1. What do you think Chip is pointing to?

2. If you were Biff or Chip, what would you do after seeing what
they saw?
• Answer the questions using details from the picture.
 Holiday and vacation have similar
meanings. Holiday is commonly used in
British English. Vacation is commonly
used in American English.

Mum and Gran went on holiday.

They went to Scotland. They took the children.
 Use details from the picture to tell what
cottage and sailing mean.

They stayed in a cottage. The cottage was by a lake. It had a boat.

“I like it here,” said Biff. “We can go sailing.”

“And fishing,” said Kipper.
Use details from the picture to tell what monster means.

Everyone looked at Gran’s picture.

“Oh Gran!” said Chip.
She had painted a monster.
Kipper looked at the monster. Gran laughed.
“There’s no such thing,” she said.
What is a postcard? Have you ever sent a postcard to someone?

Mum looked at the shops.

“Let’s get Dad a postcard,” she said.

From pages 10 -11
1.did
What did the shop
Kipper buy? sell? What
2.What did Kipper send to Dad?
What
you does
ever wish
wished mean?
for Have
something?
Kipper posted the card to Dad.
“I wish Dad was here,” he said.
From pages 12 – 13

What did Gran want to do and how did Biff and Chip help Gran?
Gran
“Let’swanted
make ato play a joke
monster,” sheon Mum.
said.
“I don’t
“Wait getsee,”
and it,” said
said Biff.
Gran.
What does the word brilliant mean?
They
made put
the the monster
children in
laugh. the lake. It
“It looks brilliant!” said Chip
“What a good joke,” said Biff.
“What a good joke to play on Mum.”
What does the word amazed mean?

Some people saw Gran’s monster. They were amazed. They took photographs.
From pages 19 -21

The next day lots of people came. There were lots and lots and lots of
people.
They wantedsaid
“Oh Gran!” to see the monster.
Mum, “Now look what you’ve done.”

1.What did the children see when they were watching television?
2.Why did lots and lots of people come to the lake?
From pages 22 - 23
Gran told everyone about the monster. “It was just a joke,” she said.
A man from the television came.
Mum was cross with Gran but everyone laughed.

How did others feel about the joke? Why was Mum angry with it?
Do you think it was a good joke? Why?
From page 24

Gran was sorry. “A monster?” she said. “There is no such thing.”

Was there a real monster? Why?

Have you ever played a joke on someone before? What did you do?
 Identify the Sequence of Events
Next, Gran painted a monster, and wanted to play a joke on Mum.

Last, lots of people came, and Gran told everyone it was a joke.

Then, Gran, Biff, and Chip made a monster and put it in the lake

First, the family went on holiday to Scotland.

Let’s Talk

How did Gran make a monster to play a joke on Mum?

How did gran make a monster to play a joke on mum?
 How can you play a good joke on someone?
How can you play a good joke on someone?
What kind of jokes can you play on someone?

What kind of jokes can’t you play on someone?

 Get Ready to Present

1. Describe what everyone did and how everyone felt when they saw the
monster Gran had made.

2. Discuss the story with your partner.