Unit 4. Our past

Friday, 3rd November 2006
Period: 25
Unit 4 - Lesson 5 - Write (P.42,43)
I. New words:

1. Wisdom (n): trí khôn, trí tuệ
2. Servant (n): đầy tớ, người giúp việc
3. Stripe (n): vằn đen
4. Straw (n): rơm rạ
5. (to) graze: gặm cỏ
6. (to) tie - tied: trói buộc
7. (to) escape: trốn thoát
*What and where
(to) escape
(to) tie
Wisdom
Straw
(to) graze
Stripe
1
6
2
3
4
Wisdom
5
(to) graze
(to) escape
(to) tie
Wisdom
Stripe
Straw
Servant
7
Servant
5
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.
appeared
was
said
left
went
tied
lit
burned
escaped
Write 1: Complete the story. Use the verbs in the box.

Burned - left - escaped - lit - went - tied - was - grazed - appeared - said
How the tiger got his stripes

* Comprehension questions:
a. Where was the farmer?
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b. What did the tiger want to know?
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c. What did the farmer do before he went home? Why?
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d. What did he do when he returned?
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He was in his field
The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master.
He tied the tiger to a tree with rope because he didn`t want it to eat the buffalo.
When he returned, he lit the straw to burn the tiger.
III. Write 2: Imagine you are the man. Use the words to write the story . Start like this
One day / I / field.
=> One day as I was in the field and……….
Buffalo / graze / tiger / come.
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It / ask / why / strong buffalo / my servant / and I / its master.
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I / tell / tiger / I / have / wisdom / home.
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Tiger / want / see /it.
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Then I / tie / tiger / tree / rope / I / didn’t / want / eat / buffalo.
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I / go / get / straw / and / burn / tiger.
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Tiger / escape / still have / black stripes.
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The buffalo grazed 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. 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 burn.
The tiger wanted to see it so I went to get it.
*Retell the story