1. Verb to be: is /are 1. Carl ____ a shy quiet boy. 2. Ellie ____ his friend. 3.

They ____ fans of Muntz the explorer. Questions:

What are their jobs? 1. Ellie .............................. 2. Carl ...............................

1. Where do Ellie and Carl want to visit? ................................................. 2. What happens to Ellie? ..........................................................................

2. True or False? Carl lives alone. _____ Carl wants to leave his house. _______ Carl makes his house into an airship _____ Carl uses thousands of balls to make his house fly. ______

1. Match the meanings in this story: retirement home helium thunderstorm explorer fan to retire heavy rain, thunder and lightning an enthusiast, devotee adventurer home for old people stop working when old a gas

3. Adjectives: Find the best opposites for these words calm quiet ________________ sick _________________ dead ________________ angry _______________ light ________________ large ________________ small alive well noisy heavy

4. Carl finds a note from Ellie telling him to go on an adventure. Write a note for Russell telling him to go on an adventure Dear Carl, with Carl. Sign your own name. Go on an
adventure.
.............................................. ............ .............................................. ........... .............................................. ........... .............................................. ............

Love Ellie

6.Many of the helium balloons have burst. How does Carl make his house lighter so it will float again?

Answer Key 1
1. Carl _is___ a shy quiet boy. 2. Ellie __is__ his friend. 3. They _are__ fans of Muntz the explorer. Questions: 1. Where do Ellie and Carl want to visit?

What are their jobs? 1. Ellie is a zookeeper. 2. Carl sells toy balloons.

Paradise Falls.

2. What happens to Ellie? She gets sick and dies.

True or False?

Carl lives alone. __True___ Carl wants to leave his house. __False_____ Carl makes his house into an airship __True___ Carl uses thousands of balls to make his house fly. __False__(balloons)__ Match the meanings in this story: retirement home helium thunderstorm explorer fan to retire home for old people a gas heavy rain, thunder and lightning adventurer an enthusiast, devotee stop working when old

Adjectives: Find the best opposites for these words shy ____outgoing quiet ___noisy sick ____well dead ___alive angry ____calm light ________heavy large ________small

Carl finds a note from Ellie telling him to go on an adventure. Write a note for Russell telling him to go on an adventure with Carl. Sign your own name.

Dear Russell, Go on an adventure with Carl. From, ...............................