Think Before You Start - Discuss
Have you ever been on an adventure?
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Download the extractQuick-Fire Questions
- Can you describe Beth French’s adventures in a few sentences?
- How does the author mix speech and narrative?
- Which writing techniques are used to describe action?
- Which words show how Beth was feeling?
- What was Beth told to do if she ever met a shark?

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