STARTER LEVEL Worksheet
The Umbrella
CLARE HARRIS
A Before Reading
1 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.
B While Reading
2 Read the story. Then put the events in the correct order. Write a to i 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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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.
4 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
WB 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
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