Listening Texts
Ask pupils: 1 Show me what Bluebird did when she ‘waggled her wings’? 2 ‘Frog’s face fell.’ What does this mean? Ask pupils to answer the questions on page 66 and to retell the story. Unit 9 Assessment page 71 Tell pupils you are going to read another Anansi story. Read the whole text aloud. Read the first paragraph again then ask pupils to answer true or false to questions 1 and 2 page 71. Read the rest of the story then ask pupils to answer true or false to questions 3 and 4. Tell them to think carefully before they answer question 4. (Anansi was lying. His children had the bananas for breakfast.) Anansi woke up late. His children had gone to school and his wife had gone out to work in the fields. Anansi was hungry and he looked in the cupboard – but there was no food. His children had eaten the last of the food for breakfast. Anansi didn’t want to work. How could he get food? Then he had an idea. He would go to see his old Auntie. She had lots of food. Anansi knocked on Auntie’s door. “Hello, Auntie,” he said. Please will you give me some food for my family.” Auntie said, “No. You should work hard and get your own food.” Anansi lied. “I did work hard, Auntie, but the fox stole our food.” Unit 10 Speaking and listening page 73 Tell pupils that there are lots of ways of writing about the weather and you are going to read part of a poem about weather. Ask pupils to close their eyes and try to imagine what the poet is describing. Read the whole poem. Then read questions 1 and 2 before reading the poem again. Two Seasons Dry season, what do I hear?
Unit 8 Speaking and listening page 60 Read aloud what Rosa wrote in her journal then talk with the class about the advantages and disadvantages of school uniform. From Leon’s journal I’m glad I wear uniform at school. I don’t want to mess up my own clothes. Also, it would take some people a long time to get dressed in the morning. They would not be able to decide what to wear. Then they would be late for school. From Rosa’s journal I wish I could wear my own clothes for school. Uniform is boring and uncomfortable. Mom says it’s expensive. I have to wear a skirt and I’d like to wear trousers. Unit 9 Speaking and listening page 66 Tell the class you are going to tell them a story written by a different author. Tell them to ask themselves, while they are listening, “How is this story the same as and how is it different from the story we have just read?” “Look at me!” said Frog, “I can hop.” And he hopped onto a log. “I can hop too,” said Bluebird and she hopped around the pond. “Look at me!” said Frog. “I can swim.” And he dived into the pond and swam to the other side. Bluebird went into the water. She waggled her wings and she kicked her feet but she couldn’t swim. Frog laughed. Bluebird went to find her mummy. “What’s the matter?” asked Bluebird’s mummy. Say the next line in an unhappy voice, then pause and ask pupils how Bluebird feels. “Frog can swim but I can’t,” said Bluebird. M ummy smiled and said, “Go and tell Frog that you can sing.” S o Bluebird went back to Frog and she said, “I can sing.” Then she filled the air with a sweet song. Say the next line in a very confident voice, then pause and ask pupils how Frog feels. “I can sing too!” announced Frog. Frog opened his mouth confidently and went “Croak. Croak. Croak.” Bluebird laughed. “You can swim, Little Frog, but
Birds tweeting, and buzzing of bees. Wet season, what sounds are around? Pitter patter of rain on the trees. Dry season, what do I see? Two blues, the sea and the sky. Wet season, what sights catch my eye? Umbrellas and clouds racing by.
you can’t sing.” Frog’s face fell.
“There’s no need to be sad,” said Bluebird’s mummy. “You are special, Frog, because you can swim. And, Bluebird, you are special because you can sing.”
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