Unit 4. Our past

Unit 4: Our past
Lesson 5: writing
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New words
The farmer brought some straw with him
A buffalo was grazing
The tiger escaped
Exercise 1: Complete the story. Use the verbs in the box burned escaped went was appeared left lit tied was grazing said
How the Tiger Got His Stripes
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo (o) 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
Exercise 2: Read the story again and answer the  following questions
1. Where was the man and what was
the buffalo doing when the tiger appeared ?
2. What did the tiger want to know ?
3. What did the man tell the tiger ?
4. What did the man do before going home? Why ?
5. What did the man bring when he returned ?
6. What did the man do with the straw ?
7. What happened to the tiger ?

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1. Where was the man and what was the buffalo doing when the tiger appeared ?
The farmer was in his field and the buffalo was grazing nearby.
2. 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.
3. What did the man tell the tiger ?
The man told the tiger he had
something called wisdom.
4. What did the man do before going home ? Why ?
The man tied the tiger to a tree with a rope.
Because he didn’t want it to eat his buffalo.
5. What did the man bring when he returned ?
When he returned, he brought some straw
with him.
6. What did the man do with the straw ?
The man lit the tiger with straw.

7. What happened to the tiger ?
The tiger escaped, but today it still has
black stripes from the burns.
Exercise3:Imagine you are the man.Use the word to write the story .Start like this: One day as I was in the field and….
1. One day / I / field
buffalo / graze / tiger / come.
2. It / ask / why / strong buffalo / my servant / and I / its master
3. I / tell / It / I / leave / wisdom
tiger / want / see / it
4. I / tell / it / I / leave / wisdom / home
5.Then I / tie / tiger / tree / rope / I / didn?t / want / eat / buffalo
6. I / go / get / straw / and / burn / tiger
7. Tiger / escape / still have/ black stripes
Exercise4:Retell the story pointing the pictures
Homework

Write the story in your notebook