Dates English Teacher

Activity 2b Work in pairs. Read and check your answers. 8 min

Objective: to practise reading for specific information

The pupils read the fairy tale and check their answers in Activity 2a.

Activity 2c Work in pairs. Read and say True, False or Don‟t Know. 8 min

Objective: to practise reading for detailed information

The pupils read the fairy tale again, then read the sentences and say if they are true, false or if they don‟t know.

Answer key:

1. 
   The baby and the mother were sleeping under a tree. False.
   
2. 
   The mosquito bit the baby and liked the human meat. True.
   
3. 
   The mosquito flew away quickly to the king with the good news. True.
   
4. 
   A swallow heard the mosquito‟s words. Don‟t know.
   
5. 
   The mosquito came to the snake‟s home in the mountains. False.
   
6. 
   The mosquito did not like the human‟s meat. False.