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    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Holbling Readers Red Series - Classics a a cng leas ce ofa ut sr fo ie tora ans io actos: wont LLU About the Author Lewis Carrol’s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was born in 1832 in a small village in the north- west of England. Charles studied Mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford. After his degree® he became 2 teacher of Mathematics at Christ Church but he didn’t enjoy this job very much, In his free time he wrote poems and short stories. Many of them appeared in magazines. In 1856 he published his frst piece of work, @ poem, under the name Lewis Carall. His best-known ‘Work, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was published in 1865, Iwas a great success and Carroll became rich and famous but he continued to teach, In 1871 he published another ‘Alice’ book called Alice Through The Looking Glass. He finaly stopped teaching in 1881 to concentrate on writing. He was a good photographer and he took many photographs of Alice Liddell, one ofthe daughters of the Dean® of Christ Church, She was the model forthe Alice in his stores. Carroll never moved away from Christ Church College and he ‘ever married. In 1867 he went to Russia but this was the only time he travelled abroad®, He died in January 1898 and he is buried® in Guildford, where his sisters had a house. alossar - + ata to fore counties + Dean hes of university orcs {test noms rst amu ‘age: qualia tom a ‘tide wen arcane dis they are” une ‘sual ured in he pound About the Book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the story of a ‘ream. Alice and her older sister are sitting on the farass in a field on a warm day in July. Alice is bored. She fas asleep and dreams that she goes 10.2 magical place called Wonderland, Her adventures begin when she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. At the bottom of the hole, she finds a small door into @ beautiful garden. She can't go through the door because she's to big. Many strange things happen to her before she manages to enter the garden. She drinks and eats things that make her grow bigger and smaller. She swims in a pool of her own tears*. She meets a cat with a big smile, She has tea with a hatter*, a hare and a dormouse. nthe garden, she meets characters which are from a pack of playing cards and the Queen of Hearts invites her to play croquet®. Finally she goes to the trial® of the Knave of Hearts®, whois accused! of stealing some jam tarts*, The trial is very silly and Alice begins to get angry, Then she wakes up, The beautiful illustrations in the first copies of the book were done by Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) and they are as famous 2s the stories themselves. They inspired the makers of the 1951 Disney version of Alice in Wonderland. + aecuse:tey think edid someting + Krave of Meas: a set of playing wera ‘rds, he pte cr less portant + equ ee page 53 ‘han ine men ana the Kine “ters pon who makes hats + tar wr from te yes {Jamar smal cakes wt om Wi aap povesen cou of {ode nal ee pape 60) 7 LULL gS Before Reading Before Reading 2 Look athe names and pictures of some ofthe animals and birds inthe story and do the crossword. 61 1 Listen tothe descriptions of six characters in the story. Match the adjectives below to each of the characters. caterpillar dormouse eagle flamingo gryphon (ine pie hedgehog lizard part tle ‘cross 7 ie The Chesie Cat The mad Haver The Gueen of Heats 1 helpful vw 2 nervous © 3 curious 4 rude 5 unfriendly sn 6 violent 3 Look through the book and find the animals. Who makes each sound? Listen and number the pictures. shout 2sigh 3sneeze 4 scream Listen again and answer the following questions. Wy did the rabbit scream? What was the Mock Tuttle doing? ‘What did the Queen do when she was angry with someone? Why did the Duchess sneeze? The last two chapters of the story are about the tral ofthe Knave of Hears. Match the words below tothe numbers inthe picture of the courtroom. Use your dictionary if necessary. ) judge ) wig ) jurors D jury box ©) witness Q) executioner iL a [ALICE GOES DOWN A RABBIT HOLE’ It was a warm day in July and Alice and her sister were sitting fn the grass in a field, Alice’s sister was reading but Alice was bored. There was nothing for her to do. She looked around and. yawned*. She was hot and she was beginning to feel sleepy. She yawned again. ‘Why did Alice feel bored? Why did she feel sleepy? What do you usually do when you feel bored and sleepy? What do you think happens next? Suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran past her. ‘Oh dear! Oh deat! I'm late! Very late!” he was muttering* to himself. He stopped and took a big watch out of his waistcoat’ pocket, He looked at it and said, ‘Oh dear! Oh dear!" again, and continued running. How very curious"! Alice thought. ‘A rabbit in a waistcoat with a packet watch! | wonder* where he's going, ‘She got up and ran after him, He went across the grass to the comer of the field and disappeared down a rabbit hole, Alice followed him down the hoe, too, barmtiredondnotinioses usualy waiteat: shut jack wih 00 Becaice you have nothing to 80) eave, fous: tenge ‘rote: sek mrt ‘String speaking gull tohimset + yawned: oped er mouth wide ‘able: hole where rat Ive 13 Down, down, down she fall, into the deep, dark hole. She looked down but she couldn't see the bottom of it. All around her there were a ot of Bookshelves and cupboards. There were also some pictures and maps on the walls. She saw some jars an the shelves, She picked one up* and read the label ORANGE MARMALADE ‘She opened it but it was empty. ‘What a pity*!” she thought, {and she put it in one ofthe cupboards as she fell past it. Down, ‘down, down. must be near the centre of the earth nay,” she thought, That's about four thousand miles down, | think.’ (Alice knew this from a geography lesson.) There was nothing else to do so Alice continued talking to herself ‘Poor Dinah (Dinah was her ca.) “Are you missing me*, Dinah? What a pity you aren't here, too! But there aren't any ‘mice for you to catch. Perhaps you could catch a bat. Do cats like bats, | wonder?” She was asking herself this when, suddenly, THUMP! She landed on some leaves at the bottom ofthe hole. She could see a long dark passage* in front of her and the White Rabbit was at the end of it. She ran after him quickly but he disappeared round a comer, When she got there, she found herself ina big empty room. The White Rabbit wasn't there. She looked around her. There were a lat of doors. She tried to open them but they were all locked "How arn | going to get out ofthis room?" she asked herself and she started to feel a bit* worried! ie wie asap: coi ‘eyoumissngme:(omissomtone!* puted ae up pt one inher an someting) ate you So bcaura lam * what a ig expression you te tr th you hen ou fel sory about someting tate eee) Wore: ass nad “ Then she saw a small glass table. There was a litle golden key fn it, She picked it up and put it in all the lacks on the doors bt it didn’t open any of them. She moved a curtain on one of the walls and discovered another door, avery small one. She put the key inthe lock. It was exactly the right size! She opened the ‘door and looked through it At the end ofa low passage she saw a beautiful garden. It was full of brightly coloured flowers and fountains. ‘Oh, how beautiful” she said. ''d love to go there but I'm too big to get through the door." ‘She walked back to the table. There was a bottle an it now. LLU a 'm sure that bottle wasn't there before,’ she said, a little confused, ‘She put down the key and picked up the bottle. She read the words “DRINK ME" on it. lice wasn'ta stupid girl. She didn’t drink it immediately. First she looked at the bottle carefully, There wasn'ta label an it that said “POISON” So she put the battle to her lips* and drank “Mime, it's nice,’ she said. Ittasted* like cherry tar, pineapple, toast turkey and toast ~ all the things that she liked to eat so she drank same more. And some more. Soon the bottle was empty. Imagine you are Alice. Complete the sentence and make it true for you I put the bottle to my lips. “The drink tasted like and ~ all the things that ‘ike to eat lips: he two enteral edges of your» tats had vars whan yo put mouth feed or rn your auth © ‘Curiouser and curiouser!” (It wasn’t good English but Alice was surprised and forgot hhow to speak correctly.) "Naw I'm getting taller and taller,” she said, She looked down at her feet. They seemed very far away" "Goodbye feet! OUCH! Alice's ead ht the ceiling ofthe room. ‘She was naw mare than nine fet tall ‘What a curious feeling,” she said. ‘I'm getting smaller and smaller” it was true! She was now as small as her cat Dinah, I “Good! | can go through the door into garden,” she said. But, oor Alice! When she got to the door, she didn’t have the key! | __Itwas on the table. She couldn't reach® it because she was too ssmall now. She sat down and cried. After a while she said, ‘Alice!’ (She often talked to herself. "Stop crying! Crying doesnt help! Dry your teas immediately! When she looked atthe table again, she saw a small glass box under it. She picked it up and opened it There was a small cake inside. It had the words “EAT ME" on it. She put a small piece of it inher mouth, ‘If | grow bigger | can reach the key,’ she thought. ‘And if ‘grow smaller | can go under the door.” But nothing happened so she finished i catoesar + aes touch someting with HEIGHT” 1 foot= 30.48 centimetres and) / 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres a) How tall was Alice in metres. and centimetres after she ate the cake? 1) How tall are you in metres and centimetres? In feet ‘and inches? ©) Are you taller than your fiends? ©) Whois the tallest person you know? How tall is A, heishe? v hig ho a 0 6 * pat smal sea or sal! amout of LULU MO a She picked up the key and went back tothe door, But she was tao big naw. She sat down and started to cry again. She cried and cried and cried, Her tears fell on the ground and soon there was 2 pool of water around her. ITTER, PATTER, PITTER, PATTER. She looked up. The White Rabbit was running towards her. He had a fan in one hand and a pair of white gloves inthe other. As he ran he muttered, ‘Oh, the Duchess! The Duchess. She's going to be very angry. ‘Alice whispered" ‘Sir ~ please,’ but her voce frightened the Rabbit. He dropped® the fan and the gloves and ran away quickly down a dark passage. Alice put the key on the table, picked up the gloves and the fan and started to fan hersel "How strange everything is today,’ she said sadly. Yesterday things were normal, Did | change during the night? Am 1 2 different girl today? If | am a diferent girl, who | eno am 2 Am | Mabel? (Mabel was agi at Alice's school.) 'No, | can't be! | know a lot of things and J she knows — wel, only afew f Howconfusing! wonder it can remember ‘the multiplication tables*. Let's see — four times five is twelve, and four times six i thirteen, and four times seven is - oh dear What about geography? London isthe capital of Pars, and Paris s the capital of Rome, and Rome — no, that’s wrong, Perhaps I am Mabel” fom: ot many mtipliaion als: in ats, for ‘opt: camle 2424 236, i ora. = ipo ci ey ay a ‘What school subjects are these? Choose from thelist. art biology history music ) The study of singing instruments, ete. The study of past events == The scence of plants, animals ete. [nna | The sucy of erawing, panting snd sculpture [——) She looked down and saw that she was wearing the Rabbit's loves! “How did that happen?” she wondered. ‘Am | getting smaller?” She was! She was getting smaller all the time, ‘it’ must be the fan!” she thought, and she dropped it just before she disappeared completely ‘Good! | can go tothe garden now,’ she said. But when she got torthe door, it was locked. And the key was onthe table! And she was too small to reach the top of it! ‘Oh dear” she sighed*, "What am I going to do now?” Suddenly ~ SPLASH! She was up to her chin’ in salty* water. At first she thought it was the sea. But it wasn't, She was in a pool of her own tears ‘Why did | ery so much?” she said. ‘Now I'm going to drown in my own tears.” Then she heard a splashing noise not far away from her so she swam closer* to have a look, What was it? fim owe pat tte face under + aang underwater a! not bein sour meth able to breathe oer nar Sat: conta st tasting of a Sigea: mace ead sound 2 ‘hippopotamus? A walrust? No! It was only a mouse ‘Silly Alice!” she said. ‘It looks big because you are small.’ She swam up to it and said, “Excuse me! Can you tell me the \way out of this pool, please?" But the mouse didn't reply “Perhaps i's a French mouse, Alice thought, and she spoke to | itagain. ‘Ou est ma chatte?"* (This was the first sentence in her French book at school.) When the mouse heard this, he jumped and his body started to shake' ‘Oh, I'm sorry!” Alice said. ‘I forgot. You don't like cats, do your” 'No, | don't,’ the mouse replied. ‘But my cat Dinah is a nice cat," Alice continued. ‘She's very soft and she's very god at catching mice - oh! I'm sorry! The mouse was shaking again, from its head to its tail’ “thestma eater Ferch or Were my et” reply. ane wali ge nine aria Saket na quck menens *w t 2 ta “Let's talk about something else" Alice said quickly. “Er, do you like dogs?” The mouse didn't answer so Alice continued, "There's a little dag near our house. It belongs to a farmer and its very clever. The farmer says i's a very useful dog because it kills ll the rats* and ~ oh no! You're angry now." “The mouse was swimming away notsily. Alice called softly, ‘Mouse! Dear, mouse! Please come back! | promise nat to talk about cats or dogs." The mouse swam back and said, “Do you want to know why | don’t lke cats or dogs? Would you like to hear my story?” "Yes, please,’ Alice said, ‘But let's get out ofthe water. They swam lo the side of the pool and got out. There were 2 lot of animals and birds in the water now, including a part, a baby eagle, a duck and a dado. They all got out too and followed Alice and the mouse. “The dodo became extinct (it no longer exists) at the end of the 17° century. Five ofthese animals and birds are extinct and five are imaginary. Write E for extinct and I for imaginary next to the names. Use the Intemnet to find out more about them. Cavelion = Centar Great auk 3 Gyphon = trish deer oe YesmaniantigerO Trex OO Vampire sony na low set voice uno 24s ,}9eq BuIUOD s1 asnow ALA sdeded, ‘ueysip She went into a small room. There was a table near the window and there were gloves and a fan an it. As she picked them up, she saw a bottle next to the looking-glass®, There weren't any instructions on itso she opened it and drank. “Something interesting always happens when | eat or drink something her," she thought. And she was right. She started to grow, She grew and grew. Soon her body filled the room. She couldn't stand up. She hag to lie* on the floor and put one arm out of the window and one foot up the chimney "what am | going to do now?” she wondered. ‘Mew minutes later she heard the White Rabbit outside, “Mary Ann! Bring me my glaves now! Silence. Then, PITTER PATTER, PITTER PATTER. He was coming up the stars. Alice was afraid. She forgot that she was ‘much bigger than the Rabbit now. He tried to open the door but he couldn't because she was pushing* against it He ran back downstairs and outside into the garden, Alice heard him under the window. She opened her hand to catch him. The next thing she heard was alittle scream* and a CRASH! of broken glass. “That's the greenhouse,” Alice thought, "Next she heard the Rabbit say, ‘Pat! Come here and help me!” (Pat was his gardener) "Yes, your honour,’ Pat replied, Whats that in the window? ‘An arm, your honour. “An arm, you idiot! I's too big for an arm, What's it doing there? Take it away immediately!’ ot ia: its tou posning pei wth ne oy fete ners! 2a 2 LULL Li ‘There was a noise under the window so she opened her hand ‘again, This time Alice heard two screams and another loud (CRASH! of broken glass. Then there was a long silence, At last she heard voices in the garden below* the window. ‘Where's the ladder*? Bring it here!” Be carefull” ‘isthe roof strong enough?” ‘Who's going to go down the chimney?" “'m not!" “Bill's going! Come on, Bill There was a scratching* noise in the chimney. A litle animal was coming down it “This must be Bll!’ Alice said, and kicked him hard with her foot Bill flew out* of the chimney, into the air and landed on the 7258. A minute later Alice heard a confusion of voices outside. “Hold up his head!” ‘Give him some brandy!” What happened, Bill” Tellus about it, old friend!" “Well, | dan’t realy know what happened,” a squeaky” litle voice sai, “That's Bill,” Alice thought. “But 'malright now,'the squeaky voice continued. ‘Something hit me and sent me up in the ar lke a rocket!” ossa"¥ ee et + sein sings on ‘ein thee + Saeak: making 2 igh sun “That's enough to begin with,’ the Rabbit said, flying through the window. Some af them hit Alice on the face. She shouted very loudly ‘Stop doing that! She picked one up and put it in her mouth, | can't grow bigger so | must grow smaller’ she thought. immediately. Soon she could get through the door. tos | gee i 2 Aer @ minute or two, she heard the sound of a wheelbarrow® “Enough what” Alice wondered. Suddenly, small stones started Alice looked at the stones, They were changing into cakes, She was very happy to see that she started to get smaller She ran downstairs and into the garden, where she saw a lot of itle animals and bieds. A small lizard® was on the ground and two guinea pigs* were giving him something from a bottle. They all looked at her angrily so she turned and ran quickly into the woods. When she felt safe, she stopped and looked around. She saw a big mushroom not far away. She went up to it and walked around it. She stood on tiptoe* and looked at the top of it. A big blue Caterpillar® was sitting there. It was smoking a long hookah* and it didn’t seem to be interested in her at al. heakatea ype ppe fer smeking hah ub 23 1b idl (@ Auce Recewes some Abc ow a caTERPLLA BUTTERFLIES a 2) The life cycle of a butterfly has 4 stages. What is the name of Aico at he ctrpa Te ap Ace oe ‘hey nt speak orang ine: A a the Gti tk Inehalah i a emo a ste ‘ho ae yo” ad, very wy. 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Ta eter entnng oye hk ‘ot at a al tai youre dere Hom me baie | hn its songs! hice ol Wn yu And hey wie back athe begining ot tneconraion le began ota it ny wi te Caleta Teme ao yuo shes “ate ete She aro Now ave tat ttn She was ao esting treo te Catia comatose seo Shay ial (ctossar¥ — ata nthe ona + palit bind ard behaving corcty * Giga te stage bore» ate becares uterty 34 {LLL “Come back the Caepilcled, want ote you someti Alice went back because she wanted to know what it was. 7 ‘Dont be so impatient” sad is tha al” Alessi, tying na to et any No, the Cterpilar replied. tant speak egain fr seer minutes, ten isa "So, do you think you are trent ay "Yes, iI eo. cant remember things very wll any se changes ever ten minutes “aha ind of things can't you remember” “Wel tre o saya poem but the words wer al ferent Ace si ay, "epet You ae oe Father Hila, he Cepia si Alice begantosay he poem, Hens shed Caer sei, "ou dnt say tcoecty, "No some ofthe words wee flere, | hnk”

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