CEFR Peapod Readers Series-I Want to meet Dino (Level 5)

Reader level 5
CEFR A1

I want to meet a
dinosaur!

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Jane Clarke Gustavo Mazali

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Listen and say 1

2 Download the audio at www.collins.co.uk/839748

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Before reading 3

2 Chapter 1 We can’t wait!
Grandpa showed Mack and Ivy his old book
about dinosaurs.
“I learnt all about dinosaurs from this book.” he
said.
“I love dinosaurs!” said Mack.
“Me, too!” said Ivy.

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Grandpa looked on his computer. “There are
dinosaurs at the museum!” he said. “Would
you like to go?”
“Yes, please!” said Ivy.
“I want to meet a dinosaur!” said Mack.
Grandpa bought three tickets for Meet the
Dinosaurs.

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The museum had lots of big rooms, a shop
and a café. When they got there, they looked
at the map.
“Where are the dinosaurs?” asked Grandpa.
Ivy pointed to a huge hall.
“I can’t wait to meet a dinosaur!” said Mack.

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There was a long line of people. They waited to
go inside.
“Waiting is boring,” said Mack.
“I hate waiting,” said Ivy.
“I hate waiting, too,” said Grandpa.

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Mini-dictionary huge (adjective) Something
that is huge is very big.
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inside (adverb) If you go
at the time of (phrase) If inside, you go into a
something happened at place.
the time of something
else, it happened at the king (noun) A king is a man
same time in the past. from a royal family.

bone (noun) A bone is one museum (noun) A museum
of the hard white parts is a place where you can
inside your body. look at interesting and
important objects.
boring (adjective) Something
that is boring is not very real (adjective) Something that
interesting or exciting. is real is not a copy of
that thing.
claw (noun) An animal’s
claws are the hard nails shout (verb) If you shout,
at the end of its feet. you say something very
loudly.
close (adjective) If something
is close to something sunglasses (noun)
else, it is very near it. Sunglasses are dark
glasses that you wear
fossil (noun) A fossil is the to stop your eyes from
part of a plant or an hurting in the sun.
animal that died a long
time ago and has turned wait (verb) If you wait, you
into rock. spend time in a place,
usually doing nothing,
hatch (verb) When an egg before something
hatches, a baby bird or happens.
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hate (verb) If you hate
someone or something,
you don’t like them at all.

30 After reading

1 Look and order the story

2 Listen and say 4 SAMPLE 31

Download a reading guide for parents and teachers at
www.collins.co.uk/839748

An Ivy and Mack story Level CEFR Words Headword
in story count
1 Pre A1 50–70 80
2 Pre A1 100–140 200
3 Pre A1 150–230 400
4 Lower A1 250–500 670
5 A1 650–950 820

Ivy and Mack go to a museum.

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written from a child’s perspective and will
encourage children to discover the world
around them. With audio and activities,
Peapod Readers are the perfect start
to a child’s journey into learning English.

• Before and after reading activities
• Mini-dictionary
• Exam practice for Cambridge A1 Movers
• Reading guide
• Audio recordings available in mobile application

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