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Tadpole´s Promise

This is the title of a short story I recommend.

Author: Jeanne Willis

Illustrator: Tony Ross

First published by Andersen Press Ltd., 2005, UK

Spanish version: La promesa del renacuajo,

published by RBA, Barcelona, 2007

Translator: José Morán Orti

About the author:

Jeanne Willis wrote her first book when she was five years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She has now written over eighty titles, including picture books, novels and television scripts. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, The Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize. Her teen novel, Naked Without a Flat, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2004. She writes with her pet rat keeping her company and often takes inspiration from dreams and interesting conversations with strangers.

(Source: http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/jeanne-willis/)

About the story:

The creators of "I Hate School" bring their usual sense of wit and wisdom to this hilarious, coming-of-metamorphosis story about two of nature's star-crossed lovers: a tadpole and a caterpillar.

(Source: http://www.flipkart.com/tadpole-promise-jeanne-willis-tony/0689865244-33w3fucq5f)

Opinions:

There´s a post with interesting comments here

Write the corresponding preposition next to each verb

Refer ___

Depend ___

Look something ___ ____ the dictionary

Defend ____

Fill in the gaps with a corresponding word (Carmelo´s)

1. He has been promoted in ________ of his hard work.
2. I´ve read the second and final ________ of Carmelo´s composition.
3. That girl shouldn´t tell _______. Otherwise, we won´t believe her when she´s telling the truth.
4. It _______ me that she always gets her own way.
5. I _______ that you don´t like her attitude.
6. The country was unable to _______ itself _______ enemy attack.

"While we try to teach..."

"While we try to teach our children all about life,

our children teach us what life is all about"

This is a quotation by Angela Schwindt,

who has been a home-schooling mom in Oregon

Particularly, my daughter has taught me:

1. to relax

2. not to give importance to what is irrelevant: most adults´worries

3. to give importance to what is really relevant: storytelling, painting, running for no reason, laughing, jumping, hugging, kissing...

4. to admire and be happy looking at simple things like feathers, sticks, plastic bags moving in circles

5. to forget... bad-tempered moments

... and so on.

What have you learnt from children?

COMPLETE WITH THE CORRESPONDING PHRASAL VERB

(Sentences taken from Valid Choice, 2, page 56)

1. A recent survey in Spain has _______ some interesting results.

2. It shows that the majority of boys (60%) prefer girls to ______ them ______, rather than the other way round.

3. (...) For people who find it difficult to talk to others, SMS is an ideal way of ______ a conversation.

4. Another modern trend which is ______ in Britain and America is "speed-dating".

5. No information will be _____ unless both people express interest in each other.

VERBS (in alphabetical order)

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What a Mom says every day! (funny)

at:

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