Unit 4. Our past

English 8
welcome to our class
( One hundred- section bamboo)
( The Frog Prince)
(Fairy fish)
Do you read these folk tales?
(The lost shoe)
( Snow White and
seven Dwarfs)
Do you know what folktale is this?
It`s "how the tiger got his stripes"
UNIT 4 : OUR PAST
Lesson 4. Write
How the tiger got his stripes
New words
straw (n)
rơm rạ
graze (v)
gặm cỏ
stripes (n)
vằn, sọc
master (n)
ông chủ
servant (n)
đầy tớ
escape (v)
trốn thoát
Burned, escaped, tied, left, went, was,

lit, appeared, grazed, said
complete the story. Use the verbs in the box
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger (1)___________. The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man (2)____ the master. The farmer (3)_____ he had something called wishdom, but he (4)_____ it at home that day. He (5)_____ to get the wishdom, but before that he (6)_____ the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn`t want it to eat the buffalo. When he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wishdom. He (7)_____ the straw and the fire (8)______ the tiger. The tiger (9)________, but it still has black stripes from the burns today.
burned
left
escaped
lit
went
tied
was
grazed
appeared
said
appeared
was
said
left
went
tied
lit
burned
escaped

* Comprehension questions:
1. Where was the man?

He was in the field.

2. What was the buffalo doing when
the tiger appeared?
It was grazing nearby.
3. What did the Tiger want to know?
The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master.
4. What did the farmer do before going home? Why ?

He tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo.
5. What did he do
when he returned?
When he returned, he lit the straw to burn the tiger.
6.What does the tiger still have from the burn today?
Today it still has black stripes
III/ (Groupwork)
Now,imagine you are a man. Using the words and the pictures to write the story.

While writing
Now,imagine you are a man. Using the words and the pictures to write the story.

Change :
The man I
His My
Ex: One day when I was in the field. My buffallo was grazing nearby. …
a) One day/I/field
buffalo/graze/tiger/come
b) It/ask/why/strong/buffalo/
my servant/and I/its master
c)I/tell/tiger/I/have/wisdom
tiger/want/see/it
d)I/tell/it/I/leave/wisdom/home
Then/I/tie/tiger/tree/rope
I/didn’t/want/eat/buffalo
Write the story.The pictures may help you
e)I/go/ get/straw/ and /burn /tiger
f) Tiger/escape/ still
have/black stripes.
* Suggested answers
One day, as I was in the field and my buffalo was grazing nearby,a tiger came.It asked why the strong buffalo was my servant and I was its master.I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom.The tiger wanted to see it but I said that I left the wisdom at home that day. Then I tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because I didn’t want it to eat my buffalo.I went to get some straw and I burned the tiger. The tiger escaped , but it still has black stripes from the burns today
Choose the correct answer.
type
3.The famer …………the Tiger to a tree by a rope


tied

tired

B
C
A
look at the picture and retell the story
Choose the correct answer.
type
3.The famer …………the Tiger to a tree by a rope


tied

tired

B
C
A
Homework
-Write the story again.Imagine you are a Buffalo.
-Prepare :Language focus
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Thanks for your atendance!