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Christine lindop was born in New Zealand and taught English inFrance and Spain before settling in Great Britain. She has writtenor adapted more than thirty books, including The Turn of theScrew and Green P/anet in the Dominoes series. In her free timeshe likes reading, watching films, and making mosaie. She is nota skateboarder, but she likes watching the action at her localskatepark, and her favourite sports are rugby and Formula One.

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Hannah

Hannah's mother

Michael

Story Characters

Justin

Hannah's father

Michael's mother

Owen

Evan

A woman in the street

Contents

Before Reading vi

_ No skateboard oo ••• 1

Activities . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3

_ Good grades, better presents . . 4

Activities . 7

~ First steps . ... 8

11Activities .

_ Practice, practice, practice . . .. 12

Activities .

_ Upearly ..

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. 16

.. 19

.. 20

Activities . .

&la A real skateboarder .

Activities .

Project A

Project B .

Word Work

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.. 31Grammar.

About Dominoes . .34

BEFORE READING1 Hannah wants to be a skateboarder. In the story, all of these people help her.

What do they do?

Hannah's mother and father Owen A woman in the street

MichaelJustin Evan

Match these sentences with the pictures and write the names.

a He helps her to skateboard better.b He gives her a helmet for her head.c .. He goes to the skatepark with her.d ... They give a skateboard to her.

e .. Hannah changes after she watches him.f She smiles at Hannah and says,'Don't stop:

2 In this story, two people learn to do new things. Who are they?What do they learn to do?

Ii---pe",,_n _I_learn_s to "._

Chapter J - No skateboardNear Hannah's house there's a new skatepark, Alot of young people in the town go there after schoolwith their skateboards.

These days Hannah often goes there with her cousinJustin. Justin goes to school with her. Hannah doesn'tlike school very much, or getting up early. She' s alwayslate. And she doesn't have many friends. But withthe new skatepark, she's suddenly very interested inskateboarding. The only thing is - Hannah has noskateboard!

skatepark aplace wherepeople canskateboard

school studentslearn here

skateboard aboard with littlewheels that canmove fast; to go ona skateboard

cousin the son(or daughter) ofyour mother's (orfather's) sister (orbrother)

fall off 10qOdOW,II,O,1I'OIIH'llrlllq',illlill'llIy

trl k d ( ll'wIWdyOllllovllltj 011d ',k,lIl'hodlil

Jump te 1110VC\ilddl'lIly 110m onpl.1( la a differentplac ; wh n youmove suddenlyfrom one place toa different place

birthday theday whensomeone is ayear older

maybe perhaps

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Sometimes [ustin asks Hannah, 'Hey, do you want toget on my skateboard?' So she does - but not for long.She doesn't want to fall offin front of everybody. Sousually she watches the skateboarders.

Owen is fifteen. He's a good skateboarder. He can doa lot of tricks.

'1 love Owen's skateboarding,' Hannah thinks. '1want to jump and do tricks, too.'

'Why don't you have a skateboard, Hannah?' Justinasks her.

'It's a new thing for me - skateboarding,' Hannahanswers. Then she thinks, 'My birthday's coming.Maybe 1 can talk to Mom and Dad.'

READING CHECKAre these sentences true or false? Tickthe boxes. True False

a The new skatepark is near Hannah'sschool.

b Hannah is Justin's cousin.e Hannah has a lot of friends.d Hannah doesnt have a skateboard.e Justin doesnt have a skateboard.f Hannah doesn't want to fall off.

9 Hannah loves Owen's skateboarding.h It is Justin's birthday soon.

o ¡gO OO OO OO OO OO OO O

GUESS WHATWhat happens in the next chapter? Ticktwo boxes in a, b and c.

a For her birthday, Hannah has

lOa skateboard.2 O a school bag.3 O something to wear.

b Hannah'solder brother Evan ..1 O laughs at her.2 O gives something nice to her.

3 O is angry with her.c The weekend after her birthday, Hannah

1 O laughs at Owen.2 O falls off her skateboard.

3 O leavesthe skatepark.

u.

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presentsomething thatyou give tosomeone

grades thenumbers or lettersthat teachers giveto school work toshow when it isgood or bad

honeysomethingthat you say tosomeone you love

helmet a hardhat that peoplewear when theyskateboard

awesome verygood

Chapter Z - 600d grades, better presentsOn Hannah's birthday morning, she opens herpresents. There's a big present from her mother andfather. Hannah opens it first, excitedly.

'Wow!' she cries. 'Askateboard! Thanks!''Well, your school grades are good, Hannah, , her

mother says. 'And it is your birthday ... So happybirthday, honey!'

'Now open that present,' her father says. 'It's fromEvan.' Hannah opens it. It' s a helmet.

'Awesome!' Hannah cries. But her older brother,Evan, laughs.

'You like watching skateboarding videos, 1know, , he

says. 'But do you ... er ... skateboard?''Yes, 1 do,' Hannah says hotly, 'sometimes - on

[ustin's skateboard! And 1 have my skateboard now.So 1can do more.'

'Can you jump, or do tricks?' Evan asks. 'Can you gofast and stay on?'

'Duh!' Hannah answers her brother angrily. 'Whatdumb questions!'

'Evan, honey, please,' their mother says. 'It'sHannah' s birthday.'

'01(,' Evan says.That weekend, Hannah takes her new skateboard to

the skatepark with Justin. There aren't many peoplethere. Hannah is excited. dumb stupid

ground we walkon this

awful very bad

'OK! Let's go,' Justin says. The two cousinsbegin skateboarding. Justin does a trick. Hannahskateboards up and down.

'Maybe 1can jump now,' she thinks. She goes faster.Then she jumps - but she falls off her skateboard.

When Hannah is on the ground, somebody laughs.'Oh, no! They're laughing at me! This is awful!' she

thinks. She gets up quickly.'I'm going,' she tells Justin, and she leaves.Just then, Owen arrives with his friends. They're

laughing at a picture of Owen on his phone.But Hannah's far away now. 'No more skateboarding

for me!' she thinks.

READING CHECKChoose the correct words to complete these sentences.

a Hannah has her birthday presents in the([fiorni®;>' evening.b Her school grades are bad / good now.c The helmet is from her mother / brother.d Hannah goes to the skatepark with Justin / Owen.e When Hannah jumps at the skatepark, she falls / /aughs.f Hannah says,Tm going / cryinq'

9 Owen's friends are laughing at a picture of Hannah / Owen.h Hannah never / a/ways wants to skateboard again.

GUESS WHATWhat happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.

a Justin1 O goesto the skatepark.

2 O stays at home withhis family.

b Hannah.1 O sits in the sun.

2 O falls off herskateboard again.

c A baby boy . ,1 O is learning to walk.

2 O is learning to speak.

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air the spaceabove andaround things

park a biggarden that isopen lo everyoneto visit

bench you eansit on this in agarden or park

Chapler J - first stepsThe next day, [ustin stays at home with his family. ButHannah walks past the skatepark. A lot of people aredoing tricks.

'1 can't skateboard there now,' Hannah thinks. Shewatches Owen on his skateboard. He goes up in theair and comes down again.

'He's awesome,' Hannah thinks. And I'm awful.'She leaves the skatepark, and begins to walk home

through the park.The sun is hot. Hannah sits down on one of the park

benches. The sun is in her eyes. So she closes them.

When she apens her eyes again, she sees a youngwoman near her. She is sitting on the grass with herbaby boy. The little boy is trying to stand.

'Goad boy, Michael,' his mother says. 'Stand up now.Yes, that's right!'

Michael stands up slowly. He takes one little stepand falls down.

'Come on, now, Michael!' his mother says. 'Don'tcry. Try again.'

Michael stops crying and laughs. He takes hismother's hand, and stands up again.

'Good boy, Michael,' his mother says.Michael sits down suddenly. He laughs, and c1aps

his hands happily.

grass it is green;gardens and fieldshave a lot of it onthe ground

baby a veryyoung child

try to begin todo somethingthat you can'tdo very well

step when youmove from onefoot to the other

fall down to godown suddenlyonto the ground

clap to hit yourhands together toshow that you likesomething

Hannah watches them for five minutes. Michaelstands up and falls down, again and again.

'Try again, Michael,' his mother says.'He doesn't stop falling. But it doesn't matter,'

Hannah thinks. 'He gets up and tries again - timeafter time. And he's no more than a baby.'

practice whenyou do somethingmany times so thatyou can do it well

Hannah leaves the park and walks home. She thinksabout baby Michael. 'OK,' she says, 'I need some moreskateboard practice. But where can I go for that?'

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READING CHECKMatch the characters from Chapter 3 with the sentences.

a

bede

,4:f

~ , 9,--

h

Michael Michael's motherJustin Owen

.. J.lAsti.Y.\ .. stays at home.

.. thinks, Tm awful'

... goes up in the air and comes down again.

.............. is sitting on the grass with her baby... .. .. .. . .. . . . ... takes his mother's hand.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. says,'Try aqain'

claps his hands... thinks about baby Michael when she walks home.

... needs some more skateboard practice.

GUESS WHATWhat happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.

a Hannah finds a parking lot near her house.

b She does skateboard practice there in the morning.c She finds no cars in the parking lot when she visits it.

d When she first tries jumping, she falls off her skateboard.e A woman on a bicycle laughs at Hannah.

f Some days later, Hannah jumps and doesn't fall off.9 That evening, Hannah tells her mother about her practice.

h Hannah is very happy when Evan comes in.

Hannah

Ves No

oOOOOOOO

oOOOOOOO

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alone withnobody

block a numberof buildingstogether withstreets allround them

parking lotpeople leave theircars here-

Claapter 11- Practice, practice, practice'Hmm. Let's see. The skatepark's no good,' Hannahthinks. 'I want to do my practice alone.'

That evening, she goes for a walk, Two blocks fromher house there's an office building. At half past five,everybody in it goes home. They drive all their carsout of the parkíng lot. 'Hey, I can skateboard here!'Hannah thinks.

The next evening, she takes her skateboard andhelmet with her.

'I'm going out for some skateboard practice,' shetells her mother.

She skateboards to the parking loto There are nocars there. First, she skateboards slowly. She is alone,and nobody is watching.

'This is awesome!' she thinks. After an hour, shegoes home.

She skatebcards most evenings. Soon she can gofast. One evening, she tries jumping. She skateboardsacross the parking lot, and jumps. Suddenly, she is onthe ground.

A woman is going past on a bicycle. She sees Hannahon the ground, and smiles at her.

'Bad luck.' she calls, 'Try again.'So Hannah tries once more - and falls off her

skateboard again. She laughs, gets up, and goes home.Two days later, Hannah is back in the parking loto

She jumps again. This time she doesn't fall off.

bad luck yousay this whensomething badhappenstosomebody

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At home that evening, her mother says, 'You'rehappy about something, honey! Tell me. What is it?'

'Well ... ,'Hannah begins, 'don't laugh, OK?''OK.'

"I'he practice is helping. 1 can do good skateboardjumps now. Uh ... usually.'

"I'hat' s wonderful, honey!'Just then, Evan comes in.'Oh, no!' Hannah thinks. 'What do es he want?'

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9 After two days, Hannah can always do good skateboard jumps.

READING CHECKCorrect the mistakes in the sentences.

o.\oY\ea Hannah wants to do skateboard practice wi.t:h REr fl iel rd5:

b There are no cars in the parking lot before half past five.

e Hannah walks to the parking lot

d A woman on a skateboard smiles at Hannah.

e She says,'Good luck' to her.

f When Hannah falls off again, she críes.

h Hannah is talking to her mother when Evan goes out

GUESS WHAT

e O Evan skateboards at the skatepark.

d O A lot of people visit the skatepark in the early morninq

e O Evan helps Hannah with a good idea.

f O Hannah sometimes arrives late at school .

What happens in the next chapter? Tick three sentences.

a O Evandoesn't talk to Hannah.

b O Hannah has a lot of bruíses.

9 O Hannah never thinks about baby Mi~~a.eL_'

h O Justin tells Hannah about 'GoSkateboarding Day'.

o Hannah forgets her skateboard.

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Chapter 5 - Up ear1v'Hey! How's your new skateboard?' Evan asks Hannahnicely.

Their mother smiles at this. Then she quickly leavesthe room.

'Oh, it's not bad,' Hannah answers, 'and the helmet'sawesome, too. But 1have a lot of bruises now. Look.'

Evan looks at the bruises all over her arms andlegs. 'Ouch!' he says. 'So do you skateboard at theskatepark now?'

'No,' Hannah answers. "I'here are always a lot ofpeople there. But 1want to go up the walls. 1want toturn in the air, too.'

bruise a darkmark on your skinthat comes aftersomething hits it

wall somethingstrong and thickthat you can go upon a skateboard

turn to moveround

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'Well, 1 go past the skatepark every day when 1 goto work. There's nobody there in the early morning,'Evan says.

'Evan! That's an awesome idea!' Hannah cries. '1can go there before school. Thanks.'

Next day, Hannah gets up at six o'clock. Sheskateboards for an hour before school.

'Thís is wonderful!' her mother says a week later.'Hannah's up early every morning these days. She'snever late for school now!'

Sometimes Hannah is tired in the morning. Butthen she remembers baby Michael.

'Babies get up early, , she thinks. 'So 1 can get upearly, too.'

idea somethingthat you think

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¡GO sRA TIIlOAROIH~ DAy!

t J

One Saturday afternoon, her cousin Justin calls heron the phone.

'Hey, Hannah, are you coming tomorrow?'Coming where? What's tomorrow?''It's [une 2pt - 'Go Skateboardíng Day'. People all

around the world are skateboardíng, I'rn going tothe skatepark with all my friends. Come with us.'

'OK!' Hannah says, 'See you there.''Don't forget your skateboard,' Justin says.'[ustin, don't be dumb,' Hannah answers.

around all rheway round

world people livein a lar of differenrcounrries here

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READING CHECKChoose the correct words to complete these sentences.

a Evan asksabout Hannah's grades /r¡¡¡¡teboa@b Hannah likes her helmet / bruises.c Hannah wants to go up / over the walls on her skateboard.d Evan goes past the skatepark when he goes to school / work.e Hannah gets up at six / eight o'clock.f Sometimes Hannah is hungry / tired in the morning.9 'Go Skateboarding Day' is on June / August 21st.

h Justin calls Hannah on the radio / phone.'Don't be dumb / late; Hannah saysto Justin.

GUESS WHAT

rII

IGil Sllft rmoAIDIRG DAy! ,

I1/1,/::' 'J l" ( ¡o r.ns: _~J., .J

Hannah Justin Michael Owen

What happens in the next chapter? Complete each sentence with the correct name.

a .goes to the skatepark with her skateboard.

b She sees. . . . . .. . there with his friends.c does a tough trick.

d falls off his skateboard.e asks,'How do you do thattrick?'

f ... says,Youre a real skateboarder now'9 .walks home through the park with Hannah.

h walks across the grass to his mother ............ asksabout baby Michael.

, I

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I Claapter & - JI reo' shateboarderIt's [une 21st. Hannah finds her skateboard andhelmet. Then she goes to the skatepark. She's excited.

'Can 1do this?' she thinks. 'Hmmm. 1don't know.But 1can try!'

At the skatepark, Hannah sees Justin with somefriends. She goes over to them.

'Hey, Hannah,' Justin says. 'Watch this. Owen'sdoing a very tough tríck.'

Owen goes up the wall and turns. He goes veryhigh. Everybody stops and watches.

'Wow!' Hannah says. 'He's awesome.'

tough not easy

high far up fromthe ground

Owen does a different tríck now. It's an easy trick,but this time he falIs off his skateboard. He walks pastHannah and smiles at her.

'Everybody falIs off sometimes,' Owen says.'Sure,' Hannah answers. 'How do you do that trick?

1want to learn it.''Put your right foot here,' Owen telIs her. 'Then

push with your left foot.' Owen helps Hannah withthe trick.

'OK,' Hannah says. '1need some more practice withthat, but thanks.'

'You're a real skateboarder now, Hannah,' JustintelIs her quietIy after that.

sure when youwant to sayyes'lo somebody, yousay this

push to movesomething awayfrom you

real true

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Later, Hannah and Justin walk home through thepark. Hannah sees baby Michael again. He is walkingacross the grass to his mother. This time he doesn' ttake her hand, and he doesn't fall down.

'Hello,' says Hannah. She smiles at him.'Can you do it again?' says Michael's mother. The

baby laughs and claps his hands.'Again!'he says. And he stands up.Justin and Hannah walk away.'Who's that?' Justin asks.'Now? Oh, a little baby,' Hannah answers, 'but

maybe one day a really good skateboarder!'

READING CHECKPut the sentences in order. Number them 1-10.

a O Owen falls down.b O Hannah smiles at baby Michael.c O Owen smiles at Hannah.

d O Hannah goes to the skatepark.e O Baby Michael says,'Againl' and

stands up.

f O Owen helps Hannah with the trick.

9 O Owen does a tough trick.h O Hannah meets Justin.

O Hannah and Justin walk home together.

ITl Hannah takes her skateboard andhelmet

2 Match the first and second parts of these sentences.

a Hannah is excited

b She seesJustinc When Owen goes up the wall,

d Owen's trick is easy,e Owen tells Hannahf Hannah needs more practice

9 Justin saysto Hannah,h Baby Michael's mother says,

Michael claps his hands

1 with the new trick.

2 everybody stops and watches.3 when she goes to the skatepark.4 'Put your right foot here:

5 and stands up.6 'You're a real skateboarder now'7 with some of his friends.

8 'Can you do it aqain?'9 but he falls off his skateboard.

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cmmt Chanqes in people1 Complete this text about Hannah with the words in the box.

a skateboard and a helmetalways late for school

doesn't have a skateboardfalls off her skateboard

grades are betterhas more practice on her skateboard

sees baby Michaél in the parkteaches a new trick to her

When the story begins, Hannah is a) She is interestedin skateboarding, but she b) After she works harderat school, her e) . . . . .... On her birthday, she hasd) . . . . . . . . . from her mother, father and brother.One day atthe skatepark she e) . . . 'No moreskateboarding for me" she says.

The change in her happens when she f). .. .... . ... . ... ... .. . . .. He fallsdown, but he gets up and tries again.

Later, Hannah g) .. .. . .. ... . .. . . .. . .. .. . . ..... in a parking lot. When she falls off it,she tries again. Soon she can jump and turno

In the end, Hannah skateboards at the skatepark with all the skateboarders. Owenh) She is a real skateboarder nowl

2 How does Hannah's brother Evan ehange in the story?Use these notes to write a text about him on page 25.

When / story / begin / Evan/ not be nice / to Hannah /.

He / give / present / to her, but he / ask / dumb questions /. Hannah / be angry / with him /.The change / happen / when / mother / say / nor be / awful to Hannah' /.Later / Evan / ask / Hannah / about / skateboarding /.

Soon / he / be looking / at / bruises and / talking / about / skateboard practice /.

In the end / Evan/ have / good idea. He / tell / sister/ do / practice / in / skatepark before school /.

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3 How do these people ehange in the story? Choose one of them.Write notes in the box.

Owen Michael Justin

When the story begins

The ehange happens when

Later

In the end

4 Write a text about your eharaeter from your notes. Use the texts in 1 and 2 tohelpyou.

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~ An important day1 Read this text about 'Go Skateboarding Day' and complete the table below.

'Go Skateboarding Day' happens on June 21 st every year.The

home of 'Go Skateboarding Day' is California, in the United States.Now you can find it in Brazil,China, France,Poland, Portugal, andmany more countries.

On this day, skateboarders meet on the streets and inskateparks.Why do they come? Because they want to skateboardtogether. Often people watch the skateboarders and give money-

for new skateparks, or for children's homes or old people's homes.Some skateboarders wear a 'Go Skateboarding Day' T-shirt

When they are skateboarding, they meet old skateboarding friendsand make new friends. AII around the world, skateboarders can'twait for 'Go Skateboarding Day'l

m,,;::;§!¡i VIfl;! K, ".

When is'Go Skateboarding Day'7

Where is its home?

-, -,

(T).) ....:......' ~-, :!::::. )

... :": :

{::....• ¡ :.... .... .....

/",:;.:> '<,

In which countries can you find it now?

Where do people meet?

Why do they come?

What do people often give money foron this day?

What do some skateboarders wear?

Who do skateboarders meet?

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2 Read the notes about 'World Run Day~and complete the texto

When is'World Run Day'7 early November

Where is its home7 Long Beach, New York, the United States

In which countries can you find it now7 Afghanistan, Australia, India, UK,and more

Where do people rneet? streets, parks

Why do they come? want to run together

What do people give money for on this day? sick people, people without homes

What do some runners wear? 'World Run Day'T-shirt

Who do runners meet? old running friends

'World Run Day' is in every year.The home of'World Run Day'is. . in the Now you can

find it in............ and many more countries.

On this day, runners meet on. . .. .. .. and in Whydo they come? Becausethey. . .. Often people watchthe runners and give money - for or for .

Some runners wear a . . When people are

running, they can meet. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. and make new ones. AIIaround the world, runners cant wait for 'World Run Day'1

3 Now find out about another world day and write about it.

World Snowboard D,oy - Dece_mber 18th JInternational SurJing Doy - June 21st J

International Dance Day - April 29th

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WORDWORKl1 Find words from Chapters 1 and 2 to match the pictures.

a .s.ko..+epC\r.:K.

d .

b .

e ...

c

f .

2 Match a word or phrase from the box with the underlined words in each sentence.

awesome awful birthday cousin dumb grades ~

a Owen can do interesting things on his skateboard. . .. tr.iCks..b Justin is Hannah's mother's brother's son. . .c Hannah waits for her day when she is ayear older.

d Hannah works well at school and gets good numbers from her teachers .e When Hannah falls off her skateboard, she thinks. 'This is very bad'f The skateboard and helmet are very good presents.9 Evan'squestions are not very good, Hannah thinks .

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WORDWORK2These words don't match the pictures. Correct them.

~ ~~)'~,~ ~)~{~

1\ 1,'

a ssep....bench ..

e park

b parking lot c baby

9 bench

2 Complete the sentences with words from Chapters 3 and 4.

a Hannah wants to skateboard al 0'0 e.b Hannah needs more __ a __ i _ e on her skateboard.

c Owen can go up in the __ r and come down again.d Michael's mother says,'Michael, __ y aqain.e The woman on the bicycle says,'_'a _ _ u __ ' when Hannah falls off.

f The office building is two b _ o _ k _ from Hannah's house.

f fall down

d clap.

h grass

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WORDWORK31 Find words from Chapters 5 and 6 in the skateboards to match the pictures.

~ ~ ~

a ....bruise .. b ................ ,. e . .................

~

~ ~ ~

d .................. e . .....•.......... f . ..~.......

2 Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

a+ettI'T'Ct high real sure tough

a 'Go Skateboarding Day' happens on June 21st all .. o..r.-OtA.V\d .. the world.

b Very good skateboarders can do ... tricks.c Hannah can do trícksl She'sa skateboarder now.

d Owen can jump.. . ... in the air on his skateboard.

e !'answers Hannah when Owen says,'Everybody falls off sornetimes.

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GRAMMAR CHECKThere is and there are

We use there is and there are to talk about things and people in a place.We use there is (or there's) with a singular noun, and there are with a plural noun.

There'sa big present from her mother and father on the table.

Thereare some people at the skatepark.Negative forms are there lsn't and there aren't.

Thereisn't a ear in the park, and there aten: any bicycles.

Complete the sentences with there ls, there are, there isn't or there aren't.

a Near Hannah's house ...+nere is. .. a new skatepark.

b some trees near the skatepark.c .. any girl skateboarders at the skatepark.d .. a skateboard under Justin's armoCan you see ir?e .one skateboarder in the air, and everybody's looking at him.

f At the skatepark, . . .. . . . . ..... any cars.9 .. a smile on Hannah's face when she falls down.

h some skateboarders on the walls.. .a baby on a skateboard. Don't be durnbl

................. any flowers at the skatepark.

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GRAMMAR CHECKPossessive adjectives

We use possessive adjectives to say who something belongs to.Hannah thinks, 'My birthday's coming soon.'

There are possessive adjectives for the different personal pronouns.singular plural

my we ouryou your you yourhe his they theirshe herit its

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Her his Its My Our their Their yetrr your

a Evan..' .... ~Ql.(r. idea is awesorne:b This helmet is nice .

colours are awesorne. too. .

e ' mom really listens to me;Hannah thinks.

d 'Look at Owen. I love .skateboardmq.

e Tm sorry for Hannah .bruises are terrible:

f 'Watch Owen and his friends.

. . . . . . . . .tricks are really very qood.g 'Hey, Hannah, new

skateboard is awesorne!'

h daughter hasvery goodqrades, Hannah'sMom and Dad think.'Evanand Hannah are with .cousin Justin, Hannahs mom says.

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GRAMMAR CHECKTime clauses with before, after, and when

We can put before, after and when clauses at the start of the sentence or at the end.When a time clause goes first in a sentence, we put a comma (,) after it.

Betote Hannah goes to school, she does some skateboarding practice.Hannah does some skateboarding practice beiote she qoes to schoo/.After Evan comes into the kitchen, his mother goes out.

His mother goes out of the kitchen after Evan comes in.When Evan goes to work, he goes past the skatepark.Evan goés post the skatepark when he qoes to work.The linker before links a later action with an earlier action; after links an earlier actionwith a later action; when links two actions near in time. Often with when, the first action isthe reason for the second action.

3 Complete the sentences with before, after and when.

a Vlhe.v:\ Hannah gets on Justin'sskateboard, she doesn'tstay on it for long.b Hannah'sbirthday arrives,she talks to her mother and father.e she opens the present from her mother and father, Hannah opens Evan's

present to her.d Evanasksdumb questions, Hannah is angry with him.e Hannah is excited she takes her new skateboard to the skatepark.

f Hannah sits down on a bench . . she leavesthe skatepark.9 .Michael falls over, he gets up again.h . Hannah tells her mother all about her practice, she ssys.Dont lauqh.

.Justin calls his cousin, he tells her about 'Go Skateboarding Da/Everybody stops and watches Owen does his trick .

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Lisa's 50n9Lesley ThompsonAl Brown plays the quitar in a band with Iriends. He writes songs, too. 'Our boycarrt live without his rnusic, his parents sayoBur when AI's baby sister, Lisa, arrives lrom hospital, his lile is suddenly different.Now his mother and father have no time for him, and he has no time for schoolwork - or the bandoThen AI's sister is ill. And Grandad tells hírn, 'Write a song for Lisa" But why, andhow can this help?Book ISBN: 978 O194249522MultiROM Pack ISBN: 9780 194249508

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Pebbles on the BeachAlex RaynhamAbby is a teenager, and doesn't talk much to her parents. Abby's dad works hardfor an oil company, and Abby's mom doesn't Iike her friends. Then, one summer,she stays with her crazy Aun! May in California. Here - with Aun! May and heryoung neighbours Diego and Bianca - she learns to see things differently. But,one night, theres an oil spill on the beauríful beach near their heme.What can Abby, her aunt, and the neighbours d07 And who answers Abby's callfor more help? And how?Book ISBN: 978 0194249485MulriROM Pack ISBN: 978 O 19 424947 8

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