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Graded Reader Student Workbook: Born to Play Beginner Plus

The student workbook is designed to be used in the classroom alongside the Born to Play graded reader (Beginner Plus), part of the hugely popular Jamie Johnson series. It contains activities on: • Reading comprehension (general and specific) • Personal response to the story • Vocabulary • Grammar • Self-reflection • Discussion of real-world issues raised in the story It is aimed at reluctant readers as well as helping English as a Second Language learners build skills in reading, listening, speaking and writing.

Chapter 1

The Soccer Computer

Learn the words

Activity 6

Complete the crossword.

3. Jamie moved his foot

through the ball and kicked

it _____________.

4. The ball ﬂew across the

playground and hit Drake

hard on the head. He was

_____________.

5. Jamie saw them kick and hit

the smaller boy. Then they

_____________.

Across

2. Drake and his friends liked to

hit smaller boys. It was easy,

because smaller boys did not

_____________ back.

6. Drake Staunton was with his

friends ﬁfty meters away, in a

corner of the _____________.

Down

1. Jamie wanted his shot to

_____________ Drake Staunton’s

head.