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Pata UL led with dilemmas safe. to see the story from a particular character's ‘Writers may guide you how choracters fel and think by inferring from wnat if they don’t actually tell you. sister and his parents on an istand (part of © irgorbans).Arare 10-week old tiger cub hos oMtture reserve and is ost on Nee! stand from which the story is told. to cubs in the past? re dllemma? How would you feel? What would you do? Tella ray speaking and listen carefully to each ath’ sWs05 2" Neel asked. He could hardly believe '* heidi se onesie ropes eee escape, and then rg why we have tofind fist Hgnoring Aay and edgrg a and anyway.here's these ai father and | need your hs enows the hiding places ‘petter than you. Gupta sof rd to anyone who findst) Mestions asked. no test Tq chance! ced Ned‘! Sub for Gupta. That man me selling that poor ib? market. And ts body) Ione. Who wants tofilag re with more cash? I'm fo tell the rangers: Neel can’t!" Vijuleapt to hist peat me up. Besides. 79! for the cu. Promise? With a partner, identify Igenre (dilemma stories ¢ (fantasy). Write a short diary ent) U0 7: Fetion Texts with lemmas es why we have to find it first,’ said Hgnoring Ajay and edging a little closer "And anyway, here's the secret, My father and I need your help, Nee! ‘knows the hiding places on this ‘better than you. Gupta’s offered a toanyone who finds the cub, tions asked, no tales told.” ‘a chance!’ cried Neel. ‘I'm not huntin: Geb for Gupta. That mean wil make? selling that poor cub’s skin on market. And its body parts for . Whe wants to filla greedy man's with more cash? I'm going right n't!” Viju leapt to his feet, eyes widening in alarm. ‘Gupta’s men ‘me up. Besides, my father will lose his job —he’s getting paid to for the cub. Promise me you won't say anything!” ‘partner, identify the similarities and differences between this (dilernma stories) and the stories in Unit 1 (historical) and Unit 4 ). Glossary eos oy ces reserve: an area of land where “explaining what has happened | wild animals can lve safely ing his viewpoint on the pugmarks: animal footprints (‘pug’ means foot in the Hindi language) mangrove: a type of shrub or tree that grows along the Coastline in salty water rangers: people who protect the animals in a reserve here a ther qu dilemma: a situation wi meaning foreach noun? difficult choice has to be made Unit 7: Fiction: Texts with dernmas ‘ Remember to take Discuss the whole story with a “tums when speaking. partner. What Aid you ike of not ike? Compare itwith other dilemma stories Foo rcs fould you read another book by the same author? ine that the story continues and Rupa is offered a chance to, go to school. In pairs, discuss the rena Rupa will face. Think about her mother, her father and the other girls in the village. 3 Write a paragraph to describe Rupa leaving for her first day at school. (Sea 4. Write the rest of the ending, Use the skills you have leamed across this unit: '» Choose interesting verbs and adverbs of time, place and manner Include adjectives and similes to describe characters and their actions Think about the lengths of sentences and how this can create effects Punctuate direct speech accurately Use commas to separate parts within sentences. Evaluate your story with a partner. Which of the features above did you use? What could you improve? Read and review what you can do. ¥ Ian explain what a dilemmas. a oe rand unfamiliar words by texts. st ca renter to expe the VT gam identify syrnys for diferent words ina story ¥ Ian understand ‘and explain how a character is feeling. can explain the meanings one of powerful verbs. v ican ake a plan and use it to write part ofa story. 1S spel words wth efferent spelingpaters Aan ee $ ry oloud with expression to reflect what is happening in a story: my opinion in a group discussion. | 4 Read the extract below. Nee! by Gupta, his foreman and Neel father. While you read, think about how you would react in the same situation as Neel. Gupta shone a bright flashlight a Neel’ face and arms. “He hes the youn _gib! How lovely! Well done, well dane. But why are you holding the boy lke that, stupid fellow?” ‘He didn’t stop when we told him to," the Loran growled, but he lowered his stick t ‘go of Nees shirt. Then Neel caught sight of Baba his own father — striding to the dock. “That's my son!” Baba pushed his way through the men to stand beside Gupta. If you get stuck when reading, try: ‘using phonics ‘+ segmenting the word + looking around the word for clues to help you work out what it means. ‘Brains run in the family, I see,’ Gupta said, poy ull get the whole reward, no doubt ‘about that. Now hand the cub over, son.” Neel clutc! mother,’ he “Don’t you want money for a boy “Many things in li Gupta’s smile disapp' “That's his father’s jo>. the a? Would he order Nee! that re like you. g Baba on the back. “You and your hed the cub even tighter. She belongs on the reserve with her ‘Said. I'm taking her to the rangers.” ward, son?” Gupta asked, still smiling. t's alot of life are worth more than money,’ Neel said. eared, ‘Take the cub,’ he said. * the foreman grunted. J. Would his father take Nest Neel to hand her over? Glossary clapping: giving someone a hard pat on the back Imagine you found this young animal in the wild. Write some paragraphs to describe ‘sequence of events and what the nial 28 isa ro lec ere on = BeicietiesteDesste «© finding the creature ‘+ what it looks like overall « a close-up of its face. ‘Challenge yourself! ws parE! ‘Will she come to us?’ Rupa whispered. ects cue: “{ don’t think so; he whispered back, ‘but let's see En Pec wkve. “Try to sound like a mother tiger,’ sald Rupa “What? I don’t know how,’ Neel muttered. the cub out of its hiding place. 2 Answer these questions about the extract: i Remember to use «Why were Rupa and Neel whispering? | punctuation to separate the What does Rupa tell Neel to do? Why? | two parts of the sentence, 3 Find the verbs used to show how the For exampl "Wait for met) Find the wme speaking, Usea thesaurus | whispered Rupa. } to make a list of verbs that describe peaking. Write the next bit ofthe Srversation between Rupa and Neel tusing some of these Do the best you can,’ she replied. mots are endangered worldwide, Choose one animal and e research. Find ‘out more about: 2 em ehosen arimalls endangered and its habitat hear yng to do tohep this animal work to the class. Use vocabulary about the Sectely so your research is lear to the listener. Present, animal {7 Feton: Tet wth demas 'upa and Neel will save the cub? Discuss your ideas 3A ow do you think R partner. 5 pice a extract with a partner. Identify how the children and the {uger cub are feeling, Show your role play to another pair. Can they identify the felings you are showing? For example, nervousness, fear “ The cub is startled but not scared. What isthe difference between being startled and being scared? 5 The writer also uses verbs carefully to show how characters behave Find these verbs in the extract: @ crawled bb twitched © gazed Choose a synonym (a similar word) that could replace each verb, © Use a thesaurus to find some synonyms for beautiful. Write the adjectives in order from most to least powerful. Cron When tiger cubs are born, they can’t open their eyes, ‘until they are about two weeks ‘old. They have all their stripes from day one, but these ‘Spread out as they grow older. Each pattern of stripes is as unique as your fingerprints. v tn {Go further } Remember to use the a A Punctuation and grammar 11 Reread the extract together in a small group. | to help you read with Identify and copy adjectives and descriptive Understanding and expressi Phrases that show what the tiger cub looks like. y 2 Sketch the cub and label your drawing with the ‘adjectives and descriptive phrases you identified. Add More adjectives of your own. Add some similes to describe the Parts of the tiger cub. For example: a nose like a shiny black button. 3 Find a picture of your favourite Young wild animal, Identify all its features, | for example: whiskers, fur. Write adjectives, descriptive phrases and similes {0 show just how young and beautiful the create is. You could use the Synonyms for beautiful that you found in question ¢ above. rey __ Unit: ctor: Texts with diemmas can create descri is tsa adjectives ers Coat ‘You can choose: «adjectives: For example: silky skin 1 similes: For example: eyes as dark as night + phrases: For example: a quivering nose with delicate whiskers | Read this extract. Neel and Rupa have found the tiger cub Hiding the Penk of a creck. She is now in danger from the hunters and for the Faing tide. Notice how the writer describes the cub in great detail using adjectives. ‘The cub was on her feet: her back to the bank, starg unblinkingly into the flashlight. Her legs were short, her belly iow 'o the ground. Two round eee, edged with white fur, twitched Forward, Her golden nose quivered. tipped by a semicircle of black fur and 0 ‘angled nostrils. Thin, white whiskers shimmered in the light. and a pink tongue poked out from above pevite chin. A dazzling pattern of smal black stripes was etched across her white-and-golden fur. Rupa crawled forward as far 9s she could, leaning across her brother's bork. ‘It's her,’ she breathed. ‘It's really her.” They gazed at the beautiful eet fora long minute, and then Neel switched off the flashlight. ‘Although the cub Seemed startled, she didn’t Jook scared. But he couldn't reach her with his hands; she red deep inside the cove, and his Glossary creek: small river ‘etched: drawn jure: to tempt something to follow you her out? Ere) Unt 7:Ftion: Tots with eras 1 Reread the extract on page 130 aloud, using Your | Give expression to the voice to speed up and slow down parts of the action.) most important words ‘You can emphasise the pauses in your reading to | by using your voice to Increase the sense of danger fora listener. show the meaning. For ‘Aska partner to evaluate whether yournade example, gasped might ‘the events in the extract sound dangerous. bbe read while you take 2 Copy these words with the ow spelling pattem a deep breath in into two groups using the sound to help you. ‘One has been done for you. Crow) * Ge) Long o sound Shortosound to brow “slow aspen log 3. Neel looks out for nocturnal creatures (the creatures: — that are awake in the night). Which ones does he mention? 4 Make alist of the nocturnal creatures that live in your own country. Discuss with a partner the sounds they make. 5 Copy and complete the table, Use adverbs of manner to record how the creatures move. Add verbs to show the noises they make. “Creature | Movement [Noises fox steps stealthily sniffing, barking, rustling pzeeghdz 2288 eer ato 1 Use the information from the table above to create a storyboard of « night-time journey like Nee!'s. Include the creatures you might meet ‘along the way and tell your story to a partner. 2 Write paragraphs to describe your night-time adventure. Unit 7: Fiction: Texts with dilemmas The spelling pattern ow can be pronounced with the long and short 0 sound. For example: = Long 0 sound spelled ow: now, how Short o sound spelled ow: grow, know, yellow Take care when reading these words to pronounce the ow sound correctly. 2 Which words in the extract are spelled using ow? Copy and complete this table to sort them into two groups according to their sound. Long © sound spelled ow ‘Short o sound spelled ow, 3 The writer wants us to understand the danger that Neel and Rupa are in, so she includes details to show this. Discuss these questions with a partner. a Which animals could hurt them? b Why can’t Rupa and Neel use a light? ¢ Where are they going? dd. Why might Neel gasp? 4 The writer chooses words that suggest danger. Complete each sentence using these words from the extract: inched thorny obstructed hunted a At night, creatures _. b Neel forward. ¢ The bushes were ‘and they Neel’s way. 5 Explain to apartner how each of the words above make the night seem dangerous. Pepe ecunaals Writers use carefully chosen words to make characte and ve for the reader. Look out for the powerful settings come dlVe a e Rupa hissed tells us more 287 Pion Tes wth ers M Neel is afraid forthe cub. He thinks ab his dreams. Read the extra out it ok and it even appears es enh erat pr reese ae hom Sne use pated Instead of waked and naga fsa ‘That night. Nee! slept itully, waking from a nigh are ab a pack of vultures tearing the cub's body to ceed iete - found? Was a boat carrying her to the port of Toke been ould be smuggled out ofthe country and sola? I ees Sion the island, where could she be hiding? ot He couldn't fll back to sleep: he could barely Keep his heart He tracing ke an out-of-control rickshaw. Taking a deep frome forced himself to practice a habit he'd vented to rte down after a bad dream. Bit by bit hismind began 9 Mop outthe dow ew 30 well stroling fforn hore to schoo) tothe market one iad the other side, then detouring trough the miro circling ponds, rossing creeks. exploring forests. This time, however, he couldn't help taking the cub with him. He followed Trermentally as she left the reserve, swan SOT the wide waterway. raced the isiand’s shore, climbed uP bank, crossed the path, | disappeared through the trees and side a twisting creek. a Crocodiles lurked on the banks ~¢ yured the cub in its ful jaws? They often dragae jouing | Fc His heart thumped faster instead wasnt ‘working this time. graph. | ring ae, ut interior: in the middle of the ‘gmail cart for people island ‘py a bicycle

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