Topic Three (1.3): Stories

Topics Icon.png Objectives

  • To recognise the key features of prose.

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In this topic, you will read extracts of prose and compare different types of stories.


Read _ Make Notes Icon.png Session One (1.3.1): Prose

  • Read and complete all of the activities on pages 24-25. You can listen to the extract here:

LISTEN - 1.3 Brothers are discovered audio (Kerboodle)


Read _ Make Notes Icon.png Session Two (1.3.2): Narrative and Style

  • Read and complete all of the activities on page 26.
  • To help you complete Question 3a, watch this video about adverbs: 

  • Now read and compete all of the activities on page 27. 
  • To help you with Activity 5, try to also think about the type of language that is used (is it factual?) and about how the text is structured (chronological, or the most important event first?). 

Read _ Make Notes Icon.png Session Three (1.3.3): Comparing Texts 

  • Read and complete all of the activities on pages 28-29. 
  • You can listen to the extract from the novel Pigeon English here:  

LISTEN - 1.3 Pigeon English audio (Kerboodle) 

  • To help you complete Activity 9, read Linking Texts (below): this includes words that you can use when comparing and contrasting texts: 

READ – [M01] Linking Texts Download READ – [M01] Linking Texts 

Extension Activity  

Complete the worksheet below to practise your skills in analysing prose extracts:  

COMPLETE - 1.3 ‘Five young entrepreneurs’ Worksheet Download COMPLETE - 1.3 ‘Five young entrepreneurs’ Worksheet 


Read _ Make Notes Icon.png Session Four (1.3.4): Grammar: Capital Letters and Full Stops

  • Read and complete all of the activities on pages 58-59 (capital letters) and pages 60-61 (full stops) in the Get It Right workbook. 

Download Icon.png Check your answers

CHECK - 1.3 ‘Five young entrepreneurs’ Worksheet answers 

CHECK  – 1.3 Student Book 1 Answers – Unit 3 

CHECK – Get it Right Answers (pages 58-61)

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