When Pi is 16, his family decides to close the zoo and move to Canada. They sell some of the animals to zoos in North America and the family takes the animals with them on a ship to Canada. On the way, there is a terrible storm and the ship sinks. Pi finds himself in a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orangutan and a tiger. When he sees the animals, Pi is scared and he jumps into the ocean. Then he remembers there are sharks in the ocean and he climbs back into the lifeboat. Pi and the tiger spend 227 days in the lifeboat. They live through terrible storms and are burnt by the Pacific sun. They are often hungry and ill. Sometimes, Pi is happy and hopeful, but sometimes he feels sad and lonely. Finally, they arrive at the coast of Mexico, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens in the end! Circle True or False for these sentences.

1. Pi moves to Canada in 16. True False [1]

2. They sell animals to zoos in East America . True False [1]

3. Pi is scared when he sees the animals in the lifeboat. True False [1]

4. Pi fights with a big shark. True False [1]

5. At the end they land in the USA. True False [1]

5 marks

Writing

Task 2. Look at the facts about a famous cartoon ‘Rio 2’. Write 2 paragraphs using the information below.

General Information:

Directed by - Carlos Saldanha

Starring - Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg

Production company - 20th Century Fox Animation

Music by - John Powell

Release date - March 20, 2014

Running time - 101 minutes

Country - United States

Language - English

Tips for writing:

1. Write one sentence about this cartoon (Use structures as I like (to watch) and I would like (to tell). [1]

2. Write general facts about the cartoon. [1]

3. Write about actors, music and the country of production. [1]

4. Include information about company production, release date, running time and

language. [1]

5. Recommend this cartoon to your friends. [1]

6. What is your favourite cartoon? [1]

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