ALIANDTHEMAGICCARPETOneveryhotdayAlifindsacarpetinhisuncle’sshop.“What’sthis?”Suddenlythecarpetjumps!Itmovesandfliesoffintotheair.“Hey!What’shappening?”Aloudvoicecomesfromthecarpet.“Welcome,OMaster.Iamamagiccarpet.”Firsttheyflyhighupintotheskyandthentheylandinajungle.Itishotandwetandit’sraining.[Parrot:“It’sraining.”]Thentheyflytothedesert.Itisvery,veryhotanddry.[Lizard:“Itisvery,veryhottoday.”]AfterthattheyflytotheSouthPole.Thereislotsoficeandsnow.It’sfreezing.[Penguin:“Brrr!”]“Wherearewenow?Ican’tsee!”[Lion:“Inthemountains,canyouseeme?”]“It’sveryfoggy.”Thentheyflytoaforest.It’sverywindythere.“Oh,it’sverywindyintheforest.”[Squirrel]Thentheyflytoanislandinthesea.Thereisthunderandlightning.“Aaagh!Let’sgohome.”[Turtle:“Whatastorm!”]Finallytheyflybackhome.ThecarpetlandsintheshopandAligetsoff.“Wow!Whatanadventure!”http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-ali.htmAlihasfoundamagiccarpet.Wherewillittakehim?Andwhatanimalswillhemeet?ClickontheanimalswhenAlimeetsthem.Imaginethatyouhavegotamagiccarpet.Youcanvisitfiveplacesonyourcarpet.Wheredoyougo?Whatdoyouseewhenyougetthere?Whoorwhatdoyoumeet?What'stheweatherlike?Writeyourstory.Ordrawapictureofeachplaceandwriteadescription.TheTreasureMapSanjaysawabottlefloatinginthesea.Therewassomethinginsideit.Hetookitout.“Whatisit?”askedSarah.“It’samap!It’samap!”Theylookedroundandsawatalkingparrot.“Buriedtreasure!Buriedtreasure!”“Wow!Atreasuremap!Let’sfollowit.”“Maybeit’sgold!”“Orsilver?”“Orjewels?”“OK.Wearehereandthetreasureishere.”“Let’sgo!I’llread,”saidtheparrot.“Walk80metresnorth.”“1,2,3…..78,79,80.”“Turnrightatthebigcoconuttreeandgostraightonuntilthecrocodilepond.Crossthebridge,turnleftandkeepwalking.Turnrightinfrontofthebig,roundrock.Walkstraightaheadfor50metres.”“1,2,3…..48,49,50.”“Gothroughthecave.Mindthebats!Mindthebats!Walkstraightonuntilthebeach.Goalongthebeachfor200metres.Thetreasureisbehindthesquarerock.”“Overthere!Overthere!”Parrotshouted.“It’sempty!”criedSarah.Insidetherewasanoldnote:‘DearFinder,Sorry,butItookmygold.Ineededtobuyanewpirateship.Bye,CaptainRedbeard.’“Well,atleastwehadanicewalk,”saidSanjay.“Yes,andwemadeanewfriend!”HereareeightsentencesfromthestoryTheTreasureMap.Theyaredirections.Thereisagapineachsentence.Thereareeightwordsabovethesentences.Thesewordsgointhegaps.Canyouputtherightwordsinthegaps?untilWalkaheadCrossbehindalongfrontright[]80metresnorth.Turn[]atthebigcoconuttree.Gostraighton[]thecrocodilepond.[]thebridge,turnleftandkeepwalking.Turnrightin[]oftherock.Walkstraight[]for50metres,andgothroughthecave.Go[]thebeachfor200metres.Thetreasureis[]therock.WANTSOMETHINGTODONOW?Whynotdesignyourowntreasuremap?Drawamap-itcanbeanislandifyoulike-anddraworwritesomeplacesonit,forexample,acave,atreeorabeach.Nowthinkwherethetreasureis-butdon'twiteitonyourmap!Nowwritesomeinstructionsforyourbrother,sisterorafriend.Cantheyfindthetreasure?Writeaboutapersoninyourfamily-yourdad,mum,anauntoruncle,orperhapsabrotherorsister.Writeabout:theirnameandagewhattheylooklikewhattheydointhemornings,eveningsandweekendstheirjobwhattheylikedoingYoucouldtakesomephotostoo!THEMAGICROOMItwasawet,rainydayintheschoolholidays.Poppylookedoutofthewindowattherainandthoughtaboutherparents.Theywereonalongholidaytravellingroundtheworld.TheysaidPoppywastooyoungtogo.SoPoppywasstay...
