EƷ; ǁEƼA ǁ?ƾ> ƿI+ You are about to meet The Galactic Gang. Icy, Didi, Rupert, Astra, and Sidra are five aliens who have travelled through space and landed on Earth. The gang has discovered that humans throw away many useful things, so they have opened a second-hand shop. There is a lot to learn and plenty to do! But why did they really travel to Earth? And who is spying on them? Read the texts and complete the tasks to find out!
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;ƯJ ƾ>Ư 7ƶ?ƯDƽ Read about The Galactic Gang.
Sidra Sidra is tidy and organised. She is always looking for new ideas and information. In Trash Talk Magazine, she learns about starting a green business.
Astra Astra is cool, creative, and handy. She likes action and building things. Maybe she can come up with some new inventions?
Rupert Rupert is kind and caring. He is a true food lover, and always hungry. Rupert likes to try out new ideas, and loves to recycle and reuse.
Didi Didi is independent and can be a little grumpy. She is on her phone a lot, and loves taking selfies. Didi is always honest – maybe a little too honest sometimes?
Icy Icy is fun, playful, and curious, but also a little naive. He is always positive, and loves making new friends.
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Read about Bugsy and his helpers.
Bugsy is a scary alien bug who is planning to take over Earth. The Galactic Gang is part of his plan, and he has sent them to Earth to do the job. However, things are not going according to plan.
Crimpy and Slinky are Bugsy’s two helpers. They want to please their boss, but are easily distracted by fun things. They can be quite clumsy and forgetful. What will happen when they arrive on Earth to look for the gang?
What describes the characters? Draw lines.
Bugsy
playful
Icy
honest
Astra
scary
Rupert
clumsy
Sidra
creative
Didi
caring
Crimpy and Slinky
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Read the text. Nouns are words for people, places, things, and animals.
The Galactic Gang has opened a second-hand shop. They are trying to find nice things to sell. Rupert empties a full rubbish bin: “Look at all this cool stuff!” Didi picks up an old drone from the floor. “We don’t need this anymore,” she says.
Adjectives are describing words.
“Let’s sell it,” Icy suggests. He puts it on the shelf. At the same time, someone is watching the gang from space. It is Bugsy, and he looks angry. “What on Earth are they doing?” he shouts.
Verbs are action words.
“Have they forgotten the important mission?” Bugsy calls for his clumsy helpers, Slinky and Crimpy: “Go find The Galactic Gang!” Circle the correct answer. Where is the gang?
in space
in the shop
on a drone
What does Didi find?
a bin
a shelf
a drone
Where is Bugsy?
on Earth
in the shop
in space
Write down five nouns, five adjectives, and five verbs from the text. Nouns: Adjectives: Verbs:
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We use some for positive sentences: He needs some help.
Tick the correct box. They need ... things to sell.
⬜ some
⬜ any
They don’t have ... money.
⬜ some
⬜ any
Didi finds … clothes.
⬜ some
⬜ any
Rupert can’t find ... food.
⬜ some
⬜ any
They need … good advice.
⬜ some
⬜ any
Fill in some or any.
Dear Trash Talk Magazine, We are a group of aliens who don’t have
money. We want to make money by selling
things
we have found. We don’t have
experience in doing
business, so we could really use Regards, The Galactic Gang
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help.
We use any for negative sentences: I don’t have any money.
Solve the crossword.
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10
11
2
3
13
4
15
I C E
12
14
5 6 7 8 9
Across
Down
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4
7
5
10
13
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11
14
3
6
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12
15
They have found some
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>ƳI* JƲ7ƾ* JƲ;ƽ;* 7Ƹ: ƾ>ƹIƯ Underline this, that, these, and those.
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Study the table and complete the sentences.
near ar
far
singular
this
that
plural
these
those
is Rupert’s
cactus.
This
are Icy’s are Sidra's is your is my
Fill in this, that, these, or those. The gang is organising the shop. “Look at
cool shoes!” Sidra says.
“How about “On
spiky plant? Where should I put it?” Rupert asks. table over there, next to
“Look at all “What's
plants,” Sidra says.
things over there!” Icy exclaims. ?” Didi asks and points at a drone.
“I can't remember what we used
for,” Icy says.
Didi picks it up. “Let's put it here with
lamps,” she suggests.
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