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The Pearl Diver

(extract) by Julia Johnson

Already he could swim like a fish, and he had been secretly practising holding his breath and slowly blowing out a stream of bubbles under the water. He wanted his father to be proud of him! It was said that Abdullah was one of the best divers. Saeed had heard the stories of how long his father could stay under the water, of how many oysters he could harvest, and of how deep he could dive. Only one man in twenty, it was said, could go deeper than sixteen fathoms. Saeed knew that the Nakhuda was happy to have his father on board because it increased his chances of finding a really special pearl. Those found in deeper water were supposed to have a finer lustre. The crew, too, would rejoice in a valuable catch, for they would receive a share of the profits. “But aren’t you ever afraid, Father?” Saeed had asked. “You must learn the ways of the sea, my son, and know its secrets, “Abdullah had replied. Saeed had wondered what he meant. “And I have Ahmed to look out for me,” he added, “he is a good hauler and I trust him as if he were my brother.”

Every diver had a hauler, and Saeed knew that the relationship between them was a very close one. The diver depended on his hauler to pull him from the sea as fast as possible when he tugged on the rope to let him know that he was ready to surface.

Saeed turned now to see the men raising the huge white sails. The wind filled them, and the sambuk gathered speed. All around him other boats flew over the sea. Saeed thought they looked like a great flock of big white birds. And in their wake dolphins leapt and dived. This was a sign of good fortune. Saeed felt happy.

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Features to improve narrative text:

• powerful verbs

• vivid adjectives

• adverbs

• similes

• metaphors

• different length sentences

• specific vocabulary

Week 1

The Rat and the Ship’s Captain:

A dialogue poem from Bahrain, Arabian Gulf

by Atiyya bin Ali

translated and adapted by Clive Holes

Captain:‘ Listen here, and gather round, I want to have chat;

I’ve got a big complaint to make about a bloomin’ rat.

I’d like to hear your views as well, go on, don’t mince your words!

This rat, he thinks he owns my boat – half, or p’raps two-thirds!

He’s been a pain, oh yes he has, to me all summer long,

Can’t someone in this town of ours please put to rights his wrong?”

‘Just look at how he leaps about, a Labrador in size!’

(‘Good day, my man!’ the fat Rat said. The Captain nearly cried!)

‘How many sailor’s logs and books have your teeth ripped to bits?

You’re heading for a nasty end, you’ve only half your wits!

This sailing boat belongs to me, not you, you lump of dirt!

Your ugly mug’s not welcome here, you nasty little squirt!

My sailors hate the things you do, you only bring them grief,

Why, half their food is gobbled up by your great big front teeth!’

Rat:‘ I left a ruined house one day and seawards made my way,

I saw your boat parked on the shore, right near the ocean’s spray.

So in that boat I made my home, though no one came to chat,

I spent the winter on my own, I never chewed the fat!’

‘Then sailors came, disturbed the peace, and made my poor head spin,

I hardly had a minute’s peace from all their hammers’ din’.

‘Silent, scared, and hard of heart, the Captain chanced on me,

His men – had they no shame at all? – just chattered on carefree!’.

‘I ran and hid, and while I did, some oil they brought and tipped,

‘Then, singing, pulled her down the beach till in the sea she slipped.’

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‘With all this chasing to and fro, they drove me up the wall!

The crew it was that started it – I did no harm at all!

They brought the rigging, brought the ropes, the decks they charged about,

They fixed the anchor, masts and stuff, with many a scary shout!’

‘To make me feel more comfortable, they put food in the store,’

‘And when they turned their backs I ate, till I could eat no more!’

‘But now they want to throw me out – what crime did I commit?

They say I’ve got to leave the boat, they say ‘Get out of it!’

Through winter nights I stayed on watch, till my poor eyes grew dim,

While I stood guard for them, my friends, that lazy lot slept in!’

Captain: ‘What’s brought you here, you big fat rat? Just pack your bags and quit!

My store was filled right up with rice, now every bag you’ve split!

My clothes have all got teeth marks in, my jacket’s gnawed right through,

Get off my boat, go on, buzz off, find something else to chew!’

‘Look, why not stroll along the beach? You’re bound to find canoes,

If pleasing me is what you want, well test a few, then choose!’

Rat: ‘Why leave a comfy place like this? My belly I can fill,

Drink water cold, eat food in t’hold– and pick best bits at will!

Sometimes rice, sometimes tea, sometimes sugar sweet,

Perhaps a bit of pudding too, a really tasty treat!

Were I to leave the Captain’s boat – jump ship upon a whim—

Why, all the town would know for sure that I was pretty dim!

And goodness me, they’d not be wrong, if they thought I’d gone nuts,

I’d be a laughing-stock to them, there’d be no ifs or buts!

You’re forcing me, against my will, to leave my cosy nest,

Two-up, two-down’s just not my thing, armchairs and all the rest!

I want for nothing, don’t you see? I’m happy in my house –

No use to shake palm-fronds at me – I’m Rat! D’you think I’m Mouse?

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And now I’m off to hide myself – if you’ve got eyes to see,

Just try and track me down, you lot: I bet you can’t catch me!

But if you do, I won’t resist: pour oil upon my head,

I don’t want care from human kind – just burn me till I’m dead!’

Narrator: And with these words, Rat bounded off, and leapt back in the store,

He sank his teeth into the sacks, and rice spilled on the floor!

Captain Ahmad called for help; his kids, he asked them too,

He really fired them up, he did, but none had got a clue!

Captain: ‘Right, lads! Take out these sacks of rice, till sacks there are no more,

And when you’ve done that, sink the ship, right near the village shore!’

‘I wonder what’s up Ratty’s sleeve, what clever tricks he’ll play,

I’ll show that Rat who’s boss round here, I’ll make that trickster pay!’

Narrator: Rat found no food, although he searched as only he knew how,

He scoured that boat from bow to stern, the blunt end to the prow.

Then down she went, and in the hold, the waves submerged poor Rat,

No epilogues – Rat popped his clogs: he drowned, and that was that!

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a bolt from the blue

a doubting Thomas

a leopard can’t change his spots

all singing-all dancing

all skin and bone

apple of my eye

as the crow flies

bad taste in your mouth

baker’s dozen

break a leg

Brownie points

barking up the wrong tree

back to square one

by heart

can’t do it for toffee

card/trick up your sleeve

cat among the pigeons

chew the fat

chip on his shoulder

come out of your shell

crocodile tears

cry wolf

curiosity killed the cat

dig your heels in

dog’s dinner

don’t cry over spilt milk

eagle eyed

eleventh hour

face the music

fair-weather friend

find your feet

fly on the wall

get on your nerves

go the extra mile

hear a pin drop

heart of gold

hit the nail on the head

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Idioms

Match the idiom with its meaning

Ants in your pants

Bird in the hand is worth

two in the bush

Skate on thin ice

Get up on the wrong

side of the bed

Too many cooks

spoil the broth

Out of the frying pan

into the fire

Upset the applecart

Strike while the

iron is hot

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Idioms

Have your heart in your mouth

Meaning: to be extremely frightened about something

Origin: Homer used this expression in his famous poem the Iliad. When you are frightened your heat beats violently & there’s a choking feeling in your throat.

Cry wolf

Meaning:

Origin:

Foam at the mouth

Meaning:

Origin:

Hit the roof

Meaning:

Origin:

Long in the tooth

Meaning:

Origin:

Take off your hat to someone

Meaning:

Origin:

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Medieval Sayings and Expressions

1. Don’t put the cart before the horse.

2. Beggars can’t be choosers.

3. As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

4. Cut your coat according to your cloth.

5. Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

6. Make hay while the sun shines.

7. You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

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Three Stars and a Wish!

[pic] Children work in pairs

[pic] Each child reads out their retold story to their partner in turn

[pic] The partner finds three good examples of the features – 3 STARS!!

[pic] The partner then has 1 WISH for another feature to be used!

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|Scheherazade and the 1001 Nights |

|Screen 1 |The Sultan Shahriyar has a beautiful wife whom he loves. |

| |The Sultan goes off to war. When he returns, he finds his wife has gone off with another man. |

|Screen 2 |He is so upset and angry that he decides to punish all women. He marries a woman and then, immediately after the wedding night, |

| |he has her beheaded. |

| |He continues to do this again and again, always having his wives beheaded after the wedding night. |

|Screen 3 |The Grand Vizier to the Sultan has a beautiful daughter, Scheherazade. She says what the Sultan is doing is dreadful and it |

| |cannot continue. Her father tells her not to get involved. |

|Screen 4 |Scheherazade insists upon marrying the Sultan. On the first night she tells him the start of a really good story. She promises to|

| |finish it on the second night. |

| |The Sultan allows her to live to the second night so she can finish the story. |

| |Scheherazade finishes the story, but she intertwines a new story which has just begun. She says she will finish this on the next |

| |night. |

| |Again the Sultan allows her to live so he can hear the end of the story. |

|Screen 5 |Things continue like this for 1001 nights, with Scheherazade keeping the Sultan entertained with her wonderful stories. |

| |In the end, the Sultan falls in love with Scheherazade and allows her to live on as his wife. They live happily ever after. |

Week 2

Words from Other Cultures

Another word for a robber is bandit (Italian)

Another word for a forest is jungle (Indian, Hindi)

The chief robber pretended to be an oil merchant (French).

He might also have sold alcohol (Arabic)

Merchants sold things in the bazaar (Persian)

A precious stone or jewel (Persian/Arabic) might be an emerald (Persian/Arabic)

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Words from Other Cultures (pupil)

loofah

hurricane

tornado

bog

algebra

bandanna

bangle

giraffe

clobber

juggernaut

shampoo

admiral

tomato

potato

banana

orange

tea

coffee

bungalow

spaghetti

boutique

Week 2

Words from Other Cultures (teacher)

loofah (Arabic)

hurricane (American Indian)

tornado (Spanish)

bog (Irish)

algebra (Arabic)

bandanna (Indian, Hindi)

bangle (Indian, Hindi)

giraffe (Arabic)

clobber (Yiddish)

juggernaut (Indian, Hindi)

shampoo (Indian, Hindi)

admiral (Arabic)

tomato (Mexican)

potato (Spanish/Haitian)

banana (Spanish)

orange (Indian into Arabic)

tea (Chinese)

coffee (Arabic)

bungalow (Indian, Hindi)

spaghetti (Italian)

boutique (French)

Week 2

Ali Baba: Comparing different versions

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|Which version did you prefer and why? |

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Week 2

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

(text from Animated Tale)

Ali Baba and Cassim were two brothers.

Cassim was rich and lived in wealth and plenty.

Ali Baba was a woodcutter, struggling to make a living.

He and his wife and children were very poor.

Ali Baba was in the forest and he saw a troop of robbers.

They were riding past carrying bags of silver and gold.

Being very frightened he hid behind some rocks on the mountainside.

He saw the robbers ride round the mountain towards a sheer cliff face.

Then the leader of the robbers – a tall cunning man - paused the company and shouted at the mountainside: ‘Open Sesame!’

To Ali Baba’s astonishment the cliff swung open and the entire troop rode into the huge cavern.

The mountain shut behind them.

Ali Baba was too scared to move. He stayed hidden behind the rocks.

Finally he saw the troops reappear from the mountain.

The robbers scattered and galloped off through the forest.

Ali Baba waited, then he approached the cliff face.

‘Open Sesame!’ he cried, and stood amazed as the mountainside opened.

Very cautiously, Ali Baba crept inside the mountain.

He looked around and saw a grand cavern lit from fissures in the rock.

There were great heaps of silver and gold and baskets of glittering jewels.

Ali Baba could not believe his eyes. He emptied the woodchips from his sacks and filled them with gold, silver and jewels.

Finally, he stood before the rock face. ‘Open Sesame!’ he cried again.

The mountain sprang open. Ali Baba dragged his heavy sacks outside.

He loaded his treasure on his donkey, waiting patiently by the trees.

When he got home, he showed his wife the treasure.

Ali Baba’s family moved into a comfortable house and bought food and drink.

He swore his wife to secrecy, telling her not to boast of their good luck.

But Ali Baba’s wife could not help boasting to her sister-in-law.

She told her that Ali Baba was richer than Cassim.

Cassim came to his brother and threatened him:

“I will tell everyone you have stolen some treasure if you do not show me where you found it!”

Ali Baba, more out of kindness than fear, told him of the cave.

He explained how the magic words opened the mountainside.

Cassim set out with a donkey packed around with great panniers.

When he got to the mountainside, he stared up: ‘Open Sesame!’

Once again, the mountain opened to reveal the cavern inside.

Cassim rushed in, dragging his donkey with him.

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He stared at the treasure.

He loaded the donkey with all the gold, silver and jewels it could carry.

Then he turned to open the doors to get out.

Oh no! Shock, horror! Cassim had forgotten the magic words!

He tried all the words he could think of, but nothing worked.

When the robbers returned to the cavern, they discovered Cassim.

They killed him and cut his body into four pieces.

Ali Baba was worried about Cassim. Why had he not come home?

He decided to revisit the cavern to find out.

He was very shocked to find his brother’s body hacked into pieces.

He collected more treasure and carried his brother’s body tenderly home.

Ali Baba gave Cassim a great funeral.

His family moved into a large house with his brother’s widow and children.

The robbers returned to their cavern. They were furious!

They discovered the body gone, and yet more treasure missing.

The chief robber decided to track down the person responsible!

He heard all about Cassim’s funeral and Ali Baba’s new house.

He sent one of his robbers to find where Ali Baba lived.

In the dark of the night, he was to draw a chalk mark on the door.

Ali Baba had a very clever and beautiful serving girl.

Her name was Morgiana, and she loved Ali Baba and his family.

In the morning, Morgiana saw the chalk mark on their door.

She guessed immediately what it meant.

Morgiana drew chalk marks on many other houses in the street.

No one could tell which was the house the robber had marked!

When the chief robber found how his plan had been foiled, he was mad!

He determined to kill Ali Baba.

He waited and listened and found out where Ali Baba lived.

Then he came to visit disguised as an oil merchant.

The chief robber showed Ali Baba his forty jars of oil.

Really, only one was full of oil! The rest had robbers hidden inside them.

Ali Baba took the oil merchant inside his big iron gates.

He thanked him for the oil. Then he invited him to a lovely supper.

While they were eating, Morgiana came out for oil.

She discovered the robbers hiding in the other oil jars.

When it got dark, Morgiana took out a huge pot of boiling oil.

She tipped it into each of the jars containing a robber.

All the robbers died or fled! The chief robber was left alone.

When he discovered what had happened, he too ran away.

Ali Baba realised that Morgiana was his good and faithful servant.

He asked her to marry his son and to become part of his family.

They all lived happily ever after together!

Week 2

Connectives

and meanwhile after

when although that afternoon

as soon as since within moments

so unless however first of all

because suddenly moreover

then later consequently

but once next now

on the other hand if though also

furthermore whenever for example

a few minutes later earlier later

besides the next day by this time

therefore nevertheless finally

anyway just then as a result

Use of commas to mark off connecting adverbs or adverbial phrases or clauses, e.g.

First of all, I would like to say …

I didn’t think much of the film, Helen, on the other hand, enjoyed it.

Conjunctions join clauses within a sentence. Adverbs connect ideas but the clauses remain as separate sentences, e.g.

I was angry but I didn’t say anything (but is a conjunction – one sentence)

Although I was angry, I didn’t say anything. (Although is a conjunction – one sentence)

I was angry. However, I didn’t say anything. (However is an adverb – two sentences)

Week 2

Pantomime Characters

|Pantomime character |Ali Baba character |

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Week 2

Notes on Kalilah and Dimnah or Bidpai’s Tales

They originated in India, where the nucleus of the collection was known as Panchatantra or the ‘Five Books’. They were apparently used for training Princes in wise conduct. Each book had several linked tales or fables and more tales have been added since. These stories came from India via Persia to all of the Middle East. They were translated from the original Persian to Arabic (around 750AD) to Spanish (in 13th century) and French (by La Fontaine in the 15th century) and then into many other languages. The tales are all told within the frame story of the King of India asking his chief philosopher Bidpai to make up fables for him. The first one he asked for was of two men who were great friends with another but were separated by a lying swindler and became enemies.

Kalilah and Dimnah were two jackals (the two men who were friends), both well-bred and shrewd, who lived in the kingdom of a Lion. The jackals were introduced in the first fable with Dimnah described as the worse of the two at heart and more given to violence. Kalilah tried to dissuade his friend from taking advantage of the Lion who was frightened by an animal unknown in the region of which he was king (it was actually a bull!). Many fables were told by various creatures to continue this story. Some of the fables were embedded within frame fables. Eventually after Dimnah encouraged him, the Lion killed the bull, and then was remorseful. Kalilah was not pleased by his friend’s behaviour and he died of grief when he realised his life-long friend Dimnah was in serious trouble and not repenting. Dimnah tried to talk himself out of trouble by telling more fables, but was starved to death in prison by the end of the second ‘book’ because of his misdeeds.

The King then asked for a story about two good friends who are of benefit to each other. And so it continued… Towards the end he asks for a story about someone who is able to ask an enemy for help. The fable of the Cat and the Mouse followed (see below).

The final fable told of someone who sees everyone else’s point of view, but not his own. The King was reminded to think of himself sometimes.

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Images of Kalilah and Dimnah

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|Lion with Dimnah |Lion killing the bull |

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|Kalilah and Dimnah |Dimnah on trial |

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|Kalilah and Dimnah |Kalilah and Dimnah |

Week 3

The Cat and the Mouse

or How to Use your Enemies to your Advantage

The characters in this fable were the wildcat Rami and the mouse Qaridun and the story takes place under a lofty tree where the two creatures lived.

The cat Rami had left his lair and was caught in a snare in a glade by the tree.

The mouse Qaridun was outside his hole searching for food.

Qaridun was glad when he saw the cat caught in the snare.

He then looked all around and noticed that a weasel was stalking him from behind and an owl was watching him from above in the tree.

He froze, worried that if he moved one of them would snatch him up.

The mouse decided he had better be friendly with the cat, so he approached the cat, sat in front of him out of harm’s reach and said in a friendly tone, “How are you?”

Rami the cat replied, “I feel like anyone who is in a tight spot.”

The mouse agreed that the cat was in a difficult situation, but added, “Your bad luck pleases me because I can turn it to my advantage.”

He then said, “Can you see the weasel and the owl? They are both my enemies, but also they fear you. So if you promise to protect me, I will cut your ropes and set you free.”

“Thank you,” said the cat, “I can see that this is an excellent idea.”

The mouse began to gnaw at the ropes with his sharp teeth, but the cat felt he was being rather slow and complained. The mouse had bitten through all the knots but one and he was wary of finishing the task in case the cat was tricking him.

Then they both noticed the hunter who had laid the snare, approaching across the glade.

At once Qaridun quickly finished cutting through the ropes, Rami ran up the tree and the mouse fled safely down his hole just in time.

The disappointed hunter left with the damaged ropes.

A few hours later the mouse peeped out of his hole and saw the cat in the distance.

The cat thought the mouse would be a tasty morsel and called out, “Come closer, I am your friend.”

The cat’s persuasive tone did not convince the mouse, who explained to the cat that now they did not need each other, he felt that they were enemies once again, finally saying, “I’d rather not trust you now you no longer need me.” The mouse stayed away and safe.

Week 3

Classify these Prepositions

single words & short phrases

before in along towards

behind down on during

after under throughout at

since by with against

between over near up

across into out of inside

opposite outside beside of

for notwithstanding until next to

beyond in front of on top of to

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Classify Prepositions

|Time |Position |Direction |Possession |Means |Accompaniment |Benefit |Manner |

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‘Shun’ suffixes

|cian |

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|ssion |

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Base/root words for ‘shun’ suffixes

optician passion

extension electrician

politician direction

attention confusion

mission explosion

transfusion musician

discussion physician

diction reduction

profession possession

collision station

magician petition

emotion exclusion

session proportion

Week 3

ie/ei

|ie |cei |ei (rhymes with ‘ay’) |ei |

|lie chief shield |ceiling |vein rein |weird |

|die handkerchief shriek |receive |reign veil |protein |

|pie pierce yield |receipt |weigh(t) |their |

|tie field niece |deceit |freight |either |

|thief priest relief |perceive |eight(y) |neither |

|belief fierce pier |conceit |eighteen |height |

|grief mischief patient | |neighbour |heir |

|brief quiet view | |(sovereign) |eiderdown |

|piece friend ancient | |(foreign) | |

|review medieval glacier | | | |

|fiery obedient science | | | |

Rules you may find with chn:

• Most words use ie

• ie is the only word-ending

• ei is the only word-beginning

• c is usually followed by ei (common exceptions: science, glacier, ancient)

• the long a sound generally indicates ei

Week 3

Gilgamesh

|King Gilgamesh had a dream. His mother interpreted it as the gods are sending him a friend. |

|Hunter glimpsed the wild man after all his traps had been destroyed. He asked Gilgamesh for advice. |

|Gilgamesh was famous – he never lost a battle, he was beautiful as a god, he had the wonderful city of Uruk. However he sent his people to fight too |

|many battles, to build too many wonderful buildings – they were exhausted! |

|Gilgamesh was disappointed when Hunter came instead of the ‘promised friend’. |

|Hatti tamed the wild man Enkidu. She taught him to speak. |

|Gilgamesh thought about marrying Ishtar, the goddess of Love. |

|Hatti brought Enkidu to the Uruk market place. |

|Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought. They were equals. They became friends. |

|They decide to fight Huwawa, Guardian of the Cedar Forests. They want cedarwood for new gates to the city of Uruk. |

|New weapons were forged for Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Gilgamesh offers to build a new temple made of cedarwood for Shamash the Sun (god) if he succeeds. |

|Huwawa was beaten with the help of Shamash. They cut down the largest tree. |

|Ishtar decided she would like to marry Gilgamesh. Enkidu thought he would lose his new friend. |

|Gilgamesh refused. Ishtar was insulted. She ran to heaven and asked her father Anu to release the Bull of Heaven to defeat Gilgamesh. |

|If her father refused she threatened to release the souls of the Dead to eat the Living. Anu wanted only Gilgamesh to be hurt, not his people. |

|The Bull damaged the city badly. Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought the Bull and beat it by working together. |

|Ishtar was enraged. She cursed the friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. |

|The gods had a conference. Someone should die for killing Huwawa, cutting down the tallest cedarwood tree and then slaying the Bull of Heaven. |

|Enkidu died, despite Gilgamesh trying to save him by praying at the temple. Enkidu thought meeting and befriending Gilgamesh was worth everything. |

|Gilgamesh was distraught and went in search of the Secret of Immortality He had seen his best friend die and did not want to experience it himself. |

Week 3

Book Review

|Title: |

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|Favourite character & why: |

|Favourite event & why: |

|Rating: [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] |

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Week 3

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hold the fort

hold your horses

in the pipeline

it cost an arm and a leg

it never rains but it pours

I’ve got a bone to pick with you

Jack-of-all-trades

just what the doctor ordered

keep your chin up

keep your eyes peeled

kick the bucket

know the ropes

last but not least

long in the tooth

mad as a hatter

Mum’s the word

new kid on the block

no room to swing a cat

off the cuff

once bitten, twice shy

out like a light

out of the blue

paint yourself into a corner

pear-shaped

penny for your thoughts

piece of cake

play by ear

pop your clogs

pull the wool over his eyes

rain cats and dogs

red herring

saved by the bell

straight from the horse’s mouth

turn a blind eye

under the weather

wash your hands of it

who let the cat out of the bag?

Common Idioms

To wake up in a bad temper

or bad mood

To go from a bad situation to

one that is worse

Very restless

To take advantage of a

favourable moment

To take a big chance

To spoil someone

else’s plan

The more people who work on

something the worse it will

turn out

What you already have is better than one you might

get later

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