SHEET 1C - 1
The wind whistled, making the trees sway gently. Their
branches reached for the sky like the hands of a witch.
The trees stood, shivering, trying to get over the loss of
their leaves. A solemn figure plodded along. It was as if
nature was whispering, trying to grab attention.
He walked inside, clasping his hands together, tightly. He
could smell burning, coming from nearby. Fearfully, he
stepped forward. As he did so, the mouldy floorboards
creaked. He heard whispers. His hands were still clasped
together and he felt a bead of sweat trickle down his neck.
He closed his eyes, hoping that it would soon end.
After a long day of hiking, I decided to go to bed, so I
changed into my nightclothes and lay in my sleeping bag. It
was the first time I had been camping on my own. However
hard I tried, I couldn’t get to sleep. It was so cold.
Eventually, I decided to go and get wood, so that I could
make a fire.
Holding tightly onto my torch, I slowly got out of my tent
and began walking. I shone my torch ahead of me, and in
the beam of light, I saw the shadow of something large.
Lizards live in holes, in the deserts of Australia. They are
cold blooded and need the sun to heat their bodies. They
are very large with unusual red markings on their heads.
They have long tails which are a deep green colour. They
have longer tongues than any other species of lizard. They
snack on flies and bugs or any other small insect.
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SHEET 1C - 2
Inspector Lena sat in her office. She wore a long, green
trench coat and a belt to keep her magnifying glass, notepad
and her phone on. On her desk she had her computer, pens,
pencils and a faded black and white photograph. As she sat
staring at the photograph, her phone rang.
One dark, misty night, Sam sat alone in the park like he did
every Saturday. He called it his thinking time. It started to
get cold, so Sam decided to set off home.
On his way, he noticed a large, grey cat that only had three
legs. It looked hungry. Sam carried on walking and the cat
started to follow him.
The whispers of children and the scratching of pencils could
be heard. Voices were floating from each classroom like tiny
ghosts. The smell of school dinners drifted along the
corridor. The bell rang, loud and shrill. Children started to
pour out of their classrooms. The corridor was alive. I was no
longer alone.
Stepping out of the car Destiny thought to herself, this is
going to be the best camping trip ever.
Destiny was in the girl guides and had been looking forward
to roasting marsh mallows, singing songs around the camp fire
and messing about with her friends.
She crawled into her tent, trying not to spill her hot
chocolate. Snuggling into her sleeping bag, she soon drifted
off to sleep.
The cold night air surrounded the row of tents. It was pitch
black. Destiny awoke very startled. She had heard a
desperate cry for help.
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SHEET 1C - 3
A recipe for a disastrous sleep over.
Ingredients
Giggly girls
One very hungry cat
Loud music
An angry mum
Chocolate
6 bags of popcorn
1 funny teacher
Full bottle of water
Method
Take a bunch of giggly girls and sprinkle them around the
room.
Pour in the 6 bags of popcorn and loud music and stir.
Leave for 5 minutes at 25 degrees Celsius before adding
the funny teacher.
Next throw in the water and whisk thoroughly.
Mix in the chocolate and add the hungry cat.
Garnish liberally with one angry mum.
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SHEET 1C - 4
A recipe for a disastrous football match
Ingredients
A teaspoon of football players
A well seasoned referee
A mud covered football
A tablespoon of rain
A dash of angry spectators
Method
Firstly take the teaspoon of football players and scatter
them over the pitch.
Meanwhile, the well seasoned referee should be checking
his watch.
Take the mud covered football and place in on the centre
spot.
Once the well seasoned referee has blown his whistle
make sure the angry spectators start shouting.
Next, take a tablespoon of rain and place it overhead until
umbrellas come out.
Then throw in a broken leg and a sending off.
When the well seasoned referee blows his final whistle,
make sure there is a polite round of applause, followed by
an after match punch up.
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