These activities are designed to help you analyze and understand the story.
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It is important you read the book at the same time you solve the activities.
1) Look at the book cover...
A- Who do you think the man and the woman are?
B- Where are they?
C- Are they strangers, family, friends?
D- What objects has he got? Mention 3.
E- What objects has she got? Mention 2
2) Read page 1 and answer
A- Where is Gesela from?
B- Where is she now?
C- What does she put in the bag?
3) Read page 2 and answer
A- Where is Ricardo from?
B- Where is he going?
C- Who does Ricardo look at?
4) Read page 3 and answer
A- What is Ricardo's error?
B- How does Gisela feel? Happy, angry, sad or just fine?
5) Pages 1 to 3
Complete with "IS" or "ISN'T"
6) Read pages 4 and 5, look at the pictures and mark the correct option with an "X"
A- Ricardo looks...
B- Gisela...
B- Can Gisela finish her manuscript on the plane?
8) Read page 7 and answer.
A- Why does Gisella take the bag and leave the airport so quickly?
9) Read pages 8 and 9 and answer.
A- Does Gisela leave the airport with Ricardo?
B- Has Gisela got her bag?
C- Whose bag has she got?
D- And who has got her bag?
10) Present Simple: read page 10 to 13 and complete the sentences
11) Read pages 14 and 15. What happened at the end? Explain in 5 sentences. Use English; use your own words; write simple sentences.
For example:
• The thief leaves the clothes on the street.
Click HERE to see the story links
It is important you read the book at the same time you solve the activities.
1) Look at the book cover...
A- Who do you think the man and the woman are?
B- Where are they?
C- Are they strangers, family, friends?
D- What objects has he got? Mention 3.
E- What objects has she got? Mention 2
2) Read page 1 and answer
A- Where is Gesela from?
B- Where is she now?
C- What does she put in the bag?
3) Read page 2 and answer
A- Where is Ricardo from?
B- Where is he going?
C- Who does Ricardo look at?
4) Read page 3 and answer
A- What is Ricardo's error?
B- How does Gisela feel? Happy, angry, sad or just fine?
5) Pages 1 to 3
Complete with "IS" or "ISN'T"
- Ricardo ____ happy to see Gisela next to him.
- Gisela ____ happy when Ricardo knocks her book with his bag.
- Ricardo ____ sorry.
- Ricardo's bag ___ blue. His bag ___ big.
- Gisela's bag ___ blue. Her bag ___ big.
6) Read pages 4 and 5, look at the pictures and mark the correct option with an "X"
A- Ricardo looks...
- Self-confident
- Sad
- Bored
B- Gisela...
- wants to chat with Ricardo
- is not interested in Ricardo
- doesn't want to read
C- Ricardo...
- is listening to music
- is trying to have a conversation with Gisela
- is reading
7) Page 6
A- Look at the picture on page 6. Is Gisela still angry?
B- Can Gisela finish her manuscript on the plane?
8) Read page 7 and answer.
A- Why does Gisella take the bag and leave the airport so quickly?
9) Read pages 8 and 9 and answer.
A- Does Gisela leave the airport with Ricardo?
B- Has Gisela got her bag?
C- Whose bag has she got?
D- And who has got her bag?
10) Present Simple: read page 10 to 13 and complete the sentences
- GISELLA _________(SLEEP) AFTER HER LONG JOURNY.
- THE MAN TAKES THE BAG AND______(ESCAPE).
- GISELLA ______(SEE) THE MAN AND SHOUTS “STOP!”
- SHE__________(WALK) TO HER APARTMENT.
- A ROBBER__________(HAVE) GISELA’S BAG.
11) Read pages 14 and 15. What happened at the end? Explain in 5 sentences. Use English; use your own words; write simple sentences.
For example:
• The thief leaves the clothes on the street.