Little Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village near a forest. Whenever she went out, the little girl wore a red riding cloak, so everyone in the village called her Little Red Riding Hood.

One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go to visit her 1. grandmother as it had been awhile since they'd seen each other.

"That's a good idea," her mother said. So they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandmother.

When the basket was ready, the little girl put on her red cloak and kissed her mother good-bye.

"Remember, go straight to Grandma's house," her mother cautioned. "Don't
2. dawdle along the way and please don't talk to strangers! The woods are dangerous."

"Don't worry, Mommy," said Little Red Riding Hood, "I'll be careful."
But when Little Red Riding Hood noticed some lovely flowers in the woods, she 3. forgot her promise to her mother. She picked a few, watched the butterflies flit 4. about for awhile, listened to the frogs croaking and then picked a few more.

Little Red Riding Hood was enjoying the warm summer day so much, that she
5. didn't notice a dark shadow approaching out of the forest behind her...
Suddenly, the wolf appeared beside her.

"What are you doing out here, little girl?" the wolf asked in a voice as friendly as 6. he could muster.

"I'm on my way to see my grandma who lives through the forest, near the
7. brook," Little Red Riding Hood replied.

Then she realized how late it was and quickly excused herself, rushing down the 8. path to her grandma's house.

9. The wolf, in the meantime, took a shortcut...

10. The wolf, a little out of breath from running, arrived at Grandma's and knocked lightly at the door.

11. "Oh thank goodness, dear! Come in, come in! I was worried sick that something had happened to you in the forest," said Grandma thinking that the knock was her granddaughter.

12. The wolf let himself in. 13. Poor Granny did not have time to say another
14. word, before the wolf gobbled her up!

15. The wolf let out a satisfied burp, and then
16 . poked through Granny's 17. wardrobe to find a nightgown that he liked. He 17..added a frilly sleeping cap, and for good measure, 18. dabbed some of Granny's perfume behind his pointy ears.

A few minutes later, Red Riding Hood knocked on the door. The wolf jumped
20. into bed and pulled the covers over his nose. "Who is it?" he called in a cackly voice.

"It's me, Little Red Riding Hood."

"Oh how lovely! Do come in, my dear," croaked the wolf.

21. When Little Red Riding Hood entered the little cottage, she could scarcely recognize her grandmother.

22. "Grandmother! Your voice sounds so odd. Is something the matter?" she asked.

23. "Oh, I just have a touch of a cold," squeaked the wolf adding a cough at the 24. end to prove the point.

"But Grandmother! What big ears you have," said Little Red Riding Hood as she edged closer to the bed.

"The better to hear you with, my dear," replied the wolf.

"But Grandmother! What big eyes you have," said Little Red Riding Hood.

"The better to see you with, my dear," replied the wolf.

"But Grandmother! What big teeth you have," said Little Red Riding Hood her 25. voice quivering slightly.

26. "The better to eat you with, my dear," roared the wolf, and he leapt out of the bed and began to chase the little girl.

Almost too late, Little Red Riding Hood realized that the person in the bed was not her grandmother, but a hungry wolf.

She ran across the room and through the door, shouting, "Help! Wolf!" as loudly as she could.

27. A woodsman who was chopping logs nearby heard her cry and ran towards the cottage as fast as he could.

28. He grabbed the wolf and made him 29. spit out the poor grandmother who 30. was a bit frazzled by the whole experience, but still in one piece.

31. "Oh Grandma, I was so scared!" sobbed Little Red Riding Hood. "I'll never speak to strangers or dawdle in the forest again."

"There, there, child. You've learned an important lesson. Thank goodness you shouted loud enough for this kind woodsman to hear you!"

The woodsman knocked out the wolf and carried him deep into the forest where he wouldn't bother people any longer.

32. Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother had a nice lunch and a long chat.





VOCABULARY
1. awhile a. a short time b. a few weeks c. a long time

2. dawdle a. to walk in a line b. to stop and spend time wastefully c. to run away

3. flit about a. moved quickly from place to place b. landed on flowers c. flew

4. croaking a. eating b. jumping c. frog talk

5. shadow a. a reflected image b. an old man c. an animal

6. muster a. to shout b. to make happen c. to talk

7. brook a. a tree b. a big river c. a small stream

8. path a. a way or track to walk on b. a hike c. a forest

9. a shortcut a. a short haircut b. a quick way to get somewhere c. a small apple

10. “a little out of breath”
a. having bad breath b. having a difficult time c. very tired and breathing heavily

11. “thank goodness”
a. thank you b. another way to say “Thank God” c. thank Little Red Riding Hood

12. “The wolf let himself in.”
a. He opened the door himself. b. The grandmother opened the door.
c. Little Red Riding Hood opened the door.

13. “Poor Granny.”
a. Grandmother had no money b. We feel sorry for the grandmother
c. Grandmother’s first name is “Poor.”

14. “gobbled her up” a. made a turkey noise b. ate her up c. jumped on her

15. a burp
a. a big sneeze b. a big yawn c. a release of air making a sound from the mouth

16. “poked through” a. looked b. grabbed c. separated

17. wardrobe a. friends b. books c. clothes

18. frilly a. ornamental addition b. special c. ugly

19. “dabbed some perfume” a. bought b. put a small amount c. dropped
20. the covers a. sheets and blankets b. pillows c. hats

21. the little cottage a. a small house b. a small dog c. a small car

22. “odd” a. even b. different and strange c. low

23. “I just have a touch of a cold.”
a. I’m a little sick. b. I have the flu. c. Don’t touch me.

24. “to prove the point”
a. to point with your finger
b. to make certain you know why
c. to do a cross-word puzzle

25. quivering a. walking b. staying quiet c. shaking

26. leapt (leaped) a. lived b. jumped c. stayed

27. a woodsman
a. a wooden puppet b. a person who cuts trees c. a man who likes wooden furniture

28. grabbed a. ate him b. took him with his hands c. chopped his head off

29. “spit it out” a. to eject from the mouth b. to sit alone c. to go outside

30. frazzled a. freed b. frozen c. worn out or in a nervous condition

31. sobbed a. cried b. laughed c. yelled

32. a chat a. a computer b. a talk c. the Internet

GRAMMAR

When two people are talking, this is called a dialogue. Their real words are quoted.
For example,

a. Sally told her class, “Please sit down so we can talk. Take out your pens and pencils
and listen carefully.”
b. The class began on time. Then Sally said, “Don’t smoke and only eat healthy food.”

In the two sentences above, SIT DOWN, TAKE OUT, DON’T SMOKE and EAT are all commands – when someone tells others what to do.

In reporting these commands without quotation marks, the two sentences would read like this:

aa. Sally told her class TO SIT DOWN so they could talk. She told them TO TAKE OUT their pens and pencils and (TO) LISTEN carefully.

bb. Then Sally told them NOT TO SMOKE and TO ONLY EAT healthy food.

Find all the commands in the LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD story.
page 1 1. Go straight
2.
3.
4.
page 2 5.
page 3 6.
page 4 7.

Now you write these commands in reported speech. For example:

1. Little Red Riding Hood’s mother cautioned her daughter TO GO STRAIGHT to Grandma’s house.

2. __________________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________________________

6. __________________________________________________________________________

7. __________________________________________________________________________


8. From the story when Little Red Riding Hood is talking to the wolf, she uses a statement of surprise, GRANDMOTHER, WHAT BIG EARS YOU HAVE.
WHAT BIG EYES YOU HAVE.
WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE.

Using WHAT with plural nouns is NOT a question, but a statement of fact, surprise, or a compliment.

You try to write a sentence using WHAT (+ plural noun).


9. Do the same with a singular noun, such as WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE this is.

You try writing a sentence with WHAT A (+ singular noun) .

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10. Here’s a rule to follow when WRITING family member names.
Capitalize the family member names EXCEPT when they are preceeded by possessive adjectives.
Mother my mother
Father her father
Grandma your grandmother your grandma
Grandpa his grandfather his grandpa
Uncle Bob our uncle
Aunt Sue their aunt
Cousin Leonard my cousin

Example:
Mother came to visit last week. My mother came to visit last week.

You write two sentences like the example.



11. HOW late is it? “Then she realized HOW late it was.
If your sentence has a “WH” word in the middle, make certain your subject and verb are in regular order. WHAT time is it? I don’t know WHAT time it is.
WHO is she? I know WHO she is.
WHERE does he live? She doesn’t know WHERE he lives.

You write two sentences: One sentence, a question.


Second sentence using I know, I don’t know, I understand, I don’t understand and a WH word.

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CONVERSATION Talk to your partner. Then write your answers.

1. Who are the five characters in this story?


2. Where was Little Red Riding Hood going?


3. What did she take to her grandmother’s house?



4. What do you think was in the basket?


5. How did the wolf try to fool Little Red Riding Hood? What did he do to make her think that he was the grandmother? (Tell me at least three thing.)



6. Who saved Little Red Riding Hood?



7. What was the important lesson that Little Red Riding Hood learned?



8. Who can you trust?



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The Fox and the Crow

One day a hungry fox was walking through the woods. He saw a crow sitting in a tree enjoying a tasty piece of cheese.
“Ah, my dear crow,” said the fox. “What a magnificent bird you are! I can see that your body is beautiful, your feathers are fine, and your color is wonderful. I only wish I could listen to your lovely voice.”
Hearing such talk, the crow felt very proud. She opened her mouth and cawed in her loudest voice. As she opened her mouth to sing, the cheese fell to the ground where the fox was waiting under the tree.
“You tricked me,” said the crow angrily.
“I did, indeed, silly crow. Thank you, thank you for this delicious cheese. You have the worst voice I’ve ever heard and you are the most stupid bird I’ve ever met. Remember something,” said the fox. “I said many things about your shiny feathers and your singing voice, but I never said anything about your brain.”
The moral of the story is this: Don’t trust flatterers.

VOCABULARY
1. “What a magnificent bird you are! “magnificent” means
a. wonderful b. marvelous c. beautiful

2. From this list of adjectives, what are the nouns?
a. happy happiness
b. proud ______________
c. beautiful ______________
d. shiny ______________
e. tasty ______________
f, silly ______________

3. “You tricked me.” “tricked” means
a. made me laugh b. fooled me c. told me the truth

4. “I did indeed. . . “ “indeed means
a. the right thing b. a funny thing c. for sure; certainly

5. “brain” is a synonym for what word? _____________________

6. What is a “flatterer”
a. someone with a flat head
b. someone who overpraises you
c. someone who is really fat

7. “trust” means a. to believe b. to trick c. to feel good

GRAMMAR

1. WISH + that clause with WOULD or COULD
or WOULD/COULD HAVE + past participle
[Don’t use WILL/WON’t or CAN/CAN’t.]
“I wish I could listen to your lovely voice.”
I wish that we could have gone to Disneyland.
Please write your own sentences
a. I wish______________________________________________________________

b. He wishes __________________________________________________________

c. When I was young, I wished ___________________________________________

2. WHAT A (noun). . . ! tells others your are excited about something.
“What a magnificent bird you are! Note the order of the subject and verb.
Try writing your own WHAT A . . . sentence.
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3. Find all the ADJECTIVES used in this story and tell what NOUNS they modify.

article adjectives (the a)
1. the fox
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
descriptive adjectives
1. hungry fox
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those)

1.





possessive adjectives
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

SUPERLATIVES

12. a. single-syllable adjectives
loud soft big cold
add THE or possessive adjectives MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, OUR, THEIR

her loudest voice the softest bed the biggest ball the coldest weather

Please write your own sentence:


13. adjectives ending in “y”
add THE and change the “y” to “i” and add “est

the craziest man in town my happiest moment the laziest person in the class

Please write your own sentence:


14. 2+ more syllables
add THE + MOST + adjective

the most stupid mistake I ever made the most beautiful dress in the world

Please write your own sentence:


CONVERSATION (Please talk to your partner. Then write your answer in a complete sentence.)
1. Who are the two characters in this story? _________________________________________
2. Why did the crow drop her cheese? ___________________________________________
3. What does the moral mean: “Don’t trust flatterers.”
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The Peacock and the Crane

A peacock was teasing a crane about the dullness of her plumage. “Look at my brilliant colors” she said, “and see how much finer they are than your ugly feathers.”

The crane replied, “I am not denying that yours are far brighter than mine; but when it comes to flying, I can soar into the clouds whereas you are confined to the earth like any plain chicken.

The moral of the story is this: Looks aren’t everything.



VOCABULARY
In the first paragraph . . .
1. “A peacock was teasing a crane” “tease” is a verb, and it means
(a) was talking to (b) was making fun of (c) was testing
2. “the dullness of her plumage” “dullness” is a noun and means
(a) beauty (b) fluffiness (c) lacking in color
3. “plumage” means
(a) feathers (b) plums (c) body
4. “see how much finer they are. . .” “finer” is an adjective and means (a) more beautiful (b) very thin (c) much thinner

In the second paragraph. . .
5. “I am not denying” “deny” is a verb and it means
(a) not saying “no” (b) not doing anything (c) not telling the truth
6. “I can soar” “soar” is a verb and it means
(a) I am sour (b) I can fly (c) I can swear
7. “you are confined” “confined” means
(a) confused (b) foolish (c) cannot leave
8. “like any plain chicken” “like” means
(a) The peacock likes chicken. (b) Both the peacock and the chicken can’t fly. (c) The crane likes the peacock.
In the moral .
9. “Looks aren’t everything.” “Looks” is a noun and means
(a) Your appearance (b) Your eyes (c) You’re good-looking


GRAMMAR
A. Read the story again and identify the subjects, verbs, and tenses.
SUBJECTS VERBS TENSES INFINITIVE
1. peacock was teasing past progressive to tease
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
B. Comparisons of adjectives using MUCH
single-syllable adjectives big bigger than bright brighter than
fast faster than
small smaller than
I have a bigger apartment than you do.
I have a MUCH BIGGER apartment than you do.
She runs FASTER THAN her brother.
She runs MUCH FASTER THAN her brother.
14. Please write a sentence using MUCH + a single-syllable adjective



15. Comparison of MUCH + adjectives ending in y
Mary is much prettier than Brenda.
Her father was much angrier with his daughter than his mother was.
Please write a sentence using MUCH + an adjective ending in y

16. more beautiful than
more unusual than
Mary is much more beautiful than her sister
Her wedding dress is much more unusual than any I have ever seen.
Please write a sentence using MUCH MORE + a 2- or-more-syllable adjective

17. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
MY book or books OUR apartment
YOUR pen or pens YOUR keys
HIS car/s Her jacket/s Its leg/s THEIR child or children
MY OUR
YOUR YOUR
HIS / HER / ITS THEIR
Now, please write a sentence showing you can use a possessive adjective
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18. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS take the place of possessive adjectives and their nouns. For example: Your book is harder than my book.
YOURS is harder than MINE.
MINE OURS
YOURS YOURS
HIS/HERS/ITS THEIRS
Now please re-write the same sentence as you did above but replace the possessive adjective and noun with a possessive pronoun.
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CONVERSATION
1. What two kinds of birds were talking in this story?


2. Which of the two birds has the most beautiful feathers?


3. Which of the two birds cannot fly?


4. Please explain what “Looks aren’t everything” means.

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The Crow and the Pitcher

One day a thirsty crow found a pitcher with some water in it, but there was so little water that she could not reach it with her beak. She tried as hard as she could but she was unsuccessful. It seemed as though she would die of thirst.

Finally she hit upon a clever plan. She began dropping pebbles into the pitcher; and with each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it reached the brim, and the clever bird was able to quench her thirst.



The moral of the story is this: Necessity is the mother of invention.



VOCABULARY

In the first paragraph. . .
1. a “beak” is a bird’s (a) foot (b) feathers (c) mouth

2. to “die of thirst” means
(a) to be dead (b) to be really thirsty (c) to be deathly ill

In the second paragraph . . .
3. “She hit upon a clever plan” means
(a) She was very intelligent.
(b) She used a hammer.
(c) She thought about or came up with a solution.

4. “At last it [the water] reached the brim.” “brim” means
(a) the edge or rim of the vessel
(b) the bottom of the pitcher
(c) the water overflowed

5. “to quench her thirst” “quench” means
(a) to be thirsty
(b) to stop by satisfying
(c) to pour water into a glass

GRAMMAR

Write down fourteen subjects, their verbs, and tenses the infinitive
1. CROW FOUND past TO FIND
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.





15. There is / was introduces a singular subject
for example: (1) THERE IS A PEN on my desk.*
(2) THERE WAS A PEN on my desk yesterday.
.
NON-COUNT NOUNS are also singular
(3) THERE IS SOME WATER in the pitcher.


(a) so little [singular noun]
THERE IS SO LITTLE TIME to do my homework.

(b) so much [singular noun]
THERE WAS SO MUCH SALT in the food (that) I couldn’t eat it.

*[With THERE sentences, try also using a prepositional phrases.]
(c) Now you write a sentence using SO LITTLE


(d) Now you write a sentence using SO MUCH


16. There are / were introduces a plural COUNT NOUNS assubject
COUNT NOUNS are plural.

for example: THERE ARE PENS on my desk.
THERE WERE SOME PENS on my desk yesterday.

(a) so few (plural noun)
THERE ARE SO FEW PEOPLE here today.
(b) so many (plural noun)
THERE WERE SO MANY WOMEN waiting in line that they had to
open up another

(c) Now you write a sentence using SO FEW


(d) Now you write a sentence using SO MANY

SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR

1. “She began dropping pebbles into the pitcher.”

Words such as begin,
start,
stop,
continue,
finish,
end up,
keep on are often followed by an ING word.
Try writing two of your own sentences using two of these words. You can change them to past tense or future or present perfect if you want to.





2. to rise is a verb that does NOT take an object. It just needs a subject.
For example:
(a) Everyone, please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.

RISE in the above example means ____________________.

(b) The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
RISES means __________________________________

(c) I rose at 6:30 this morning.
RISE means ___________________________________

(d) Gas prices are always rising.
ARE RISING means ________________________________

Please write your own sentence using RISE, ROSE, or HAVE/HAS RISEN
(e) ________________________________________________________



CONVERSATION
Talk with your partner and then write answers in complete sentence.

1. What kind of bird is in this story? ___________________________________

2. What did she find? _____________________________________________

3. What was the problem? __________________________________________

4. What was the solution. __________________________________________

5. What does this sentence mean? Explain what you think in your own words.
“Necessity is the mother of invention.” means _______________________________________________________________

The Fox - folksong

THE FOX as sung by Burl Ives



1.
The fox went out on a chase one night
Prayed to the moon to give him light
For he’d many a mile to go that night
Before he reached the town-o, town-o town-o,
For he’d many a mile to go that night before he reached the town -o
2.
He ran 'til he came to a great big pen
Where the ducks and the geese were kept therein
Said, “A couple of you gonna grease my chin
Before I leave this town o, town o, town-o
Couple of you gonna grease my chin before I leave this town-o.”
3.
He grabbed the gray goose by the neck
Threw a duck across his back
He didn't mind the quack, quack quack
And the legs all dangling down-o, down-o, down-o
He didn’t mind the quack, quack quack and the legs all dangling down-o.
4.
Then old mother Flipper Flopper jumped out of bed
Out of the window she cocked her head
Cryin' ,“John, John the grey goose is gone
and the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o
Cryin’,“John, John the grey goose is gone and the fox is on the town-o”
5.
Then John he ran to the top of the hill,
blew his horn both loud and shrill.
Fox, he said, “I’d better flee with my kill
or they’ll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o, trail-o/
Fox, he said, “I’d better flee with my kill or they’ll soon be on my trail-o.
6.
Well, the fox he came to his cozy den
There were the little ones, eight, nine, ten
They said, “Daddy, better go back again
'cause it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o
They said, “Daddy, better go back again cause it must be a mighty fine town-o.
7.
Well, the fox and his wife without any strife
Cut up the goose with a carving knife
They never had such a supper in their life
and the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o
They never had such a supper in their life and the little ones chewed on the bones-o.


VOCABULARY

Verse 1
1. “a chase” is (a) for some cheese (b) with his fox friends (c) on a hunt
2. “For he’d many a mile to go” “for” means what? __________________

Verse 2
3. “ ’til ” is short for “until [a preposition]. Can you use this word in a sentence?

4. “gonna” is slang, a sort of street talk (often used in songs and casual conversation)
It means “is or are going to . . .”

“A couple of you gonna [are going to ] grease my chin.” This means
(a) I’m going to eat you.
(b) shave my whiskers
(c) get oil on your clothes

Verse 3
5. “grabbed the gray goose”
“grabbed” is the past tense of the verb “to grab”. “Grabbed” means
(a) ran around
(b) ate
(c) held onto

6. “the legs all dangling down” “dangling” means
(a) stopping
(b) hanging
(c) throwing

Verse 4
7. “she cocked her head” means
(a) She bent her head sideways
(b) She cooked dinner
(c) She looked straight ahead

8. Who is old mother Flipper Flopper? and Who is John?


Verse 5
9. John “blew his horn both loud and shrill” “shrill” means
(a) a quiet sound
(b) a loud high sound
(c) thrilled
This is a common usage: She has a shrill voice.


10. “they’ll soon be on my trail” means
(a) people will go to jail
(b) people will come after me
(c) people will drive their car

11. “I’d better flee” means
(a) I must leave in a hurry
(b) I must kill you
(c) I must stay and eat

Verse 6
12. “The fox came to his cozy den.” “cozy” means
(a) crazy
(b) dark
(c) comfortable

13. “It must be a might fine town.” “mighty fine” means
(a) very strong
(b) very nice
(c) really small

Verse 7
14. “The fox and his wife without any strife” “strife means
(a) got married
(b) did not argue
(c) divorced his wife

GRAMMAR
15. In each verse, please underline every subject with one line, the verb with two lines and next to each verse, tell what tense the verb is.

16. RHYMES are words that have the SAME SOUNDS.
Some rhymes are “perfect rhymes”, as in VERSE 1 “light rhymes with “night”
Some rhymes are “sort of rhymes” as in VERSE 2
“pen” sort of rhymes with “therein” and “chin”,
but “therein” and “chin” are perfect rhymes

17. In VERSE 3, “neck” sort of rhymes with _______________ and ___________ ,
but “quack” rhymes with _____________________

18. In VERSE, “bed” rhymes with _______________ .
and _______________ sort of rhymes with ______________

19. In VERSE 5, “hill” rhymes with _______________ and ______________.

20. In VERSE 6, “ten” rhymes with with _______________ and ______________.
21. In VERSE 7, ”strife” rhymes with with _______________ and ______________.

22. In VERSE 5, “I’d better flee” and in VERSE 6, “Daddy, [you’d] better go back again” HAD BETTER means MUST and is used with the base form of the verb.
Here are sme examples:
(a) He’d better pay me back by tomorrow, or I’ll be very angry.
(b) I’d better go to school now, or I’ll be late.
(c) You’d better do your homework, or you won’t learn the lesson.
(d) Now, please write your own sentence using HAD BETTER.


23. “They never had SUCH A supper in their life” [lives]
SUCH A or SUCH AN is used with a noun
SUCH is used with plural and non-count nouns

For example, singular:
I read such an interesting book last weekend!
I read such a good book last weekend that I want to recommend it for you to read.

plural:
I saw such good movies in the theater that I have to buy the DVDs
They had such good food at the wedding that I wanted to write a thank-you note to the bride.

(a) Please write your own SUCH A/AN sentence.


(b) Try writing a sentence using SUCH


CONVERSATION (Talk to your partner)
1. What did the fox do? __________________________________________________
2. What did John do? ____________________________________________________
3. How many little foxes were in the den? What did they want their daddy to do? Why?



4. Do you think John and Mother Flipper Flopper should be angry at the fox or do you think the fox has the right to feed his family? Discuss what you think with your partner.
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The Fox and the Grapes

One day a hungry fox saw some beautiful grapes. They were hanging in great bunches from the vine, but they were high above the ground. The fox wanted to eat some so badly that he jumped and jumped, but he could not reach them. Angrily he walked away and said, “They may look beautiful, but I am sure that they are sour inside.

VOCABULARY
1. In this story, what does “great” mean? ______________

2. What’s a “bunch of grapes”? (a) a delicious dessert (b) grapes all together on a single stem (c) grape juice

3. What does “sour” mean? (a) very painful (b) very sweet (c) bitter
The word “sour” has two syllables. It rhymes with “hour” and “flower”.
Name one fruit that is always sour. _________________

GRAMMAR
1. Please look at the story and tell me the subjects, verbs, and what tenses?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)

2. Look at these phrases and write two sentences, one singular and one plural.
singular plural
a bunch of grapes bunches of grapes
a cup of coffee cups of coffee
a lb. of apples 5 lbs. of apples
a glass of water glasses of water
a bag of rice bags of rice
a bottle of wine bottles of wine
a dish of cereal dishes of cereal
a piece of paper/chalk pieces of paper/chalk/pizza/pie/cake
a piece of pizza/pie/cake
a box of cookies boxes of cookies
a herd of cattle (cows) herds of cattle
a flock of sheep flock of sheep
a pair of glasses/jeans/pants/shoes pairs of glasses/jeans/pants/shoes

a.

b.________________________________________________________________

3. “badly” is an adverb. Adverbs tell about (modify) VERBS, ADJECTIVES,and other ADVERBS. What does “badly” tell about in this sentence? The fox wanted to eat some grapes badly. ________________________________________
What does “angrily” tell about in this sentence? “Angrily he walked away and said . . .”
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4. SO (adjective or adverb) THAT
examples:
a. I am SO cold THAT I have to put on a jacket.
b. I was SO tired THAT I couldn’t eat dinner.
c. He always drives SO fast THAT he gets a lot of tickets.
d. She drives SO slowly THAT people always honk their horns.
e. Mary did SO well on her test THAT she is going to UC Berkeley in the Spring.

Can you write a sentence with SO . . .THAT?


CONVERSATION
Talk to a partner. Why do you think the fox said that he was sure the grapes were sour? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Tortoise and the Hare

A hare was always making fun of a tortoise for his slow manner. One day, the tortoise challenged the hare to a race, and the hare quickly agreed.

They began, and soon the hare left the tortoise way behind. Midway through the race, though, she became bored and began to snack on some tasty grass. The noonday sun was high in the sky, and the hare grew quite warm. Seeing she was far ahead, she found a shady spot and went to sleep, thinking she could always catch up to the tortoise.

Meanwhile, the tortoise plugged along in his slow way, passing and then overtaking the sleeping hare.

The hare overslept and awoke from her nap realizing that the tortoise had passed her by. She then took off at full speed; but even though she ran as fast as she could, she could not catch up, and the tortoise reached the finish line first and won.

The moral of this story is this: Slow and steady wins the race.








VOCABULARY

1. “ to make fun of “ (in Paragraph I) means (a) to have a lot of fun (b) to tease (c) to make a joke

2. The tortoise challenged the hare to race with him.
He said, (a) “I want you to eat lunch with me.”
(b) “I want to eat you.”
(c) “Let’s see who is the fastest runner.”

3. “midway” means (a) in the middle of the road (b) in the middle of the race (c) middle age

4. “to snack” means (a) to eat something between meals (b) to get sick after eating (c) to eat a snake

5. In paragraph 2 where it says “grew quite warm,” what is a synonym for “quite”? _____________________________

6. What does “grew” mean in the verb phrase “grew quite warm”? _______________________________________

7. “shady” means (a) sunshine (b) dirty (c) not in the sun

8. What’s a synonym for “spot” in the phrase “a shady spot”? ________________________________________

9. “catch up” means (a) a tomato sauce we use on hamburgers (b) to sing with other people
(c) when someone is no longer behind or later than others

10. In paragraph 3, “meanwhile” means (a) at the same time something else is happening (b) the definition or meaning
(c) many things

11. “The tortoise plugged along in his slow way.” means (a) stopped along the way (b) kept going slowly
(c) went back to the beginning slowly

12 “overtaking” means (a) talking it over (b) jumping and hopping (c) going past

13. In paragraph 4, “to oversleep” means (a) to sleep over at someone’s house (b) to pull blankets over your head
(c) to sleep past the time you’re supposed to get up

14. What does this sentence mean? “She took off at full speed.”
(a) She ran as fast as she could. (b) She ate until she was full. (c) She took off all her clothes.

GRAMMAR
Please write every subject, verb, and what tense
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2.
3.
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25. Choose three past tense verbs and write your own sentences.
a.
b.
c.

26. “quickly” is an adverb. “quick” is an adjective
Write two sentences using both words. _________________________________________________
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27. “quite” is another word for “very” or “really” and is used with an adjective. For example, “I feel quite tired.”
Write your own sentence using “quite.” _____________________________________________________

28. “as fast as” is a way to use an adjective to compare two things or people or ideas that are the same.
For example, She is as tall as I. This means we are the same height.
He is as bad at English as I am. This means his Engish is the same as mine.
Her building is as big as mine. Both buildings are the same size.

You write a sentence using “as (adjective) as” ________________________________________________







CONVERSATION

1. Who are the main characters in this story? ________________________________________________
2. Who was behind? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What did the tortoise win? ______________________________________________________________
4. Please explain what “Slow and steady wins the race” means?



5. Can you give a personal example when this statement was true for you or for someone you know?


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