Tom`s Adventures in Catland and Other Stories

ENGLISH READERS
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PALIER 1
Gregory Fuller
Tom’s Adventures
in Catland and
Other Stories
Before Reading
1. Look at the cover and imagine what happens.
2. Look and match the words with the pictures.
a mouse
a dog
a cat
3. Now think about the relationship between these characters.
I think …
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STORY 1: Tom and the Ghost
1. Match the words with the pictures.
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a ghost
1
1
crisps
2
a sandwich
5
3
fruit
chocolate
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5
2. Circle the right words to complete these sentences.
1. The characters are .................. and .....................
the ghost
the caretaker
2. The characters are in ..................
a supermarket
a school
3. The first time they talk it's..................
night
morning
the mouse
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3. The mouse’s identity card. Fill in the grid.
The mouse
first name
Tom
last name
Tiny
home
Thomas Tallis school in Greenwich
interests
cats
X
food
chocolate, fruit
and crisps
4. Listen to tracks 1-2 and draw where the mouse is looking for
food.
in a classrom
in the cafeteria
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5. The ghost’s identity card. Fill in the grid.
The ghost
first name
Thomas
last name
Tallis
age
462 years old
home
Thomas Tallis's school
job
composer and organist
6. Listen and circle the adjectives that describe the mouse.
white
old
angry
hungry
big
invisible
nice
sad
scared
7. Listen and circle the adjectives that describe the ghost.
white
old
angry
hungry
big
invisible
8. What is the ghost’s problem? Tick
nice
scared
the right answer.
He is very very hungry but he can’t find any food.
 He is very sad because nobody plays his music.
sad
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9. Now look at the information above and present the characters
to the class.
10. Listen to track 3 and choose the corresponding summary.
number one:
ited because
time, Tom is very exc
htnig
at
y,
da
xt
ne
The
can help him.
the ghost again. He
he is going to meet
nishes in the air.
’t like his plan and va
But the ghost doesn
ight!
no cheese for him ton
Tom is disappointed:
 number two:
The next day, at nig
ht-time, Tom is very
excited because
he is going to meet the
ghost again. He can he
lp him. He has
got a plan. The ghos
t is very happy and to
thank his clever
new friend, he magic
ally opens the cheese
cupboard for Tom.
Yum, yum!
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11. Fruit, fruit, fruit! Link the words to the pictures.
a lemon
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bananas
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
a watermelon
2
strawberries
6
a pear
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plums
4
cherries
5
apricots
3
a melon
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grapes
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9
oranges
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an apple
1
10
11
12
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a pineapple
13
14
peaches
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12. Who does what? Listen and guess. Write a name for each
sentence.
1. During the music lesson he finds pages of music.
Terry
2. Her mother works in a jazz café.
Lisa's mum
3. He composed some very slow music.
Thomas Tallis
4. He plays music in a band.
Terry
5. She wants to give the pages of music to the Greenwich Library.
Lisa's mum
6. He wants to play this old music faster.
Terry
7. She turns the slow music into rock music.
Lisa's mum
8. They play Thomas Tallis’s music in Terry’s shed.
the Tom-Toms
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13. Listen and find out about the concert.
The concert
month
place
the people
the ghost's reaction
June
Thomas Tallis restaurant
the ghost, Tom, Mrs Taylor and Lisa
he's smiling, he can rest
14. Now use your notes and say what you know. Find out more
about him and his music on the internet.
Thomas Tallis is not an imaginary composer.
He lived in the 16th century.
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STORY 2: Goodbye, Elephant!
1. Complete Tom’s family tree. Can you write names?
Brother
Tim
................
Grandpa
Grandma
Thomas
...............
Tilly
................
Dad
Mum
Tom
Sister
Tess
................
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2. Read and find:
1. the number of mice in Tom’s family
seven
2. their enemy
a big cat
3. its name
Elephant
3. Listen and circle the adjectives that correspond to the mice.
silly
big
tiny
excited
hungry
happy
scary
clever
scared
4. Listen and circle the adjectives that correspond to their enemy.
silly
big
tiny
excited
hungry
happy
scary
clever
scared
5. Now say what you know about the mice and their enemy.
6. Read and find out why the mice can’t have their dinner.
Because the big cat scares them.
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7. Read and sum up the passage. Cross out the words you don’t
need and use the other words to write your summary.
seven mice
Elephant
hide
scared
play
eat
the next day
classroom
angry
today
cafeteria
Mr Newman
run away
What a good joke!
8. Find the wrong information in this summary. Make the
necessary corrections and write it out again.
four
throw an
old pencil
a lot
of dogs
swims
Tom's new plan!
man in the cafeteria. The
Elephant is waiting for Mr New
a big cake for the monster!
mice are waiting too. They’ve got
, they tie ten saucepans to
At three o’ clock in the morning
wakes up with a start and
Elephant’s tail and bark! The cat
et! What a terrible noise!
runs away to Oxford in Mice Stre
in! He is so scared that
There the mice bark at him aga
Hurray! Tamara is the best
he walks all the way to France!
mouse in the world!
the mice
have got a nice surprise for the big cat
tins
through London
to Dog Street
Tom
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9. Match the animal noises to the animals.
oink
moo
cluck
quack
woof
cluck
baa
baa
moo
quack
oink
woof
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10. Fun time! Listen to this funny song about animals and sing
along! You can find it on Youtube.
Old MacDonald had a farm…
11. Make a poster about animal noises and pin it up in your
classroom.
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STORY 3: Tom’s Adventures in Catland
1. Listen and find out:
1. the place where Tom is reading his newspaper
the newsagent's
2. the name of the newspaper
Greenwich Mouse Ear
3. the news
the bad cats of Catland have kidnapped Susie Sweet
4. Tom’s reaction
he wants to cry
2. Recap orally what you know about the situation.
3. Listen again and find some details about Susie.
She can...
She is...
sing, dance, act in mouse plays…
X
great
silly
X
famous
Her favourite role
Mousette in Romeo and Mousette
Her favourite dance
the Mouse-Mouse
Her favourite songs
Sugar Mouse, I am your sugar mouse, Cheese
around the clock, I wanna hold your ears
4. Listen again and recap orally what you know about Susie.
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5. Answer the questions.
1. Where is Susie?
In Catland
2. Why is it dangerous for Tom?
He can't fight the bad cats alone.
3. Who does he need?
A big friend, Barker, the dog.
6. Listen and find out:
1. the reasons why Barker is not happy
He is chained to the dog house
2. the reason why Lisa is angry with him
Barker caught a cat
3. who helps him
Tom
7. Listen and choose the best summary.
want to free Susie who is
number one: Barker and Tom
waiting for them and there
in Catland. But the bad cats are
away because the cats are
is a big fight! Barker and Tom run
very scary.
 number two: Barker and Tom want to free Susie who is
in Catland. But the bad cats are
waiting for them and there
is a big fight! Barker and Tom are
the winners because they
are stronger.
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8. Listen and circle the adjective that corresponds to the old cat.
courageous
terrified
friendly
9. Listen and find out:
1. the name of the disco
the Very Cool Cat
2. the cats’ occupation there
they are dancing
3. the cats’ reaction
they want to leave when they see Barker
4. the white cat’s job
he's the king
5. the big event tonight
a big birthday party for the Big White Cat
10. Help the two friends find Susie. Listen and write the names of
the streets and places on the map.
Catland Park
river
Cat Bridge
Big Cat Road
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Cat Street
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11. Answer the questions.
1. Where is Susie?
In Catland Park
2. What is she doing?
She's singing.
12. Listen to the end of the story and finish the sentences:
1. Barker and Tom must find a plan because they can’t fight
every cat.
2. They decide to
run to the stage with the dog, scare all the cats and stop King Cat.
3. The cats are scared because they’ve got a
bad surprise.
4. The king is surprised; he can’t speak because he is
very scared.
5. The king doesn’t want to
die, he prefers to free Susie.
6. The king lets Susie
leave with Barker and Tom.
7. Now Tom is Susie’s savior
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13. Now be an artist! Draw the scene!
14. All’s well that ends well! Complete the balloons!
Thank you, Tom. You're
the best mouse in the
world!
You're welcome, Susie.