Why do youthink Wanda’s family moved to a different city? Do you thinklife there was going to be different for their family?
Howdid the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teasedher?
Didthey get a reply? Who was more anxious fora reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know?
What didthe girls write to Wanda?
Whatdoes Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she cometo?
Whydoes Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress?
Whatare Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
Whatexcuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why?
Whatdoes Maddie want to do?
Howdoes Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’sfather?
IsMiss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset?
What didMr Petronski’s letter say?
HOW DID PEGGY AND MADDIE WISH TO MAKE AMENDS
Colours are used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.
(i)
the Monday morning blues
-
feel embarrassed / angry / ashamed
(ii)
go red in the face
feel very sick, as if about to vomit
(iii)
look green
sadness or depression after a weekend of fun
(iv)
the red carpet
the sign or permission to begin an action
(v)
blue-blooded
a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting
(vi)
a green belt
in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong
(vii)
a blackguard
a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme
(viii)
a grey area
land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law
(ix)
a white flag
an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear
(x)
a blueprint
a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong
(xi)
red-handed
a special welcome
(xii)
the green light
of noble birth or from a royal family
1.Find the sentences in the story with the following phrasal verbs.
lined up
thought up
took off
stood by
Why do youthink Wanda’s family moved to a different city? Do you thinklife there was going to be different for their family?
Howdid the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teasedher?
Didthey get a reply? Who was more anxious fora reply, Peggy or Maddie? How do you know?
What didthe girls write to Wanda?
Whatdoes Maddie think hard about? What important decision does she cometo?
Whydoes Wanda’s house remind Maddie of Wanda’s blue dress?
Whatare Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
Whatexcuses does Peggy think up for her behaviour? Why?
Whatdoes Maddie want to do?
Howdoes Maddie feel after listening to the note from Wanda’sfather?
IsMiss Mason angry with the class, or is she unhappy and upset?
What didMr Petronski’s letter say?
HOW DID PEGGY AND MADDIE WISH TO MAKE AMENDS
Colours are used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.
(i)
the Monday morning blues
-
feel embarrassed / angry / ashamed
(ii)
go red in the face
-
feel very sick, as if about to vomit
(iii)
look green
-
sadness or depression after a weekend of fun
(iv)
the red carpet
-
the sign or permission to begin an action
(v)
blue-blooded
-
a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting
(vi)
a green belt
-
in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong
(vii)
a blackguard
-
a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme
(viii)
a grey area
-
land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law
(ix)
a white flag
-
an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear
(x)
a blueprint
-
a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong
(xi)
red-handed
-
a special welcome
(xii)
the green light
-
of noble birth or from a royal family
1.Find the sentences in the story with the following phrasal verbs.
lined up
thought up
took off
stood by