chapter1

fictional marathon

grade five

the treasure in magnific

fictional marathon

level one

the treasure in magnific

chapter one

the exam on a stormy day

word list

art

not

Britain

British

Canada

Canadian

China

Chinese

country

do experiments

drama

geography

history

India

India

Indian

Italy

Italian

introduce

Japan

Japanese

language

maths

music

nationality

physical education

play soccer

primary school

Russia

Russian

school subjects

science

social studies

solve problems

Spain

Spanish

Turkish

expressions

what is your name?

my name is

how old are you?

I'm eleven years old

where are you from?

I'm from Britain

nice to meet you

glad to meet you

nice meeting you

me too

I'm good at maths

I'm not good at drama

what is your favorite subject?

my favorite subject

is physical education

I like history and geography

I don't like solving problems

I dislike history

I hate drama

where do you study?

I study at

Ataturk Elementary School

how many languages do you speak?

two I speak Turkish and French

can you speak Turkish?

yes I can

no I can't

chapter one

the exam on a stormy day

it is a stormy day in Istanbul

the reporters on TV

warn people

don't go out

stay home

this is Yasimin

she is ten years old

she is from Turkey

she is a very clever student

she has got a dream

she wants to go to

Magnific

Magnific is a very famous school

it is on an island

in the middle of the Indian Ocean

there are great teachers in that school

so students can get

a very good education there

but it is very expensive

only winners of its entrance exam

can get a scholarship and go there for free

today is the exam day

and Yasimin wants to be the winner

nothing can stop her

nothing not even a storm

so she wears her coat

takes her umbrella

and goes out

two hours later

she arrives at the exam room

she is wet and tired

her hair looks funny

she looks at the classroom

and she smiles

thank you very much storm

she thinks

other students are late

I can be the winner of this exam

I can enter Magnific

but there is a problem

the teacher isn't there either

Yasimin sits at her desk

and she starts waiting

ten minutes later

the teacher comes in

she is wet too

I'm so sorry I'm late

the traffic is awful because of the storm

no problem

let's start

I'm ready

no

let's wait five more minutes

maybe other students are also late

because of the storm

Yasimin doesn't say anything

she doesn't want other students to come

she wants to be the only student there

she wants that scholarship so much

five minutes later

let's start

we can't wait for the others anymore

Yasimin starts feeling excited

oh no

she forgets everything she knows

Ms. Brown starts talking to her

but she can't speak well

she is confused

help her

a

choose the correct option

for the words

Yasimin forgets

one

I'm Ms. Brown

what is your name?

my name is Yasimin

two

how old are you?

I'm ten years old

three

where do you study?

I study at Istanbul primary school now

but I want to study the fifth grade in

Magnific

four

a fifth grade student

it's great

we have a really good program for fifth graders

in Magnific

I'm their English teacher

oh

English

it's my favorite school subject

where are you from Ms. Brown

five

I'm from Britain

can you speak Turkish?

six

no I can't

but I can speak French and German

wow

you can speak three languages

that's great

seven

how many languages do you speak

Yasimin?

two

I speak Turkish and English

at that moment

a wet boy enters the exam room

please let me take the exam

I really want to go to Magnific

I'm late because of the storm

Ms. Brown looks at him and smiles

be

fill in the dialogue

between Ms. Brown and the new student

Arda

it's okay sit down

thank you

thank you very much

this exam is very important for me

what is your name?

my name is Arda

nice meeting you Arda

nice to meet you too

how old are you?

I'm ten years old

ten

oh great

another fifth grade student then

I'm Ms. Brown

and this is Yasimin

she is a fifth grade student too

Arda looks at Yasimin

he doesn't smile

Yasimin doesn't smile either

after a short silence

Arda sits next to Yasimin

glad to meet you Yasimin

Yasimin knows it's a lie

but Ms. Brown is there

so she answers with a lie too

me too Arda

let's start

are you good at English?

Yasimin smiles

she is very good at English

her grades are great at school

but Arda doesn't smile

oh no

English is hard

I don't enjoy it

I'm good at physical education

but I'm bad at all other subjects

oh really?

really?

that's great

Yasimin thinks

Arda can't be the winner of this exam

I can have the scholarship

and I can go to Magnific

see

look at the report cards below

which one is Yasimin's report card

which one is Arda's report card

write their names on the report cards

at that moment

Ms. Brown gives them their exam papers

you can start

Yasimin is very excited

she looks at the paper

she says to herself

I want to enter Magnific

and she starts answering the questions

now check all your answers

are they all correct?

if yes you get the response letter A

do you have mistakes?

if yes you get the response letter B

response letter A

dear Yasimin

congratulations

you won the scholarship

you are good at all subjects

and we want to see you as our student

see you in September

response letter B

dear Yasimin

you failed the test

and you can't enter Magnific

but we know about the storm

on the exam day

so there is another exam

for the students from Turkey

enter the exam again next week on Saturday

maybe this time you win

go back to the exam

and work on your mistakes

later read the response letter A

and continue

September a beautiful season

the weather is sunny

and Yasimin is on a ship to Magnific

she looks at the beautiful blue sea

and she feels very happy

hello Yasimin someone says

arda?

yes isn't it great

I have a scholarship too

but you can't have a scholarship

you aren't good at English

you're right

I'm not good at maths, science, history

and geography either

but I like physical education

it's my favorite subject

then how?

Yasimin thinks

she looks at Arda

he smiles at her

thank you

for what?

you are good at all school subject

so I have a scholarship too

I copied your answers in the exam

what?

you copied from me

but you can't do that

it isn't right

well I'm here

you are here too

what's the problem?

you say you dislike maths

science

history

and geography

Magnific is a very hard school

you can't pass the exams there

oh I'm not here for the lessons

I'm here for the treasure

the treasure?

yes I have a treasure map

I know there is a secret pirate treasure in Magnific

I think I can find it

and I can be very rich

that's silly

I'll tell the teachers about it

you can't tell the teachers

I'm sorry but cheating is wrong

at that moment

five other students come near them

hi I'm Georgia

there are my friends

Colin, Tim, Wang Shu

and Varvera

are you new students?

F

you are Yasamin

introduce yourself and Arda

to your new friends

give information

about your names

age, nationality

and favorite school subjects

nice to meet you

my name is Colin

I'm from the USA

my favorite school subject

is art

I like playing basketball too

I'm Varvera

I'm from Russia

I'm very good at history

it's my favorite school subject

my hobbies are playing tennis

and volleyball

my name is Wang Shu

I'm from China

my favorite subject is geography

and I like dancing

I'm very good at it

my name is Georgia

I come from Italy

I like playing chess

and table tennis

I also like writing a horse

and doing puzzles

my favorite subject is science

I enjoyed doing experiments

so much

I'm very good at it

but I'm not very good at maths

I don't like solving problems

it is very hard

but Tim likes it

I'm Tim

I'm from Britain

I enjoy playing soccer

georgia is right

I love maths

it is my favorite school subject

I think it is very easy

but georgia

thinks it's hard

G

use the information

on page 16

and fill in the table

ha ha

you aren't good at maths Georgia

don't feel bad

your sermon isn't good at maths

either

Yasamin looks surprised

what?

I'm very good at maths

I enjoy solving problems

very much

my maths grades are very good

Arda looks at Yasamin

and he smiles

that's because you are a cheater

Yasamin

what?

I'm a cheater?

me?

yes

no

you are a cheater Arda

those are my answers

Arda's eyes shine with badness

he laughs

Yasamin feels very angry

the next day

their ship arrives in Magnific

it is an island

and there are many buildings on it

Yasamin and Georgia

get off the ship before others

which one is the school building

Georgia?

ha ha

all of them

Magnific is the name of the island

the island is the school

wow

that's fantastic

also

there are stories about a secret

pirate treasure on this island

Yasamin remembers Arda's treasure map

and she feels angry again

she hates him so much

at that moment

Ms. Brown comes to greet them at the port

hi everyone

I'm Ms. Brown

welcome to Magnific

thank you Ms. Brown

you are in Magnific now

it means you are at school

rules are very important here

we want to teach you lots of things

so we can't waste time

lessons start today

today?

yes today Georgia

now take this timetable

listen to me carefully

and fill in your timetables

is that clear?

you have activity time at four every day

you can do your favorite activities

and have fun at activity time

lunch break is between two and four every day

you can note that on your timetables

on monday your first lesson is English

it starts at nine

and ends at ten fifty

then there is geography

and after that

there is physical education

Tuesday starts with maths

and at eleven there is history

and at one there is music

on Wednesday at nine there is science

and later there is art and English

on Thursday the first lesson is English again

and at eleven there is geography

the last lesson on Thursday is maths

on Friday at nine there is history

at eleven you have Spanish

and at one you have science

the students fill in their timetables

and Ms. Brown sees it

well done

now let me give you a tour in Magnific

but before the tour

I want to warn all of you

you can hear stories about

an old pirate treasure on the island

it is just a story

there isn't any treasure here

so don't do silly dangerous things to find it

if you do so we will send you back home

Yasamin looks at Arda

and she smiles

her eyes shine with badness

it isn't the end

it is just the beginning

now check all your answers

in this chapter

work on your mistakes

then go to page 147

and get your award

cut and stick it on

my treasure page

at the back of the book