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Kevin-07: The Ferry to Manly

An A2 English reading worksheet about Kevin the Koala taking a ferry ride and having a funny encounter with a hungry seagull.

Title

Reading Text

Episode 7: The Ferry to Manly Kevin wants to go to the beach. He walks to Circular Quay and gets on a large, green and yellow ferry. Kevin always likes looking at the water. The ferry leaves the dock. The boat moves up and down. Sometimes the water in the harbor is very bumpy! Kevin sits outside and eats a sanger. Suddenly, a white seagull lands on the railing next to him. "Give me a bite, mate!" the seagull squawks. Kevin holds his food tightly. "No way," Kevin says. "I never share my lunch with birds. You have a very sharp beak!" The seagull squawks again and flies away. Kevin laughs. He usually sleeps all afternoon, but today he is riding a boat on the sparkling ocean. 🐨 Aussie Talk Kevin eats a "sanger" on the ferry. A "sanger" is Australian slang for a sandwich! It is very common to hear Aussies shorten words and add an "-o" or "-er" sound to the end of them. 📝 Grammar Spotlight Look at the words always, sometimes, never, and usually. These are Adverbs of Frequency. We use them to say how often we do something. Notice where they go in a sentence: they usually go before the main verb (e.g., "Kevin always likes...", "I never share...").

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An A2 English reading worksheet about Kevin the Koala taking a ferry ride and having a funny encounter with a hungry seagull.

Activities

Vocabulary

Items:

Label: dock
Answer: def1
Label: bumpy
Answer: def2
Label: sanger
Answer: def3
Label: seagull
Answer: def4
Label: beak
Answer: def5

Definitions:

Text: A place where ships and boats stop to load and unload passengers or goods.
Text: Moving up and down roughly; not smooth.
Text: An Australian slang word for a sandwich.
Text: A common white and gray bird that lives near the ocean.
Text: The hard, pointed mouth of a bird.

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: We waited at the
After: for the boat to arrive.
Answer: dock
Before: The old dirt road was very
After: , so we drove slowly.
Answer: bumpy
Before: I ate a delicious cheese and tomato
After: for my lunch.
Answer: sanger
Before: A loud
After: stole my french fries when I wasn't looking!
Answer: seagull
Before: The parrot cracked the large nut with its strong
After: .
Answer: beak

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Kevin gets on a red and blue ferry.
Answer: false
Text: The water in the harbor is always very still and smooth.
Answer: false
Text: Kevin eats a sandwich on the ferry.
Answer: true
Text: Kevin decides to share his lunch with the white bird.
Answer: false
Text: Kevin usually sleeps all afternoon.
Answer: true

Scrambled:

Text: gets / ferry / a / on / He / large
Answer: He gets on a large ferry
Text: leaves / dock / ferry / The / the
Answer: The ferry leaves the dock
Text: water / bumpy / harbor / is / in / very / the / The
Answer: The water in the harbor is very bumpy
Text: never / my / share / I / lunch
Answer: I never share my lunch
Text: a / white / seagull / Suddenly / lands
Answer: Suddenly a white seagull lands

Written Expression

Questions:

Text: How often do you travel by boat or ferry?
Text: What is your favorite type of sandwich (sanger) to eat for lunch?

Examples:

I sometimes travel by boat when I go on vacation in the summer.

My favorite sanger is chicken, lettuce, and mayonnaise on brown bread.

Critical Thinking

Title: Think and Discuss

Instructions:

Why do you think seagulls are so brave around humans eating food?
Kevin says he 'always likes looking at the water.' Using adverbs of frequency (always, usually, sometimes, never), what is something you always or never do on the weekend?