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THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

after L. Frank Baum

One hot summer day a whirlwind was bom. Whistling and shrieking horribly, the cyclone zigzagged across the Kansas prairie, swallowing up everything in its path. It swallowed up the house where Dorothy lived and carried it sky-high, with Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, inside. The shock of it woke them up just as the bed; on which they were sleeping, collided with the opposite wall and their noses bumped into the window. They were badly frightened, but nothing was broken and nobody was hurt. Looking out of the window, they saw a strange, topsy-turvy world flying by. They saw bams and bicycles and chickens and cows flying by and could not believe their eyes.

It made no sense at all until at last the wind grew still and the house floated to the ground, landing on a road made of smooth, yellow bricks. Running outside, Dorothy and Toto were welcomed by Munchkins and the Good Fairy of the North herself.

The Good Fairy gave Dorothy a special pair of red shoes to wear and said: “Put them on and follow the Yel­low Brick Road.”

Dorothy gladly put them on, but when she looked up, the Good Fairy and all the Munch­kins had disappeared.

With Toto under her arm and the red shoes on her feet, Dorothy marched off down the Yellow Brick Road.

Soon she met a scarecrow minding a field of com.

To her surprise he winked and then began to speak, saying; “With nothing but straw in my head, I need a brain. The Wizard of Oz can give me one, but he lives in the Emerald City. Please, help me down, I want to visit him.”

Dorothy gladly set the straw-man free and gladly fell in step beside him when he asked her to be his friend and come along.

Hand in hand off they went, Dorothy and the Scare­crow, down the Yellow Brick Road with Toto at their heels. Soon the road entered a deep forest. Halfway through the forest they met a woodcutter made of tin. Wet with tears and stiff with mst he could not move or speak, until Dorothy found his oil can and oiled all his hinges. At last he could tell them his sad story.

“I have no loving heart”, said he, thumping on his hollow chest.

“Then come with us, “exclaimed the Scarecrow, “be­cause the Wizard of Oz will certainly give you one!”

At once the Tin Man cheered up and joined the little group of travellers on the road to Oz. But suddenly, with­out any warning, a lion roared and pounced, knocking the Tin Man and the Scarecrow off their feet. Dorothy was so upset. She caught the Lion by the tail and scolded him until he sobbed.

“I’m sorry,” the Lion cried, “I’m just a big bully! I have no courage at all!”

“The Wizard of Oz will give you courage,” said the Scarecrow, bravely patting the Lion’s paw. The Lion fol­lowed Jiis new friends.

At last the weary travellers reached the Emerald City. They passed through the gates and came away wear­ing emerald-tinted eyeglasses that made everything look green. Looking here and there, they soon found the great palace of Oz. The Wizard was in. They entered a green room with a throne. On the throne of Oz Doro­thy saw nothing more astonishing than a big balloon decorated with a crown, a mous­tache and a scowling face. Disappointed and angered by the trick, she refused to obey the rude voice that ordered them to bow low. Instead, she pointed an accusing fin­ger and declared: “It’s all humbug! There is no real Wizard, it’s just a shameful trick!”

At Dorothy’s words the balloon popped and collapsed with a rush of hot air. The gust blew the green glasses off their noses and left them standing in the clear light of day. Moments later a strange little man darted out from behind the throne. Red in the face he had to admit that there was no wizard, it was all a shameful trick. Even so he did know something about wishes. Turning first to the Lion, he handed him a small bottle and said:

“Since courage is something inside you, drink this.” He helped the Tin Man too, giving him a red silk heart to wear, like a medal, on his chest. Then he helped the Scarecrow, saying, “Put these pins and needles together under your hat and you’ll have all the sharp brains you’ll ever need.”

Finally, the strange little man turned to Dorothy and said:

“You have the red shoes. Just tap the heels together three times, close your eyes and think of home and presto, you’ll be there.” Did it work? Yes, it did! When Dorothy opened her eyes, she could tell at a glance that she and Toto were home again, in Kansas, where they belonged.

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READING ACTIVITIESg

I. CONTROLLED READING. Read the tale and find answers to the questions.

  1. What was the reason Dorothy’s life turned upside down?

  2. What did Dorothy and her dog see out of the window when her house floated in the air?

  3. Who were the first people Dorothy saw after her house landed on the ground?

  4. How was the Good Fairy of the North helpful?

  5. Who was the first creature Dorothy met marching down the Road and what was his problem?

  6. Who was the second creature Dorothy met marching down the Road and what was his problem?

  7. Who was the third creature Dorothy met marching down the Road and what was his problem?

  8. Why was everything green in the Emerald City?

  9. What did Dorothy see on the throne in the great palace?

  10. How did Dorothy feel after she looked around in the green room?

  11. How did the strange little man help Dorothy and her friends?

  12. What did Dorothy have to do to return home?

II. FINISH the sentences. Choose the best endings from (a-t) to the sentence beginnings (1-18). There are two extra endings that you won’t need.

  1. The cyclone swallowed up

  2. Though the hurricane made everything topsy- turvey

  3. Out of the window Dorothy saw

  4. When the house landed on the road

  5. It was the Good Fairy of the North.

  6. In the field Dorothy saw

  7. The Scarecrow complained that

  8. Dorothy and the Scarecrow

  9. Dorothy’s pet Toto 

  10. Halfway through the deep forest

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a. Dorothy met the Good Fairy of the North.

b. the Good Fairy of the North disappeared.

c. a scarecrow who was guarding the com.

d. admitted that everything was just a humbug.

e. the house where Dorothy lived

f. there was no real Wizard of Oz.

g. and gave him a red silk heart to wear.

h. the friends got everything they wanted.

i. they soon found the great palace of Oz.

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  1. The Tin Man

  2. The Lion sobbed and complained

  3. After the weary friends passed through the gates

  4. On the throne in the palace the friends saw

  5. In the palace Dorothy understood that

  6. A strange little man

  7. Thanks to the strange little man

  8. When Dorothy tapped the hells three times

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j.       flying bams and bicycles, chickens and cows.

k.      went hand in hand down the Yellow Brick Road.

l.       she and Toto found themselves safe home.

m.     he lacked courage.

n.      who gave Dorothy magic shoes.

o.      nobody was hurt.

p.      he needed a brain.

q.      followed Dorothy and the Scarecrow.

r.       a big balloon decorated with a crown.

s.       was wet with tears and stiff with rust.

t.       Dorothy and Scarecrow met a tin woodcutter.

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III. CAUSE and EFFECT. Choose from the endings (a- o) to finish the sentences (1-14). There is one extra ending that you won’t need. Point out what part of the sentence is cause and what is its effect.

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  1. Dorothy and Toto were badly frightened

  2. A scarecrow winked at Dorothy

  3. The Scarecrow was very upset

  4. Dorothy was very glad

  5. A tin woodcutter was wet with tear

  6. the Tin Man had no loving heart

  7. The Tin Man cheered up

  8. The Lion followed his new friends

  9. In the Emerald city everything looked green for the friends

  10. The friends were very tired

  11. In the palace Dorothy got disappointed and angered

  12. The Tin Man wanted to have a loving heart

  13. Because courage is something inside

  14. The Scarecrow put pins and needles under his hat

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a. as they had walked a long way.

b. and he suffered greatly.

c. and he got sharp brains.

d. as the friends didn’t obey the rude voice.

e. and the little man gave him a red silk heart to wear on his chest.

f. because he was stiff with rust and could not move or speak.

g. because they wore emerald- tinted eyeglasses.

h. because the whirlwind carried the house where Dorothy lived sky-high.

i. when the Scarecrow asked her to be his friend.

j. as there appeared no real Wizard.

k. and she was greatly surprised.

l. the Lion had to drink what was in the bottle.

m. when he learned that the Wizard of Oz could help him.

n. as he needed a brain.

o. as he believed the Wizard of Oz would give him courage.

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IV. COMPARE the characters

The Scarecrow and the Tin Man; the Tin Man and the Lion; Dorothy and the strange little man.

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What is similar?

What is different?

They both had some

The Scarecrow was made

problems.

of straw, while the Tin

They both went to the

Man was made of metal.

Emerald city.

The Scarecrow wanted to have brains and the Tin

 Man lacked a loving heart.

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V. RETELLING. Use the key words to retell the story in short. Use the correct tense forms.

  1. start in a small city in Kansas (about the story)

  2. strike the city

  3. make everything upside down

  4. carry Dorothy’s house far from the city

  5. be welcomed by the Good Fairy of the North

  6. get magic shoes to wear

  7. become friends with a scarecrow, a tin woodcutter and a cowardly lion

  8. go to the Emerald City hoping to receive what they each lack

  1. come to a big palace with a green room

  2. understand that there is no wizard

  3. turn to know magic

  4. help each of the friends to get what they want

  5. become happy, come back home

READING SAMPLES

(levels Al, A2# Bl)

READING COMPREHENSION

Level Al

Read the article about Uncle Sam. Mark the statements (1-8) below the text as T (true) or F (false). Write your answers in the boxes below the task.

WHO IS UNCLE SAM?

When it’s time to pay taxes in American families, people are used to saying, “It’s time to pay Uncle Sam.” There is also an army poster that said, “Uncle Sam Wants You!” Who is Uncle Sam?

During the Wir of 1812, Sam Wilson owned a meat-packing plant. One day Elber Anderson came to the plant. Anderson worked for the United States government. His job was to buy food for the army.

Elber Anderson needed to buy meat for the army. Sam Wilson sold 300 barrels of beef and pork to the United States. Wilson marked each barrel with the letters “EA-US”. This meant that Elber Anderson bought meat for the United States.

When a workman asked Anderson what the letters US stood for, he joked and said, “Uncle Sam Wilson.” The nickname spread across the country, and soon the US of United States also stood for Uncle Sam.

  1. In 1812 the Americans thought about Uncle Sam when they paid taxes.

  2. Sam Wilson bought food for the US government.

  3. Elber Anderson worked in a meat-packing plant.

  4. Beef and pork are types of meat.

  5. The government needed meat to feed the soldiers.

  6. The letters EA stood for the name of the owner of the plant.

  7. The letters US stood for the name of the country.

  8. Uncle Sam is the nickname of the United States.

Photocopiable

Key: IF 2F 3F 4T 5T 6F 7T 8T

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Level A2

Read the magazine article about gold. Some sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the list (A-J) the most appropriate sentence for each gap (1-8) in the article. There is an extra sentence that you do not need to use. Write your answers in the boxes after the text. There is an example at the beginning (0-E).

SUPERSTAR OF METAL

by Ernest O.Hauser

It seems to last forever. It cannot be destroyed by air, wind or water.    

         (0). And then it is made into new shapes.

Many people all over the world want to own it. It is worth a lot of money. It has many uses. And it is one of the most lovely metals on earth. The metal, of course, is gold.

Where does gold come from?

(1). It is trapped in rock above and below ground. Grains of gold lie loose in streams or in streambeds where water used to flow. And gold is found in small amounts in seawater.

(2). But gold is used for lots of other things besides rings, tie clips and necklaces. There are gold pen points. Dentists sometimes put gold fillings in teeth. People make a gold leaf by melting gold.       

(3). These pieces are hammered till they are thin enough to shine light through. (4). It is also used on glass, picture frames, buildings and lettering on glass doors and windows. 

(5). Gold can protect them from harmful rays from space. Gold has charmed people for thousands of years. Are we likely to run out of gold after all this time? No.    

(6). There will probably be enough gold to charm people for the next 6000 years. A karat is the way people measure how much gold is in a piece of jewellery.

The number 24 stamped on gold stands for 24 karats.  (7). If 18 appears, it tells people the item is 18 parts gold and six parts of some other metal (eighteen plus six is 24).

Most countries print paper money or make cheap metal coins (8).

 

A Gold is even used on astronauts’ spacesuits

В But many of them keep supplies of gold

C It is found in three places.

D Many years ago people used gold money

E It can be melted down over and over again

F There seems to be plenty of gold in the gold mines that are still open

G They then cut it into square pieces

H That means the item is all gold

I Most people are used to seeing gold in jewellery

J Then the gold leaf is put on dishes

Photocopiable

Key: 1C 21 3G 4D 5A 6F 7H 8B

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Level B1

Read the text about a system that changed the work of the supermarket. Complete statements (1-6) below the text by choosing the best answer (a, b, c, or d). Write your answers in the boxes below the task. There is an example at the beginning (0-a).

IT ALL ADDS UP

by V. Elaine Smay

The supermarket looks like any other. But its checkout stands are a bit unusual. More and more stores of all types are using the new checkout system.

This system uses a machine that can do all sorts of things. It can do math you can’t do in your head.

It will tell what a customer should pay for two T-shirts when the price for three is $5.35.

What does the cashier do? He or she simply pulls the food across a small window. The window is at the end of the checkout counter. On the side of the can or box or package is a row of light and dark lines. The lines have numbers. The checkout machine ‘reads’ these lines and numbers when the item is passed across the window. The machine finds out what the item is and sends that message to a computer.

What do those strange lines and numbers mean? The lines help the machine find where the beginning, middle and end of the numbers are. The numbers describe the item for the computer. For example, look at the can. The little 0 on the left means the item came in a package or can of some kind. The first five numbers at the bottom stand for the company that made the item. The last five stand for the name and size of the item.

The computer knows all sorts of information about the item. The computer chooses the facts that might be needed and sends them back to the checkout machine. The machine flashes the name of the item and the price on a small screen and adds the price of that item to the customer’s bill. Then the bill comes out of the machine on a long paper tape.

What else can this wonderful machine do? It can read the weight of a bag of fruit on a scale, figure out the cost and add it to the bill. That’s not all. The computer constantly gets information on which items are purchased and how fast they sell. It lets the store manager know when the store is running out of certain things. The manager can tell how many shoppers there were in the store at any time of the day.

It all adds up. Nowadays almost all supermarkets use this speedy checkout system.

All of the following is true about the new checkout system except the fact that it

  1. uses a machine that can do many things.

  2. will replace the cashier for a computer.

  3. tells how much to pay for this or that item.

  4. can do calculations you can’t do in your head.

The main topic the article speaks about is

  1. cashiers who now can work faster and be more efficient.

  2. some special code with lines and numbers on products.

  3. an effective system of checkout of products and goods.

  4. the advantages and disadvantages of selling goods in supermarkets.

The code with lines and numbers on any item

  1. tells some important information about it.

  2. flashes the numbers on a special screen.

  3. informs the manager how many shoppers there were.

  4. lets the cashier know how many items are sold.

The lines and numbers on the item DON’T give informa­tion about

  1. the size of the item.

  2. what the item comes in.

  3. the company-producer.

  4. the price of the item.

The computer

  1. helps the machine find the beginning, middle and end of the numbers.

  2. flashes the name of the item and the price on a small screen.

  3. gives away the name and the price of the item on a long paper tape.

  4. has different facts about every item which is sold in the supermarket.

The checkout system works in the following order. First the

  1. checkout machine sends information about the item to the computer.

  2. checkout machine reads information about the item.

  3. item passes across the small screen window on the counter.

  4. computer processes information about the item and adds the price.

Due to such a system of checkout

  1. fewer cashiers are needed to work with customers.

  2. shoppers don’t need either paper bills or tapes.

  3. items can now come in boxes and packages.

managers can get information about sold items.

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[i] is his it sit in Tim Big milk Bill

 

[ o] on, not, dog, doll, Tom

he [hi]  He is Tim. He is not big. It is his dog. It is big. It is a doll.

 

[ æ ] bag, dad, can, Ann, Sam, and, stand

[ ʃi:] she.  She is Ann. She can stand.

[ks] Max, six, box.  He is not Tim. He is Max.

 

big bag, big dog, big box, big frog

[ ð ] the, this, that

This is Max. That is Tim. This is a frog. That is a box. The frog is on the box. It is Ann’s box.

This is a doll. That is a bag. The doll is in the bag. That is Tom’s bag.

 

[e] ten, seven, shelf, red, bed, yes.

  1. ten dolls, ten big dolls, seven boxes, seven big boxes, six frogs

  2. –Is this a shelf? –Yes, it is.

  3. Is that a bag? –Yes, it is.

 

[ʌ] up, stand up,  run, jump, cup, mum

mum’s red cup, Ann’s big doll, Max’s big box.

  1. This is a red cup. The red cup is on the shelf. The milk is in this cup.

  2. This is Ann. That is Ann’s dad. Ann is seven. Ann can swim.

 

[ai] I, hi, nine, fine, time, five, nice, my, fly

  1. my bag, my cup, my doll

  2. nine dogs, five cups,  six frogs

  3. Hi. I am Tim. I am nine. This is my dog. It is big and nice. I like my dog.

 

 

[ou] oh, no, go, hello, close, home

1) Hello. I am Ann. I am big. I am ten. He is Tim. He is not big. He is five.

  1. –hello, Ann.

-hello, Tim. Let’s go home.

-Oh, no. Let’s go to Tom’s.

 

 

[ei] name, Kate, Jane, take, table, make, eight

  1. eight cups, eight dolls, eight tables, eight names

  2. Kate-cat, cake-can, make-man

  3. This is Kate. That is Kate’s table. The cake is on the table.

  4. Hello. My name is Alex. I am eight. I can jump and swim.

  5. Hello, my name is Jane. Jane is a nice name.

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Hello, my name is Jane. I am eight. I can make a cake. My cake is on the table. It is big and nice. The cup is on the shelf. It is red. This is Pam. Pam is my doll. Pam, take the cup. You can sit at the table.

 

[ei] they, grey, day, today

[oi] toy, boy

  1. a boy-boys, a toy-toys.

  2. This is a toy. It is red. This is a box. It is grey.

  3. This is Max. That is Tom. They are boys. They can play today.

 

[i:] green, meet, see, sleep

[Ɵ ] three, thank you

  1. I see the doll in the box. It is nice. Is it your doll, Kate?

-Yes, it is. You can take it.

-Thank you.

    2)-Meet Ben. He is a nice boy. He is three.

       -Hello, Ben. Can you see that box?

       -Yes, I can. It is green.

 

 

[ з: ]  girl, bird, word, her, birthday

  1. This is a girl. Her name is Jane. It is Jane’s birthday today. She is happy. That is her toy. It is a green bird. The bird can fly.

  2. –Is it a Jane’s birthday today?

-Yes, it is.

-How old is Jane?

-She is eight.

-How is she?

-She is happy.

 

Is, his, it sit, in Bill, big

On, not, dog, doll, Tom

Bag, dad can, Ann, Sam, and, stand

Ten, seven, shelf, red, bed,  yes

Stand up, run, jump, cup, mum

The, this, that, they

I, hi, nine, fine, time, five, nice, my, fly

Grey, day, today, cake, Kate, name, Jane

Toy, boy

Green, meet, see, sleep

Three, thank you

Girl, bird, word, her, birthday

  

 [ɔ: ]  door, four, horse, your

  1. four girls, four birds, four toys, three horses.

  2. You-your

  3. The door is grey. The bird is green.

  4. Me name is Ann. Your name is Tim.

 

[eə ]  their, fair, hair, chair, bear

fair hair, their bear, they-their, their-chair

[a:]  are

  1. They are girls. Their names are Pam and Jane.

  2. You are boys. Your names are Tom and Max.

  3. I have got fair hair. You have got a big bear.

 

[ ə ]  number, under, mother, brother, father, sister, paper, computer

your brother, your computer, their mother, their father

I have a father, a mother, a sister and a brother.

 

Park, dark, party, garden

Cat, that, dad, have, has, sad,

Ten, pen, pencil, seven, spell, leg

Six, give, Bill

 

[u:] look, book, good, school, balloon

1)-I can see a balloon.

 -Look. That is max. He is sad.

-max, take the balloon.

  1. I have got two hands. I can clap. I have got two feet. I can run.

 

This is a girl. Her name is Pam. Tom is Pam’s brother. Pam is Tom’s sister. Look. This is their room. Their mother and father are in the room, too.

 

I am a girl. My name is Pam. I have got two hands. I can clap. I have got two feet. I can jump. This is my brother. My brother’s name is Bill. He can run and swim. I have got a doll. My doll has got a pink face. It has got s small nose. My doll is in the toy box.

 

[i:] tea, teacher, repeat, please, clean, read

The teacher is in the classroom. –Tim, clean the table, please. Ann, spell the word. Sam, repeat it. Max, take the book. Read it please.

 

[əu] Show, snow, so

-Look, the snow is so white.

-We can make a snowman.

 

[auə ] our

1) we-our, our school, our classroom, our teacher

  1. Look. This is our school. This is room number three. It is our classroom. Our classroom is big and clean.

 

[w] white, why, what, where

1)-What have you got, Lane?

   -I have got a pet. It is a cat. My cat is white and clean.

   -Where is your pet?

   -it is under the bed.

2)-Look. What is it?

   -It is my pet – a clean white cat.

 

Sad, rabbit, animal, fat, happy

Jump, under, ugly

Help, pet, neck, leg

Door, floor, short

-Why are you sad?

-I cannot read.

-Ask your teacher to help you.

-Our teacher is not in the classroom.

 

Bill is a nice boy. It is his birthday today. Bill is eight. Look. This is Bill’s room. The boys and girls are in the room. Bill is happy. He has got a lot og toys and books.

 

[k]  nick, neck, Vicky, black

-Hi, Vicky.

-Hello, Nick.

-Let’s go to the park. It is sunny.

-Oh, no. It is too hot.

 

[ŋ ] morning, evening, sing, song, spring, long

-Good morning, Kate. Look, it is nice day today.

-Yes, it is. The birds are in the tree. They sing their song of spring.

 

-Good morning, Bill. Hello, Kate.

-Oh, Vicky and Nick. Good morning.

-It is Mary’s birthday today.

-Let’s make a party for her.

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