Tales From The Thousand and One Nights. Level 1

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Introduction
Th e St o r y o f S h a h r a y a r a n d
S h a h r a z a d . h i s v i z i e r ’s d a u g h t e r 7
PART ONE 9
PART TWO 16
The E n c h a n t e d H o rs e 23
PART ONE 25
PART TWO ’ 31
A n Baba a n d th e F o r t y Thieves 41
PART ONE 43
PART TWO 50
PART THREE 57
Th e Se c o n d V o y a g e o f S i n d b a d t h e S a i l o r 65
PART ONE 67
PART TWO 72
T h e St o r y o f t h e Y o u n g K i n g o f t h e B l a c k I s l a n d s si ,
PART ONE 83
PART TWO 88
D ossiers Versions of The Thousand and One Nights 38
Baghdad, the city of The Thousand and

One Nigh ts 78
IN T E R N E T PROJECTS 6,37,71,93
A C T I V I T I E S 6, 8, 14, 20, 24, 29, 36, 40, 42, 48, 54, 62, 66,
70, 76, 80, 82, 86, 92
EXI T T E S T - 94
KET K E T -style e x e r c i s e s
T: g r a d e 4 T r i n i t y - s t y l e e x e r c i s e s ( G r a d e 4)
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linked to the listening activities.
Introduction
The origins of The Thousand and One Nights
The Thousand and One Nights (in Arabic: A lf Layla wa-Layla), is a
collection of stories from Persia, Arabia, India and Egypt. Nobody
knows the exact age of these stories but a few of them are probably
from the 9th century or before.
T he n a m e The T housand and One N ights cam e from an A rabic
translation of a Persian book of stories. The Persian book, now lost,
was called Hazar Afsana (A Thousand Legends). It was translated from
Persian into Arabic in a b o u t ad 1 850 and the nam e A Thousand
Legends changed to A Thousand Nights (in Arabic: A lf Layla). For
Arabs, the num ber a thousand meant 'a lot', not literally 1,000. The
Turks probably changed the num ber to 1,001 because this number
meant 'a lot' for them.
The frame story ‘Shahrayar and Shahrazad,

his vizier’s 2 daughter’
A frame story is the most im portant story in a collection. It continues
through the book and brings all the other stories together.
The use of frame stories is very old. Collections of fairy stories from
the Sanskrit period in India (about 200 BC - a d 1100) often had them:
a well-known example is Kathasarit Sagara (Ocean o f Stories), written
in ab o u t ad 1070 by the K ashm iri poet Som adeva Bhatta. O ther
1. A D : a b b re v ia tio n fo r A n n o D o m in i. A w a y o f c o u n tin g th e y e a r s a ft e r
C h ris t w a s born. BC : a b b re v ia tio n fo r B e fo re C h rist. A w a y o f co u n tin g
th e y e a r s b e fo re C h ris t w a s b orn. N o te : n o n - C h ris tia n s s o m e tim e s use
C E (C o m m o n E r a ) in s te a d o f A D , an d B C E (B e fo r e th e C o m m o n E ra )
in s te a d o f BC. T h is s y s te m c o u n ts th e y e a r s in th e s a m e w a y .
2. v iz ie r : a m a n w h o a d v is e s th e kin g in M u s lim c o u n trie s .
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famous books with a frame story are The Decameron by the Italian
writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) and The Canterbury Tales by the
English writer Geoffrey Chaucer (about 1343-1400).
The frame story in The Thousand and One Nights is 'Shahrayar and
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Shahrazad, his vizier's daughter'. Shahrayar is a king w ho marries a

new girl every night and then kills her in the morning. Shahrazad is
his last wife. She tells him stories at night but always stops in the
middle of one just before morning. The king doesn't kill her because
he wants to hear the end of the story. This continues for many years.
They have three children and in the end Shahrayar falls in love with
Shahrazad. The stories in The Thousand and One Nights are the ones
Shahrazad tells Shahrayar.
The origin of 'Shahrayar and Shahrazad, his vizier's d au g h ter' is
p ro b a b ly In d ia n b u t th e n a m e s of the c h a ra c te rs are P ersian.
Shahrayar means king in Persian and Shahrazad, or Scheherazade
(another spelling of her name), means city-horn. Most of the other
names in the stories are Arabic.
O Answer the questions.
1 W h at does th e Arabic A lf Layla wa-Layla mean in English?

2 When did th e title A Thousand Legends become A Thousand
Nights?
3 K athasarit Sagara is a collection of Indian fairy stories with a
f ra m e story. True or false?
4 Who lived longer, Giovanni Boccaccio or Geoffrey Chaucer?
5 Who tells th e stories in The Thousand and One Nights?
6 The fram e story in The Thousand and One Nights is from Persia.
True or false?
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A C T V T E S
B e fo re you read
o Match th ese sentences with the pictures.
The king, the vizier and all their serv an ts left Samarkand and
travelled for m any days and nights.
2 [ Shahrayar and S hahzam an played chess.
3 [ j S hahzam an told the vizier to put his t e n t s in a big field outside
th e city walls.
S h ahzam an opened the door and saw his wife in bed with one
of th e kitchen boys.
3 Now listen to Part One o f th e story and put th e pictures (A-D) in

order.
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PART ONE
h e re w e r e o n ce tw o kings called S h a h r a y a r a n d
S h ah zam an . They w ere b rothers. S h a h ra y a r w as an
i m p o r t a n t king. He r u l e d 1 all o f P e r s i a , India a n d
C h in a . S h a h z a m a n , his y o u n g e r brother, w asthe
king o f S a m a r k a n d .
O n e d a y S h a h r a y a r s a i d t o h is v i z i e r , ‘I’d like
t o s e e m y b r o t h e r . Go t o his p a l a c e in S a m a r k a n d
a n d invite h im t o I n d ia .’
The vizier (w ho h a d t w o d a u g h t e r s , S h a h r a z a d a n d D in a rz a d )
m a d e p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r his lo n g j o u r n e y . He a n d his s e r v a n t s
t r a v e l l e d d a y a n d n ig h t. W h e n t h e y a r r i v e d in S a m a r k a n d , t h e
king g r e e t e d 2 t h e v iz ie r w a r m l y . ‘W e l c o m e t o S a m a r k a n d ! ’ he
said. ‘Tell m e, h o w is m y b r o t h e r ? ’
‘He iswell, Y o u r M a je s ty . But h e ’d like t o s e e y o u a g a in . He
told m e t o invite y o u t o In d ia .’
‘I’ll p r e p a r e f o r t h e j o u r n e y i m m e d i a t e l y , ’ said t h e king. ‘You
a n d y o u r s e r v a n t s c a n p u t y o u r t e n t s in t h e big field o u t s i d e t h e
city walls. W a i t f o r m e t h e r e . ’
1. ruled : c o n tro lle d a c o u n try .

2. g r e e t e d : said ‘H ello!*, ‘G o o d m o r n in g !’ e tc .
TALES FROM 'T T ie T l i e u s a r i S ctr)<3 One n ig h ts
O n e e v e n i n g t e n d a y s l a t e r S h a h z a m a n a r r i v e d a t t h e v iz ie r’s
c a m p . ‘W e ’ll s t a r t o u r j o u r n e y e a rly t o m o r r o w m o r n i n g , ’ he told
t h e v i z i e r , a n d t h e n h e w e n t t o b e d . At m i d n i g h t t h e v i z i e r
r e c e i v e d a visit f r o m t h e king. ‘I’d like t o s a y g o o d b y e t o m y wife
o n e m o r e t i m e , ’ he said. ‘I’m g o in g t o r e t u r n t o t h e c ity .’
S h a h z a m a n r o d e b a c k t o t h e p a l a c e a n d w e n t s t r a i g h t 1 to his
w i f e ’s b e d r o o m a n d o p e n e d t h e d o o r. She w a s t h e r e in bed, b u t
s h e w a s n ’t a l o n e . S h e w a s w i t h o n e o f t h e k i t c h e n b o y s .
S h a h z a m a n w a s v e r y a n g r y . He t o o k o u t his s w o r d a n d killed
b o t h o f t h e m . T h e n he r e t u r n e d t o t h e c a m p . T h e n e x t d a y t h e
king, t h e vizier a n d all t h e i r s e r v a n t s left S a m a r k a n d .
T h e y t r a v e l l e d f o r m a n y d a y s a n d n ig h ts. Finally t h e y a rr iv e d
a t t h e r o y a l p a l a c e in In d ia . S h a h r a y a r c a m e o u t t o g r e e t his
b r o t h e r . He w a s v e r y h a p p y t o s e e him ag ain. He g a v e him clean
c l o t h e s , f o o d a n d d r in k . He g a v e him a p a l a c e t o s t a y in. ‘T h a t
p a l a c e will be y o u r h o m e h e r e , ’ he said. ‘But you m u s t c o m e a n d
see m e every day.’
The tw o b r o th e r s s p e n t th e day s p leasan tly . They talked,
p la y e d c h e s s a n d w a l k e d in t h e g a r d e n s . But S h a h z a m a n t h o u g h t
a b o u t his w ife all t h e t i m e . He w a s v e r y sad . He s t o p p e d e a tin g .
He b e c a m e t h i n a n d pale. 2 His b r o t h e r Was w o r r ie d . ‘P e r h a p s he
w a n t s t o go h o m e , ’ he t h o u g h t . ‘I’ll s e n d him b a c k s o o n . ’
O n e m o r n i n g S h a h r a y a r s a i d , ‘I’m g o i n g h u n t i n g 3 in t h e
f o r e s t , b r o t h e r . I’ll be a w a y f o r t e n d a y s . W o u ld y o u like t o c o m e
w i t h m e b e f o r e y o u go b a c k t o S a m a r k a n d ? ’
‘T h a n k y o u , b r o t h e r , b u t I’m t i r e d . Y ou go. I’ll s t a y h e r e , ’
r e p lie d S h a h z a m a n .
1. s t r a i g h t : im m e d ia te ly .
2. p a le : w it h o u t m u ch c o lo u r.
3. h u n t i n g : c h a s in g a n d k illin g w ild a n im a ls as a s p o rt.
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TALES FROM 'Tlric ' f f i o a s a n 3 a n2 One f(igb+s
He s a t a t his b e d r o o m w i n d o w all day. He t h o u g h t a b o u t his

w ife a n d felt s a d . He could s e e t h e g a r d e n o f his b r o t h e r ’s p a la c e
f r o m his w i n d o w . It w a s v e r y b e a u t i f u l T h e r e w e r e t r e e s a n d
f lo w e r s . T h e r e w e r e p e a c o c k s . T h e r e w a s a f o u n t a i n . T h e r e w e r e
a l s o t w o p e o p l e in t h e g a r d e n t h a t d a y , a m a n a n d a w o m a n .
T h e y w e r e k iss in g a n d laughing.
T h e St o r y o f S h a h r a y a r a n d
S h a h r a z a d . h is v i z i e r 's d a u g h t e r
S h a h z a m a n l o o k e d a t t h e m c a r e f u l l y . T h e w o m a n w a s his
b r o t h e r ’s w if e a n d t h e m a n w a s o n e o f h e r slav es! S h a h z a m a n
w a s v e r y s u r p r i s e d . He t h o u g h t , ‘My b r o t h e r ’s m o r e i m p o r t a n t
t h a n m e b u t h e ’s u n lu c k y w ith his w ife t o o . ’ And he b e g a n t o feel
b e t t e r . He s t a r t e d e a t i n g ag ain.
A C T I V I T I E S
Go back to the text
KET© A re these sentences ‘R ig h t’(A) or ‘W ro n g ’ (B )? If th ere is not enough

in fo rm atio n to an sw er ‘R ig h t’ (A) or ‘W ro n g (B), choose ‘Doesn’t say’
(C). There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).
0 S h a h r a y a r w a s older t h a n S h a h z a m a n .
( g ) Right B Wrong C D o e s n ’t say
1 The vizier travelled to S a m a r k a n d alone.
A Right B Wrong C D o e s n ’t say
2 S h a h z a m a n ’s wife w a s asleep in bed w h e n he arrived to say
goodbye.
3 S h a h z a m a n w a s tired a n d h u n g r y a f t e r his long j o u r n e y to India
4 S h a h z a m a n s t a y e d in a r o o m in his b r o t h e r ’s palace.
5 S h a h r a y a r w a s w o r ri ed b e c a u s e his b r o t h e r b e c a m e thin a n d pale
6 S h a h z a m a n w a s s a d b e c a u s e he w a n t e d to go home.
7 S h a h r a y a r w e n t h u n t i n g in S a m a r k a n d .
A Right B Wrong C D oe sn ’t say
8 There w e r e birds in S h a h r a y a r ’s garden.
A Right B Wrong C D oe sn ’t say
e P a s t fo r m s o f v e rb s
Com plete the table w ith the past form s of the verbs.
In fin itiv e Past In fin itiv e Past
live go
travel come
kill give
show th i n k
reply sit
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start feel
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Q Q u e s tio n w o r d s
Complete the questions with one of these question words. You must
use one of the words TWICE.
What Where Why Who How
1 ................ did Shahrayar live?

2 ................ did his vizier go to S am arkand?
3 ................ did S hahzam an kill?
4 ................ did Shahrayar give his b ro th er when he arrived?
5 ................ did Shahzam an feel?
6 ................ was kissing and laughing in the garden?
Match the questions to the answ ers below. Write the letter o f the
question in the box.
A ] Sad. B [__ His wife and a kitchen boy.

C In India. D j S h a h ray a r’s wife and one of her slaves.
E [ ] To invite S h ah ray ar’s brother to India.
F Q ] Clean clothes, food and drink.
T: GRADE 4
O Portfolio — Invitations
You are going to see an Indian film at the cinema this weekend. Write
an email to your friends to invite them to go with you. Tell them about
the time of the film and the name of the cinema. Say what you are
going to do after the film. (4 0 -6 0 words)
B e fo re .you read
Q Listen to Part Two of the story. Are these sentences True (T), or (F)
False?
T F
□
0
1 Shahrayar told his vizier to kill his wife and her slave.
2 Shahrayar’s people were angry because he killed
their daughters. □□
3 Shahrazad didn’t w a n t to m arry th e king. □□
4 Shahrayar asked Shahrazad to tell a story. □□
5 The king and Shahrazad had th re e children. □□
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PART TWO
hen S h a h ra y a r cam e back from hunting and

s a w his b r o t h e r , he said, ‘You a r e well now,
b r o t h e r . 1 a m h a p p y . Tell m e, w h y w e r e you
so s a d b e f o r e ? ’
S h a h z a m a n to ld him a b o u t his o w n wife
a n d t h e k i t c h e n boy. T h e n he told S h a h r a y a r
a b o u t his w ife a n d h e r s la v e . S h a h r a y a r
lo v e d his w if e v e r y m u c h . He s a id , ‘1 d o n ’t
believe you. My w i f e ’s a g o o d w o m a n . ’
‘Go h u n t i n g a g a i n t o m o r r o w , ’ said his b r o t h e r . ‘But c o m e b a c k
s e c r e t l y in t h e e v e n in g . T h e n y o u ’ll s e e t h e m . ’
So t h e n e x t d a y S h a h r a y a r w e n t t o t h e f o r e s t . W h e n it w a s
d a r k , he r e t u r n e d on f o o t . In t h e m o r n i n g t h e king w e n t t o his
b r o t h e r ’s r o o m a n d lo o k e d d o w n in to t h e g a r d e n . His w ife a n d
h e r s la v e w e r e t h e r e . T h e y w e r e kissin g a n d laughing.
S h a h r a y a r w a s v e r y a n g r y . He i m m e d i a t e l y called his vizier.
‘Kill t h e m b o t h ! ’ he said.
‘Oh b r o t h e r ! ’ s a id S h a h z a m a n . ‘T h e r e a r e no g o o d w o m e n in
t h e w o rld . T h e y a r e all b a d . ’
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S h a h r a z a d . h i s v i z i e r ’s d a u g h t e r
‘You a r e r i g h t , b r o t h e r ! ’ t h e k i n g r e p l i e d s a d l y .
Soon a f t e r this, S h a h z a m a n w e n t b a ck to S a m a r k a n d .
O n e n i g h t a m o n t h o r t w o l a t e r , S h a h r a y a r s a i d t o his v iz ie r, ‘I
w a n t a n e w w i f e . Go a n d f i n d o n e f o r m e ! ’ T h e v i z i e r f o u n d a girl.
He t o o k h e r t o t h e k i n g ’s b e d r o o m a n d S h a h r a y a r m a r r i e d h e r . In
t h e m o r n i n g h e s a i d t o his vizier, ‘N o w kill h e r ! ’
T h e n e x t n i g h t h e t o l d his v i z i e r t o f i n d h i m a n o t h e r girl. T h e
v i z i e r f o u n d o n e a n d S h a h r a y a r m a r r i e d h e r . In t h e m o r n i n g h e
t o l d his v i z i e r t o kill h e r . E v e r y n i g h t t h e k i n g m a r r i e d a d i f f e r e n t
girl a n d in t h e m o r n i n g h i s v i z i e r k ill e d h e r . T h e p e o p l e in t h e
k i n g d o m 1 b e c a m e v e r y a n g r y w i t h t h e k i n g . T h e y d i d n ’t like
l o s in g t h e i r d a u g h t e r s .
O n e d a y S h a h r a z a d , t h e v i z i e r ’s d a u g h t e r , s a i d , ‘F a t h e r , I’d like
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t o m a r r y t h e king! I w a n t t o t r y t o h e l p o u r p e o p l e . ’
S h e w a s a v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t girl. S h e r e a d a n d s t u d i e d a lot a n d
k n e w m a n y th in g s. But w h e n h e r f a t h e r h e a r d th is he w a s a n g ry .
‘You silly girl! T h e k i n g will s p e n d o n e n i g h t w i t h y o u a n d t h e n in
t h e m o r n i n g I’ll h a v e t o kill y o u . ’
‘I w a n t t o h e l p o u r p e o p l e , f a t h e r , ’ S h a h r a z a d s a i d . ‘I h a v e a
p la n. Please! T a k e m e t o t h e k i n g . ’
T h e v i z i e r w a s s a d b u t h e t o o k h e r t o t h e king.
L a t e r t h a t n i g h t w h e n t h e k i n g a n d S h a h r a z a d w e r e in b e d ,
s h e s t a r t e d c r y i n g . ‘W h y a r e y o u c r y i n g ? ’ a s k e d t h e king. ‘I’d like
t o s e e m y s i s t e r o n e m o r e t i m e b e f o r e I d i e , ’ s h e s a i d . So t h e k i n g
se n t for her sister Dinarzad. W h e n she arrived, she w e n t an d s a t
n e x t t o S h a h r a z a d a n d s a i d , ‘S i s t e r , tell m e a s t o r y p l e a s e . T h e
n i g h t will p a s s m o r e p l e a s a n t l y . ’
1. k in g d o m : c o u n t r y ruled by a king o r q u e e n .
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TALES FROM 'T T ie 'T l i e u s a n ^ c ld 2 One f i g h t s ----------
S h a h r a z a d b e g a n t o tell a s t o r y . D i n a r z a d li s t e n e d . T h e king
w a s n ’t t i r e d so he l i s t e n e d to o .
She to ld o n e s t o r y a n d s t a r t e d a n o t h e r one. But
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when she saw
t h e f i r s t light o f m o r n i n g t h r o u g h t h e w i n d o w , s h e s t o p p e d .
‘I m u s t k n o w t h e e n d o f t h a t s t o r y , ’ s a id t h e king. ‘You m u s t
finish it t o m o r r o w . ’
So h e r f a t h e r d i d n ’t h a v e t o kill h e r in t h e m o r n in g .
PART T W O
S h a h r a z a d . h i s v i z i e r 's d a u g h t e r
The n e x t n ig h t S h a h r a z a d fin ish e d th e s to r y an d s t a r t e d

a n o t h e r o n e . S he c o n t i n u e d to tell t h e k in g s t o r i e s f o r o n e
t h o u s a n d a n d o n e nights. During th is t i m e t h e y h a d t h r e e children.
Then o n e d a y t h e king said, ‘You a r e a good a n d intelligent w o m a n ,
S h a h r a z a d . 1 will n e v e r kill you. You will be m y q u e e n . ’
And t h e y lived happily t o g e t h e r f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e i r lives.
G o b a c k to the text
o Put th ese sentences in order. Number them 1-10.
After that, Shahrayar married a different girl every night and

his vizier killed her in th e morning.
B | | Shahrayar loved S h a h raz a d ’s stories and he learned to love her
too.
C [ ] Every night Shahrazad told her husband a story. -
D | _ The vizier killed S h ah ray ar’s wife and her slave.
E Some weeks later Shahrayar told his vizier to find him a new
wife.
F Q S hahzam an told his brother ab o u t his wife and her slave.
G The vizier found a girl and the king married her t h a t night.
H Shahrazad, th e vizier’s daughter, married the king.
I Shahrayar retu rn ed from hunting in the forest.
J [ The next morning, th e king told his vizier to kill the girl.
O V o c a b u la r y
Match the words for men in column A
with the words for w om en in column B.
A B
1 king A niece
2 b ro th er B aunt
3 son C girl
4 husband D queen
5 | prince E daughter
6 uncle F sister
7 nephew G princess
8 boy H wife
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Q C h a ra c te rs
Look at t h e s e s e n te n c e s . Which ch aracters in th e sto r y are th e y
about?
A He returned to his country.

B She m et her lover in the garden.
C He w a n te d to m arry again.
D He had two daughters.
E She knew m any things.
F She liked listening to stories.
o A d je c tiv e s
Find 14 ad jectives from th e sto ry ‘Shahrayar and Shahrazad, his
vizier’s daughter’ in this word snake.
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A C T V T E S
S a y or tell?
Look a t th e se examples of how we use th e se two verbs.
He said th a t he lived in India. He told me th a t he lived in India.
He said, ‘Come and visit me one day . ' He told me to visit him one day.
‘Don't w orry about an yth in g ,' he said. He told me not to worry about
anything.
W h a t did he sa y to y o u ? W h at did he tell y o u ?
We also use th e verb tell before these words:
a story the tim e the truth a joke
Q Complete the rules with the verbs say and tell.
1.... .................that...
2 .................som ebody that...
3 .................som ething to somebody
4 ................ som ebody something
5 .................somebody to do something
6 ................ somebody not to do something
7 .................‘Hello/Goodbye’, etc.
O Write the correct form of verb sa y or tell in the spaces.
1 S h a h r a y a r .................. his vizier to go to Samarkand.

2 ‘I’d like t o ..................... goodbye to my wifa one more time,’
..................... Shahzaman.
3 ‘..................... me why you were sad, brother,’ ..................... Shahrayar.
4 S h a h z a m a n ....................his b ro th er the tru th about his wife and her
slave.
5 S h a h r a y a r .................. his vizier to kill his wife and his slave.
6 S h a h z a m a n ..................... t h a t all w om en w ere bad.
7 S h a h r a z a d ...................her f a th e r t h a t she w an ted to m arry the
king.
8 Dinarzad asked her sister t o ..................... her a story.
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B e fo re you read
o V o c a b u la r y
Look at th ese words.
enchanted horse fire-eater snake-charmer

small button large terrace
Which of the people or things in the list above...
1 is p a rt of a house or a g a r d e n ? ..............................
2 is under a magic s p e ll ? .....................................
3 uses music to control an a n i m a l ? .........................
4 do you press to make a machine w o r k ? .............
5 perform s a dangerous act, perhaps in a circus?
L is te n in g
Listen to Part One of the story. ONE of the sentence endings is NOT
correct. Mark the incorrect ending, A, B or C.
1 The Indian A w an ted to sell his horse.

B □
C □ /
2 The horse A was m ade of wood.
B □
C w a s n ’t a p resen t for th e king.
3 Prince Firouz A □
B landed safely on the terrace of a palace,
C □
I | liked flying on the horse.
4 The princess A □
B □
Q □
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t w a s N e w Y e a r in t h e city o f S c h ir a z in P e rsia . The
city s q u a r e w a s full o f p e o p le . The king a n d his fa m ily
w e r e t h e r e to o . T h e r e w a s m u s ic a n d d a n c in g . T h e r e
w e r e f i r e - e a t e r s a n d s n a k e - c h a r m e r s . And o f c o u r s e
t h e r e w a s a lot o f delicious f o o d a n d drink.
S u d d e n ly , a n Indian m a n a p p e a r e d in f r o n t o f t h e »
king. He h a d a b e a u t i f u l h o r s e w i t h him. It w a s m a d e
of black w o o d . The Indian s p o k e t o t h e king.
‘Your Majesty! This is a v e r y special h o r s e . ’
‘Really?’ s a id t h e king. 'W h y is it s p e c ia l? W h a t c a n it d o ? ’
‘It c a n fly, Your M ajesty. W h e n I p r e s s t h i s little b u t t o n on its
neck, it flies up in to t h e air a n d t a k e s m e w h e r e 1 w a n t t o g o .’
‘Your h o r s e is c e r t a i n l y a v e r y special h o r s e , ’ said t h e king. ‘I’d
like t o h a v e it f o r m y s e l f . ’
‘I’ll sell it t o you, Y our M a j e s t y . ’
‘And w h a t ’s t h e p r i c e ? ’ a s k e d t h e king.
‘Y our d a u g h t e r . I w a n t t o m a r r y y o u r d a u g h t e r , ’ r e p l i e d t h e
Indian.
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‘T h a t ’s a v e r y h i g h p r i c e f o r a h o r s e . ’
‘It i s n ’t a h i g h p r i c e f o r a h o r s e t h a t c a n fly, Y o u r M a j e s t y . Try
it a n d y o u ’ll s e e f o r y o u r s e l f ! ’
‘Let m y s o n , P r i n c e Fir ou z , t r y t h e h o r s e , ’ s a i d t h e king.
P r i n c e F i r o u z i m m e d i a t e l y j u m p e d o n t h e h o r s e ’s b a c k a n d
p r e s s e d t h e b u t t o n o n i t s n e c k . T h e h o r s e f l e w u p j n t o t h e air,
in to th e clo u d s a n d d is a p p e a r e d . The king w a s v e ry an g ry .
‘W h e r e is m y s o n ? ’ h e s h o u t e d . ‘Bring h i m b a c k ! ’
‘I c a n ’t , ’ r e p l i e d t h e I n d i a n .
T h e k i n g o r d e r e d his g u a r d s t o p u t t h e I n d i a n in p r i s o n . ‘My
g u a r d s will kill y o u if P r i n c e F i r o u z i s n ’t b a c k in t h r e e m o n t h s , ’ he
said.
M eanw hile, t h e h o r s e a n d th e prince flew h ig h er a n d higher.
T h e p r i n c e w a s h a p p y . He e n j o y e d f l y i n g o n t h e h o r s e . T h e n it
b e g a n t o g e t d a r k . ‘I t ’s l a t e , ’ h e t h o u g h t . ‘I m u s t l a n d . ’ 1 He l o o k e d
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c a r e f u l l y a t t h e h o r s e ’s n e c k a n d s a w a n o t h e r lit t le b u t t o n . He
p r e s s e d it a n d t h e h o r s e l a n d e d o n t h e t e r r a c e o f a b e a u t i f u l
w hite palace.
He g o t o f f a n d l o o k e d a r o u n d h i m . T h e r e w a s a s m a l l d o o r in
t h e c o r n e r o f t h e t e r r a c e . He o p e n e d it a n d s a w s o m e s t a i r s . He
w e n t d o w n t h e m a n d i n t o a l o n g hall w i t h m a n y d o o r s . T h e r e w a s
a lig h t u n d e r o n e o f t h e m s o h e o p e n e d it. Six g u a r d s w e r e a s l e e p
o n t h e f l o o r . T h e l i g h t w a s c o m i n g f r o m a l a m p in a n o t h e r r o o m
b e h i n d a c u r t a i n . P r i n c e F i r o u z m o v e d t h e c u r t a i n a n d l o o k e d in.
He s a w a big s o f a a n d s o m e w o m e n a s l e e p a r o u n d it. On t h e s o f a
t h e r e w a s a v e r y b e a u t i f u l girl. P r i n c e F i r o u z t o u c h e d h e r a r m
gently an d she o p e n e d h er eyes.
1. land : c o m e d o w n to t h e g r o u n d f r o m t h e air.
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‘D o n ’t be a f r a i d ! ’ he said. ‘I’m t h e s o n o f t h e king o f Persia. I

d o n ’t w a n t t o h u r t you. I’m lo st a n d in d a n g e r . ’
‘I’m t h e d a u g h t e r o f t h e S u l t a n 1 o f B en g al,’ said t h e p rin c e s s .
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‘D o n ’t w orry ! Y o u ’re s a f e in m y p a l a c e . ’
T h e n s h e called o n e o f h e r m a i d s 2 a n d said t o her, ‘Give t h e
p r in c e s o m e f o o d a n d a bed. W e ’ll t a l k in t h e m o r n i n g . ’
T h e p r i n c e s s t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e h a n d s o m e 3 y o u n g p r in c e all
n ig h t. T h e n e x t m o r n i n g s h e p u t on h e r m o s t b e a u t i f u l d r e s s a n d
f i n e s t j e w e l s a n d w e n t o u t i n t o t h e g a r d e n . P r in c e Firouz w a s
there.
He to ld h e r his s t o r y . ‘D e a r p r i n c e s s , I m u s t r e t u r n h o m e t o
m y f a t h e r , ’ he said. ‘He d o e s n ’t k n o w t h a t I’m h e r e . ’ The p r in c e s s
w a s s a d w h e n s h e h e a r d this. ‘C a n ’t y o u s t a y f o r j u s t t w o m o r e
d a y s ? ’ s h e a s k e d . ‘I’m l o n e l y h e r e . My m a i d s a n d t h e p a l a c e
g u a r d s a r e m y only c o m p a n i o n s . ’
T h e p r in c e lo o k e d a t t h e s a d f a c e o f t h e b e a u tif u l p r i n c e s s of
Bengal a n d d e c i d e d t o s t a y .
1. S u l t a n : a p e rs o n like a kin g in s o m e M u s lim c o u n trie s .

2. m a i d s : w o m e n w h o w o r k in o th e r p e o p le ’s h o u ses.
3. h a n d s o m e : a t t r a c t iv e ; g o o d - lo o kin g .
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Go b a c k to the text
Q Answer these questions.
1 When did th e Indian arrive in Schiraz?

2 Why was his horse special?
3 Did the king w a n t to try th e horse?
4 Did Prince Firouz tell th e horse where to go?
5 Why did Prince Firouz w a n t to land?
6 How many guards did Prince Firouz see in th e palace?
7 W hat did th e princess do when the prince touched her arm ?
8 Why did Prince Firouz decide to stay in Bengal?
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Q N e g a tiv e s e n te n c e s
Correct the information in th ese sentences about the story. Look at
the example.
Example: It was Christmas. It w asn’t Christm as. It was New Year.
1 The city square in Schiraz w as empty.
2 An Indian m an appeared in fro n t of th e queen.
3 The Indian man w a n te d to buy a horse.
4 The king was angry with Prince Firouz.
5 The horse landed in th e garden of a beautiful white palace.
6 Prince Firouz touched th e princess’s face.

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7 The princess th o u g h t ab o u t th e horse all night.
8 Prince Firouz decided to go back to Persia.
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e P a r ts o f a h o u s e
Match the parts of the house to the numbers in the picture. Use your
dictionary to help.
! | roof | | chimney □ garage (__| satellite dish

j | window | | front door | | stairs hall
| | wall EH living room j | kitchen [ | bedroom
( | bath ro o m toilet attic | ! cellar
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PART TWO
he d a y s b e c a m e w e e k s a n d t h e w e e k s b e c a m e m o n t h s .
T h e p r i n c e a n d t h e p r i n c e s s fell in love. T h e y w a n t e d
t o g e t m a r r i e d . O n e d a y P r i n c e F i r o u z s a i d , ‘I m u s t go
b a c k t o P e r s i a . My f a t h e r ’s w a i t i n g f o r m e . C o m e w i t h
me! W e c a n g e t m a r r i e d a n d live t h e r e ! ’
T h e p r i n c e s s a g r e e d . So t h a t n i g h t a f t e r d a r k t h e y
b o t h g o t o n t h e h o r s e ’s b a c k a n d f l e w a c r o s s t h e s k i e s t o
P e r s i a . T h e y l a n d e d in t h e g a r d e n o f a s m a l l h o u s e
o u t s i d e t h e city. ‘S t a y h e r e t o n i g h t , ’ h e t o l d her. ‘I’ll c o m e
f o r y o u t o m o r r o w . ’ T h e n Prince Firouz w e n t t o his f a t h e r ’s p a l a c e .
The king w a s v e r y h a p p y t o s e e his s o n a g a in . He to ld t h e
g u a r d s to bring t h e Indian to him.
‘T a k e y o u r h o r s e a n d n e v e r e n t e r m y k i n g d o m a g a i n ! ’ h e s a i d
t o him.
T h e I n d i a n w a s a n g r y w i t h t h e k i n g b e c a u s e h e p u t h i m in
p r i s o n . A n d h e w a s a n g r y w i t h P r i n c e F i r o u z b e c a u s e h e t o o k his
h o r s e . He w a n t e d his r e v e n g e . 1
T h e p a l a c e g u a r d s t o l d t h e I n d i a n t h a t h i s h o r s e w a s in a
h o u s e o u t s i d e t h e city, s o h e w e n t t h e r e t h e n e x t d a y . A s e r v a n t
1. r e v e n g e : h u r tin g (o r p u n is h in g ) s o m e o n e b e c a u s e t h e y h u r t y o u in
th e p ast.
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a n s w e r e d t h e d o o r . T h e I n d i a n s a i d , ‘T h e p r i n c e is w a i t i n g f o r t h e
princess. She m u s t c o m e w ith m e to th e p a la c e /
A few m o m e n t s la te r th e p rin ce ss w a s on th e h o rse behind
t h e I n d i a n . T h e y f l e w u p i n t o t h e a i r a n d in t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e
p a l a c e . T h e p r i n c e a n d t h e k i n g l o o k e d u p a n d s a w t h e m . But t h e
h o r s e d i d n ’t l a n d t h e r e . It f l e w o v e r t h e p a l a c e a n d d i s a p p e a r e d .
T h e p r i n c e w a s a f r a i d . ‘T h e p r i n c e s s is in d a n g e r . I m u s t go
a n d l o o k f o r h e r i m m e d i a t e l y , ’ h e s a i d t o his f a t h e r .
T h e h o r s e t o o k t h e I n d i a n a n d t h e p r i n c e s s t o India. It l a n d e d
in a f o r e s t n e a r t h e S u l t a n o f C a s h m e r e ’s p a l a c e . T h e p r i n c e s s
s t a r t e d s h o u t i n g f o r h e l p . T h e S u l t a n w a s h u n t i n g in t h e f o r e s t
t h a t d a y a n d h e h e a r d h e r . ‘P e r h a p s t h a t girl is in d a n g e r , ’ h e
t h o u g h t . ‘I m u s t go a n d s a v e h e r . ’
W h e n h e s a w t h e I n d i a n , h e p u l l e d o u t his s w o r d a n d killed
h i m . T h e n h e p u t t h e p r i n c e s s o n his h o r s e a n d t h e y r o d e b a c k t o
his p a l a c e .
E arly t h e n e x t m o r n i n g t h e p r i n c e s s h e a r d a lot of n o ise
outside her room.
‘W h a t ’s t h a t n o i s e ? ’ s h e a s k e d a m a i d .
‘T h e s e r v a n t s 1 a r e p r e p a r i n g f o r y o u r w e d d i n g . T o m o r r o w y o u
will m a r r y t h e S u l t a n , ’ s h e s a i d .
T h e p r i n c e s s w a s h o r r i f i e d . ‘I m u s t d o s o m e t h i n g , ’ s h e
t h o u g h t . ‘I c a n ’t m a r r y t h e S u l t a n . I d o n ’t love h i m . ’
S h e s t a r t e d s h o u t i n g a n d c r y i n g a n d p u ll in g h e r ha ir .
T h e m a i d w a s a f r a i d . S h e w e n t t o t h e S u l t a n a n d s a i d , ‘T h e
p r i n c e s s is ill. S h e c a n ’t m a r r y y o u t o m o r r o w . ’
‘L o o k a f t e r h e r , ’ h e s a i d . ‘A n d w e ’ll g e t m a r r i e d w h e n s h e ’s
better.’
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But w e e k s a n d m o n t h s p a s s e d . M any d o c to rs c a m e to see th e

p r i n c e s s b u t s h e d i d n ’t g e t b e t t e r . T h e n o n e d a y a y o u n g d o c t o r
f r o m P e r s i a a r r i v e d a t t h e p a l a c e g a t e . It w a s P r i n c e Firouz. T h e
p r i n c e s s w a s v e r y h a p p y t o s e e h i m . ‘W e m u s t e s c a p e , ’ t h e p r i n c e
t o l d h e r . ‘A n d I h a v e a p l a n . B u t f i r s t , y o u m u s t s t o p c r y i n g a n d
s m i l e a t t h e S u l t a n . ’ So t h e p r i n c e s s s t o p p e d c r y i n g a j\d s m i l e d a t
t h e S u l t a n . He w a s v e r y h a p p y . ‘You a r e a v e r y g o o d d o c t o r ! ’ he
s a i d t o P r i n c e F i r o u z . ‘T h e p r i n c e s s is w e l l n o w . Y o u c a n g o
hom e.’
‘S h e i s n ’t c o m p l e t e l y w e l l , ’ t h e p r i n c e s a i d . ‘T h e e n c h a n t e d
h o r s e p u t a m a g i c spell o n h e r . Bring t h e h o r s e a n d t h e p r i n c e s s
t o t h e s q u a r e t h i s a f t e r n o o n a n d I’ll t a k e a w a y t h e spell. Tell all
t h e p e o p l e in t h e t o w n t o c o m e a n d w a t c h . ’
A t f o u r o ’c l o c k t h a t a f t e r n o o n t h e c i t y s q u a r e w a s full o f
people. The Sultan an d th e p rin cess w ere th e r e too. W hen the
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g u a r d s b r o u g h t t h e h o rse , Prince Firouz m a d e f o u r fires a r o u n d

it. He s a i d s o m e s t r a n g e 1 w o r d s a n d t h r e w s o m e p o w d e r 2 i n t o
t h e f i r e s . S u d d e n l y , t h e r e w a s a lot o f s m o k e . It w a s i m p o s s i b l e
t o s e e a n y t h i n g . At t h a t m o m e n t P r i n c e F ir o u z a n d t h e p r i n c e s s
j u m p e d o n t h e h o r s e ’s b a c k a n d t h e h o r s e f l e w u p i n t o t h e air.
S o o n t h e y a r r i v e d a t t h e k i n g ’s p a l a c e in S c h i r a z . T h e k i n g a n d
his p e o p l e w e r e v e r y h a p p y t o s e e t h e m .
The n e x t day th e prince and th e princess got m arried and
t h e y lived h a p p i l y f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e i r lives.
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o W o r d o r d e r in q u e s tio n s
Put the w ords in th e q u estio n s in the correct order. Then answ er
them.
1 r e t u r n / t h e / H o w / a n d /P r i n c e Firouz/Persia/princess/to/did?
2 a n g ry /I n d ia n /w a s /w ith /th e /W h y /P rin c e Firouz?
3 Indian/did/W hy/SuItan/the/kill/the?
4 a rriv ed /W h o /a t / d a y / t h e / p a l a c e / o n e / S u l t a n ’s?
5 W h e re /fire s /m a k e /P rin c e Firouz/the/four/did?
6 did/throw /Prince F iro uz/on/fires/W hat/the?
0 J o in in g id e a s t o g e t h e r
Complete the sentences with and, but or because.
1 The prince and th e princess were in love

..................... they w a n te d to get married.
2 The king told the Indian to go a w a y ....................
he didn’t give him his horse.
3 The Indian was a n g r y ...................... th e king put
him in prison.
4 The Sultan of Cashmere killed th e Indian
.....................to o k the princess to his palace.
5 The princess p reten d ed to be ill
.....................she didn’t w a n t to m arry the
Sultan.
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6 Many doctors c a m e ...................... the
princess didn’t get better.
7 The prince th re w som e powder in th e fires
..................... he w a n te d to make som e smoke.
8 The prince and th e princess flew back to Schiraz
..................... lived happily for th e rest of their
lives.
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A C T V T E S
Q Com plete the conversation. W h a t does the princess say to the d o cto r?
M ark the co rrect le tte r A-H.
Doctor: Good morning, Your Highness. How a r e you t o d a y ?

P rin c e s s :1.....7..............
Doctor: Oh dear! How long have you had it?
Princess: 2....................
Doctor: I have s o m e medicine for h e a d a c h e s in m y bag. Here you are.
Princess: 3....................
Doctor: Two big spoonfuls.
m
Princess: 4 ....................
Doctor: Yes, b u t you should e a t s o m e t h i n g first.
Princess: 5....................
Doctor: Good. I’ll go a n d a s k t h e maid for a spoon.
Princess: 6....................
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A It’s alright. T h e r e ’s one here.

B Fine. Can I have a bottle, please?
C I d o n ’t th in k so.
D I’ve j u s t had b r e a k f a s t .
E Since b r e a k f a s t .
F Terrible! I’ve got a bad h e a d a c h e .
G T h a n k you. How m u c h m u s t I t a k e ?
H Can I t a k e it now?
►►►IN T E R N E T PROJECT m
A flying horse in G reek m ythology
Follow the instructions on page 6 to find the website you need, then
answer these questions.
^ W hat was the name of the flying horse in Greek m ythology?
^ Who wanted to ride it?
^ W hat happened to him?
^ W hat happened to the horse?
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Versions o f
The Thousand and
One Nights
Dhe original version of The Thousand and One Nights is now lost but
we know it was w ritten at the end of the 13th century. It had 11
stories, including the frame story 'Shahrayar and Shahrazad, his
Vizier's Daughter' and T h e Young King of the Black Islands'. People
then began writing other versions of the stories in Syria and Egypt,
and we have m anuscripts1 from both of these places.
The oldest manuscript we have is a Syrian manuscript. It is from the
14th century and is very similar to the lost 13th century version. It
has the original 11 stories and is divided into about 282 nights. It is
now in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
The Egyptian m anuscripts we have are more recent: the oldest is
from the 17th cen tu ry . They have m an y m o re stories - Indian,
Persian and Turkish - including T h e Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor'
and T h e Enchanted Horse'.
European translations
A Frenchman, Antoine Galland, was the first person to translate the
stories from Arabic into a European language in Mille et Line Nuits
(1704-17). He translated from the 14th century Syrian manuscript but
he m ade many changes to the text. He also added stories: 'Ali Baba
and the Forty Thieves' and 'Aladdin', for example, are not included
1. m a n u s c r i p t s : old d o c u m e n ts t h a t w e r e w r it t e n b y h a n d b e fo re
p r in tin g w a s in v e n te d .
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Open Sesame from Ali Balia anti the Forty Thieves, illustration from
Stories from the Arabian Nights (c. 1920) by Rose Yeatman Woolf.
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in the original 11 stories. The first English tra n sla tio n cam e o u t
between 1706 and 1708. It was very successful and soon there were
many other translations. In 1800 there were more than eighty different
collections of the stories. Perhaps the most famous, but not necessarily
the best, translation in English is the one by Sir Richard Burton (1821-
90), a British explorer and expert on the Orient.
Some film versions of The Thousand and One Nights
D irector N am e Stars
Raoul Walsh The Thief of Bagdad Lotta Woods and
(1887-1980), silent film Douglas Fairbanks
American
Sir Alexander The Thief of Bagdad Miles Malleson
Korda (1893-1956), and Lajos Biro
H ungarian-born
British film director
1974 Pier Paolo Pasolini II Fiore delle MiHe Ninetto Davoli
(1922-75), Italian poet, e Una Notte and Franco Merli
novelist and film director
1992 Disney Studios Aladdin The voices of
anim ated film Scott Weinger and
Robin Williams
2003 Dream w orks Sinbad: Legend The voices of
of the Seven Seas Brad Pitt and
anim ated film Catherine Zeta-Jones
Q Read these sentences and decide if they are true (T) or false (F).
1 The original version of The Thousand and One Nights

still exists. □ □
2 There were 11 stories in th e 13th century version. □
3 The oldest existing manuscript is in a library in Paris. □
4 The Egyptian manuscripts are similar to the 13th
century version. □ □
5 ‘Aladdin’ is one of the stories in th e 14th century
Syrian manuscript. □ □
6 The best English translation is probably not the m ost
fam ous one. □ □
7 Sir Alexander Korda was born in England □ □
8 The film Sinbad:*Legend o f the Seven Seas is a cartoon □ □
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t V -S JB jr
B e fo re you read
o The words in exercises 1 and 2 are in Part One of the story o f ‘Ali Baba and
the Forty Thieves’. Before you do exercise 1, look at the picture on pages
4 4 and 45. Then match one of these adjectives to each word. Write the
adjectives in the spaces. You can find all the things in the picture.
heavy silk precious gold honest black
1 jewels 2 coins 3 a ^addlebag

4 a n ..............m an 5 ..............beards 6 cloth
Q Match the words with the pictures.
cave rock ruby sapphire emerald

donkey wax scales carpet
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PART ONE
a s i m a n d Ali B ab a w e r e b r o t h e r s . T h e y lived in a city

in Persia. K asim w a s rich. He h a d a s h o p . He b o u g h t
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a n d sold gold t h e r e . Ali B aba w a s p o o r . He c o lle c te d

w o o d in t h e f o r e s t a n d sold it in t h e city.
O n e day, while he w a s c o lle c tin g w o o d , Ali B ab a
r
h e a r d t h e s o u n d o f h o r s e s ’ h o o v e s 1 in t h e d i s t a n c e .
‘W h o ’s c o m in g h e r e ? ’ he a s k e d h im self. ‘P e r h a p s t h e y a r e t h i e v e s
a n d w a n t t o s t e a l 2 m y w o o d . I’ll h i d e in t h i s t r e e . ’ He q u ic k ly
c l i m b e d up t h e t r e e a n d h id in t h e b r a n c h e s . T h e h o r s e m e n
a r r iv e d . Ali B a b a c o u n t e d f o r t y m e n . T h e y w e r e big a n d s t r o n g
a n d t h e y h a d black b e a r d s . Each o f t h e m h a d a h e a v y s a d d l e b a g .
‘I w a s rig h t..T h e y a r e t h i e v e s , ’ t h o u g h t Ali Baba.
T h e r e w a s a big ro ck n e a r t h e t r e e . T h e c a p t a i n o f t h e b a n d o f
t h i e v e s w e n t up t o it a n d said, ‘O p en , s e s a m e ! ’ 3 I m m e d i a t e l y , a
1. h o o v e s : (s in g u la r h o o f)
2. s t e a l : ta k e s o m e o n e e ls e ’s m o n e y , th in g s , e tc .
4. Open, s e s a m e ! : th e m a g ic w o rd s t h a t o p e n e d th e c a v e d o o r. S e s a m e
is a p la n t.
large d o o r o p e n e d . T h e y all w e n t inside a n d t h e d o o r in t h e rock
c lo s e d b e h i n d t h e m .
The c a p t a i n a n d his m e n s t a y e d in t h e c a v e f o r a long tim e . Ali
Baba beg an to g et tired. Suddenly th e door o p en ed and th ey
c a m e o u t . T h e i r s a d d l e b a g s w e r e e m p t y now . T h e c a p t a i n said,
‘S h u t, s e s a m e ! ’ a n d t h e d o o r c lo se d a n d d i s a p p e a r e d T h e n t h e y
g o t on t h e i r h o r s e s a n d r o d e a w a y .
Ali B a b a c l i m b e d d o w n t h e t r e e . ‘I’ll t r y t h o s e m a g i c w o r d s .
P e r h a p s t h e r e is t r e a s u r e 1 in t h e c a v e , ’ h e t h o u g h t . ‘O p e n ,
s e s a m e ! ’ h e said, a n d t h e d o o r in t h e rock o p e n e d . It w a s n ’t very
d a r k i n s i d e t h e c a v e s o he c o u ld s e e well. T h e r e w e r e b a g s of
p recio u s je w e ls — rubies, s a p p h ire s and e m e ra ld s . T here w ere
b e a u t i f u l c a r p e t s a n d silk cloth. T h e r e w e r e c h e s t s 2 full o f gold
a n d silver coins. Ali B ab a w e n t b a c k t o his d o n k e y s , t o o k his b ag s
a n d w e n t inside t h e cave.
He filled his b a g s a s quickly a s he could w i t h coins. T h e n he
hid t h e m u n d e r s o m e w o o d on his d o n k e y s . ‘S h u t , s e s a m e ! ’ he
said a n d t h e d o o r closed.
W h e n he a r r i v e d h o m e a n d s h o w e d his w if e t h e gold coins,
h e r e y e s b e c a m e a s big a s d i n n e r p l a t e s . S he s t a r t e d c o u n t i n g
them .
‘Stupid w o m a n ! ’ said Ali Baba. ‘Go a n d g e t t h e scales f r o m y o u r
s is te r- in -la w . W e m u s t weigh t h e m . T h e r e a r e t o o m a n y t o c o u n t . ’
Ali B a b a ’s w i f e w e n t t o K a s i m ’s h o u s e a n d a s k e d f o r t h e
s c a le s . H er s i s t e r - i n - l a w w a s s u r p r i s e d . ‘Ali B aba is a p o o r m a n , ’
s h e t h o u g h t . ‘W h a t d o e s h e w a n t t o w e i g h ? ’ B e f o r e giving t h e
s c a l e s t o Ali B a b a ’s wife, s h e t o o k t h e cup a n d p u t s o m e w a x on
t h e b o t t o m o f it.
1. tre a s u re : < 2. chests :
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P A ,R T O N E
A u B a b a a n d t h e Fo r t y T h i e v e s
W h e n Ali B a b a ’s w ife b r o u g h t t h e s c a l e s b a c k t h e n e x t d a y ,
h e r s i s t e r - i n - l a w lo o k e d a t t h e c u p c a r e f u l l y . T h e r e w a s a gold
coin stic k in g t o t h e w a x . T h a t e v e n i n g s h e said t o h e r h u s b a n d ,
‘You t h i n k you a r e rich. But Ali B a b a h a s m o r e gold t h a n you. He
d o e s n ’t c o u n t his m o n e y . He w e i g h s it!’
Kasim d i d n ’t s le e p t h a t n ig h t. He t h o u g h t a b o u t his b r o t h e r ’s
gold. The n e x t m o r n i n g he w e n t t o Ali B a b a ’s h o u s e a n d s h o w e d
him t h e gold coin. He said, ‘B r o t h e r , y o u s a y y o u a r e p o o r b u t I
k n o w t h a t you w e ig h y o u r gold. My w if e f o u n d t h i s coin in t h e
cup o f t h e scales. W h e r e did y o u g e t i t ? ’
Ali Baba w a s a n h o n e s t m a n so he to ld K asim a b o u t t h e c a v e
in t h e f o r e s t .
W h e n he h e a r d a b o u t t h e t r e a s u r e , Kasim w a n t e d s o m e o f t h e
gold to o . W i t h o u t s a y in g a n y t h i n g t o his w ife o r Ali B aba, he t o o k
t e n d o n k e y s , e a c h w i t h t w o b a g s , a n d w e n t t o t h e f o r e s t . He
f o u n d t h e r o c k a n d s a id t h e m a g i c w o r d s , ‘O p e n , s e s a m e ! ’ T h e
d o o r o p e n e d . He w e n t inside t h e c a v e a n d i m m e d i a t e l y s t a r t e d
filling his b a g s w ith coins a n d je w e ls . While he w a s filling t h e la st
bag, he h e a r d t h e s o u n d o f h o r s e s ’ h o o v e s o u t s i d e . ‘T h e t h i e v e s ! ’
he t h o u g h t . ‘W h a t shall I d o ? T h e y ’ll kill m e. W h e r e c a n I h i d e ? ’
He looked a r o u n d t h e c a v e b u t a t t h a t m o m e n t t h e d o o r o p e n e d
a n d t h e c a p t a i n c a m e in. K asim t r i e d t o e s c a p e b u t t h e c a p t a i n
c a u g h t him a n d killed h im w i t h his s w o r d .
‘P e r h a p s o t h e r p e o p l e k n o w a b o u t t h e c a v e . W e ’ll le a v e his
b o d y h e r e a s a w a r n i n g 1 t o t h e m , ’ s a i d t h e c a p t a i n . He c u t
K a s im ’s b o d y info f o u r p ie c e s a n d p u t t h e m a r o u n d t h e d o o r o f
t h e c a v e . T h e n , a f t e r p u t t i n g t h e g o ld a n d s i l v e r b a c k in t h e
c h e s t s , t h e c a p t a i n a n d t h e t h i e v e s left.
1. w a r n i n g : s o m e th in g t h a t te lls p e o p le a b o u t a p o s s ib le d a n g e r.
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C T V T E S
o Answer the questions about Part One of the story.
1 W h at did Ali Baba do when he heard the sound of horses’ hooves?

2 How did th e captain e n te r th e cave?
3 Why could Ali Baba see well in th e cave?
4 Who had a set of scales?
5 How m an y bags did Kasim take to th e forest?
6 Where did th e captain put Kasim’s body?
Q P lu r a ls
Write the missing singular and plural forms of the words in the table.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
i— ~ ■
singular plural singular plural

hooves thief
rubies body
donkeys day
branches cross
sapphires piece
Now write the missing forms of these words? They are all irregular!
singular plural singular plural /

men mice
w om en te e th
-
children feet
people
Pa st Sim ple and Pa st Continuous

One day, while he w as collecting wood, Ali Baba heard the sound of
horses' hooves in the distance.
Which of th e underlined verbs is in th e Past Simple tense?
Which te n s e is th e o th e r •ar-----------------
underlined verb in?
Which word combines th e two actions?
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• We use the Past Simple (A li Baba heard the sound) to talk ab o u t an
action t h a t interrupted a n o th e r action t h a t was already in progress
(he w as collecting wood).
• We use the word while to combine th e two actions into one sentence.
W hile + was/were ...ing can be th e first p a rt of th e s en ten ce or the

second part.
• If it is the first part, we m u st use a c o m m a betw een th e two parts.
Compare:
While he was collecting wood, Ali Baba heard the sound o f horses’ hooves.
Ali Baba heard the sound o f horses’ hooves while he w as collecting wood.
Put the verbs into the correct form — Past Simple or Past Continuous.
/
1 I ................. (meet) my friend Max while I ................. (walk) to school.
2 The t e a c h e r ............... (ask) Yusuf a question while h e .................
(write) a te x t message.
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3 While S a m i ................ (w ait) for the bus, i t .................. (start) to rain.

4 While S h a h r a z a d ................. (tell) a story, the k i n g ................(fall)
asleep.
5 The c a p t a i n ............... (arrive) while K a s i m ...................(fill)
his bags with gold coins.
B e fo re you read
o What do^you think happens in Part Two?

Answer Yes or No.
1 Ali Baba goes to th e cave and finds Kasim’s

2 The captaih takes the tre a s u re to a n o th e r
3 Ali Baba marries Kasim’s wife.
4 The thieves have a party .
5 The captain kills two of his men.
Now read Part Two and check your ideas.
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a s i m ’s w if e w a s w o r r i e d a b o u t h e r h u s b a n d .
He w a s l a t e f o r d i n n e r . S h e w e n t t o s e e Ali
Baba. ‘B r o t h e r - i n - l a w , ’ s h e said, ‘I’m w o r r i e d
a b o u t K a s i m . H e ’s v e r y l a t e . P l e a s e go a n d
f in d h im . Tell h im t h a t I’m w a i t i n g t o s e r v e
dinner.’
Ali B a b a k n e w t h a t h i s b r o t h e r l i k e d g o l d . He t h o u g h t ,
‘P e r h a p s K asim is in t h e cave. I’ll go t h e r e f i r s t . ’
W h e n he o p e n e d t h e d o o r o f t h e c a v e a n d s a w t h e p ie c e s of
his b r o t h e r ’s b o d y a r o u n d t h e d o o r , he w a s a f r a id . ‘The t h i e v e s
will kill m e n e x t , ’ h e t h o u g h t . ‘I m u s t g e t o u t o f h e r e q u i c k l y .’
B e f o re he left, he filled his b a g s w i t h gold a n d p u t t h e m on his
d o n k e y s . T h e n he p u t K a s i m ’s b o d y in a n o t h e r b a g a n d r o d e back
t o his s i s t e r - i n - l a w ’s h o u s e .
O n e o f K a s i m ’s s l a v e s o p e n e d t h e d o o r . H e r n a m e w a s
M o rg ia n a . Ali B aba g a v e h e r t h e b a g w ith K a s i m ’s b o d y a n d s o m e
i n s t r u c t i o n s a b o u t t h e f u n e r a l . T h e n he w e n t t o s e e his s is t e r - i n -
law. S he c rie d w h e n s h e h e a r d t h a t h e r h u s b a n d w a s d e a d .
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A n B a b a a n d t h e Fo r t y T h i e v e s
‘S i s t e r - i n - l a w , ’ he said, ‘w e ’re in d a n g e r . N o b o d y m u s t k n o w h o w
K a s im d i e d . It m u s t be a s e c r e t . ’ T h e n h e t o l d h e r a b o u t t h e
t r e a s u r e a n d t h e t h i e v e s . ‘D o n ’t w o r r y ! ’ he said, ‘i’m rich n o w . I’ll
m a r r y you a n d look a f t e r you. My w ife a n d I will c o m e a n d live in
th is h o u s e . ’ W h e n K a s i m ’s wife h e a r d th is, s h e s t o p p e d crying.
M o r g i a n a w a s a c l e v e r g i r l . S h e u n d e r s t o o d Ali B a b a ’s
i n s t r u c t i o n s a b o u t K a s i m ’s f u n e r a l a n d s h e k n e w w h a t t o do. She
w e n t t o s e e B aba M u s t a f a , t h e s h o e - m a k e r , in t h e m a r k e t . She
g a v e him a gold coin a n d said, ‘I h a v e a special jo b f o r you, B aba
M u s ta f a . C over y o u r e y e s w i t h t h i s c lo th a n d c o m e w i t h m e . ’ He
w a s a p o o r m a n so he t o o k t h e c o in a n d c o v e r e d his e y e s .
M o r g i a n a t o o k h im t h r o u g h t h e s t r e e t s o f B a g h d a d t o K a s i m ’s
h o u se. W h e n he t o o k o f f t h e cloth, he w a s in a d a r k r o o m .
‘S e w 1 t h o s e p i e c e s t o g e t h e r a g a i n , ’ s h e s a i d t o h i m a n d
p o i n t e d t o t h e f o u r p i e c e s o f K a s i m ’s b o d y o n a t a b l e . ‘T h e n
m ake a bag for th e body.’
M u s t a f a w o r k e d all d a y . W h e n t h e b o d y w a s in t h e b a g ,
M o rg ia n a g a v e M u s t a f a a n o t h e r gold coin, c o v e r e d his e y e s a n d
t o o k him b a c k t o his s h o p .
T h ree d a y s a f t e r K a s im ’s funeral, Ali Baba m o v e d into his house.
In t h e m e a n t i m e , t h e t h i e v e s r e t u r n e d t o t h e cave.
‘W h e r e is t h e b o d y o f t h a t m a n ? W h e r e ’s o u r g o l d ? ’ t h e y
a s k e d angrily.
The c a p t a i n said, ‘S o m e o n e k n o w s t h e m a g ic w o r d s . W e m u s t
find him a n d kill him b e f o r e he s t e a l s t h e r e s t o f o u r t r e a s u r e . ’
He told his b e s t m a n t o d r e s s h i m s e l f a s a m e r c h a n t a n d go t o
t h e c ity . ‘C o m e b a c k w h e n y o u f i n d t h e m a n w h o k n o w s t h e
m a g ic w o r d s ! ’ he said.
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TALES FROM 'T T ie /T T )c )u s a r ) < 5 ar ) < 5 One
It w a s e a r l y m o r n i n g a n d still d a r k w h e n t h e t h i e f a r r i v e d in
t h e m a r k e t s q u a r e . O n l y M u s t a f a w a s a w a k e . He w a s s e w i n g
s h o e s o u t s i d e h i s s h o p . ‘H o w c a n y o u s e e t o s e w ? ’ a s k e d t h e
t h i e f . ‘I t ’s d a r k . ’
‘I a m old b u t m y e y e s a r e still g o o d , ’ r ep l i e d M u s t a f a . ‘Y e s t e r d a y
I s e w e d f o u r p i e c e s o f a b o d y t o g e t h e r in a d a r k room..!
‘T a k e m e t o t h a t h o u s e a n d I’ll gi ve y o u t h e s e gol d c o i n s , ’ s a i d
t h e t h i e f . M u s t a f a p u t t h e c o i n s in his p o c k e t . ‘F o l l o w m e ! ’ he
s a i d . He h a d a g o o d m e m o r y s o it w a s n ’t d i f f i c u l t f o r h i m t o
r e m e m b e r th e way.
W h e n t h e y a r r i v e d a t Ali B a b a ’s h o u s e , t h e t h i e f t o o k o u t a
p ie c e of w h i t e c h a lk a n d p u t a c r o s s 1 on t h e d o o r. T h e n he
th a n k e d M ustafa and rode back to the forest.
M orgiana r e t u r n e d h o m e f ro m t h e m a r k e t. She w a s surprised
t o s e e t h e c r o s s o n t h e d o o r . ‘P e r h a p s s o m e o n e w a n t s t o h u r t m y
m a s t e r , ’ s h e t h o u g h t , a n d s h e p u t a w h i t e c r o s s o n all t h e o t h e r
d o o r s in t h e s t r e e t . W h e n t h e c a p t a i n a r r i v e d a n d s a w t h a t t h e r e
w e r e w h i t e c r o s s e s o n all t h e d o o r s , h e w a s a n g r y . He r o d e b a c k
t o t h e f o r e s t a n d killed hi s b e s t m a n . T h e n e x t d a y h e s e n t his
s e c o n d b e s t m a n t o M u s ta fa . This t i m e t h e t h i e f p u t a red cross
o n t h e d o o r . M o r g i a n a s a w t h e c r o s s a n d p u t r e d c r o s s e s o n all
th e o th e r doors. W hen the captain arrived and saw th a t there
w e r e r e d c r o s s e s o n all t h e d o o r s , h e w a s a n g r i e r t h a n b e f o r e . He
r o d e b a c k to t h e f o r e s t a n d killed his s e c o n d b e s t m a n .
‘T o m o r r o w I will go a n d f i n d t h i s m a n ’s h o u s e , ’ h e said.
W h e n h e r e t u r n e d f r o m t h e city, h e c a l l e d his m e n t o g e t h e r .
‘W e m u s t kill t h i s m a n a n d t a k e b a c k o u r g o l d a n d j e w e l s , ’ h e
s a i d . ‘A n d I h a v e a p l a n . ’
1. cross :
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K i E T © Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 Ali Baba
A | i knew t h a t Kasim was late for dinner.
B □ was worried ab o u t Kasim.
C th o u g h t t h a t Kasim was in th e cave.
2 Kasim’s wife
A [ | was in love with Ali Baba.
B | was sad t h a t her husband was dead.
C [_J didn’t w a n t to m arry Ali Baba.
3 Morgiana w e n t to Baba Mustafa because
A ] she knew t h a t he could sew well.
B j J he was her friend.
4 C she knew t h a t he was poor.
4 Baba Mustafa took th e cap tain ’s best
m an to Ali Baba’s house because
A he needed th e money.
B _j he w a s n ’t an h o n e s t man.
C Q he had nothing to do t h a t morning.
5 Morgiana
didn’t u n d e rs ta n d th e meaning of the
th e Ali Baba’s door.
B □ was angry when she saw th e cross.
C [ | th o u g h t t h a t Ali Baba was in danger.
Q Take
Complete the sentences with one of these prepositions. In ONE of the
sentences, you don’t need a preposition.
to off out of back
1 ‘Taxi! Can you take m e ...................th e Hilton Hotel, please?’

2 Karen took som e c u p s ................... the cupboard and put th e m on the
table.
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3 Jamil t o o k ...................his te a c h e r some flowers.
4 Susie took her s h o e s because they were dirty.
5 ‘These new jeans are too small!’ ‘OK. I’ll tak e t h e m ......... to the
shop and change th e m . ’
Q Fill in the spaces in the table.
positive negative question

adjective some (not) any or no any
people i (not) anybody or 2 anybody
•
someone (not) 3 ................. or no-one 4
things something (not) anything or 5 6
places 7 (not) anywhere or nowhere 8
Complete the sentences with one of the words in the table.
1 It’s a s e c r e t................................ m u st know about it.

2 There’s ............................ sugar in th e se sweets. They’re sugar-free.
3 I d o n ’t like cold weather. I w a n t to liv e ..............................warmer.
4 Is t h e r e ............................ interesting on TV tonight?
Q V o c a b u la r y
Use the clues to complete the puzzle and find the mystery word!
1 Mustafa covered his eyes with this

2 to put clothes on
1
3 th e opposite of stupid
2
4 in ...............m eans not safe
3o
5 a shoem aker and a d ressm ak er 0
4
can do this 5
6 Morgiana organised Kasim’s . 6 1
7 L
7 the past tense of ride
8 □□
8 the captain’s forty men
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B e fo re you read
Q These words are in Part Three of the story. Match the words with the
pictures.
pan tambourine dagger merchant jar
e Fill in the spaces.
1 Ajar and a pan are both containers. Name two more containers
2 A merchant buys a n d ............................... things. Name the people

who sell
A n e w s p a p e r s ............................... Bm e a t ................................
C bread ...............................
3 A tambourine is a musical instrument. Name two more musical
in s tru m e n ts A ................................. B ...............................
4 A dagger is a weapon. Name one more weapon .............................
e What do you think happens in Part Three? Answer Yes or No.
Yes No
1
2
The captain hides his tr e a s u r e in oil jars.
The captain dresses himself as a m e rc h a n t and goes to
□□
3
Ali Baba’s house.
Morgiana h e a ts some oil in a pan because she w an ts
□□
4
to make som e soup.
Ali Baba buys a tam bourine from a shopkeeper in
□□
the market. □□
5 Morgiana kills the captain with a dagger. □□
Now read Part Three and check your ideas.
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PART THREE
he c a p t a i n to ld his m e n t o b rin g him t h i r t y - e i g h t big

oil j a r s . He filled o n e o f t h e j a r s w i t h oil a n d to ld his
m e n t o climb in to t h e o t h e r s . T h e n he p u t t h e j a r s on
d o n k e y s . He d r e s s e d h i m s e l f a s a m e r c h a n t a n d r o d e
t o Ali B a b a ’s h o u s e . M o r g i a n a o p e n e d t h e d o o r . ‘I’m
a n oil m e r c h a n t , ’ he said. ‘All t h e h o t e l s in t h e city a r e
full a n d i t ’s late. Can t h e m a s t e r o f t h e h o u s e give m e
a bed f o r t h e n i g h t ? ’
Ali B aba w a s h a p p y t o h elp t h e m e r c h a n t . ‘Tell h im t o le a v e
his j a r s d o w n s t a i r s , ’ he said t o M o rg ia n a .
A f t e r d in n e r , t h e c a p t a i n w e n t d o w n s t a i r s a n d w h i s p e r e d t o
his m e n in t h e j a r s , ‘W h e n I s a y " I t ’s t i m e ! ”, b r e a k t h e j a r s a n d
c o m e u p s t a i r s . ’ T h e n he w e n t t o bed.
M o rg ian a w a s in t h e k i t c h e n . She w a n t e d t o m a k e s o m e s o u p
b u t s h e d i d n ’t ha.ve a n y oil. ‘T h e m e r c h a n t ’s j a r s a r e full o f oil,’
+ .
s h e t h o u g h t . ‘I’ll t a k e s o m e f r o m o n e o f t h e m . ’ S he t o o k h e r p a n
and w e n t dow nstairs.
While s h e w a s closing t h e d o o r , a voice f r o m inside o n e o f t h e
j a r s said, ‘Is it t i m e y e t ? ’ She w a s v e r y s u r p r i s e d . She a n s w e r e d ,
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TALES FROM 'T T ie 'T T td u s a r id arte) One jilt s
‘No, it i s n ’t t i m e y e t . ’ S h e w e n t t o a n o t h e r j a r . A v o i c e sai d, ‘Is it

tim e y e t ? ’ She gave t h e s a m e a n s w e r as before. She w e n t to th e
o t h e r jars, one by one.
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S h e h e a r d t h e s a m e q u e s t i o n f r o m i nsi de e a c h o n e a n d s h e g a v e
t h e s a m e a n s w e r . Onl y o n e j a r d i d n ’t s p e a k . S h e o p e n e d it. It w a s
full o f oil. S h e filled h e r p a n a n d w e n t b a c k u p s t a i r s . ‘J h e m e r c h a n t
w a n t s t o kill m y m a s t e r , ’ s h e t h o u g h t . ‘I m u s t d o s o m e t h i n g . ’
S h e h e a t e d t h e oil o n t h e f i r e u nt i l it w a s v e r y h o t . T h e n s h e
w e n t d o w n s t a i r s a n d p o u r e d s o m e o f t h e boi l i ng oil i n t o e a c h o f
t h e j a r s . ‘N o w w e a r e all s a f e a n d I c a n s l e e p in p e a c e , ’ M o r g i a n a
said to herself.
A t m i d n i g h t t h e c a p t a i n c a m e d o w n s t a i r s . ‘I t ’s t i m e ! ’ h e
w h i s p e r e d . N o t h i n g h a p p e n e d . He o p e n e d o n e o f t h e j a r s a n d
l o o k e d i n s i d e . He w a s h o r r i f i e d ! He l o o k e d i n s i d e t h e o t h e r j a r s .
All h i s m e n w e r e d e a d . B o i l e d in oil! ‘Ali B a b a is a d a n g e r o u s
m a n , ’ he th o u g h t, a n d he ran back to th e fo rest.
Ali B a b a s a w t h e j a r s t h e n e x t d a y a n d a s k e d M o r g i a n a , ‘W h y
a r e t h e m e r c h a n t ’s j a r s still h e r e ? ’
M o r g i a n a s h o w e d h i m t h e b o d i e s in t h e j a r s . ‘Well d o n e ! You
a r e a v e r y c l e v e r gi r l , ’ Ali B a b a s a i d .
M a n y m o n t h s p a s s e d . T h e c a p t a i n c h a n g e d his n a m e to
K h a w a j a H u s a i n a n d b o u g h t a s h o p in t h e m a r k e t s q u a r e . He sold
t h e c l o t h a n d c a r p e t s f r o m t h e c a v e . He b e c a m e f r i e n d s w i t h t h e
o th e r shopkeepers. One of th e m w as a young man.
O n e d a y Ali B a b a v i s i t e d t h e y o u n g m a n ’s s h o p . T h e c a p t a i n
s a w h i m . L a t e r h e a s k e d his y o u n g f r i e n d , ‘W h o w a s t h a t m a n in
your shop to d a y ? ’
‘T h a t w a s m y f a t h e r , Ali B a b a . ’ t h e b o y r e p l i e d .
T h e c a p t a i n w a s s u r p r i s e d . ‘T h a t ’s i n t e r e s t i n g , ’ h e t h o u g h t . He
still w a n t e d t o kill Ali B a b a .
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TALES FROM /TT)£ ^fT)dus<xy)c) c ld c ) Otic f e k t s
S o m e w e e k s a f t e r t h a t , Ali B a b a ’s s o n w e n t t o his f a t h e r a n d
s a i d , ‘F a t h e r , I w o u l d like t o i n v i t e m y f r i e n d , K h a w a j a H u s a i n , t o
dinner to m o rro w .’ p
‘O f c o u r s e , ’ r e p l i e d Ali B a b a . ‘I’ll a s k M o r g i a n a t o m a k e
s o m e t h i n g special to e a t . ’
T h e n e x t e v e n i n g t h e c a p t a i n a r r i v e d a t Ali B a b a ’s h o u s e .
W h e n M o r g i a n a s a w h i m , s h e s a i d t o h e r s e l f , ‘T h i s is t h e
m e r c h a n t w h o w a n t e d t o kill m y m a s t e r . He h a s a n o t h e r p l o t . 1 I
m u s t do s o m e t h i n g . ’
She se rv e d d in n e r a n d t h e n she p u t on a very beautiful dress.
S h e w e n t t o t h e c o o k 2 a n d s a i d , ‘T o n i g h t I’m g o i n g t o d a n c e f o r
o u r m a s t e r ’s g u e s t a n d y o u ’re g o i n g t o p l a y t h e t a m b o u r i n e f o r
m e . C o m e ! L e t ' s go t o t h e m n o w . ’
M orgiana d a n c e d so m e beautiful dances. The last one w as
v e r y e x c i t i n g . S h e h a d a d a g g e r in h e r h a n d !
After this dance, Morgiana t o o k th e t a m b o u r i n e fro m th e cook
a n d w e n t t o t h e m e n . B o t h Ali B a b a a n d his s o n p u t a gold coin in
it. T h e n s h e w e n t t o t h e c a p t a i n . He p u t his h a n d in his p o c k e t t o
t a k e o u t s o m e m o n e y . But, j u s t a t t h a t m o m e n t , M o r g i a n a t o o k
h e r d a g g e r a n d p l u n g e d it i n t o his h e a r t . He fell t o t h e floor, dead!
Ali B a b a w a s s h o c k e d . ‘Mo r g i a n a ! Why^did y o u do t h a t ? ’ he said.
‘He w a s t h e c a p t a i n o f t h e b a n d o f t h i e v e s a n d h e w a n t e d t o
kill y o u , ’ s h e r e p l i e d .
S h e l i f t e d t h e m a n ’s j a c k e t a n d s h o w e d Ali B a b a t h e k n i f e in
his bel t .
‘Y o u a r e a v e r y c l e v e r w o m a n , M o r g i a n a , ’ h e s a i d . T h e n h e
l o o k e d a t h i s s o n a n d s a i d t o h i m , ‘S o n , y o u m u s t m a r r y
M o r g i a n a ! S h e is t h e c l e v e r e s t w o m a n in P e r s i a ! ’
1. p lo t : s e c r e t plan. 2. c o o k : th e p e rs o n w h o cooks.
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o Look at these sentences from Part Three. Not all of them are correct.
Tick ( / ) the correct ones. Rewrite the incorrect ones.
A | Ali Baba gave a m e rc h a n t a bed for th e night.

B | The captain put a gold coin in the tambourine.
C [ | The captain ran back to th e forest because he was afraid of
Ali Baba. *
D [ ] When th e captain cam e to dinner, Morgiana rem em bered his
face.
E The captain filled thirty-eight of th e jars with oil.
F F j Morgiana w e n t downstairs because she w an ted some water.
G | Ali Baba w e n t to the m a rk e t place to see his son.
H [ jAfter dinner Morgiana danced and th e captain played the
tambourine.
Now put the ev en ts in the order th ey happen in Part Three o f the

story.
1 ........... 2 3 4
5 ........... 6 7 8
© Answer the questions.

/
1 Why did th e captain go to Ali Baba’s house dressed as a m erchant?

2 How did Morgiana kill th e thieves?
3 Who did th e captain make friends with in th e m a rk e t square?
4 W h at was th e captain doing when Morgiana killed him?
5 Why did Ali Baba tell his son to m arry Morgiana?
O R e p o r t in g o r d e r s
Look at this example.
The captain said to his men, ‘Climb into those
oil ja rs !’
The captain told his men to climb into the oil jars.
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Rewrite these sentences using the verb tell.
1 Ali Baba said to Morgiana, ‘Give th e m e rc h a n t som e food!’

2 The captain said to his men, ‘Break the jars and come upstairs!’
3 Ali Baba said to Morgiana, ‘Prepare som ething special for dinner!’
4 Ali Baba said to his son, ‘Marry Morgiana!’
O R o le -p la y
In a c h e m ist shop. Work w ith a p artn er. One o f you is th e shop
assistant, the other is the customer.
Shop A ssista n t: You have small P R E SC R IP T IO N S

and large tubes of toothpaste,
shampoo for normal and dry
hair and small packets of
tissues. Decide how much each
thing costs before you start.
You start: ‘Good morning! Can 1
help you?’
Customer : You w a n t to buy some
toothpaste, a bottle of
shampoo and a box of tissues.
Ask about the prices. Your
p a rtn e r will start.
T: GRADE 4
e Topic — Shops
&sk and answer these questions with another student.
W hat time do shops open and close where you live?

Are they open every day?
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W hat kind of shops are there n ear your house?

Who does the shopping in your family?
How often do you go to th e shops?
W hat is a d e p a r t m e n t store? a shopping centre? a
s u p erm ark et? a s tr e e t m arket?
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K f t r @ Read the article about three famous wom en dancers. Choose the best
word (A, B or C) for each space (1-8).
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) was an American dancer. She didn’t like

traditional dances so she created her own free-style ( 0 ) .........................
dancing. She usually wore a long tunic, similar (1) ..................... the
dresses of th e ancient Greeks, and she didn’t w ear shoes. Her life was
full of tragedy: her two children died in a car accident in 1913 and she
( 2 ) ...........................killed in a n o th e r car accident in Nice, France.
*
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) was Russian and the ( 3 ) .........................
fam ous classical ballerina of her time. She trained with the Imperial
Ballet in St Petersburg, but in 1911 she
left ( 4 ) .......................... s ta r te d her own
ballet company. She travelled and
danced all ( 5 ) the world.
The black American-born dancer and
singer, Josephine Baker (1906-75),
w e n t to live in Paris in 1925 and
became ( 6 ) ...........................French
citizen in 1937. Afro-American culture
was very popular in France in the
1920s and ( 7 ) .......................... she was
an immediate success. In the 1930s
she danced and sang at the
Folies-Bergere th eatre, and she
( 8 ) ...........................m ade some films.
0 (A) of B with C about

1 A as B with C to
2 A is B was c has
3 A very B m ost c more
4 A and B but c because
5 A through B across c over
6 A one B a c the
7 A that B as c so
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8 A also B usually c has
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B e fo re you read
o Read th ese extracts from Part One of the story and match them to the
pictures.
1 1 packed my chest and travelled to the port of Basra.

2 I looked out to sea and saw my ship on th e horizon.
3 When I got nearer, I saw it was a dome.
4 I quickly took off my tu rb a n and tied one end of it to £he roc’s foot
and th e o th e r around my waist.
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>y
o Look at the picture on page 69. Are these sentences True (T) or
False (F)?
T F
1 Sindbad is sitting on a big rock.
2 There a r e n ’t any tcees or plants in th e valley. □ □
3 The bird has a small snake in its talons.
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h e r e w a s o n c e a s a ilo r f r o m B a g h d a d called S in d b a d . I B S '
He m a d e s e v e n long v o y a g e s in his life. T h e y w e r e all
full o f a d v e n t u r e s . He m e t m a n y s t r a n g e p e o p le a n d
s a w m a n y s t r a n g e t h i n g s . W h e n he w a s old, he liked
te l l i n g p e o p l e a b o u t his a d v e n t u r e s a n d t h e y liked
listening. This is t h e s t o r y o f his s e c o n d v o y a g e .
‘W h e n I r e t u r n e d h o m e f r o m m y firs t voyage, I lived
a c o m f o r t a b l e life in t h e city f o r s o m e y e a r s . T h e n I b e g a n t o g e t
bored. I d r e a m t o f sailing t h e s e a s again. I w a n t e d n e w a d v e n t u r e s .
One m o rn in g I p ack ed m y c h e s t a n d trav elled t o t h e p o r t o f Basra.
‘T here w a s a good, s t r o n g ship in t h e h a r b o u r a n d it w a s r e a d y
to sail. I g o t on it. We travelled f r o m p o r t t o p o r t a n d f r o m island to
island. The o t h e r p a s s e n g e r s on t h e ship w e r e m e r c h a n t s and, w h e n
w e s to p p e d , t h e y b o u g h t a n d sold th in g s. Soon I b e g a n t o do t h e
s a m e . W eek s a n d m o n t h s p a s s e d p le a s a n tly b u t w i t h o u t a d v e n t u r e .
*
‘T h e n o n e d a y t h e w i n d t o o k o u r s h i p t o a s t r a n g e a n d
b e a u tif u l island. T h e r e w e r e t r e e s w i t h delicious fruit, f l o w e r s o f
m a n y colours, antf s t r e a m s 1 o f s w e e t w a t e r . T h e air w a s full o f
t h e s o n g s o f b i r d s , b u t t h e r e w e r e n ’t a n y p e o p l e . T h e o t h e r
p a s s e n g e r s s t a r t e d to e x p lo re t h e island. I w a s tir e d so I s a t
u n d e r a t r e e . I a t e s o m e o f t h e delicious f r u i t f r o m t h e t r e e s a n d
1. s t r e a m s : s m a ll riv e r s .
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TALES FROM T T c . T f t d u s a i O One
d r a n k s o m e o f t h e s w e e t w a t e r f r o m t h e s t r e a m s . T h e n I fell
a s l e e p . W h e n I w o k e up, I l o o k e d a r o u n d . I w a s a l o n e o n t h e island!
I looked o u t to se a a n d s a w m y ship on th e horizon. 1 I began to
f e e l a f r a i d . “Oh, p o o r m e ! ” I s a i d . “W h a t shall 1 d o n o w ? ”
‘I w a l k e d a r o u n d t h e i sl and f o r a n h o u r o r m o r e . T h e n I c l i mb e d a
tall t r e e . “I c a n g e t a b e t t e r v i e w o f t h e i sland f r o m t h e . t o p o f a t r e e , ”
I t h o u g h t . I l o o k e d left a n d r i g h t b u t I s a w only t r e e s , f l o we r s , birds,
t h e s e a a n d t h e sky. T h e n I l o o k e d m o r e carefully. T h e r e w a s a big,
w h i t e o b j e c t in t h e d i s t a n c e . 1 d e c i d e d t o go a n d h a v e a look a t it.
‘W h e n I g o t n e a r e r , I s a w t h a t it w a s a d o m e . I t o u c h e d it a n d
w a l k e d r o u n d it. It w a s v e r y s m o o t h 2 a n d v e r y big, b u t t h e r e w e r e
n o d o o r s o r w i n d o w s in it. S u d d e n l y , it b e c a m e d a r k . I l o o k e d up
a n d I s a w a n e n o r m o u s b i r d a b o v e m e . It c o v e r e d t h e s u n .
“A r o c ! ” 3 I s a i d t o m y s e l f . “A n d t h i s w h i t e d o m e is h e r e g g . ” I
r e m e m b e r e d a t r a v e l l e r s ’ s t o r y a b o u t t h e s e b i r d s . It s a i d t h a t r o c s
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cau ght elep h an ts for their babies to eat. Just at th a t m o m en t, the

bird la n d e d on to p of h e r egg a n d so o n she w a s asleep.
‘I q u i c k l y t o o k o f f m y t u r b a n a n d t i e d o n e e n d o f it t o t h e r o c ’s
foot and the o th e r around my waist.
‘“P e r h a p s t h i s b i r d will t a k e m e t o a l a n d w h e r e t h e r e a r e ci t i es
a n d p e o p l e , ” I t h o u g h t . I w a i t e d all n i g h t . In t h e m o r n i n g t h e roc
w o k e up a n d flew a w a y a n d sh e t o o k m e w ith her.
‘S h e d i d n ’t t a k e m e v e r y f a r . W e l a n d e d o n t h e s i d e o f a
m o u n t a i n . I q u i c k l y u n t i e d m y t u r b a n a n d hid b e h i n d a r ock.
‘T h e r o c p i c k e d u p a h u g e 4 s n a k e in its t a l o n s a n d f l e w a w a y . I
l ooked a r o u n d me . I s a w a lot m o r e s n a k e s . T h e y w e r e sleeping a m o n g
t h e rocks. “This is a t er r i bl e pl ace, ” I t h o u g h t . “T h e r e w a s fruit t o e a t
a n d w a t e r t o d r i n k on t h e island. But t h e r e a r e only s n a k e s h e r e . ’”
1. horizon : w h e r e tfie sk y m e e ts th e land. 3. roc : big m yth o lo g ical bird.

2. s m o o t h : c o m p le t e ly fla t . 4. h u ge : v e r y , v e r y big.
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1 Sindbad w e n t to Basra A □ to m e e t some merchants.

B □ to look for a ship.
C □ because he w an ted to see the sea.
2 The island was probably A □ green.

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B □ dangerous.
C □ quiet.
3 Sindbad climbed a tree A th e flowers and trees.

to look at B th e rest of th e island.
C □ the white dome.
4 When Sindbad arrived A □ he saw t h a t it was an egg.

a t th e dome, B □ th e re was a bird sitting on it.
C he looked for a door in it.
5 Rocs probably didn’t eat A elephants.

B □ travellers.
C □ snakes.
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G D e s c r ip t io n s
Can you r e m e m b e r t h e adjectives t h a t w ere used in P art One of the
s to r y to describe th e underlined w o rd s in th e s e s en ten ces?
1 Sindbad m ade s e v e n ......................... voyages.

2 He m e t m a n y ............................... people.
3 Sindbad lived a ........................... lifein th e city.
4 He w a n t e d ..................................a d v e n t u r e s .
5 He got on a good ............................ship.
6 The island w a s ................................. a n d ..................
7 The fruit on th e tregs w a s ..........................
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8 The w a te r in the s tr e a m s was ..
9 Sindbad climbed a ...................... .. tree.
10 The dome w a s .............................. .....................and very
11 The bird w a s ..........................
12 The roc picked up a ..................... ... snake.
A n is la n d in t h e e a s t
Listen to som e information about the island of Sri Lanka. Complete
questions 1-8. Listen to the information twice.
SRI LANKA
Position : 1....................... of India
Size : greatest length 2......................... kms
greatest w id th 3...........................kms
Largest city Colombo on the west coast
Port towns : Trincomalee on th e 4.................... coast
Galle on th e 5.................... coast
Geography : in the s o u th -ce n tral: 6.................
in the north : 7 and dry land
Highest mountain : Pidurutalagala : 2,524 m
Longest r i v e r : M ahaw eli Ganga : 8................... kms
^ IN TER N ET P R O J E C T < «
Find out more about the island of Sri Lanka. Follow the instructions
on page 6 to find-the website you need.
► You can see some photos of Sri Lanka.
► You can find a recipe for a Sri Lankan dish.
► You can hear the national anthem of Sri Lanka.
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PART TWO
w a l k e d d o w n i n t o t h e v a l l e y . T h e r e w e r e n ’t a n y b e
t r e e s o r flo w e rs , only s a n d a n d ro ck s. The sm all

s t o n e s u n d e r m y f e e t s p a r k l e d in t h e s u n s h i n e . I
loo k ed a t t h e m m o r e carefully. T h e y w e r e n ’t s t o n e s ,
t h e y w e r e d i a m o n d s ! T h e n I k n e w w h e r e I w a s . “This
is t h e V a l l e y o f D i a m o n d s , ” 1 s a i d t o m y s e l f .
“N o b o d y e s c a p e s f r o m h e r e ! ” I b e g a n t o feel v e r y
a f r a i d . 1 lo o k e d a r o u n d . T h e s n a k e s w e r e still a s le e p a m o n g t h e
ro cks. T h e ir b o d ie s w e r e a s th ic k a s t r e e t r u n k s . 1 “T h e y ’ll ,wake
up w h e n it is d a r k , ” I t h o u g h t , “a n d c o m e o u t t o look f o r food. I
m u s t find a s a f e p lace t o s le e p t o n i g h t . P e r h a p s t h e r e a r e s o m e
c a v e s h e r e . ” It w a s b e g i n n i n g t o g e t d a r k a n d I co u ld h e a r t h e
s n a k e s . T h e y w e r e w a k i n g up. I w a l k e d f a s t e r . S o o n 1 f o u n d a
c av e. It w a s big a n d d a r k inside b u t t h e f lo o r w a s dry. “This is a
g o o d p lace t o s l e e p , ” I t h o u g h t . “I’ll p u t a big ro ck in t h e m o u t h
o f t h e c a v e t o k e e p t h e s n a k e s o u t . I’ll be s a f e h e r e u n til t h e
m o r n i n g . ” I w e n t in a n d loo k ed a r o u n d . At t h e b a c k o f t h e ca v e I
could s e e t w o sm all r e d lights. T w o eyes! T h e r e w a s a h u g e s n a k e
1. trunks:
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Th e S e c o n d V o y a g e o f
SlNDRAD THE SAILOR
t h e r e . She w a s s i t t i n g on h e r eggs. She w a s looking a t me! 1 r a n

o u t o f t h e cave. It w a s c o m p l e t e l y d a r k in t h e valley n o w a n d t h e
s n a k e s in t h e r o c k s w e r e c o m i n g o u t. T h e y m a d e a t e r r i b l e noise.
I w a s v e r y a f r a i d . I d e c i d e d t o s t a y in t h e c a v e . “O n e s n a k e is
b e t t e r t h a n a h u n d r e d , ” I t h o u g h t . “And s h e is m o r e i n t e r e s t e d in
h e r e g g s t h a n s h e is in m e . ” So I f o u n d a r o c k a n d c l o s e d t h e
cave. I w a s a w a k e all night. I could h e a r t h e s n a k e s o u t s i d e . T h e
noise w a s t e r r ib le . T h e s n a k e a t t h e b a c k o f t h e c a v e s a t on h e r
eggs a n d looked a t m e. W h e n I s a w t h e f i r s t light f r o m t h e s u n , I
m o v e d t h e r o c k a n d w e n t o u t . It w a s q u i e t . T h e s n a k e s w e r e
a s le e p so I left t h e c a v e a n d s t a r t e d w a lk in g d o w n t h e valley.
‘S u d d e n l y , s o m e t h i n g fell o u t o f t h e s k y a n d l a n d e d a t m y
f e e t. It w a s a big piece o f m e a t . T h e n a n o t h e r p iece o f m e a t fell
o u t o f t h e sky. 1 w a s v e r y s u r p r i s e d b u t I r e m e m b e r e d a n o t h e r
t r a v e l l e r s ’ s t o r y a b o u t t h e Valley o f D i a m o n d s . T h e s t o r y s a id
t h a t d i a m o n d m e r c h a n t s n e v e r c a m e in to t h e valley b e c a u s e it
w a s a v e r y d a n g e r o u s place, b u t t h e y h a d a v e r y c l e v e r w a y of
g e ttin g th e d ia m o n d s o u t. T hey s to o d on th e to p s of th e
m o u n t a i n s a n d t h r e w big p i e c e s o f m e a t d o w n i n t o t h e valley.
The m e a t w a s s o f t so t h e p r e c i o u s s t o n e s s t u c k t o it. At m i d d a y
ro cs a n d e a g l e s 1 fle w d o w n in to t h e valley. T h e y p ic k e d up t h e
pieces o f m e a t a n d c a r r i e d t h e m up t o t h e t o p s o f t h e m o u n t a i n s .
W h e n t h e b ird s la n d e d , t h e m e r c h a n t s s h o u t e d loudly a n d m a d e
a lot o f n o is e . T h e b i r d s w e r e a f r a i d a n d f l e w a w a y . T h e n t h e
m e r c h a n t s t o o k t h e d i a m o n d s o u t o f t h e m e a t a n d p u t t h e m into
c h e s t s . This w a s t h e only w a y o f g e t t i n g t h e d i a m o n d s o u t o f t h e
valley. Later, t h e m e r c h a n t s sold t h e p r e c i o u s s t o n e s in t h e cities
f o r a lot o f m o n e y .
1. eagles:
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TALES FROM T lie T T io u s a r ic ) a n c) O n e
‘T h e s t o r y g a v e m e a n i d e a . I f i l l e d m y p o c k e t s w i t h t h e
b ig g e s t d i a m o n d s I could find. T h en I tied m y se lf to a piece of
m e a t w i t h m y t u r b a n . S o o n a n e a g l e c a m e d o w n . It p i c k e d up t h e
piece of m e a t a n d m e a n d flew up to t h e t o p of a m o u n t a i n with
it.
‘As s o o n a s w e l a n d e d , t h e r e w a s a lot o f n o i s e a n d s h o u t i n g .
The bird w a s a fra id a n d flew a w a y . I u n tie d m y s e lf quickly and
s t a r t e d to run.
“‘H e y you! S t o p ! ” a m a n s h o u t e d . I s t o p p e d .
“‘D o n ’t h u r t m e , s i r , ” I s a i d . “I’m a n h o n e s t m a n . I d o n ’t w a n t
y o u r d i a m o n d s . ” I t o o k t h r e e bi g d i a m o n d s o u t o f m y p o c k e t .
“Lo o k! ” I s a i d , “T a k e t h e s e ! I p i c k e d t h e m u p in t h e v a l l e y , ” a n d I
g av e him t h e s t o n e s . The m a n w a s v e ry h a p p y a n d t h a n k e d me.
H e t o o k m e t o m e e t h i s f r i e n d s . T h e y w e r e all d i a m o n d
m e rc h a n ts . They gave me food and drink and listened to my
s t o r y . O n e o f t h e m s a i d , “Y o u ’r e t h e f i r s t m a n t o e s c a p e f r o m
this valley.”
‘I t r a v e l l e d w i t h t h e m f o r m a n y w e e k s . W e v i s i t e d m a n y
countries and we had m any adventures. I gave th e m diam onds
a n d t h e y gave m e food a n d drink.
‘In o n e p o r t t h e r e w a s a s h i p t h a t w a s g o i n g t o B a s r a . I w a s
t i r e d o f t r a v e l l i n g a n d I w a n t e d t o s e e m y f a m i l y a g a i n s o I g o t on
it. F r o m B a s r a I t r a v e l l e d b a c k t o B a g h d a d . I w a s h a p p y t o be
h o m e again.
‘I w a s a r i c h m a n . I g a v e m a n y p r e s e n t s t o m y f a m i l y a n d
m o n e y t o t h e p o o r p e o p l e o f t h e city. I e n j o y e d m y c o m f o r t a b l e
life a t h o m e . B u t a f t e r a f e w y e a r s , I s t a r t e d t o g e t b o r e d . I
w a n te d to travel the seas again and have new ad v en tu res!’
K f T © Are these sentences ‘Right’(A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough

information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong (B), choose ‘Doesn’t say’
(C). There is an example at the beginning (0).
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0 The roc left Sindbad in th e valley.

A Right (B)Wrong C Doesn’t say
1 This was Sindbad’s first time in th e Valley of Diamonds.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2 The snakes ate small animals a t night.
3 The snake in th e cave was asleep.
4 Sindbad knew a story about th e Valley of Diamonds.
« A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5 The diamond m e rc h a n ts th re w th e m e a t into the valley for the
eagles.
6 Sindbad p u t th re e diamonds in his pocket.
7 Sindbad w e n t to India with the m erchants.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say /
8 This w as Sindbad’s last adventure.
K lE T O Complete this postcard from Sindbad in Sri Lanka to his brother Yusuf
in Baghdad. Write ONE word for each space.
W ednesday
Dear Yusuf,
I arrived here (0) ..J.O Trincomalee two days (1)............. It’s a very
nice to w n and the people ( 2 ) very friendly. There are many
interesting places ( 3 ) see. Yesterday I visited th e Temple of the
Tooth in ( 4 ) old city of Kandy. I am travelling with some
m erchants. I m e t ( 5 ) in th e Valley of Diamonds. They are
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(6) ........... to stay here for th e winter, but 1w a n t to return to Baghdad.
(7) ........... is a ship to Basra t h a t leaves on Saturday so I’m going to buy
my ( 8 ) to m o rro w morning. 1 have a ( 9 ) of lovely presen ts
for you and Zubaida and the children. ( 1 0 ) you soon, your loving
brother, Sindbad.
Q C ro s s w o rd
Use th e clues and t h e n u m b e r of le tte r s in t h e w o r d s in t h e (brackets)
to complete t h e crossword.
Across Down
he buys and sells things (8) Sindbad wore one on his head (6)
precious stones (8) th e re is one betw een tw o m ountains (6)
a big bird (5) an animal with a very long body (5)
ships stop here (4) p a rt of a tree (5)
a big box (5) a big hole in a rock (4)
Q O p p o s ite s
Write th e opposites of th e s e words. They are all in t h e s to r y of ‘The
Second Voyage of Sindbad th e Sailor’.
Verbs Adjectives
tie 1 ............................................................. dangerous 2 ........................
take out of 3 ........................ asleep 4 ........................
stay 5 ........................ interested 6 ........................
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Baghdad, the city o f
The Thousand and
One Nights
Doday Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. In the 8th centiyy it was the
capital city of the Abassici caliphs 1 and the jewel of the Near East.
Caliphs who belonged to the Abassid family ruled the caliphate of
Islam from 750 to 1258.
The second Abbasid caliph, al-M ansur (712-775), chose w here to
build the city. In 762 he started building his capital on the west
bank 2 of the river Tigris. He called it M adinat-al-Salam (city of
peace). It was also called the Round City because it was circular. The
diam eter of the city was 2,700 metres and it had three walls. The
grand mosque 3 and caliph's palace, called the Golden Gate, were
inside the first circle. The caliph's palace had a big green dome with
a bronze 4 statue of a horsem an on the top. The horseman moved
w hen the w ind changed direction. The caliph's arm y lived in the
second circle and there were government offices in the third circle.
The merchants' houses and b azaars 5 were outside the city walls.
Later, people started building on the easf bank of the Tigris. This
part of the city became bigger and bigger, and today it is the centre
of modern Baghdad.
1. c a lip h s : M u s lim ru le rs .
2 . b a n k : high a re a o f g ro u n d a lo n g th e sid e s o f a riv e r.
3. g ra n d m osque : an im p o rta n t religious building w h e re M uslim s go to pray.
4. b ro n z e : a y e llo w is h - b ro w n m e ta l.
5. b a z a a r : a p la c e wirth m a n y s m a ll sh o p s an d s ta lls u s u a lly in M id d le
E a s t e r n c o u n tr ie s o r In d ia .
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During the 500 years under the Abbasid caliphs, Baghdad was the
most im portant cultural centre of Arab and Islamic civilization. It
was also one of the greatest and richest cities in the world. It had
museums, hospitals, libraries, and mosques. Teachers and students
from m any cultures an d religions cam e to stu d y at the Bayt al-
Hikmah (House of Wisdom). They translated Greek manuscripts and
stu d ied the w orks of A ristotle, Plato, H ip p o crates, Euclid, a n d
Pythagoras. *The most famous m athem atician of the time, and the
in v e n to r of a lg eb ra , A l-K h a w a riz m i, s tu d ie d th ere. The w o rd
'algebra' comes from the name of his book Kitab al-Jabr.
H arun al-Rashid (766-809) was the fifth and most famous Abassid
caliph. He ruled from 786 to 809. He appears in many of the stories
in The Thousand and One Nights. It is possible that one or two of these
stories were written while he was still alive.
H arun built m any mosques and other beautiful buildings with the
taxes 1 he received from the countries under his rule. He also built a
beautiful palace for him self in B aghdad w here he and his huge
c o u r t2 lived in great splendour.3
H e lo v e d p o e tr y a n d m u s ic a n d he in v ite d m a n y p o e ts an d
musicians from foreign countries to live and work at his court.
He was a good soldier and also a good ruler. He was interested in his
people's happiness. He sometimes left his palace and walked around
the streets of Baghdad at night. He liked talking to his people and
listening to their problems.
There were long periods of peace in parts of the caliphate during the
23 years of H arun's reign but, after he died, there was a war between
his two sons, and many buildings in the Round City were destroyed.
O Complete the missing words in these sentences.
1 The Abbasids were a f ................................ of caliphs who ruled for

5 0 0 years.
2 The Round City had a d ................................ of 2,700 metres.
3 There was a s ................................ of a horsem an on th e top of the
caliph’s palace. /
4 Between 750 and 1258 Baghdad was an im portant
c................................ centre. m
5 Harun al-Rashid received t .................. T.......... from the countries

under his rule.
6 There w ere many poets and musicians from f ..............................
countries a t H arun’s court.
7 H arun’s r lasted 23 years.
8 After Harun died, a lot of th e Round City was destroyed in a
w .................................
1. t a x e s : m o n e y t h a t p e o p le h a v e to p a y to a g o v e r n m e n t o r a ru le r.
2 . c o u r t : all th e p e o p le w h o liv e in a ro y a l p a la c e .
3. s p le n d o u r : m a g n ific e n t a n d b e a u tifu l s u rro u n d in g s .
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B e fo re you read
o Here are four scenes from the story. Match them to the sentences (1-4).
1 [__| Every night the queen put a sleeping potion in the king’s wine.
The queen put a spell on the king and turned his legs into marble.
3 |__| The young king married his cousin.
4 _ jThe queen w e n t to th e forest to m e e t her lover.
Work with a partner. In which order do you think the events happen?
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h e n King M a h m u d o f t h e Black Islands died,
0m his y o u n g s o n b e c a m e king. A f e w w e e k s
later, he m a r r i e d his cousin. The y o u n g king
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t h a t s h e loved him. He w a s h ap p y . But s h e
wk m
A i w a s n o t a good wife a n d s h e d i d n ’t love him.
She also h a d m a g ic p o w e r s .
The king a n d t h e q u e e n lived happily f o r five y e a r s . T h e n o n e
a f t e r n o o n t h e y o u n g king h e a r d a c o n v e r s a t i o n b e t w e e n t w o o f his
w if e ’s m aids. They d i d n ’t k n o w t h a t he w a s listening t o t h e m .
‘It’s s a d t h a t t h e q u e e n d o e s n ’t love t h e king, is n ’t i t ? ’ o n e of
t h e m said.
‘Yes, it is,’ t h e o t h e r m a id replied. ‘S h e ’s a b a d w o m a n . Every
n ig h t s h e p u t s a s l e e p i n g p o t i o n 1 in his w in e . T h e n , w h e n he is
asleep, she g o es o u t t o m e e t h e r lover in t h e f o r e s t . ’
T h e y o u n g king w a s h o r r i f i e d . He d e c i d e d t o w a t c h his w if e
carefully.
T h a t n ig h t he d i d n ’t d r in k his w in e so he w a s n ’t a s l e e p w h e n
1. s le e p in g p o tio n : a m a g ic d rin k t h a t m a k e s a p e rs o n sleep .
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TALES FROM T V Tfieusanc) arO One f(i kts------
t h e q u e e n g o t o u t o f b e d a n d le ft t h e p a la c e . He fo llo w ed h e r t o
th e f o r e s t. Her lover w a s t h e r e a n d t h e y kissed p a ssio n a te ly .
W h e n t h e y o u n g king s a w t h e m t o g e t h e r , he w a s v e r y a n g ry . He
t o o k o u t his s w o r d a n d hit t h e m a n on t h e neck. The m a n fell to
t h e g r o u n d . T h e n t h e y o u n g king r a n b a c k t o t h e p a l a c e b e f o r e
t h e q u e e n h a d t i m e t o s e e his face.
T h e n e x t m o r n i n g t h e q u e e n c a m e t o h is r o o m . S h e w a s
w e a r i n g black c lo th e s a n d s h e w a s crying.
‘H u s b a n d , ’ s h e said. ‘I’m m o u r n i n g 1 m y family. My f a t h e r , my
m o t h e r a n d m y t w o b r o t h e r s a r e all d e a d . ’
The y o u n g king said n o th in g . He k n e w t h a t it w a s n o t tru e .
The q u e e n m o u r n e d f o r a y e a r. At t h e e n d of th is tim e, s h e built
a b l a c k d o m e in t h e p a l a c e g a r d e n a n d filled it w i t h p r e c i o u s
c a r p e t s a n d p a i n t i n g s . T h e n s h e t o o k h e r l o v e r ’s b o d y t h e r e . He
w a s n ’t d e a d , b u t he c o u l d n ’t m o v e o r s p e a k . She p u t him on a so fa
in a d a r k r o o m a n d built a b e a u t i f u l f o u n t a i n f o r him t h e r e . She
w e n t t o s e e him e v e r y d a y a n d g a v e him so u p a n d w ine t o drink.
She cried all t h e tim e.
T h r e e y e a r s p a s s e d . One d a y t h e y o u n g king w e n t t o t h e d o m e
t o s p e a k t o his wife. She w a s crying a s usual. He w a s v e ry angry.
‘I’m tir e d of y o u r t e a r s ! ’ he s h o u t e d a n d - h e t o o k o u t his sw ord.
‘You a r e a b a d w o m a n ! I k n o w t h a t you k e e p y o u r lover h e r e . ’
‘Yes, I d o ,’ t h e q u e e n replied. ‘I love him a n d I h a t e y o u !’
The king lifted his s w o r d t o kill her, b u t t h e q u e e n p u t a magic
spell o n h im b e f o r e he co u ld hit h e r. S he t u r n e d his legs into a
block of black m a r b l e . 2 He c o u l d n ’t move.
T h e n s h e t u r n e d t h e f o u r islands into f o u r m o u n t a i n s , t h e city
into a lake, a n d t h e p eo p le in t h e city into fish.
1. m o u r n in g : s h o w in g ^ a d n e s s w h e n s o m e b o d y d ies.
2 . m a r b le : a v e r y h a rd , co ld ro ck .
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o Answer the questions. Use short answers. If the answer is No, give the
correct answer.
Examples: Did the young king get m arried before his fath er died?
No, he didn’t He got m arried after his fath er died.
Did the young king m arry his cousin? Yes, he did.
1 Did the king and queen live happily for ten years?
2 Were th e maids talking ab o u t the king?
3 Did th e queen put a sleeping potion in th e king’s food?
4 Did th e queen m e e t her lover in the palace?
5 Did th e q u e e n ’s lover hit th e young king?
6 Was the queen wearing black clothes th e next morning?
7 Did th e queen build the black dome for her lover?
8 Was th e q u e e n ’s lover still alive?
9 Did the king go to th e dome to see the q u e e n ’s lover?
10 Did th e queen put a spell on th e king?
KET Q Here is a conversation between tw o of the queen’s maids.

Choose the best reply. Mark A, B or C.
1 I’m tired today. A | Are you? '

B i | W h at did you do?
C |_J Don’t worry!
2 Shall we go and sit in th e garden? A i | No, th a n k you.

B Not a t all.
C | It’s too cold.
3 Would you like a cup of tea? A I h av e n ’t got one.

B | No, I d o n ’t.
C j | Yes, please.
4 Your shoes are nice. A f | Thanks. They’re new.
4 B | | Yes, they are.
C | Here you are.
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5 Have you m ade th e q u e e n ’s bed yet? A ___ Certainly.
B I No, it’s your turn.
C [ _J Yes, I did it.
e C o lo u r fu l n a m e s
Complete the names of these places with one of these colours. Then
find them in an atlas or an encyclopaedia.
black green blue red orange yellow
Sea a long piece of w a t e r betw een Asia

and Africa
land a large island in the Arctic
stone National Park the largest national park in the USA
Mountains a mountain range in Australia
a town in France
Forest a forest in so u th -w e s t Germany
B e fo re you read
Q Work with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in Part Two
of the story? Choose A or B.
1 The young king is going to A □

B □
2 The queen isn’t going to A take th e spell off her husband
B □! become a good person.
3 The queen’s lover is going to A □

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B □
4 The story is going to A □
B □
Now read Part Two and check your ideas.
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f t e r t h a t t h e q u e e n v is ite d t h e black d o m e e v e r y day.
F irs t s h e w e n t to h e r h u s b a n d a n d b e a t him o ne
h u n d r e d t i m e s w i t h a w h ip . 1 He c r i e d a n d s h o u t e d
loudly b u t h e r h e a r t w a s h a r d . T h e n s h e w e n t t o h e r
lover. A f t e r giving him s o m e s o u p a n d wine, s h e said,
‘H o w a r e y o u t o d a y , m y love? S p e a k t o m e ! ’ But he
n e v e r m o v e d a n d he n e v e r s p o k e .
S o m e y e a r s la te r , a king f r o m a d i s t a n t c o u n t r y t r a v e l l e d t o
t h e B lack I s l a n d s . He w e n t in t h e b l a c k d o m e a n d f o u n d t h e
y o u n g king. W h e n he h e a r d his s t o r y , he felt v e r y s o r r y f o r him.
He p r o m i s e d t o help him. ‘1 h a v e a p l a n , ’ he said.
T h e n e x t d a y , t h e king w e n t t o t h e r o o m w h e r e t h e q u e e n ’s
lover w a s . He killed h im w ith his s w o r d a n d t h r e w t h e b o d y d o w n
a d e e p w ell. 2 T h e n h e lay d o w n o n t h e s o f a . S o o n t h e q u e e n
a r r i v e d . S h e w e n t t o h e r h u s b a n d a n d b e a t h im o n e h u n d r e d
t i m e s . A f t e r t h a t s h e w e n t t o h e r l o v e r ’s r o o m . It w a s d a r k so she
c o u l d n ’t s e e t h e m a n on t h e s o f a v e r y well.
2 . w e ll :
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Th e S t o r y o f t h e Yo u n g K i n g
of t h e B la c k Is l a n d s
r*
‘H ow a r e you t o d a y , m y l o v e ? ’ s h e said. ‘S p e a k t o m e ! ’
T h e k i n g a n s w e r e d , ‘I’m v e r y t i r e d . W h e n y o u b e a t y o u r
h u s b a n d , he s h o u t s v e ry loudly a n d I c a n ’t sleep. T a k e t h e spell
off. I d o n ’t w a n t to h e a r him a n y m o r e . ’
The q u e e n w a s v e r y h a p p y t o h e a r h e r l o v e r ’s voice a g a in . She
said, ‘I’ll t a k e t h e spell o f f i m m e d i a t e l y , m y lo v e .’ She w e n t b a c k
to h e r h u s b a n d ’s r o o m a n d t o o k a cup o f w a t e r , w h ic h s h e h e a t e d
on a fire. T h e n s h e s a i d s o m e m a g ic w o r d s a n d t h r e w t h e w a t e r
o v e r t h e block o f m a r b l e .
‘Now y o u a r e f r e e , ’ s h e s a id . ‘Go a w a y f r o m h e r e a n d n e v e r
c o m e b a c k . ’ The y o u n g king j u m p e d f o r j o y , 1 a n d t h e q u e e n w e n t
b a c k t o h e r l o v e r ’s r o o m .
‘My h u s b a n d is f r e e , ’ s h e said. ‘Are y o u b e t t e r n o w , m y l o v e ? ’
The king a n s w e r e d , ‘I’m still t i r e d . Every n ig h t a t m i d n i g h t t h e
fish in t h e lake j u m p o u t o f t h e w a t e r a n d cry a n d s h o u t loudly. I
c a n ’t s le e p . T a k e t h e spell off. I d o n ’t w a n t t o h e a r t h e m a n y
m ore.’
The q u e e n i m m e d i a t e l y r a n t o t h e lake a n d t o o k t h e spell off.
The fish b e c a m e m e n , w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n a g a in , a n d t h e lake
b e c a m e a city.
T h e q u e e n w e n t b a c k t o h e r l o v e r ’s r o o m a n d s a i d , ‘ T h e
p eo p le a r e f r e e . Do you feel b e t t e r n o w ? ’
‘C o m e h-ere,’ s a id t h e king. ‘C o m e c l o s e r . ’ T h e q u e e n m o v e d
c lo se r. T h e n t h e king s u d d e n l y j u m p e d up a n d c u t h e r b o d y in
half w ith his s w o r d .
‘The q u e e n is d e a d , ’ he said t o t h e y o u n g king. ‘And y o u r city
a n d y o u r p e o p le a r e f r e e . ’
The y o u n g king w a s v e r y h a p p y .
1 . ju m p e d f o r jo y : ju m p e d up a n d d o w n w ith h a p p in e s s .
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TALES FROM /TT k T lie u sa n ^ an3 One f(igb1~s
‘W h y d o n ’t y o u c o m e b a c k w ith m e t o m y c o u n t r y ? ’ a s k e d t h e
king. ‘I h a v e no c h ild r e n o f m y o w n . You c a n be m y s o n a n d rule
m y k i n g d o m w h e n I d ie .’
‘T h a n k y o u , I w i l l , ’ r e p l i e d t h e y o u n g k i n g i m m e d i a t e l y . ‘I
n e v e r w a n t t o le a v e y o u . ’
PART T W O
T h e St o r y o f t h e Yo u n g K i n g
of t h e B la c k Is l a n d s
‘G o o d !’ said t h e king. ‘I’ll s e n d m y vizier t o t h e Black Islands.

H e ’ll be a g o o d S u l t a n . ’
So t h e t w o k in g s m a d e p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r t h e i r lo n g j o u r n e y
b a c k t o t h e k i n g ’s c o u n t r y . T h e y a r r i v e d s a f e l y a n d t h e y b o t h
lived p e a c e fu lly f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e i r lives.
tr. j
o Put the sentences in order and complete them with a verb from the list
in the correct form.
throw make go find kill cut . take
A | j The k i n g ................... th e q u e e n ’s lover a n d .....................his body

down a well. •
B | | The q u e e n ................. th e spell off the young king.
C | J The two k i n g s .................... preparations for the long journey
home.
D | | The q u e e n ................. to the dome every day to see her lover.
E A king from a d istant c o u n t r y .................... the young king in the
dome.
F The k i n g ................... th e q u e e n ’s body in two pieces.
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Multi-word verbs
The queen p u t a m agic spell on the young king.
She turned his legs into marble.
Later she took it o ff.
These are 3 examples of multi-word verbs.
A multi-word verb is a verb (put/take/look etc.) -t in/out/off/up etc.
More examples of multi-word verbs like put (sth) on, turn (sth/sb) into
and take (sth) off:
• If you don't understand a word, look it up in a dictionary.
• Before you buy those jeans, you should try them on.
• This m eat is bad. I'm going to th ro w it away.
• If you make a mistake, cross it out.
• P u t your books aw ay now! It ’s time to go home.
• Jo picked the spider up and put it outside.
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0 Complete the sentences using one of the multi-word verbs in the
grammar box. Use the pronouns it or them .
Example: Wow! I love your new coat? Can I try it on?
1 Your shoes are very d ir ty ! .................... before you come in!

2 If I take the shopping out of the bags, can y o u ..................... please?
3 This chair is old and broken. Let’s .....................
Do you know Hari’s telephone n um ber or shall I in the
telephone directory.
Tom, your clothes.are all over
the floor!..................... please!
Q W it c h e s a n d w iz a r d s
Match the characters with their stories
Merlin The Lord o f the Rings

Circe Cinderella
Gandalf The Arthurian Legend
Professor McGonagall The Odyssey
The Fairy Godm other H arry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
►►► IN TER N ET P R O J E C T < «

Follow the instructions on page 6 to find the website you need.
Find the answers to these questions about the witches and wizards in
exercise 3.
► What did Circe turn men into?
^ What magic trick does Merlin show Arthur how to do in the 1963 film
The S w ord in the S tone?
► When did Gandalf become Gandalf the W hite?
► What did Professor McGonagall teach at Hogwarts?
► What did the Fairy Godmother turn the pumpkin into?
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o C h a ra c te rs
Which people (A-J) are the sentences about?
1 Shahrayar and Shahrazad, his vizier’s daughter

A Shahrayar B Shahrazad
2 The Enchanted Horse
C Prince Firouz D The princess of Bengal
3 Ali Baba and th e Forty Thieves
E Ali Baba F Morgiana
4 The Second Voyage of Sindbad th e Sailor
G Sindbad H Diamond m erchants
5 The Young King of the Black Islands
I The young king J The young king’s wife
Who...
1 climbed a tree? __
2 danced with a dagger? __
3 didn’t w a n t to m arry a Sultan? __
4 found a beautiful princess? __
5 gave m oney to poor people? __
6 had a bad wife? __
7 had magic powers? __
8 had m ore th a n one wife? __
9 heard voices in jars? __
10 travelled a lot and had m any ad v en tures? *________ __
11 liked listening to stories? __
12 lived in a beautiful white palace?__________________ __
13 married his cousin?_________________________________
14 w a n te d to help th e people in her country?____________
15 put a sleeping potion in her h u s b a n d ’s wine?_______ __
16 rode a flying horse?______________________________ __
17 th re w big pieces of m e a t into a valley?_______________
18 told stories to save her life?_______________________ __
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E X I T T E S T
^ Look at these sentences about the five stories. They are all incorrect.
Rewrite them correctly.
1 S h ah ray ar’s vizier had th ree daughters.

2 The Indian’s horse w as special because it was m ade of wood.
3 The captain’s best m an put a red cross on Ali Baba’s door.
4 Morgiana killed th e captain with a sword.
5 Sindbad climbed a m ountain and saw a big white dom e in the
distance.
6 The Valley of Diamonds was full of flowers and trees.
7 The young king’s wife built a black dom e for her h u s b a n d ’s body.
Q P r e p o s itio n s
Complete the sentences with the correct proposition.
1 ......................his bedroom window, Shahzam an could see th e garden

......................his b r o th e r ’s palace.
2 The captain put his hand in his pocket to t a k e ....................... som e
money.
3 The queen filled th e black d o m e precious carp ets and
paintings.
4 At midday rocs and eagles f l e w ....................... into th e Valley of
Diamonds and picked the m e a t ........................
5 The Sultan put th e p r in c e s s ....................... his horse and th e y rode
......................to his palace.
6 The captain and th e thieves w e n t into th e cave and the door closed
......................them .
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READING approach, where the text and common verbs
becomes a springboard to improve language Gerunds (verb + -ing) as subjects
skills and to explore historical background, and objects
cultural connections and other topics
suggested by the text. Modal verbs
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of our R E A D I N G & T R A I N I N G series are Could : ability; requests
listed below. Naturally, structures from Will: future reference; offers; promises;
lower steps are included too. For a predictions
complete list of structures used over all the Would ... like: offers, requests
six steps, see The Black Cat Guide to Shall: suggestions; offers
Graded Readers , which is also Should (present and future reference):
downloadable at no cost from our website, advice
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The vocabulary used at each step is possibility
carefully checked against vocabulary lists Must: personal obligation
used for internationally recognised Mustn't: prohibition
examinations. Have (got) to: external obligation
Need: necessity
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Co-ordination: but; and; or; and then
All the structures used in the previous
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Present Continuous) after verbs such as:
to be sure; to know; to think; to believe;
Verb tenses
to hope; to say; to tell
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Subordination after: because, when, if
Present Continuous
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Past Simple
Defining relative clauses with: who,
Past Continuous
which, that , zero pronoun, where
Future reference: Present Continuous;
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Zero, definite and indefinite articles
with ever, never (for experience)
Possessive 's and s ’
Countable and uncountable nouns
Verb forms and patterns
Some, any; much fm a n y, a lot; (a) little,
Regular and common irregular verbs
(a) few ; all, every; etc.
Affirmative, negative, interrogative
Order of adjectives
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Comparative and superlative of adjectives
Passive forms: Present Simple; Past
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D ossiers Versions of The Thousand and One Nights 38

Baghdad, the city of The Thousand and

The frame story ‘Shahrayar and Shahrazad,

Shahrazad, his vizier's daughter'. Shahrayar is a king w ho marries a

O Answer the questions.

1 W h at does th e Arabic A lf Layla wa-Layla mean in English?

► Read an Indian fairy story.

3 Now listen to Part One o f th e story and put th e pictures (A-D) in

1. ruled : c o n tro lle d a c o u n try .

He s a t a t his b e d r o o m w i n d o w all day. He t h o u g h t a b o u t his

Go back to the text

KET© A re these sentences ‘R ig h t’(A) or ‘W ro n g ’ (B )? If th ere is not enough

In fin itiv e Past In fin itiv e Past

What Where Why Who How

1 ................ did Shahrayar live?

A ] Sad. B [__ His wife and a kitchen boy.

hen S h a h ra y a r cam e back from hunting and

The n e x t n ig h t S h a h r a z a d fin ish e d th e s to r y an d s t a r t e d

o Put th ese sentences in order. Number them 1-10.

After that, Shahrayar married a different girl every night and

A He returned to his country.

Q Complete the rules with the verbs say and tell.

O Write the correct form of verb sa y or tell in the spaces.

1 S h a h r a y a r .................. his vizier to go to Samarkand.

enchanted horse fire-eater snake-charmer

Which of the people or things in the list above...

1 The Indian A w an ted to sell his horse.

‘D o n ’t be a f r a i d ! ’ he said. ‘I’m t h e s o n o f t h e king o f Persia. I

1. S u l t a n : a p e rs o n like a kin g in s o m e M u s lim c o u n trie s .

Q Answer these questions.

1 When did th e Indian arrive in Schiraz?

Example: It was Christmas. It w asn’t Christm as. It was New Year.

1 The city square in Schiraz w as empty.

2 An Indian m an appeared in fro n t of th e queen.

3 The Indian man w a n te d to buy a horse.

4 The king was angry with Prince Firouz.

5 The horse landed in th e garden of a beautiful white palace.

6 Prince Firouz touched th e princess’s face.

7 The princess th o u g h t ab o u t th e horse all night.

8 Prince Firouz decided to go back to Persia.

! | roof | | chimney □ garage (__| satellite dish

But w e e k s a n d m o n t h s p a s s e d . M any d o c to rs c a m e to see th e

g u a r d s b r o u g h t t h e h o rse , Prince Firouz m a d e f o u r fires a r o u n d

1. s t r a n g e : n o t fam ilia r; u n u s u a l. 2. powder:

1 The prince and th e princess were in love

Doctor: Good morning, Your Highness. How a r e you t o d a y ?

A It’s alright. T h e r e ’s one here.

1 The original version of The Thousand and One Nights

heavy silk precious gold honest black