My name is Leanne. When I was ten, my mother bought me a scooter.

It was red and I really

loved it. Our street was quite steep. I took my scooter to the top of the street. I started to
ride my scooter. I went faster and faster. I felt the wind in my hair. I felt really great. I got
halfway down the street and I tried to slow down. I couldn’t slow down! Some other kids were
there.They shouted, ‘Slow down!’ Then they shouted ‘Stop now!’ At the bottom of the street,
there was a bank (a little hill). After the bank, there was a field. I reached the end of the
street and I didn’t stop! I went down the bank and into the field. Then I fell off my scooter. I
hit my head on a stone. I had a big bump on my head. The other kids followed me and saw the
accident. I started crying! I went home and my dad brought some ice to put on my head. I was
more careful with my scooter after that!

Link the OPPOSITES: Answer TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false sentences.
1) Leanne was ten when her father bought her a scooter.
Fast take
2) She really loved it.
Buy flat
3) Her street was flat.
Love whisper
4) She took her scooter to the top of the street.
Steep start/go
5) She went faster and faster.
Great get on
6) She stopped the scooter halfway down the street.
Slow down careless
7) Some kids shouted, ‘Speed up!’
Shout slow Leanne
8) There was a river at the bottom of the street.
Stop big
9) She went over the bank/hill and into the field.
Cry sell
10) She fell off her scooter
Little hate
11) She hurt her foot.
Fall off awful
12) She went to the hospital.
Bring speed up
13) Her dad put some butter on her head.
Careful bottom
14) She threw the scooter away and got a bike.
Top laugh

Answer the questions in full sentences:

What about you? Have you
1. How old was Leanne when her Mum bought her the scooter?
ever…..? Answer: Yes, I
2. How did she feel about the scooter?
have OR No, I haven’t.
3. What was her street like?
A) Have you ever had a
4. How did she feel when she was riding her scooter down the
scooter?
street?
B) Have you ever lived on a
5. What did the kids shout out to her and why?
steep/hilly street?
6. What happened when she reached the bottom of the street?
C) Have you ever fallen off a
7. What did she do in front of all those kids?
bike or a scooter?
8. How did her dad help?
D) Have you ever fallen and
9. How did the accident change her behaviour?
hit your head?
10. How do you think she felt when she started crying?

TASK: Draw a picture of Leanne on the scooter riding down her street. Draw the hill and field at the
bottom. Draw the other kids. Draw speech bubbles and make up some conversation. Label what is
happening in the picture.