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damaged - to damage (page 48)
when something is spoiled or hurt.
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melting — to melt (page 49)
changing into a liquid. Ice melts and becomes water.
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straightening - to straighten (page 51)
make something straight.
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polishing - to polish (page 51)
make something shine.
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overcast (page 52)
cloudy sky.
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obey (page 53)
to do what a law or a person says you must do.
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humbug (page 55)
someone who says things that they know are not true. A
humbug
tries to be better and more clever than he really is.
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deceived — to deceive (page 55)
tell lies. Let people believe something that is not true.
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trick (page 57)
an unfair or unpleasant thing. You use a trick to
trick people.
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tricked -
to trick (page 57)
make someone believe a lie.
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balloonist (page 57)
a person who flies in a
balloon.
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circus (page 57)
a show where people and animals do clever tricks. These tricks
make people laugh.
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glue (page 58)
something that holds things together.
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sew — to sew (page 60)
to join pieces of cloth together with a needle and thread.
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rising - to rise (page 60)
go up into the air.
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monster (page 65)
a large and frightening creature, usually in a story and not real.
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Hammer-Heads (page 66)
a
hammer is a flat heavy tool, used to hit things. These people's
heads look like hammers.
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Exercises
Vocabulary: meanings of words from the story
Put the words and phrases in the box next to the correct definitions.
emerald brick stuff cyclone bump roar mistake
wicked brave forehead witch smile supper stream
scarecrow mark field journey invite dangerous sack
cellar Kansas prairie straw crow
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a large flat area in central North America
covered with grass and farmland but with few
trees
a state in the central part of the USA
a room under a house, below ground level,
often used for storage
a severe storm in which the wind spins in a
circle; also called a
tornado or a
whirlwind
the sound made by a crowd at a football match
when a goal is scored; it is the sound made by
a very strong wind; it is also the sound made
by a lion
the sound of two hard things that come together,
and the sound that something hard makes when
it falls to the ground
a woman in stories who has magical powers
very bad (person); evil; wanting to harm other
people
a block used for building walls and other structures
a discoloured area on the surface of something
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Vocabulary: anagrams
The letters of each word are mixed up. Write the words correctly.
The first one is an example.
Example
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DRAWIZ
WIZARD
SERMONT
KRICT
DEVICEE
BOYE
STOVECAR
OSLIPH
TELM
GAMADE
TINGS
VALESS
RHONET
LEBARM
a man who makes magic
a frightening creature in stories
an unfair or unpleasant thing to do to
someone
tell lies; make someone believe
something that is not true
do what a person or a law says you
must do
grey or cloudy (sky)
to rub something to make it shine
(shoes, furniture etc)
what ice and snow do in the sun
to make something less good; to spoil
hurt with something sharp — some
insects do it, such as wasps and bees
people who belong to another person
and work for him without pay
the seat on which a king sits
a hard stone, often white with coloured
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