They sing a song Alice’s dad likes. J 9. Singing unites the class. oo 10. The class feels stressed by the end of the lesson. 2. COMPREHENSION CHECK « Matcha description (1-8) with a character (a-h). 1. ©) Isn’t rocking on a chair. a Ajax 2, (| Runs a wooden stick around a bowl. b Ruby 3. [1 Says that his brain chatters. © Emma 4. (1 Asks if they can sing again. Miss Sunshine 5. [| Plays jazz on the piano © Dexter 6. _] Feels relaxed by the end of the class. f Blaze 7. () Isn’t humming. 9 Alice 8. [1 Can't hear any sound at all. hh Roxy 3. VOCABULARY © Which word is the odd one out? 1. complex simple easy 2. worried nervous relaxed 3. horrible kind unkind 4. chatty confident shy 5. hum speak talk 6. stress calm relaxation 7. stil rocking motionless 8. united separated dividedVSO Cah 4. VOCABULARY * Use the odd words from exercise 3 to complete the following sentences. Miss Sunshine explained that the mind is .. . to play in front of the class. ... to other people. . Singing helped Alice feel more .... we Dexter wasn't . . on two legs of his chair. We were more as‘a class. Blaze didn’t . 8. Sometimes there's a lot of .. Roxy was too .... . We feel good when we are . ae Oe Ces OTS ... in our heads. 5. WRITING * Imagine you are one of the students. Write a paragraph in your diary about the singing bowl. Dear Diary, Today Miss Sunshine brought a singing bow! into the classroom. 6. BRAIN TEASERS © These are questions that keep your brain working. 4. Johnny's mother has three children. The name of the first is April. The name of the second child is May. What is the name of the third child? 2. Is it correct to say The yolk of the egg is white. The yolk of the egg are white. Neither. Why? . 3. Feed me and | live. Give me a drink and | die. What am I? 57Gana Om ASO DLN Cin hs a 1. COMPREHENSION CHECK ° Answer the questions. 1. What is happening at Dexter’s house? 2. Who does Alice phone? 3. How does Alice help Dexter? 4. Why won't Dexter allow Alice to go into the house? 5. Who do the firemen save? 6. Where does Dexter live when he comes out of hospital? Why? 7. What does Miss Sunshine give Alice and Dexter? 8. Why do they need the presents? 2. COMPREHENSION CHECK « Match the descri with the words (a-f). ions (1-6) “] Has burned hands. 1 his grandmother 2. || Breathes slowly to calm down. b a fireman 3. || Rescues Dexter's mother. © Miss Sunshine 4. (| Is looking after Dexter. d Alice 5. (] Cheer. © the class 6. [1 Is planning a musical f Dexter 3. VOCABULARY * Find a word in Chapter 6 for the following definitions. 4. Where you wait for a bus and where you get off. s_ 2. When something is unsafe. . A vehicle that takes people to hospital. a . Your mother’s mother. Your... 3. 4. 5. You wear it round your neck and over your mouth. 6. Fantastic! a PREPOSITION Together we run towards the smoke and flames. Prepositions of Place tells us where a person or thing is - near, on, behind, in, under, over, inside, from, into. Prepositions of Movement show movement to or from a place ~ along, towards, through, into, down, out of. 58SE ae 4. GRAMMAR © Complete sentences (1-8) with a preposition from the box below. under * over * behind « in * on in * near * on 4. Dexter and Alice sat ............ each other every day ............ the bus. 2. Dexter walked .. . Alice. 3. Alice held her scarf the water. 4. Alice could smell fire .. her clothes and ............ her hair. 5. Alice pulled her jacket vs. her mouth. 6. When the fire started Dexter’s mother and little sister were .. the house. 5. GRAMMAR ° Complete sentences (1-6) with the prepositions in the box below. to * through * into « towards * out of * along Dexter kicked stones .. the road. the smoke and flames. an outside tap. They ran .. . Alice ran .. Dexter appeared ... .. the smoke. SS ae Dexter was scared when he went .. .. the house. the burning house. 6. A fireman carried a woman .. 6. WRITING °¢ What to do if there’s a fire. Complete the safety instructions with the words in the box. close * breathe * house * not © outside * don’t + fire * address « floor « contain If you discover a (1) .. .., act quickly and try (2) .. to panic, Smoke can kill you. It rises, so go down on the (3) . where it is easier to (4) .. . . Put your nose low down. 6)... "look for personal objects. (6) . .. open doors to (7) . ... the fire. Go (8) . and then call the emergency services on 999 (if you are in UK). Give your whole (9)... . . Don’t enter the (10) .. .. again. 59aa 7 UNDERSTANDING THE TEX 1. COMPREHENSION CHECK + Read the summary of Chapter 7 and choose the best word ~ a, b or c - for each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). The class is busy with the musical and they discover that (0) ..¥2/v9N2. has a talent for something. Ajax is (1) .... ... with words and writes (2) a wonderful dancer and the students (3) . paint the scenery. Alice (4) in the chorus and plays the ukulele. Dexter plays the violin and (5) the orchestra. He seems ©... ... and more responsible and Alice trusts (7) .. When they travel home (8) the bus, they talk (9) music. Dexter practices the violin (10) ... day because he wants to go to music college in (11) ... few years. Alice wants to become a doctor. She expects Dexter to laugh at (12) .. ++ but he smiles. ++ Story. Iris is are talented artists a b c 0. no one anyone 1. bad well good 2. the a an 3. who which that 4. sang sings sing 5. practises learns rehearses 6. more tall taller the tallest 7. he his him 8. at on in 9. of about on 10. any all every 11. a an the 12. she her hers 2. COMPREHENSION CHECK « Answer the questions with a name: Dexter, Alice, Mr Weak. You can use the same name more than once. Who hums when he passes the music room? . 1: 2. Who is a talented violinist? .. 3. Who likes watching Iris dance? .... 4. 5. Who is kind and makes people feel good? Who wants to become a doctor? .. 60DSS Ls a COMPARATIVES My world is different and everything is better. We use comparative adjectives to describe people and things. Short adjectives with one syllable add -er. old — older slow, - slower Adjectives that end with a vowel and a consonant double the consonant and add -er. big-bigger — hot—hotter _ thin - thinner Adjectives that end in y add -ier. easy—easier heavy- heavier —_ happy — happier Adjectives with two, three and four syllables add more. expensive — more expensive _careful - more careful Some adjectives are irregular. good-better bad-worse _ far — farther 3. GRAMMAR ¢ Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative adjective. 1. Alice's world is different and ... .. (good). 2. The voices in the choir become . .-. (strong). 3. Mr Weak is . . (happy). 4. The ukulele is .. easy) than the piano. 5. Dexter's eyes are ... ; .. (Soft) than before. 6. He looks «+ (tall) and (responsible). 4. WRITING » Write about your favourite song. Think of these things: What is the name of the song? Who sings it? A solo performer/a band? Does the song tell a story? What is it about? Why do you like it? How often do you listen to it? 611. COMPREHENSION CHECK ° Are the following sentences true (7) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences. 1. ‘Accept that we are alll different.’ This is the message of the musical. [ 2. The concert hall is full for all five nights. Qo 3. Alice is playing the violin in the orchestra. [ 4. The audience is silent. ] 5. The chorus sing very well. ] 6. Addison Bell is a British head teacher. 7. In the Christmas holidays they fly to Hollywood. 8. They stay at the Beverley Hills Hotel. J 9. The students have lots of free time. a 10. Life is exciting with Miss Sunshine. ] 2. COMPREHENSION CHECK © Match the first part of the sentence (1-8) to the second part (a-h) to make a complete sentence. 1. [) There is no more to Hollywood. 2. () There are interviews with the cast video cameras. 3. [) The theme of the musical bullying. 4. ( Parents bring © After the first performance Addison Bell CO) They are taking the musical the Beverley Hills Hotel. is the power of friendship. they have a party. is from Los Angeles. soto aoce ee ee | They stay at in the school magazine. 3. READING PICTURES * Look at the picture on page 40 and answer the questions. 1. What word can you see at the top of the picture? 2. What do the class imagine when they hear Miss Sunshine talking about Los Angeles? 62NSU Ce aa 4. VOCABULARY Read the descriptions below and write the correct word for each one. The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0. a 2 Nogae . An important moral theme. . When the sun disappears in the evening. s A publication that comes out every week or month. magazine A force. The reason for doing something. People who are at a play, film, concert. No sound. To practice a play, concert, dance. 5. VOCABULARY * Use the words from exercise 3 to complete the sentences. ae 2 3. 4. 5. 6. . There was a moment of . The. . There were interviews in the school .... They heard the ... The..... of friendship. laugh and clap. in the musical was the . --, then there were cheers. Alice and Dexter watched the .... in the theatre went well. 6. SPEAKING + In pairs. Speak to each other about your favourite character in the story. What do they look like? Why do you like them? Do they change from the beginning of the story to the end? How? 7. WRITING ¢ It’s the first night of the musical. Write a paragraph for the school magazine. Who wrote the musical? Did the audience like it? Was the singing and dancing good? How was Emma? What did you think of the orchestra? What are their future plans with Addison Bell and the trip to Hollywood? 63. Ed gave Harry Styles EXTRA LISTENING Listen to the recording and then choose the correct answer — a, b or c. Ed Sheeran is... a Irish. b CO Scottish. ¢ (English. He was born on... a () 7 February 1991. b [) 13 February 1991. ec () 17" February 1991. . He grew up in... a ©) Suffolk. . He got work in London playing his... a 0 violin. b 1 guitar. ce (piano. His debut single was the... a ( Edteam. b C1 Ateam. c 1 Bteam. a 1 guitar. b CO farm. c (i tattoo. . Ed bought a... in Suffolk. aC farm. b (1 home. ce OC park. Ed’s fans are... aC cheerios. b |) sheerios. c ( herios.fp) 2+ Listen to Miss Sunshine speaking about St Ives. Then choose the correct answer ~ a, b or c. mo 1. St Ives is on... 65Nala You’ve got a friend Work with a partner and surf the net for information on Carole King and her song You’ve got a friend. Make some notes and answer these questions. Then present your work to the class. 1. When did Carole King write You've got a friend? 2. Which album is the song from? 3. Another famous singer recorded this song. Who? 4. Listen to two people singing this song. Which one do you like best? 5. What is the message in this song? 6. Find the lyrics of the song on the net. Do you like the song? Why? 7. . Are there any other songs about friendship that you like? You can also listen to these songs: * Randy Newman, You've got a friend in me * Queen, You're my best friend * Bill Withers, Lean on me * Ben E. King, Stand by me 66Hollywood is an exciting place. It’s famous all over the world for the movie industry. People often call Hollywood ‘Tinsel Town’. Surf the net and find out why. 1. When was the famous ‘Hollywood sign’ put up? What was it advertising? When did the sign change? 2. What is ‘The Hollywood Walk of Fame’? When was it created? . When did four brothers set up a studio in Hollywood? What did they call the studio? . What famous districts are near Hollywood? What can you do there? 67© _TRINITY+ PREPARATION 41. GRADE 3 - FREE TIME ° Alice and her classmates rehearse for the musical in their free time. Use the words in the box to speak about the different things you do in your free time. reading * dancing » playing computer games * swimming * cooking * playing the guitar, piano, drums * cycling * walking listening to music * skateboarding ° singing 2. GRADE 3 - FREE TIME ° Use these questions to talk about what you do in your free time. 1. Are there activities you can’t do during the week? Why? 2. How much time do you spend doing these activities? 3. Where can you do these activities? Where can't you do these activities? 4. Who do you do these activities with? 5. Do you like indoor activities or outdoor activities? Why? 3. GRADE 3 - FREE TIME ¢ Alice goes to the beach for a walk in her free time and she plays in the ukulele band. . What do you usually do at the weekend? .. When did you last go to the cinema? . What do you do in the evenings? How often do you visit a museum? 4. GRADE 3 - PLACES » The Fairbrother Academy is beautiful. Talk with a partner about your school and the place where you live. Use these questions. Rona 1. What is your school like? Is there a concert hall? 2. Is there a park in your town? What can you do in the park? 3. Where can you see a film or go to a concert? 4. What can you do in your town? 68SUR Baan el 5. GRADE 4 - HOLIDAYS ¢ Alice's trip is to Hollywood in the summer holidays. 1. Where do you go on holiday? 2. What do you do when you are on holiday? 3. Do you like having a city or a beach holiday? 4. How often do you go on holiday? 5. Where did you go last summer? Tell the class about your last holiday. 6. . What are your plans for next summer? Where are you going and who are you going on holiday with. 6. GRADE 4 - HOLIDAYS ¢ Alice goes on holiday with her parents. What about you? Where do you usually go on holiday? When are you going on holiday next? Do you have winter skiing holidays, summer holidays or both? Do you like holidays? Why? Pe 7. GRADE 4 - SCHOOL ¢* School is an important part of Alice’s day. . What subjects do you study at school? .. Which is your favourite subject? Why? What subject don’t you like? . How often do you study English? . Which is your favourite day at school? Why? Pons 8. GRADE 4 - SHOPPING ° Miss Sunshine loves shopping. She buys clothes. 4. What do you like to shop for? 2. Where do you usually go shopping? 3. Which is your favourite shop? Why? 4. Do you go shopping with your mum or with your friends? 691. READING AND WRITING PART 1 « For questions (1-5) mark the correct letter (a-c). 1. Keep off the grass. a (] Atamuseum. b C1 Ina formal garden. ce (1 Onaship. 2. Please fasten your seatbelts. a (1 Onaplane. b | Ona train. c | Ina theatre. 3. No diving. a (J Inaschool. b (1 Inacinema. ec {J Ina swimming pool. 4. Do not feed the animals. a Inaschool. b 0 Inalibrary. c (1 Inazoo. 5. Wash dark colours separately. a [1 Onclothes. b © On furniture. ¢ } On fruit. 4 702. READING PART 2 ¢ Read the sentences about the story. Choose the best word (a, b or c) for each space. 1. Mr Weak .... to give the job to Miss Sunshine. a thinks b Ci feels c decides 2. Miss Sunshine . and ‘thank you’. . children to say ‘yes, please’ a needs b wants ce O says 3. They sit ... .. the piano and sing. a round b O on c behind .. the class. 4. Singing and mindfulness ... a [ teach b help © make 5. Alice sees the .... --. at Dexter's house. a rain b storm c fire 6. Dexter goes .... .. the burning house. aC Into b C outof © round 7. Their voices are ... with Miss Sunshine teaching them. a strong b 1 stronger ce bigger 713. aaa ANELOLD READING AND WRITING PART 3 « Complete the conversations (1-5) with the correct answer - a, b or c. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0. we ‘Thank you.’ a 1 ‘Quite.’ b —) ‘Alright.’ c 3X ‘You're welcome.’ ‘Pleased to meet you.” a ‘Yes.’ b ‘Nice to meet you.’ © ‘Thanks.’ “Would you like an ice cream?’ a “Yes, | do.’ b “Yes, | like.” ec “Yes, | would.’ ‘Have you got a dog?’ a ‘No, | don't.” b ‘No, | haven't.’ c “] ‘No, | haven't got.’ ‘What do you do?’ a “I'm watching T.V.’ b © ‘don’t know.’ ec ‘lwork in a café.’ . Do you like chocolate? a UO ‘Yes, | like.” b “Yes, | would.” c “Yes, | do.’Mma AAU) 4, READING AND WRITING PART 5° Read the text below about Mozart and choose the correct word for each space ~ a, b or c. Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. His father Leopold played (1) .. violin and taught music. When he was four years old, Wolfgang (2) . . play and write music. His father could see that (8) ... son was talented. Wolfgang (4) to music and wrote all the notes he heard. In 1763 Leopold (6) Wolfgang and his sister Maria Anna (6) ............... a tour of Europe. In England they played (7) ... .. King George III and in Italy Wolfgang @).. an opera. Wolfgang was only twelve, but he wrote his first opera. In his short life Wolfgang wrote lots of music, but he died young and very poor. a b c toa an the 2. can can’t could 3. his he's him 4. listened listens heard 5. takes took made 6. to at on 7. and for at 8. sees saw look 5. READING AND WRITING PART 6 « Read the descriptions of some jobs. What is the word for each one? The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. 4. | work in a school and help children to learn. = t______ 2. |help Mr Weak. | answer the phone and make appointments. s 3. Iam the person who designed the new school. a 4. | put colour on the walls of the school. 5. I hang my paintings on the walls in the school. 6. When Miss Sunshine’s car breaks | repair it. 7. | cut people’s hair before the musical. 8. | prepare food every day in the school. © 736. READING AND WRITING PART 7 « You are Dexter. Complete your diary. Write one word for each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). The atmosphere (0) ... Our classroom now is very different and it (1) because (2) .. Miss Sunshine. She makes us feel good and because of this we want (3) learn. She says (4) ... . is a talent for something, inside everyone and we (6) ... . see that she (6) right. We Practice five minutes of mindfulness (7) .. day. It keeps us all calm and focused. When | practice the violin (6) . can push other thoughts (8) . + and it helps my playing. My mind is full (10) music now, nothing else. 7. READING AND WRITING PART 9 « Imagine you are Alice. Write a card and thank Miss Sunshine for her help. Write 25-35 words. * Thank her for helping the class. * Say why you like her music lessons. * Say why you liked the trip to Hollywood. 8. SPEAKING PART 2 ° Alice’s class have lots of different food when they go to Hollywood. Look at the pictures and talk about your favourite food with a partner. = What do you have for breakfast? * Where do you have dinner?~ * Who do you have lunch with? 74Raa Sea T aNYLON * Look at the pictures from The Extraordinary Miss Sunshine. They are not in the right order. Put them in the order in which they appear in the story.2. a) WHO WAS IT? Match the description with the character. You can use a name more than once. 3. 1 2. 3. 4. Di 4. . Always looks confused. . - Will not allow phones during lessons. .. Saves Dexter from the smoke. Mr Weak * Dexter * Alice * Miss Sunshine * Iris * Roxy * Emma * Blaze Has a squashed face. ... Didn't like school at the beginning. Has an angry face. Is tall. . Insists on good behaviour. Likes jazz piano. . Is always humming. . Is clever, wears glasses and has a lovely voice. Rocks on two legs of his chair. . Saves his sister from a house fire. \s a brilliant dancer. WHAT ABOUT YOU? « Answer these questions. What are you good at? Do you like music? What kind of music? Can you play a musical instrument? Which one? Which musical instrument would you like to learn? Who is your favourite character? Why? EXAMPLES IN THE STORY ¢ In pairs find as many examples as possible in the story. You have five minutes. Ay 2s 3. 4. Words to do with the theatre 76 Musical instruments Songs Words to do with schoolaN a Naa a9 CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION » Read the following sentences about the story. Choose the correct answer - a, b or c. 1 ce St Ives needed a bigger... a 1) nursery school. b ( primary school. © [1 secondary school. . Some girls won't talk to Alice because... a (J she is new. b () she has braces on her teeth. cL) she smiles at them. Mr Weak let’s students call teachers by... a ©) their first name. b () their surname. c (| their nickname. The bullies can contact Alice... aC innotes. b ( in emails. ce (1 in cyberspace. . Alice is learning to play... a ( the piano. b ( the violin. c ( the ukulele. . The singing bow! makes a sound like... a O adrum. b CO agong. c (Cabell. WHAT ABOUT YOU? » Talk with the rest of the class. What do you like about The Fairbrother Academy? Do you think it’s fun to put on a musical at school? Why?/Why not? Do you go on school trips? Where do you go? 7THINK! Lea Ste Which values and feelings do you think éach chapter is about? Choose one word or expression from the Think exercises to complete the table. Chapters 1-2 > Chapters 3-4 ( Chapters 5-6 Chapters 7-8 = =) @ @ THE CHARACTERS (@) what values and feelings can you use to describe the following characters? 78 How do the characters change over the course of the story? Match the changes to the characters. 1. Emma, Alice 2. ( Dexter 3. () Mr Weak 4. (tris a b c d confused — positive angry ~ happy shy - confident troublesome — responsibleLy THE STORY (4) In the word cloud you can find a list of words from the story The Extraordinary Miss Sunshine. In the story Alice’s class goes on a positive journey and their feelings and mood change. Divide the words into how the class were at the beginning of the story and at the end of the story. Say why. different terrible bad alone friendly smile cold nervous unhappy ~ fantastic happy great confiding not interested —_ included un miserable trouble sad excluded responsible better unfriendly AT THE BEGINNING AT THE END YOUR TURN! Your word cloudThis reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach: where reading is not only the enjoyment of the story and the discovery of a new language, but an opportunity to make cultural connections. The new language introduced in this step of our Green Apple Life Skills series is listed below and language from lower steps is included, too. For a complete list of all three steps, see The Black Cat Graded Readers Handbook at blackcat-cideb.com. SAU as Verb tenses Past Simple; Past Continuous; Future reference: wil Verb forms and patterns Regular and common irregular verbs; Passive forms: Present Simple and Past Simple with very common verbs (e.g. made, called, born) Modal verbs Could: ability, requests; Will: Future reference, offers, promises, predictions; If you enjoyed this reader, try another one in Step One... + | want To Be You, by Andrea M. Hutchinson + The Last Unicorn, by Jane Elizabeth Cammack + The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain (Life Skills) May (present and future reference): Possibility; Mustn'‘t: prohibition; Have (got) to: external obligation Types of clause Subordination after if (zero and 1* conditionals); Defining relative clauses with: who, where Other Comparative and superlative of adjectives (regular and irregular); Formation of adverbs (regular and irregular) Step Two ...or take a step forward to Step Two! + David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (Life Skills) + Million Dollar Theft in San Francisco, by Gina D. B. Clemen + Tales from Camelot, by Victoria Heward (Life Skills)