Sinbad. Part 1

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1 This is Sinbad. Where does he come from?

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6. captain 7. buy 8. whale 9. laugh 10. think

1. ship
2. thirsty
3. island
4. carpet
5. cry

2 Sinbad has many adventures. Match the words with the pictures.

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move

barrel

find

leave

sell

sail

expensive

lucky

careful

die

rich

ill

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OUR story begins in old Baghdad. A rich old man is very ill in bed. He calls to his son, Sinbad. 'I'm dying, Sinbad,' says the old man. 'You can have all my money, my son. But you must be careful with it.' 'Please don't die, Father,' says Sinbad.

lucky

Sinbad's father dies and Sinbad is unhappy for a long time. But one day he thinks, 'I'm a very lucky man. I have got a lot of money now, some beautiful things and a big house.'

laugh

buy

expensive

Sinbad buys new things to wear and expensive things to eat with his father's money. Every evening Sinbad's friends come to his house. They have a big dinner and laugh all night.

carpet

think

But after a year, Sinbad has got no more money. 'What can I do?' he thinks. He looks at the things in his father's house. He sees all the beautiful carpets. Suddenly he has an idea.

'I can sail to different countries' Sinbad thinks. 'And I can sell these carpets for a lot of money'.Sinbad finds an old ship with a very old captain. Three days later, Sinbad is ready to leave Baghdad. He talks to all the men on the ship. 'I want to sell my carpets and bring back a lot of money' he tells them.

find

leave

sell

sail

barrel

thirsty

The ship sails away from Baghdad and out to sea. After ten days at sea, Sinbad is very thirsty. He sees a beautiful island. 'Please stop!' he says to the captain. Sinbad and some of the sailors go onto the island. Sinbad takes a barrel. He wants to look for some water.

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'What a wonderful island!' says Sinbad. They begin to look for water. But suddenly the island moves.'The island is moving!' says Sinbad.

'Oh no!' cry the sailors. 'This isn't an island. It's a whale!' The whale moves down into the water. All the sailors are in the sea. 'Help! Help!' they cry.

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Sinbad quickly gets into the barrel. Now he is at sea in the barrel. 'Hello! Hello! ' he cries again and again. But nobody answers.

Yes / NoYes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No Yes / No

1 Sinbad's father is ill and dies. 2 Sinbad wants to sell his father's house. 3 Sinbad leaves Baghdad on a new ship. 4 The ship sails for ten days. 5 Sinbad wants to look for food on the island. 6 The island is a whale. 7 Sinbad gets into a barrel. 8 Sinbad goes back to the ship.

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Read and circle the answers

9. _________10. _________ 11. _________ 12. _________

5. _________6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________

move

barrel

find

leave

1. _________2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________

sell

sail

expensive

lucky

careful

die

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rich

ill

Match the words with the pictures

a. with his friends. b. in a barrel. c. down into the sea. d. a rich man. e. in Baghdad. f. a beautiful island. g. sell his father's carpets.

1. Sinbad lives 2 Sinbad's father was 3 Sinbad has dinner 4 Sinbad is going to S Sinbad sees 6 The whale moves 7 Sinbad is at sea

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Find 10 words from Chapter 1

1. Do you like the story? 2. Is Sinbad's father rich or poor? 3. Are Sinbad's friends good or bad? Why? 4. Is Sinbad careful? Are you careful? 5. Where does Sinbad sail? Why? 6. What happens to Sinbad there? 7. Does he sell his carpets and get lots of money? 8. What does Sinbad do when the whale moves down into the sea?

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Sinbad sells his carpets and gets lots of money.

Sinbad comes to a small island.

Sinbad finds the ship again.

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what happens next? choose

GRAMMAR CHECK

There is / are

In Baghdad, a) ___________ a young man. His name is Sinbad. Sinbad is rich and b) ___________ lots of expensive things in his house. c) ___________ a nice table andd) ___________ five big chairs. But e) ___________ any brothers or sisters in Sinbad’s family to watch and help him. Every night, Sinbad’s friends come to his house, and they eat and drink. After a year, f) ___________ any money and Sinbad isn’t rich. When his friends visit again, they are very surprised because g) ___________ any nice things to eat!

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1. Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative form of there is/there are.

a _____________ any women? No, _____________.b _____________ a whale? Yes, _____________. c _____________ any sailors? Yes, _____________. d _____________ any jewels? No, _____________. e _____________ any barrels? Yes, _____________. f _____________ a sea monster? No, _____________.

2. Complete the questions with Is there or Are there. Then write correct short answers.

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