Lesson
1 Listen and read the tale.With your partner, circle words and expressions that describe characters, objects, and places. 9 106
by Beatrix Potter The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were: Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother underneath the root of a very big r tree. One morning, Mrs. Rabbit had to go out. She told her children that they could go into the elds or down the lane but never into Mr. McGregor’s garden. “Your Father had an accident there; he was put into a pie by Mrs. McGregor,” she explained. Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries. But Peter, who was very naughty, ran straight away to Mr. McGregor’s garden and ate all his lettuce, French beans, radishes, and parsley. Mr. McGregor got extremely mad. “I will catch you!” he shouted and ran after Peter all over the garden. He caught
him but fortunately Peter managed to escape. He jumped out of a window and, terri ed, sat down to rest. He didn’t know the way
out. After a while, he began to wander about, he met some animals but none of them helped him. Peter was desperate and began to cry. Finally, Peter found the way out and slipped underneath the gate, and was safe at last. He ran home and when he arrived, he just opped down upon the nice soft sand in the rabbit-hole. His mother didn’t say anything; she put him to bed, and gave him a dose of chamomile tea. But Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail had bread and milk and blackberries for supper.
2 Review the words used to describe places in the story.Then, with your partner, compare the place where the story develops with the place where you live. Fill in the Venn Diagram.
The place where the tale develops
The place where I live
3 Work in teams to share if you have ever gotten into trouble as Peter Rabbit did.
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