Fill in the blanks with suitable words to complete the sentences.
1.            I got up ________________ I heard the monkey’s jumping up and down on the tin roof.
2.            He gave the horse an apple ________________ patted its head.
3.            Margie looked on ________________ the keeper fed the animals at the zoo.
4.            The storm was very loud and fierce ________________ the animals were safe in a cave.

Choose suitable words to complete the sentences.
1. The clownfish has white bands (while/or/that) the tropical fish has blue bands.
2. The goldfish is smaller than the piranha (but/which/and) much prettier.
3. (Both/Which/When) the rhinoceros (but/or/and) the hippopotamus are herbivorous.
4. The owl (as well as/as soon as/as long as) the right heron are nocturnal birds.
5. (Neither/Either/Both) the sheep (nor/or/and) the goat is carnivorous.
6. The cow (or/but/and) the buffalo give us milk.
7. (Because/Either/So) a cat (nor/or/but) a dog could be my pet.

Fill in the blanks in this poem with conjunctions and prepositions from the box. You can use a word more than once. There are more word than you need.
                In            When    that        but         with       to            and        of
                                                                                SCHOOL
______________ school lets out ______________ May. I feel as happy as can be.
I hop ______________ skip ______________ jump ______________ run ______________ shout ______________ laugh ______________ glee.
I’m sure I will never want
To go ______________ school again. ______________ when July comes around. I always then think ______________ those carefree days.

You and your group of friends have noticed two of your classmates teasing animals outside the school.
Write a letter to be put up on the school notice board to convince them not to do so. You may do so in this manager.
-              Form groups and discuss why teasing animals is wrong.
-              When you have three or four points, write them down.
-              Read the points and decide which should be included in your letter.
-              Each person  should write the letter in about seventy-five words.
-              Read out all four letters in your group.
-              Make changes to your own letter if you feel the need.

Larry took a blanket, strap and ropes out to Sally to 
  a. teach the narrator to look after her. 
  b. make a saddle for the narrator to sit on. 
  c. put on the donkey so that she would not be cold. 
  d. tie her up near the olive trees. 

What was the house that Costas had built? Why did the narrator want to try it out? 

What was Larry’s offer? Why was the narrator surprised by it? 

She viewed these preparations with interest but a lack of enthusiasm. Who is ‘she’? Why was he not enthusiastic? 

Complete this flow chart with events from the story. The hints in the box will help you. Take turns to tell the story in class. 
  offers to teach birthday learns to ride ties her up 
  to clean the donkeys’ hooves disappear with the donkey 
  kicks him hard afraid Larry might get rid of the donkey 
  family runs around donkey as a present 
  The narrator gets up on his birthday. 
  Larry tries to teach him to clean the donkey’s hooves. 

What present did the narrator get for his birthday? What did he think of it? 

Would you say the present was a good idea? 

What arguments did the boy give to have the donkey?  

What did the author do when he got the donkey?