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Granny Fixit and the Ballby Jane CadwalladerIllustrated by Gustavo Mazali

ELI ReadersFounder and Series EditorsPaola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director)

Eli Design DepartmentSergio Elisei

Production ManagerFrancesco Capitano

The publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank Sarah Howell for her contribution to the development of the projectThe publisher would like to take this opportunity to thank Lisa Kester Dodgson

Typeset in 14 / 20 pt Monotype Plantin Schoolbook

© 2009 ELI s.r.l. P.O. Box 6 - 62019 Recanati MC - ItalyT +39 071750701 - F +39 071977851info@elionline.com - www.elionline.com

Printed in Italy by Tecnostampa Recanati - ERY103.01ISBN 978-88-536-0421-7

First edition: September 2009

Young ELI Readers

Stage 1Dominique Guillemant, Hooray for the HolidaysDominique Guillemant, Sophie’s DreamJane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Ball Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Pirate

Stage 2Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the VegetablesJane Cadwallader, PB3 and the JacketRudyard Kypling, The Jungle Book

Stage 3Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi TreeJane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Emperor PenguinsJ. M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Stage 4Jane Cadwallader, Harry and an Electrical ProblemJane Cadwallader, Harry and the CrownLewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

SYLLABUS

Vocabulary areasSports and leisure, transport, animals, adjectives to describe feelings

Grammar and structuresPresent simplePresent progressiveImperativesHave for possessionThere is / There areCan for abilityQuestion words: what? / where? / who? Conjunctions: and / but

My name is Jane and I live in a beautiful Spanish city, Madrid. I’m an English author of children’s books. I’ve always loved creating stories and songs for children. The best ideas come to me while… I’m jogging!

I live in a very big city, Buenos Aires. I have been drawing all my life, ever since I was a child as I didn’t have a TV. I enjoy most of all drawing comic strips and picturing myself and my kids in the illustrations that I create.

A hilarious adventure with Granny Fixit, a magic bag and a ball.

This is a story about Granny Fixit and a boy who loses his ball. There’s a skateboard chase through the town when a dog, a cat and then a squirrel take the ball. Can Granny Fixit get the ball back for the boy?

- Games and language activities- An audio recording of the story and the song- A picture dictionary

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Granny Fixit and the Ball

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Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics and specially-written stories for learners of English.

The ELI Readers collection is a complete range of books and plays for readers of all ages, ranging from captivating contemporary stories to timeless classics. There are three series, each catering for a different age group; Young ELI Readers, Teen ELI Readers and Young Adult ELI Readers. The books are carefully edited and beautifully illustrated to capture the essence of the stories and plots.

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t’s a beautiful day. There are some children

playing in the park.

They’re playing basketball and football

and riding bikes and skateboarding.

Everyone is very happy.

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Oh! There’s Granny Fixit! She’s talking to a boy

with a ball.

My name’s Paul.

Hello! I’m Granny Fixit.

What’s your name?

Paul kicks the ball and…

Ooops!

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Oh dear! The ball is in the tree and … now it’s

time for lunch!

I’m hungry! Let’s go!

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Oh, my ball!

Now the park is quiet. Or … is it? Granny Fixit is

talking to the ball! The ball isn’t happy!

Help! I don’t like this!

Just a minute please!

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Granny Fixit wants to help the ball.

She puts her hand in her small yellow bag.

What’s in there? Oh, it’s a ladder!

A LONG ladder!

Label the pictures. Draw a line to show, in order, where the ball goes in the story.

Activity Pages

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Paul tree squirreldog Granny Fixit cat

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Find the words. Fill the gaps in the song.2

Match. Page1 Granny Fixit has a bone. 9

2 Paul is playing football. 16

3 The cat has the ball. 25

4 The squirrel is smiling. 15

5 Granny Fixit is asleep. 4

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The small ______ has the ____________ .The small ______ has the ____________ .__________ __________ , can you fi x it?__________ __________ , can you fi x it?Can you get the ________ for ________ ?

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