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Activity worksheet   

LEVEL 1

Before reading
1 Lookatthepicturesinthebook.Writethe

pagenumberwhereyoucanfind…

a anewspaper……

d houses……

b acomputer……

e photographers……

c abird……

f afruit……

While reading
Pages 1–7
2 Somewordsinthestoryareabout

motorcycles.Putthelettersintherightplace.

INGNEE………………………………

AKEL………………………………

EEHMLT………………………………

ILO………………………………

LALRY………………………………

EGUL………………………………

3 Answerthequestions.

a WhereareBrianandDavidfrom?

b Wheredotheyusuallyrace?

c Whathavetheracersgotontheirheads?

d WhatisBrian’sproblemwithhismotorcycle?

e Whatdotheyseeonthefirstdayoftherally?

f Whatistheirproblemonthethirdday?

4 ReadthenewspaperstoryabouttheAmazon.

Putthesentencesintherightorder.Use
numbers1–7.

ProblemintheAmazonJungle

c

 a Theyaretakingtheirhomes.

c

 b Theyareangrybecauseminersaregoing

intothejungle.

c

 c SomeIndiansliveintheAmazonJungle.

c

 dTheyaregoingtoracetoManaus

throughthejungle.

c

 e Whatisgoingtohappentothemen?

c

 f Thisisaproblembecauseforty-two

racersaregoingtostartarallyinBrasilia
tomorrow.

Pages 10–13
5 Writetherightwordinthesesentences.

jungle chief engine leak

a Itisdifficulttodriveinthe………….

b OiliscomingoutofBrian’s………….

c TheIndian…………’snameisMaoni.

d Caruakstopsthe…………withagreen

fruit.

6 MatchAandB.

A

B

Brian

doesn’tlikemotorcycles.

isGerman.

Caruak

stopstheleakwithagreenfruit.

doesn’tknowtheroadtoUna-Una.

isworkingwiththeIndians.

Astrid

knowstheroadtoUna-Una.

7 Lookatthepictureonpage13.Findthe

wrongwords.Writetherightwords.

a Itisseveno’clockintheevening.

b DavidandCaruakgetonBrian’smotorcycle.

c Caruakstartstheengine.

d Theminerswatchfromthetrees;theydonot

likethenoiseofBrian’smotorcycle.

e Astridknowstheroadverywell.

Pages 16–19
8 Matchtheword(a–d)andthesentence(1–4).

a Captain:

c

b necklace:

c

c jaguar:

c

d Congratulations!:

c

 1 Abiganimalinthecatfamily.

 2 Yousaythiswhenapersondoessomething

well.

 3 TheIndiansgivethistoBrianandDavid.

 4 Animportantpersoninthepolicestation.

9 Answerthequestions.

a WhodoBrianandCaruaktalktoatthe

policestation?

b Howmanypolicemengotothevillage?

c Whendotheminerscometothevillage?

d HowmanyminerscatchDavid?

e WhowinstheAmazonRally?

After reading
10 Talktoafriend.

Whatdoyoulikebestinthestory?Tellanother
studentaboutit.

11 YouareAstrid.WritetoafriendaboutBrian

andDavid’shelp.Today two boys came to the 
village. They were from England . . .

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Pages 1–7

1 Arethesesentencesright(3)orwrong(7)?Correct

thewrongsentences.
1 BrianandDavidaretwocarracersandtheyare

goingtoraceinarallyintheAmazonjunglein
Brazil.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

2 Brianlistenstotheradio:thereisaproblemin

theAmazon.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

3 Brianthinkstheraceisgoingtobedifficult

becausetheIndiansareangrywiththeracers.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

4 Therallystartsonabeautifulsunnymorning. c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

5 TheracestartsinBrasiliaandfinishesin

Manaus.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

6 ThereisaproblemwiththeengineofDavid’s

motorcycle.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

7 Theracestarts:theenginesofthemotorcycles

makealotofnoise.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

8 OnthefirstdayinthejungleBrianandDavid

areinthefirstandsecondplace.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

9 Onthesecondnightinthejungle,Brianwrites

abouttherallyandDavidisinbed.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

10 Thedaysareveryhotinthejunglebutthe

nightsareverycold.

c

……………………………………………………

……………………………………………………

Pages 10–13

2 Fivethingsarewrong.Findthemandwritethe

rightsentences.

 Itisthefourthdayinthejungle.BrianandDavidare

lookingfortheroadtoUna-Una.Theystopinthe

jungleandtheymeetsomeIndians.TheIndiansare

sadbecausesomeracerswanttokilltheirpeopleand

taketheirboats.TheIndiansdon’tknowEnglish,but

aFrenchwomantalkstotheboys.Shelivesandworks

inthevillage.BrianandDavidmeetChiefMaoniand

hisbrother,Caruak.

3 MatchAandB.
 A 

B

 1 Onthethirdday,

a BrianandDavidare

  

 behindtheItalians.

 2 TheIndianstalkto

b theycan’tunderstand.

  BrianandDavidbut
 3 Astridlivesinthe

c she’sworkingwith

  junglebecause

 theIndians.

 4 ChiefMaoniknows

d theminersare

  that

 comingtothevillage.

Pages 16–19

4 Whatistherightanswer?Circlea,borc.

1 BrianrideshismotorcycletoUna-Unawith

Caruak,buthehasaproblem:…

 a theycometoabigriver.
 b oilisleakingfromtheengine.
 c Brian’smotorcyclestops.
2 BrianandCaruakmeetCaptainSilvaatthepolice

stationbecause…

 a theIndiansareafraidoftheminers.
 b theminersarecomingtotheIndianvillage.
 c theminersarecomingtoUna-Una.
3 Thepolicemengobehindthetrees…
 a towaitfortheminers.
 b totalktotheIndians.
 c sotheminerscan’thearthem.
4 ChiefMaonigivesBrianandDavidtwo

necklaces…

 a andIndiannames.
 b andanIndianboat.
 c andajaguar.
5 BriangivesCaruak…
 a anecklace.
 b hishelmet.
 c hismotorcycle.