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Step 1S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SGina D. B. ClemenThe Lost Treasureof Bodega BaySummary-based Activitiesby Gina D. B. Clemen© 2010 Black Cat Publishing

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SThe Lost Treasure of Bodega Bay – Chapters One and Two1Scrambled word clozeRead the summary of Chapters One and Two below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The firstone is done for you.then off an their where in ago to on it becauseAbout eighteen months (0) ........................... ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had(1) ........................... exciting adventure at sea with (2) ...........................parents and their friend Carlos. They were (3) ........................... theirdad’s new boat and one night Kate saw the ghost of a boy.(4) ........................... their parents were (5) ........................... danger andthey helped them get (6) ........................... an old Spanish ghost ship,(7) ........................... Mike found a pirate treasure map. He hid the mapin his room and his parents didn’t know about (8) ............................ .Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islands(9) ........................... study the sea life in the area. Kate, Mike and Carloswere excited (10) ........................... they wanted to look for the piratetreasure together.2Scrambled word cloze with distractors (i)Read the summary of Chapters One and Two below.Fill each space with a word from the box. There are five words you donot need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).then after the off an how their whereour in ago to on it because outAbout eighteen months (0) ........................... ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had(1) ........................... exciting adventure at sea with (2) ...........................parents and their friend Carlos. They were (3) ........................... theirdad’s new boat and one night Kate saw the ghost of a boy.(4) ........................... their parents were (5) ........................... danger andthey helped them get (6) ........................... an old Spanish ghost ship,(7) ........................... Mike found a pirate treasure map. He hid the mapin his room and his parents didn’t know about (8) ............................ .Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islands(9) ........................... study the sea life in the area. Kate, Mike and Carloswere excited (10) ........................... they wanted to look for the piratetreasure together.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing12

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S3Scrambled word cloze with distractors (ii)Read the summary of Chapters One and Two below.Fill each space with a word from the box. There are ten words you donot need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).then when after the off an how their where ourin ago to for on it and because out there itsAbout eighteen months (0) ........................... ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had(1) ........................... exciting adventure at sea with (2) ...........................parents and their friend Carlos. They were (3) ........................... theirdad’s new boat and one night Kate saw the ghost of a boy.(4) ........................... their parents were (5) ........................... danger andthey helped them get (6) ........................... an old Spanish ghost ship,(7) ........................... Mike found a pirate treasure map. He hid the mapin his room and his parents didn’t know about (8) ............................ .Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islands(9) ........................... study the sea life in the area. Kate, Mike and Carloswere excited (10) ........................... they wanted to look for the piratetreasure together.4Multiple choice clozeRead the summary of Chapters One and Two below.Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.About eighteen months (0) ........................... B Kate and Mike Sullivan had(1) ........................... exciting adventure at sea with (2) ...........................parents and their friend Carlos. They were (3) ........................... theirdad’s new boat and one night Kate saw the ghost of a boy.(4) ........................... their parents were (5) ........................... danger andthey helped them get (6) ........................... an old Spanish ghost ship,(7) ........................... Mike found a pirate treasure map. He hid the mapin his room and his parents didn’t know about (8) ............................ .Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islands(9) ........................... study the sea life in the area. Kate, Mike and Carloswere excited (10) ........................... they wanted to look for the piratetreasure together.0 A past B ago C early1 A a B an C the2 A they B there C their3 A at B in C on4 A After B Then C When5 A for B in C to6 A off B away C out7 A where B that C when8 A them B him C it9 A to B for C and10 A how B why C because© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing34

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S5Open clozeRead the summary of Chapters One and Two below.Write ONE word for each space. The first one is done as an example.6Put the sentences in orderThe sentences A-F make a summary of Chapters One and Two. Putthem in the right order.About eighteen months (0) ........................... ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had(1) ........................... exciting adventure at sea with (2) ...........................parents and their friend Carlos. They were (3) ........................... theirdad’s new boat and one night Kate saw the ghost of a boy.(4) ........................... their parents were (5) ........................... danger andthey helped them get (6) ........................... an old Spanish ghost ship,(7) ........................... Mike found a pirate treasure map. He hid the mapin his room and his parents didn’t know about (8) ............................ .Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islands(9) ........................... study the sea life in the area. Kate, Mike and Carloswere excited (10) ........................... they wanted to look for the piratetreasure together.ABCDEFKate, Mike and Carlos were excited because they wanted tolook for the pirate treasure together.They were on their dad’s new boat and one night Kate saw theghost of a boy.About eighteen months ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had anexciting adventure at sea with their parents and their friendCarlos.Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the FarallonIslands to study the sea life in the area.He hid the map in his room and his parents didn’t know aboutit.Then their parents were in danger and they helped them getoff an old Spanish ghost ship, where Mike found a piratetreasure map.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing56

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S7 Correct the mistakes!9 DictoglossThis is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them you are going to read a summary, but with some mistakes.When they hear a mistake they should correct it.In the summary below there are 10 mistakes to read out, all writtenin italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given inbrackets.About eight (eighteen) months ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had anexciting adventure at school (sea) with their parents and their friendJulie (Carlos). They were on their dad’s new plane (boat) and one nightKate saw the ghost of a pirate (boy). Then their parents were indanger and they helped them get on (off) an old Spanish ghost ship,where Mike found a pirate treasure chest (map). He hid the map in hisdesk (room) and his parents knew (didn’t know) about it.Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islandsto study the plants (sea life) in the area. Kate, Mike and Carlos wereexcited because they wanted to look for the pirate treasure together.8 Rub outOn the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary.Gradually, rub out individual words and even two- and three-wordphrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the important content words.After each time you rub out some words get the whole class to readout the text, supplying the missing words from their memory.Eventually, when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, theclass will – amazingly! – remember all the text.Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary twice, and that they may note down key wordsor short phrases. Read the text once at normal speed, pause for aminute, then read it again.Tell the students to work together in their groups and use their notesto write a text which is grammatically and lexically correct but whichdoesn’t have to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing isto produce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories!Then students compare their written texts. Groups should try to pointout any errors in the texts of other groups.Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them toidentify any differences with their own texts, and ask them if theythink the differences are important.10 Cut it downPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access tocomputer. Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary:their shortened version must still be grammatically correct. They canchange punctuation, but they mustn’t add any words.When they have finished, they should compare their shortenedversions. They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.Next, ask students to cut another 15 words of the summary, andproceed as above.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing78

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S11Build it upPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.When they have finished, they should compare their versions. Theyshould decide which are the most interesting added details, and why.SUMMARYAbout eighteen months ago Kate and Mike Sullivan had an excitingadventure at sea with their parents and their friend Carlos. They wereon their dad’s new boat and one night Kate saw the ghost of a boy.Then their parents were in danger and they helped them get off an oldSpanish ghost ship, where Mike found a pirate treasure map. He hidthe map in his room and his parents didn’t know about it.Now their dad was planning another boat trip to the Farallon Islandsto study the sea life in the area. Kate, Mike and Carlos were excitedbecause they wanted to look for the pirate treasure together.12Rewrite itTell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there.KEY1, 2, 3, 5: 1 an; 2 their; 3 on; 4 Then; 5 in; 6 off; 7 where; 8 it; 9 to; 10 because4: 1 B; 2 C; 3 C; 4 B; 5 B; 6 A; 7 A; 8 C; 9 A; 10 C6: 1 C; 2 B; 3 F; 4 E; 5 D; 6 A© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing910

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SThe Lost Treasure of Bodega Bay –Chapters Three and Four1Scrambled word clozeRead the summary of Chapters Three and Four below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The firstone has been done as an example.had and at nothing there morningwith for the inside veryKate, Mike and Carlos met (0) ........................... at the Sullivans’ house andlooked at the map. It (1) ........................... some important clues andCarlos helped (2) ........................... the Spanish words. The Sullivans’boat left San Francisco on a foggy (3) ........................... and got toBodega Bay in the early afternoon. The three friends went to the hills(4) ........................... looked (5) ........................... the water well becausethey thought the treasure was hidden (6) ........................... . But theyfound (7) ........................... .The next day they decided to follow (8) ........................... red lines onthe map and went to Doran Beach. Carlos discovered a cave and theywent (9) ........................... and found a treasure chest. They were(10) ........................... excited and tried to break the old lock with astone. Carlos finally broke it.2Scrambled word cloze with distractors (i)Read the summary of Chapters Three and Four below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. Thereare five words you do not need to use. The first one has been done asan example.had evening too and at was nothing to anythere morning with for the inside veryKate, Mike and Carlos met (0) ........................... at the Sullivans’ house andlooked at the map. It (1) ........................... some important clues andCarlos helped (2) ........................... the Spanish words. The Sullivans’boat left San Francisco on a foggy (3) ........................... and got toBodega Bay in the early afternoon. The three friends went to the hills(4) ........................... looked (5) ........................... the water well becausethey thought the treasure was hidden (6) ........................... . But theyfound (7) ........................... .The next day they decided to follow (8) ........................... red lines onthe map and went to Doran Beach. Carlos discovered a cave and theywent (9) ........................... and found a treasure chest. They were(10) ........................... excited and tried to break the old lock with astone. Carlos finally broke it.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1112

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S3Scrambled word cloze with distractors (ii)Read the summary of Chapters Three and Four below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. Thereare ten words you do not need to use. The first one has been done asan example.had evening too and at was nothingto has any there morning with night upfor the inside very their somethingKate, Mike and Carlos met (0) ........................... at the Sullivans’ house andlooked at the map. It (1) ........................... some important clues andCarlos helped (2) ........................... the Spanish words. The Sullivans’boat left San Francisco on a foggy (3) ........................... and got toBodega Bay in the early afternoon. The three friends went to the hills(4) ........................... looked (5) ........................... the water well becausethey thought the treasure was hidden (6) ........................... . But theyfound (7) ........................... .The next day they decided to follow (8) ........................... red lines onthe map and went to Doran Beach. Carlos discovered a cave and theywent (9) ........................... and found a treasure chest. They were(10) ........................... excited and tried to break the old lock with astone. Carlos finally broke it.4Multiple choice clozeRead the summary of Chapters Three and Four below.Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.Kate, Mike and Carlos met (0) ........................... A the Sullivans’ house andlooked at the map. It (1) ........................... some important clues andCarlos helped (2) ........................... the Spanish words. The Sullivans’boat left San Francisco on a foggy (3) ........................... and got toBodega Bay in the early afternoon. The three friends went to the hills(4) ........................... looked (5) ........................... the water well becausethey thought the treasure was hidden (6) ........................... . But theyfound (7) ........................... .The next day they decided to follow (8) ........................... red lines onthe map and went to Doran Beach. Carlos discovered a cave and theywent (9) ........................... and found a treasure chest. They were(10) ........................... excited and tried to break the old lock with astone. Carlos finally broke it.0 A at B by C of1 A was B had C has2 A to B with C in3 A morning B afternoon C evening4 A and B but C to5 A to B up C for6 A their B there C here7 A anything B something C nothing8 A the B a C any9 A out B inside C up10 A to B too C very© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1314

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S5Open clozeRead the summary of Chapters Three and Four below.Write ONE word for each space. The first one is done as an example6Put the sentences in orderThe sentences A-I of the summary below are in the wrong order. Putthem in the right order and number them 1-9.Kate, Mike and Carlos met (0) ........................... at the Sullivans’ house andlooked at the map. It (1) ........................... some important clues andCarlos helped (2) ........................... the Spanish words. The Sullivans’boat left San Francisco on a foggy (3) ........................... and got toBodega Bay in the early afternoon. The three friends went to the hills(4) ........................... looked (5) ........................... the water well becausethey thought the treasure was hidden (6) ........................... . But theyfound (7) ........................... .The next day they decided to follow (8) ........................... red lines onthe map and went to Doran Beach. Carlos discovered a cave and theywent (9) ........................... and found a treasure chest. They were(10) ........................... excited and tried to break the old lock with astone. Carlos finally broke it.ABCDEFGHICarlos discovered a cave and they went inside and found atreasure chest.The Sullivans’ boat left San Francisco on a foggy morning andgot to Bodega Bay in the early afternoon.Kate, Mike and Carlos met at the Sullivans’ house and looked atthe map.The three friends went to the hills and looked for the waterwell because they thought the treasure was hidden there.The next day they decided to follow the red lines on the mapand went to Doran Beach.Carlos finally broke it.It had some important clues and Carlos helped with theSpanish words.But they found nothing.They were very excited and tried to break the old lock with astone.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1516

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S7Correct the mistakes!This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them you are going to read a summary, but with some mistakes.When they hear a mistake they should correct it.In the summary below there are 10 mistakes to read out, all writtenin italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given inbrackets.Kate, Mike and Carlos met at the Carlos’s (Sullivans’) house and lookedat the map. It had some important clues and Carlos helped with theEnglish (Spanish) words. The Sullivans’ boat left San Francisco on asunny (foggy) morning and got to Bodega Bay in the early evening(afternoon). The three friends went to the hills and looked for the river(water well) because they thought the treasure was hidden there. Butthey found nothing.The next day they decided to follow the blue (red ) lines on the map andwent to Bodega Bay (Doran Beach). Carlos discovered a house (cave) andthey went inside and found a treasure chest. They were very excited andtried to break the old lock with a flashlight (stone). Kate (Carlos) finallybroke it.89Rub outOn the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraph fromthe summary.Gradually, rub out individual words and even two- and three-wordphrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the important content words.After each time you rub out some words get the whole class to read outthe text, supplying the missing words from their memory. Eventually,when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, the class will –amazingly! – remember all the text.DictoglossSit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are going toread out a summary twice, and that they may note down key words orshort phrases. Read the text once at normal speed, pause for a minute,then read it again.Tell the students to work together in their groups and use their notes towrite a text which is grammatically and lexically correct but whichdoesn’t have to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing is toproduce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories! Thenstudents compare their written texts. Groups should try to point outany errors in the texts of other groups.Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them to identifyany differences with their own texts, and ask them if they think thedifferences are important.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1718

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S10Cut it downPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each group hasa copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access to computer.Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary: theirshortened version must still be grammatically correct. They can changepunctuation, but they mustn’t add any words.When they have finished, they should compare their shortened versions.They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.Next, ask students to cut another 15 words of the summary, andproceed as above.SUMMARYKate, Mike and Carlos met at the Sullivans’ house and looked at the map.It had some important clues and Carlos helped with the Spanish words.The Sullivans’ boat left San Francisco on a foggy morning and got toBodega Bay in the early afternoon. The three friends went to the hillsand looked for the water well because they thought the treasure washidden there. But they found nothing.The next day they decided to follow the red lines on the map and wentto Doran Beach. Carlos discovered a cave and they went inside andfound a treasure chest. They were very excited and tried to break theold lock with a stone. Carlos finally broke it.11 Build it upPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each group hasa copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tell themthat they must add two details, which they must choose themselves, tothe summary. Tell them that the details they add can be words, phrasesor even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t write fewer than five words,and that there is no upper limit, but they probably won’t need more thanabout 25 words.When they have finished, they should compare their versions. Theyshould decide which are the most interesting added details, and why.KEY1, 2, 3, 5: 1 had; 2 with; 3 morning; 4 and; 5 for; 6 there; 7 nothing; 8 the; 9 inside;10 very4: 1 B; 2 B; 3 A; 4 A; 5 C; 6 B; 7 C; 8 A; 9 B; 10 C6: 1 C; 2 G; 3 B; 4 D; 5 H; 6 E; 7 A; 8 I; 9 F12Rewrite itTell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing1920

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SThe Lost Treasure of Bodega Bay –Chapters Five to Seven1Scrambled word clozeRead the summary of Chapters Five to Seven below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The firstone has been done as an example.day on they opened at the ofreturned water and meantMike (0) ........................... opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton.Carlos looked inside the skeleton’s hat (1) ........................... found apiece (2) ........................... paper with the word Robles on it. Suddenly(3) ........................... started coming into the cave and the three friendssent Lucky to look for help. Some men (4) ........................... the beachhelped them get out of the cave.The next (5) ........................... they explored the Hacienda Estrada and acemetery. When (6) ........................... got to the old lighthouse(7) ........................... Twin Oaks Point, Carlos remembered that the wordRobles (8) ........................... oak in Spanish. They looked under the oaktrees and found a tombstone. The next day they (9) ........................... tothe oak trees with Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They dug under(10) ........................... tombstone and found the pirate treasure2Scrambled word cloze with distractors (i)Read the summary of Chapters Five to Seven below.Fill each space with a word from the box. There are five words you donot need to use. The first one has been done as an example.day rain on to they we opened at the ofreturned water and where meant weekMike (0) ........................... opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton.Carlos looked inside the skeleton’s hat (1) ........................... found apiece (2) ........................... paper with the word Robles on it. Suddenly(3) ........................... started coming into the cave and the three friendssent Lucky to look for help. Some men (4) ........................... the beachhelped them get out of the cave.The next (5) ........................... they explored the Hacienda Estrada and acemetery. When (6) ........................... got to the old lighthouse(7) ........................... Twin Oaks Point, Carlos remembered that the wordRobles (8) ........................... oak in Spanish. They looked under the oaktrees and found a tombstone. The next day they (9) ........................... tothe oak trees with Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They dug under(10) ........................... tombstone and found the pirate treasure© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2122

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S3Scrambled word cloze with distractors (ii)Read the summary of Chapters Five to Seven below.Fill each space with a word from the box. There are ten words you donot need to use. The first one has been done as an example.day rain this on to they we openedat the of returned water andwhere go meant week visited in nearMike (0) ........................... opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton.Carlos looked inside the skeleton’s hat (1) ........................... found apiece (2) ........................... paper with the word Robles on it. Suddenly(3) ........................... started coming into the cave and the three friendssent Lucky to look for help. Some men (4) ........................... the beachhelped them get out of the cave.The next (5) ........................... they explored the Hacienda Estrada and acemetery. When (6) ........................... got to the old lighthouse(7) ........................... Twin Oaks Point, Carlos remembered that the wordRobles (8) ........................... oak in Spanish. They looked under the oaktrees and found a tombstone. The next day they (9) ........................... tothe oak trees with Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They dug under(10) ........................... tombstone and found the pirate treasure4Multiple choice clozeRead the summary of Chapters Five to Seven below.Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.Mike (0) ........................... C the treasure chest and found a skeleton.Carlos looked inside the skeleton’s hat (1) ........................... found apiece (2) ........................... paper with the word Robles on it. Suddenly(3) ........................... started coming into the cave and the three friendssent Lucky to look for help. Some men (4) ........................... the beachhelped them get out of the cave.The next (5) ........................... they explored the Hacienda Estrada and acemetery. When (6) ........................... got to the old lighthouse(7) ........................... Twin Oaks Point, Carlos remembered that the wordRobles (8) ........................... oak in Spanish. They looked under the oaktrees and found a tombstone. The next day they (9) ........................... tothe oak trees with Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They dug under(10) ........................... tombstone and found the pirate treasure0 A by B from C opened1 A but B and C to2 A and B on C of3 A water B rain C sand4 A on B to C in5 A hour B day C week6 A there B their C they7 A on B at C next8 A meant B had C read9 A go B visited C returned10 A this B a C the© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2324

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S5Open clozeRead the summary of Chapters Five to Seven below.Write ONE word for each space. The first one has been done as anexample.6Put the sentences in orderThe sentences A-G of the summary of Chapters Five to Seven beloware in the wrong order. Put them in the right order and number them1-7.Mike (0) ........................... opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton.Carlos looked inside the skeleton’s hat (1) ........................... found apiece (2) ........................... paper with the word Robles on it. Suddenly(3) ........................... started coming into the cave and the three friendssent Lucky to look for help. Some men (4) ........................... the beachhelped them get out of the cave.The next (5) ........................... they explored the Hacienda Estrada and acemetery. When (6) ........................... got to the old lighthouse(7) ........................... Twin Oaks Point, Carlos remembered that the wordRobles (8) ........................... oak in Spanish. They looked under the oaktrees and found a tombstone. The next day they (9) ........................... tothe oak trees with Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They dug under(10) ........................... tombstone and found the pirate treasureABCDEFGCarlos looked inside the skeleton’s hat and found a piece ofpaper with the word Robles on it.When they got to the old lighthouse at Twin Oaks Point, Carlosremembered that the word Robles meant oak in Spanish.Mike opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton.Some men on the beach helped them get out of the cave.They looked under the oak trees and found a tombstone. Thenext day they returned to the oak trees with Mr and MrsSullivan. They dug under the tombstone and found the piratetreasure.The next day they explored the Hacienda Estrada and acemetery.The three friends sent Lucky to look for help because waterwas coming into the cave.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2526

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S7Correct the mistakes!This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies. Tellthem you are going to read a summary, but with some mistakes. Whenthey hear a mistake they should correct it.In the summary below there are 10 mistakes to read out, all written initalics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given inbrackets.Mike opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton. Carlos lookedinside the skeleton’s jacket (hat) and found a piece of material (paper)with the word Robles on it. Suddenly rain (water) started coming into thecave and the three friends sent Kate (Lucky) to look for help. Some girls(men) on the beach helped them get out of the cave.The next day they explored the Hacienda Estrada and a cliff (cemetery).When they got to the old lighthouse at Twin Trees (Oaks) Point, Carlosremembered that the word Robles meant oak in Spanish. They lookedunder the oak trees and found a treasure chest (tombstone). The nextday they returned to the oak trees with some archaeologists (Mr and MrsSullivan). They dug under the tombstone and found another skeleton (thepirate treasure).8Rub out9On the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraph fromthe summary.Gradually, rub out individual words and even two- and three-wordphrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the important content words.After each time you rub out some words get the whole class to read outthe text, supplying the missing words from their memory. Eventually,when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, the class will –amazingly! – remember all the text.DictoglossSit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are going toread out a summary twice, and that they may note down key words orshort phrases. Read the text once at normal speed, pause for a minute,then read it again.Tell the students to work together in their groups and use their notes towrite a text which is grammatically and lexically correct but whichdoesn’t have to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing is toproduce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories! Thenstudents compare their written texts. Groups should try to point out anyerrors in the texts of other groups.Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them to identifyany differences with their own texts, and ask them if they think thedifferences are important.10 Cut it downPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each group hasa copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access to computer.Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary: theirshortened version must still be grammatically correct. They can changepunctuation, but they mustn’t add any words.When they have finished, they should compare their shortened versions.They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.Next, ask students to cut another 15 words of the summary, and proceedas above.© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2728

S U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E SS U M M A R Y- B A S E D A C T I V I T I E S11Build it upPut the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each group hasa copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tell themthat they must add two details, which they must choose themselves, tothe summary. Tell them that the details they add can be words, phrasesor even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t write fewer than five words,and that there is no upper limit, but they probably won’t need more thanabout 25 words.When they have finished, they should compare their versions. Theyshould decide which are the most interesting added details, and why.12 Rewrite itTell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the words andphrases that are already there.SUMMARYMike opened the treasure chest and found a skeleton. Carlos lookedinside the skeleton’s hat and found a piece of paper with the word Robleson it. Suddenly water started coming into the cave and the three friendssent Lucky to look for help. Some men on the beach helped them get outof the cave.The next day they explored the Hacienda Estrada and a cemetery.When they got to the old lighthouse at Twin Oaks Point, Carlosremembered that the word Robles meant oak in Spanish. They lookedunder the oak trees and found a tombstone. The next day theyreturned to the oak trees with Mr and Mrs Sullivan. They dug underthe tombstone and found the pirate treasure.KEY1, 2, 3, 5: 1 and; 2 of; 3 water; 4 on; 5 day; 6 they; 7 at; 8 meant; 9 returned; 10 the4: 1 B; 2 C; 3 A; 4 A; 5 B; 6 C; 7 B; 8 A; 9 C; 10 C6: 1 C; 2 A; 3 G; 4 D; 5 F; 6 B; 7 EEditor: Victoria Bradshaw© 2010 Black Cat Publishing, an imprint of Cideb Editrice, Genoa,CanterburyWe would be happy to receive your comments and suggestions,and give you any other information concerning our material.Internet: www.blackcat-cideb.com - email: info@blackcat-cideb.comAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the previous writtenpermission of the publisher.The reproduction of this material is only permitted for teaching purposes within therequirements of the syllabus in force and any other use, either commercial or not, is strictlyforbidden. Offenders will be prosecuted© 2010 Black Cat Publishing© 2010 Black Cat Publishing2930