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 UM
W B L L U C K Y ME
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 OW

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