Unit 4. Our past

Good afternoon .
graze - grazed
tie - tied
burn -burned
escape - escaped
leave - left
light - lit
get - got
go -went
be –was / were
say - said
graze
stripe

tie
burn
straw
master
servant
Tuesday, November 5th , 2007

UNIT 4

Period 24 - Lesson 4: WRITING
OUR PAST
NEW WORDS:
graze (v) - rope (n)
tie (v) - straw (n)
burn (v) - master (n)
- stripe (n) - servant (n)


- HOW DID THE TIGER GOT HIS STRIPES -
left-lit –got- appeared – went –tied – burned –
was – said - escaped
One day, as the farmer was in his field and his buffalo (0)was grazing nearby, a tiger (1)____ . The tiger want 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 wisdom, but he 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, he 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 today it still has black stripes from the burn today.

One day, as the farmer was in his field and his buffalo (0) was grazing nearby, a tiger (1) appeared The tiger want to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man (2) was the master. The farmer (3) said he had something called wisdom but he (4) left it at home that day. He (5) went to get wisdom, but he before that he (6) tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo. When he returned, he brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom He (7) lit the straw and the fire (8) burned the tiger. The tiger (9) escaped , but today it still has black stripes from the burn today.
* Questions:
What was the buffalo doing when the tiger came?
What did the tiger ask the farmer ?
What did the farmer tell the tiger?
What did he do before going home to get the wisdom? Why?
Did he return home or go to get some straw and burn the tiger ?
Did the tiger escape ?
Does it still have black stripes from the burn ?
ask somebody + Wh + S +V
tell somebody + (that) + S + V
One day / I / field /buffalo/graze /tiger /come
It /ask /why/ strong/ buffalo /my servant/ and / I / its master
I /tell / tiger /I /have/ wisdom/and /tiger /want /see /it
I /tell / it / I /leave / wisdom / home
Then / I tie / tiger /tree/rope /I /didn’t / want / eat /buffalo
I /go / get / straw / and /burn /tiger
tiger / escape / still / have /black stripes
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THE FOX AND THE CRANE
crane
jug
muzzle
beak
fox
- THE FOX AND THE CRANE -
fox / invite / crane / dinner / serve/ meal / on a plate.
crane / could / pick up nothing / with / long beak /, and /fox /eat / everything / herself.
Next day/ crane / invite / fox / serve / dinner / in / jug / with / narrow neck.
fox / could / not / get / muzzle / into / jug,/ but / crane / stuck / long neck / in / drink /everything / himself