(vii) … groups of people in Germany used the cat for evil purposes.
(viii) … dreaming about days gone by when he was revered.
(ix) wild domestic
modern ancient
(x) holy divine
unlawful illegal
very small miniature
(xi) An old cat knows fresh milk: experience counts
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream: there is more than one way of doing something / completing a task, than only one way.
Limericks
Limerick has 5 lines
Rhyme scheme: aabba
Spelling exercise
Words in order: died; cried; die; cry; denied; magnified; tried; satisfied; decried; vilified; lied; implied / replied; mortified; dried; pacified; eyes; wise
Silent reading
b. (i) a little patience
(ii) easily damage your relationship
(iii) reward and love her
(iv) train her to use a scratching post
(v) train her with a lead and a harness
(vi) coaching - training
destroyed - damage
vulnerable - delicate
well-known - popular / familiar
taking a risk - danger
(vii) and (viii) for discussion
Cloze
(c) The following answers listed, serve as a guide. More than one answer may be correct, as long as it is used in context.
… was driving his … … either side … … a sheer drop .
… such thick mist / fog that … … pin-points of light shone … … lights of the car / vehicle had … … in the eyes of … … was saved from injury / death .
… hundred of cats sitting … … middle of the road .
… studs with glass centres like … … in the middle / tar / covering of …
… night is grateful … … world safer to drive along after dark .
Cloze
(d)
1. late
2. went
3. fuse / bulb
4. electricity
5. around
6. floor / chair
7. turned
8. watched
9. jumped
10. front
11. over
12. paws
13. dropped
14. playing
15. boy’s / child’s
16. switch / lamp
17. medium
18. off
19. many
20. cat
21. controlled
22. drift
‘cat’ words
(i) catalogue
(ii) catacombs
(iii) catamaran
(iv) catapult
(v) cataract
(vi) catastrophe
Cat Rescue
There is more than one correct answer for this task. By dramatizing this situation, the learners should cover all the possibilities. As long as the dialogue makes sense and the learners can justify their choices, the answers are correct.
Direct and Indirect Speech
(d) Direct Speech [in order as listed in (c)]
- Mom said (answered / soothed),” Don’t worry, James, I’ll get the cat down.”
- “Oh, no! Not again!” cried (shouted) James.
- “Here, take hold of the other end of the ladder.” He / she requested (said).
- She asked, “May I help you?”
- “Please phone the fire brigade?” requested (asked) Mom.
- “Now, what are we going to do?” wailed (moaned / groaned / asked) James (Mom).
- “Be careful, Mom. Oh goodness!” warned James.
- James asked, “What must I do, Mom?
- “Can you manage to reach him, Mom?” asked James.
- “Look out, James. Stand away from the tree.” Said (warned) Mom.
- “No, not quite. I think I’ll have to climb along the branch.” Replied Mom
(e) Indirect Speech (in order as above)
- Mom answered James that he should not worry and that she would get the cat down. / Mom soothed James and told him that he should not worry. She would get the cat down.
- James cried out no and that it could not be happening again.
- She requested that he take the other end of the ladder.
- She asked if she may help him.
- His mom requested that he take the other end of the ladder.
- She asked if she may help him.
- His mom requested that he phone the fire brigade. / He requested that she phone the fir brigade.
- James (Mom) asked (in desperation) what they were going to do.
- James warned his mom to be careful.
- James asked his mom what he should do.
- James asked his mom if she could manage to reach him / the cat.
- Mom told James to look out and warned him to stand away from the tree.
- His mom replied that she could not and thought she would have to climb along the branch.