Learn the following words and expressions. Use them in the context of the story.

Adjectives

Brand-new, squashy, damp, musty/moldy, filthy, ragged

Verbs

To trip over, to snatch back, to shuffle off, to wheeze (at smb ), to chuckle, to sniff, to howl, to snivel, to shiver, to amble

Expressions

The longest-ever punishment, every single day, a tiny ray of hope, the proudest moment of one’s life, to burst into tears, to have a look, to be on the point of +Ving, to take a deep breath, to force one’s face into a smile, to wish bitterly (+Subject+had+V3), to wrestle smb. to the ground, to gasp for breath, to one’s horror, to make sure that…, to tear into pieces, to nail up the mail slot , to get out of hand, to ask in amazement, to leap (leapt, leapt) into the air, to slam the door shut, to take a sharp turn, on the outskirts of a city, to make a grab for, to suggest timidly, to stand a chance of Ving, to rumble with hunger (stomach), to sit bolt upright

Exercises

Vocabulary with translation