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Mr Twit says: Teachers may find it useful to laminate this page so that it can be used more than once. Week 1 Mrs Twit says: Teachers may find it useful to laminate this page so that it can be used more than once. Week 1Which words go in the speech bubble? (Plenary Activity) ‘There’s something wrong all right,’ Mr Twit said, beginning to enjoy himself. ‘Don’t be a fool!’ Mr Twit said. ‘How can a walking-stick possibly grow longer?’ ‘It’s not the stick, it’s you!’ said Mr Twit, grinning horribly. ‘It’s you that’s getting shorter!’ Week 1Can you put the speech marks in these passages? Try this… Now this… Can you even do this? Week 1 Alternatives for ‘said’, p88, The Twits. ‘Look!’’ screamed Mrs Twit. ‘That’s the floor! The floor’s up there! This is the ceiling! We are standing on the ceiling!’’ ‘We’re UPSIDE DOWN!’ gasped Mr Twit. ‘We must be upside down. We are standing on the ceiling looking down on the floor!’ Week 1Choose an appropriate word to go in each space. ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (GOOD mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (ANGRY mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (SURPRISED mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (WORRIED mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (UNHAPPY mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (EVIL mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (FRIGHTENED mood) ‘There you are!’ _______________ Mum (IMPATIENT mood) Week 1 Longer speech-sentences ‘It’s not as good as the ordinary kind,’ he said, talking with his mouth full. ‘Because it was worms!’ cried Mrs Twit, clapping her hands and stamping her feet on the floor and rocking with horrible laughter. ‘What can have happened?’ Mrs Twit said, staring at her old walking stick. ‘You’ve got the shrinks!’ cried Mr Twit, pointing his finger at her like a pistol. ‘You won’t last long if you don’t,’ said Mr Twit, giving her another grizzly grin. ‘Very well my angel,’ said Mr Twit and with a ghoulish grin on his lips he knelt down at her feet. We