"Eight Days in July"
Spelling

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2.
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boat
better
fish
vessel
listen

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10.

spread
wharf
Christmas
Wednesday
catch

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12.
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foreign
fishermen
government
country

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people
Friday
Saturday
Canada

Lobster Cloze

–>Note to tutors: This exercise is a simple cloze exercise that can be used with a Level One learner.

(Although other words may be substituted, these are suggested answers):

important, haul, sharp, sold, good

"The Big Fish" Cloze

–>Note to tutors: This exercise is a simple cloze exercise that can be used with a Level One learner.

(Although other words may be substituted, these are suggested answers):

sunny, big, leave, shore, tug, teeth, hands, lake, sad, story

"Digby"
Comprehension Questions

1. Digby was founded by Sir Robert Digby in 1783.

2. Fifteen hundred Loyalists were landed in the Annapolis Basin by Sir Robert Digby. Today there are 2,300 people in Digby.

3. Digby is famous for its scallops.

4. They celebrate Scallop Days in August of each year.

5. They end the festival with the Parade of Draggers at dusk. The boats are decorated with colourful lights. Then they have a fireworks display over the water.