You must start packing, Ned, says his mother, We are leaving early tomorrow... the mountains, remember?
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Ned is bored when his parents take him on holiday to the mountains, but there is an exciting adventure waiting for the boy from the city.
Ned is not happy when his parents take him on holiday to a small mountain village he wants to stay at home and play computer games but the little village has a special secret, Ned just has to open his eyes!
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Weather
Feelings
Speaking verbs
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Stopstart ing
Adverbs
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Modal verbs want, must, have to, need to
ComparativesSuperlatives
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