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Dorothy lives in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle

Henry. One day she gets lost and finds herself in a
magical world with her dog Toto. She thinks she is lost
forever. She must find the Wonderful Wizard in the
Emerald City. She meets new friends on the way. Will
she ever go back to Kansas again?

“There is no place like home.”

From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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L. Frank Baum
 CONTENTS

L. Frank Baum 03
Chapter One The Cyclone 05
Chapter Two The Scarecrow, 15
The Tin Man and The Lion
Chapter Three The Emerald City 25
Chapter Four The Wicked Witch of the 35
West
Chapter Five There’s No Place Like 47
Home
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 L. FRANK BAUM
Lyman Frank Baum was an American

writer of children’s books during the late

19th and early 20th centuries.

L. Frank Baum was born on May 15th,

1856, in a small town in Chittenango,

New York. He was a member of a large

family. He started writing as a child. When his father bought

his children a simple printing press, Baum and a younger

brother wrote and printed a small local newspaper. He

started a newspaper in South Dakota. When he was 40 years

old, Baum started writing children’s books. After several

successes in the late 1890s, Baum published The Wonderful

Wizard of Oz in 1900. He called this work an “American Fairy

Tale.”

As the first Oz book was successful, he decided to continue

the series and he wrote 14 Oz books in total.

L. Frank Baum died on May 6th, 1919, at his home in

Hollywood, California. Baum’s stories continue to fascinate

readers to this day.

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 BEFORE YOU READ

A. Vocabulary
Write the words in the box under the pictures.

cyclone witch straw

emerald basket scarecrow

_______________________ _______________________ _______________________

_______________________ _______________________ _______________________

B. Listening
Listen to the first page of Chapter One and choose the
correct option.
1. Dorothy lives in Kansas / Arkansas.
2. Their house had one room / two rooms.
3. Toto was Dorothy’s cat / dog.
4. Toto hid under the sofa / table.
5. Dorothy and Aunt Em / Toto went up with the house.
6. When they woke up, the house was on the ground /
in the sky.
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 CHAPTER ONE
The Cyclone

D orothy lived with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in

Kansas. She had a dog called Toto. Their house was
small. It only had one room.
One day Uncle Henry came out of the house and looked up
at the sky.
“There is a cyclone coming,” he shouted. “We must go to
the cellar.”
“Quick, Dorothy!” Aunt Em said. “Run for the cellar.”
Toto was afraid and he jumped out of Dorothy’s arms. He
hid under the sofa. Dorothy tried to take him out.
“Quick!” said Aunt Em. “Leave the dog and come down.”
Dorothy picked up Toto and ran to the cellar door. The
cyclone hit the house at that moment.
Then a very strange thing happened.
The house moved, and then it slowly moved up like
a balloon. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry were in the cellar.
Dorothy was in the house with Toto. They went up together.
Dorothy looked down through the cellar door. Then she
closed it quickly. Toto didn’t like it. He ran around the room
and barked loudly. Dorothy sat on the floor.
“We can’t do anything, Toto,” she said. “Let’s wait and
see.” Hours passed. Dorothy and Toto went to sleep. When
they woke up, the house was on the ground. Everything was
quiet. Dorothy opened the door and went out with Toto.
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cellar (n): a room below ground level in a house
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 Dorothy looked around. She saw beautiful trees, flowers
and birds. Then she saw three men and a woman. The men
were very short. They wore blue clothes and round hats. The
woman wore a beautiful white dress.
“Welcome to the Land of the Munchkins,” said the woman
to Dorothy. “Thank you very much.”
“Why are you thanking me?” asked Dorothy.
“You killed the Witch of the East. She was a wicked witch.
The Munchkins were afraid of her. They are free now.”
“There is a mistake. I didn’t kill anybody.”
“Your house killed her. It fell on the witch. Look, you can
see her feet.”
Dorothy looked and she saw two feet with silver shoes.
“Who are you?” Dorothy asked the old woman. “Are you
a Munchkin?”
“No, but I’m their friend. I live in the Land of the North. I
am the Witch of the North.”
“Oh my god! Are you a real witch?”
“Yes, I am. But I am a good witch, and the people love me.”
“I thought all witches were wicked.”
“Oh, no. That’s a great mistake. There were only four
witches in the Land of Oz. The witches of the North and the
South are good. The Witch of the East was wicked. You killed
her. There is another wicked witch, the Witch of the West.”
“Aunt Em says there are no witches. They died years ago.”
“Who is Aunt Em?”
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wicked (adj.): very bad, evil
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 “She is my aunt. I live with her and Uncle Henry in
Kansas.”
“There aren’t any witches in Kansas?”
“No.”
Dorothy remembered Aunt Em and Uncle Henry and she
started to cry.
“How can I get back home?” she asked.
“Please don’t cry,” said the good witch. “I don’t know
your home, so I can’t help you. Go and see Oz. He is the
Great Wizard. He is very powerful. He lives in the Emerald
City. You must walk there.”
Then the old woman took the silver shoes off the Witch of
the East and gave them to Dorothy. Dorothy put the shoes on
the table in the house, and came back.
“How can I find the Wizard of Oz?” she asked.
“Look! There is the road to the Emerald City. Follow it
and you will find it. I cannot come with you but I will give
you a kiss. You will be safe. Goodbye, my dear.”
The old woman kissed Dorothy and she left with the
Munchkins.
Dorothy was alone and she was hungry. She found some
bread and butter in the cupboard. She gave some to Toto.
Then she found her white and blue dress and put it on. She
put on the silver shoes, and she put some bread in a basket.
“Come, Toto!” she said. “We are going to the Emerald
City.”
She closed the door, locked it and started on her journey.
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journey (n): travelling from one place to another
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 Dorothy and Toto walked along the yellow brick road
for a long time. They got tired and stopped in a field. There
was a scarecrow in the middle of the field. Dorothy and Toto
went to look at it.
“Good day,” said the Scarecrow.
“Can you speak?” asked Dorothy.
“Certainly. How are you?”
“I’m well, thank you. How are you?”
“I’m not feeling well. It’s difficult to stand here all day. I’d
like to get down. Can you help me?”
Dorothy took the Scarecrow off his pole.
“Thank you very much,” said the Scarecrow. “Who are
you? Where are you going?”
“My name is Dorothy. I’m going to the Emerald City. I
want to go back to Kansas. I live there, but I don’t know the
way. I’m going to ask the Wizard of Oz for help.”
“Where is the Emerald City? Who is the Wizard of Oz? I
don’t know anything because I don’t have a brain. There is
straw in my head.”
“Oh, I’m sorry for you.”
“I want to come with you. The Great Oz can help me, too.”
“I don’t know, but you can come with me.”
“Thank you, Dorothy.”
Dorothy, Toto and the Scarecrow began to walk along the
yellow brick road. Toto didn’t like the Scarecrow at first. He
smelled the Scarecrow.
“Don’t be afraid of Toto,” said Dorothy to the Scarecrow.
“I’m not afraid. He cannot hurt me. I’m only afraid of a
lighted match.”

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 CHAPTER ONE - ACTIVITIES

A. Comprehension Check
I. Answer the questions.

1. Where did Dorothy live?

………………………………………………………………
2. Who did Dorothy live with?
………………………………………………………………
3. What happened to Dorothy’s house?
………………………………………………………………
4. Where did her house land?
………………………………………………………………
5. Who did Dorothy see when they landed?
………………………………………………………………
6. Who could help Dorothy go back to Kansas?
………………………………………………………………
7. How did Dorothy help the Scarecrow?
………………………………………………………………
8. What was the Scarecrow afraid of?
………………………………………………………………

II. Fill in the blanks with only ONE word.

1. Dorothy’s house killed the Witch of the …………….. .

2. The Wizard of Oz lived in the …………….. City.
3. The Witches of the North and …………….. were good
witches.
4. The Witches of the East and …………….. were wicked
witches.
5. The Scarecrow didn’t have a …………….. .
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B. Characters
Match the characters with who they are/what they did.

1. Uncle Henry a. He was Dorothy’s dog.

2. Aunt Em b. Dorothy helped him.
3. Dorothy c. He was Dorothy’s uncle.
4. Oz d. She was a little girl.
5. Scarecrow e. She was Dorothy’s aunt.
6. Toto f. He was a great wizard.
7. The Witch of the East g. She was a good witch.
8. The Witch of the North h. Dorothy’s house killed
her.
C. Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

cellar journey wicked Scarecrow

cyclone straw basket Wizard

1. There were good and …………… witches in the Land

of Oz.
2. The …………… blew Dorothy’s house away.
3. There was …………… in the Scarecrow’s head.
4. Dorothy put some bread in the …………… .
5. Dorothy and Toto met the …………… on their way.
6. The …………… of Oz could help Dorothy.
7. Dorothy, Toto and the Scarecrow started on their
…………… together.
8. When the cyclone came, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry
went to the …………… .
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D. Project
Create a comic strip of the scene where Dorothy and
Toto meet the Scarecrow.

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 BEFORE YOU READ

A. Listening
Listen to the first page of Chapter Two and choose the
correct option.

1. ………… got tired and hungry.

a. Toto b. The Scarecrow
c. The Tin Man d. Dorothy
2. Dorothy ate some ………… and gave some to Toto.
a. fruit b. bread
c. cake d. jam
3. Dorothy washed her face and drank some ………… .
a. water b. juice
c. tea d. coffee
4. ………… shouted “Help!”
a. Toto b. Dorothy
c. The Tin Man d. The Scarecrow

B. Vocabulary
Write the words under the correct pictures.

cottage axe can rust

________________________ ________________________

________________________ ________________________
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 CHAPTER TWO
The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Lion

D orothy, Toto and the Scarecrow walked along the road

for hours. Dorothy got tired and hungry. They sat down
and Dorothy opened her basket. She took out some bread.
“Would you like to eat?” she asked the Scarecrow.
“I am never hungry,” the Scarecrow said. “I don’t have a
mouth. It’s only paint.”
Dorothy ate some bread and gave some to Toto. Then the
Scarecrow saw a little cottage behind the trees. There was
nobody in it. They spent the night there. Dorothy and Toto
slept but the Scarecrow didn’t sleep. He was never tired. He
waited until the morning came.
In the morning, Dorothy looked for water.
“Why do you need water?” asked the Scarecrow.
“I am thirsty.”
“I don’t understand. I am never thirsty.”
They found some water. Dorothy washed her face and
she drank some water. Suddenly, they heard someone shout
from the trees near a house. They all ran to the house.
They saw a man with an axe in his hand. He was made of
tin.
“Help! Help!” he shouted.
“What is wrong?” asked Dorothy.
“I can’t move,” said the Tin Man.
“How can I help you?”
“Please oil me. There is an oil can in my house.”
Dorothy ran into the house and found the oil can.

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 Dorothy and the Scarecrow oiled the Tin Man. He began
to move slowly. He moved his head first, and then his arms
and legs.
“Thank you very much,” he said. “Why are you here?”
“We are going to the Emerald City to see the Great Oz,”
said Dorothy.
“Why do you want to see him?”
“I want to go back to Kansas. He can help me.”
“Can he give me a heart?”
“I think so.”
“Can I join you?”
“Come along,” said the Scarecrow.
“Can you put the oil can in your basket?” the Tin Man
asked Dorothy. “I may need it.”
Dorothy put the can in the basket and they all walked
along the yellow brick road.
“How far is it to the Emerald City?” Dorothy asked the
Tin Man.
“I think it’s a long way.”
At that moment they saw a big lion. The lion had long
yellow teeth. He started to run after Toto. Dorothy ran up to
the lion and hit it on the nose with her basket.
“Don’t hurt my dog!” she shouted.
“Don’t hit me,” said the Lion. He looked afraid. “I didn’t
hurt him. Don’t hit me again, please.”
“Why are you afraid?” asked Dorothy. “Are you a
coward?”
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coward (n): a person who is afraid of danger and unpleasant things
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 “Yes, I am,” cried the Lion. “I am a big coward. I think I
was born this way.”
“But the King of Animals shouldn’t be a coward,” said the
Scarecrow.
“I know. It makes me unhappy.”
“We are going to the Emerald City to find the Wizard of
Oz,” said Dorothy. “He will help us. I want to go back to
Kansas. The Scarecrow wants to have a brain, and the Tin
Man wants to have a heart. You can come with us. He can
make you brave.”
“Oh, thank you very much,” said the Lion. “I would like
to be brave.”
So the Lion joined them. Toto was afraid of him at first but
then, they became good friends.
That night, Dorothy and Toto slept under a big tree. In the
morning, they ate their last slice of bread.
“What are we going to eat for dinner?” asked Dorothy.
“I can go to the forest and kill an animal for you,” said the
Lion.
“Please don’t kill an animal,” said the Tin Man. “I will cry
and my body will rust again.”
They walked along the yellow brick road. They came to a
big river a few hours later.
“Oh, no!” said Dorothy. “How can we get across?”
“I’m afraid,” said the Lion. “But I think I can jump across.”
“You can carry us on your back,” said the Scarecrow.
“One at a time.”
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brave (adj): showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things
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 “I will try it,” said the Lion. “Who will go first?”
“I will,” said the Scarecrow.
The Scarecrow sat on the Lion’s back. The Lion jumped
and landed on the other side. It was Dorothy’s turn next.
She held Toto in her arms and climbed on the Lion’s back.
The Lion jumped across the river again. The Lion turned for
the third time and got the Tin Man. All of them were on the
other side now.
On the way they heard some strange noises.
“Kalidahs live in this part of the forest,” said the Lion.
“What are Kalidahs?” asked Dorothy.
“They are beasts. They have bear bodies and tiger heads. I
am afraid of them.”
“Well, I’m not surprised.”
Soon they came to another river. This one was very big.
The Lion couldn’t jump across it.
“I have an idea,” said the Scarecrow. “Look at the big tree
next to the river. The Tin Man can cut it down. It will fall to
the other side. We can walk across it.”
“That is a great idea,” said Dorothy.
The Tin Man started to work and he soon cut down the
tree. The tree fell across the river.
They started to walk on the tree. Suddenly, they saw great
beasts. The beasts ran towards them.
“They are the Kalidahs!” said the Lion.
“Quick!” said the Scarecrow. “Let’s cross over.”
So Dorothy went first with Toto, and the Tin Man
followed them. The Scarecrow went next. Lastly, the Lion
crossed over. They were safe.

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 CHAPTER TWO - ACTIVITIES

A. Comprehension Check
I. Read the sentences and write S (for the Scarecrow),
TM (for the Tin Man) and L (for the Lion).
…… 1. He never felt hungry or thirsty.
…… 2. He wanted help because he couldn’t move.
…… 3. He ran after Toto.
…… 4. He was not brave.
…… 5. He wanted to have a heart.
…… 6. He wanted to have courage.
…… 7. Dorothy met him first.

II. Put the sentences in the correct order.

1
…… a. The Scarecrow saw a cottage.
…… b. Dorothy washed her face and drank water.
…… c. They crossed over the river.
…… d. They met the Lion.
…… e. Dorothy and the Scarecrow oiled the Tin Man.
…… f. They spent the night in the cottage.

III. Who said these sentences in Chapter Two?

……………… 1. “Why do you need water?”
……………… 2. “I think I can jump across.”
……………… 3. “Please oil me.”
……………… 4. “That is a great idea.”
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B. Vocabulary
I. Unscramble the words and find the hidden question.

RAEVB
2 12

RWCADO
1

EAX
8 13

TATCOEG
3

SRTU
14

NAC
10

LOIN
7 5 11

OSWECACRR
4

VEIRR
9

LOI
6

H H P P ?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

II. You have found the hidden question! Write your

prediction.
………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………
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C. Drawing and Writing
Draw a scene from Chapter Two and write a paragraph
about what is happening in that scene.

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 BEFORE YOU READ

A. Vocabulary
Write the words in the box under the pictures.

throne gate weak palace

________________________ ________________________

________________________ ________________________

B. Reading pictures
Look at the pictures in Chapter Three and talk about:

• what the characters are doing,

• how they are feeling,
• who the new characters are,
• what is going to happen in the chapter.
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 CHAPTER THREE
The Emerald City

A fter a long day and a long walk, they began to see small
green houses. They also saw little people in green
clothes.
“Everything is green here,” said Dorothy. “I think we are
close to the Emerald City. Toto and I are hungry. Let’s stop at
the next house.”
They went to a house and knocked on the door. A woman
opened the door.
“What do you want child?” she asked.
“Can we spend the night at your house?” asked Dorothy.
“Is that lion with you?”
“Yes, but he is a great coward. He won’t hurt anybody.”
“Well, you can come in then.”
So they all entered the house. There were two children
and a man in the house. The woman set the table.
“Where are you all going?” asked the man.
“To the Emerald City,” said Dorothy. “We are going to see
the Great Oz.”
“Are you sure that Oz will see you?”
“Why not?”
“No one can see the Great Oz. He sits on his throne all
day. Why do you wish to see him?”
“I want him to give me a brain,” said the Scarecrow.
“I want him to give me a heart,” said the Tin Man.
“I want him to give me courage,” said the Lion.
“I want him to send me back to Kansas,” said Dorothy.
“Well, Oz can do anything,” said the man. “But first you
must see him. He doesn’t like to see anybody. Good luck.”
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 The woman gave them a room. Dorothy and Toto went to
sleep. The Lion guarded the door. The Scarecrow and the Tin
Man didn’t sleep.
The next morning, they left the house. They began
walking again. Soon they saw a beautiful city in front of
them. It was the Emerald City at last.
The friends came to a green door, and stopped. There was
a little man at the door. His clothes were green. He was green
himself. There was a large green box next to him.
“Why did you come here?” asked the little man.
“We would like to see the Great Wizard,” said Dorothy.
“Nobody sees the Wizard.”
“We must see him. Please ask him.”
“All right, I will ask him. But first you must wear these
glasses.”
The little man opened the box next to him. There were lots
of glasses in it.
“You must wear your glasses all the time,” said the man.
“The Wizard wants this.”
So they all put on their glasses. The little man put his
glasses on and he opened the gate. The friends followed him
through the Emerald City. Everything in the city was green –
men, women, children, houses, streets, shops…
They reached the Palace of Oz. There was a soldier at the
door.
“These strangers want to see the Great Oz,” said the little
man.
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stranger (n): someone you do not know
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 “Come inside,” said the soldier. “I will carry your message
to him.”
The soldier went and after a short time he came back.
“Did you see him?” asked Dorothy.
“No. We never see him. But I spoke to him. He will accept
you one by one. He wants to see the girl first.”
“Thank you very much,” said Dorothy. “That is very kind
of Oz.”
Then, the soldier went away. A green girl came in. She
took Dorothy to a green door.
“The Wizard is in there,” she said. “He is waiting for you.”
Dorothy went in. There was a very big head on a green
chair. He had no body, no arms and no legs – only a head.
“I am Oz,” the Head said. “Who are you? What do you
want?”
“I am Dorothy. I came here to ask for your help.”
“Where did you get those silver shoes?”
“From the Wicked Witch of the East. My house fell on her
and killed her.”
“What is that thing on your face?”
“A kiss. The good Witch of the North gave me a kiss. She
sent me to you.”
“And what do you want?”
“Send me back to Kansas. My Aunt Em and Uncle Henry
are there.”
“Why should I do that?”
“Because you are strong and I am weak. You are the Great
Wizard and I am just a little girl.”
“But you are strong. You killed the Witch of the East.”

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 “I didn’t want to kill her. It just happened.”
“I will help you. But you must help me, too.”
“What should I do?”
“Kill the Wicked Witch of the West.”
“But I cannot!”
“Kill the Witch of the West and I will send you back to
Kansas.”
“But how can I kill her?”
The Head didn’t answer. Dorothy left the room.
“There is no hope for me,” she said to her friends. “He
wants me to kill the Witch of the West but I cannot kill
anybody.”
Her friends were sorry for her. They couldn’t do anything
for her. Dorothy told them about the Head. Then, they went
into the Wizard’s room one by one. First the Scarecrow went
in, then the Tin Man and lastly the Lion.
Later, they all met in a long green room.
“That’s strange,” said the Scarecrow. “I didn’t see a Head,
I saw a beautiful woman. I asked for a brain but she said,
“You must help Dorothy.“
“I saw a big animal with two heads,” said the Tin Man. “I
wanted a heart and it said the same thing to me.”
“What did you see, Lion?” asked Dorothy.
“I saw a ball of fire,” said the Lion. “I wanted him to give
me courage. He wanted me to help you. I was afraid and ran
away.”
“What are we going to do?” asked Dorothy.
“We must find the Witch of the West and kill her,” said
the Scarecrow.

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 CHAPTER THREE - ACTIVITIES

A. Comprehension Check
I. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1. The Lion wanted to have a heart.

………………………………………………………………
2. The Tin Man and Toto didn’t sleep that night.
………………………………………………………………
3. There was a little blue man at the gate.
………………………………………………………………
4. The little man gave them clothes to put on.
………………………………………………………………
5. The Wizard wanted Dorothy to kill the Witch of the
East.
………………………………………………………………
6. The Scarecrow saw a ball of fire.
……………………………………………………………
7. The Tin Man saw a beautiful woman.
……………………………………………………………
8. The Lion saw an animal with two heads.
……………………………………………………………

II. Circle the correct option.

1. The man at the house saw / didn’t see Oz.

2. The Lion / The Tin Man guarded the door.
3. Everything in the Emerald City was blue / green.
4. The Great Wizard didn’t accept / accepted to see
them.
5. Dorothy saw a Head / beautiful woman.
6. The Lion / The Scarecrow went into Oz’s room after
Dorothy.
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 B. Vocabulary
I. Match the halves to make a sentence.

1. The Wizard sat on his …

2. Dorothy and her friends were …
3. There was a little green man at the …
4. Dorothy said she was a …
5. There was a soldier at the door of the …

a. Palace of the Great Wizard.

b. throne.
c. gate of the Emerald City.
d. strangers in the Land of Oz.
e. weak girl.

II. Find the bold words in Exercise I in the puzzle

below.

T O O X U A A U Z V
H N G R D O S P Q Z
R G A T E T E Z R U
O U K K G C L Q R Y
N S T R A N G E R Q
E K I L T L C G W G
Q L A H E J U A E T
H P F N X E A P A V
Y B Y Q F U S M K J
E M E R Q Y A L H Y
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C. Writing
Choose one of the characters (Dorothy, the Scarecrow,
the Tin Man or the Lion) and write the summary of
Chapter Three from her / his point of view.

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 BEFORE YOU READ

A. Vocabulary
Write the words in the box under the pictures.

bucket melt roar bald

________________________ ________________________

________________________ ________________________

B. Listening
Listen to the first page of Chapter Four and choose the
correct option.
1. Everybody is afraid of the Wicked Witch of the …. .
a. North c. West
b. East d. South
2. The Wicked Witch had a magic …. .
a. arm c. leg
b. eye d. nose
3. The Wicked Witch called the Magic …. .
a. Crows c. Cats
b. Cows d. Monkeys
4. The Wicked Witch wanted the …. .
a. Lion c. Toto
b. Tin Man d. Scarecrow
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 CHAPTER FOUR
The Wicked Witch of the West

T he next morning Dorothy and her friends got ready to

leave the Emerald City.
“Which road goes to the Witch of the West?” Dorothy
asked the soldier at the door.
“Nobody goes there,” said the soldier. “When you are in
the Country of the Winkies, she will find you. Everybody is
afraid of her. Be careful.”
They thanked him and left the Emerald City. They walked
for a long time. The road was bad. There were no houses, no
trees, and no fields.
The Wicked Witch of the West had a magic eye. She could
see everything. She saw Dorothy and her friends and got
angry.
“Magic Monkeys! Come!” she shouted.
Forty monkeys came in a second.
“There are three people, a dog and a lion on my road,” she
said. “Kill the people and the dog. Bring the lion here. He can
work for me.”
The Monkeys left quickly. Some of the Monkeys broke
the Tin Man’s arms and legs. Some of them caught the
Scarecrow. They took all the straw out of the Scarecrow.
Then, they took the lion and put him in a dark cellar.
They couldn’t hurt Dorothy and Toto because Dorothy
had the good Witch’s kiss. The Monkeys carried them to the
Witch’s house.
The Wicked Witch saw the kiss on Dorothy’s face. She was
surprised and worried.
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 “You will work in my house,” the Wicked Witch told
Dorothy. “Remember, I am watching you all the time. You
will work all day.”
Dorothy didn’t know it but the silver shoes were magic.
The Wicked Witch wanted those shoes. Dorothy only took
her shoes off when she bathed. The Wicked Witch could
never go near water because she was afraid of it.
One day Dorothy’s left shoe fell off. The Wicked Witch
took the shoe.
“This is my shoe now,” she said.
“No, it isn’t!” Dorothy shouted. “Give me back my shoe.”
“I will not! This is my shoe, not yours!”
“You are wicked! You cannot take my shoe from me!”
“I will keep it,” said the Wicked Witch and she laughed at
Dorothy.
This made Dorothy angry. She picked up the bucket of
water and threw the water at the Witch.
“Help! Help!” the Witch shouted. “The water is killing
me…”
And then she disappeared. Dorothy took her shoe back.
She ran to the cellar and opened the door. The Lion was free.
“Let’s go and rescue our friends,” said Dorothy.
Dorothy found some Winkies and asked for help. They
were happy to help Dorothy because she killed the Wicked
Witch of the West. They found the Scarecrow’s clothes and
put straw in them. The Scarecrow was very happy. Next,
they mended the Tin Man. They gave him a new oil can.
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disappear (v): not seen or found anymore
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 The Tin Man moved his arms and legs.
“I feel great! Thank you!” he said.
Dorothy told her friends about the Wicked Witch’s death.
Her friends were very happy.
“We must go back to the Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy said.
So they all started their journey back to the Emerald City.
When they got there, the little green man was surprised.
“What! You are back again?” he asked.
“Do you not see us?” said the Scarecrow.
“I thought you went to see the Wicked Witch of the West.”
“Yes, we did,” said Dorothy.
“Why did she let you go?”
“She had no choice. She melted.”
“Melted? That’s great news! Who melted her?”
“It was Dorothy,” said the Lion.
“Good girl!”
Then the little green man opened the gate. He gave them
glasses again. They waited in the long green room for hours.
“I am bored,” said the Scarecrow. He called the green
man. “We want to see the Wizard, now,” he said.
The green man talked to the Wizard.
“They can see me at nine o’clock tomorrow morning,” he
said.
At nine o’clock the next morning, they went to see the
Wizard again. They went into his room but they couldn’t see
anybody. They heard a voice.
“I am the Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” said the Voice. “Who
are you? What do you want?”
“Where are you?” asked Dorothy.

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 “I am everywhere.”
“You gave us a promise. We came for that.”
“What promise?”
“You promised to give me a brain,” said the Scarecrow.
“You promised to give me a heart,” said the Tin Man.
“You promised to give me courage,” said the Lion.
“And you promised to send me back to Kansas,” said
Dorothy.
“Did you kill the Wicked Witch of the West?” asked Oz.
“Yes,” said Dorothy. “I melted her with a bucket of
water.”
“Come back tomorrow,” said Oz. “I will think about it
again.”
“We can’t wait!” said the Scarecrow.
The Lion wanted to make the Wizard afraid. He gave a
loud roar. Toto was afraid. He jumped away from the Lion.
He hit a screen near the wall, and it fell over. There was a
bald man behind it.
“Who are you?” asked the Tin Man.
“Please don’t hurt me!” said the old man. “I am the
Wizard of Oz.”
“But the Wizard of Oz is a big head,” said Dorothy.
“You are wrong,” said the Tin Man. “The Wizard is a big
animal with two heads.”
“No,” said the Scarecrow. “The Wizard is a beautiful
woman.”
“The Wizard is a ball of fire,” said the Lion.
“You are all wrong,” said the old man. “I am the Wizard.
Well… not a real wizard. I don’t know any magic.”

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 “Not a real wizard?” asked Dorothy.
“Be quiet, my dear. Don’t speak so loud.”
“Who are you?”
“I am just a common man. I know some tricks, but no
magic.”
“Does anybody know you are not a real Wizard?”
“No, no one in the Land of Oz knows. Only you four, and
myself. It was a great mistake to take you into my room. I
usually do not see anybody.”
“But I don’t understand,” said Dorothy. “How did I see
you as a Head?”
“That was one of my tricks. You all saw me in different
shapes.”
“How?” asked the Scarecrow.
“I will tell you about it. Come with me.”
They all went to a small room at the back of the Throne
Room. The Great Head was there. It was made of paper.
“I hung it from the ceiling,” he said. “Here are the other
things I use.”
He showed them a woman’s dress, a mask and a ball of
cotton. The ball of cotton was burnt with oil and it looked
like a ball of fire.
“You should be ashamed of yourself,” said the Scarecrow.
“I am,” said the old man. “But I couldn’t do anything. Sit
down please, I will tell you my story.”

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ashamed (adj.): feeling shame or guilt
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 CHAPTER FOUR - ACTIVITIES

A. Comprehension Check
I. Choose the correct option to complete the summary
of Chapter Four.

When the Wicked Witch of the 1 West / East saw

Dorothy and her friends, she called the Magic Monkeys.
She made Dorothy work all day and she put the Lion in
the 2 box / cellar. She wanted to have Dorothy’s
3 shoes / clothes. She took one of them and Dorothy got
angry. She threw a bucket of water at her. The Witch
melted.
Then the friends went back to the Wizard of Oz. He
was not there. They only heard his 4 song / voice. When
the screen fell down, they saw 5 an old / a young bald
man. He was not an actual wizard. He showed them
how he made his tricks.

II. Put the sentences in the correct order.

…… a. The friends went back to the Emerald City.
…… b. The Wicked Witch melted.
…… c. Dorothy saved the Lion.
1
…… d. Dorothy and her friends found the Wicked Witch.
…… e. They learnt that the Wizard was not a real wizard.
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 III. Match the questions with their answers.

… 1. Who carried Dorothy and Toto to the Witch’s

house?
… 2. What did the Magic Monkeys do to the Tin Man?
… 3. Why did the Wicked Witch of the West disappear?
… 4. Did the Wizard of Oz know any magic?
… 5. Did anybody know that he was not a real wizard?

a. No, they didn’t.

b. They broke his arms and legs.
c. Because Dorothy threw water at her.
d. The Magic Monkeys.
e. No, he didn’t.

B. Vocabulary
Unscramble the words in the box and fill in the blanks.

edmelt dlab roreda ashdema tekcbu

1. There was a(n) ……………. full of water next to

Dorothy.
2. The Wicked Witch of the West ……………. .
3. The Lion ……………. to make the Wizard afraid.
4. The Wizard was ……………. of himself.
5. The Wizard was a(n) ……………. man. He had no hair.
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C. Writing
Imagine that Dorothy didn’t throw water at the Wicked
Witch of the West. How would the story go on? Write
your ideas.

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 BEFORE YOU READ

A. Vocabulary
Match the words with the pictures.

needle drawers cupboard desert circus sew

________________________ ________________________ ________________________

________________________ ________________________ ________________________

B. Reading pictures
Look at the pictures in Chapter Five and talk about the
following questions:

• What is Oz doing in the pictures?

• How does he feel in each picture?
• What are Dorothy and her friends doing?
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 CHAPTER FIVE
There’s No Place Like Home

“I was born in Omaha,” said the old man.

“That isn’t very far from Kansas!” said Dorothy.
“I worked as a balloonist.”
“What is that?”
“It’s a man who goes up in a balloon on circus day. He
brings a crowd of people together and they pay to see the
circus. One day I went up in a balloon but I couldn’t come
down again. It went above the clouds. I travelled through the
air for a day and a night. On the morning of the second day, I
landed in a strange and beautiful city.”
“The Land of Oz,” said Dorothy.
“Yes. Now its name is the Land of Oz. People saw that I
came from the clouds. They thought that I was a wizard. I let
them think so. They were afraid of me.”
“What about the Emerald City?”
“I ordered people to build this City and my Palace. They
did everything I said. The city was green and beautiful so I
decided to call it the Emerald City. I gave green glasses to
people so they saw everything green.”
“But isn’t everything green here?”
“No, not more than other countries. When you put the
green glasses on, you see everything green. People built the
Emerald City a long time ago. After they built it, I started to
live here. I didn’t see anybody then.”
“The Witches?”

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 “I was very afraid of them because I had no magical
powers. There were four of them in this country. They ruled
the people in the North, South, East and West. The Witches
of the North and South were good. But the Witches of the
East and West were wicked. I was afraid of them for years. I
was happy when I heard that your house fell on the Wicked
Witch of the East. I am ashamed but I cannot keep my
promises.”
“I think you are a very bad man,” said Dorothy.
“Oh, my dear. I am a good man, but I am a bad Wizard.”
“Can’t you give me a brain?” asked the Scarecrow.
“You don’t need any,” said Oz. “You are learning
something every day.”
“That is true but I am unhappy because I don’t have a
brain in my head.”
“Come tomorrow, and I will put a brain in your head.”
“Oh, thank you!” said the Scarecrow happily.
“What about my courage?” asked the Lion.
“You have plenty of courage,” said Oz. “Everybody is
afraid of dangers.”
“That is true, but I am unhappy. You should give me
courage.”
“Well, I will give you courage tomorrow.”
“What about my heart?” asked the Tin Man.
“I think you shouldn’t ask for a heart,” said Oz. “It makes
most people unhappy.”
“It doesn’t matter. I want to have a heart.”

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rule (v): to have control and authority over an area and its people
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 “Very well,” said Oz. “Come back tomorrow and you will
have a heart.”
“And how can I go back to Kansas?” asked Dorothy.
“We will think about it,” said Oz. “Give me two or three
days to think. I will find a way. Until then, you will be my
guests at my palace.”
They all agreed.
The next morning the Scarecrow was very happy.
“I’m going to Oz to get my brain at last,” he said to his
friends.
“I like you as you are,” said Dorothy.
“You will like my ideas more,” said the Scarecrow and he
said goodbye to his friends.
The Scarecrow went to the Throne Room.
“Come in,” said Oz.
The Scarecrow went in. The little man sat down by the
window.
“I came for my brain,” said the Scarecrow.
“Oh, yes. Sit down, please.”
“You can take my head off and put it back.”
Oz took the straw out of his head. He put some needles in
the straw and mixed them. Then, he put the straw back to his
head and put his head on his body again.
“Here,” he said. “You have a new brain, now.”
The Scarecrow thanked the little man and left the room
happily.
“How do you feel?” asked Dorothy.
“I feel smart,” said the Scarecrow.
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 “Now I am going to get my heart,” said the Tin Man, and
he went to see Oz.
The Tin Man walked to the Throne Room and knocked on
the door.
“Come in,” said Oz.
“I came for my heart.”
“Very well. I will cut a hole in your chest and put your
heart in the right place. I hope it won’t hurt you.”
“Oh, no. I won’t feel it.”
So Oz cut a small hole in his chest. Then he went to the
drawers and took out a heart. He made it out of silk.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” he asked.
“It is,” said the Tin Man. “Is it a kind heart?”
“Oh, very.”
Oz put the heart in the Tin Man’s chest.
“There,” he said, “now you have a heart.”
“Thank you very much. You are very kind.”
Then the Tin Man went back to his friends. It was the
Lion’s turn now.
The Lion walked to the Throne Room and knocked on the
door.
“Come in,” said Oz.
“I came here for my courage,” said the Lion.
“Very well,” said Oz. “I will give it to you.”
He went to a cupboard and took out a green bottle. He
gave it to the Lion.
“Drink it.”
“What is it?” asked the Lion.
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“How do you feel now?” asked Oz.
“Full of courage,” said the Lion and he went back to his
friends.
“It was easy to make the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the
Lion happy,” thought Oz. “But I don’t know how to send
Dorothy back to Kansas.”
…
Dorothy didn’t hear from Oz for three days. She felt
hopeless. But on the fourth day, Oz called her. She went to
the Throne Room.
“Welcome my dear,” said Oz. “Sit down, please. I found a
way to get you out of the country.”
“And back to Kansas?”
“Well, I’m not sure about Kansas. I don’t know the way to
Kansas. You will cross the desert first, and then you can find
Kansas.”
“How can I cross the desert?”
“Through the air. I can make a hot air balloon and we will
go together.”
“Are you coming with us?”
“Yes, I am old and tired. I am always in this room. I don’t
see anybody. I want to go to Kansas with you and work in a
circus again.”
“I will be very happy.”
“Thank you. Will you help me sew the silk and make the
balloon?”
So they began to work on the balloon. It took three days to
finish.

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 On the fourth day, they were ready to go. Oz got into the
basket and said to everybody in a loud voice:
“I am going to visit my brother in the clouds. The
Scarecrow will rule the country.”
Then he got ready to go up.
“Come, Dorothy,” he said. “Hurry up! The balloon will fly
away.”
“I can’t find Toto anywhere,” said Dorothy.
“Leave the dog and come quickly. The rope is going to
break!”
“I cannot to leave him!”
She looked around and found Toto. She picked him up
and ran to the balloon. The rope broke before she got there.
The balloon went up into the sky.
“Come back!” shouted Dorothy.
“I can’t hear you, dear,” said Oz. “Goodbye!”
And nobody saw Oz again.
“Oh, no!” cried Dorothy. “How can I go back home?”
…
Dorothy cried for a long time. She lost Oz and she lost her
hope.
“We can live here together,” said the Scarecrow. “You
know I am the new ruler.”
“I don’t want to live here,” said Dorothy. “I want to go to
Kansas and live with my Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.”
“Well, what can we do?” asked the Tin Man.
“I will ask the soldier at the door,” said the Scarecrow.
Then he went to the soldier.
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 “This little girl wants to cross the desert,” he said. “How
can she do it?”
“I don’t know” said the soldier. “Nobody crossed the
desert before.”
“Is there anybody that can help me?” asked Dorothy.
“Maybe Glinda.”
“Who is Glinda?”
“She is the Witch of the South. She is a good witch. She
can help you.”
The next morning Dorothy and her friends went south to
find the Witch. After a long journey, they found the Witch’s
beautiful castle.
“Why did you come to the South Country?” asked a
guardian at the door.
“To see the Good Witch of the South,” said Dorothy.
“I must ask Glinda. Tell me your names.”
They all said who they were. The guardian went into the
castle. After a few minutes he came back.
“Glinda will see you,” he said.
“Thank you very much,” said Dorothy.
They went to see the Good Witch of the South. She was
beautiful and young. She had red hair and blue eyes. Her
dress was white.
“What can I do for you, dear child?” she asked.
Dorothy told the Witch her whole story.
“And now my wish is to go back to Kansas. Aunt Em and
Uncle Henry are probably worried.”
Glinda kissed Dorothy’s face.
“I am sure I can tell you the way,” she said.

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 “Thank you very much,” said Dorothy.
Glinda looked at Dorothy’s feet.
“Your Silver Shoes, dear,” she said. “They will carry you
over the desert. They have wonderful powers. Click your
heels three times and tell the shoes what to do.”
“I will ask them to take me to Kansas.”
Dorothy hugged all her friends.
“I’m glad that I found you and we became friends,” she
said.
She took Toto in her arms and clicked her heels three
times.
“Take me home to Aunt Em and Uncle Henry!” she said.
In a second Dorothy was in Kansas. She saw Aunt Em and
Uncle Henry’s new house in front of her. Toto jumped out of
her arms and ran to the house.
Dorothy stood up and saw that she didn’t have the Silver
Shoes. They were lost forever. She wasn’t sad about that.
“I am happy to be back. There’s no place like home,” she
said.
…
What about Dorothy’s friends?
Well, as you know the Scarecrow became the ruler of
the Emerald City. The Tin Man went to the Country of the
Winkies and became their ruler. And the Lion became the
King of the Animals in the forest.
Everybody was very happy.

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 CHAPTER FIVE - ACTIVITIES

A. Comprehension Check
I. Fill in the blanks with only ONE word to complete
Oz’s story.

Oz was born in 1 …………. near Kansas. He worked

as a balloonist in a 2 …………. . One day his balloon went
up and he couldn’t land. He found himself in a strange
and 3 …………. country. People in the country thought
that he was a(n) 4 …………. because he came from the
sky. He became the Great Wizard in the country. The
people built the 5 …………. City and his Palace. He didn’t
6 …………. anybody for years. He gave people green
7 …………. so they saw everything green. The people
were afraid of him. He was afraid of the 8 …………. .

II. Match the halves to make a sentence.

1. Dorothy and her friends went south…
2. Oz and Dorothy made a balloon…
3. Dorothy clicked her heels three times…
4. Dorothy couldn’t get on the balloon…
because...
a. that would take her to Kansas.
b. they wanted to cross the desert.
c. she couldn’t find Toto.
d. they wanted to find the Good Witch of the South.
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 B. Vocabulary
Find the words in the puzzle.

A G R F B S E Z S H M R
E G A T K E Q D Z G U C
N A N B S W B R J J B P
E G Y A U X Q A E V K Q
R O V X I D V W E P G U
Q Z X Q H N E E D L E R
F C U P B O A R D D X P
B G I G I P R S R E I C
P S Z R M S N Q Z S K U
I Z N Z C X B U A E Q W
Z R N A Z U Y B E R U V
Y D C M L V S A T T S W
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C. Writing
Write a different ending for the characters, Dorothy, Oz,
the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion.

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 EXIT TEST

A. Comprehension Check
Answer the questions below.

1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz teaches us some lessons.

One of them is “Never give up.” Can you explain
it in your own words? Give examples from the story.

………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………

2. What do the characters want to do / have?

Dorothy: ……………………………………………
The Scarecrow: ……………………………………………
The Tin Man: ……………………………………………
The Lion: ……………………………………………

3. What did Dorothy’s friends do after she went back to

Kansas?
The Scarecrow: ……………………………………………
The Tin Man: ……………………………………………
The Lion: ……………………………………………

4. What do you think about the characters in the story?

Fill in the blanks.
I liked ……………… because ………………………… .
I didn’t like ………………because …………………… .
I was angry with ……………… because……………… .
I felt sorry for ……………… because ………………… .
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B. Vocabulary
Solve the crossword puzzle below.
1 2

3 4

Down
1. opposite of strong
2. feeling shame and guilt
4. not seen or found anymore
5. having no hair

Across
3. very bad, evil
6. someone you do not know
7. to have control over an area and its people
8. a room below ground level in a house
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 BOOK REVIEW

Complete the book review of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

This book was:

Awesome!
End Pretty good.
OK.
ng Middle Not my favorite.
inni
Beg One I did not like.

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Dorothy lives in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle

Henry. One day she gets lost and finds herself in a
magical world with her dog Toto. She thinks she is lost
forever. She must find the Wonderful Wizard in the
Emerald City. She meets new friends on the way. Will
she ever go back to Kansas again?

“There is no place like home.”

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