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14 EXCEL Reading Book NAME : Beaver Town Mr Onnie Mr Anderson Mrs Anderson Mrs Onnie Shawn Benny Joanna Penny Mr Taylor Mr Harris Mrs Taylor Mr Lee Mrs Lee Mrs Harris Gordon Doris Flora Mr Moss Mr Miller Mrs Moss Mrs Miller Alice Luc Owen Michelle Reading Book 14 EXCEL Table of contents Unit Blown Away Unit Visiting 1820 10 Unit The Land of Garbage 16 Work out 22 Unit In Outer Space 26 Unit In the Animal Kingdom 32 Unit The Lost Island 38 Work out 44 Unit On the Submarine 48 Unit Return to Beaver Town 54 Work out 60 it n U Gordon r Mr Taylo lor Mrs Tay Blown Away oris D otoinvited Luc and Flora for a picnic on One dreary day, Gordon rs Yamam M amoto Mr Yam Beaver Mountain Gordon brought some sandwiches He asked Luc and Flora to bring snacks and drinks for them They had barely been gotten to the peak when they heard Flora s a low, rumbling soundMrsin distance Harrithe s Mr Harri "It sounds like thunder," said Flora "Oh, no! The weather forecast didn't call for rain," said Gordon Alice Michelle Suddenly, they saw a large, swirling cloud coming.` Luc Mrs Moss "What's that?" said Luc Mr Moss "It looks like a tornado!" shouted Gordon The children got on the ground and covered their heads just like they learned to at school, but they were quickly sucked up into the large, swirling tornado Vocabulary ① dreary ② barely ③ peak ④ rumbling ⑤ distance ⑥ thunder ⑦ forecast ⑧ swirling ⑨ tornado ⑩ covered ⑪ sucked up A few minutes later, the children were relieved to find themselves safely back on the ground They found themselves in a wonderful place They were on top of a cottage made completely of candy Flora thought that it must be a dream She climbed up on the roof and started breaking off pieces to give to Luc and Gordon A witch came to the door She wanted to know how the children found her house Just then, they heard the same low, rumbling sound that they had heard on Beaver Mountain They were very scared and started to shiver The witch came down to them ⑫ relieved ⑬ cottage ⑭ roof ⑮ breaking off shiver ox B d r Wo bling k rum a e p t barely forecas r dreary e d n u d e th covere distanc o d a torn ottage swirling ved c e li e r up er f shiv sucked f o g in reak `roof b The witch gave Gordon some magic stones to throw at the tornado and told the other two children to grab onto her Gordon got ready to throw the stones Oh, no! He missed! He hit the good witch, and she dropped Luc and Flora The children were sucked up into the tornado once again Un Review! i t Listening A What was it about? Answer the questions below with a partner What were the children doing on Beaver Mountain? What did Flora and Luc bring? What was the low, rumbling sound? Where did the tornado take the children? What did the witch give to Gordon? B Name that Story! Choose the best title The Hurricane Ride Picnic on Beaver Mountain The Candy Cottage Into the Tornado Review! Listening C What Do You Know? Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false The children went to Beaver Mountain for a picnic Gordon brought sandwiches, and Flora and Luc brought snacks and drinks They head a rumbling sound and suddenly saw a tornado They got sucked up into the tornado and dropped off at a house made of candy A nice witch tried to help them when the tornado came back, but they got sucked up into the tornado again The children wanted to go on a picnic Luc and Flora brought the same thing for the picnic The witch gave them candy to eat The tornado made a rumbling sound The witch tried to help the children Un it D Vocabulary Check Listen and fill in the blanks sucked up dreary cottage relieved rumbling thunder breaking off peak tornado shiver forecast roof covered distance barely swirling Gordon, Flora and Luc went for a picnic on a day They had gotten to the when they heard a sound in the They thought it was , but were surprised, because the weather did not say that it would be stormy Suddenly, they saw a big, cloud It was a ! The children were into the tornado They were when they found themselves at a It was with candy! Flora started pieces of the for her friends to eat A nice witch came outside to talk to the children and the tornado came back The children were scared and started to The witch tried to help, but the tornado sucked the children up again E Let’s Summarize Summarize the children's story in your own words In groups, present your summaries it n U Gordon lor Mrs Tay r Mr Taylo Visiting 1820 amoto Mr Yam amoto Doris Mrs Yam The tornado dropped the children ris in a very strange place Mrs HarThey s Mr Harri looked around and saw a man wearing old-fashioned clothing in a horse-drawn carriage Luc Mrs Moss "What is this place?" asked Luc Mr Moss "I think we traveled back in time," answered Flora "That's impossible." "There's a newspaper Let's check the date." Flora Michelle Alice "October 1, 1820!" the children exclaimed together "We really did travel back in time," said Luc "What should we now?" asked Flora The children decided to walk around and look for someone to help them Vocabulary 10 ① old-fashioned ② horse-drawn ③ carriage ④ impossible ⑤ exclaimed ox B d r Wo rine subma ic ll a met round puzzled w e r c rd vessel on boa ly s u vio d ids ob assure e r y ll merma etica e apolog d eriscop r p a s abo n functio ay controls my sw e n e siren Just then, everything around them started to shake and sway They were very scared until they heard the familiar rumbling sound The tornado had come! Vocabulary 50 sway Un Review! i t Listening A What was it about? Answer the questions below with a partner Where had the tornado pulled the children? What did the crew think the children were? Who gave the children a tour? What did the captain show the children? Why did the siren go off? B Name that Story! Choose the best title Adventure under the Sea The Submarine Captain The Best Ocean Tour Ever Under Attack 51 Review! Listening C What Do You Know? Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false The tornado pulled the children deep under the ocean They saw a submarine when they were swimming under the water They knocked on the submarine, and the captain invited them inside for a tour He showed the children all of the controls and taught them their functions Flora looked out of the periscope, and the alarm went off The submarine was under attack The children were scared, and the tornado came and sucked them up again 52 The captain took the children on a tour The submarine was deep under the ocean The children were scared when the submarine was attacked Flora got to drive the submarine The children wanted to stay and help Un it D Vocabulary Check Match the words with their definitions metallic a to swing back and forth or from side to side sway b made of or containing metal periscope c an instrument on a submarine that allows you to look outside reassured d functions the purpose for which an object is used e a group of people who work together f something used to guide or operate a machine g a person who wants to hurt another h to make less worried; to give back confidence to crew enemy controls E Let’s Summarize Summarize the children's story in your own words In groups, present your summaries 53 it n U Gordon r Mr Taylo lor Mrs Tay Return to Beaver Town oris D oto The tornado finally stopped, and the children rs Yamamfound themselves M amoto Mr Yam back in their own bedrooms They had been traveling for several days and were desperate to contact their friends and let them know they were okay Everyone in Beaver Town had been Flora bewildered by the children's absence WhenMrsFlora checked the Harris s Mr Harri messages on her phone, she found that Doris had been calling her quite frequently She was very worried about her missing Michelle friend Luc Mr Moss Mrs Moss Luc gave his sister a horrible shock when he walked into the living room as if nothing happened "Where have you been hiding?" she asked "Everyone was so worried." When Luc first told his unbelievable tale, she thought he was playing a silly prank on her, but she gradually started to believe him He told her all about his interesting adventures in strange places Vocabulary 54 ① desperate ② contact ③ bewildered ④ absence ⑤ frequently ⑥ shock ⑦ tale ⑧ prank ⑨ gradually Alice Gordon snuck up on Shawn in the library stacks Shawn was happy to see that Gordon was safe, but he couldn't believe what he heard Floating in space? A submarine ride? It was all too incredible to be true He was convinced that Gordon must be playing an elaborate prank on him Then, Luc and Flora arrived and told him an identical story How could this be possible? It seemed like they really had all gone on a great adventure The children persuaded him to believe their tale He was very disappointed that he missed out on their trip ⑩ stacks ⑪ elaborate ⑫ identical ⑬ possible ⑭ persuaded ⑮ disappointed 55 ox B d r Wo ildered w e b t ntac ate co r shock e p s ly e t d n e u e freq stacks y ll absenc a u d gra le rank possib l tale p a ic t n ount te ide d rec e t elabora in o p isap ded d a u s r e p After a while, more of their friends showed up and Luc, Gordon and Flora continued to recount their amazing story They had seen so many wonderful places They hoped that next time they would be able to bring more of their friends along with them Vocabulary 56 recount Un Review! i t Listening A What was it about? Answer the questions below with a partner Where did the tornado drop the children? Who had been calling Flora? What gave Michelle a shock? Why didn't Shawn believe Gordon? What did the children hope? B Name that Story! Choose the best title The Great Adventure Meeting Friends Home Again In the Library 57 Review! Listening C What Do You Know? Listen, read, and mark an (O) if true or an (X) if false The tornado dropped the children back in their own bedrooms Everyone had been bewildered by the children's disappearance Doris had called Flora frequently while she was gone Michelle got a shock when Luc walked into the room like nothing had happened Gordon surprised Shawn in the library The children persuaded their friends to believe their incredible story They hoped they can bring their friends along on their next adventure 58 The children returned to Beaver Town Michelle was excited to see Luc come home Gordon and Shawn saw each other at the library The children's friends all asked to go on their next adventure No one knew where the children had disappeared to before they came back Un it D Vocabulary Check Match the words with their definitions tale a a trick or joke desperate b having a great need bewildered c to tell a story shock d a sudden and powerful surprise pranks e to cause someone to something f to confuse or puzzle g a story h exactly the same identical recount persuaded E Let’s Summarize Summarize the children's story in your own words In groups, present your summaries 59 A A New Words Circle the words you know In groups, find out the meaning of the words you don't know round metallic puzzled aboard mermaids periscope desperate frequently stacks contact shock elaborate persuaded vessel obviously apologetically functions 60 submarine on board reassured siren tale controls enemy bewildered prank crew sway absence gradually identical possible disappointed recount B Practice the Words B Listen and fill in the blanks functions vessel controls crew persuaded elaborate tale bewildered enemy periscope The captain invited the children aboard his introduced them to his She looked outside using the submarine's saw the to be true, but she listened to his strange anyway Shawn was by Gordon's strange story, but he was gradually to believe it The captain explained all of the submarine's their and ship His story seemed too and and to the children C Practice the Words Read the paragraph and answer the questions After they had brought the children on board, the captain gave them a tour "It's not every day that we get visitors aboard our submarine, so I haven't had much practice giving tours," the captain said apologetically "I'll try to make sure you see all of the important things." "Don't worry about it I'm sure your tour will be great," Flora reassured him He made sure to show the children all the controls and taught them their functions A Where were the children? D What did the captain say he will try to make sure the children see? B Who gave the children a tour? E Who reassured the captain? C Why doesn't the captain have much practice giving tours? F What did the captain make sure to show the children? 61 The tornado finally stopped, and the children found themselves back in their own bedrooms They had been traveling for several days and were desperate to contact their friends and let them know they were okay Everyone in Beaver Town had been bewildered by the children's absence When Flora checked the messages on her phone, she found that Doris had been calling her quite frequently She was very worried about her missing friend 62 A Where did the tornado drop the children? D Why did the children want to contact their friends? B How long had they been traveling? E What did the people in Beaver Town think about the children's absence? C Who were the children desperate to contact? F Who did Flora have many messages from? D Finishing Stories Read the paragraph and write an ending for the story The tornado had pulled the children deep under the ocean They were swimming around and exploring their new surroundings when they found themselves next to a round, metallic thing "What is it?" Flora asked "I think it looks like a submarine I've always wanted to ride in one," said Gordon "Do you think there are people in there? How can we get inside to see?" "Let's try knocking." After a while, more of their friends showed up, and Luc, Gordon, and Flora continued to recount their amazing story They had seen so many wonderful places They hoped that next time they would be able to bring more of their friends along with them E What about You? In groups, ask the questions below What you know about life under the sea? Have you ever visited an aquarium? Have you ever taken a tour? Where did you go? What did you see? Have you ever played a prank on your friends? What did you do? Would you believe the children's story? Why or why not? Have you ever gone on a long vacation? What did you tell your friends when you got home? 63 ... "Yes! I remember him from our history book! I think his name is Sherlock Holmes," said Gordon "That is Sherlock Holmes! Maybe he can help us." The children called out to Mr Holmes and he came over... him from our history book! I think his name is Sherlock Holmes," said Gordon "That is Sherlock Holmes! Maybe he can help us." The children called out to Mr Holmes, and he came over He was busy... were in 1820! They met a famous detective named Sherlock Holmes and followed him to a crime scene A wealthy woman was missing her shoes and thought they were stolen Mr Holmes found the shoes,