Cambridge English Readers LEVEL 3 Worksheet

The Beast Carolyn Walker

Before reading CHAPTER 4

1. Look at the cover and read the back cover blurb. What sort of 1. Match the events to the dates.
story do you think this is going to be? 1 1899
2. Look up the word beast in your dictionary. Now read the 2 a few years later, in the 1900s
first paragraph of Chapter 2. What do you think the beast in 3 during the twentieth century
the story is? 4 1988
5 1999
3. Look at the glossary of animals on page 60. Can you find
these animals in your country? a The beast lived secretly in the woods of Eastern Europe.
b The beast became careless and was seen in Germany.
4. Read pages 3, 4 and 5 (contents, list of characters and map). c After the farmer died, nobody believed the story he had
Can you say what might happen in the story? written about that night.
5. If you have the cassette, listen to Chapter 1. d The beast returned to its home, Wales.
e The son of a rich family left the area after shooting himself in
the leg.
Check your reading f One night, on Brynmawr Hill, a farmer shot a strange thing
CHAPTER 1 that was killing his sheep.

1. Which sentences about Susie are not correct? CHAPTER 5

a She wanted to start work as soon as possible. 1. Look at the words in italics. Who or what is he, she, they, etc.?
b Her father had recently died.
a He had dark, greying hair and very white skin, like a plant
c She was not worried about her dreams.
that has grown without light.
d On the train, she couldnt remember her fathers face.
b She had an uncomfortable feeling that she knew him from
e She had felt alone since her fathers death.
somewhere.
f She had always wanted to have a child.
c Looked terrible, they did. Tongues gone, ears and noses bitten
g She was still frightened by her fathers stories about the man-
off.
wolf-vampire.
d Its a werewolf, everyone knows that. Half man, half wolf.
2. She felt sure that the animal wanted to tell her something. e It was a quiet little village with only a few shops.
(page 9) Do you think Susie imagined this? f He remembered the words, a hunters moon from when he
was a child.
CHAPTER 2
Susie Richard Charlie Llandafydd
1. Complete the summary Tom Lloyds sheep the Beast of Brynmawr
The Beast does its work in .............. . If you listen to its voice, 2. How would you explain the deaths of Tom Lloyds sheep?
you are sure to .............. . The Beast, half ............. and half
.............. , has been in the world since the beginning of time. CHAPTER 6
Men have tried to kill it with silver ............... , but it changes
into the .............. . The Beast kills anything for .............. and 1. Put the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
dead .............. . You never know if you meet the Beast; it might a He was interested in the woman because she had met death in
look like a black .............. or a beautiful .............. . her life.
b His plan was to leave a present for her.
CHAPTER 3 c Then he put on his special belt, felt his body become strong
1. Is it Susie or Charlie? Which character ... and went out into the night.
d Also, he was sure he had seen her somewhere before.
a has dark eyes, short dark hair and a white face? e The beast had watched the visitors arrive on Brynmawr hill,
b is much taller, with thin blond hair? and had seen them in the pub.
c doesnt understand everything about the other person? f These were the reasons why the beast wanted her to enter his
d thought a child might be what they needed in their lives? world.
e thought of taking a holiday in order to have more time
together? 2. Chapter 6 ends with the words, I will know what to do when
f said how cold it was in the holiday house? the moment comes. What do you think the beast is going to
g often wanted to cry? do?
h felt the air moving around inside the house?

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CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 11
1. Match what Susie says with Charlies replies. 1. Who did what? Which character
1 Charlie, theres something outside. a was kind and helpful after the accident?
2 Charlie, Charlie! b would have to stay in hospital for at least a week?
3 What is it, Charlie? c thought that a werewolf might be killing the sheep?
4 Do you think that someone is trying to play some sort of d realised that the dangers were not real but imagined?
terrible joke on us? e made Susie feel that her conversation was important and
5 Do you think the Beast of ? interesting?
f thought that Richard was very good-looking?
a Its a dead sheep.
b Um, what? Go back to sleep, theres nothing there. 2. Whose voice do you think Susie heard in her dream?
c No I dont. Forget about it. Theres no such thing.
d What on earth is the matter? CHAPTER 12
e Susie, you mustnt think about it. It was probably just a fox or 1. True, False or Dont know?
something.
a Richard took Susie to the hospital to see Charlie.
CHAPTER 8 b Susie would prefer not to work, like Richard.
c The men with guns were looking for the sheep killer.
1. Match the beginnings and endings.
d Susie felt relaxed and comfortable in Richards house.
1 Susie and Charlie went for a walk on Brynmawr Hill e Richard let Susie use his phone.
2 Charlie decided to walk around the hill while f Richard began to change as Susie went to sleep.
3 Charlie realised the dead sheep had died somewhere else g Susie was going to enter the world of the beast.
4 When it started to rain heavily
5 Charlie was surprised to see Susie lying on the ground CHAPTER 13
6 When Susie woke up, she explained that 1. Look at the words in italics. Choose the correct one in each
7 Charlie thought Susie must be ill sentence.
a she had felt very strange and had heard animal noises, like a Susie woke up in Richards house, feeling awful / great.
wolves. b She remembered having a whisky / coffee with Richard.
b because there had been no blood coming from the animal. c She escaped by breaking the door / window.
c just as if she was asleep. d She heard a terrible shout / scream on the hill.
d when she asked him if she was going mad. e Tom shot at the animal once / twice / three times.
e Charlie returned to find Susie. f Susie was sure that she had seen a man / werewolf.
f because it was a beautiful day.
g Susie was taking some photos. 2. Match the beginnings and endings.

CHAPTER 9 1 Its eyes

2 It began to make a strange and terrible noise,
1. Fact or possibility? 3 It was moving
4 Its lips were pulled back
1 On the way to the pub, Charlie was thinking about the dead
5 Its large dangerous teeth
sheep.
2 Susie saw something in the middle of the road just before the a were white in the moonlight.
accident. b in a terrible smile.
3 The car ran off the road and hit a tree. c were burning like fires.
4 Susie saw the beast among the trees just after the accident. d like a wolf.
5 Charlie was not too badly hurt in the accident. e faster than the wind.
6 Richard had recently moved to the area.
7 The dead sheep that Susie found belonged to Tom Lloyd. CHAPTER 14
2. Why do you think Tom Lloyd needed a silver bullet? 1. They looked at each other. They both knew that what they
were thinking was impossible. (page 56) Make a list of the
CHAPTER 10 impossible things that have happened to Susie.
1. The beast says, Im patient and I think of everything. Find some 2. Can you imagine how the story will end in the next chapter?
examples in Chapter 10 which show how the beast works
patiently. CHAPTER 15
2. Find three adjectives which the beast uses to describe Susie. 1. What happened after Tom Lloyd shot at the beast? Put the
events in order.
a Nobody saw him because his body became a stone.
b So he returned to Wales as a red kite to hunt and kill.
c Then, he had to find blood again in this world.
d The silver bullet did not kill him
e He became one of the undead in the world of darkness.
2. At the end of the story, the beast says: I will return to take
what is mine. What do you think he means?

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After reading
Choose some of these activities.
1. On page 58, the beast talks about stories of strange animals
from different countries. Do you know of any stories like
these?
2. Stories about werewolves and vampires are found in many
different countries. Did people believe in these stories in the
past? Do you think people take these stories seriously today?
3. Have you read any other books or seen any films with a story
like The Beast?
4. Imagine there is an extra, final chapter called 2000 The
Millennium. Talk about what might happen in this chapter.
5. Imagine a film is going to be made of The Beast. Which film
stars would you choose to play the characters?
6. On page 59, the Beast says For the camera does not lie, but
shows the world as it really is. How true do you think this
idea is?
7. Susie found herself talking to Richard as if he was an old
friend. (page 40). Write the conversation between Susie and
Richard.
8. Here is a local newspaper headline: THE BEAST OF
BRYNMAWR RETURNS. Write the story for the
newspaper.
9. Make your own activities for other students to do.
e.g. Write some True/False questions.
10. Here is the blurb from another book at this level.

How I Met Myself

One icy winters evening in Budapest, a man runs straight
into John Taylor as he walks home through the narrow
streets. John falls over into the snow and looks up at the
mans face.I felt very afraid. Because what I saw was me.
My face looking down at me. My mouth saying sorry.
Who is the man, and how will Johns life change?

Do you want to read How I Met Myself ?

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