Unit 15
1 What mood is the parrot in? 2 What do you think luscious means? 3 What life did the parrot lead before he was put in a cage? 4 How does the parrot behave with people? Why? 5 Why do you think the last line is in capital letters? 6 How do you think the poet, Grace Nichols, feels about the parrot? Reading 2
Adventures of Isabel Isabel met an enormous bear, Isabel, Isabel, didn’t care;
The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous, The bear’s big mouth was cruel and cavernous. The bear said, Isabel, glad to meet you, How do, Isabel, now I’ll eat you! Isabel, Isabel, didn’t worry. Isabel didn’t scream or scurry. She washed her hands and she straightened her hair up, Then Isabel quietly ate the bear up. Ogden Nash (1902–1971)
1 What do you think ravenous means (line 3)? 2 What do you think cavernous means (line 4)? 3 Which of these words describes Isabel?
brave
scared
nervous
courageous
lazy
calm
excited
4 Which part of the poem do you like best? 5 Which poem do you like best? Why?
• Extension: Ask students to complete a story chart (as on page 10) for Adventures of Isabel . Some students can go on to write an illustrated prose version of the story.
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