Comprehension Unit 2
Fairy stories: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ SOPHIE: (nastily) Longshanks, sheepshanks. (to Dana) From ‘Hansel andShe’s Gretel’ Malachy weird.by We don’t like Doyle people from Wordsworth Crescent, (to "There is no food," Jade said and the Anna) woodman. do we?
"How will we eat?" (Dana looks nervous and swallows hard.) "Take Hansel andNo. Gretel for a walk in the Brown Wood," said JADE: his wife, "and leave them." ANNA: We don’t.
"No!" said the woodman. "I cannot!"
SOPHIE: (pointing at Dana’s clothes) Whyallaren’t in school uniform, like "You must, or we will die!"you cried his wife. us? I wouldn’t be seen dead in what you’re wearing. So the woodman took Hansel and Gretel
into the Brown (DanaWood. looks down at her clothes.) He gave the boy (nastily) and girl some cake to eat. JADE:
soand special about you? Why But Hansel put itYeah, in hiswhat’s pocket do you have to be different? dropped little bits all along the way. DANA: Because –
JADE: Because you’re from Wordsworth Crescent, that’s Get started why. They’re all nerds down that part of town.
Find the sentences in the story and write the missing words. Get started ," said the woodman. 1. Copy "Therethese is nosentences carefully and complete them by filling in the nd the answers. 2. gaps. "HowUse willthe weplayscript to fi?"
3. So the woodman Hansel and 1. Dana’s new took to _________________ School. into the Brown Wood. 2. She notices Sophie, Anna and ___________. 4. He gave thetell boy and not girl from some______________to______________. eat. 3. I can you’re
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