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Series Editors: Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter
Sinbad
Janet Hardy-Gould
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ACTIVITIES
BEFORE READING
1 This is Sinbad. Where does he come from?
a
Athens
Baghdad
Istanbul
Egypt
2 Sinbad meets many people and animals in different countries. Here are some of
them. Match the sentences with the pictures and nd out their names.
1
2
3
4
5
6
He is a rich man.
They eat people.
They are long, and can eat big animals.
She is the beautiful daughter of a king.
She is the prisoner of a monster.
They are very big birds.
Cannibals
Rocs
e
The King of
Serendib
Snakes
f
Ayisha
Yasmin
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A rich old man is very ill in bed. He calls to his son, Sinbad.
Im dying, Sinbad, says the old man. You can have all
my money, my son. But you must be careful with it.
Please dont die, Father, says Sinbad unhappily.
rich with a lot of money
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Sinbad and the sailors are all very happy. What a wonderful
island! says Sinbad. Lets sit down and make a re.
Now it is dark,
and Sinbad is
at sea in the
barrel.
Hello! Hello!
he cries.
But nobody
answers.
re this is red and hot and it burns
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ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
True False
WORD WORK
1 Find nine more words from Chapter 1 in the wordsquare.
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ACTIVITIES
2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.
a Shes very . . . . . h_Y^
. . . . . . . . . . and she lives in a big house in Hollywood.
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GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick two boxes.
a
b
c
d
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ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Match the two parts of the sentences.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Sinbad lands on . . .
The big white stone is . . .
The Roc takes Sinbad up into . . .
The Roc lands in . . .
Sinbad runs away from . . .
Sinbad sells his jewels to . . .
Sinbad sails back to . . .
Sinbad gives the money back to . . .
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6
7
8
the shopkeepers.
the people from the village.
an island.
Baghdad.
a Rocs egg.
the snakes.
a valley.
the sky.
WORD WORK
1 Find words from Chapter 2 in the snake.
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ACTIVITIES
2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.
a Sinbad cant nd any of the sailors. Hes . . . . Wbed[
........... .
b
c
d
e
f
GUESS WHAT
What does Sinbad do in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write Yes or No.
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ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Choose the right words to nish the sentences.
a Sinbad needs more money because
he wants to have a beautiful . . .
1 house.
2
table.
f Sinbad makes . . .
1
a house.
2
some armour.
WORD WORK
1 Find words from Chapter 6 in the carpets.
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ACTIVITIES
2 Use words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.
a Lets nd some . . . . meeZ
. . . . . . . . . . . and make a big re.
b
c
d
e
f
g
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick two boxes.
Sinbad . . .
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ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them 18.
Sinbad marries
Theres a
easily.
with Ayisha.
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ACTIVITIES
WORD WORK
Use the words in the ship to complete the sentences.
a Wheres the nearest supermarket?
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. . . . . . . . . . . me. Its near here.
break
st
thin range
beach
nd husband
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GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick one box.
a
b
c
d
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The ship sails into a bad storm, and Sinbad lands in the sea. After many
hours in the water, he climbs onto some big stones near a beach.
Sinbad begins to explore. There are big, black stones all around the beach,
and a big cave with a river in it. He nds the wrecks of old ships and
hundreds of jewels on the beach.
attack to begin ghting
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ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
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WORD WORK
Use the pictures to write sentences with words from Chapter 5.
a I sometimes give
to my friends.
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b In the summer we often swim in the
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d He can
that
very fast.
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e Theres the
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f Dont
stones!
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g Our dog
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GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick one box.
Sinbad . . .
a
goes back to the country of Serendib and lives there for many years.
b
dies after a sea monster attacks him.
c
has more adventures at sea.
d
becomes the Caliph of Baghdad.
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Sinbad then goes into the streets of Baghdad and he gives some of
his money to the people there with no homes.
Thank you, Sinbad! they cry. Youre a truly wise and good man.
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ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Correct six more mistakes.
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Sinbad takes some books to the King of Serendib. After that Sinbad sails to Baghdad
but a Roc attacks his ship. Sinbad lands on an island and he nds an old woman.
Her name is Yasmin. Sinbad and Yasmin row in a boat to Sinbads ship. Some pirates
attack the ship and Sinbad and Yasmin become their friends. The pirates sell Sinbad
and Yasmin to a hunter and they must hunt snakes every day. Sinbad and Yasmin nd
a lot of jewels and they tell the hunter. The hunter gives them money and they go back
to Baghdad. Sinbad gives some of his carpets to poor people.
WORD WORK
1 These words dont match the pictures. Correct them.
a MONSTER
. . . .f_hWj[
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d HUNTER
...............
b ELEPHANT
...............
e IVORY
...............
c PIRATE
...............
f PRISONER
...............
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ACTIVITIES
2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the sentences.
a Sinbad becomes the cannibals . . fh_ied[h
. . . . . . . . . . . . . , but he runs away from them.
b Im afraid to row on the river; a big green and black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lives in the
water!
c Can you see that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .? Hes putting something to eat in his mouth with
his long nose.
d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is white and its very expensive.
e Theres a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . behind that tree. He wants to kill the animals over there.
f In the story of Peter Pan, Captain Hook is a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .; he wants to kill
Peter Pan.
GUESS WHAT
What happens to Sinbad after the end of the story?
Choose from these ideas or add your own.
Sinbad . . .
marries Yasmin. They have a lot of children.
a
b
stays in Baghdad. Hes very rich and he lives in a big house.
c
gives all his money to poor people. He lives in a small house in Baghdad.
d
stays in Baghdad for some time with Yasmin. But one day he leaves and
goes back to sea.
e
leaves Baghdad on a big ship. He dies in a storm.
f
goes back to the country of Serendib. He becomes king there.
g
h
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PROJECTS
Project A
Lucky or unlucky?
1 In the story Sinbad is a very lucky man. What is lucky or unlucky in England? Do
you know? Complete the poster with the words from the box. Use your dictionary
to help you.
In England . . .
a A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is lucky.
b Throwing money in a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is lucky.
c A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is lucky.
d Finding a little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is lucky.
e The number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is unlucky.
f Walking under a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is unlucky.
g Breaking a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is unlucky.
h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is an unlucky day.
a
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PROJECTS
2 Look at the pictures. Are these things lucky or unlucky in your country?
Or do they have no special meaning? Tick the box if it is the same in your country.
UNLUCKY
ANIMAL
THING
DAY
NUMBER
THING TO DO
4 Make a poster about lucky and unlucky things in your country.
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PROJECTS
Project B
Dangerous activities
1 Match the activities with the pictures. Use your dictionary to help you.
a
b
snowboarding
climbing
c
d
hang-gliding
scuba diving
e
f
bungee-jumping
white-water rafting
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PROJECTS
4 Read the advertisement about a course for a dangerous activity.
Complete the table.
Go Scuba Diving!
Would you like to go scuba diving?
A new scuba diving course is starting at
the Olympia Sports Centre on
4th March. Its a six-week course
and its for beginners. Theres
a two-hour lesson every
Thursday from 6pm to 8pm.