The Ant and the Grasshopper

Grasshopper was a lively, happy insect, who didn’t have a care in the world. He spent the long summer days relaxing in the sunshine or bouncing and dancing through the grass.

“Why are you working so hard?” asked Grasshopper one day, when he saw Ant struggling to carry some grain on her back. “It’s such a sunny day! Come and play!”

“I’ve got no time, Grasshopper,” said Ant. “I have to take this grain back to my nest, so that my family and I have enough food when winter comes. Have you built your nest yet?”

“Nest?” laughed Grasshopper. “Who needs a nest when life in the great outdoors is so wonderful? And there’s plenty of food – why should I worry?”

Day after day, Grasshopper played while Ant worked. Soon the trees began to lose their leaves and the days began to get shorter and cooler. But lazy Grasshopper hardly noticed. He was still too busy enjoying himself.

A few days later, it began to snow. Grasshopper suddenly found himself cold and all alone. He was hungry and there wasn’t a crumb of food to be food anywhere!”

“I know,” said Grasshopper. “Ant will help me.” So he sat out to look for Ant’s nest. It was safe and warm beneath a rock. Ant came out to see him. “What do you want?” she asked.

“Please, Ant,” said Grasshopper, “have you any food to spare?”

Ant looked at him. “All summer long, while we worked hard to gather food and prepare our nest, what did you do?”

“I played and had fun, of course,” said Grasshopper. “That’s what summer is for!”

“Well, you were wrong, weren’t you,” said Ant. “If you play all summer, then you must go hungry all winter.”

“Yes,” said Grasshopper sadly, as a tiny tear fell from the corner of his eye. “I’ve learned my lesson now. I just hope it isn’t too late!”

Ant’s heart softened. “Alright, come on in,” she said. “I’ll find some food for you.”

Grasshopper gratefully crawled into the warm nest, where Ant and her family shared their food with him.

By the time spring came around, Grasshopper was fat and fit and ready to start building a nest of his very own!

Underline the correct answer:

1. Grasshopper was a lively, sad

proud

happy

sleepy insect.

2. Grasshopper spent the long, spring

summer

autumn

winter days relaxing in the sun.

3. Grasshopper danced

worked

relaxed

walked through the grass.

4. Ant played

worked

danced

fought hard to carry some grain.

5. Ant had no time to swim

dance

play

eat with the grasshopper.

6. Ant carried the grain back to his nest.

beach.

tree.

cave.

7. Grasshopper hasn’t yet built his cave.

nest.

home.

bench.

8. Grasshopper wasn’t teaching

playing

seeking

worried that he wouldn’t find food.

9. While the ants worked, Grasshopper worked.

played.

sunbathed.

swam.

10. A year after,

Soon,

A few days later,

A week before, the weather started to get cooler.

11. When it started to snow, Grasshopper realized there wasn’t enough

sunshine.

rain.

water.

food.

12. Ant were warm and safe

angry

thirsty

hungry beneath a rock.

13. Grasshopper asked Ant to give him some shelter.

clothes.

food.

water.

14. Ant told him that, “If you play all summer, then you must go hungry all spring.”

summer.”

autumn.”

winter.”

15. Grasshopper felt sad

angry

happy

glad that he wasted all summer.

16. He has now learnt his play.

lines.

lesson.

address.

17. Ant was very cruel

frustrated

warm

kind with the grasshopper.

18. Ant found him some clothes.

food.

blankets.

water.

19. Ant shared her nest with her family.

friends.

husband.

best friend.

20. By the following spring, Grasshopper was ready to

enjoy his summer once again.

start building a nest of his own.

help the ant building her nest.

go to the beach every day.

TASK 1 – WARMER

1 MINUTE – NOT ASSESSED

Each numbered question has two questions – one question for each Student.

1A to Student A:

Good morning ..............., can you spell your name for me please?

1B to Student B:

Good morning................, can you spell your name for me please?

2A to Student A: Where do you live? What is your address?

2B to Student B: How old are you? When is your birthday?

3A to Student A: Which is your favourite season? Why?

3B to Student B: Which is your favourite animal? Why?

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TASK 2 – INTERVIEW

3 MINUTES TOTAL

Interlocutor has two topics to ask, one for each Student.

To student A:

The Interlocutor says: “I’m going to ask you some questions about Free Time.”

1. Can you tell me what your hobbies are please?

2. Which is your favourite one of them?

3. Why do you like this hobby?

4. Do you find time to practise/do this hobby during the weekdays or weekends? Explain.

5. How do you spend your free time during the summer holidays?

6. Apart from doing your hobby/ies, how do you spend your free time during school time?

7. Do you wish to start doing something else in your free time?

8. If yes or if no – Why? Can you explain further please?

To student B:

The Interlocutor says: “I’m going to ask you some questions about the Weather.”

1. What is the weather like today?

2. Do you like this kind of weather? Why?

3. Do you prefer long summer days or short wintry days? Why

4. What is your favourite season? Why?

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5. What do you usually do in this favourite season?

6. How do you like to spend the day in nice weather?

7. How do you like to spend the day in cold weather?

8. Do you like going for a walk or for a ride with the bike during spring time? Why?

TASK 3 – SINGLE PICTURE TASK

3 MINUTES TOTAL

Look carefully at the picture. I am going to ask you some questions about it.

Interlocutor asks a question to each student in turn:

1. What are you seeing in the picture?

2. Can you tell me something else that you can see in the picture?

3. Why do you think they were having this lunch?

4. Do you think it was a special lunch? Why?

5. What were they going to eat? Explain the food you can see.

6. Who do you think is the woman with the spotted jersey and the

man in the blue jersey?

7. How old do you think the boy and girl are?

8. Do you think they enjoyed this lunch? Why?

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9. How did you spend your Christmas?

10. With whom did you have your Christmas lunch?

11. What was special for you this Christmas?

12. Do you think everyone is happy like this family on Christmas

day? Why?

TASK 4 – COMPARE AND CONTRAST

3 MINUTES TOTAL

Interlocutor says: “I’m going to show you two pictures this time. I want you to look carefully at both of them.”

Interlocutor asks a question to each student in turn

1A to Student A: Can you tell me how these two pictures are different please? What differences can you see that you can tell me?

1B to Student B: Can you tell me what these two pictures have in common please? What similarities can you see that you can tell me?

2A to Student A: (Swimming)

a. Where do you think these children are?

b. What are they doing?

c. How old do you think they are?

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d. What is the boy with the red swimsuit doing? Why?

e. Do you think they’re having fun? Why?

f. Do you like going to the beach? Why?

2B to Student B: (Climbing)

a. Where do you think these children are?

b. Why do you think so?

c. What are these children doing?

d. How old do you think they are?

e. In which season do you think this picture was taken? Why?

f. Do you think they’re having fun? Why?

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A. COMPREHENSIONREAD THE FOLLOWING COMPREHENSION WELL:

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Write True or False: (1 mark each = 4 marks)

1. Everyone on Earth knew about the secret valley - ___________

2. In this jungle lived the last dinosaurs in the world - __________

3. Tony was not scared to explore the jungle - ___________

4. The dinosaur was badly hurt by the darts that Tony fired - _______

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Answer these questions in full: (2 mark each = 14

marks)

1. When did Terrible Tony hear about the valley?

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2. Why did Terrible Tony want the dinosaur?

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3. Name the 3 things he took to the forest.

_________________ , _________________ , ________________ .

4. Did the dinosaur hear Tony’s shouts? { Yes / No}

How do you know?

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5. Why didn’t the dinosaur eat Tony?

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6. Instead of eating him, what did the dinosaur do to Tony?

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7. Did Tony keep hunting for animals for his circus? { Yes / No }

What did he do instead?

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From the Comprehension find words that mean the same as:

1. Frightening - _______________

2. Fortunately - _______________ (1 mark each = 2 marks)

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B. Read carefully each sentence and answer as told: (2each =10 marks)

1. Stories have been told that terrifying beasts prowled through the

green forest. (Underline the adjectives)

2. He was determined to find the valley. (Change into negative)

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3. One morning, the ground began to tremble. (Turn into question)

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4. Meeting the dinosaur changed Tony forever. (Underline the verbs)

5. And the herd of dinosaurs lived happily ever after. (The herd of

dinosaurs is a collective noun. Write one collective noun)

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C. SHORT WRITING

In around 60 words continue this email to your cousin who lives

abroad, describing your school.

Dear cousin _________________,

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Hi, how are you? Everyone is doing well. The holidays are over

and we have started our second term and preparing for the exams.

Today I want to tell you about my school. As you know I attend

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Talk to you soon,

Your cousin,

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D. COMPOSITION

Write a composition of about 120 words on one of the following:

1. The worst day of my life

Describe when, what happened and why it was the worst

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2. The magic carpet

Describe why this carpet was magical, what did it do, how did

you use it….

3. How I spent my Christmas holidays

Describe how you spent your holidays, what did you do……

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Listening Comprehension Answers:

1. happy 6. nest 11. food 16. lesson2. summer 7. nest 12. safe 17. kind3. danced 8. worried 13. food 18. food4. worked 9. played 14. winter 19. family5. play 10. Soon 15. sad 20. start building a

nest of his own

(1 mark each = Total 20 marks)

Written Paper Answers

A. Reading Comprehension Answers : (TOTAL = 20 MARKS)

1. False 2. True 3. True 4. False(1 m each = 4 marks)

1. Terrible Tony heard about the valley while he was tracking down

magnificent wild animals for travelling circus.

2. Terrible Tony wanted the dinosaur EITHER

to earn him lots of money. OR

to use the dinosaur in the circus. OR

accept any answer that is relevant.

3. stun guns, giant nets, rope.

4. No. Tony’s shouts sounded like tiny distant squeaks.

5. The dinosaur didn’t eat Tony because he was a plant-eater.

6. Instead of eating him, the dinosaur, tossed him away.

7. No. Instead he shut down his circus and released all the animals

safely back into the wild. (2 marks each = 14 marks)

Frightening – terrifying Fortunately - luckily

(1 mark each = 2 marks)

B. Read carefully each sentence and answer as told: (2each =10 marks)

1. Stories have been told that terrifying beasts prowled through the green

forest. (Underline the adjectives)

2. He was determined to find the valley. (Change into negative)

He was not determined to find the valley

3. One morning, the ground began to tremble. (Turn into question)

What happened one morning?

4. Meeting the dinosaur changed Tony forever. (Underline the verbs)

5. And the herd of dinosaurs lived happily ever after. (The herd of

dinosaurs is a collective noun. Write one collective noun)

Accept any correct collective noun.

C. SHORT WRITING (10 marks)

D. COMPOSITION (20 marks)