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 Beaver Town

Mr. Onnie

Mr. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson

Mrs. Onnie

Shawn
Benny

Joanna
Penny

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Harris
Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Lee Mr. Lee

Doris Gordon
Flora

Mr. Moss

Mr. Miller Mrs. Moss

Mrs. Miller
Alice

Luc
Owen
Michelle
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Table of contents

Unit 1. Blown Away 4

Unit 2. Visiting 1820 10
Unit 3. The Land of Garbage 16
Work out 1 22
Unit 4. In Outer Space 26
Unit 5. In the Animal Kingdom 32
Unit 6. The Lost Island 38
Work out 2 44
Unit 7. On the Submarine 48
Unit 8. Return to Beaver Town 54
Work out 3 60
 n it. 1 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

Blown Away
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One dreary day, Gordon M rs. Yamam
otoinvited Luc and Flora for a picnic on
amoto
Mr. Yam
Beaver Mountain. Gordon brought some sandwiches. He asked
Luc and Flora to bring snacks and drinks for them.
They had barely been gotten to the peak Flora
when they heard
a low, rumbling soundMrsin . Harrithe
s distance.
s
Mr. Harri
"It sounds like thunder," said Flora.
"Oh, no! The weather forecast didn't call for rain," said Gordon.
Alice
Suddenly, they saw a large, swirling Luc
cloud coming.`
Michelle

Mrs. Moss
"What's that?" said Mr. Moss
Luc.

1
2

"It looks like a tornado!" shouted Gordon.

The children got on the ground and covered their heads just like
they learned to do at school, but they were quickly sucked up
into the large, swirling tornado.

Vocabulary
① dreary ② barely ③ peak ④ rumbling ⑤ distance ⑥ thunder
4 ⑦ forecast ⑧ swirling ⑨ tornado ⑩ covered ⑪ sucked up
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4
A few minutes later, the children were
relieved to find themselves safely back
on the ground. They found themselves in
a wonderful place.
They were on top of a cottage made
completely of candy. Flora thought that it
must be a dream. She climbed up on the
roof and started breaking off pieces to
give to Luc and Gordon.

A witch came to the door. She wanted to know how the children
found her house.
Just then, they heard the same low, rumbling sound that they had
heard on Beaver Mountain. They were very scared and started to
shiver. The witch came down to them.

⑫ relieved ⑬ cottage ⑭ roof

⑮ breaking off shiver 5
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Wo pe a k rum
bling
barely forecas
t
dreary un d er
e th d
distanc a d o covere
torn
swirling ottage
relieved c
up er
sucked in g off shiv
reak
`roof b

The witch gave Gordon some magic stones to throw at the

tornado and told the other two children to grab onto her.
Gordon got ready to throw the stones.
Oh, no! He missed!
He hit the good witch, and she dropped Luc and Flora.
The children were sucked up into the tornado once again.

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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 What were the children doing on Beaver Mountain?

2 What did Flora and Luc bring?

3 What was the low, rumbling sound?

4 Where did the tornado take the children?

5 What did the witch give to Gordon?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
The Hurricane Ride

2
Picnic on Beaver Mountain

3
The Candy Cottage

4
Into the Tornado

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The children went to Beaver Mountain for a picnic.

Gordon brought sandwiches, and Flora and Luc brought snacks
and drinks. They head a rumbling sound and suddenly saw
a tornado. They got sucked up into the tornado
and dropped off at a house made of candy.
A nice witch tried to help them when the tornado came back,
but they got sucked up into the tornado again.

1 The children wanted to go on a picnic.

2 Luc and Flora brought the same thing for the picnic.

3 The witch gave them candy to eat.

4 The tornado made a rumbling sound.

5 The witch tried to help the children.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Listen and fill in the blanks.

sucked up cottage thunder tornado covered

dreary relieved breaking off shiver distance barely
rumbling peak forecast roof swirling

Gordon, Flora and Luc went for a picnic on a ______________________ day.

They had ______________________ gotten to the ______________________ when they heard
a ______________________ sound in the ______________________ . They thought it was
______________________ , but were surprised, because the weather ______________________
did not say that it would be stormy.
Suddenly, they saw a big, ______________________ cloud. It was a ______________________ !
The children were ______________________ into the tornado. They were ______________________
when they found themselves at a ______________________ . It was ______________________ with
candy! Flora started ______________________ pieces of the ______________________ for her
friends to eat.
A nice witch came outside to talk to the children and the tornado came back.
The children were scared and started to ______________________ . The witch tried to
help, but the tornado sucked the children up again.

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 n it. 2 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

Visiting 1820
Doris
amoto
Mrs. Yam
amoto
Mr. Yam

The tornado dropped the children Flora

in a very strange place. Mrs. HarThey

ris
s
Mr. Harri
looked around and saw a man
wearing old-fashioned clothing
Alice
1
in a horse-drawn carriage. Luc
Michelle

Mrs. Moss
"What is this place?"
Mr. Moss
asked Luc.
"I think we traveled back in time,"
answered Flora.
"That's impossible."
"There's a newspaper.
Let's check the date."

"October 1, 1820!" the children exclaimed together.

"We really did travel back in time," said Luc.
"What should we do now?" asked Flora.
The children decided to walk around and look for
someone to help them.

Vocabulary
① old-fashioned ② horse-drawn ③ carriage
10 ④ impossible ⑤ exclaimed
"Hey! Isn't that man a famous detective?" Flora asked.
"Yes! I remember him from our history book! I think his
name is Sherlock Holmes," said Gordon.
"That is Sherlock Holmes! Maybe he can help us."
The children called out to Mr. Holmes, and he came over.
He was busy with another mystery, but he offered to help
the children as soon as he finished.

3 4

The children seized the opportunity to watch the famous

detective work. They followed him along to a crime scene.
A wealthy woman had lost her collection of expensive shoes.
She was convinced they had been stolen.
After thoroughly examining the scene, Sherlock knew
immediately who had taken the shoes.

⑥ detective ⑦ mystery ⑧ seized ⑨ crime scene ⑩ wealthy

⑪ convinced ⑫ stolen ⑬ thoroughly ⑭ immediately 11
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Wo d horse-dra
wn
hione exclaim
ed
old-fas sible
os ime
e imp ed cr
carriag y se iz
tive myster ed stolen
de tec v in c
con
e w ealthy ly polish
scen dia te
me
hly im olved
thoroug pres sed s
er im
employ

They were not stolen at all. The cleaning lady took them to
polish for her employer. The woman was very embarrassed
for her mistake. Everyone was impressed with how quickly
Mr. Holmes had solved the mystery.

Now, it was time to help the children get home. Suddenly, the
children heard the same rumbling sound that they had heard
on Beaver Mountain. Oh, no! It was the tornado again!

Vocabulary
⑮ polish employer impressed solved
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Describe what the children saw on the street.

2 What was the date on the newspaper?

3 Who did the children meet?

4 What kind of mystery was the detective working on?

5 Who took the shoes?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
Back in Time to 1820

2
Sherlock Holmes' Best Mystery

3
The Mystery of the Stolen Shoes

4
Time Machine

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The tornado dropped the children off in a very strange place.

People were wearing old-fashioned clothing and riding
in horse-drawn carriages. They were in 1820! They met
a famous detective named Sherlock Holmes and followed him
to a crime scene. A wealthy woman was missing her shoes
and thought they were stolen. Mr. Holmes found the shoes,
and then the children were sucked up into the tornado again.

1 The children helped the detective find the shoes.

2 The tornado took the children to 1820.

3 The woman couldn't find her shoes.

4 Mr. Holmes helped the children go home.

5 They saw horse-drawn carriages.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Listen and fill in the blanks.

wealthy immediately impressed mystery old-fashioned impossible

polish convinced horse-drawn seized carriage detective
employer solved crime scene stolen exclaimed thoroughly

The tornado dropped the children in a very strange place. They saw people wearing
________________ - ________________ clothing and a man driving a _________________ - _________________ .
It seemed like they had traveled back in time, but that was ___________________ .
They ___________________ when they read the date on a newspaper. They were in 1820!
Then, they saw the famous ___________________ , Sherlock Holmes. He was working on
a ___________________ , but offered to help the children when he finished. The children
___________________ the chance to watch him at work and followed him to a __________________ .
A ___________________ woman was ___________________ that her expensive shoes had been
___________________ . Mr. Holmes examined the crime scene ___________________ . He __________________
knew who had taken the shoes. It was the cleaning lady. She had taken them to
___________________ for her ___________________ . Everyone was ___________________ . about how
quickly he _______________________ the mystery.
Finally, it was time for the detective to help the children, but the tornado suddenly
reappeared and sucked them up.

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 n it. 3 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

The Land of Garbage

Doris
amoto
Mrs. Yam
amoto
Mr. Yam
The children landed with a crash. "Are you two okay?" asked Flora.
"I'm fine," said Gordon.
"So am I, but what's that disgusting smell?" Luc asked. Flora
"It really stinks here," said Flora. Mrs. Har
ris
s
Mr. Harri
"Look around us... I think this is a garbage dump." The garbage
looked endless. The children could not find a path out.
Alice
Michelle
Luc
Mrs. Moss
Mr. Moss

1
2

They got tired of walking and decided to take a break. Suddenly,

a boy appeared next to them. His name was Tony. The children
introduced themselves and asked him how to get out.
"Out?" asked Tony. "Out of what?"
"Out of the garbage dump," said Flora.
"It's not a garbage dump. It's our town. A long time ago,
people started polluting the land. The garbage added up,
and the problem became so serious that it was impossible to clean."

Vocabulary
① landed ② crash ③ disgusting ④ stinks ⑤ garbage dump
16 ⑥ endless ⑦ path ⑧ appeared ⑨ polluting ⑩ added up
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Tony was warning them to avoid the garbage

monster when it suddenly appeared.
It snatched Flora and ran off. Gordon and
Luc started to chase it, but Tony did not.
He told them to wait and find Flora at the
monster's house.

Tony ran down to the river and

searched for the entrance to the
monster's house.
Tony was too scared to go with
them, but he showed them how to 4
sneak into the house.

⑪ warning ⑫ avoid ⑬ suddenly

⑭ snatched ⑮ chase sneak 17
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Wo sh disgustin
g
cra endles
s
landed du mp
e
garbag pollutin
g
stinks ea red
app avoid
path arning
up w
added snatch
ed
d enly d
sud overjoye
sne ak
chase

The boys snuck into the monster's house and

found Flora. She was overjoyed to see them.
They tried to get out quietly, but the monster
heard the door close.

The next thing they knew, the

monster was chasing them back 6
towards the garbage dump.
Suddenly, they heard the low
rumbling sound.
They were sucked up into the
tornado one more time!

Vocabulary
overjoyed
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Where did the children land?

2 Describe the garbage dump.

3 Who did the children meet?

4 Where did the garbage monster take Flora?

5 How did the children get away from the garbage monster?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
Escape from the Garbage Dump

2
The Monster's House

3
Tony's Town

4
A Stinky Trip

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The tornado dropped the children down in a garbage dump.

They tried to go out, but the dump seemed endless.
They met a boy named Tony. He told them that people polluted
his town and that it now looked like a garbage dump.
A garbage monster came and grabbed Flora.
Tony helped the boys find the monster's house.
The boys saved Flora, and the monster chased them.
Then, the tornado came again and sucked them up.

1 Tony helped the children leave the garbage dump.

2 The garbage monster took the children to its home.

3 The garbage dump is Tony's town.

4 Flora helped the boys' find the garbage monster's house.

The children ran away from

5
the monster and went home.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Match the words with their definitions.

1 crash a to cause someone to feel sick

2 avoid b to begin to be seen

3 appeared
c to stay away from
4 endless to make dirty or harmful
d
by adding waste or garbage
5 polluting
to fall down roughly
e
and with a loud noise
6 warning
f to move quietly and in a sly way
7 sneak
g seeming to have no end
8 disgusting
h to tell of a possible danger

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 1
A A New Words
Circle the words you know.
In groups, find out the meaning of the words you don't know.

dreary barely peak rumbling distance

thunder forecast swirling tornado covered

sucked up relieved cottage roof breaking off

shiver old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage

impossible exclaimed detective mystery seized

crime scene wealthy convinced stolen thoroughly

immediately polish employer impressed solved

landed crash disgusting stinks garbage dump

endless path appeared polluting

added up warning avoid suddenly

snatched chase sneak overjoyed

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B B Practice the Words
Listen and fill in the blanks.

disgusting mystery endless distance chase

polish employer detective snatched swirling

1 The children smelt something really . They looked

around and saw the garbage dump.

2 The monster Flora and the boys

started to after it.

3 The children were happy to see the famous and

asked him to help solve their .

4 The shoes were not stolen. The maid had taken them to
for her .

5 The children were scared to see the tornado

in the .

C Practice the Words

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

1
One dreary day, Gordon invited Luc and Flora for a picnic on Beaver
Mountain. Gordon brought some sandwiches. He asked Luc and Flora to
bring snacks and drinks for them. They had barely been gotten to the
peak when they heard a low, rumbling sound in the distance.
"It sounds like thunder," said Flora. "Oh, no! The weather forecast didn't
call for rain," said Gordon. Suddenly, they saw a large, swirling cloud
coming. "What's that?" said Luc.

A What was the weather like?
B Where did Gordon invite Luc
and Flora?
C What did Gordon bring?
D What did Gordon ask Luc
and Flora to bring?
E What kind of sound did they hear?
F What did they see coming?

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 1

2
"Hey! Isn't that man a famous detective?" Flora asked.
"Yes! I remember him from our history book! I think his name is Sherlock
Holmes," said Gordon. "That is Sherlock Holmes! Maybe he can help us."
The children called out to Mr. Holmes and he came over. He was busy
with another mystery, but he offered to help the children as soon as he
finished solving the mystery.

A Who does Flora think the man is? D Who do the children call out to?

B Where does Gordon remember E What is Mr. Holmes busy with?

the man from?
C What is the man's name? F When will Mr. Holmes help the children?

3
They got tired of walking and decided to take a break. Suddenly, a
boy appeared next to them. His name was Tony. The children introduced
themselves and asked him how to get out. "Out?" asked Tony. "Out of
what?" "Out of the garbage dump," said Flora. "It's not a garbage dump.
It's our town. A long time ago, people started polluting the land. The
garbage added up, and the problem became so serious that it was
impossible to clean."

A What were the children tired of? D What did Tony say the place is?

B What did the children decide to do? E What happened a long time ago?

C Who did they meet? F What happened after

the garbage added up?

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D Finishing Stories
Read the paragraph and write an ending for the story.
1
The witch gave Gordon some magic stones to throw at the tornado
and told the other two children to grab onto her. Gordon got ready
to throw the stones. Oh, no! He missed! He hit the good witch
and she dropped Luc and Flora. The children were sucked up
into the tornado once again.

2
The tornado dropped the children in a very strange place.
They looked around and saw a man wearing old-fashioned clothing in
a horse-drawn carriage. "What is this place?" asked Luc. "I think we
traveled back in time," answered Flora. "That's impossible."
"There's a newspaper. Let's check the date."

3
Tony was warning them to avoid the garbage monster when
it suddenly appeared. It snatched Flora and ran off. Gordon and Luc
started to chase it, but Tony did not. He told them to wait and find Flora
at the monster's house.

E What about You?

In groups, ask the questions below.

1. What do you know about tornados? Describe what they look like.
2. If you could travel back in time, when and where would you like to go?
3. Have you ever seen a famous person?
Who did you see and where did you see them?
4. Have you ever seen a garbage dump? Describe your experience.
5. Why is polluting bad? Explain your reasons in detail.

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 n it. 4 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

In Outer Space
oris D
When the tornado ceasedMrsspinning, . Yamam
oto the children were amazed at
amoto
Mr. Yam
what they saw. They found themselves in a very strange place.
"This is outer space, isn't it?" asked Gordon. His friends nodded
their heads in agreement. In space, there is no Flora
gravity, so the
children were able to float across Mrs. Har
ris the sky.
s
Mr. Harri
Outer space is vast, so there were many places for the children to
explore. At first, Flora was worried about the lack of oxygen.
Alice
"People need oxygen to live, don't they?" Luc
she asked
Michelle her friends
Mrs. M o ss
nervously. The boys told Mr. Mossher that the tornado's magic kept them
safe, and she soon forgot her worries.

1
2
The children landed on the moon and had
the greatest time jumping and running on its
surface. They looked just like astronauts.
They decided to explore other places.

Vocabulary
① ceased ② outer space ③ nodded ④ gravity
26 ⑤ float ⑥ lack ⑦ oxygen ⑧ surface ⑨ astronauts
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4

Next, they went down to the surface of a strange planet.

It was very dry like a desert. Luc was getting very hot,
so Gordon found him some water.
"This looks like Mars, doesn't it?" Luc asked his friends.
"But I thought scientists said the water had all dried up."
Luc knew a lot about the planets, because he had read many
books about them.

Suddenly, they heard a strange noise. It was a meteor shower!

There were jagged pieces of rock flying all around.
Luc had read that meteor showers can last up to 15 minutes
or longer. What should the children do?

⑩ planet ⑪ desert ⑫ dried up

⑬ meteor shower ⑭ jagged 27
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Wo outer s
p a ce nodded
gen
ceased la ck oxy
float desert
gravity s p lan et
as tronaut wer
surface
me teor sho
p
dried u ted familia
r
spo t
jagged

The children spotted something familiar in the distance.

It was the tornado!
They hurried toward it and jumped into the swirling cloud.
They didn't know where they were going, but they were
happy to avoid the meteor shower.

Vocabulary
⑮ spotted familiar
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Where did the children go?

2 Why could the children float?

3 Why does Luc know a lot about the planets?

4 What was the strange noise?

5 How long can meteor showers last?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
On Mars

2
The Astronauts

3
Jumping on the Moon

4
Fun in Outer Space

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The children found themselves floating in outer space.

They went down to the moon and jumped around like astronauts.
Then, they visited the surface of a strange planet.
It looked like a desert and was very hot. Gordon found
some water for Luc. Luc thought the planet looked like Mars.
After that, they heard a strange noise. It was a meteor shower.
The children were very scared, but they saw the tornado.
They ran toward it, and it sucked them up again.

1 The children went to outer space.

2 Gordon gave Luc water.

3 The strange noise was the tornado.

4 The children were astronauts in outer space.

5 They visited a strange planet that looked like a desert.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Match the words with their definitions.

having points that are sharp

1 outer space a
and uneven
2 gravity b the force that makes things fall down

3 planet
c to stop or come to an end
4 desert a large object in space that
d
moves around the sun
5 ceased
e knowing about something
6 meteor shower
a very dry place with
f
7 jagged few plants growing in it

g many meteors falling together

8 familiar
h a place beyond Earth's atmosphere

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 n it. 5 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

In the Animal Kingdom

Doris
amoto
Mrs. Yam
amoto
Mr. Yam
The tornado dropped the children
off with a hard crash. They found
themselves separated. Gordon had Flora

landed in the middle of a family of Mrs. Har

ris
s
Mr. Harri
monkeys.
He had been knocked unconscious
Alice
by the crash, and the concerned Michelle
Luc
Mrs. Moss
monkeys checked on him. They Mr. Moss

had never seen a human boy in

the Animal Kingdom before.
Was he going to be okay? 1

Luc found himself high up on a tree branch. He was

surrounded by a flock of birds.
Their loud tweeting woke him up. He wasn't sure how to climb
down from his resting place.
He looked around for his friends. Where had they gone?

Vocabulary
① separated ② unconscious ③ concerned ④ branch
32 ⑤ surrounded ⑥ flock ⑦ tweeting ⑧ resting place
 3

Flora woke up in the middle of a

shallow pond.
4
A school of fish was slapping around
on the surface of the water near her.
They had splashed water on her face
to wake her up.
The fish seemed to be concerned
about her condition.

Now that all three children had regained consciousness,

they just had to find each other again. Gordon and his
new monkey friend peered down from a high cliff.
The cliff had a good view of the Animal Kingdom.
Gordon easily spotted his friends and called down to
them. They agreed to meet up down by the pond.

⑨ shallow ⑩ slapping ⑪ splashed ⑫ condition

⑬ regained ⑭ consciousness ⑮ peered cliff 33
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Wo ted un consciou
s
ed
separa c h surround
ran allow
ned b ce sh
concer resting p la
eting n
c k tw e
h ed conditio
flo s
g spla peered
slappin sciou sne ss
ga ine d con distrac
ted
re ish ed
m
cliff fa

When they met up, the children were famished.

Believe it or not, they hadn't eaten anything all day.
They had been so distracted with their tornado adventure
that they had forgotten. Luc and Gordon made a fire
while Flora searched for something to cook. As soon as
they finished eating, they heard the familiar rumbling of
the tornado. Off they went to a new adventure.

Vocabulary
famished distracted
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Where did Gordon wake up?

2 What woke Luc up?

3 Where was Flora?

4 What helped Gordon find his friends?

5 Why hadn't the children eaten?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
Animal Helpers

2
Separated in the Animal Kingdom

3
Friendly Animals

4
Animals in the Wild

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The children found themselves separated in the Animal

Kingdom. Gordon woke up with a family of concerned
monkeys checking on him. Luc was woken up by a flock of
birds tweeting. He was high up in a tree branch.
Flora woke up in a shallow pond because a family of fish
was splashing near her. Gordon found his friends
and told them to meet by the pond. The children were famished
and ate together before the tornado came again.

1 The fish woke up Luc.

2 Gordon told his friends to meet by the pond.

The children were not hungry,

3
but they ate before the tornado came.

4 Luc was found by a family of birds.

Flora thought the monkeys were

5
concerned about her.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Listen and fill in the blanks.

peered unconscious famished shallow slapping

tweeting resting place distracted separated cliff
splashed condition concerned branch
regained consciousness surrounded flock

The children found themselves ____________________ in the animal kingdom. Gordon

was ____________________ in the middle of a ____________________ family of monkeys. Luc

was ____________________ by a noisy ____________________ of birds. Their ____________________

woke him up in his ____________________ on a high tree ____________________ . Flora

was woken up by a ____________________ sound in a ____________________ pond. The

fish ____________________ around her. They seemed to be concerned about her

____________________ .

After all three children ____________________ ____________________ , they tried to find

each other. Gordon and his monkey friend ____________________ down from a high

____________________ . He spotted his friends and told them to meet him by the pond.

They had been too ____________________ to eat, so they were all ____________________ .

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 n it. 6 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

The Lost Island

Doris
amoto
Mrs. Yam
amoto
Mr. Yam
This time, the tornado dropped the children on a secluded
beach. They were greeted by a rather strange young boy.
As soon as he saw them, he fell to his knees Fand lora
started
bowing. "Why is he doing that?" Mrs. Har Luc asked.
ris
s
Mr. Harri
"He has been bowing for a long time. Should we stop him?"
asked Gordon. "Excuse me...are you okay?" Flora said the boy.
Alice
He looked startled and ran off. Michelle
Luc
Mrs. Moss
Mr. Moss

1 2

The boy ran to find his friends. He told them all about their
strange new visitors. "I saw them fall from the sky," he said.
"They looked just like angels!"
"They couldn't be angels," his friend said, "or could they?"
The boys ran around and told all of the townspeople about the
visiting angels. Everyone was eager to see the children.

Vocabulary
① secluded ② rather ③ bowing ④ startled
38 ⑤ angels ⑥ townspeople ⑦ eager
 3

Once they met the children, everyone realized the children were
not really angels. However, the townspeople were still very
hospitable. Gordon told the people about their situation, and
they offered a unique solution. The town's most famous boat
maker would modify a special boat to take them home.
"He has been working on that boat for a long time. I wonder
what he is doing," Luc said.

Finally, the boat was ready.

For good luck, the man added
white feathered wings to the
boat just like angels have. The
children couldn't wait to try out
the boat.
Some of the townspeople offered
4 to go along to teach the children
how to sail.

⑧ however ⑨ hospitable ⑩ unique ⑪ solution

⑫ modify ⑬ feathered ⑭ sail 39
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Wo rather bo
wing
ed ple
seclud ls townspeo
ang e unique
tar tle d a ble
s ospit
h ow ever h e red sa
il
eage r fea th
modify rough
so lutio n
c ap sized
ave
oc k tidal w
d

The boat barely got out of the dock when a giant

tidal wave came and capsized it.
The children fell out into the rough water. Suddenly,
they were sucked into the tornado once again.

Vocabulary
⑮ dock tidal wave capsized rough
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Where did the tornado drop the children?

2 What did the boy do when he saw the children?

3 What did the boy think the children were?

4 How did the townspeople try to help the children?

5 What happened to the boat?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
The Island Adventure

2
On the Sea

3
Fallen Angels

4
The Boat Maker

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The tornado dropped the children on a secluded beach.

A boy saw them and suddenly started bowing.
He thought that the children were angels. He told his friends
about the angels, and the townspeople came to meet the children.
The people learned the children were not angels,
but they tried to help them get home by modifying a special boat.
The children were learning to sail when a tidal wave came
and the boat capsized.

1 The boy thought the children were angels.

2 The townspeople tried to help the children go home.

3 The boat maker thought the children were angels.

4 The children sailed home on their boat.

5 A tidal wave made the boat capsize.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Listen and fill in the blanks.

secluded eager feathered rather townspeople modify

sail bowing dock tidal wave however hospitable
solution startled angels capsized unique rough

The tornado dropped the children on a ____________________ beach. A ____________________

strange boy came and dropped to his knees and started ____________________ . He was

____________________ and thought that the children were ____________________ .

The ____________________ were ____________________ to meet the children. They realized the

children were not angels. ____________________ , they were still very ____________________ to them.

The townspeople came up with a ____________________ to the children's problem. The

town's best boat maker would ____________________ a boat to ____________________ them

home. He added ____________________ wings just like angels have for good luck. The

____________________ boat had just left the ____________________ when a ____________________ came

and ____________________ it. The children were thrown into the _________________ water where

the tornado sucked them up once again.

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 2
A A New Words
Circle the words you know.
In groups, find out the meaning of the words you don't know.

ceased outer space nodded gravity float

lack oxygen surface astronauts planet

desert dried up meteor shower jagged spotted

familiar separated unconscious concerned

branch surrounded flock tweeting resting place

shallow slapping splashed condition regained

consciousness peered cliff famished distracted

secluded rather bowing startled angels

townspeople eager however hospitable unique

solution modify feathered sail dock

tidal wave capsized rough

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B B Practice the Words
Listen and fill in the blanks.

hospitable astronauts capsized separated gravity

tidal wave meteor shower startled jagged consciousness

1 The children heard a strange noise and turned to see a .

There were many pieces of rock flying toward them.

2 The children were when the tornado dropped them.

They fell down very hard, so they lost .

3 The boy was very to see the children fall

from the sky. He took them to his town and the townspeople
were very .

4 Suddenly, a large hit the boat and it .

5 The children enjoyed space. There was no .

so they could float around like .

C Practice the Words

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

1
In space, there is no gravity, so the children were able to float across
the sky. Outer space is vast, so there were many places for the children
to explore. At first, Flora was worried about the lack of oxygen. "People
need oxygen to live, don't they?" she asked her friends nervously. The
boys told her that the tornado's magic kept them safe, and she soon
forgot her worries.

A Why could the children float? D What do people need to live?

B What is outer space like? E What did the boys tell her?

C What was Flora worried about? F What would you do

if you were in space?
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2
When they met up, the children were famished. Believe it or not, they
hadn't eaten anything all day. They had been so distracted with their
tornado adventure that they had forgotten. Luc and Gordon made a fire
while Flora searched for something to cook. As soon as they finished,
they heard the familiar rumbling of the tornado and off they went to a new
adventure.

A How did the children feel D What did Gordon and Luc do?
when they met up?
B Why were they famished? E What did Flora search for?

C Why didn't they eat? F What did they hear

when they finished dinner?

3
This time, the tornado dropped the children on a secluded beach. They
were greeted by a rather strange young boy. As soon as he saw them, he
fell to his knees and started bowing. "Why is he doing that?" Luc asked.
"He has been bowing for a long time. Should we stop him?"
asked Gordon. "Excuse me...are you okay?" Flora said the boy.
He looked startled and ran off.

A Where did the tornado D Who wanted to stop the boy

drop the children? from bowing?
B Who greeted them there? E Who talked to the boy?

C What did the boy do F What happened

as soon as he saw them? when they talked to the boy?

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D Finishing Stories
Read the paragraph and write an ending for the story.
1
The children landed on the moon and had the greatest time
jumping and running on its surface. They looked just like astronauts.
They decided to explore other places.

2
The tornado dropped the children off with a hard crash. They found
themselves separated. Gordon had landed in the middle of a family of
monkeys. He had been knocked unconscious by the crash, and the
concerned monkeys checked on him. They had never seen a human boy
in the Animal Kingdom before. Was he going to be okay?

3
Once they met the children, everyone realized the children were not
really angels. However, the townspeople were still very hospitable.
Gordon told the people about their situation, and they offered a unique
solution. The town's most famous boat maker would modify a special boat
to take them home. "He has been working on that boat for a long time.
I wonder what he is doing," Luc said.

E What about You?

In groups, ask the questions below.

1. Tell what you know about outer space.

2. Would you like to travel to outer space? Why or why not?
3. Do you have a favorite animal? Why do you like it?
4. Have you ever been to an island? What could you see there?
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you like to go?

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U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

On the Submarine
Doris
amoto
Mrs. Yam
amoto
Mr. Yam
The tornado had pulled the children deep under the ocean.
They were swimming around and exploring their new surroundings
when they found themselves next to a round, metallic Flora
thing.
"What is it?" Flora asked. "I thinkMitrs. Hlooks
arris like a submarine. I've
s
Mr. Harri
always wanted to ride in one," said Gordon. "Do you think there
are people in there? How can we get inside to see?"
Alice
"Let's try knocking." Luc
Michelle

Mrs. Moss
Mr. Moss

Inside the vessel, the crew was

puzzled over the three children's
sudden appearance. "Maybe
they're mermaids," said one man.
"What are you talking about? 1
They're obviously children," said
the captain. "Let's bring them on
board."

Vocabulary
① round ② metallic ③ submarine ④ vessel ⑤ crew
48 ⑥ puzzled ⑦ mermaids ⑧ obviously ⑨ on board
After they had brought the children on
board, the captain gave them a tour.
"It's not every day that we get visitors
aboard our submarine, so I haven't
had much practice giving tours," the
captain said apologetically.
3
"I'll try to make sure you see all of the
important things."
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure your tour
will be great," Flora reassured him.
He made sure to show the children
all the controls and taught them their
functions.

He let Flora look outside with the periscope when suddenly a

siren went off. The submarine was under attack. The children
looked out at the enemy vessel coming closer. All of the
crew members were hurrying to get ready for the fight. The
children were getting nervous. "I don't want to stay here,"
said Flora. "Do you think they can let us out now?"

⑩ aboard ⑪ apologetically ⑫ reassured ⑬ controls

⑭ functions ⑮ periscope siren enemy 49
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Wo a llic subma
rine
met
round
re w puzzled
c rd
vessel sly on boa
vio u d
ids ob assure
merma etica lly re
ard apolog periscop
e
abo ns
functio
controls ne my sw
ay
e
siren

Just then, everything around them started to shake

and sway. They were very scared until they heard the
familiar rumbling sound. The tornado had come!

Vocabulary
sway
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Where had the tornado pulled the children?

2 What did the crew think the children were?

3 Who gave the children a tour?

4 What did the captain show the children?

5 Why did the siren go off?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
Adventure under the Sea

2
The Submarine Captain

3
The Best Ocean Tour Ever

4
Under Attack

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The tornado pulled the children deep under the ocean.

They saw a submarine when they were swimming under the water.
They knocked on the submarine, and the captain invited them
inside for a tour. He showed the children all of the controls
and taught them their functions.
Flora looked out of the periscope, and the alarm went off.
The submarine was under attack. The children were scared,
and the tornado came and sucked them up again.

1 The captain took the children on a tour.

2 The submarine was deep under the ocean.

The children were scared

3
when the submarine was attacked.

4 Flora got to drive the submarine.

5 The children wanted to stay and help.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Match the words with their definitions.

to swing back and forth

1 metallic a
or from side to side
2 sway b made of or containing metal

3 periscope an instrument on a submarine

c
that allows you to look outside
4 reassured the purpose for which
d
an object is used
5 functions
a group of people
e
who work together
6 crew
something used to guide
f
7 enemy or operate a machine

g
a person who wants
8 controls to hurt another
to make less worried;
h
to give back confidence to

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 n it. 8 Gordon

U
lor
Mrs. Tay
r
Mr. Taylo

Return to Beaver Town

D oris
The tornado finally stopped, and the children M rs. Yamamfound themselves
oto
amoto
Mr. Yam
back in their own bedrooms. They had been traveling for several
days and were desperate to contact their friends and let them
know they were okay. Everyone in Beaver Town had been Flora

bewildered by the children's absence. WhenMrsFlora . Harris checked the

s
Mr. Harri
messages on her phone, she found that Doris had been calling
her quite frequently. She was very worried about her missing
Alice
friend. Michelle
Luc
Mrs. Moss
Mr. Moss

1
2

Luc gave his sister a horrible shock when he walked into the
living room as if nothing happened. "Where have you been
hiding?" she asked. "Everyone was so worried."
When Luc first told his unbelievable tale, she thought he was
playing a silly prank on her, but she gradually started to believe
him. He told her all about his interesting adventures in strange
places.

Vocabulary
① desperate ② contact ③ bewildered ④ absence
54 ⑤ frequently ⑥ shock ⑦ tale ⑧ prank ⑨ gradually
 3
Gordon snuck up on Shawn in the library stacks.
Shawn was happy to see that Gordon was safe, but
he couldn't believe what he heard. Floating in space?
A submarine ride? It was all too incredible to be true.
He was convinced that Gordon must be playing an
elaborate prank on him.

Then, Luc and Flora arrived and

told him an identical story. How
could this be possible? It seemed
like they really had all gone on
a great adventure. The children
persuaded him to believe their tale.
He was very disappointed that he
missed out on their trip.
4

⑩ stacks ⑪ elaborate ⑫ identical

⑬ possible ⑭ persuaded ⑮ disappointed 55
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Wo ntac t b ew ildered
es perate co tly shock
d ue n
e freq stacks
absenc d ua lly
gra
rank possib
le
tale p ntic a l
te ide d rec
ount
elabora p o in te
isap
ersua ded d
p

After a while, more of their friends showed up and Luc,

Gordon and Flora continued to recount their amazing
story.
They had seen so many wonderful places. They hoped
that next time they would be able to bring more of their
friends along with them.

Vocabulary
recount
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Review!
Listening

A. What was it about?

Answer the questions below with a partner.

1 Where did the tornado drop the children?

2 Who had been calling Flora?

3 What gave Michelle a shock?

4 Why didn't Shawn believe Gordon?

5 What did the children hope?

B. Name that Story!

Choose the best title.

1
The Great Adventure

2
Meeting Friends

3
Home Again

4
In the Library

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 Review!
Listening

C. What Do You Know?

Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false.

The tornado dropped the children back in their own bedrooms.

Everyone had been bewildered by the children's disappearance.
Doris had called Flora frequently while she was gone.
Michelle got a shock when Luc walked into the room like
nothing had happened. Gordon surprised Shawn in the library.
The children persuaded their friends to believe
their incredible story. They hoped they can bring their friends
along on their next adventure.

1 The children returned to Beaver Town.

2 Michelle was excited to see Luc come home.

3 Gordon and Shawn saw each other at the library.

The children's friends all asked to go

4
on their next adventure.
No one knew where the children had
5
disappeared to before they came back.

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D. Vocabulary Check
Match the words with their definitions.

1 tale a a trick or joke

2 desperate b having a great need

3 bewildered
c to tell a story
4 shock
d a sudden and powerful surprise
5 pranks
e to cause someone to do something
6 identical
f to confuse or puzzle
7 recount
g a story
8 persuaded
h exactly the same

E. Let’s Summarize
Summarize the children's story in your own words.
In groups, present your summaries.

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 3
A A New Words
Circle the words you know.
In groups, find out the meaning of the words you don't know.

round metallic submarine vessel crew

puzzled mermaids obviously on board

aboard apologetically reassured controls

functions periscope siren enemy sway

desperate contact bewildered absence

frequently shock tale prank gradually

stacks elaborate identical possible

persuaded disappointed recount

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B B Practice the Words
Listen and fill in the blanks.

functions controls persuaded tale enemy

vessel crew elaborate bewildered periscope

1 The captain invited the children aboard his and

introduced them to his .

2 She looked outside using the submarine's and

saw the ship.

3 His story seemed too to be true, but she listened to

his strange anyway.

4 Shawn was by Gordon's strange story,

but he was gradually to believe it.

5 The captain explained all of the submarine's and

their to the children.

C Practice the Words

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.
1
After they had brought the children on board, the captain gave them a
tour. "It's not every day that we get visitors aboard our submarine, so I
haven't had much practice giving tours," the captain said apologetically.
"I'll try to make sure you see all of the important things."
"Don't worry about it. I'm sure your tour will be great," Flora reassured
him. He made sure to show the children all the controls and taught them
their functions.

A Where were the children? D What did the captain say he will try
to make sure the children see?
B Who gave the children a tour? E Who reassured the captain?

C Why doesn't the captain have F What did the captain make sure
much practice giving tours? to show the children?
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2
The tornado finally stopped, and the children found themselves
back in their own bedrooms. They had been traveling for several days
and were desperate to contact their friends and let them know they were
okay. Everyone in Beaver Town had been bewildered by the children's
absence. When Flora checked the messages on her phone, she found
that Doris had been calling her quite frequently. She was very worried
about her missing friend.

A Where did the tornado drop D Why did the children want to
the children? contact their friends?

B How long had they been traveling? E What did the people in Beaver Town
think about the children's absence?

C Who were the children F Who did Flora have many

desperate to contact? messages from?

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D Finishing Stories
Read the paragraph and write an ending for the story.
1
The tornado had pulled the children deep under the ocean. They were
swimming around and exploring their new surroundings when they found
themselves next to a round, metallic thing. "What is it?" Flora asked.
"I think it looks like a submarine. I've always wanted to ride in one,"
said Gordon. "Do you think there are people in there? How can we get
inside to see?" "Let's try knocking."

2
After a while, more of their friends showed up, and Luc, Gordon, and
Flora continued to recount their amazing story. They had seen so many
wonderful places. They hoped that next time they would be able to bring
more of their friends along with them.

E What about You?

In groups, ask the questions below.

1. What do you know about life under the sea?

Have you ever visited an aquarium?
2. Have you ever taken a tour? Where did you go? What did you see?
3. Have you ever played a prank on your friends? What did you do?
4. Would you believe the children's story? Why or why not?
5. Have you ever gone on a long vacation?
What did you tell your friends when you got home?

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