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1. 1.

   Select the correct words.

   1. People usually laugh when someone lands on / tickets them.
   2. My skin / side goes red in the sun.
   3. We saw birds flying high above the ocean near the leads / cliffs.
   4. The kind / naughty children threw snowballs at the people walking down the road.
   5. I found some pretty butterflies / shells as we walked along the beach.
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Myla is reading the book called ____________________.
   2. Gerald Durrells's house is in ____________________.
   3. Gerald and his family used to live in ____________________.
   4. ____________________ is teaching Gerald about the animals in the island.
   5. The cry for help that Myla and Gerald hear is that of ____________________.
3. 3.

   Write T for true and F for false.

   1. The weather outside is very sunny when Myla is reading the book.
   2. The first person that Luke and Myla meet at Corfu is Mrs Durrell.
   3. Mrs Durrell serves tea to the children.
   4. Peli couldn't fly because he had lost one of his wings.
   5. Luke wants to organise an insect exhibition.
4. 4.

   Why does Myla think they're in Gerald Durell's house?

5. 5.

   "Leaving was the best thing we ever did."

   1. Which place did he Durrells leave?
   2. Why did they leave the place?
6. 6.

   What does Gerald like to do in his free time?