Carl is a shy, quiet boy.

Ellie is his
friend. They are fans of Muntz the 1
explorer. They grow up and get
married. Carl sells toy balloons and
Ellie is a zookeeper. They want to
save their money to visit Paradise

Falls, but Ellie gets sick and dies.

Later ....

Carl lives alone. He does not 2

want to move out of his
house into a retirement
home. He turns his house
into an airship. He uses
thousands of helium
balloons to make it fly.

A young boy called Russell goes with him.

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 There is a thunderstorm. The house is near a large ravine opposite
Paradise Falls. They hope to reach the falls before the balloons
deflate. They meet a large bird who is trying to reach her chicks, and a
dog named Dug who has a special collar so he can speak.
Russell calls the bird
Dug is the past tense of dig.
Kevin.
4 Doug is the correct spelling.
This is a joke because Kevin
is a boy’s name. Carl andThis is a joke because dogs
Russell meet a
dig holes.
pack of dogs. They go to
the dogs’ master. He is a very old man. He is
Muntz the explorer. Muntz is a bit crazy. He
wants to catch Kevin the bird.

They run away, but Muntz’s dogs chase them. Muntz catches Kevin
the bird and Russell is angry.

5 Alone in his house Carl looks at some photos and finds a note from
Ellie. She tells him to go on an adventure.

Dear Carl,
Go on an
adventure.
Love Ellie

He looks for Russell, but Russell is floating away with some balloons
6 to find Kevin. Many of the balloons on Carl’s house have burst, so
Carl takes the furniture out of the house so it can float up again.

Russell is captured by Muntz, but Carl rescues him and Kevin. Kevin
7 goes back to her chicks and Carl and Russell fly home to the city in
the airship. The house lands on the cliff near Paradise Falls just as
Ellie wanted. Russell wins a special badge for helping old people.
 Verb to be: What are their jobs?

1 is /are 1. Ellie ..............................

1. Carl ____ a shy quiet boy. 2. Carl ...............................

2. Ellie ____ his friend.

3. They ____ fans of Muntz the explorer.

Questions:

1. Where do Ellie and Carl want to visit? .................................................

2. What happens to Ellie? ..........................................................................

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True or False?

Carl lives alone. _____

Carl wants to leave his house. _______

Carl makes his house into an airship _____

Match the meanings in this story:

retirement home heavy rain, thunder and lightning
helium deep narrow valley
 thunderstorm blimp, dirigible
explorer an enthusiast, devotee
airship adventurer
fan home for old people
deflate stop working when old
ravine a gas
to retire lose gas or air, to go down

Carl uses thousands of balls to make his house fly. ______

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4 Adjectives: Find the best opposites for these words

shy _________________ calm

quiet ________________ ordinary
sick _________________ small
dead _________________ alive
angry ________________ sensible
floating ______________ sinking
light ________________ well
special _______________ noisy
crazy ________________ outgoing
large ________________ heavy

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Carl finds a note from Ellie telling him to go on an adventure.
Write a note for Russell telling him to go on an adventure
......................................................... Dear Carl,
with
. Carl. Sign your own name. Go on an
......................................................... adventure.
Love Ellie
.........................................................

.........................................................
.
 6 Many of the helium balloons have burst. How does Carl make his house lighter
so it will float again?

................................................................................................................................

Russell is captured by Muntz, but Carl rescues him and Kevin. Kevin
7 goes back to her chicks and Carl and Russell fly home to the city in
the airship. The house lands on the cliff near Paradise Falls just as
Ellie wanted. Russell wins a special badge for helping old people.
Rewrite the above passage in the past tense:

................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................

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flock
Collective Nouns: Words for groups of animals herd
pack
a....................of dogs a .................. of sheep
mob
a .................. of birds a .................... of cattle pod
flock
a ................... of kangaroos a ................... of whales
 pup
Words for baby animals: kitten
duckling
Cat .................................. horse ............................ joey
Dog ................................ whale ............................ larva
chick
Bird ................................ bear ...............................
lamb
sheep ............................... cow .............................. foal
kangaroo ......................... lion .............................. calf
cub
insect ............................. duck ..............................
calf
cub
Answer Key
What are their jobs?

1. Carl _is___ a shy quiet boy. 1. Ellie is a zookeeper.

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2. Ellie __is__ his friend. 2. Carl sells toy balloons.
3. They _are__ fans of Muntz the explorer.

Questions:

1. Where do Ellie and Carl want to visit? Paradise Falls.

2. What happens to Ellie? She gets sick and dies.

2
True or False?

Carl lives alone. __True___

Carl wants to leave his house. __False_____

Carl makes his house into an airship __True___

Match the meanings in this story:

retirement home home for old people
 helium a gas
thunderstorm heavy rain, thunder and lightning
explorer adventurer
airship blimp, dirigible
fan an enthusiast, devotee
deflate lose gas or air, to go down
ravine deep narrow valley
to retire stop working when old

Carl uses thousands of balls to make his house fly. __False__(balloons)__

Adjectives: Find the best opposites for these words 3

shy ____outgoing

quiet ___noisy

sick ____well

dead ___alive

angry ____calm

floating ____sinking

light ________heavy

special ______ordinary

crazy ________sensible

large4________small

5 Dear
Carl finds Russell,
a note from Ellie telling him to go on an adventure.
Write a note for Russell telling him to go on an adventure
GoCarl.
with on an adventure
with Carl.

From,
...............................
 Sign your own name.

6 Many of the helium balloons have burst. How does Carl make his house lighter
so it will float again?

......He takes out the furniture.................

Rewrite the above passage in the past tense:

7
Russell was captured by Muntz, but Carl rescued him and Kevin. Kevin went
back to her chicks and Carl and Russell flew home to the city in the airship. The
house landed on the cliff near Paradise Falls just as Ellie (had) wanted. Russell
won a special badge for helping old people.

Collective Nouns: Words for groups of animals

a....pack................of dogs a .....flock............. of sheep

a ...flock............... of birds a .....herd............... of cattle

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a .....mob.......... of kangaroos a ........pod........... of whales

Words for baby animals:

Cat ..........kitten.................... horse ..........foal..................

Dog ........pup........................ whale .........calf...................
Bird .........chick.................... bear ............cub...................
sheep ........lamb................... cow ............calf..................
kangaroo ......joey................ lion .............cub.................
insect ..........larva.................. duck ............duckling..........

Carl is a shy, quiet boy. Ellie is his friend. They are fans of Muntz the
explorer. They grow up and get married. Carl sells toy balloons and
Ellie is a zookeeper. They want to save their money to visit Paradise
Falls, but Ellie gets sick and dies.

Later ....

Carl lives alone. He does not want to move out of his house into a
retirement home. He turns his house into an airship. He uses
thousands of helium balloons to make it fly.

A young boy called Russell goes with him.

There is a thunderstorm. The house is near a large ravine opposite

Paradise Falls. They hope to reach the falls before the balloons
deflate. They meet a large bird who is trying to reach her chicks, and a
dog named Dug who has a special collar so he can speak.
Russell calls the bird Kevin.
Carl and Russell meet a pack of dogs. They go to the dogs’ master. He
is a very old man. He is Muntz the explorer. Muntz is a bit crazy. He
wants to catch Kevin the bird.

They run away, but Muntz’s dogs chase them. Muntz catches Kevin
the bird and Russell is angry.

Alone in his house Carl looks at some photos and finds a note from
Ellie. She tells him to go on an adventure.

He looks for Russell, but Russell is floating away with some balloons
to find Kevin. Many of the balloons on Carl’s house have burst, so
Carl takes the furniture out of the house so it can float up again.

Russell is captured by Muntz, but Carl rescues him and Kevin. Kevin
goes back to her chicks and Carl and Russell fly home to the city in
the airship. The house lands on the cliff near Paradise Falls just as
Ellie wanted. Russell wins a special badge for helping old people.