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1-GRAMMAR: Read the fairy tale carefully. COMPLETE with the verbs in the PAST tense:
Thumbelina
A kind woman ------------1 (have) no children. She -----------2 (want) to have a baby and often----------3 (say), How I would love to have a baby girl, even a tiny little one. A beautiful fairy-----------4 (listen) to her wish one day, and -----------5 (give) her a little seed to plant in a
flowerpot.
When the seed ----------------6 (grow up) into a tulip, the woman ------------7 (see) a small,
beautiful girl inside, no bigger than her thumb. She ----------8 ( call) her Thumbelina. She ------9 (be) so small that she --------10 (have) a nut shell for a bed and --------11 (wear) flower petals
as a blanket.
Then, an ugly toad --------------------12 (fall in love) with Thumbelina. One night, when she was
sleeping, he --------------13 (carry) her off to his lily-pad in a pond. Thumbelina -------14 (feel)
very unhappy. A bird --------------15 (walk) by and he ---------16 (see) that she------------17
(look) very sad and then he ---------18 (sing), Come to the south with me to a better place.
Young Thumbelina ----------------19 (go up) on the birds back. They ---------------20 (fly
across) the seas and ----------21(arrive) to a land of sunshine. The bird----------- 22 (tell) her,
This is my home. You can live in one of the loveliest and biggest flowers. then Thumbelina--------------23 (climb) inside the flower. There --------------24 (be) colorful butterflies. The bird --------------25(say) that he------- 26 (be) a prince, the son of the king of flowers. He ------------27
(fall in love) with Thumbelina. He ------------28 (ask) her to marry him. So Thumbelina --------------29 (become) queen of the flowers and the two --------------30 (live) happily ever after.
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2- GRAMMAR: Write these the underlined verbs in the PRESENT NEGATIVE form:
Example:
The beautiful fairy heard her wish. The beautiful fairy does not hear her wish.
a- The fairy gave the woman a little flower to plant in a flowerpot.
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b-The woman found a tiny, beautiful girl inside the red flower.
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c-Thumbelina and her mother slept comfortably all night in her little bed.
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4-GRAMMAR: Write the underlined verbs in the FUTURE using IS/ ARE GOING TO:
Example:
The beautiful fairy talked to the woman.The beautiful fairy is going to talk to the woman.
a- The bird is a handsome prince. He helps her to escape.
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b- The toad wants to marry Thumbelina.
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c- The bird shows her his home. It is a warmer better place.
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d-The prince lives in a small garden and he has got many friends.
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e-All the flowers watch Thumbelina when she sleeps.
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5-GRAMMAR: Look at the picture of the fridge and of the cupboard. Make sentences using
THERE IS/ THERE ARE. -What do you see?
-Remember to use a can of, a bottle of, a bag of, a box of, a jar of, when necessary
Examples:
There is some fish in the fridge. (singular)
There are two pears in the basket on the table. (plural)
a-onions(4)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------b-potatoes (3)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------c-apples (6)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------d-bananas (9)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------e-rice: (1)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------f-tea (3)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------g:coffe (1)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------h-cookies (1)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------j-salt (4)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-GRAMMAR: Now do the same but writing NEGATIVE sentences:
k-flour (1)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------l-sugar (1)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------m-cake (4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------n-bread (3)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o-butter (1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------p-soda (4)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------q-yogurt (6)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------r-tomato(3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------s-milk (5)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------t-eggs(12)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-evil witch
-fairy godmother
-handsome prince
-elegant dress
-ugly stepsister
-a huge castle
-glass shoes
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8-READING COMPREHENSION:
a-What did the kind woman want?
A-a baby boy
B- a baby girl
C-a lot of seeds to plant
b- The beautiful fairy gave the woman:
A- a tulip flower
B- a baby
C-a seed
c-How did Thumbelina travel to a better place?:
A-the toad took her
B-the prince took her
C-She flew to that place
D-the bird took her
d-Where did the bird carry Thumbelina to?:
A-to a lily-pad
B- across the sea
C- to a land of sunshine
D- to a nut shell
e-Who gave the woman a daughter?
A-the queen of the flowers
B-the king of the flowers
C-the pretty fairy
D- the toad