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BAnCO DE LecTURAS ADICIONALeS ANEXO

3. Match the problems on the left to their solutions on the right.

a. Phileas needed money.They hired an elephant.

b. The railroad was not finished.They joined a circus.

Some people were going to sacrifice The crew burned parts of the boat.Auoda.

d. They had no money.He made a bet with his friends.

e. The bandits attacked them.Phileas decided to save her.

f. The boat ran out of fuel.Jean detached the locomotive from the carriages.

Write the character's names in the corresponding description boxes below.

a. I like traveling and adventure. I'm always happy.

b. We have to burn the wooden parts of the boat.

C. We joined a circus.

d. I'm so happy I met Phileas. He saved me.

5. Match the words in bold to their definitions.

a. The boat ran out of fuel.to return.

b. The group got on a steamer to Hong to exhaust a quantity of something.Kong.

C.When they got off the boat, they went to London.to leave a plane, boat, etc.

to enter a plane, boat, etc.

d.They got back to London in eighty days.

After reading

6. In groups, discuss the following questions.

a. Did you like the story? Why or why not?

b. What means of transportaion would you use to travel around the world today?

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