2.1 Silent reading and written work  (Page 4/4)

(vii) … groups of people in Germany used the cat for evil purposes.

(viii) … dreaming about days gone by when he was revered.

(ix) wild domestic

modern ancient

(x) holy divine

unlawful illegal

very small miniature

(xi) An old cat knows fresh milk: experience counts

There are more ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream: there is more than one way of doing something / completing a task, than only one way.

Limericks

Limerick has 5 lines

Rhyme scheme: aabba

Spelling exercise

Words in order: died; cried; die; cry; denied; magnified; tried; satisfied; decried; vilified; lied; implied / replied; mortified; dried; pacified; eyes; wise

Silent reading

b. (i) a little patience

(ii) easily damage your relationship

(iii) reward and love her

(iv) train her to use a scratching post

(v) train her with a lead and a harness

(vi) coaching - training

destroyed - damage

vulnerable - delicate

well-known - popular / familiar

taking a risk - danger

(vii) and (viii) for discussion

Cloze

(c) The following answers listed, serve as a guide. More than one answer may be correct, as long as it is used in context.

… was driving his … … either side … … a sheer drop .

… such thick mist / fog that … … pin-points of light shone … … lights of the car / vehicle had … … in the eyes of … … was saved from injury / death .

… hundred of cats sitting … … middle of the road .

… studs with glass centres like … … in the middle / tar / covering of …

… night is grateful … … world safer to drive along after dark .

Cloze

(d)

1. late

2. went

3. fuse / bulb

4. electricity

5. around

6. floor / chair

7. turned

8. watched

9. jumped

10. front

11. over

12. paws

13. dropped

14. playing

15. boy’s / child’s

16. switch / lamp

17. medium

18. off

19. many

20. cat

21. controlled

22. drift

‘cat’ words

(i) catalogue

(ii) catacombs

(iii) catamaran

(iv) catapult

(v) cataract

(vi) catastrophe

Cat Rescue

There is more than one correct answer for this task. By dramatizing this situation, the learners should cover all the possibilities. As long as the dialogue makes sense and the learners can justify their choices, the answers are correct.

Direct and Indirect Speech

(d) Direct Speech [in order as listed in (c)]

• Mom said (answered / soothed),” Don’t worry, James, I’ll get the cat down.”
• “Oh, no! Not again!” cried (shouted) James.
• “Here, take hold of the other end of the ladder.” He / she requested (said).
• She asked, “May I help you?”
• “Please phone the fire brigade?” requested (asked) Mom.
• “Now, what are we going to do?” wailed (moaned / groaned / asked) James (Mom).
• “Be careful, Mom. Oh goodness!” warned James.
• James asked, “What must I do, Mom?
• “Can you manage to reach him, Mom?” asked James.
• “Look out, James. Stand away from the tree.” Said (warned) Mom.
• “No, not quite. I think I’ll have to climb along the branch.” Replied Mom

(e) Indirect Speech (in order as above)

• Mom answered James that he should not worry and that she would get the cat down. / Mom soothed James and told him that he should not worry. She would get the cat down.
• James cried out no and that it could not be happening again.
• She requested that he take the other end of the ladder.
• She asked if she may help him.
• His mom requested that he take the other end of the ladder.
• She asked if she may help him.
• His mom requested that he phone the fire brigade. / He requested that she phone the fir brigade.
• James (Mom) asked (in desperation) what they were going to do.
• James warned his mom to be careful.
• James asked his mom what he should do.
• James asked his mom if she could manage to reach him / the cat.
• Mom told James to look out and warned him to stand away from the tree.
• His mom replied that she could not and thought she would have to climb along the branch.