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LESSON 2
Story
7
Read again and answer.
1
What was Jamie’s birthday surprise?
2
What could they see from the plane?
3
Why did the pilot have to do an emergency landing?
4
Why would it be difficult for rescuers to find them?
5
How did Jamie know the way home?
8
Read a sentence with speech marks.
Play a guessing game in pairs.
A birthday to remember
an aeroplane
a landmark
a map
C
What do you think?
Will Jamie still love
aeroplanes?
‘The weather’s
terrible.’
The pilot.
Jamie loved aeroplanes. His birthday
surprise was flying in a small plane
with his cousin Elsa. ‘I can see the
village,’ said Elsa. ‘And there’s
the river! It looks so small!’ Jamie
grinned. ‘This is the best birthday!’
he said. ‘I’ll always remember it!’
‘In 20 minutes, we’ll reach our
destination,’ said the pilot.
The children looked out of the
windows. It was great. They weren’t
really listening when the pilot said,
‘It’s cloudy and windy. There’s going
to be a storm. I have to change our
route.’
Suddenly, they couldn’t see the
ground. The plane was in thick
cloud. The pilot said, ‘The weather’s
terrible. It’s going to be bumpy!’
The small plane flew on, but now it
wasn’t exciting. It was scary. ‘Look!
We’re very close to those trees.
Are we going to hit them?’ asked
Elsa. ‘No, we aren’t,’ said the pilot.
‘But I have to make an emergency
landing. Hold on tight!’
Then everything happened so
fast. The clouds flew by, and then
they could see the fields. The plane
bumped and bounced and stopped.
Jamie opened his eyes. The pilot
was trying to use the radio. ‘It’s
damaged. It’s not going to work,’ he
said. Elsa looked worried.
‘Will they come and look for us?’ she
asked. ‘Yes, they will,’ said the pilot.
‘But we changed our route so they
don’t know where we are.’ ‘Come
on,’ said Jamie. ‘We can’t stay here.’
Jamie looked around. He tried to
remember what they learnt in scouts:
if he didn’t have a map, he should
look for landmarks. He looked at the
mountains. They all looked the same.
Then he remembered the river.
‘That river goes through the village.
We just have to follow it!’ ‘Which
way?’ asked Elsa. ‘Down!’ said
Jamie. ‘The village is in the valley.’
The pilot looked at the sky. ‘The
storm’s over,’ he said. ‘At least we’re
going to have nice weather for our
long walk!’ They all smiled. ‘Phew!
We won’t have to sleep outside
tonight! Our parents will be so
happy to see us!’ said Elsa. ‘I’ll never
forget this birthday!’ said Jamie.
6
Read and listen.
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05
What helped the children get home?