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? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________