Be generous

1-Reading:
The Selfish Giant
Read the story. Then answer the questions.
Every afternoon, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden.
It was a large garden, here and there stood beautiful flowers and there
were peach-trees the birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that
the children listen to them. One day the Giant came back. He had been
to visit his friend and had stayed with him for seven years. He saw the
children playing in the garden. 'What are you doing here?' he cried,
and the children ran away. The Giant built a high wall around it. Then
the spring came, only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still
winter. 'I cannot understand why the spring is so late in coming,' said
the Selfish Giant. One morning the Giant heard some music. It sounded
sweet to his ears, 'I believe the spring has come at last,' said the Giant.
Then he saw a most wonderful sight. Through a little hole in the wall
the children had crept in, and they were sitting in the branches of the
trees. And the trees had covered themselves with blossoms, the birds
were twittering and the flowers were looking up. 'How selfish I have
been!' he said; 'now I know why the spring would not come here. I will
knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's playground
forever.' So he opened the front door and the children, when they saw
that the Giant was not wicked any longer, came running, and with
them came the spring. 'It is your garden now, little children,' said the
Giant, and he knocked down the wall. All day long children played, and
in the evening they came to the Giant to bid him good-bye.
Answer each question:
1. Where did the children play and how did the garden look?
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2. Who came back and what did he do?
…..............................................................................................................
3. Why did the spring not come in the Giant’s garden?
…..............................................................................................................
4. What did the Giant hear one morning?
…...............................................................................................................
5. What did he say to himself?
…...............................................................................................................

2- New vocabulary:
Synonyms
Synonyms List
A synonym is a word that has nearly the same meaning as another
word. Example: kind / thoughtful

Directions: Listed below are 22 commonly used synonyms in the

English language.
1. small / tiny 18. gift / present
2. smart / intelligent 19. leave / exit
3. see / look 20. dad / father
4. funny / silly 21. mom / mother
5. angry / upset 22. taxi / cab
6. jog / run
7. speak / talk
8. stop / cease
9. large / big
10. close / shut
11. road / street
12. over / above
13. rest / relax
14. lift / raise
15. bad / evil
16. difficult / hard
17. shack / hut

Match the word with its synonym:

1- Difficult a- talk
2- Small b- relax
3- Leave c- run
4- Speak d- hard
5- Gift e- tiny
6- Taxi f- exit
7- Jog g- cab
8- Close h- evil
9- Rest I- street
10- Road j- shut
11- bad k- present

It’s time for phonics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XTmXI3cjCUA&list=PLXptQXQyXxHsXpKBMGDSm
aa1SW3QwMuaL&index=16

3- Grammar:
Present simple vs present continuous:
Present Simple
Things which are always true:
 Water boils at 100 degrees.
Permanent situations (or nearly permanent;
true for a few years at least):
 Julie lives in London.
Habits or things we do regularly:
 I drink coffee every morning.
Future events which are part of a timetable:
 My plane leaves at eight tonight.
To talk about the future after certain words
Present Continuous
Things which are happening at the moment of
speaking:
 The water is boiling now, so you can
put in the pasta.
Temporary situations:
 Julie is living in Paris for a few months
(usually she lives in London).
Situations which are slowly changing:
 I'm getting better and better at
speaking English.
Temporary or new habits:
 I'm drinking too much coffee these
days because I'm so busy at work.
Annoying habits (usually with 'always'):
 My flatmate is always leaving the
kitchen in a mess!
Definite future plans:
 I'm meeting John after class today.
('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon as'):
 I'll call you when I get home.
To talk about what happens in books, plays and To talk about people in pictures and photos:
films:  In this photo, my mother is walking
 At the end of the book, the detective beside a lake.
catches the killer.

Answer the following questions using present simple

or present continuous:
1) You …...................... (not/like) chocolate.
2) She …....................... (not/study) at the moment.
3) We often …............................. (go) to the cinema.
4) He usually …............................. (not/do) his homework.
5) They …................................ (not/eat) rice every day.
6) We ….................................... (not/study) every night.
7) …......................... (you/like) spicy food?
8)….......................... (she/go) to Scotland often?
9) …............................. (he/eat) now?
10) We …........................... (go) to the cinema this weekend.
11) They …..................................... (study) now.
12) I …...................... (clean) the kitchen every day.
13) She …....................... (work) every Sunday.
14) We …............................. (not/sleep) now.
15) I …............................... (go) on holiday tomorrow.
16) How long …............................ (she/stay) in London?
17) I often …........................... (read) at night.
18) We .......................... (not/drink) much milk.

4- Listening & discussing:

Let’s learn more crazy facts about the

octopus and discuss it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=VLkKiVIBxXU
Now it’s time for our story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=WjqiU5FgsYc
What did you learn from the story ?!