Tuesday
Read for yourself or listen and read with Mrs Boulton and Miss Buckland Chapter 1 and 2
Chapter 1 Flight
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GLOSSARY cockpit – the pilot’s compartment in an aircraft usually at the front of the plane joystick - control devise in an aircraft throttle – devise controlling the amount of fuel entering the engine Manaus – the capital and the largest city in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil. |
As quickly as you can find the following words and write their meaning in your English books.
- concentration
- vibrated
- grimacing
- determinedly
- lurched
- ceased
Chapter 1 Comprehension
- Find and copy the phrase that tells us the pilot is not very well.
- Why do you think the girl look out of the window?
- Why is Fred concentrating so much?
- What happens to the pilot?
- Where are they flying?
- How many people are on the plane?
- Draw the pilot from the description given on page 3?
- Summarise this chapter in twenty words or less.
Chapter 2 The Green Dark
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GLOSSARY bile – bitter yellow fluid secreted by your liver soot – black powder from burning tar – thick black liquid fossilised animal dung – old animal pooh clearing – an open area surrounded by trees and bushes |
Skim and Scan
As quickly as you can find the following words and write their meaning in your English books.
- response
- cascade
- banish
- charred
- squinted
- accustomed
Chapter 2 Comprehension
- Did the passengers in the plane know each other? How do you know?
- How does the author show the children are scared?
- What are the children’s names?
- How do we know Fred is caring?
- What does Lila advise the children to do and why?