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1 MUSHTARIYBONU TOJIBOYEVA FASCINATING FABLES in the development of critical thinking in English language Namangan 2017 2 Tojiboyeva Mushtariybonu. FASCINATING FABLES in the development of critical thinking in English language. Namangan davlat universiteti. Namangan, 2017. 104 b. Qo‘llanma ingliz tilini o‘rganuvchilar uchun mo‘ljallangan bo‘lib, qiziqarli ahloqiy ma’no kasb etgan hikoya va ertaklardan tashkil topgan. Qo‘llanmada keltirilgan hikoya va ertaklar o‘quvchilarning ingliz tilida erkin fikrlash va ifodali o‘qish qobiliyatlarini rivojlantiradi. Qo‘llanmadan ingliz tili sinflarida amaliy mashg‘ulotlarda qo‘shimcha vazifa sifatida foydalanilish mumkin. Hikoya va ertaklar oxirida berilgan mashqlar o‘quvchilarning o‘qib tushunish malakalarini takomollashtirishga qaratilgan. Qo‘llanma oliy va o‘rta maxsus o‘quv yurti talabalari, ingliz tilini mustaqil o‘rganishga qiziqqan keng kitobxonlar uchun mo‘ljallangan. Mas’ul muharrir Sherali JALOLOV “Ingliz tili va adabiyoti” kafedrasi katta o‘qituvchisi Taqrizchi Sohibjon MISIROV pedagogika fanlari nomzodi, dotsent Filologiya fakulteti dekani O‘quv-uslubiy qo‘llanma Namangan davlat universiteti o‘quv uslubiy Kengashining 2017 yil 29 aprel 8-sonli qarori bilan tasdiqlanib, nashrga tavsiya etilgan. 3 REVIEW “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales” (Albert Einstein). Literature plays an important role in our life. Fables as a part of the children’s literature could be a valuable source for teaching English as a foreign language. Fairy tales might be considered one of the possible supplementary teaching materials for English language learners. Fairy tales boost a child’s imagination and cultural literacy, as well as teach us right from wrong. Therefore this collection of fascinating fables was created in order to develop language learners’ critical thinking and broaden their outlook. This book includes a lot of exercises which can improve student’s reading skills and critical thinking. As they read the story and do the given tasks, they practice each new thing they learnt from the story or create new things on their own. While reading the stories the reader analyzes everything carefully, understands thoroughly and manages doing the exercises. Furthermore, it is another way of doing self-study. This material can be used by teachers and learners mostly designed for readers. The author represents a lot of types of exercises not to make the reader feel bored and fail to concentrate. Thereby, each story contains up to three exercises. The fables are chosen properly giving the moral of each one at the end. This is an intriguing book even high level students can enjoy reading it. For parents as well teaching English language becomes pretty easy as they read it aloud to develop their children’s comprehension skills. Sohibjon MISIROV Dean of the Faculty of Philology, PhD. 4 Devoted to my beloved MOM INTRODUCTION This book is dedicated to language learners who have the level of A2. However, anyone who is willing to acquire the language, this material is also another alternative to make your English finer. On the other hand fables are all interesting, including their moral, this is the best way of enhancing your reading skill, as well as critical thinking. This book can be used individually or taken into the English language classroom as an input material. Teachers and parents can implement it when giving extra home task or bringing back their motivation to learn language. I hope you all enjoy reading and doing the exercises. Here I will explain types of exercises and instruct ways of doing them. 1. Comprehension questions. This type of exercise includes several questions about the story and given in order to check reader’s comprehension. 2. Complete the sentence. In this exercise some words are missed that you need to fill it with the suitable word from the box. 3. Vocabulary. There are ready tables written the unknown words list, so you can translate them and write on the space in the table. 4. Write the short description. This improves your writing skills since you brainstorm and write about given topics in your own words. 5 5. Decide if the statement is true or false. You need to analyze whether the statement includes true information from the story or false one. 6. Answer the questions. In this exercise you are asked about specific information which exists in the story. 7. Match the words. The list of words is provided however on the right synonyms of them are given, the only task you should do is to match. 8. What do you think? This is all about moral attitude of the reader towards the hero or heroine of the story. Also in such type of questions readers develop critical thinking. 9. Writing the sentences in order. In this exercise the sentences are not written in order, but they are mixed to confuse the reader. They should write the sentence in the order of normal sentence structure. 10. Choose the right answer test. To increase carefulness of the reader such exercise is made. According to the story, some sentences are chosen and you need to choose the missing word from the test. 11. Fill in the table. There are some tables showing noun, verb, adjective. The task is to fill them with the suitable words. 12. Write about the actions of the story. The important actions done by hero or heroine of the story must be written in order. 13. Summarize the story. Even if there is moral in the story and a good ending, you may summarize it yourself, write it in your own words. 6 As long as there is someone who can check your exercises and give directions do your best and feel as if you are in the story. Moreover, the better you understand the more it becomes easy to retell others who cherish listening to stories from you. Especially, your cousins or nephew and nieces prefer you tell them fables sitting around the table and sharing thoughts together rather than watching TV. In terms of learning new words, many say that they can’t remember each word. Hence, as you look through dictionary and read the story, it becomes clear in meaning. Plus, you can easily keep them in your mind. Grammar is not difficult part of English language. Anyway, English language is not a complicated language like Russian or French having several changes in verb stems, adjective forms according the subject. Hope for the best of the best, never give up, and dream big. As a result, even you will be starting speaking, reading, listening and writing like a real native speaker one day. Thank you all my students who encouraged me to compose this book which is in your hand now, thank you my beloved MOM who never ever gave up on me. 7 THE LION AND THE MOUSE Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, which placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, O King!” cried the little mouse. “Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!” The lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go. Sometime later, a few hunters captured the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo. Just then the little mouse happened to pass by. On seeing the lion’s plight, he ran up to him and gnawed away the ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle. “Was I not right?” said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion. Moral: Small acts of kindness will be rewarded greatly. Comprehension questions 1. Who awakened the lion the king of jungle? 2. Why did the mouse asked apologies from the lion? 3. Why did the lion let the mouse go? 4. Who captured the lion? 5. How could the mouse help the lion to get out of his plight? 8 Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the box a) I shall never forget your ………………. . b) The lion opened his big ………. to swallow him. c) The lion lifted his ……… and let him go. d) A few hunters ……..the lion to the tree. e) They went in search of a …………, to take him to the zoo. f) The mouse gnawed away the ………….. that bound the lion, Vocabulary Jungle Paw Awaken Jaw Forgive Swallow Repeat Tickle Kindness Lift Hunter Wagon Capture Plight Tie Gnaw Bound Rope Write a short description of help done by your friend when you were in plight _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Jaws Wagon Paw Kindness Ropes Tied 9 A GOLDEN GOOSE Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough. They imagined that if the bird is able to lay golden eggs, its inside must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird. However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose! Moral: Think before you act. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F). a) A man lived alone with his golden goose. b) The golden goose laid a golden egg every day. c) A man and his wife got very rich day by day. d) They didn’t think that the inside of the goose is made of gold. e) They wanted to kill the goose. f) The inside part of the goose was the same like other goose. Answer the questions 1. Did you like the fairy tale? 2. What is fairy tale about? 3. Who is the hero of it? 4. Why did the man and wife decide to kill the goose? 10 Vocabulary Fortune Imagine Golden Precious Lucky Mighty Match the words 1. Fortune despite 2. Lucky very 3. Though surprised 4. Imagine luck 5. Precious think 6. Mighty expensive 7. Shocked thriving What do you think? Sometimes, we are not content with what we have, and wish for more. Such discontentment always results in unhappiness, and regret. THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER One summer’s day, in a field, a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to his nest. “Why don’t you come and chat with me”, asked the Grasshopper, “instead of toiling your life away?” 11 “I am helping to store up food for the winter”, said the Ant, “and I recommend you to do the same”. “Why bother about winter?” said the Grasshopper. “We have got plenty of food at present”. But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When winter came, the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in summer. Then the Grasshopper knew... Moral: Work today and you can reap the benefits tomorrow. Write down the sentences in the correct order a) hopping, and, Grasshopper, about, singing, to, content, heart’s, chirping, its. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ b) effort, bearing, Ant, great, was, of, along, corn, with, nest, his, to, taking, was, as. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ c) said, I, food, am, to, for, helping, store up, the, the, winter, Ant. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ d) Why, winter, the, said, bother, Grasshopper, about? ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ e) its, But, on, its, and, toil, went, the, continued, Ant, way. 12 ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ f) hunger, the, itself, When, grasshopper, winter, found, of, came, dying. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary Fill in the suitable verbs from the box 1. The birds used to …………… in our house at dawn in spring. 2. I would never ………………… giving up on all. 3. She will ………………….. her job as headmaster of this school. 4. My sister ……………. a lot of money. 5. The ants always …………. slowly, but as a team they do their best. 6. He didn’t …………. to answer the question. Field Chirp Hop Sing Store up Content Chat Pass by Toil Hunger Recommend Continue Distribute Bother Collect Grain Continue Recommend Bother Chirp Toil Collect 13 What do you think? Are you an ant or a grasshopper? In other words, do you tend to finish all your work, and then relax, or do you relax first and procrastinate about work? CHANGE YOURSELF AND NOT THE WORLD Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they led a very prosperous life with an abundance of wealth and no misfortunes. Once, the king decided to go visiting places of historical importance and pilgrim centers at distant places. He decided to travel by foot to interact with his people. People of distant places were very happy to have a conversation with their king. They were proud that their king had a kind heart. After several weeks of travel, the king returned to the palace. He was quite happy that he had visited many pilgrim centers and witnessed his people leading a. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very stony. He could not tolerate the pain. He said that he was very much worried about the people who had to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them too! Considering all this, he ordered his servants to cover the roads in the whole country with leather so that the people of his kingdom can walk comfortably. The king’s ministers were stunned to hear his order as it would mean that thousands of cows would have to be slaughtered 14 in order to get sufficient quantity of leather. And it would cost a huge amount of money also. Finally, a wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. The king asked what the alternative was. The minister said, “Instead of covering the roads with leather, why don’t you just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?” The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and applauded the wisdom of the minister. He ordered a pair of leather shoes for himself and requested all his countrymen also to wear shoes. Moral: Instead of trying to change the world, we should try to change ourselves. Comprehension questions How did the people live in kingdom? Happily or sadly? Why did the king want to go to pilgrim centers? After coming back home was the king content? What was the king’s regret? What did the king order to his servants? How could the wise minister give a solution? Choose the right answer 1. The king decided to travel by ……… to interact with his people. a) car b) foot c) bicycle d) bus 2. The king complained to his …………….. that the roads weren’t comfortable and that they were very stony. a) servants b) friends c) ministers d) people 15 3. The king commanded his servants to cover the roads in the whole country with …………… so that the people of his kingdom can walk comfortably. a) stone b) concrete c) wood d) leather 4. A ………. man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. a) wise b) dull c) handsome d) swot Vocabulary Quantity Distance Painful Complain Interact Misfortune Prosperous Proud Sufficient Pilgrim Witness Tolerate Abundance Alternative Appropriate Stun Return Applaud Intolerable Slaughter Write about an event when you changed yourself _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 16 THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey. When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up. They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin’s back. The dolphin asked the monkey, “Do you know this place?” The monkey replied, “Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I am actually a prince?” Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, “Well, well, so you are a prince! Now you can be a king!” The monkey asked, “How can I be a king?” As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, “That is easy. As you are the only creature on this island, you will naturally be the king!” Moral: Those who lie and boast may end up in trouble. Fill in the table from the above story Nouns Verbs Adjectives 17 Put the statements into the correct order a. Monkey was drowning into the sea. b. Now, you can be the king of the island said the dolphin. c. Once upon a time some sailors went to the sea and got on the ship. d. The dolphin saved the monkey’s life by taking it to the island. e. Everyone fell into the sea. f. Dolphin said that the only living creature in the island was the monkey. g. One of the sailors took his pet with him. h. Dolphin asked the monkey: Do you know this place? i. The dolphin started swimming away. j. The monkey introduced himself as the prince of the island. k. “How can I be a king” monkey asked the dolphin. l. A terrible storm overturned their ship. Vocabulary Sailor Drown Terrible Suddenly Overturn Creature Reach Naturally Island Actually Describe the monkey and his behavior with your own words _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 18 PARABLE OF THE PENCIL The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. “There are 5 things you need to know”, he told the pencil, “before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be”. One: “You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s hand”. Two: “You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil”. Three: “You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make”. Four: “The most important part of you will always be what's inside”. Five: “On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write”. The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart. Now replacing the pencil with you, if you remember these lessons and never forget them, you will become the best person you can be. One: “You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God’s hand. And allow other human beings to access you for the many gifts you possess”. Two: “You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but you’ll need it to become a stronger and better person”. 19 Three: “You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. So do not be afraid of making mistakes”. Four: “The most important part of you will always be what’s on the inside. What you think and feel is more important than how you look”. Five: “On every surface you walk through, you must leave your mark. No matter what the situation, you must continue to do your duties. Leave your legacy when you leave this world”. Moral: You are special. Only you can fulfill the purpose for which you were born. Answer the questions a) Did you like the story? b) What is the story about? c) Do you agree with it or not? Why? d) What is the main object in this story? Write down all of your purposes as you are special to achieve _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Vocabulary Parable Surface Experience Mark 20 Sharpen Condition Possess Purpose Access Various Gift Legacy THE APPLE TREE AND THE FARMER Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in a village, beside a forest. He had a big garden that had an old apple tree and other plants, trees and beautiful flowers. When the farmer was a little boy, he spent much of his time playing with the apple tree. Those days, the apple tree had given the choicest of apples to him. However, as time passed, the apple tree became old and stopped bearing fruits. Now that the farmer was not getting any apples from the tree, he decided that the tree was useless. Therefore, he decided to cut the tree and use its wood to make some new furniture. He felt that since the tree was old and huge, he did not have to cure it, and it would make great furniture. He forgot that as a boy, he had spent his entire childhood climbing the tree and eating its apples. Now the apple tree was home to several little animals in the neighborhood. This included squirrels, sparrows and a huge variety of birds and insects. When the farmer took his axe and began chopping the tree, all the little animals came rushing down. They all began to plead with the farmer. They gathered round the farmer and said, “Please don’t cut the tree. We used to play with you when you were small, under this very tree. This is our home and we have no 21 other place to go”. The farmer was adamant. He raised his axe and the commotion grew. Please don’t chop and destroy my home and kids”, cried the squirrel. “Please don’t chop and destroy my nest”, cried the little birds. “Please don’t cut the apple tree”, cried the grasshopper. The farmer, however, forgot his childhood and his animal friends. He began to chop the tree harder. All the little animals became desperate, and wanted to protect the apple tree at any cost. The little animals said, “We will sing for you when you are toiling away in the fields. We will look after your little boy. He will not cry, but instead will be entertained and happy. You will like our songs and will not feel tired”. However, their cries for help fell on deaf ears. Despite all their requests, the farmer continued to chop down the tree. All of a sudden, he noticed something shiny. On inspecting it, he realized that it was a beehive, full of honey. He took a little and put it in his mouth. The taste of the honey woke up the little boy in him. Suddenly, the memories of his childhood came rushing back. The honey tasted so good that he wanted more. It brought a sense of happiness to him. He smiled and exclaimed, “This tastes amazing”. Realizing the change in the farmer’s attitude, the little animals spoke in unison: The bee said, “I will always provide you with sweet honey”. The squirrel said, “I will share any amount of nuts that you want”. The birds cried, “We will sing as many songs as you want”. Finally, the farmer realized his folly, and put down his axe. He understood that the tree was home to many lovely animals that 22 provided him with so many things. He wanted his little boy to have the childhood that he had. The farmer realized that the apple tree was not that fruitless. The little boy in him saved the apple tree. He threw away the axe and said to the little creatures, “I promise that I would never cut this tree. I have realized my mistake and you all can now live in peace and harmony”. The little creatures thanked the bee profusely. If the farmer had not found the beehive, they would have been homeless by now. They continued living happily in the old apple tree. Moral: Each and every living thing in nature is of some use: we should not destroy any living thing. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in a forest. 2. When the farmer was a little boy, he spent much of his time playing with the apple tree. 3. He decided to cut the tree and use its wood to make some new bed. 4. The apple tree was home to several little animals in the neighborhood such as rats, mice and snakes. 5. “Please don’t chop and destroy my nest”, cried the little squirrels. 6. The taste of the honey woke up the little boy in him. 7. The bee said, “I will always provide you with sweet honey. 8. If the farmer had not found nest, they would have been homeless by now. Vocabulary Forest Destroy 23 Useless Desperate Furniture Protect Cure Entertain Include Notice Squirrel Shiny Sparrow Inspect Beehive Happiness Memory Childhood Exclaim Unison Provide Axe Profusely Homeless Adamant Plead Rush Realize Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the box 1. All of a sudden, he noticed something shiny. On inspecting it, he realized that it was a ……….... , full of honey. 2. She ……………… the children with stories and songs. 3. The wound was bleeding ……………. 4. The land is ……………..for growing crops. 5. The main ………………..in my life is my parents are alive. 6. We are doing enough to ………………... the environment. 7. I had no money left and was ……………….. . Desperate Profusely Beehive Entertain Happiness Useless Protect Childhood 24 Write about your school friend ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ THE DEVOTED MOTHER A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way. All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox at a distance. She was frightened, and shouted, “Children, hurry to the lake. There’s a fox!” The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. Then she began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground. When the fox saw her, he became happy. He said to himself, “It seems she’s hurt and can’t fly! I can easily catch and eat her!” He ran towards her. The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn’t be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought that she was tired and he came closer, but the mother 25 duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her. The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. The mother duck had tricked him cleverly. Now he could not reach them because they were in the middle of the lake. Moral: For the safety of their children, our moms even sacrifice themselves Comprehension questions 1. Where were the ducklings swimming? 2. What frightened the mother duck? 3. Why did the mother duck seem hurted? 4. Why did the mother duck run away from the fox? 5. How could the ducklings reach the middle of the sea? Write down a short description of your mother _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Vocabulary Devote Drag 26 Follow Forth Frighten Wing Shout Spread Disbelief Trick Wonder Stare What do you think? Many people don’t talk to their parents or keep in touch with each other. Is it getting realistic in your country? What are the best ways of making your mom the happiest in the world? TRUE HAPPINESS Once upon a time, there lived a very rich and wealthy man in a big town. He led a luxurious life. He always boasted about his wealth to his friends and relatives. His son was studying in a distant city and he returned home for vacation. The rich man wanted to show off to his son how rich he was. But his son wasn’t fond of any luxurious lifestyle. However, the rich man wanted to make his son realize that his lifestyle was extremely rich and that poor people suffered a lot. He planned a day’s visit to the entire town to show him the life of the poor people. The father and the son took a chariot and visited the entire town. They returned home after two days. The father was happy that his son was very quiet after seeing the poor people honoring the rich man and after witnessing the sufferings of the poor due to lack of facilities. 27 The rich man asked his son, “Dear boy, how was the trip? Have you enjoyed it?” “Yes my dad, it was a great trip with you”, the son replied. “So, what did you learn from the trip?” the father asked. The son was silent. “Finally you have realized how the poor suffer and how they actually live”, said the father. “No father”, replied the son. He added, “We have only two dogs, they have 10 dogs. We have a big pool in our garden, but they have a massive bay without any end! We have luxurious and expensive lights imported from various countries, but they have countless stars lighting their nights. We have a house on a small piece of land, but they have abundant fields that go beyond the horizon. We are protected by huge and strong walls around our property, but they bond with each other and surround themselves with their fellow beings. We have to buy food from them, but they are so rich that they can cultivate their own food”. The rich father was stunned and speechless, on hearing his son’s words. Finally the son added, “Dad, thank you so much for showing me who is rich and who is poor. Thank you for letting me understand how poor we really are!” Moral: True wealth is not measured by money and property! True wealth is created in good friendships and compassionate relationships. 28 Write down the main cases of the story 1._______________________________________________________ 2._______________________________________________________ 3._______________________________________________________ 4._______________________________________________________ 5._______________________________________________________ Vocabulary Wealthy Realize Luxurious Chariot Boast Entire Distant Honor Countless Property Vacation Lack Abundant Speechless Fond Facility Write the sentences in order 1. and, his, He, relatives, always, wealth, about, friends, to, boasted, the, life, planned, a, of, the, entire, show, to, day’s, ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ He, visit, to, poor, town, people, him, suffer, actually, the, how, poor, you, finally, have, and, realized, live, how. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 29 2. various, We, expensive, stars, they, but, from, lights, imported, have, luxurious, and, countries, countless, lighting, have, nights, their. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3. The, was, on, his, rich, stunned, words, and, father, speechless, son’s, hearing. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 4. how, we, poor, Thank, letting, you, me, understand, for, are, really! _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Describe the son’s character in your own words _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 30 PROUD RED ROSE One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest. As the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, “What a beautiful flower! I wish I was that lovely”. Another tree said, “Dear pine, do not be sad. We cannot have everything”. The rose turned and remarked, “It seems that I am the most beautiful flower in this forest”. A sunflower raised its yellow head and asked, “Why do you say that? In this forest there are many beautiful flowers. You are just one of them”. The red rose replied, “I see everyone looking at me and admiring me”. Then the rose looked at a cactus and said, “Look at that ugly plant full of thorns!” The pine tree said, “Red rose, what kind of talk is this? Who can say what beauty is? You have thorns too”. The proud red rose looked angrily at the pine and said, “I thought you had good taste! You do not know what beauty is at all. You cannot compare my thorns to that of the cactus”. “What a proud flower,” thought the trees. The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus, but it could not move. As the days passed, the red rose would look at the cactus and say insulting things, like ‘this plant is useless. How sorry I am to be his neighbor. The cactus never got upset and even tried to advise the rose, saying, “God did not create any form of life without a purpose”. Spring passed, and the weather became very warm. Life became difficult in the forest, as there was no rain. The red rose began to wilt. One day the rose saw sparrows stick their beaks into the cactus and then fly away, refreshed. This was puzzling, and the red rose asked the 31 pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds were getting water from the cactus. “Does it not hurt when they make holes?” asked the rose. “Yes, but the cactus does not like to see the birds suffer”, replied the pine. The rose opened its eyes in wonder and exclaimed, “The cactus has water?” “Yes, you can also drink from it. The sparrow can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help”. The red rose felt too ashamed to ask for water from the cactus, but finally it did ask for help. The cactus kindly agreed. The birds filled their beaks with water and watered the rose’s roots. Thus the rose learned a lesson and never judged anyone by their appearance again. Moral: Never judge anyone by their appearance. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F). a) As the rose looked around, a sunflower nearby said, “What a beautiful flower! I wish I was that lovely. b) Then the rose looked at a cactus and said, “Look at that ugly plant full of thorns! c) The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus, and it could move. d) The cactus got very upset and even didn’t speak to the rose. e) Life became difficult in the forest, as there was no rain. f) The pine tree explained to the rose that the birds were getting water from the cactus. g) The birds filled their beaks with water and watered the pine tree. 32 Fill in the table with adjectives from the story. Vocabulary Blossom Thorn Pine tree Proud Remark Insulting Reply Create Admire Beak Ugly Refresh Hole Ashamed Judge Appearance Plant Puzzling Write your own opinion about this statement: “God did not create any form of life without a purpose”. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ADJECTIVES 33 ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ WEAKNESS IS STRENGTH Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses! Turning our weaknesses into strengths makes us unbeatable. This is an inspiring story of a 12-year-old boy Kim who defeated his weakness, by unknowingly making it his strength. Poor Kim lost his left hand in a terrible accident. His parents could not console him. To cheer him up, his father made him join a Judo school. As the boy always wanted to learn Judo, his father thought that this would make him happy. Everyone wondered how a single armed boy could learn Judo. However, the master happily enrolled him. He trained in Judo for about 8 months. He practiced nothing but a single stroke. He trained for all 8 months in mastering a single stroke. The boy was surprised and sometimes annoyed as his master taught him only one stroke. Yet, he said nothing. The boy mastered the stroke and grew as nobody could excel in doing that particular stroke. The boy was picked by the master to compete in the national level Judo championship tournament. Everyone made fun of Kim and the master. How a one- handed boy could win a national championship? Even the boy was not sure about why his master chose him. 34 Surprising to other’s taunting, Kim easily defeated his six contenders with his single stroke. He gradually moved to semi- finals. He struggled a bit in the semi-finals and won the match. Needless to say, it surprised everyone. The final match began. The opponent was very strong and the boy could not counterattack him. The referee decided to halt the match, as the opponent could harm Kim severely. He announced a break and discussed with Kim’s master to stop the match and declare the opponent as the champion of the year. Even Kim was happy that he advanced very much and happily said yes! However, his master did not want him to quit the match. He asked Kim to continue the match. Of course, with a huge effort, Kim won the match and the title. He had become the champion! Kim was so surprised how he won the competition with just a single stroke. His master told him, “My dear boy, you learned the most difficult stroke in Judo that very few can master to perfection. If your opponent wants to beat you and prevent you from using the stroke, they should hold your left hand. This is the secret behind your victory!” If the boy turned his weakness, the loss of his left hand to a massive success, why can’t we? Moral: We fail to see the strength inside of us, caring mostly about our weak points. Comprehension questions What is the story about? Who is the hero of this story? How old is he? How did Kim lose his another hand? 35 Who made him join the Judo school? How long did he train at Judo school? How many contenders did Kim defeat in the tournament? Who didn’t want Kim to quit the match? How could he win his strong opponent? Write about the main hero of this story in your own words ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Vocabulary Weakness Championship Strength Taunting Inspiring Defeat Accident Struggle Console Counterattack Cheer up Referee Join Halt Enroll Opponent Surprise Severely Annoy Declare Excel Advance Compete Quit Prevent Massive 36 Fill in the sentences with suitable verb from the box 1. Several countries wanted Antarctica to be ……………….. a world park. 2. They hoped to …………… the enemy at sea. 3. Here is a bit of news that will …………… you …….. 4. How many runners will …………… in this marathon? 5. The rules are intended to ……………… accidents. AESOP’S FABLES – THE WOLF AND THE LAMB Once, a lamb strayed away from the fold, by chance. He was alone and scared. He tried to find a way home but could not. A wolf saw the unfortunate lamp. He decided that he would eat up the creature only after some argument with him, to justify his attack on him. “Hey, last year you insulted me badly”, he said to the lamb. “Oh, dear I was not even born last year”, said the lamb, trembling with fear. “You eat up all the grass on my pasture”, accused the wolf. The lamb cried, “Good sir, I have not even started eating grass”. The wolf did not give up. “You drink up all the water in my well”. “I have not even started drinking water”, the lamb cried again, “My mother’s milk is all the food and water I need”. Defeat Prevent Cheer up Declare Compete 37 The wolf, angry and at a loss for further words, seized the lamb and ate him up, saying, “Even if you prove all my imputations wrong, I will not go supper-less”. Moral: The tyrant does not need a reason for his tyranny. Complete the sentence 1. The lamb tried to find a …….. home but could not. 2. The wolf would eat up the ………. only after some argument with him. 3. I have not even started eating ………. 4. You drink up all the water in my ………… 5. My mother’s ……… is all the food and water I need. 6. Even if you prove all my imputations …….. , I will not go supper-less. 7. A lamb strayed away from the ……….. , by chance. Vocabulary Stray Justify Fold Attack Scared Insult Unfortunate Tremble Creature Pasture Argument Well Seize Imputation Tyrant Tyranny 38 AESOP’S FABLES – THE BAT AND THE WEASELS Once, a bat fell on the ground from a tall tree. He was caught by a weasel. The bat pleaded with the weasel to spare his life. The weasel refused and said, “Why do you think I will spare your life? I am the enemy of all birds by nature”. The bat quickly assured him that he was not at all a bird. “I am actually a mouse”, he said brightly. “Oh, really”, said the weasel, “In that case I set you free”. Thus the bat was set free. Unfortunately, the bat fell from the tree again. This time, he was caught by another weasel. “Please spare my life”, the bat pleaded. “How can I spare your life? I eat all the mice I can find. I am especially hostile to mice”, said the weasel. “Oh, sir You are much mistaken. I am actually a bat, not a mouse”, cried the bat. Thus he escaped a second time. Moral: It is wise to turn circumstances to good use. Answer the questions about the story Did you like the fable? What is the fable about? Who are the main characters in this fable? Why did the weasel spare the bat? Vocabulary Weasel Assure Spare Brightly Circumstance Hostile Refuse Escape 39 AESOP’S FABLES: THE ASS AND THE GRASSHOPPER Once, an ass was walking along a meadow. He heard some grasshoppers merrily chirping, and was quite impressed. “I wish I could sing like them”, he said to himself. “Perhaps they can sing like this because they are eating some special food. If I eat the same food, I can also sing like them”. So, he asked the grasshoppers what kind of food they ate. “We eat the dew”, replied the grasshoppers. The ass decided that he would eat only dew from then on. Within a couple of weeks, he died of hunger and starvation. Moral: Fools blindly follow others. Put the statements into the correct order. a. Ass decided to eat only dew from then on. b. I wish I could sing like them, he said to himself. c. Ass heard some grasshoppers chirping. d. Ass asked the grasshoppers what kind of food they ate. e. Within a couple of weeks he died of hunger and starvation. f. We ate the dew, replied the grasshoppers. Vocabulary Meadow Reply Merrily Starvation Impressed Blindly Special Follow Dew Fool 40 SAND AND STONE John and James were best friends. They fought for many reasons, but never gave up their friendship. They went in search of a job and visited many places to earn some money. They passed through various places, villages, towns, forests, and beaches. They supported each other throughout their journey. One day, they reached a desert. They had a very little food and water. John said that they should save the food and water for later use. However, James disagreed. He wanted to drink water, as he was very thirsty. They quarreled with each other for water. John slapped James, and they walked in silence. James wrote on the sand, “My best friend slapped me!” Finally, they reached an oasis. They were very happy, and had a lot of fun in the water. While they both were bathing, James was a bit careless and began to drown. John rushed to him and saved him. James hugged his friend and thanked him. They had a little nap and decided to leave the place. When they were about to leave, James carved something on the rock. It was “My best friend saved my life!” He said to John, “When you slapped me, I recorded it on sand. The wind would have blown it away by now. However, when you saved my life, I recorded it on rock. It will remain there forever”. Moral: We have to forget the bad things and cherish the good things done to us. 41 Comprehension questions 1. Have the friends ever fought together? 2. How many places have the friends been? 3. Why did they quarrel with each other? 4. What did James write on the sand? 5. Who was a bit careless and began to drown? 6. Where did the James carve “My best friend saved my life!” Vocabulary Earn Thirsty Friendship Quarrel Beach Silence Desert Slap Nap Careless Carve Hug Remain Cherish Complete the sentence from the box Friendship 1. I have a lifelong …………. with Sam. 2. You don’t ……….. much money being a nurse. 3. He was a man ……………… of his own safety. 4. Sarah …………James across the face. 5. A loud scream shattered the …………. . 6. I ………. the memory of that day. Silence Slap Quarrel Thirsty Nap Hug Cherish Friendship Careless Earn Beach Carve 42 7. I want to spend my summer vacation in ………. 8. I usually take a ……. after lunch. 9. James ………..something on the rock. 10. Can I have a glass of water? I am really ……………. 11. She …………..her teddy and started crying. 12. We are not going to ……………..about a few dollars. THE ROPE The night fell heavy on the heights of the mountains and the man could not see anything. There was zero visibility; the moon and the stars were covered by the clouds. When he was just a few feet below the top of the mountain, he slipped and fell into the air, falling at great speed. He could see only black spots as he went down, and feel the terrible sensation of being sucked in by gravity. He kept falling, and in those moments of great fear, all the good and bad episodes of his life came to his mind. He was thinking now about how close death was getting, when all of a sudden he felt the rope tied to his waist pull him very hard. His body was hanging in the air. Only the rope was holding him. In that moment of stillness he had no choice other than to scream, “Help me God”. All of a sudden, a deep voice coming from the sky answered, “What do you want me to do?” “Save me God”. “Do you really think I can save you?” “Of course, I believe you can”. “Then cut the rope tied to your waist”. 43 There was a moment of silence. The moment passed, and the man decided to hold on to the rope with all his strength. The rescue team says that the next day, the climber was found dead and frozen, his body hanging from a rope, and his hands holding it tight. He was only one foot away from the ground. How attached are we to our ropes? Will we let them go? Moral: Don’t ever doubt God. We should have enough faith to cut the rope, if that is what God tells us to do, even when it seems to be the most foolish thing to do. Fill in the table with the verbs and their participle forms. Download 0.84 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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