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Macmillan Guided Readers • Originals

THE UMBRELLA

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The Umbrella

CLARE HARRIS

B While Reading

A Before Reading

Look at the back cover of the book. Read about the story. Now write True (T) or False

(F) next to these sentences.

a

The weather is good.

b

The woman is kind.

c

Carla is lucky.

d

Carla pays ten dollars for the umbrella.

Read the story. Then put the events in the correct order. Write to in the boxes. 

Carla and Paul have coffee at her aunt’s café.

A young woman takes Carla’s new umbrella.

Carla buys a new umbrella.

The young man calls Carla, ‘Marisa’.

The young man follows Carla.

Carla buys some cakes.

Carla meets Marisa.

A young man speaks to Carla.

Carla sees a photo of Marisa.

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STARTER LEVEL

Worksheet

Macmillan Guided Readers • Originals

THE UMBRELLA  2

This page has been downloaded from www.onestopenglish.com. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages. 
© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003. Published by Macmillan Heinemann ELT

Heinemann is a registered trademark of Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Limited

Find 12 words from the story in this Umbrella Wordsearch.

T O T W E S H O P I
O N A P D E G P U M
W B L L U C K Y M E
N S K A C H O L B R
S A D D K S M A R T
Q U J Z S X R O E T
U L A U G H A K L D
A N G R Y E I

S L E

R E A Y L C N U A O
E T M I

F O L L O W

C After Reading

3

Here are Carla and Marisa at the end of the story. What is Carla thinking? What is Marisa

thinking? Write in English or in your own language.