Reading - Early Level 3/level 3
Week 9
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Day 1: Comprehension - Use examples from the story to support your answers.
What connections of your own helped you understand they way the boys talk to each other?
Why did Langi shrug about Bean’s question?
Why does Lagi lie about going to the library?
How was Lagi able to afford the flight to Apia/Samoa?
Explain in your own words what was Lagis first reaction when he saw the cockpit? How do you know this?
Why is Lagi surprised when he sees the captain?
How does his conversation with the captain make him feel about himself?
What similes or metaphors has the writer used to describe Lagi’s feelings when the plane is taking off?
Why does she use a mango simile at the end? What is the impact of choosing a mango here?
What message or theme does the writer want you to understand from this story?
Day 2: Vocabulary. Use the text to explain the following vocabulary in your own words and put them into a sentence.
Day 3: Word Cloze
“Captain, this is Tigi‘ilagi,” Tracy said. Lagi __________ the captain’s taulima straight away, an _________ tattoo in a band around his _________ brown arm. On his _________, above the tattoo, Lagi could also see the captain’s four gold stripes. “Tigi‘ilagi,” the captain said, ____________ Lagi’s whole name _________. “You’re Samoan?” Lagi asked. “Yes,” the ________ laughed. “Just like you. Don’t be so __________. Our people have always been ___________ – tautai - although they didn’t have all this.” The pilot waved towards the gauges. “They navigated by the stars and rode the ocean __________. But then maybe this isn’t so __________. The ________ word for plane, va‘alele, means ‘flying boat’.”
Day 4: Diagram
Correctly label the airplane diagram using words below.
Follow up questions:
What clues tell us that Lagi was very interested in planes?
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What areas of the plane does Lagi mention in the story?
For example:
Thrust lever - Page 4
Day 5: Reflection
I am reading about: ________________________________________
3 things I have learnt…
3 interesting facts I found…
2 questions I still have or 2 things I would like to investigate…
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