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While readingLarry’s Idea and Chapters 1–51 Matchtheletterswiththenumbersto

completethesentences. a GerryandMother… b Leslie… c Margo… d Larry… e Roger… f MrBeeler… g Spiro… h TheRose-beetleman… i George… j Theodore… 1 findshisfamilydifficulttolivewith. 2 hasaproblemwithhisears. 3 hasterriblespots. 4 worksatthehotel. 5 hasabigbrownface. 6 havebadcolds. 7 doesn’tlikehorses. 8 givesGerryapocketmicroscope. 9 isafriendofLarry’s. 10 can’tspeak.2 Discussthesequestionswithanotherstudent.

Whatdoyouthink? Doyouthinkthatthefamilyalwaysdoeswhat

Larrywants?Whydoyouthinkthis?3 Answerthesequestions. a WhatdoesGerryseeastheshipsailsnearer

toCorfu? ……………………………………………… b WhatdoesGerryhearastheshipsailsnearer

toCorfu? ………………………………………………4 Writeaparagraph. Pretendthatyouarestandinginfrontofthe

Pension SuissewhentheDurrellsarriveinataxi.Writeaparagraph(containingatleastfoursentences)todescribewhatyousee.

5 RewritethefollowingsentencesusingcorrectEnglish.

a ‘Why’sdon’tsyoushavesomeoneswhocantalksyourownlanguage?’

……………………………………………… b ‘Wheresyouswantstogos?’ ………………………………………………

c ‘Englishalwayswantsbathrooms…Igetsabathroomsinmyhouse…’

……………………………………………… d ‘TheyallscallsmeSpiroAmericanobecause

IlivesinAmerica.’ ………………………………………………6 Workinpairs.Roleplaytheconversation. StudentAisGerryandStudentBistheRose-

beetleman(thestudentshouldpretendthathecanspeakEnglish).GerryshouldasktheRose-beetlemanquestionsabouttherose-beetles.TheRose-beetlemanshouldanswerGerry’squestions,andthenaskhimquestionsabouthimandhisfamily.

Chapters 6–97 Whathappensfirst?Whathappensnext?

Writethenumbers1–12. a Margoscreams. c b Larryfeelssomethingonhishand,looks

downandscreams. c c Motheragreesthatthebabiesmustn’tdie. c d ThemotherscorpionclimbsonLarry’s

hand. c e RogerbitesLugaretziaontheleg. c f Lugaretziadropsaplate. c g Gerrypicksupthebabyscorpionsand

carriesthembacktothegardenwall. c h Thescorpionisangryandrunstowards

Leslie. c i Gerryleaveshismatchboxonthesitting-

roomtable. c j Larrypicksupthematchestolighthis

cigarette. c k Thebabyscorpionsfalloffthemother

asshelandsonthetable. c

l Margothrowsaglassofwateratthescorpion. c

8 Answerthesequestions. a WhydoesPeterspendlesstimeonGerry’s

lessonsafterafewweeks? ……………………………………………… b WhatmistakedoesLesliemakeaboutGerry’s

birthdaypresent? ……………………………………………… c WhydoesLesliescreamforthenexttwo

weeks? ………………………………………………

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d WhogetsinvitedtoGerry’spartybymorethanonepersoninthefamily?

……………………………………………… e WhydoesLugaretziacryallthewayfromthe

towntothevilla? ……………………………………………… f WhyisSpiro’sfriendimportant? ……………………………………………… g WhydoesLarryhaveabadheadache? ………………………………………………9 Makealist. WhatpresentsdoyouthinkGerrygetsforhis

birthday?Makealistofthepresentsthatyouthinkhegetsforhisbirthdayandwhogivesthemtohim.

10 Answerthesequestions. a WhowantstoshootPeter? ……………………………………………… b WholovesPeter? ……………………………………………… c WhomakessurethatPeterdoesn’tsecretly

returntotheisland? ……………………………………………… d Whothinksthatshootingbirdsiseasytodo? ……………………………………………… e Whodiscoversthatshootingbirdsisn’teasyto

do? ……………………………………………… f WhowakesLarryupandtellshimthatthe

roomisonfire? ………………………………………………11 Discussthesequestionswithanotherstudent.

Whatdoyouthink? Whatarethepeopledoinginthepictureon

page25?Howdoyouthinkeachpersonisfeeling?Whydoyouthinkthis?

12 Discussthesequestionswithanotherstudent.Whatdoyouthink?

WhatdoyouthinkAuntHermioneislike?Whydoyouthinkthis?

Chapters 10–12 and The Return13 Underlinethewrongwordineachsentence

andwritetherightword. a Thenewvillaisaswhiteasrice.

……………… b Margothinksthattheadultmagpiesare

sweet.………………

c ThebirdsareveryinterestedinGerry’sroom.………………

d ThemagpiesthrowMother’spapersalloverthefloor.………………

e Abovethevillaisalineoffields.………………

f Aleckoisverylight.……………… g Kostisaysthathekilledhisbrother.

……………… h Gerryputsthesnakesinawarmbath.

………………14 Matchtheletterswiththenumbersto

completethesentences. a Margo,Leslie,GerryandMother… b Larry… c Gerryputshissnakesinthebath… d Themagpies… e Leslie… f Twoofthevisitorsscream… g Theparty… h Thepassportman… 1 findsthesnakesinthebath. 2 doesn’thelptogetreadyfortheparty. 3 endshappily. 4 drinktoomuchbeer. 5 whentheyfindAleckounderthetable. 6 becausetheyaretoohot. 7 helptogetreadyfortheparty. 8 callsthefamilya‘travellingzoo’.

After reading 15 Workinpairs.Askeachotherquestionsabout

thestory.Doyoulikethebook?Whyorwhynot?Doyouthinkthatitisfunny?Whyorwhynot?

16 Workinpairs.Discussthefamily’sfuture.WhatdoyouthinkGerryandhisfamilywilldoaftertheyreturntoEngland?

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Larry’s Idea and Chapters 1–51 Matchthepeoplewiththethingstheytaketo

Corfu.a Mother…b Leslie…c Margo…d Larry…e Gerry… 1 Books. 2 Insects. 3 Cookbooks. 4 Somethingforspots. 5 Guns.

2 Arethesethingalive(A)ornotalive(NA)?a beetle……b taxi……c insect……d matchbox……e microscope……f pigeon……g spots……h string……i tortoise……j villa……

3 WriteAchilles,RogerorQuasimodo inthesentencesa–c.a …………practisesclimbingonbodieslyinginthe

sun.b …………sitsquietlywhileGerrylooksatinsects.c …………turnsouttobeashe.

Chapters 6–94 Writetherightwordsinthesentences.

boat book dangerous die female Oxfordorders red screams smaller tea warm

a Thenewvillahasa…………roof.b OnedayGerryfindsa…………scorpion.c Larry…………whenthescorpionwalksontohis

hand.d Motheragreesthatthescorpionsmustnot

………….

e Petercomesfrom…………toteachGerry.f Gerrydecidestowritea………….g Larryfightsa…………snake.h LesliegivesGerrya…………forhisbirthday.i Larrystaysinbedandgivesthefamily………….j Larryasksforacupof………….k AuntHermionethinksthatthe…………weather

willbegoodforherhealth.l Larrysaysthatthefamilymustmovetoa

…………villa.

Chapters 10–12 and The Return5 Whoarethepeopleinitalics?

a ‘Magpies,’Margotoldhim.…………b Iftheycamenearit,hethrewthingsatthem.

…………c ‘LockthemintheircagesorI ’llkillthem.’

…………d ‘Youreallyareaveryintelligentwoman.’…………e Iaskedabouthisnameandwhyhewasinprison.

…………f ‘Youdon’tknowwhathedid.’…………g Hearrivedinthegardenwearingonlyasmalltowel.

…………h ‘Ah!’hesaid.‘Itseemstobealargeblackandwhite

bird.’…………i Whenwearrivedattheship,Spiroshookourhands

withoutspeaking.…………j ‘Lookatthis!’shesaidangrily.…………

6 Whosaysthesentencesa–j?a ‘Aren’ttheysweet ?’…………b ‘They’reugly!’…………c ‘Iamnotgoingtoanswerstupidquestions.’

…………d ‘Ikilledmywife.’…………e ‘Hekilledhiswife.’…………f ‘Thebathisfullofsnakes.’…………g ‘Outside!’…………h ‘Ohdear,nowwhat’shappened?’…………i ‘Gerry,catchthatbird!’…………j ‘Ididn’twantstocry.’…………