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DOMINOES Two
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Key
BEFORE READING GUESS WHAT
1 a Wendolene Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers

Activity
b Gromit and Shaun now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
c Preston a Yes
d No, he doesnt b Yes

Answers
e No, he doesnt c No (Preston puts Shaun in his lorry, but Gromit helps Shaun
2 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers to escape.)
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: d Yes
a Wallaces new machine goes wrong. e No
b Wendolene sells wool in her shop.
c Shaun comes to live with Wallace. Activities pages 2425
d Gromit always helps Wallace with his machines. READING CHECK
e Shaun helps everyone when they are in trouble. b Shaun goes into the back yard behind the wool shop.
f Wallace and Wendolene dont get married in the end. c Wallace talks to Wendolene in the shop.
d Shaun puts his head out of a hole in the wall above the shop.
Activities pages 67 e Gromit climbs a ladder and puts his head through the hole.
READING CHECK f Someone takes a photo of Gromit and Shaun.
b F (Gromit isnt asleep, hes knitting.) g Gromit climbs down, walks through the shop and goes to the
c F (No wool in the shops, says the headline.) room above it.
d T h Gromit finds an empty tin of Prestons Dog Food in the empty
e T (It is the small sheep.) room.
f F (They dont find him.) i Gromit sees Shaun looking out of a green lorry.
g F (She phones Wallace.) j All the sheep from the lorry run through the shop and into
h T the street.
WORD WORK k Gromit helps Shaun to escape from the lorry.
1 b porridge f motorbike l Preston drives away with Gromit in the lorry.
c sign g plant WORD WORK
d helmet h side-car 1 1 GATE 5 INVESTIGATE
e ladder 2 BUTCHER 6 TINS
2 b knitting e wire 3 INSTEAD 7 UNTIE
c cleaning f button 4 YARD 8 SOAP
d lorry g lever 2 b yard f untie
GUESS WHAT c gate g instead
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers d tins h soap
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: e butcher
b, c, e and f GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
Activities pages 1213 now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
READING CHECK a4 b c2 d1
b3 c8 d6 e7 f1 g4 h5
WORD WORK Activities pages 3031
1 b wave f roll READING CHECK
c tie g bounce b Wendolene, Wallace e Gromit
d invent h pick up c Wallace, Gromit f Gromit, Shaun
e hang d Gromit g Wallace, Shaun, Gromit
2 b drain e rope WORD WORK
c air f guard dogs 1 b parcel f puzzle
d pile c calendar g bite
GUESS WHAT d metal bars h slip
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers e shoulder
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: 2 b handkerchief e bars, metal
a1 b3 c1 d2 c puzzle f slips
d shoulders
Activities pages 1819 GUESS WHAT
READING CHECK Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
a4 b2 c1 d3 e9 f5 g8 h6 i7 now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
WORD WORK b, c and d
1 blow, bones, cellar, clippers, cover, dial, dryer, lad, light shave,
pullover, sucks Activities pages 3839
2 b dial g cellar READING CHECK
c lad h dryer Its the middle of the night, and Wallace and Gromit are sitting in
d blow i cover the country. Suddenly Wendolene and Preston arrive in a lorry.
e clippers j sucks Wallace and Gromit hide behind a wall. Wendolene and Preston
f light shave k bones get all the sheep from the field and put them into the back of the
lorry. They are the sheep thieves!
Wendolene wants Preston to stop taking the sheep. Preston
breaks her stick and puts her in the back of the lorry together
with Shaun. He is taking them to his dog food factory.

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DOMINOES Two

Key
Wallace and Gromit drive down the road after the lorry. 2
Suddenly the lorry is behind them, and its coming nearer and Wendolenes Wool Shop,
nearer. How can they escape it? Using telephone wires Gromit The Town Square,

Activity
finds a way to put their motorbike behind the lorry again. Newton, IM1 4AT
When Gromits side-car breaks away from the motorbike, it

Answers
changes into a plane and he escapes safely. Wallace uses a 30th October
ladder and makes a bridge from the back of the lorry to his
motorbike with it. Dear Wallace,
WORD WORK
b grass f safe Thank you for your kind invitation. Im sorry but Im afraid I cant
c whistles g idea come to the cheese-tasting party at your house on the 6th
d growls h propeller November at 4 p.m. Preston needs to go to the robot factory,
e evil i rescue and you know that I dont like cheese.
GUESS WHAT
Preston sends his best wishes.
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
Yours,
a Shaun c Wendolene, Wallace
b Preston d Gromit
Wendolene
Activities pages 4647 3
READING CHECK Wendolenes Wool Shop,
b1 c6 d5 e2 f3 The Town Square,
WORD WORK Newton IM1 4AT
1 b wagon f sideways
c tube g throw away 15th November
d wooden h towards
e bricks Dear Wallace,
2 b wooden f towards
c throw away g wagon Im writing to invite you to a knitting party at my shop on the 6th
d tube h bricks December at 3 p.m. Were going to knit pullovers with English,
e sideways Australian and New Zealand wool. If you dont like knitting,
GUESS WHAT you can wear the finished pullovers.
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are: I hope you can come. Please bring Gromit. Preston will be happy
a1 b2 c1 d3 to see him.

Yours,
Activities pages 5455
READING CHECK Wendolene
a 2 e 5
b 4 f 3 4 Open answers.
c 7 g 6
d 1 h 8 Project B pages 5860
WORD WORK 1 a3 b1 c4 d6 e2 f5
b robot g swung NOTE
c malfunction h weight Many people now agree that some of these inventions were first
d conveyor belt I cyber invented by less famous inventors. The famous inventors were
e platform j remote control good businessmen who used others ideas and made them
f ledge better.
GUESS WHAT telephone Antonio Meucci (Italian); Bell used Meuccis basic
Open answers. idea in his invention of 1876
[Teachers note: in the latest Wallace and Gromit film, Wallace radio Nikola Tesla (Croatian, born US); Marconi used many of
and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit, Wallace and Gromit Teslas ideas in his invention of 1895
grow vegetables, drive around in a van, and help a rich lady, Lady electric light Humphry Davy (UK), Joseph Swan (UK); Edison
Tottington, to protect her vegetables from being eaten by rabbits. used their ideas in his invention of 1879
Gromit fights with Victor Quartermaines dog, Philip.] television Philo T Farnsworth (US); Bairds mechanical TV
(invented in 1928) was based on earlier inventors work (by Paul
Project A pages 5657 Gottlieb Nipkow from Germany; and Boris Rosing from Russia).
1 Farnsworths electronic TV (invented in 1927) led to modern TV
Who is writing the letter? Wallace systems.
Whats his/her address? 62 West Wallaby Street, Newton, car Alphonse Beau de Rochas (France) and Siegfried Marcus
NE1 4AT (Germany) invented petrol-driven cars before Benzs invention of
Whats the date of the letter? 29th October 1885
Who is the letter to? Wendolene
What kind of party is it an a cheese-tasting party 2 The writer is for television.
invitation to?
Where is the party? at Wallaces house
When is the party? 6th November at 4 p.m.
Who will be there? Wallace and Gromit
What are they going to do? taste Italian, English, and French cheese

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DOMINOES Two
Dominoes two

Key
3
Invention television

Activity
Writers opinion: for or against for
What are the arguments against? We watch too much
television

What are the arguments for?
Writers conclusion
Answers
young people are fat and
unhealthy
some programmes are not
good for young people to
watch
we can see news while its
happening
there are educational
programmmes
television is more
interesting than reading
books
television is a good way of
getting information

4 Open answers.
5 Open answers.

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