Unit 4. Our past

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UNIT 4: OUR PAST (WRITE)
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Past Simple Tense
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Regular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
How the Tiger Got His Stripes
UNIT 4: OUR PAST (cont.)
Lesson 4: WRITE
Thursday, October 13th 2011.
stripe (n)
sọc, vằn
rope (n)
dây thừng
straw (n)
rơm rạ
master (n)
ông chủ
servant (n)
đầy tớ
graze (v)
gặm cỏ
nearby (a)
gần bên
wisdom (n)
trí khôn
still (adv)
vẫn
as / when: khi
as / because: bởi vì
stripe (n): sọc, vằn
rope (n): dây thừng
straw (n): rơm, rạ
master (n): ông chủ
servant (n): đầy tớ
graze (v): gặm cỏ
nearby (a): gần bên
wisdom (n): trí khôn
still (adv): vẫn còn
as (conj): khi, bởi vì
Vocabulary
How the tiger got his stripes.
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo(0) 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 wisdom, but he(4)____ it at home that day. He(5)______ to get the wisdom, 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 wisdom. He(7) ______ the straw and the fire(8)_______ the tiger. The tiger(9)_______ , but it still has black stripes from the burns today.


burned
escaped
went
was
appeared
left
lit
tied
was grazing
said
1. Complete the story. Use the verbs in the box.
1) How many figures are there in the story?
Answer the questions.
2) Who was the master?
3) Who was the servant?
4) How was the buffalo?
5) Was the tiger stronger than the farmer?
6) What did the farmer have?
7) Why does the tiger have black stripes?
Give each person in the picture a word in the story.
WISDOM
STRONG
1. One day / I / field
buffalo / graze / tiger / come
2. It / ask / why / strong buffalo / my servant / and I / its master
3. I / tell / tiger / I / have / wisdom
4. tiger / want / see / it
5. I / tell / it / I / leave / wisdom / home
6. then I / tie / tiger / tree / rope / I / didn’t / want / eat / buffalo
7. I / go / get / straw / and / burn / tiger
8. tiger / escape / still have / black stripers
2. Now imagine you are the man. Use the words to write the story. Start like this:
One day as I was in the field and …
(1) One day as I was in the field and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came.
(2) It asked me why the strong buffalo was my servant and why I was its master.
(3) I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom.
(4) The tiger wanted to see it.
(5) I told it I left the wisdom at home.
(6) Then I tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because I didn`t want it to eat my buffalo.
(7) I went to get some straw and burned the tiger.
(8) The tiger escaped but it still has black stripes.
One day as I was in the field and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came. It asked me 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 and I told it 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 burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but today it still has black stripes from the burns.
Suggested answers :
Consolidation
farmer / tie / tiger / tree / rope
then / he / burn / tiger / straw
tiger / escape / still have / black stripes
Look at three pictures. Speak or write.
3. Prepare: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Do all the exercises (page 44, 45).
Homework:
1. Imagine you are the tiger. Write the story.
2. Imagine you are the buffalo. Write the story.
GOODBYE
Thank you very much