G. Review the days of the week with the video below.
A STORY
H. Watch the video about a caterpillar.
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
I. Read the story and answer the questions in your notebook.
1. What animal is in the story?
2. What does he eat on Monday?
3. What does he eat on Tuesday?
4. What does he eat on Wednesday?
5. What does he eat on Thursday?
6. What does he eat on Friday?
7. What doesn't he eat on Saturday: chocolate cake, an ice cream cone, a pickle, Swiss cheese, salami, a mango, a lollipop, cherry pie, one sausage, a cupcake and some watermelon?
8. When does the caterpillar eat one, green leaf?
9. Where is the caterpillar for two weeks (14 days)?
10. What animal is the caterpillar at the end of the story?
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3. What do you want to be when you finish school or university?
4. What do your parents want you to be when you finish school or university?
while reading activities
As you read and listen to the story, do the following:
1. Pay attention to the highlighted words. Do you understand them?
2. What do the highlighed words mean in your own language?
3. In your notebook, write down the words you do not know.
VIDEO
post-reading activities
After reading the story, do the following:
A. Find words in the story to
match these definitions: 1. schoolwork that a pupil is required to do at home. 2. a university 3. a particular goal that you want to reach or achieve 4. a person
who has been trained to travel in space 5.
something that is unusual or unexpected 6. a short
piece of information that you give to someone when you can't speak to him or
her 7. to move
behind someone or something
8. unhappy
B. Answer the questions.
1. Who is the protagonist?
2. Who is her best friend?
3. What does the protagonist want to be when she finishes her studies?
4. What do her parents want her to be?
5. What present does the protagonist receive from a family member?
6. Where does the protagonist have to go to make her dream a reality?
7. Which organisation trains astronauts?
8. Who is the protagonist's "friend" in the computer?
9. Which family member talks to the protagonist's parents?