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YOUNG ELI READERS

The Secret Passage

ISBN 978-88-536-0511-5

Young ELI Readers

Stage 1Dominique Guillemant, Hooray for the HolidaysDominique Guillemant, Sophie’s DreamJane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Ball Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Pirate

Stage 2Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the VegetablesJane Cadwallader, PB3 and the JacketRudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

Stage 3Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi TreeJane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Emperor PenguinsJ. M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Stage 4Jane Cadwallader, Harry and an Electrical ProblemJane Cadwallader, Harry and the CrownLewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

SYLLABUS

Vocabulary areasNatureWeatherFeelingsSpeaking verbs

GrammarStop/start +ingAdverbsQuestionsModal verbs: want, must, have to, need toComparatives/Superlatives

Hello! My name is Paloma and I love writing stories and plays for children. I live in Amsterdam, a beautiful city in Holland. I love animals and nature and I get the ideas for my stories... when I am walking by the canals of Amsterdam.

My name is Luigi and I live in Pesaro, in Italy. I love drawing and my work has been shown in many cities around the world – Tokyo, Addis Abeba, Helsinki and Mexico City. I teach illustration at the Art Institute in Bologna, Italy.

Ned is bored when his parents take him on holiday to the mountains, but there is an exciting adventure waiting for the boy from the city.

Ned is not happy when his parents take him on holiday to a small mountain village – he wants to stay at home and play computer games – but the little village has a special secret, Ned just has to open his eyes!

- Games and language activities- An audio recording of the story- A picture dictionary

TagsAdventure Nature

Paloma Bellini

The Secret Passage

Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics and specially written stories for learners of English.

The Secret Passageby Paloma BelliniActivities by Elizabeth Ferretti Illustrated by Luigi Raffaelli

ELI ReadersFounder and Series EditorsPaola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director)

Graphic Design Sergio Elisei

Eli Design DepartmentValentina Mazzarini

Production ManagerFrancesco Capitano

Typeset in 14 / 20 pt Monotype Plantin Schoolbook

© 2010 ELI s.r.l. P.O. Box 6 - 62019 Recanati MC - ItalyT +39 071750701 - F +39 071977851info@elionline.com - www.elionline.com

Printed in Italy by Tecnostampa Recanati - ERY409.01ISBN 978-88-536-0511-5

First edition: February 2010

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The ELI Readers collection is a complete range of books and plays for readers of all ages, ranging from captivating contemporary stories to timeless classics. There are three series, each catering for a different age group; Young ELI Readers, Teen ELI Readers and Young Adult ELI Readers. The books are carefully edited and beautifully illustrated to capture the essence of the stories and plots.

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For this series of ELI graded readers, we have planted 5000 new trees.

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This is the best day of Ned’s

life. He is in his favourite

place – his bedroom –

playing his favourite game – Space

Animals. After months of practice,

playing four hours a day, he has

got the highest score ever! He will

be the best player in the world!

Suddenly, Ned’s mum and dad

come in to his room. They look

happy.

‘You must start packing, Ned,’

says his mother, ‘We are leaving

early tomorrow... the mountains,

remember?’

‘What!? I don’t want to go to the

mountains! There is nothing to do

there and I don’t know anyone.’

‘The fresh air will be good for

you,’ says Ned’s dad. ‘You spend

too much time in your room.’

Ned is very cross. ‘It’s not fair! It is totally boring

in the mountains!’

‘Why did we have to come here?’ Ned asks himself.

‘They don’t even have the Internet. All they have

is snow and ice. I can’t live without my computer.’

It really is cold, there is an icy wind and it is

snowing. The village is completely empty. No one

is out in this weather! Ned is on his own and he is

not happy.

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Ned is so cross that he doesn’t see two children

watching him from behind a tree.

‘He doesn’t look very happy,’ says the boy in the

green jumper.

‘The lady at the hotel says he is called Ned

and comes from London. He got here yesterday

evening... he looks really bored,’ says the girl.

‘Hey Chrissie, shall we ask him to play with us?’

‘That’s a great idea, Mark!’ says Chrissie, and

she shouts out, ‘Hey Ned, don’t go into the woods

on your own.’

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This paragraph describes the place where Ned goes on holiday. Put the correct word in the gaps. There are three extra words in the box!

Ned goes on holiday to a village in the __________. There is an ____________ wind and it is ____________ . Ned feels very ____________ .Near the village there is a ____________ , where Ned sees a ____________.

Adverbs describe how you do something. Choose the right word from the box.

1 When people are angry they speak _____________ .2 ‘Where is everyone?’ Ned asks, _____________3 When you see a deer you have to move _____________ and _____________ .

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river wood cold rain deer rabbit icy snowing mountains

crossly carefully worriedly slowly

Stop or start need a verb with ‘ing’ if the action continues. Put the words in the right order.

1 snowing?’ ‘Does asks it stop Ned. never

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2 Mark. never do ‘And you complaining?’ asks stop

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3 Mark ‘Stop says. talking,’______________________________________________

4 starts walking Ned wood. through the ______________________________________________

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5 towards him. The deer and starts Ned moving looks at

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