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A Giant in London

A Giant in London

19 Read and tick. DIGITAL

Hi, my n a me’s Jennifer.

I’m p a cking for a school d a y out a nd I need a lot of things.

Let’s re a d my te a cher’s list.

Rucks a ck. I h a ven’t got a rucks a ck, but I c a n use my school b a g.

I need a r a inproof j a cket. Oh, I’ve got three!

I need sungl a sses. OK, I c a n use my brother’s sungl a sses. I need a notebook. I’ve got lots of new notebooks!

I need a bottle of w a ter, fruit a nd two s a ndwiches. OK!

I need a c a mer a . I h a ven’t got a c a mer a , but I’ve got very good eyes a nd a very good memory.

1 Jennifer can use… her rucksack. her school bag. her father’s rucksack.

3 Jennifer has got… sunglasses. her brother’s sunglasses. new sunglasses.

5 Jennifer needs… food and drinks. food, but not drinks. drinks, but not food.

2 Jennifer… has got one rainproof jacket. hasn’t got a rainproof jacket. has got three rainproof jackets.

4 Jennifer… has got one notebook. hasn’t got a notebook. has got lots of notebooks.

6 Jennifer… needs a camera. has got a camera. hasn’t got a very good memory.

20 Think and write. You are going on a desert island for one week. You can put five things in your rucksack. Use a dictionary and write your list.

Wow! There are lots of active volcanoes in Italy!

1 Read and match. Listen and check. 98

The word volcano comes from the name “Vulcan”, the god of fire in Roman mythology. There are about 1,510 active volcanoes in the world. 80 are under the oceans. A volcano is a hole in the Earth’s surface, usually on a mountain. Lava, ash and gas erupt from the volcano. There are 3 different types of volcanoes:

1 active

2 dormant

3 extinct

It doesn’t erupt any more. It doesn’t usually erupt, but it can suddenly wake up. It can often erupt.

2 Match. Listen and check. 99 DIGITAL

1 main vent

3 Make an erupting volcano. Match, then listen and check. 100 baking soda

Mix half a glass of vinegar and red food colouring.

Pour 3 tablespoons of baking soda into the bottle.

Place a small plastic bottle in the centre of the table.

Pour the mixture into the bottle and… WOW!

You can watch your volcano eruption!

Put the clay or play-dough around the bottle to make the shape of the volcano.

Cover the table with plastic.

You need plastic sheet an empty bottle clay or play-dough red food colouring vinegar

Look at this!

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