Unit 4 Rodrigues
Activity 1 – I read a short story.
An invitation to go on holiday
It was the last day of the rst term. Pixie and Dixie could not wait for the holidays to start.
“Mummy, what are we going to do during the holidays?”
“Well, you can play outside with your friends, watch television, and sometimes we can go to
the seaside,” she said.
Both Pixie and Dixie were disappointed.
“Oh, Mummy! We already play outside with our friends and we watch TV during the weekends.
Also, we went to the seaside with Uncle Ted and his family last week,” Dixie said.
“We want to do something different, exciting, and special!” Pixie exclaimed. Suddenly, the
phone rang and their mother answered it. It was Pippa, their favourite cousin.
It was a quick phone call and the children were eager to know why Pippa had phoned.
“Who wants to do something different, exciting and special during the Easter holidays?” asked
their mother with a twinkle in her eye.
“We do, Mummy! We want some adventure!” both children shouted.
“Well, I have a surprise for you. Your cousin Pippa has invited you to go to Rodrigues to visit
her friends Martine and Roddy”.
At rst, Pixie and Dixie were speechless. It was a very big surprise! Then, they started to ask
lots and lots of questions.
“Mummy, when are we going? How long are we going to stay there?”
“Are we going by plane?
“Can we start packing our suitcase?”
Mummy happily answered all their questions. They would be going the following Monday and
they would be staying in Rodrigues for a week. Pixie and Dixie were very excited. They loved
their cousin Pippa. She was always fun to be with as she liked to play with them and she
always told funny jokes.
Reading
Keywords: speechless favourite suitcase
disappointed jokes eager adventure
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