Unit 4. Our past

English 8
wellcome to our class
Teacher: Cố Trường Khánh
Chatting .
1.Do you like reading the folktales ?
2. Which story do you like best ?
3. Have you ever read the story " How the tiger got his stripes ?"

Period 24 Lesson 4: Writing
Unit 4 : our past
I/ Vocabulary:
Straw ( n )
Master(n)
graze(V)
Stripe(n)
Stripe(n)
Servant(n)
Vocabulary:
- Straw (n) : Rơm rạ

- Master (n) : ông chủ

- To graze : gặm (cỏ)

- Stripe (n) : sọc vằn

- Servant (n): đầy tớ
I/Vocabulary:
- Straw (n) : Rơm rạ
- Master (n) : ông chủ
- To graze : gặm (cỏ)
- Stripe (n) : sọc vằn
- Servant (n) : đầy tớ
- Wisdom : TrÝ kh«n
Checking vocabulary:
Match the words with the correct pictures
Stripes
Servant
Straw
Graze
Master
I. Complete the story:
Use the verbs in the box to complete the story page 43.
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

II. 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 a 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.

III. (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 grazed / 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
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 grazed/ (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 today it still has black stripes from the burns.
Homework
Write the story again.Imagine you are a Buffalo.
Do exercises in the exercise-book.
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