Island For Sale
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Island for Sale
Anne Collins
Level 1
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lot of money ✓
old castles
expensive cars
long holidays
quiet evenings
shopping
walking
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T here are many islands in the sea near Scotland. This story is
about one of these islands. The name of the island is Lana.
Lana isn't big, but it's very beautiful. It's very quiet, too. There are
no houses or roads or cars on Lana. But there's a castle. The castle is
very old.
A young Scotsman lives in the castle. The Scotsman's name is
Duncan McTavish. Duncan lives in the castle with his dog, Jock.
Duncan is very happy on his island. He likes going for walks with
Jock. He likes swimming and fishing in his little boat.
There are many big rooms in
Duncan's castle. They have a lot of
old things in them - pictures and
heavy tables, chairs and beds.
In winter the castle is very cold
and dark. Duncan puts on a lot of
electric lights in all the rooms.
sale /se1I/ (n) This boat is for sale. Do you want to buy it?
island /'a,1:md/ (n) There are a lot of islands in the North Sea.
dog /dog/ (n) Who is going to take the dog for a walk?
fish /frJ/ (v/n) He likes fishing in the river at weekends.
electric /i'lektnk/ (adj) There are no electric lights in the house; there is no electricity here.
Leaping Larry says, 'We want to see the island.'
'OK,' Duncan says. 'We can go in my boat.'
Duncan, Larry and Roxanne get into Duncan's boat. Jock gets in,
too. Bobo is with Roxanne.
It's a beautiful day, but Roxanne isn't happy.
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Anne Collins
British English
Original
Duncan McTavish and his dog, Jock, live in a castle on a
Scottish island. One day, Duncan gets a letter from the
electricity company. They want £5,000. But Duncan
doesn't have the money. He can do only one thing:
sell his island. Is a famous rock star going to buy it?
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