Unit 4. Our past

English 8
welcome to our class
Match the words with the correct pictures
Stripe(s)
Servant
Straw
Graze
Master
Burned, escaped, tied, left, went, was,

lit, appeared, grazed, said



How the tiger got his stripes.
One day , as a farmer was in the field and his buffalo
was(1) grazing nearby,a tiger(2)........... . .The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man(3)........ the master.The farmer(4) .......he had something called wisdom,but he(5)....... it at home that day. He(6)......... to get the wisdom, but before that he(7)....... 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 wisdom. He(8) .....the straw and the fire(9).......... the tiger. The tiger(10).......... , but it still has black stripes from the burns to day.
appeared
said
was
went
tied
left
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.

*Groupwork
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
* Retell the story
One day, as I was in the field…
Choose the correct answer.
field
1.One day,the buffalo was grazing in a …


straw

flower garden

B
C
A
Choose the correct answer.
The small man
2.Wisdom belongs to …


the buffalo

the tiger

B
C
A
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
-Do exercise 6 in workbook.
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