ELT below
Jane Cadwallader
Stage 1 below A1
Katie has some special friends, Regazza the doll and Monty the mouse. They live in the Land of Forgotten Toys, the place where toys go when they are left forgotten in a toy box. In this story Katy and her friends help a teddy that has fallen in love with a princess. Will Teddy be strong enough to become a true hero? Will Katie and her friends manage to help him? This is a story about solving problems in a creative way and about the importance of being determined and not giving up.
Jane Cadwallader Katie, Teddy and the Princess
Jane Cadwallader Katie, Teddy and the Princess
Katie, Teddy and the Princess Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali
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In this reader you will find:
Stage 1 below A1
A1
- Games and language activities - A picture dictionary
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Determination | Helping others | Friendship | Problem-solving
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2 CHAPTER 1: Teddy’s story
Look! Here are Regazza the doll and Monty the toy mouse. They are in the Land of Forgotten Toys. It’s night time but… Oh dear! They can’t sleep!
What’s that terrible noise?
2
It’s a teddy! He’s singing.
3
3 Teddy tells Regazza
and Monty his story.
His owner throws him in the toy box. He’s got a new teddy!
4
He falls into the Land of Forgotten Toys.
He sees a beautiful princess.
My name is Teddy. I love the princess. I’m practising a song for her.
Oh dear!
5
4 Next morning Regazza, Teddy and Monty
go to find Katie. They tell Katie Teddy’s story.
Can you come and help us, please?
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THUMP! Katie arrives in the Land of Forgotten Toys!
Welcome back Katie!
Thank you. Now, how can we help Teddy?
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5 CHAPTER 2: Katie’s plan
It’s afternoon in the Land of Forgotten Toys. Regazza is sewing Teddy’s ear and Monty is washing his clothes… but Katie is reading.
Teddy loves the princess Teddy loves the princess Teddy loves the princess Oh what, Oh what can he do?
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Go and frighten the dragon Go and frighten the dragon Go and frighten the dragon That’s what Teddy can do!
Katie has an idea! She asks Robbie Robot for help. 9
6 Robbie Robot
brings a big balloon and a fire extinguisher.
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OK, Teddy. Now you can frighten the dragon.
What? How? But I don’t like dragons!
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7 CHAPTER 3: The dragon
That evening the four friends go to the dragon’s mountain.
Don’t worry. We are coming too.
Are we? I don’t like dragons!
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Teddy and his new friends are behind a big rock on the mountain. Oh look! There’s the dragon!!
Look at its mouth!
Ahhhhhhhhh!
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8 Suddenly they see a prince.
Come here, dragon!
Oh no! Be careful!
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Now the dragon has got the prince! Oh no! What’s Teddy doing?
Help! Help!
Don’t worry, Prince. I can help you!
Teddy! Stop!
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Activity Pages 1 Write the names of the characters.
1 ____________
2 ____________
4 ____________
3 ____________
5 ____________
2 Find the beginnings and endings of the words, then write them under the pictures. extin ball
gon dra
ro
1 ________ 28
oon
bot guisher
2 ________
3 ________
4 ________
3 Circle the correct word. Write the number of the corresponding picture. They see a prince / robot. They go to the castle / mountain of the dragon. Teddy / Regazza uses the fire extinguisher. The dragon likes / doesn’t like the balloon.
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2
3
4
4 Match the two halves of the lines of the song and write them in the correct verse. Go and frighten • Now Teddy’s • the princess happy • Teddy loves • the dragon __________________________________
Oh what, what can he do? __________________________________
That’s what Teddy can do! __________________________________
And so is the princess too!
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5 Look and write. doll castle
horse toy balloon
robot box ear
Picture 1
mountain mouse rock
teddy
Picture 2
In Pictures 1 and 2 there is … ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Only in Picture 1 there is … ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
Only in Picture 2 there is … ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
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6 Find the words to write the sentences. Don’t forget to use capital letters and full stops. 1
2
3
4
5
A
Teddy
they
happy
find
princess
B
and
the
loves
go
see
C
prince
a
are
helps
dragon
1 _____________________________________________ (A1) (B3) (B2) (A5) 2 _____________________________________________ (A2) (B4) (B1) (A4) (B2) (C5) 3 _____________________________________________ (A2) (B5) (C2) (C1) 4 _____________________________________________ (A1) (C4) (B2) (C1) 5 _____________________________________________ (B2) (C1) (C4) (A1) 6 _____________________________________________ (A1) (B1) (B2) (C1) (C3) (A3) 31
7 Draw and label your favourite character in the story.
My favourite character is ______________________.
8 Do you like the story? Draw your face.
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= I love the story!
= I like the story.
= I quite like the story.
= I don’t like the story.