EXTRA ACTIVITIES THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS

JOHN BUCHAN

STAGE 2
A2
YOUNG ADULT READERS
ACTIVITIES
How many people in the story give Hannay some clothes to wear?
Write their names.

1 _____________________________________

2 _____________________________________

3 _____________________________________

4 _____________________________________

5 _____________________________________
STUDENT

1. The Milkman; 2. Sir Harry; 3. The Roadworker; 4. Topley; 5. Sir Walter

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JOHN BUCHAN

STAGE 2
A2
YOUNG ADULT READERS
TEST YOURSELF
Can you remember the story? Put the chapters in the right order,
and then check to see if you are right.

■a On the Run
■b The Hawk
■c A New Job
■d I Know That Face
■e One More Day
■f Harry’s ‘Friend’
■g A Game of Poker
■h No Milk Today
■i The Black Stone

Write your own chapter titles. Change the titles of at least two of
the chapters. Use your imagination!
STUDENT
EXTRA ACTIVITIES THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
JOHN BUCHAN

STAGE 2
A2
YOUNG ADULT READERS

Writing – (KEY) KET style activity

You are Hannay and you are very hungry. Write about what you
would like to eat.

You can start like this

I am so hungry. I would like to eat ….

STUDENT

1B; 2D; 3C; 4A; 5D; 6B

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EXTRA ACTIVITIES
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STAGE 3
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E 1 Elementary 600 headwords A1

E 2 Pre-Intermediate 800 headwords A2 KEY (KET)

STAGE 3
E 3 Intermediate 1000 headwords B1 Preliminary (PET)
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E 4 Upper Intermediate 1800 headwords B2 First (FCE)

E 5 Advanced 2500 headwords C1 Advanced (CAE)
E 6 Proficiency Unabridged Texts C2 Proficiency (CPE)
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Disguises
People dress up in disguises when they want to change their appearance in some way.
Sometimes it’s just for fun. People wear costumes to go to a party for example. This is
called, ‘Fancy Dress’. In The Thirty-Nine Steps, people use a lot of disguises, but they don’t
do this for fun. They do it because they want to hide something.
Many famous stories in books and films have characters that use disguises in this way. The
characters have something to hide, but the reasons they hide may be different. Look at
these examples, and write down why you think they use a disguise.

1 The Odyssey Homer

Odysseus arrives at the island of Ithaca disguised as a poor person

2 Superman Jerry Siegel

Superman disguises himself as Clark Kent, a
Newspaper photographer.

3 Measure for Measure William Shakespeare

A Duke goes to his kingdom disguised as a
monk, a man of the church.

4 Madame Doubtfire Anne Fine

A man dresses up as a woman, so that he can
be a babysitter for his children
STUDENT