Unit 9
His mother hugged him. “You will never walk on two legs,” she said. “But you can hop on land and you can swim underwater and that makes
you special.” Finally, Little frog smiled. “Yes,” he said. “I am glad I’m a frog.” Then Little Frog hopped away happily.
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The place where the story takes place is the setting .
1 What is the setting of this story? 2 Who are the characters in the story? 3 What did Little Frog want to do? 4 Why did Little Frog fall over? 5 What made Little Frog special? 6 How did Little Frog feel a) at the beginning of the story? b) in the middle? c) at the end?
Speaking and listening Listen to your teacher tell you another story.
1 Answer the questions. • Who are the characters? • In what ways is this story the same as ‘The Frog who wanted to walk’?
• In what ways is this story different? • Which story do you like best? Why?
• Point out link words, first , next , then and finally , which are used to show the order in which things happen and to link sentences or paragraphs. Explain that these words make it easier for a reader to follow what is going on. • Ask pupils: “Is the lesson of this story ‘Be proud of who you are’ or ‘Try to be like other people’?” • Speaking and listening : Read aloud the story from the Listening Texts, page 138.
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