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Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland
I fiwis Carroll
Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland

Illu s tra te d b y A lid a M a ss a ri

A d a p te d b y G in a D. B. C le m e n
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About the Author

CHAPTER ONE Tbe Wfyite Rabbit

CHAPTER T W O The Blue Saterpillar
CHAPTER T H R E E Tbe Sfyesl^ire Sat
CHAPTER FOUR Tl^e lea Party 31
CHA P TE R FI VE Croquet
C H A P T E R SI X Tl^e Trial
CHAPTER SEVEN Back florae for lea
Dossiers A Drink Called Tea 39
A Real Queen 53

U N D E R S T A N D I N G THETEXT 11, 2 0 , 2 8 , 3 6 , 4 4 , 5 2 ,5 9

S p ec ia l F eatu res:
KET KET-style activities 12, 20 , 22 , 36 , 44 , 59 , 60
t:grade 2 Trinity-style activities (G rade 2) 21 , 37
PROJECT O N T H E W EB 54
Exit Test 62
Key to Exit Test 63
Th e text is r e c o r d e d in full.
T h e s e sy m b o ls in d ic a te the b e g in n in g a n d end of th e p assag es linked
to th e lis ten in g activities.
 About tbe Autk or
Pen Name: Lewis Carroll
Real Name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Born: 27 January 1832
First book: A lic e ’s A dventures in W onderland (1865)
O th e r Book: Through the Looking-Glass (1871)
Hobby: Photography
Dies: 14 January 1898
BEFORE Y O U R E A D
□ VO CABULARY
H e r e a re s o m e w o r d s fro m the b e g in n in g of th e s to ry . U s e t h e m to
c o m p le t e t h e s e n t e n c e s u n d e r t h e p ic tu re s . T h e r e is an e x a m p le at th e
b e g in n in g (0).

pictures doors
key b ot t l e w a tcfT
cake mouse

0 A r a b b i t w i t h a ..vy.Qt.cb.

1 Alice with a 2 A box with a 3 A cat with a

4 A b o o k w it h 5 A hall w i t h 6 A table with a

 CHAPTER ONE

The White Rabbit

It is a sunny afte rnoon

A1 ice an d her sister
are sitting by the river.
Alice’s sister is reading
‘I don’t like books without any pictures,’Alice thinks.
She is sleepy. Just then she sees a white rabbit.
He looks at his watch and says, ‘I’m late!’
‘How strange!’Alice thinks. ‘A rabbit with a watch!’ She follows the
rabbit across the grass and into a big hole. She falls slowly down the
hole. Then she stops falling and stands up. She looks around.
Alice sees the rabbit again and follows him. He is ru n n in g
around a hall with a lot of doors. T hen she sees a glass table with
a small key on it. She takes the key and tries to open the doors,
but she c a n t , i h e n she sees a very smaii door and opens it.
There is a beautiful garden.
‘I want to go into that g a rd en / thinks Alice, 'but I’m too big/
She puts the key on the glass table and sees a bottle on it. It says
'DRINK M E ’ on the bottle. She takes the bottle and drinks it all.
'Oh, how strange!’ she says. 'Now I’m very small and I can go
into the g a rd e n .’ But the door is closed and the key is on the
table. She is too small now and she can’t get the key! She is very
sad and starts to cry.

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 Alice sees a small glass box under the table. Inside the box
there is a cake with the words ‘EAT M E ’ on it.
‘I’m going to eat it,’ says Alice. ‘Perhaps I can grow and take
the key from the table.’
She eats the cake but nothing happens. Then suddenly she
becomes big.
‘Now I can get the key,’ she thinks.
She takes the key and goes to the door to the garden. But she
is too big and can ’t go in! She sits down and starts to cry again.
Her tears 1 make a big pool.2
Suddenly she sees the W hite Rabbit again. He is wearing a
lovely jacket and he has got white gloves in one hand and flowers
in the other.
‘Oh, the Duchess is going to be angry because I’m late,' says
the White Rabbit.
‘Excuse me, sir...,’ says Alice.
The White Rabbit is afraid and runs away.
His white gloves fall to the floor. Alice looks at
her hand and she is suddenly wearing one
of the White Rabbit’s gloves.
1. te a rs : these fall from your eyes w h e n you cry.
2. p o o l : an area of water.
 Alice sees a small glass box u n d er the table. Inside the box
there is a cake with the words ‘EAT M E ’ on it.
‘I’m going to eat it,’ says Alice. ‘Perhaps I can grow and take
the key from the table.’
She eats the cake b ut nothing happens. T h e n suddenly she
becomes big.
‘Now I can get the key,’ she thinks.
She takes the key and goes to the door to the garden. But she
is too big and c a n ’t go in! She sits down and starts to cry again.
Her tears 1 make a big pool. 2
Suddenly she sees the W hite Rabbit again. He is wearing a
lovely jacket and he has got white gloves in one hand and flowers
in the other.
‘Oh, the Duchess is going to be angry because I’m late,’ says
the White Rabbit.
‘Excuse me, sir...,’ says Alice.
The W hite Rabbit is afraid and runs away.
Ilis white gloves fall to the floor. A lice looks at
her hand and she is suddenly wearing one
of the W hite Rabbit’s gloves.

1. te a r* : t h e s e fall fro m your eyes w h e n you cry.

2. p o o l : an a rea of w ater.
W h a t’s happening to me?’
Alice is small again and she suddenly falls into a pool of water.
I ’m in the s e a / she thinks. But it is not the sea, it is the pool
of Alice’s tears. She sees a mouse swimming near her.
‘Hello, M ouse!’ says Alice. ‘I’m tired. I want to get out of this
pool.’
The M ouse does not answer. ‘Perhaps it d o e s n ’t und erstand
English,’Alice thinks. ‘Maybe it understands F ren c h .’
‘Oil est ma chatte?’ 1 asks Alice. This is the first sentence in her
French book.
The Mouse is angry and says in English, ‘I don’t like cats! My
family doesn’t like cats! I’m a m ouse!’ He swims away and Alice
follows him.
I . ‘Oil e s t m a c h a t t e ? ’ : (F r e n c h ) W h e r e is my cat?

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UNDERSTANDING T H E T E X T

□ C O M PR EH EN SIO N CHECK
C h o o s e t h e b e s t e n d in g to c o m p le t e t h e s e s e n t e n c e s a b o u t C h a p t e r
O n e. T i c k ( / ) A or B. T h e r e is an e x a m p le a t t h e b e g in n in g (0).

0 W h e n A l i c e s e e s t h e r a bb i t A 0 s h e f o l l o w s hi m.
B □ s h e l o o k s at h e r w a t c h .
1 W h e n she takes the key A □ s h e o p e n s a lot of d o o r s .
B □ she o p e n s a very sm all door

2 W h e n she drinks from A □ she b e c o m e s very small.

the bottle B □ s h e b e c o m e s v e r y big.
3 W h e n she eats the cake A □ s h e c a n g o in t h e g a r d e n .
B □ s h e c a n g e t t h e key.
4 W h e n she sees the A □ he is w e a r i n g w h i t e g l o v e s .
W hite R abbit again B □ h e is w e a r i n g a j a c k e t .
5 W h e n she m eets the M ouse A □ s h e s p e a k s to it in F r e n c h .
in t h e poo l B □ she s w im s away.

0 ‘IT SAYS “D R IN K M E ” ON THE B O TTLE.’

W rite t h e c o r r e c t p h r a s e u n d e r e a c h p ic tu re .

D r i n k me. Eat m e. Be q u i e t . O p e n me.

Follow me. R e a d me.

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 El ADJECTIVES
A M a t c h th e a d je c t iv e s on th e left w ith th e ir o p p o s ite s on th e right.

1 □ happy A slow
2 □ big B ugly
3 □ f as t C s ad
4 □ rich D s ma ll
5 n beautiful E new
6 □ old F poor

B N o w lo o k a t th e p ic tu r e s b e lo w and use th e w o rd s to c o m p le t e th e
te x t. T h e r e is an e x a m p le at th e b e g in n in g (0).

T o m h a s g o t a lot of m o n e y . H e ’s v e r y (0) .rich.................... He l ives

in a (1) .......................... , (2)............................ h o u s e a n d he h a s g o t a
(3 ) ........................... , (4) car. B ut he h a s n ’t go t a n y f ri en
H e ’s v e r y (5) .............................
J e r r y h a s n ’t g o t m u c h m o n e y . H e ’s v e r y (6) ............................. H is c a r is
(7) a nd (8)............................... Hi s h o u s e is (9) ..........................
an d (10) .............................. Bu t h e ’s g o t a lot of f r i e n ds . H e ’s v e r y
( 1 1 ) .......................................

K ET

□ CONVERSATION
C o m p le t e th e co n v e rs a tio n . W h a t d o e s th e W h ite R a b b it say to Alice?
W rite the c o rre c t letter next to the num ber. T h ere is an e xam p le at the
beginning (0).

A Y o u m u s t d r i n k f r o m t h e b ott le. E To see the Duchess.

B I h a v e n ’t g o t m y g l o v e s . F B e c a u s e I’m late. I’m v e r y late.
C Yes? G Y o u m u s t n ’t cry.
D T h e n I’m s o r r y . I c a n ’t h e l p y ou . H No, I c a n ’t. I m u s t go.

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 A l i c e: E x c u s e me, si r...
W h ite R a b b i t : (0) ...Q.....
A l i ce : C a n y o u tell m e w h e r e I a m ?
W h i t e R a b b i t : (1) ............
Al i ce: W h e r e ar e y o u g o i n g ?
W h i t e R a b b i t : (2) ............
A l i c e: W h y ar e y o u r u n n i n g ?
W h i t e R a b b i t : (3) ............
Al i ce: P l e a s e , w a i t ! H o w c a n I g et into t h e g a r d e n ?
W h i t e R a b b i t : (4) ............
A l i c e: B u t t h e b ot t l e is e m p t y now.
W h i t e R a b b i t : (5) ............

BEFORE Y O U R E A D
Q VOCABULARY
Look a t t h e w o r d s b e lo w and m a tc h t h e m to th e p ic tu re s .

1 caterpillar 3 duck 5 dodo 7 parrot

2 baby eagle 4 mushroom 6 butterfly 8 pi pe

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 CHAPTER TW O

T(?e Blue Gater pilfer

8® Soon there are o ther strange anim als in the pool: a duck, a
dodo, a parrot and a baby eagle. Alice gets out of the pool and the
animals follow her.
‘We re all w et,’ says the Dodo. Let’s run a race and get dry!’
‘T h a t’s a good idea,’ says the Parrot.
Alice and the animals run a race and they get dry.
After the race the D uck asks, ‘W ho wins this race?’
‘Everyone wins and everyone gets a prize,’ says the Dodo. ‘And
Alice is giving the prizes.’
‘But I haven’t got any prizes,’Alice thinks.
 ‘Alice m ust have a prize to o / says the Mouse.
‘Of c o u r s e / the Dodo says. ‘W h a t have you got for a prize,
Alice?*
Tve only got this box/ says Alice and she gives him the empty
sweet box.
‘Good!1 says the Dodo. ‘H e re ’s your prize, Alice — a beautiful
box.’
‘How s tra n g e ! ’ she th inks. She looks at the D odo a nd says
T hank you.’
 The animals go away and Alice is alone. She hears a noise and
sees the W hite Rahhit.
‘T he D uchess!’ says the W hite Rabbit. ‘S h e ’s going to be angry!
W here are my gloves?’
Alice looks around. Suddenly everything is different and she is
in the countryside.
T he W h ite R abbit sees Alice and says, ‘W h a t are you doing
here, Mary Ann? Run home and bring me my white gloves!’
‘He th in k s I ’m his s e r v a n t,’ 1 th in k s Alice. She ru n s to the
W hite R abbit’s house and gets his gloves. Then she sees a bottle
on a table and thinks, ‘Every time 1 eat or drink som ething here,
interesting things h a p p e n .’ She drinks it and starts to grow. She is
now very big and puts one hand out of the window of the house.
1. s e r v a n t : this p e rs o n looks a f t e r y o u r h o u s e .

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 'Mary Ann! W here are you?’ asks the White Rabbit. 'W here are
my gloves?*
He tries to open the door of his house. Rut he c an ’t because
Alice’s arm is against it.
The White Rabbit calls his gardener. ‘Pat! Pat! W here are you?’
'I’m here, sir/ says Pat. There are other animals near the house
and they want to help the W hite Rabbit.
'Come and help m e / says the White Rabbit angrily. 'W hat’s that
in the window, Pat?’
‘It’s a h a n d / says Pat.
'A hand!’ says the W hite Rabbit. 'W hat are you saying? Listen
to me. We must burn the house!’
'What!’ shouts Alice.
The animals are silent for a moment. Then they throw stones
through the windows. The stones become little cakes. Alice eats
some of them and becomes small. She is happy and runs out of the
house. The animals try to catch her hut she runs away into the wood.
 Alice sees a big m u s h r o o m in t h e w oo d. O n top of t h e
mushroom there is a sleepy caterpillar. He is smoking a long pipe.
'Who are you?’ he asks quietly.
'I... I d o n ’t know,’ says Alice. ‘My size changes all the time.
Now I’m very small.’
‘I d o n’t understand,’ says the Blue Caterpillar.
‘I can't «xplain,’ says Alice. ‘Let me give you an example; one
day you’re going to become a butterfly. T h a t’s strange, isn’t it?’
‘No, that’s not strange at all,’ says the Caterpillar. ‘But who are
you?’
‘I want to know who you are first,’ says Alice.
‘W hy?’ asks the Caterpillar.
Alice can ’t answer the question. She is angry and walks away.
‘C o m e b a c k ! ’ says t h e C a t e r p i l l a r . ‘I w a n t to tell you
something.’
Alice goes back to the Caterpillar and looks at him.
‘You must never be angry, he says.
‘Is that all?’ asks Alice angrily.
‘No,’ says the Caterpillar. He smokes his pipe and then gets off
the mushroom. ‘One side of this mushroom makes you big and
the other side makes you small.’
Alice looks at the m u sh ro o m and thinks, ‘W h a t side of the
mushroom have I got to eat?'
She takes a piece from each side and then eats the first piece.
Suddenly she grows very small. She eats the other piece and her
neck grows long. Then she eats another piece and she becomes
the right size. Now she is happy.
UNDERSTANDING T H E T E X T
K#r
E l C O M P R E H E N S IO N C H E C K
A r e t h e s e s e n t e n c e s ‘R i g h t 1 (A) o r ‘W r o n g 1 (B)? If t h e r e is n o t e n o u g h
i n f o r m a t io n to a n s w e r ‘R i g h t 1 (A) o r ‘W r o n g 1 (B), c h o o s e ‘D o e s n ' t s a y 1
(C). T h e r e is an e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g in n in g (0).

0 A l i c e is in t h e p o o l w i t h s o m e s t r a n g e b i r ds .
(K ) Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
1 T h e D u c k w i n s t h e r ac e.
A Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
2 A l i c e ’s p r i z e is d i f f e r e n t f r o m t h e o t h e r p r i z e s
A Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
3 T h e W h i t e R a b b i t k n o w s A l i c e ’s n a m e .
A Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
4 W h e n t h e a n i m a l s t h r o w s t o n e s A l i c e is a f r ai d .
A Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
5 A l i c e t h i n k s it is s t r a n g e t h a t t h e c a t e r p i l l a r is s m o k i n g a p i pe .
A Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
6 A f t e r A l i c e e a t s t w o p i e c e s of m u s h r o o m s h e is h e r n o r m a l s i z e
again.
A Right B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y

Q TH E LIFE C YC LE OF A BU TTER FLY

L o o k a t t h e p ic t u r e s . T h e n p u t th e s e n t e n c e s in t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r to
d e s c r i b e t h e life c y c le o f a b u t t e r f ly . W r i t e t h e n u m b e r s in t h e b o x e s .
 A n A b u t t e r f l y c o m e s out.
B n T h e c a t e r p i l l a r e a t s a n d b e c o m e s v e r y big.
C | | A b u t t e r f l y l a y s e g g s on a leaf.
D Q T he caterpillar sleeps and b e c o m e s a chrysalis.
E Q B a b y c a t e r p i l l a r s c o m e o u t of t h e e g g s . T h e y b e g i n t o eat .
F O The chrysalis opens.

T: GRADE 2
B SPEAKING: PETS
T h e re a re a lot of a n im a ls in C h a p t e r T w o . T h in k of a pet; it c a n be
your p e t o r a f r i e n d ’s. T ell t h e c la s s a b o u t it. U s e t h e s e q u e s tio n s to
help you.

1 Is t h i s p et y o u r s o r a f r i e n d ’s ? 4 W h a t c o l o u r is h e / s h e ?
2 W h a t a n i m a l is h e / s h e ? 5 H o w o ld is h e / s h e ?
3 W h a t is h i s / h e r n a m e ? 6 W h a t do e s he/she eat?

□ VOCABULARY - FOOD AND DR IN K

R e o rd e r th e w o r d s in t h e b o x an d u se t h e m to label th e p ic tu re s .

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traew gubahmrer gnotuduh phisc

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□ VOCABULARY
R e a d t h e s e d e fin itio n s of w o r d s fr o m C h a p t e r T w o . W h a t is th e w o r d
fo r e a c h o n e? T h e firs t le t t e r is a lr e a d y th e r e . T h e r e is o n e s p a c e fo r
e a c h le t t e r of th e w o r d . T h e r e is an e x a m p l e at th e b e g in n in g (0).

0 A l i c e f o l l o w s t h i s d o w n t he hol e. r a b b _i_ _t
1 T h e C a t e r p i l l a r is si t ti ng on this. m
2 The a n im als throw these and they
b e c o m e cakes. s
3 T h e b ot t l e is o n this. t _______
4 T h e p r i z e s f o r t h e a n i m a l s a f t e r t h e r ace. s
5 A c o l o u r f u l bi rd t h a t c a n s p e a k . P
6 T h e W h i t e R a b b i t s e n d s A l i c e to g e t t h e s e . g
7 T h e y o u n g bird in t h e p o ol w i t h Al i ce . e _______

BEFORE Y O U R E A D
H ET
□ LISTENING
QPi L is te n to th e firs t p a r t o f C h a p t e r T h r e e . Fo r q u e s tio n s 1-5 , tic k ( / ) A,
B or C. T h e r e is an e x a m p le at th e b e g in n in g (0).

0 Alice sees A 0 a n i ce g a r d e n a n d a s m a l l h o u s e .
B □ a s m a l l g a r d e n a n d a ni ce h o u s e .
C □ a small garden and a small house
1 A l i c e is t o o A □ tall.
B □ big.
C □ s ma ll .
2 T h e s e r v a n t s h a v e got A □ a d o g a n d a fish.
t h e f a c e s of B □ a c at a nd a fish.
C □ a f rog a n d a fi sh.
3 T h e i n v i t a t i o n is f r o m A □ the Queen.
B □ th e servant.
C □ the Duchess.
4 T h e D u c h e s s is s it ti ng A □ n e a r t he c o o k .
B □ w i t h a c at in h e r a r m s .
C □ o n a s m a l l chai r.
5 T h e c at A □ d o e s n ’t like p e p p e r .
B □ smiles.
C □ is si t ti ng n e a r t he D u c h e s s .

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 CHAPTER THREE

The Shesbire Set

Alice walks in the woods.

Sh mce garden and a small house.
^

‘I’m too big,’ she thinks. ‘I can’t get into

that house. I must eat a piece of mushroom and
become small again.’ Soon she is nine inches 1 tall.
Suddenly a servant comes out of the wood and goes
to the small house. His face is like a fish. Another servant
opens the door and his face is like a frog.
The fish-servant has got a big letter in his hand and says, ‘For
the Duchess. An invitation 2 from the Queen to play croquet.’ 3
The frog-servant says, ‘From the Queen! An invitation for the
Duchess to play croquet.’
‘What strange servants!’ says Alice, laughing.
1. n i n e i n c h e s : abo u t 23 cm.
2. in v i t a t i o n : somebody sends this to ask you to go som ew here or do
something.
3. c r o q u e t : an English game.

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 Alice goes to the house and says, ‘C an 1 come in?’
‘Just open the door and go i n / says the servant.
T h en she sees the Duchess. She is sitting on a small chair with
a baby in her arms. T here is a cook in the kitchen. She is making
some soup.
‘T h e r e ’s too m u c h pepper in the s o u p / Alice thinks and she
sneezes. 1
T hen the Duchess sneezes and the baby sneezes.
Rut the cook and a big cat do not sneeze.
The cat sits near the cook and smiles.
Alice asks the Duchess,
‘W hy does your cat smile?’

1. s n e e z e s
 ‘Because it’s a
Cheshire 1 C a t/ says the Duchess.
‘All Cheshire Cats smile, d on’t you know?’
‘No, I d on’t!’ says Alice.
‘You don’t know m u ch ,’ says the Duchess.
Suddenly the cook starts throwing plates, cups and pots at the
Duchess and the baby. There is a terrible noise and Alice is afraid.
‘Oh, please be careful!’ says Alice. ‘The poor baby...!’
‘Don’t think about the baby,’ says the Duchess. ‘It’s mine!’
She starts singing to the baby, but suddenly she throws it to Alice.
‘Here, take the baby!’ she says. ‘I m ust go and play croquet
with the Q ueen .’ She runs out of the house. The cook throws a
plate at her but it does not hit her.
1. C h e s h i r e : a p a r t o f E n g l a n d .

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 Alice goes outside with the baby. It makes strange noises. Alice
looks at it carefully... it is a baby pig!
‘A pig!’ says Alice surprised. She puts it down immediately and it
runs into the wood.
Just then Alice sees the Cheshire Cat in a tree. It looks at Alice
and smiles.
‘Hello, Cheshire C at,’ says Alice. ‘W here can I go now?’
‘Well, where do you want to go?’ asks the Cheshire Cat.
‘I... I d o n ’t know,’ says Alice.
‘You can go that way on the right and you can visit the Hatter,’
says the Cheshire Cat. ‘Or you can go that way on the left and you
can visit the March Hare. It doesn’t matter — they’re both m ad.’
‘Oh dear,’ says Alice, ‘I d on’t want to visit mad people.’
‘Then you’re in the wrong place,’ says the Cheshire Cat. ‘W e’re
all mad here. You’re mad too.’
H ow do you know I’m mad?’ asks Alice.
‘You re h e re / says the Cheshire Cat, ‘so of course you’re m ad.’
‘Are you going to play croquet with the Q ueen today?’ asks the
Cheshire Cat.
‘No, I h aven’t got an invitation,’ says Alice.
‘I’m going to be there,’ says the Cheshire Cat and he suddenly
goes away.
Then he comes back and asks, ‘W h e re ’s the baby?’
UNDERSTANDING T H E T E X T
□ C O M P R E H E N S IO N CH EC K
A r e th e s e n t e n c e s T r u e (T) or F a ls e (F)? C o r r e c t th e fa ls e s e n t e n c e s .

T F
1 T h e D u c h e s s g e t s an i n v i t a t i o n f r o m t h e Q u e e n .
2 In t h e h o u s e A l i c e s e e s t h e D u c h e s s , a b a by ,
a c o o k a n d a cat .
3 The Duchess t a k e s t h e b a b y to p l a y c r o q u e t w i t h t h e Q u e e n . [
4 A l i c e d o e s n ’t k n o w w h e r e to go.
5 The Cheshire C a t d o e s n ’t s p e a k to A li ce.
6 A l i c e g o e s t o t h e H a t t e r ’s h o u s e .

‘SOON SHE IS NINE IN C H ES T A L L .’

In t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m p e o p l e still u s e t he t r a d it i on al ‘ I mp er i al m e a s u r e s ’.
H e r e a r e s o m e I m pe r i al m e a s u r e s a n d the m e t r i c e q u i v a l e n t s :
1 i nc h (in) = 2 .5 c e n t i m e t r e s ( cm) 1 fo ot (ft) = 3 0 . 5 c e n t i m e t r e s
1 yard = 0.9 m e t r e s (m) 1 mi le = 1.6 k i l o m e t r e s (km)

B IM P E R IA L M EASURES
R e a d th e s e n t e n c e s a n d r e w r it e t h e m u sin g th e m e t r ic m e a s u r e s in
b r a c k e t s an d t h e w o r d ‘a b o u t ’. Y o u ca n use a c a l c u la t o r if you w a n t!
T h e r e is an e x a m p l e a t th e b e g in n in g (0).

0 B ig B e n is 3 2 0 f t t al l. ( m e t r e s )
Big. Ben. is. .gb.gwt.2Sm.tgJl,......................................................................
1 E d i n b u r g h is 4 1 0 m i l e s f r o m L o n d o n . ( k i l o m e t r e s )

2 T h e p e a k of M o u n t E v e r e s t is 2 9 , 0 2 8 f t a b o v e s e a l evel , ( m e t r e s )

3 Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h is 5ft 4i n tall. ( c e n t i m e t r e s )

4 M y c o m p u t e r s c r e e n is 1 2i n w i d e , ( c e n t i m e t r e s )

5 W e s t m i n s t e r A b b e y is o n l y 2 0 0 y a r d s f r o m t h e H o u s e s o f P a r l i a m e n t .
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□ CRICKET OR CROQUET?
Look at th e p h o to s . C ric k e t and c r o q u e t a re t w o tr a d itio n a l British
sports. R e a d th e s e n te n c e s b e lo w and d e c id e w h ic h s p o rt th e y are
talking a b o u t.

C r ic k e t C roquet
A B
1 M en , w o m e n , old p e o p l e a n d y o u n g p e o p l e
p l ay t h i s g a m e . □ □
2 T h e p l a y e r s ar e u s u a l l y men. □ □
3 T h e r e ar e f o u r h ar d bal l s of d i f f e r e n t c ol o u r s . n □
4 T h e r e is o n e h ar d red ball. □ □
5 All t h e p l a y e r s h a v e g o t a m a l l e t to hit t h e i r bal l s
on t h e gr a s s . □ □
6 O n e p l a y e r t h r o w s th e ball. □ □
7 O n e p l a y e r hits th e ball wi th a bat. □ □
8 T h e p l a y e r s w e a r s pe ci a l c l ot h e s , u s u a l l y w hi t e. n □
9 T h e p l a y e r s w e a r n o r m a l c l ot h e s . n n
10 T h e p l a y e r s hit t h e bal l s u n d e r si x m e t a l h oo p s . □ □
□ V O C A B U LA R Y - C O M M O N W O R D PAIRS
A U s e t h e w o r d s in th e b o x to c o m p l e t e t h e s e c o m m o n w o r d p a ir s .

fork saucer chairs chips butter pepper

1 salt and . 4 knife and .

2 table and 5 bread and
3 cup and . 6 f i s h a n d ...

B M a t c h t h e w o r d p a ir s t o t h e c o r r e c t p ic t u r e .

□
BEFORE Y O U R E A D

□ V O C A B U LA R Y - PLAYING CARDS
P la y in g c a r d s h a v e g o t f o u r d i f f e r e n t s y m b o ls o n t h e m . T h e s e a r e
h e a r t s , s p a d e s , d i a m o n d s a n d c lu b s .
M a t c h t h e n a m e o f t h e c a r d w it h t h e c o r r e c t p ic tu r e .

King of D ia m o n d s
S e v e n of S p a d e s
Q u e e n of H e a r t s
T h r e e of D i a m o n d s
J a c k ( K n a v e ) of S p a d e s
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 CHAPTER FOUR

The Tea Pantv

There is a big table in front

of the house. T he Marc h H are and
the H atter are having tea. A dorm ouse 1
is on the table betw een them.
W hen the M arch Hare and the H a tte r see
Alice they say, 'T h e re ’s no room 2 — no room !’
'But, there’s a lot of room ,’ says Alice and she sits in
a big chair.
The H atter looks at his watch and asks, ‘W h a t day is it?’
‘I think it’s M onday,’ says Alice.
'My watch says W ednesday,’ says the Hatter.
The M arch Hare puts his watch in his tea.
Alice is surprised. ‘W h a t ’s he doing?’ she thinks.
2. Th
I. dorm ouse : enough space.

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 T h en the M arch Hare takes it out and looks at it.
A lice looks at th e M a rc h H a r e ’s w a tc h a n d says, ‘W h a t a
strange watch! It shows the day of the m onth, but it d o e sn ’t show
the tim e .’
‘Does your watch show the year?’ asks the Hatter.
‘O f course n o t ,’ says Alice, ‘because i t ’s the sam e year for a
long tim e.’
‘Well, it’s the same with my w a tc h ,’ says the Hatter. ‘It’s always
six o ’clock h e re .’
‘Have some more tea,’ says the M arch Hare.
‘T h a n k you, but I haven’t got any tea,’ says Alice. ‘How can I
have more?
‘O h ,’ says the Hatter, ‘you can always have more th an no th in g .’
Alice is confused and angry. She gets up from the table and
wa Iks a w a y t h r o u g h th e t r e e s . T h e H a t t e r tr ie s to p u t th e
D orm ouse into the teapot.
‘W h a t a stupid tea party!’ she thinks.
 sees a door in a tree. She opens it and sees
the hall with th e glass table again. ‘This tim e I w a n t to go
into the garden ,’ she thinks. She takes the key and opens the door.
She eats a piece of m ushroo m and becom es small. T h e n she walks
into the beautiful garden with lovely flowers and fountains. 1
There is a big rose tree near the door of the garden, and she
sees three gardeners. But they are not m en — they are playing
cards and each of them has got a head, hands and feet. They are
painting the white roses red.

they are usually in a park or a square in a town or city.

 Alice sees them and says, 'Hello, my nam e is Alice. W hy are you
painting the roses red?’
'The Q u e en hates white ro se s/ says Five.
'She only likes red ro se s/ says Seven.
'We must paint them red or she’s going to cut off our heads/ says Two.
'C u t off your head s?’
says Alice surprised.
 Suddenly one of the cards says, ‘Look! It’s the Queen! The
Queen!’
^lice tu rn s a ro u n d and sees a lot of people. The^, are all
playing cards, e ach with a head, h a n d s and feet. There are
soldiers with clubs, servants with diamonds and spades, children
with hearts and Kings and Queens.
 UNDERSTANDING T H E T E X T
K ET

□ COM PREHENSION CHECK

R e a d t h e s e s e n te n c e s a b o u t C h a p t e r Four. C h o o s e th e c o r r e c t a n s w e r
(A, B or C). T h e r e is an e x a m p le at th e b eg in n in g (0).

0 T h e H a tte r is s ittin g
A Q n e x t to th e M a r c h H are.
B 0 n e x t to the D o r m o u s e .
C Q] b e tw e e n th e D o r m o u s e an d th e M a rc h H are.

1 T h e M a rc h H a re p u ts th e w a tc h
A n in his p o c k e t.
B □ in his tea.
C □ on th e ta b le .

2 T h e H a t t e r ’s w a tc h s h o w s th e
A Q] day.
B □ m o n th .
C n ye a r.

3 A lic e d o e s n ’t d rin k
A | | a lot of tea.
B □ m o r e tea.
C Q a n y tea.

4 W h e n A lic e o p e n s th e d o o r in th e tre e s h e s e e s th e
A n g a rd e n .
B Q g la s s ta b le ,
c n m ushroom .

5 T h e g a r d e n e r s are
A Q m en.
B Q s e rv a n ts .
C n P la ying c a rd s .

6 T h e y are p a in tin g th e r o s e s b e c a u s e th e Q u e e n lik es

A □ red ro se s.
B □ w h ite roses.
J b e a u tifu l ro s e s .

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B WORD GAME
W rite th e d ays and m o n th s in th e w o rd g a m e and find th e v e rtic a l
w o rd . T h e firs t d ay of th e w e e k is M o n d a y .

1 th e th ird d a y ’ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
2
3
the e le v e n t h m o n th
th e f ir s t d a y
* □□nr innn
^ □ □ □ □ □ □
4
5
th e s e v e n t h d a y
th e s e c o n d d a y
*nnnnnn
®□ □ □ □ □ □ □
6 th e th ird m o n th
« □ □ □ □ □
7 th e s e v e n t h m o n th
* □ □ □ □
8 th e firs t m o n th
8 □ □ □ □ □ □ □
9 th e s ix th m o n th
^ ri n n r
10 th e s ix th d a y
« □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □

Vertical w o rd :

T: G R A D E 2

B SPEAKING: DAYS AND M ONTHS

Ask y o u r p a r tn e r t h e s e q u e s tio n s . T h e n h e /s h e can as k you!

1 W h a t d a y is it t o d a y ?
2 W h a t m o n th is it?
3 W h e n is y o u r b i r t h d a y ?
4 W h e n d o y o u go on h o lid a y ?
5 On w h a t d a y s a re y o u r E n g lis h le s s o n s ?
6 W h a t is y o u r f a v o u r it e d a y o f th e w e e k ?
7 W h a t is y o u r fa v o u r it e m o n th ?
8 On w h a t d a y d o y o u r e la x ?

IT SHOWS THE DAY OF THE M ONTH BUT IT DO ESN’T SHOW

THE TIME OF DAY.’
R em em ber th a t th e v e rb in th e 3rd p e rs o n s in g u la r a ffirm a tiv e ta k e s the ‘- s ’.
To m ake th e n e g a t iv e w e put d o n ’t or d o e s n ’t b e fo r e th e b a s e fo r m of th e
verb.
/ d o n 't lik e fly in g . H e d o e s n ’t liv e in the c it y c e n tre .

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□ PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE
U se th e c o rre c t a ffirm a tiv e or n eg ative fo rm to m a k e tru e s e n te n c e s
a b o u t the story. T h e re is an e x a m p le at th e beginning (0).

0 A lic e ..s its (sit) in a big c h a ir at th e te a party.

1 T h e M a rc h H a re and th e H a tte r .................... (say) to A lic e : T h e r e ’s no
ro o m !’
2 T h e c o o k and the C h e s h ir e C a t .................... (s n e e z e ) w h e n th e c o o k
p u ts p e p p e r in the soup.
3 A lice g o e s a w a y b e c a u s e s he ..................... (e n jo y ) the te a party.
4 T h e b a b y ..................... ( b e c o m e ) a pig.
5 T h e Q u e e n ..................... (like) w h ite roses.

El VOCABULARY
L oo k at th e p ic tu re and m atch the things on the tab le w ith th e c o rre c t
w o rd s .

1 plate 5 cup 9 saucer 13 ja m

2 milk 6 sugar 10 b u tte r 14 b re a d and
3 cak e 7 b is c u its 11 ta rts 15 knife
4 s a n d w ic h e s 8 te a s p o o n 12 te a p o t

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 A Drink Called T
Sfi What is tea?
Tea comes from the dry leaves 1 of the Camellia sinensis plant. This plant
grows in high places with hot weather and a lot of rain. There are three
types of tea: black, green and oolong.
Where does tea come from?
Most tea comes from India, China and Sri Lanka. But some comes
from Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and South America. Today tea
grows in about forty countries. Look at the map and find the countries.
Tea around the world
The British like drinking tea. In the afternoon they sometimes have
cakes and sandwiches with it. 1 his is called afternoon tea and it
means both the drink and the food, like in the picture on page 38.
Some big hotels have got tea rooms where people go to talk and
enjoy a cup of tea. You can also get afternoon tea in most cafes.

1. l e a v e s yo u fin d t h e s e on tr e e s a n d p la n ts .

is

.Wit.
»•
T h e J a p a n e s e h a v e a te a
c e re m o n y called C h a n o y u .
T h e y d r in k t h e i r te a in a
special teahouse. Everything
is i m p o r t a n t in th is
c e r e m o n y : th e te a , th e
t e a p o t , th e c u p s a n d th e
teaspoons.
In N o r t h A f ric a a n d th e
M id d le E a s t p e o p le d r in k
s t r o n g , h o t te a in sm a ll
glasses with sugar. In some
countries of North Africa people drink green tea and mint. 1 It is a
good drink in hot weather.
In Turkey people drink tea in special glasses with cuhes of sugar.
They drink more tea in Turkey than in any other country!
Russian people use a samovar to make tea. A samovar has got a lot
of hot water so the Russians can drink tea all day.
You can drink tea hot or cold, with milk or with lemon. A lot of
doctors say tea is good for you.
Q C O M P R E H E N S IO N CHECK
R e a d t h e s e n t e n c e s . M a t c h t h e c o u n t r ie s to t h e c o r r e c t s e n t e n c e .

1 Japan 3 B r ita in 5 R u s s ia
2 N o rth A fric a 4 T u rke y 6 T h e M id d l e East

A Q T h e y d rin k it w it h c u b e s o f s u g a r .
B Q T h e y d rin k it w it h c a k e s a n d s a n d w i c h e s .
C Q T h e y d r in k g r e e n t e a w ith m in t.
D n T h e y p r e p a r e it w it h a s p e c ia l c e r e m o n y .
E Q T h e y d r i n k it in s m a ll g la s s e s .
| T h e y d r i n k it in a t e a h o u s e .
G n T h e y s o m e t i m e s d r i n k it in a t e a r o o m .
H n T h e y u s e a s a m o v a r to m a k e te a .

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 CHAPTER FIVE

■a 'l'he Q u e en stops anti looks at Alice.

‘W hat's your nam e, child?' asks the Q ueen.
‘My n a m e ’s Alice,’ she says. T hen she thinks,
'I m ustn’t be afraid; they’re only cards.’
The Queen looks at the gardeners and asks,
And who are they?’
‘D o n ’t ask m e ,’ says Alice. ‘I d o n ’t know.’
The Q u e en is very angry with Alice and says, ‘C u t off her head!’
The King looks at the Queen and says, ‘But she’s only a child, dear.’
The Q u e e n is now angry with the gardeners.
‘Cut off their heads!’ she says to the soldiers. The gardeners are afraid.
‘Alice! Alice!’ they shout. ‘Please help us!’
‘Come here, fast!’ says Alice. She puts th em in a flower pot 1 and
no one can see them .
‘Are their heads off?’ asks the Q ueen.
The soldiers c a n ’t see the cards.
‘Their heads are gon e,’ say the soldiers.
‘T h at’s good,’ says the Q ueen. ‘Now let’s play croquet! C an you
play croquet, dear?’
‘Yes!’ says Alice.
‘C om e on, t h e n , ’ says the Q u e e n . Alice walks away w ith the
Queen, the King and the others.
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 'Go to your places/ shouts the Queen. 'Let’s start the game!’
'W hat a funny g a m e / Alice thinks. 'The balls are hedgehogs 1
and the mallets are flam ingos.2 It’s going to be difficult.’
During the game the Q ueen is often angry and shouts, 'C ut off
his head! C ut off her head!’
'Oh dear/A lice thinks, 'w hat’s going to happen to my head?’
Suddenly Alice sees the Cheshire Cat. She is happy to see him.
‘How are you, dear?’ asks the Cheshire Cat.
'I don’t like this game,’ says Alice. 'No one knows how to play
and everyone is angry.’
'Do you like the Q ueen?’ asks the Cheshire Cat.
'No, I do n ’t/ s a y s Alice.

1. h e d g e h o g s : * th e se are small anim als.

2. t h e m a l l e t s a r e f l a m i n g o s : they use th e se pin k birds to play croq
 The King sees Alice and the Cheshire Cat. ‘Who are you talking
to?’ he asks.
‘It’s my friend the Cheshire C a t / says Alice.
‘I don’t like it/ says the King, ‘but it can kiss my h an d .1
‘No, thank you,’ says the Cheshire Cat.
The King is angry and calls the Queen. ‘My dear, take this cat
away!’
‘Of co u rse / says the Queen, ‘cut off its head.’ Everyone looks
at the Cheshire Cat.
A soldier says, ‘I c a n ’t cut off its head because it h a sn ’t got a
body.’
‘It’s got a head,’ says the King, angrily. ‘C ut it off!’
‘It’s the D uchess’s Cheshire C at,’ says Alice. ‘Ask her!’
‘The Duchess is in prison. 1 Bring her here,’ says the Q ueen to
a soldier. Suddenly the Cheshire Cat goes away.
r :•

Mj UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

g y
% KET
□ C O M PR EH EN SIO N CHECK
A re t h e s e s e n te n c e s ‘R ig h t ’ (A) or ‘W r o n g ’ (B)? If t h e r e is no t e n o u g h
in f o r m a tio n to a n s w e r ‘R ig h t ’ (A) or ‘W r o n g ’ (B), c h o o s e ‘D o e s n ’t s a y ’
(C). T h e r e is an e x a m p le at t h e b e g in n in g (0).

0 T h e Q u e e n a s k s A l i c e ’s n a m e .
(§ ) R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
1 A lic e d o e s n ’t k n o w th e g a r d e n e r s .
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
2 T h e K in g w a n t s to c u t o ff A l i c e ’s h e a d .
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
3 T h e g a r d e n e r s a re a fr a id a n d a s k th e Q u e e n to h e lp th e m .
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
4 T h e K in g lik e s th e g a r d e n e r s .
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
> 5 T h e Q u e e n w a n t s to p la y c r o q u e t w ith A lic e .
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t sa y
6 T h e r e a r e n ’t real m a lle t s a n d b a lls fo r th e g a m e .
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
7 A lic e lik e s th e C h e s h ir e Cat.
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y
8 T h e D u c h e s s ta ke s her cat aw ay.
A R ig h t B W rong C D o e s n ’t s a y

KET
B W RITING
A lic e w r it e s to h e r s is te r fr o m W o n d e r la n d . C o m p le t e h e r le tte r . W rite
O N E w o r d f o r e a c h s p a c e . T h e r e is an e x a m p le a t th e b e g in n in g (0).

(0) D e a r S is te r ,
I (1) ................... in a v e r y s t r a n g e la n d ! T h e r e (2) a lot of
a n i m a l s a n d (3) ................... c a n s p e a k ! T h e r e is (4) .................... m a g ic
m u s h r o o m to o . W h e n I e a t a p ie c e o f th e m u s h r o o m I b e c o m e v e r y big
or v e r y (5) ...................... T h e r e is a (6) w h o is o fte n a n g r y and
s h e s a y s ‘C u t o ff h is (7) !’ I th in k (8) is a little mad.
I h o p e I (9) c o m e h o m e s o o n . S a y h e llo to M o t h e r
(10) ................... m e.
Love,
A lic e

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□ A GAM E OF CROQ UET
J o in all t h e c r o q u e t balls in t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r to m a k e a s e n t e n c e . Y o u
m u s t go u n d e r all th e h o o p s.
W h e n you finish w h a t can you see? A ________

Q SPEAKING - SPORT
P r e p a r e a s h o r t t a lk a b o u t a s p o rt. U s e t h e s e q u e s tio n s to help you.
U se a d ic tio n a r y fo r n e w w o r d s .

.1 W h a t is th e n a m e of t h e s p o r t ?
2 Is it an in d iv id u a l s p o r t or a re t h e r e t e a m s ?
3 W h e r e d o p e o p le do th is s p o r t ?
4 W h a t e q u i p m e n t d o p e o p le u s e ?
5 W h a t s p e c ia l c lo t h e s d o t h e y w e a r ?
6 C a n p e o p le d o th is s p o r t in all m o n t h s o f th e y e a r ?

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 BEFORE Y O U R E A D
Q LISTENING
0 ® A L is te n to t h e firs t p a rt of C h a p t e r Six. It t a k e s p la c e in a c o u r tr o o m
(see p ic t u r e b e lo w ). Fill in t h e g a p s w ith t h e w o r d s fr o m t h e box.
T h e r e is an e x a m p le a t t h e b e g in n in g (0).

near in in th e m id d le in f r o n t of w ith on

S h e is s o o n (0) ...In th e c o u r t r o o m . T h e K in g a n d th e
Q u e e n of H e a r t s a re s ittin g (1) .....................................t h e i r t h r o n e s . T h e
K n a v e of H e a r t s is s t a n d in g (2) .................................... t h e m . T h e r e a re a
lot of b ird s , a n i m a l s an d c a r d s s ittin g (3) ................................... th e
c o u r t r o o m . (4) .................................. t h e r e is a ta b le (5) .................................
a p la te of ta r t s (6) ................................... it. T h e W h it e R a b b it is
(7) .................................... t h e K in g , w ith a lo n g p ie c e of p a p e r
(8) .................................... h is h a n d . H e s t a r ts r e a d in g .

B L is te n a g a in .
L o o k a t t h e p ic tu re C o u rtro o m ~u
of t h e c o u r t r o o m .
W r it e th e le tte rs
in t h e c o r r e c t b o xes.

1 □ the K n a v e
of H e a rts
2 □ th e Q u e e n
3 □ th e W h ite
R a b b it
4 □ p la te o f t a r ts
5 □ birds, a n im a ls
and c a rd s
6 □ th e K in g

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BO Suddenly someone shouts, ‘The trial’s beginning!
The trial’s beginning!’
‘A trial?’ asks Alice. ‘Whose trial is it?’ But no one answers Alice.
She is soon in the courtroom. The King and Q ueen of Hearts
are sitting on their thrones. The Knave of Hearts 2 is standing in
front of them. There are a lot of birds, animals and cards sitting
in the courtroom. In the middle there is a table with a big plate of
tarts on it.
The W hite Rabbit is near the King with a long piece of paper
in his hand. He starts reading:
‘The Queen of Hearts, she makes some tarts
All on a sum m er day.
But the Knave of Hearts,
... He takes the tarts away!'

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 'C ut off his head!’ shouts the Queen.
‘No, no!' says the W hite Rabbit. ‘We've got to listen to some
witnesses 1 first.'
‘Very well,' says the King. ‘Call the first witness.'
The first w itness is the Hatter. He h as got a teacup in one
hand and bread and butter in the other.
T m sorry about this but it’s my tea tim e / says the Hatter.
‘Oh, really?’ says the King. ‘Take off your hat!’
‘It isn’t m ine,’ says the Hatter.
‘W hose hat is it, then?’ asks the King angrily.

1. w i t n e s s e s : t h e s e p eo p le give in f o r m a tio n at a trial.

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 ‘I don’t know,’ says the Hatter. ‘I sell hats.’
‘Tell me what you know,’ says the King.
‘Oh, I d o n ’t know anything,’ says the Hatter.
The Q ueen looks at the H atter with her glasses. He is afraid of
her and his face is white. He bites a piece of his teacup instead of
his bread and butter.
T m just a poor m an...,’ says the H atter sadly. ‘Please let me go
and finish my tea.’
‘Very well, you can go,’ says the King.
‘Cut off his head outside,’ the Queen says to one of the soldiers.
Rut the Hatter runs away quickly and no one can catch him.
Suddenly Alice feels strange. ‘Oh no,’ she thinks, T m growing again.’
‘Call the next w itness,’ shouts the King.

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 T h e next w itn e ss is the D u c h e s s ’s cook. She c o m e s in to the
c o u rtro o m w ith a big p e p p e r pot and everyone sneezes.
'Tell m e everything you know,’ says the King.
'N o!’ says the cook.
T he King is surprised an d looks at the W h ite Rabbit.
'Ask th e w it n e s s q u e s t i o n s , y o u r M a je s ty ,’ says th e W h it e
Rabbit quietly.
'O h , t h a t ’s rig h t,’ says the King. 'W h a t are tarts m ade of?’
'T h ey’re m ade of p e p p e r,’ answ ers the cook.
'T h ey ’re m ade of sugar,’ says the sleepy D orm ouse.
'W hat!’ says the Q ueen. ‘Send the Dorm ouse away — cut off its
head!’
T h e r e is a lo t of n o i s e in t h e c o u r t r o o m a n d a t la s t th e
D o rm o u se goes away.
'Call the next w itn e ss,’ says the King.
T h e W h ite R abbit looks at his long piece of p a p e r an d says,
‘Alice!’
Alice is very su rp rised . S h e is quite big now. S h e sta n d s up
quickly and som e of the birds and anim als fall over.
‘O h ,’ says Alice, ‘I ’m very sorry!’
T h e n she goes and stands in front of the King and Q ueen .
‘W h a t do you know a b o u t this?’ asks the King.
‘N o th in g ,’ answers Alice.
‘T h a t ’s very im p o rta n t,’ says the King.
'You m e a n u n im p o rta n t, your Majesty,’ says the W h ite Rabbit.
‘O f c o u r s e ,’ says the King, 'I m ea n ... u n i m p o r t a n t .’ T h e n he
writes so m e th in g in a book.
UNDERSTANDING T H E T E X T
Q C O M P R E H E N S IO N C H E C K
M a t c h t h e q u e s tio n s (1-8) w ith th e c o r r e c t a n s w e r (A-H).

1 I | W h e r e is th e tria l? A a te acup
2 ] W h o is th e firs t w itn e s s ? B n o th in g
3 W hy does everyone sneeze? C th r e e
4 W h a t d o e s th e d o r m o u s e s a y ? D in th e c o u r tr o o m

5 | W h e n d o e s th e W h ite R a b b it E th e H a tte r
call A lic e ? F th a t ta rts are m a d e of s u g a r
6 I W h a t d o e s A lic e k n o w ? G a fte r th e d o r m o u s e g o e s a w a y
7 | H o w m a n y w it n e s s e s a re t h e r e ? H b e c a u s e th e c o o k h a s g o t a
8 ! W h a t has the H a tt e r g o t in big p e p p e r pot
one hand?

B M A K E A C U P O F E N G L IS H TE A !
R e a d th e in stru ctio n s and n u m b e r th e p ic tu re s in th e c o rre c t o rd e r.

1 B oil s o m e w a te r.
2 P o u r s o m e w a te r into th e t e a p o t to m a k e it w a r m . T h e n p o u r it out.
3 P ut 2 or 3 te a b a g s into th e te a p o t.
4 P o u r th e b o ilin g w a te r into th e te a p o t.
5 W a it fo r 5 m in u te s .
6 D r in k th e te a w ith a little m ilk, and a little s u g a r if y o u like it!

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 A Real Queen
SB . Her name is
Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary Windsor.
Her date of birth is
21 April 1926.
She becomes Queen
on 27 May 1952.
H er title is Queen
Elizabeth II.
She is Queen of The
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
H er husband is
Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh.
She has got three
sons (Charles,
Andrew and Edward)
and one daughter
(Anne).
She has got eight
grandchildren.
She loves dogs, especially corgis.
She loves horses and she loves horse riding.
W hen she is in London she lives in Buckingham Palace.
Her other homes are Windsor Castle, near London and
Sandringham House, in the east of England.
She has got a castle in Scotland, Balmoral Castle. She goes here
for her summ er holidays.

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□ C O M P R E H E N S IO N C H ECK
N o w a n s w e r th e fo llo w in g q u e s tio n s .

1 W h a t is th e Q u e e n ’s f a m i ly n a m e ?
2 W h a t is h e r h u s b a n d ’s t itle ?
3 H o w m a n y c h il d r e n h a s s h e g o t?
4 W h i c h a n i m a ls d o e s s h e lo v e ?
5 W h a t is h e r f a v o u r it e s p o r t?
6 W h a t ’s th e n a m e of h e r h o m e in L o n d o n ?
7 W h a t ’s th e n a m e of h e r h o l i d a y h o m e in S c o t la n d ?
8 H o w old is s h e ?

P R O J E C T ON THE W EB
LET’S FIND O UT M O RE ABOUT THE Q U E E N ’S FAMILY.
C o n n e c t to th e I n t e r n e t a n d g o to w w w . b l a c k c a t - c i d e b . c o m or
w w w . c i d e b . i t . I n s e r t t h e t it le o r p a r t of t h e t i t l e o f t h e b o o k in t o o u r
s e a r c h e n g in e . O p e n th e p a g e f o r A l i c e ’s A d v e n t u r e s in W o n d e r la n d .
C lic k on th e I n te r n e t p r o je c t lin k fo r th e R o y a l F a m ily .
F in d m o r e i n f o r m a t io n a b o u t th e B r itis h r o y a l fa m ily .

A W r i t e t h e n a m e s in t h e Q u e e n ’s f a m i l y tr e e .

B F in d th e a n s w e r s to t h e s e q u e s tio n s .
1 H o w m a n y c h il d r e n h a s t h e P r i n c e s s R o y a l g o t?
2 W h a t is t h e n a m e of E d w a r d ’s firs t c h ild ?
3 W h o is P r in c e C h a r l e s ’s s e c o n d s o n ?
4 W h a t is th e n a m e o f Z a r a P h i l l i p s ’s b r o t h e r ?
5 W h o has g o t tw o d a u g h te rs ?
6 W h o is P r in c e C h a r l e s ’s w i f e n o w ?
7 W h o is E u g e n i e ’s s is t e r ?
8 W h o is th e Q u e e n ’s la s t g r a n d c h i ld ?

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 CHAPTER SEVEN

Back Home
for Tea

‘S ile n c e in the c o u r tr o o m ! ’ s h o u ts the King. ‘I have got an

im portant rule 1 for you .’
Everyone is silent and looks at the King. He opens a book and
reads, ‘Rule Forty-two. All people m ore than a mile tall m ust leave
the c o u rtro o m .’
Everyone looks at Alice.
‘I’m not a mile tall,’ says Alice.
‘Yes, you are!’ says the King.
‘You’re more than two miles tall,’ says the Q ueen .
‘I d o n ’t w ant to leave the c o u rtr o o m / says Alice. ‘It’s not a real
rule.’
‘It’s a very old ru le ,’ says the King.
‘T h e n yvhy is it Rule Forty-two and not Rule O n e ? ’ asks Alice.
T h e K ing d o e s n ot k n o w w h a t to say a n d c lo s e s th e boo k
quickly.
T he W h ite Rabbit ju m p s up and says, ‘Look, I’ve got a letter!’
He puts his glasses on and looks at it.

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 ‘Oh! It’s not a letter, it’s a poem,’ he says.
‘Read it from the beginning and stop at the end,’ says the King.
The White Rabbit reads the poem but no one understands it.
This poem is nonsense,’ 1 says Alice.
‘Oh, cut off the Knave’s head!’ says the Queen.
‘W hat nonsense!’ shouts Alice. She is not afraid of anyone now
because she is very big.
‘Be quiet!’ shouts the Queen.
‘No!’ shouts Alice.
The Queen is very angry and her face is purple.
‘Cut off her head!’ she shouts.
‘I’m not afraid of you,’ says Alice. ‘You’re only cards!’
Suddenly the cards fly up into the air and fall down on her.

1. n o n s e n s e : silly, stupid
 ‘Oh, dear!’ says Alice. She pushes the cards away from her face.
Alice wakes up. These cards are leaves! H er sister pushes them
away from her face.
‘Wake up, Alice dear!’ says her sister.
‘Oh, what a strange dream!’ 1 says Alice.
‘PI ease tell me about i t / says her sister.
Alice tells her sister about the dream.
Her sister listens and then laughs.
‘Yes/ she says, ‘it’s a very strange dream. But it’s late now and
it’s time for your tea.’
Alice r u n s h o m e and th in k s a b o u t th e W h ite R ab b it, the
C a te rp illa r, the D u c h e s s , the H a tte r, the C h e s h ir e C a t, the
croquet game, the Q ueen, the King and the cards.
‘W hat a wonderful dream!’ she says happily. ‘One day I can tell
my children about it.’
1. d r e a m : w h a t you think w h e n you are asleep.
UNDERSTANDING T H E T E X T
WET
□ C O M P R E H E N S IO N C H E C K
R e a d t h e s u m m a r y o f C h a p t e r S e v e n . C h o o s e t h e b e s t w o r d (A, B o r C)
f o r e a c h s p a c e to s a y w h a t h a p p e n e d in th is c h a p t e r . T h e r e is an
e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g (0).

T h e K in g s a y s t h a t A l ic e (0) . m u s t ................. le a v e t h e c o u r t r o o m b e c a u s e
s h e is v e r y (1) ..............................A l i c e (2) ............................... w a n t to l e a v e .
T h e W h i t e R a b b it b e g i n s to (3) ............................ a p o e m b u t n o o n e
(4) ........................... u n d e r s t a n d it. T h e Q u e e n w a n t s to c u t (5) ...........................
t h e K n a v e ’s h e a d a n d s h e is v e r y (6) ............................ w h e n A l i c e s a y s ' N o ! 1
S u d d e n l y th e c a r d s all f ly in t h e a ir a n d fa ll o n A l i c e ’s (7) ..............................
A t t h a t m o m e n t s h e w a k e s u p a n d s e e s t h a t t h e c a r d s a r e le a v e s . S h e is
w i t h h e r s i s t e r a g a in . W h a t a (8) ........................... d r e a m !

0 ® m ust B m u s t n ’t C c a n ’t
1 A s m a ll B ta ll C s il e n t
2 A d o n ’t B d o e s n ’t c i s n ’t
3 A s in g B w r it e c read
4 A can B m ust c w a n ts
5 A on B o ff c up
6 A q u ie t B happy c a n g ry
7 A fa c e B hands c fe e t
8 A h o r r ib l e B s tra n g e c s t u p id

B S P E A K IN G - FREE T IM E
A lic e h a s h e r a d v e n t u r e s in W o n d e r l a n d on a s u n n y a f t e r n o o n . S h e is
s it tin g b y t h e r iv e r w it h h e r s is t e r . T e ll y o u r p a r t n e r a b o u t y o u r
f a v o u r i t e a c t iv it ie s on a s u n n y a f t e r n o o n in t h e s u m m e r .

1 W h e re d o y o u u s u a lly g o ?
2 W h o d o y o u g o th e re w ith ?
3 Q o y o u ta lk , p la y , r e a d , s w i m . . . ? W h a t d o y o u u s u a l l y d o ?
4 W h a t do you u s u a lly w e a r?
5 W h a t t i m e d o y o u u s u a l ly g o h o m e ?

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K E T

B N O T IC E S
W h ic h n o tic e (A -H ) says th is (1-5)? T h e re is an e x a m p le a t th e
b eg in n in g (0).

i __/ ——^ --------1 ■....... — --------

Spscial a ffe n
CreaM te a s f
Wonderland Tour!
j Jam tarts! ]J Tickets at kiosk.
£ 3.00 fan ttva.
Children £1 Adults £3.|
Sat and San a n lf. b“ y
o 7 cr
# --------- — ------------
° " ' v top lo , 2 on" ” « Every weekend.
------- ------- If

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P le a s e No animals PLEASE
b e sile n t allowed in the DO NOT FED
at tim e s. A play area. THE ANIMALS!
-----— — ----------------------

□
THESE TARTS
DO NOT CONTAIN
SUGAR
L
0 . H... Y o u c a n g o in if yo u a re 1 .2 0 m tall.
1..... ....... Y o u c a n b u y tw o fo r th e p ric e of one.
2............ M o th e r s a nd f a th e r s p a y £3.
3............Y o u c a n e a t th e s e if y o u are on a diet.
4............At th e w e e k e n d tw o p e o p le p a y o n ly £3.
5............ Y o u c a n ’t t a k e y o u r d o g h ere.

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□ P IC T U R E S U M M A R Y
P u t t h e p ic t u r e s in t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r t o r e te ll t h e s to ry . T h e n w r i t e a
s e n t e n c e to d e s c r i b e e a c h p ic tu r e .
EXIT T E S T
□ CO M PREHENSIO N CHECK
R e a d th e s e n t e n c e s a b o u t th e story. D e c id e if th e s e n t e n c e s a re tru e
(T) o r fa ls e (F).
. T F
1 A lic e fa lls in to a h o le b e c a u s e s h e f o llo w s h e r s is te r. □P
2 S h e fin d s a b o ttle w ith th e n o tic e ‘D R IN K M E ’. □ □
3 S h e fin d s a m u s h r o o m w ith th e n o tic e ‘ E A T M E ’. uu
4 S h e b e c o m e s big a nd s m a ll w h e n s h e e a ts a nd d rin k s . □□
5 T h e C a t e r p i l la r d o e s n ’t s p e a k to A lic e . □□
6 W ith th e D u c h e s s a re a c o o k , a c a t a nd a b a b y. □□
7 T h e b a b y b e c o m e s a pig. □□
8 A t th e M a r c h H a r e ’s te a p a r ty a re th e D o r m o u s e a n d
th e M a d H a tte r. □□
9 A lic e h a s a v e r y n o r m a l g a m e of c r o q u e t w ith
th e Q u e e n of H e a rts . □□
10 T h e K n a v e is in th e c o u r t r o o m b e c a u s e he ta k e s
th e Q u e e n ’s tarts . □□
11 A lic e le a v e s th e c o u r t r o o m b e c a u s e s h e is o n e m ile tall. □n
12 A lic e w a k e s up a n d u n d e r s t a n d s th a t h e r a d v e n t u r e
is a d r e a m . □□
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B CROSSW ORD
C o m p le t e the c r o s s w o r d . A

2 W e w e a r th e m on o u r h a n d s 2 7
in th e w in te r .
n
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* □ □ □ □ □ □
4 A lic e d r in k s fro m it a n d sh e
b e c o m e s v e r y s m a ll.
5 It te lls us th e tim e .
6 A lic e s e e s a b lu e o ne. It is s m o k in g a pip e .

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E l W H O SAYS W H A T?
M a t c h e a c h s e n t e n c e (1 -8 ) w i t h t h e c h a r a c t e r w h o s a y s it (A - H ) .

A A lic e C th e Q u e e n E th e W h ite R a b b it G th e H a tte r

B th e C a te rp illa r D th e g a rd e n e rs F th e C h e s h ir e C a t H t h e K in g

1 ‘ S i l e n c e in t h e c o u r t r o o m ! ’
2 __ __ ‘C u t o f f h e r h e a d ! ’
3 T h e Q u e e n h a te s w h ite r o s e s .’
4 ‘ I t ’s a l w a y s s ix o ’c l o c k h e r e . ’
5 ‘W e ’re all m a d h e r e . Y o u ’re m a d t o o . ’
6 T h e D u c h e s s is g o i n g to b e a n g r y b e c a u s e I ’m l a t e . ’
7 ‘W h y d o e s y o u r c a t s m i l e ? ’
8 ‘O n e s i d e o f th i s m u s h r o o m m a k e s y o u b ig a n d th e o t h e r m a k e s
you s m a ll.’

Q HO W M U C H CAN YO U R E M E M B E R ?
A n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t io n s .

1 W h a t d o e s th e M a d H a tte r d rin k ?
2 W h a t d o e s A l i c e f in d i n s id e a s m a l l g l a s s box?
3 W h a t d o e s A l i c e m e e t w h e n s h e s w i m s in th e p o o l ofte a r s ?
4 W h a t g a m e d o A li c e a n d t h e Q u e e n p l a y w it h f l a m i n g o s a n d
hedgehogs?
5 W h a t d o e s t h e c o o k p u t In t h e s o u p ?
6 W h a t d o e s t h e Q u e e n s e n d to t h e D u c h e s s ?
7 W h a t d o t h e K in g a n d Q u e e n s it o n in t h e c o u r t r o o m ?
8 W h a t d o e s th e C a t e r p i l l a r s m o k e ?
9 W h a t d o e s A l i c e f o l l o w in to t h e h o l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e s t o r y ?
10 W h a t d o e s A l i c e tr y to o p e n w it h a k e y ?

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K E Y T O E X IT T E S T
1 1 F; 2 T; 3 F; 4 T; 5 F; 6 T; 7 T; 8 T; 9 F; 10 T; 11 F; 12 T
2 1 fountain; 2 gloves; 3 prison; 4 bottle; 5 w atch; 6 c aterpillar; 7pig.
3 1 H; 2 C; 3 D; 4 G; 5 F; 6 E; 7 A; 8 B.
4 1 tea; 2 a cake; 3 a m o u s e (and o ther strange anim als); 4 cro q u e t; 5 pepper;
6 an invitation; 7 th ro n e s; 8 a pipe; 9 the W hite Rabbit; 10 the do o r to the garden.
The new structures introduced in this step of our
GREEN APPLE series are listed below. Any one reader
may not always include all of the structures listed, but it
will certainly not include any structures from higher steps.
Naturally, structures from lower steps will be included.
For a complete list of all the structures used over all the
three steps, consult the Black Cat Guide to Graded
Readers, which is also available online at our website,
www.blackcat-cideb.com or www.cideb.it.
Apart from the structural control, we also take great care
to grade the vocabulary appropriately for each step.

f S ta rte r A1
Verb tenses
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Future reference: Present Continuous; going to;
Present Simple
Verb forms and patterns
Affirmative, negative, interrogative
Short answers
Imperative: 2nd person; let’s
Infinitives after some very common verbs (e.g. want)
Gerunds (verb + -ing) after some very common verbs
(e.g. like, hate)
Modal verbs
Can: ability; requests; permission
W ould... like: offers, requests
Shall: suggestions; offers
Must: personal obligation
Have (got) to: external obligation
Need: necessity
Types of clause
Co-ordination: but; and; or; and then
Subordination (in the Present Simple or Present
Continuous) after verbs such as: to be sure; to know;
to think; to believe; to hope, to say; to tell
Subordination after: because, when
Other
Zero, definite and indefinite articles
Possessive 's and s'
Countable and uncountable nouns
Some, any; much, many, a lot; (a) little, (a) few;
all, every; etc.
Order of adjectives
 ™ v e n t u r e s

in wonderland
Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in the magical
world of Wonderland, where anything can happen. She grows bigger and smaller
and she meets a lot of very strange characters! These include the Caterpillar on
his mushroom, the smiling Cheshire Cat, the Hatter and the March Hare at their
mad tea party, the Queen of Hearts at her crazy game of croquet, and many
more!
• Easy adaptation at Starter level
• Wide range of activities practising the four skills
• KET-style activities
• Trinity-style activities (Grade 2)
• Dossiers: A Drink Called Tea and A Real Queen
■ Project on the web
• Special A U D IO C D /C D -R O M with the text recorded in full and a variety of
games and activities for further practice
• Exit test with answer key

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