Dinosaurs T oday everyone knows what dinosaurs are. But many years ago people didn t know about dinosaurs. Then how do people today know that dinosaurs once lived? Nobody ever saw a dinosaur! But people did see dinosaur bones*. The story began in England in the year 1822. One spring morning, Mrs Mantell, a doctor s wife, took a walk in the country. There were many rocks* at the side of the road. Suddenly, Mrs Mantell saw something in one of the rocks. It looked like the tooth of a very big animal. Mrs Mantell picked up the rock and took it home to show her husband. Dr Mantell was very interested in the animal tooth. He wanted to know what kind of animal it came from. One day, Dr Mantell met a man who knew a lot about iguanas lizards* that live in Mexico and Central America. When Dr Mantell showed him the big animal tooth, the man said that it was just like an iguana s tooth but much, much bigger. Dr Mantell was excited. He thought, Maybe very big lizards like iguanas lived in the world a long time ago. Then someone found more bones and teeth from another big animal. Scientists* could tell that the two animals lived at about the same time millions of years ago. From these and more animal bones found in different places, scientists knew that very big animals once lived in the world. But what should they call these animals? The animals were big and scary and they looked a lot like lizards. So the scientists took the Greek words for terrible (deinos) and lizard (sauros). They put the words together and called these new animals dinosaurs, which means terrible lizards. A. True or False? 1. Many years ago Mrs Mantell saw a dinosaur. 2. Dr Mantell found an animal tooth in a rock. 3. The tooth in the rock looked like an iguana s tooth. 4. Mrs Mantell thought the tooth came from a dinosaur. B. Answer the questions in Hebrew/Arabic. 1. How do scientists know that dinosaurs once lived? 2. Where does the name dinosaur come from? 3. What do you know about dinosaurs? Eric Cohen Book, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dinosaurs Writing rules: capitalize the first letter of the sentence. capitalize the names of people and places. put a period at the end of the sentence. put subject and verb together. A. Write the sentences with capital letters in the correct place. Don t forget to add a period or question mark where necessary. 1. the story began in england in the year 1822 2. dr. mantell met a man 3. lizards live in mexico and central america 4. mrs. Mantell saw something on the rocks 5. the greek word for terrible is deinos B. Match Part A to Part B. Write 3 complete sentences A B People picked up the rock. Mrs. Mantell were big and scary. Dr. Mantell saw dinosaur bones. The animals showed him the big animal tooth. 1. People saw dinosaur bones. 2. 3. 4.
The Diary of Anni X N obody knows her full name; they call her Anni X. But they do know a lot about her: that her father was a doctor; that she had a younger sister, Lucy; that she wrote beautiful poems; that she wanted to be a writer; that more than anything else, she wanted to live in Palestine. Anni lived with her family in Riga, Latvia. From the time she was 11 years old until she was 16, Anni kept a diary. Everything we know about Anni, we know from her diary. During World War II, many German soldiers came to Latvia. One soldier found a girl's diary in a house in Riga. He sent it to a half-jewish friend in Berlin. Many years later, when the friend died, his children found the diary. They thought it was important, so they sent it to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. They wanted people to remember Anni. Here are some parts from the diary: April 6, 1934 How rough boys can be! Today some Latvians called me a "kosher-body" and threw paper at me. I simply told them: "You're a bunch of stupid boys." Why do they act like that? Didn't the Jews fight together with the Latvians to make the country free? They liked us then, but now that Latvia is free, they don't want us any more. Is that fair? September 23, 1934 death. I want to be somebody. Most of all, I want not to be forgotten after my February 12, 1935 There is so much sunshine inside me, that I would like to share it with others. I can't do it now, but there will come a time when I will be able to. June 21, 1935 I have only one sister, and I would like to live in peace with her. But she keeps on hitting me, and still, I love her. October 26, 1935 When I finish school, I want to go to Palestine. I love the land of my forefathers more than anything. February 14, 1936 I feel so bad today. I think my classmates don't like me anymore. They think I want to be better than everybody else. If they only knew how wrong they are. November 5, 1938 We need a safe place, now more than ever. Just remember how they threw the Polish Jews out of Germany. January 19, 1939 March 21, 1939 possibility of war. I am afraid that I will do nothing with my life. We're sitting on a time bomb. Mama and Papa are talking about the June 24, 1939 I want so much to work and create, to write poetry; and yet I can't. There is an emptiness in me. I'm afraid I'll never, never have the chance to become a writer. Nobody knows what happened to Anni and her family. Adapted from the Jerusalem Post, 28/11/86. Translated by Ernie Meyer. A. People in different times and places share the same feelings. In what ways are you like Anni? In what ways are you different from Anni? B. Would you like to be Anni's friend? Why or why not? Eric Cohen Book, Ltd. All rights reserved.
The Diary of Anni X Writing rules: capitalize the first letter of the sentence. capitalize the names of people and places. put a period at the end of the sentence. put subject and verb together. put a question mark at the end of a question. answer questions in full sentences. A. Write the sentences with capital letters in the correct place. Don t forget to add a period or question mark where necessary. 1. anni lived with her family in riga, latvia 2. during world war II, many german soldiers came to latvia 3. why do they act like that 4. just remember how they threw the polish jews our of germany 5. i m afraid i ll never have a chance to become a writer B. Match Part A to Part B. Write 3 complete sentences. A B Anni s father liked to write beautiful poems. Anni wrote in a diary Anni s sister was a doctor. Anni was named Lucy. 1. Anni s father was a doctor. 2. 3. 4.
C. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Was Anni s father a doctor? Yes, Anni s father was a doctor? 2. Was Lucy her older sister? No, Lucy wasn t her older sister. 3. Was the diary important? 4. Were the boys nice to Anni? 5. Was Latvia a safe place for Jews to live in World War II? D. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Did Anni want to become a writer? Yes, Anni wanted to become a writer. 2. Did Anni live in Berlin, Germany? 3. Did Anni write beautiful poems? 4. Did Anni want to be a nurse? 5. Did Anni want to live in Palestine? 6. Did Anni live in Haifa from age 11 to 16?
E. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Who found the diary first? A soldier found the diary first. 2. Where did he send the diary? 3. Who found the diary next? 4. Where did they send it? 5. Why did they send it to Yad Vashem? F. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Who called Anni kosher-body? Some Latvia boys called Anni a kosher-body. 2. What date did Anni write, Just remember how they threw the Polish Jews out of Germany. 3. What did Anni want to share with others? 4. What did Anni want to write? 5. What was Anni afraid of? Extra: Why does Anni write this diary? (You can use the word because.)
Lori Mark was the best-looking boy in school. All the girls were secretly in love with him. That's why I was so surprised that he even noticed me. I mean, I'm not really pretty or clever or anything. Mark could go out with any girl he wanted. I couldn't understand why he chose me, but he said I made him laugh, and he could tell me things he never told anyone else. I felt very close to Mark, too, but still I couldn't tell him my secret. I was afraid he wouldn't like me any more. I never let Mark pick me up at my home when we went out. I always told him I'd meet him somewhere. He agreed, but he didn't really understand why. I'm beginning to think you're ashamed of me, he said laughingly. How could he understand? I never told him about my sister, Lori. Lori was two years older than me. She was sweet and loving and kind. But she had the mind of a small child. The doctors said she would never grow up. I loved Lori, but I didn't want Mark to know about her. I was afraid of the way he would look at me. I knew that look. I had seen it many times before. So I kept my secret. Mark and I continued to go out and have a good time, but I never let him come to my house. One day, I went out with my family to celebrate Lori's 16th birthday at the new Chinese restaurant in town. In the middle of our meal, Mark walked in. Please don't let him see me, I prayed, and turned my face away. Suddenly, I heard a voice say, Hi, Lori! What're you doin' here? I turned around and saw a red-headed boy smiling down at Lori. Hi, Davie, Lori smiled happily. Davie's my friend, Lori explained. We go to school together. I like Davie. Suddenly, Mark stood behind Davie. He looked around our table at Mum and Dad, at Lori and at me. I was so ashamed I couldn't speak. But his eyes were kind and his voice was warm when he said, Hi, Betsey. I see you already know my brother, Davie. For a second time I felt ashamed but not of Lori. This time I was ashamed of myself. How about going to a film tomorrow, Betsey? Mark said. I'd love to, I smiled, thankfully. Great! Pick you up at 8 o'clock at your house, Mark said. At my house, of course, I answered. A. Answer the questions. 1. What is Betsey's secret? 2. Why is she afraid to tell Mark? 3. What kind of person is Mark? How do you know? 4. How does Mark feel about his brother Davie? 5. Why was Betsey ashamed of herself? B. What advice would you like to give Betsey? Eric Cohen Book, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Lori Writing rules: you capitalize the first letter of the sentence. you capitalize the names of people and places. you put a period at the end of the sentence. put subject and verb together. put a question mark at the end of a question. answer questions in full sentences. add adjectives and adverbs in the correct place. A. Write the sentences with capital letters in the correct place. Don t forget to add a period or question mark where necessary. 1. davie is my friend 2. mark and i continued to go out 3. how about going to a film tomorrow, betsey B. Match Part A to Part B. Write 4 complete sentences. A B All the girls isn t a pretty or clever girl. She make him smile happily. Everyone were in love with Mark. I thought that he was the best-looking boy. 1. All the girls were in love with Mark. 2. 3. 4. C. Make these sentences more interesting. Add the adjectives in the correct place. 1. Mark is a boy. (good-looking) Mark is a good-looking boy. 2. Betsey is a girl. (pretty) 3. Lori is my sister. (sweet and loving) 4. Davie is Mark s brother. (red-headed)
5. Mark has eyes and voice (kind, warm) 5. Betsey and Mark are friends. (good) D. Make these sentences more interesting. Add the adverb in the correct place. 1. Betsey talked to Mark. (happily) Betsey talked happily to Mark. 2. Betsey laughed with her sister. (loudly) 3. Lori ate her dinner. (quickly) 4. Betsey smiled. (thankfully) 5. Davie spoke to Lori. (friendly) 6. Betsey answered Mark. (slowly) E. Make these sentences more interesting. Add the time adverb in the correct place. 1. I let Mark pick me up at home. (never) I never let Mark pick me up at home. 2. I go to school. (in the morning) 3. I tell Mark to meet me somewhere else. (always) 4. We went to a new Chinese restaurant. (in the evening) 5. Mark came to my house. (never) 6. We are going to see a film. (next week) 7. Lori is happy. (usually)
F. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Was Mark a nice boy? Yes, Mark was a nice boy. / No, Mark wasn t a nice boy. 2. Did Mark talk to Lori? 3. Did Betsey tell Mark her secret? 4. Did Mark ever pick Betsey up at home? 5. Was Betsey ashamed of Mark? 6. Did Betsey tell Mark about her sister? 7. Did Betsey and Mark have a good time together? G. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Where did Mark and Betsey go? Mark and Betsey went to a film. 2. Where did Betsey and her family go on her birthday? 3. Who walked in the middle of their meal? 4. Who did Mark introduce to Betsey? 5. Who was ashamed? 6. Who is going to a film tomorrow?
The Barking Parrot* My friend told me this story and I think it is true. You have to decide for yourself. I lived in South Africa for many years. I had a good job there with the United States Information Service. Then I came to Italy, to Rome. In South Africa I had a parrot. You could say that it was my best friend. I didn't have a family, only my parrot. I talked to it every day and it talked to me. My parrot could say a lot of words and phrases. Very often they really made sense. My parrot waited for me to come home and always said, 'Hello. How are you?' when I came through the door. Then I got the new job in Rome. When I arrived in Rome with the parrot, the customs* officer took it away from me. He said, 'This parrot has to stay here with us for three months'. I was very unhappy, but there was nothing I could do. So I started my new life in a new country without my parrot. At last the three months were over and I went to collect my parrot. The man seemed nervous and I thought, Is something wrong? Is my parrot dead? I got really upset. Then he said, Madam, your parrot is alive; it's not dead! But it doesn't know it is a parrot. It thinks it is a dog! There are no parrot cages here, so we kept it with the dogs for three months. It soon forgot it was a parrot and began to bark like a dog. It thinks it is a dog! I took it home and it barked. It barked in the car and it barked in the new flat. It barked when it heard the telephone and it barked when I came home from work. But it didn't say a word. I was so sad. I even took my parrot to a pet psychiatrist. He talked to the parrot and he talked to me. Then he said, 'I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. Take your parrot home. Be kind to it. Love it. Speak to it. Maybe then it will forget that it is a dog and start talking again! So I took my parrot home, but one day I was careless. I left the door of the cage open and the window of my flat too. My parrot flew away! I waited for a week and then I put an advertisement in the newspaper for Polly the barking parrot. But nobody answered my ad. (Maybe they think it's a joke!)" A. Answer the question. How do you know that the writer's friend is a woman? B. Match the sentence beginnings in A with the endings in B. A B 1. The woman didn't have a family, so a. it forgot it was a parrot. 2. The man was nervous, so b. it had to stay with the dogs. 3. The parrot lived with dogs for c. she talked to her parrot. three months, so d. the parrot flew away. 4. There were no parrot cages, so e. she took it to a pet 5. It thought it was a dog, so psychiatrist. 6. One day the woman was f. the woman thought the Eric Cohen Book, Ltd. All rights reserved.
The Barking Parrot Writing rules: you capitalize the first letter of the sentence. you capitalize the names of people and places. you put a period at the end of the sentence. the subject and verb go together. put a question mark at the end of a question. answer questions in full sentences. put subject and verb together. add adjectives and adverbs in the correct place. write complete sentences. add the correct prepositional phrase. add the prepositional phrase in the correct place. A. Write capital letters in the correct place. Don t forget to add a period or question mark where necessary. I lived in south africa for many year i had a good job there with the united states information service then i came to italy, to rome B. Make these sentences more interesting. Add the adjectives in the correct place. 1. It is a parrot. (talking) It is a talking parrot. 2. The parrot was my friend. (best) 3. I got a job in Rome. (new) 4. I now had a parrot. (barking) 5. The parrot flew out of the window. (open)
C. Make these sentences more interesting. Add the adverb in the correct place 1. The parrot barked. (loudly) The parrot barked loudly. 2. My parrot flew out the window. (quickly) 3. The man spoke to me. (nervously) 4. I gave the custom s officer my parrot. (unhappily) D. Put a tick ( ) next to the complete sentence. 1. This parrot stays in a cage. 2. This parrot in a cage. 3. My parrot barked in car. 4. My parrot barked in the car. 5. The psychiatrist didn t help me. 6. The psychiatrist didn t me. 7. I left the door of the cage. 8. I left the door of the cage open. 9. I put an advertisement in the newspaper. 10. I put advertisement in newspaper. 11. Parrot flew away. 12. The parrot flew away. E. Add the correct prepositional phrase to the sentence. 1. I put my parrot (on the cage, in the cage) I put my parrot in the cage. 2. I flew (in a plane, under the plane). 3. The custom s officer kept the parrot (with the dogs, on the window). 4. The custom s officer kept the parrot (for three weeks, for three months). 5. The parrot barked (over the flat, in the flat). 6. I put an advertisement (under the newspaper, in the newspaper).
E. Write at least three sentences using these words below. You can use each word more than one time. Don t forget the writing rules! the parrot barked in car man a talked flat new job had was happy cage 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. F. Answer in complete sentences. 1. Did he live first in South America or Rome, Italy? 2. Did the man talk to his parrot every day? 3. Did the customs officer take the parrot away in Rome? 4. Did the parrot have to stay with customs for six months? G. Answer in complete sentences. 1. When did the man go to collect his parrot? 2. Where did the customs officer keep the parrot? 3. What did the parrot forget? 4. When did the parrot bark?