Unit 1
Suddenly Ben understood. He scrambled down the tree as fast as he could, grazing his knees and ripping his tee shirt. Then he raced across the field towards the river. “Mom! Dad!” he yelled; but they didn’t hear him above the roar of the river. Ben was almost upon them before they turned and saw him. Mom threw her arms round him, sobbing. “We thought you had gone down to the river alone,” she wailed. “We thought you had fallen in!”
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Right there
1 What does Ben want to do? 2 Why does Dad not want him to?
3 Ben went to the top of a tree. Where was that tree? 4 Suddenly Ben understood. What did Ben understand? 5 Ben was almost upon them ... What does this phrase mean? a) Ben was about to jump on Mom and Dad. b) Ben had fallen over. c) Ben was very close to Mom and Dad. 6 Why did his parents not hear him when he shouted their names? 7 Suggest a different title for this story. 8 What lesson can you learn from this story?
Think and search
WB 4 p104
On your own
• Remind students about Question–answer relationships (QAR). The answers to recall questions are right there in the text (Questions 1–3). • Sometimes the answer is in the text but students have to think and search and make inferences (Questions 4–6). • Finally, there are questions where the reader is on their own. These questions require students to express their own thoughts and opinions (Question 7). Discuss Question 8 with the class.
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