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Activities 1

ffi What's the book about?1 Look at the picture on the front of this book. Which country is this

story about? How do you know?

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2 What do you know about the Amazon? Which of these words are

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shop

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ffi What happens first?Look at the pictures on pages 1 and 2, and the words in italics.What do

you think? Which is the right word?

1 The two young men are friends / brothers.

2 They are EngLish lAmerican.

3 They race motorcycles / cars.

4 They are going to race across a river./jungle.

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( T ook, Brian!Those are our motorcycles!' David says.

I; David and Brian aÍe at Heathrow Airport in London. Theyare motorcycle racers from Enfield, a small rown in England.

They usually race in England,

and in European countries, butthis time they are going to Brazil.

Racers from many countries are

goin-g there, too. They are all goingto race across the Amazon jungle.

Brian is reading a newspaper.

motorcycle / meuta,sarkal,r (n) I am golng to go to France on the back of my friend,smotorcycle.race,lrers¡ (vin) Twenty people raced down the street and I arrived first.lungle /'c15,r¡gclr (n) lt rains every day in theTung/e.

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'Listen to this, David!' he says. 'Theret a problem in the Amazon.

The Indians are very angfy because miners are going into the jungle.

The miners are taking their homes.'

But David isnt listening to Brian. 'The race is going to be good,'

he says.

'Yes ... and difficult, David.'

Two days later, the racers are in Brasilia. Brian and David afe there,

too. A lot of people come and watch. It is a beautiful, sunny morning.

There is a lot of noise. People are talking to the racers.

Photographers are taking pictures.

miner i r.narnai (n) Her brothers are miners and they never see the sun

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'The race is going to start,' a young man

says. 'Listen.''Good morning!' a man says. 'This is the

start of the Amazon R.l& rárry-*o people

are going to race from here to Manaus.''Are you OK, Brian?' David asks.

'No,' Brian answers. 'I've got a problem. Look! Oil is leaking from

the engine of my motorrycle.''§(/here's that glue for oil leaks?' Brian asks.

rally l're,ll (n) People in the ral/y drive across the Sahara for days.

oil icrl,/ (n) Can you put some o/ in the car, please?

leak /lirk/ (v/n) Why is there water on the floor? What is leaking?engine /'endSrn/ (n) There is a problem with the engtne in my car.

glue /glur/ (n) The children are making hats from newspaper. Have you gol any glue?

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The racers are Putting on their helmets'

'Here, try this,' David says' He gives Brian some glue'

some glue on his engine, but it comes out very slowly'

'q.rl.kl¡ BrianlThe race is going to start" David says'

But oil is leaking from Brian's engine'

Brian puts

'Quickly!' David saYs again'

The oil stoPs. Brian Puts on his

helmet and gets on his motorcYcle'

helmet /'helmt/ (n) We are going into town on our bicycles' Where are the helmets?

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The engines of the motorcycles make a lot of noise.

'The race is starting,' David says.

'Lett go!' Brian says.

The Amazon Rally starts!

The first day is OK. The roads are good. The racers see many small

towns and villages. People stand near the road and watch them.

village /'vrhd3/ (n) We live in a small village near a big town.

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Look!' David answers'

On the second day, the roads are not very good' Two ltalians'

Luigi and Enrico, are in first and second place'

ór, ,h. third da¡ the racers are in the jungle' The roads are very

bad. The Brazilians are in first and second place now' fnel come

Luigi and Enrico. David and Brian are behind the two ltalians'

ih. ,".. always stops late in the afternoon'

'Those Brazilians '* "'y good' and they know the road" Brian

says that evening.

'The Brazilians arent a problem. The rain is our big problem'

second /'sekend/ The first film was good' but I d¡dn't like the second film'

ii¡ri lá",¿ rh" third bedroom on this floor is very small'

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Day 4This is our second doy in the jungte.

A difficult doyl The rain neverstops onathe rood is very bod. There are treesocrossthe roods. Somet.tmes we con't stoy on ourtnotorcycles.

f om first in the race now,ond Dovid íssecond. The two ftolions are behind us. We arehappy obout thot.

ft is seven o,clock now ond ít is very dork.The doys arevery hot in the jungle,but thenights ore bequtíful.

Dovíd is in bed. T an going to bed, too.

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t ffi? Were You right?LookagainatActivityl.2onpageii.Areyouranswersright?Thenputthese words in the sentences.

Brian and , . are from England' Thev are in I '

for a motorcycle I . . Before the race, Brian has a

ltlom his engine. David gives him some '

The race goes from Brasilia to (' . , and takes them

across the - It is very I there in the evening

and the days are very e

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Finish the sentences with words on the right'

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The racers see iOn the second daY

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The roads i

many smatttowns and

viItages.

make a lot of noise.

two ltatians are in front of

the Engtishmen.

are going to race.

are not very good.

The engines of the

motorcycles D

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Rain

Luigi and Enrico

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Language in use

Look at the sentence on the right.Thenput the right word in the sentences.

'Forty-two people are

going to race from hereto Manaus.'

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' 1 David and Brian are . Enfietd.

2 They usually race , .. England.

' 3 They are going to race , . the jungte.

4 ln Brasilia, peopte talk . the racers.

5 Oit is leaking Brian's engine.

6 Brian puts some glue the Leak.

7 People stand the road and watch the racers.

8 The roads are bad.There are trees . the roads.

9 lt is their second day the jungle.

10 Brian writes about his day.Then he goes ... . bed.

I I What's next?What probtems are Brian and David going to have in the race? What doyou think? Talk to your friends and write answers here.

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The race starts very early on the third day in the jungle'

In the afternoon Brian and David stop' The jungle is very

beautiful, but they aren't looking at it' They are looking for the town

of Una-Una.'\7here are we now?' Brian asks'

'I dont know.''Is this the road to LJna-Una?'

'I dont know,' David saYs again'

'\lhere are the racers?' Brian asks'

'Can you hear them?'

They stop their engines and listen'

The jungle is quiet. Then theY hear

a noise.'Listen, David!' Brian saYs'

'\7hat is it?' David asks.

'It isnt a motorcycle,' Brian

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Suddenly they see some men. They are walking to Brian and David.'Look at those men, Davidl' Brian says.

'Who are they?'David asks.

'They arent racers, David. Theyre ... Indians!'

The Indians come and talk to Brian and David.But the two young men cant understand them.

'These Indians afe yery aÍgry, Brian. But why?''I dont know. I cant understand them.''§7e've got a problem, Brian,' David says.

The Indians take the two young men toan Indian village. A woman with blue eyes

comes and talks to Brian and David.Her name's Astrid and she's German.

She lives in the jungle because she's

working there with the Indians.'tü7ho are you?' the u,oman asks.

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'I'm Brian, and this is mr-

friend David.'

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"Why are the Indians angry?' David asks',fueyouminers?Theminerswantthisplace.Sometimesthey

come here and they kill the Indians,'futrid says'

'§7e arerit miners. \re're motorcycle racers,' David says' '\(/e want

to go to lJna-Una.'

Astrid talks to Maoni, the Indian chief. Maoni listens and talks to

his men. They arent angry now.

'The miners are coming to the village,'Astrid says'

knows that. They're going to kill his men''

'Let's get the police, Astrid,' Brian says'

'How? There's no dme.'

'I can go to Una-Una. There's a police station there" Brian says'

'But you d.ont know the road to Una-Una,' David says'

Astrid and Chief Maoni talk again'

'Caruak is going to go to Una-Una with you tomorrow' He's Chief

Maoni's son, and he knows the road,'Astrid says'

kill /krU (v) The animals kil/ed two people because they had no food'

chief /tjirf/ (n) We talked to the chief about his people's problems'

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At seven o'clock in the morning, Brian and Caruak get onBriant motorcycle. Caruak isnt very h"ppy. He doesnt know aboutmotorcycles.

The Indians watch them. Brian srarrs rhe engine, and Caruak gets

offthe motorrycle quickly. The Indians run to the trees.

Astrid talks to Caruak. Then he

gets on the motorcvcle again. TheIndians watch from the trees.

Brian starts the engine again.'Gol'David savs.

Brian and Caruak rake the road

to Una-l]na.It is difficult

Brian is a good r

knows the road.

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' : i Were you right?

LookagainatyouranswerstoActivity2.4.Thenfinishthesesentences.

lBrianandDavidtookfortheroadtoUna-Una'butthey

2 Some lndians ta[k to them, but Brian and David

Brian and David aren't miners, but the lndians

The miners are comlng to the vitlage and they

Brian and David want to get the potice, but they

comes first? Write the numbers, 1-5'

A Brian and David stop in the jungte'

B They hear about the lndians' probtems'

C They meet a Cerman woman'

D Some lndians take Brian and David to their vittage'

E Brian and Caruak go to Una-Una'

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Language in use

Look at the sentence on the right.Thenwrite sentences about the pictures.

Caruak

(watch) Brian.

What's next?

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They are [ooking forthe town of Una-Una.

(smite) at Astrid. (start) his motorcycle.

Caruak

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(run) to the trees. on the motorcycle.

What do you think? Circte the right answer.

1 Brian is going to have a probtem with ... .

a his helmet b his engine c the police

c water

c the lndian vi[[age

2 Caruak is going to stop the oi[ [eak with ... .

a a fruit b gtue

3 The police are going to go to ... .

4 The lndian chief is going to give ... to Brian and David.

a knives b lndian names c hats

5 Brian and David are going to arrive in Manaus ... Enrico and Luigi.

a before b after c withti

/\kChief Maoni Brian

An lndian

(tatk) to Brian and

David.

Early in the afternoon, theY come

to a big river. Brian looks in his road

book. They are near Una-lJna now'

Then Brian looks at the engine'

'Oh, no! Oil is leaking from the

engine again!' he thinks. He stoPs

the motorcycle.'I haven't got any glue? tMhere's

Davidt glue?'he thinks.'This time

I've got a big Problem!'Caruak looks at the oil. Then he

walks to a úee and takes a green fruit. He puts the fruit on the hot

engine. The leak stoPs.lTh",', ,r.ry good,' Brian says' 'Thank you' Caruak' Lett go''

They start to drive again.The oil often leaks from the engine, but

C"r,ri stops it with the green fruit every time' They arrive in Una-

Una in the evening.

They meet Captain Silva at the police stadon' and Brian talks to

him.

captain /'kaptan/ (n) I can see ten footballers, but where is the captain?

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'The miners are coming, Captain. Theyre going to kill the

Indians,' Brian says.

'You're right, young man. \7e dont have much time!' Captain Silva

talks to a policeman. 'Let's go to the Indian village. I want twentymen. Quickly!'

They get to the Indian village late in the afternoon.'Lett wait for the miners,' Captain Silva says. 'Go behind the úees.'

It's night again. They are all waiting for the miners.'Look!' Captain Silva says. 'They're coming.'The miners are coming from the jungle. Theyre moving very

quietly. There are a lot of miners in the village now. They are

looking for the Indians.

The village is quiet.

Then Captain Silva says, 'This is Captain Silva. Don't move!'

The miners run, and the Indians run, too. They make a lot of noise.

Two miners find Dar.id and catch him.'They're going to kill me,' David thinks.

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But then two policemen run to him' 'Stop!' they say' '\7e're

policemen.'

In the morning, Chief Maoni and his people are very happy' A lot

of Indians are dancing.

chief Maoni has rwo beautiful necklaces in his hands. He smiles

and gives a red necklace to David'

'Jaguari,' he saYs.

'He's giving you an Indian name,' Astrid says''Jaguari is a small

jaguar.'

Then Chief Maoni gives a black necklace to Brian'

'Mdndwé,' he saYs. v

'Quick runner,' futrid saYs.

Brian gives his helmet to Caruak.

'Champion,'he saYs.

They all smile.

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necklace /'nekles/ (n) That is a beautiful necklacel Was it expensive?

jaguar /'dSagju al (n) laguars live near the river, but we never see them

.h-rrpi"n ¡'Gmpien/ (n) He always arrives first' He is the championl

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Captain Silva takes Brian and David

to Manaus. The racers are there.

There are photographers, too.

They are taking pictures of the

champions - Luigi and Enrico, the

two Italians.'Brian? David? Hello!'Enrico says. €'Look. \fle're the champions,'

Luigi says.

'Congratulations!' Brian and

David say.

Are you OK?' Enrico asks.

'Now we are,' Brian says.

Brian and David taik to Enrico and Luigi about the Indians and

the miners.'You're champions, too,' Luigi says.

'Yes, theyre champions ola very important race,' Captain Silva says.

Brian and David look at their Indian necklaces.

'Congratulations, Nlanauél' Dar.id says to his friend.'Congratulations, Jaguaril' Brian says.

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congratulations /kan,gretJu'lerfanz/ You are eighty years old loday? Congratulationsl

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You are Brian.You are at the po[ice station with Caruak.Talk to

Captain Sitva about the problem at the viltage'

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you going to do?

- workwith three friends.

Students A and B:

Students C and D:

You are Enrico and Luigi.Tatkto Brian and David'Ask

them about the race and their problems'

You are Brian and David. Cive Enrico and Luigi your

congratutations. Answer their questions'

you are Brian.write about Day 5 of the race. Put these words in the

sentences.

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what do you know about the Amazon? work with two or three

students and find the answers to these questions. Look at books or the

lnternet.

a How long is the Amazon River?

b Which countries does the Amazon River run across?

Name three important towns on the Amazon River'

Which of these animals live in or near the Amazon?

e How many lndians live in the Amazon jungte?

f what probtems are there for the peopte and animats in the jungte?

Talk to your friends about their answers.What can they teach you

Now write about the Amazon River and the Amazon jungte.

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