Cornflake Coin典范英語

1、Cornflake Coin典范英語Cornflake CoinChapter 1 The findLook! cried Kerry. She was scrabbling in the long grass. What is it? asked Omar.It was lunchtime, and Kerry and Omar were out in the school field. Kerry held up something round and shiny. It gleamed in the sun. Its a coin! she said. It looks really o

2、ld.Lets take it to Mr Hart, said Omar. Then hell put it in for the competition. You never know, you might win.The local newspaper was running a competition for schools in the area. The child who found the oldest and most exciting treasure would win a trip for two to Space Fun Park. You can find buri

3、ed treasure anywhere, the newspaper had said.Lets have a look at that coin, said Omar. Omar spun it in his fingers. Wow!he said, it does look old! Omar passed it back to Kerry who was jumping about with excitement.Its a real treasure coin, she grinned. Come on! she shouted. Were going to show this t

4、o Mr Hart right now.Chapter 2 The real thing?Mr Hart was sitting at his desk when Kerry and Omar burst into the classroom. Whats going on? asked Mr Hart, looking up. I just found this on the field! panted Kerry. Will you enter it for the buried treasure competition? She dropped the shiny coin on to

5、Mr Harts desk. Mr Hart rubbed the coin. Then he looked at the writing on it. Kerry and Omar stared at him.If you look at the edge of the coin, he said, you can see the words Fun Start.Kerry and Omar looked at each other. You mean like Fun Start, the cereal? asked Kerry.Mr Hart nodded. Yes, Kerry. Th

6、is coin looks real, but its a copy. Its a free gift from a cereal packet. Im really sorry. Kerry felt her heart sink. Mr Hart saw her face. Cheer up, Kerry, he said. Theres plenty of time to find some real treasure before the competition closes.Kerry and Omar walked back across the classroom. They w

7、ere about to go out when they heard someone behind them. It was Matt Thorn. He was always saying mean things. Now he was laughing at Kerry.Chapter 3 Cereal laughterThe next day all the class knew about Kerrys cereal packet coin. Matt Thorn had told everyone. Kerry wanted to enter a cornflake coin in

8、 the treasure competition! Matt smirked. Everyone laughed, but Matt laughed the loudest. Thats enough, Matt, said Mr Hart.Dont let Matt bother you, whispered Omar, but Kerry had gone red in the face. She was angry with Matt and cross with herself. How could she have been so stupidto think that the c

9、oin was real treasure?Over the next few days everyone talked non-stop about the treasure competition. Lots of children brought in things theyd found at home or in their gardens. Kara brought in some yellowy old photos, Ben dug up an old glass bottle and Jas brought in an old childrens book with a gr

10、een cover.Then Matt Thorn showed everyone a white and blue china teacup. Hed taken it out of his grans cupboard. Mr Hart looked at the teacup very carefully. This is very old, Matt, he said. I think its got a good chance of winning the competition. Matt chuckled proudly.Kerry glared at him. There wa

11、s no way she was going to let him win. At the end of the day she hurried out of school. What are you doing?asked Omar, trying to keep up with her. We have to find something older than Matts teacup, Kerry said.Back home, Kerry asked her mum to take them to the park. Kerry and Omar looked under benche

12、s, in bushes and next to the fence. They found half a pencil and an old football. Then Kerry asked her mum if they could go down by the canal. What are you two up to? asked Kerrys mum. Nothing, said Kerry.By the canal, they looked under the bridge and along the path. They found a broken doll and six

13、 empty sweet packets. Half an hour later, they were both tired and fed up. Lets go home,said Omar. Kerry nodded glumly. Lets forget about the stupid competition, she said.Chapter 4 Barker digs for goldAt the weekend, Kerry and Omar were in the park having a picnic with Kerrys mum and dad. Kerry was

14、still in a bad mood. Whats up with you? asked her mum. Kerry shrugged her shoulders.Im taking Barker for a walk before he digs any more holes,her dad said. Why dont you two come with me?Dont feel like it, said Kerry. Come on! said Dad. We can go up the big hill where theyre building that new caf. Ke

15、rry groaned. She stood up and took Barkers lead.Ten minutes later, they were at the top of the hill. There was a huge, muddy hole in the ground where the caf was going to be built. Dad went to look at the yellow digger parked under some trees. Barker suddenly started howling and pulling away from Ke

16、rry. She dropped his lead. In a second he had raced down into the hole and started digging.Maybe hes found some real treasure!Kerry shouted. I bet its just an old bone, said Omar. H es always digging up something.Barker scrabbled about and dug up some bits of wood. Then he trotted over to Kerry. The

17、re was something in his mouth.The look of excitement vanished from Kerrys face. Just our luck,she grumbled, its another of those stupid cornflake coins.Lets keep it, anyway,said Omar. You can if you want to,shrugged Kerry, handing him the coin, but Ive had enough of cornflake coins.Just then, Kerrys

18、 dad called them over. It was time to go. Omar slipped the coininto his pocket. Kerry grabbed Barkers lead and they all went back down the hill.Chapter 5 And the winner isOn Friday, Mr Hart packed up all of the treasure that the class had found. He put it into a big cardboard box. The competition cl

19、oses today, he said. Ill drop this off at the newspaper after school. Does anyone have anything else? Everyone shook their heads.Then Omar felt a coin in his back pocket. It was the one Barker had found. Kerrys dog found this, he said, passing the coin to Mr Hart.I ts another cornflake coin!called M

20、att Thorn. Everyone laughed. Why did you have to bring that out? hissed Kerry crossly.A few days later, the whole school was packed into the hall. A tall woman stood up.My name is Clare Fenton, she said. Im the editor of the local newspaper. Im very glad to tell you that someone from this school has

21、 won our buried treasure competition.There was a ripple of excitement in the hall. Everyone looked at Matt Thorn. Theyd all heard about his teacup. Matt was grinning from ear to ear. He was getting ready to collect his prize.The winner issaid the editor, Kerry Robinson! Kerry has found a real Roman coin.There were gasps of surprise and then everyone began clapping. Kerry stood up in shock. She grabbed Omars elbow. Youre coming with me, she said. The only person not clapping was Matt Thorn.Well done! beamed the editor. You will be on the front page of our n