Gulliver in Lilliput: read-along
Gulliver in Lilliput as a read-along for the projector: 14 pages, 1460 words, level 12, grade 7.
Page 1 of 14
Lemuel Gulliver was a ship's doctor from England who loved to travel. In the year 1699 he sailed on a ship called the Antelope, bound for the South Seas. For a while the voyage went smoothly, but one dark night a violent storm drove the ship onto a rock, and it split apart. Gulliver and a few sailors scrambled into a lifeboat, but an enormous wave flipped it over. Gulliver never saw his companions again. He swam and swam, pushed along by the wind and the tide, until at last his feet touched the bottom and he staggered onto a strange shore.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 12, Grade 7
- 14 pages, 1460 words, about 11 minutes aloud
- A classic tale, gentle
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About Gulliver in Lilliput
After a shipwreck, Lemuel Gulliver wakes up on a beach tied down with hundreds of strings by people no taller than his hand. In the tiny land of Lilliput he becomes the Great Man-Mountain, drags away a whole enemy fleet, and finds out that a war can start over which end to crack an egg.
Words to preview
- voyage (VOY-ij)
- long trip
- emperor (EM-per-er)
- empire's ruler
- courtiers (KOR-tee-erz)
- king's helpers
- miniature (MIN-ee-uh-cher)
- very small
- rebellions (rih-BEL-yunz)
- fights against rulers
- fleet
- group of ships
- treason (TREE-zun)
- betraying your country
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does Gulliver in Lilliput take to read aloud?
It has 14 pages and 1460 words, so about 11 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Gulliver in Lilliput?
Level 12, Grade 7. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 12 sits at grade 7. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
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Is this the original text?
No. It is a retelling in Peabody's own words at this reading level, so it may differ from the edition you know.
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