Some chi.tdren don't lihe going to school verg much.

Theg preJer the

hotidags when theg can hove Jun ot home, visit exciting new ploces
or perhops go swimming ot the beoch or shiing in the mountoins.
But Koty and her Jriend Pou[ loved bei.ng ot school.

Kotg wos greot ot moths qnd Pou[ wos reotly good ot Engtish, but
thelr Jovouri.te lesson was music. Pau[ hod o guitor ond could ploy
it verg we[t. Kotg started to leqrn to ptog the piono when she wos
Jive, but she enjoyed singlng more and she wos verg good ot it. She
dreomed oJ being o singer one doy.
Their music teocher, Mr White, oJten brought CDs to the music
lessons so the chitdren could listen to dfJerent hinds oJ music
Jrom
other countries. When the children lihed o song o [ot, Mr White
wrote the words on the boord. Then a[[ the children song the song
together. Everyone loved Mr White's lessons.
Kotg's Jovourite singer wos calted Alex Pepper. Katg loved wo.tchi.ng
him on TV. He was o britliant dcncer too ond wore greot clothes.

Kotg hod a[[ his CDs ot home. She hnew o[L the words to his songs
ond hqd posters oJ him on o[[ the wo[[s in her bedroom.
Pou[ loved Alex's songs too, ond coutd p[ag most oJ them on his
guitor. Pou[ wonted to be the greatest gui.tor pLoger in the wortd.

One dog, Mr White sold to the children, 'On Thursdoy next weeh,
we're golng to have o music competition here ot school. IJ gou wont
to be in the competition, Uou must sing or plog o song. Atex Pepper
is going to be in our town thot doy, so he's going to come to the
schoot to llsten to gou o[t! He'[[ choose the winners and give them
thelr prlzes.'

'Whqt cre the prizes, Mr White?' Pou[

'Ten tickets

It's going

oshed.

to go ond heor Atex Pepper sing!' Mr White onswered.

to be tots of funl

Musi. Co mpeLif ion

I

to be in the competition, ond theg wanted to

w[n, oJ coursel Theg chose on eosu song cotled 'l't[ help gou!'. Theg
proctised ond practised ot Kotg's house everg aJternoon oJter school
until it wos Thursdoy. Koty's porrot liked llstening ond leornt otl the
words to the song too!
Pou[ ond Kotg wonted

On the dog oJ the competitton, evergone was reotlg excited. Theg

otl had to go into the schoot ha[[ ot two o'c[och. Alex Pepper come
in with the head teocher ond evergone clopped. He wos weoring o
blach jochet, btach jeans ond sltver shoes ond he wos corrying o big
red guitar.
'This is scorg ...' thought Koty.

'Wow, whot o brilliont guitor!'thought

PouL.

Atex smited qnd woved ot everyone qnd then sot down between the
heod teocher ond Mr White. Then the competition begon. Lots oJ
other children song beJore Pou[ ond Koty. One bog ptoged his drums
too [oudlg (the heod teacher put his honds over his eors) and qn
older glrl song veru we[[. Lots oJ children stood up to clop when she
Jinished ond shouted, 'Morel More!'
'She's going

to win,' thought Kotg.

'Yodre next!' colled Mr White, ond pointed to Pou[ and Katy.

When Pqu[ piched up his guitor and Koty sow o[[ the people in the
holl tn Jront oJ them, she begon to Jeet oJraid. ,A thousond eges qre
loohing qt me and I've Jorgotten otl the words to the song thct we've
proctised!' she whispered to Pau[. 'I just con,t remember them!,

'Koty,' Pou[ so.id quietty, 'gou bought Alex's newest CD lost weeh,
didnt gou? I con ptog att his songs. Which is gourJovourlte?,
'The one thot's colled "l'm your Jriend,,, but it,s reotty d'rlJicutt to sing.,

'lt's OK. I'lt hetp you! We can sing it together,' Pou[ soid.
Atex smited qt them ond Kotg begon to Jee[ better. Pou[ storted to
ptag ond suddenty Koty Jorgot thot she wos in o school competition.
She wqs i.n her dream oJ being o singer. She song britliontlg ond
qt the end oJ the song, Atex ond some oJ the others stood up ond
ctopped verg loudly. 'Thqt was exce[tent! We[[ done!' A[ex shouted.

At the end oJ the competition, Alex Pepper and the heod teocher ond
Mr White tothed quiettg together Jor o Jew minutes. Then Mr White
stood up ond soid, 'Kotg ond Pou[ ore the winners!'
The two Jriends jumped up ond down. Theg were so surprised ond so
hoppg

'You song mg Jovourite song,' Alex soid to them.

'lt's mg Jovourite song too,' soid Kotg.

'Good!' soid Atex. 'We[[, here cre gour tichets. Who wi[[ come with
Uou to heor me sing?'

'l'[[ invite mg grondma,' loughed Katg. 'She reolty [oves your musicl
But some oJ mg Jriends witl come wlth me too.'
Atex smited. 'What obout you, Pout?' he oshed.

'Oh! I'[[ bring my best Jriend, Tong. He's the one who ploged the
drumsl' Pou[ onswered. 'I't[ lnvlte mg sisters too, I thinh!'

Thot evening when Kotg orrived home, her parrot soid, 'He[to, Koty!
I'm gour Jriend!'
Koty loughed. 'I'm your Jriend too! Do gou hnow
scorg but Jun, ond very exciting too!'

- todog was verg

But the dog thot she went to see Alex Pepper was the best, the most
Jun and the most exciting oJ her tiJe!

'oi s r I

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Kotg's

fGvourite sonq

Drow [ines between gour new words ond the pictures.

@
Tick the right or wrong box.

Exomple: Kotg ond Pou[ enloged

3 Atex

T
T

moths.

Pepper wos o fomous singer.

Kotg hod o porrot thot could speok.

rn

tr

tr
T

5 The competition wos ot the town's sports centre.

6 Kotg song'l'l[

n
n
n

school.

Pout ptoged the guitor verg well.

2 MrWhite tought

right wron9

help gou!' in the competition.

Write 2-6 in the stors. Drow lines to show the right order.
Alex Pepper gove the first prize to Kotg ond Pou[.
Kotg ond her grondmother went to

see

Alex

Pepper.

Kotg ond Pou[ proctised verg hord.

The porrot leornt otl the words to'l'tt hetp gou!'.

MrWhite told the chitdren obout the competition.

Kotg couldnt remember the words to o song.

Complete the sentences. Write 2 or 3 words.

Exompte: When Kotg begon ptoging ...Ih-e.p.tg.Lg... she wos onlg five.
I Kotg listened to music from ...................... in her music lessons.
2 The teocher sometimes
.. to songs on the boqrd.

3 Kotg enloged wotching o singer cotted .......................... on TV.

4 Poul wonted to be the best .............
in the world.
5 The
...... wos on Thursdog.
5 Kotg ond Pou[ proctised o song colled

Whot ore Kotg, Poul ond their friends going to do next

Thursdog? Complete the speech bubbtes. Use words from the box.

toke invite woit -ffik weqr

sit

Exomple:

r''

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him to write his

I'm ......................
mg new jocket!

I'm
him

I'm ......................
lots of pictures of
him.

I'm

to mg portg!

nome on mg CD!
4

I'm

next to him in the

schooI ho[[.

for him outside

so I con wolk into
school with him!

Motch the clothes ond the words. Drow lines.

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gloves

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pockets

striped belt
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socks

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Whot ore Kcrtg ond Pcff[ "*reoring?

Listen ond colour qnd write in the picture on Poge 70. \$

@ 6mr rr Alex Pepper's diorg

Listen ond write.

hv-l,

&tA
IrNiI
G

I,\

to music compef,itrionl

Exomple: oay

....T.h.9t9.dgg...

I Music compef,iNionieaN ...........

2 LeavehomeaN:
3 Wear:black jackeN, black jeans and
.. andtenbickeNs
4 Take:
5 Mr WhiNe's phone number:

Intt

)chool

tsl{e some cDs.

Whot wi[[ gou do for the portg? Tolk ond write.

@ 33P*r, Keir;,-i':. i,.,e*:urite song

Listen ond write.

I'm gour friend.

I'm gour friend,

So co[[ mg nome
lf gou wont to plog
I'tt stog qtl ........... !

When gou feel

Dont

be otone.
lf gou wont o friend,
Just ring mg phone.

I'm gour friend,

So come to me
lf gou wont to tolk
Or go for o ......... !

When gou feel

Dont

be olone.

lf gou wont o friend,

Just ring mg phone.

We're gour friends,

So coll our nomes.
We't[ bring our
smiles

And qlt our ...........

When do gou like being olone? When do gou like being with friends?

Kotg's sister's Euitor lesson

Choose o word to put in eoch spoce.

lhad my first guitrar lessonNoday. My musicleacher's..l9JL-e.. is wr

Quick. FirsI I had to learn (1)
hold the guilar. Thatr wae
diffrcult (2) ...........my new guitar is big andheavy,bul
I had lole (3) .. .. .... ... fu nl I wanl Io learn quickly and
play very welllikeTaul.

AfLer my lesson I (4) ........... home on my bike. After

dinner,l played my guilar againl I practieed unLil
w ent r,o b ed. I play ed very loudlyl KaNy loved iI but
I

Mumsaid,'l'mhappythaNyou (5)
goingtolearn
to play Ihe guiNar and notthe drumsl'l'm (6).......... .tohave
anolher quilar lesson tomorrowl

@ *u

lifiee *::,rr*rpetitionsl

Moke q poster for onother competition ot school.