Target audience : Year 3 pupils

Language skills : Reading and vocabulary

The Princess and the Dragon

Once upon a time there was a king and a queen. They lived in land where the people are friendly and brave. They lived in a beautiful golden castle with their beautiful daughter. Their daughter beauty was known to all near and far. Many knights and princes had come to witness her beauty and they are all fascinated by her.

At the edge of the kingdom lived an ogre. The ogre was ugly. He had heard of the princess’ beauty and he wants to marry her. He made a plan to kidnap the princess. One night the ugly ogre kidnapped the princess. He locked her in his filthy tower. He planned to make the princess marry her.

The king was very angry at the ogre. He made an announcement and promised to give a bag of gold to any knight who could rescue the princess. All the knights in the lands rode to the ogre’s tower.

The ogre was very angry when he saw the knights at his tower. He growled angrily. The ogre was so scary that the knights rode away as fast as they could. The princess was very sad. She cried all night for she did not want to marry the ogre.

The next day a friendly dragon was flying by. He saw the crying princess in the tower. He asked her what had made her cry so. She told him about the ugly ogre. The dragon felt sad for the princess and promised to help her.

The dragon flew down from the tower to find the ugly ogre. The dragon blew the ogre into the ocean. The dragon put the princess on his back and flew into the sky. Then, the dragon took the princess back to the castle. The king was so happy with the dragon. He gave the dragon the bag of gold.

Task 1 :

Each of these questions has options A, B, C and D. Choose the most suitable answer.

1. Where do the king and queen live?

A. In a bungalow Oops…that’s not the answerB. In a hut I don’t think they want to live thereC. In a castle Hurray! You got it.D. In a tower Hurmmm.. try again

2. How many children do they have?

A. One Yeayy!B. Two You’re nearly thereC. Three Sorry.. wrong answerD. None Think again mate!

3. Who kidnapped the princess?

A. An ugly ogre You’re correct!B. An ugly witch Sorry! You got the wrong answer.C. An ugly prince Try again!D. An ugly dragon Sorry! Try again.

4. Who rescue the princess?

A. The king No… he’s the princess’ fatherB. The knights Sorry, try againC. The ogre Hurmm.. try another oneD. The friendly dragon Yes.. you’re right.

5. What did the king gave to the dragon?

A. A piece of gold Sorry.. try againB. A bag of gold Yes. That’s the answerC. A pot of gold No. try againD. A sack of gold Sorry, not the answer.

Task 2: Squeeze your mind 1

Read each of the statements below. Mark ‘T’ if it is true and ‘F’ if it is false.

1. The ruler of the kingdom has a beautiful daughter. T

2. The ogre’s tower is near the king’s castle. F

3. The brave knights fought the ogre bravely. F

4. The dragon blew the ogre away. T

5. The king gave a handsome reward to the dragon. T

Task 3 open cloze (10 blanks)

Once upon a time there was a king (1) and a queen. They lived in a golden castle(2)

with their beautiful daughter. One night an ugly ogre kidnapped the princess locked her

in his tower (3). The king promised to give a bag (4) of gold to the knight who could

rescue the princess. All the knights (5) in the lands rode to the ogre’s tower. The ogre

(6) was so scary that they rode away as fast as they could. The next day a friendly

dragon (7) saw the princess in the tower. The dragon blew the ogre into the sea (8). The

dragon put the princess (9) on his back and flew into the sky. Then, the dragon took the

princess back to the castle. The king was so happy with the dragon. He gave the

dragon the bag of gold (10).

Answers No Clue No Clue1 The ruler of a kingdom 6 This is Shrek.2 A big, beautiful home of kings. 7 A scaly and fire breathing animal.3 Rapunzel was locked here. 8 A large amount of water4 You put your books in this. 9 Daughter of a king and queen5 A hero on horseback 10 Yellow, shiny coins.

Task 4 sentence construction (5 questions)

Rearrange the words to form good sentences.

1. Spain. is Princess Adelphi from

……………………………………………………………………………..

2. a long, golden hair. She has beautiful,

……………………………………………………………………………..

3. the nightingale.voice is Her as sweet as

…………………………………………………………………………….

4. princess.is a warm She and friendly

…………………………………………………………………………….

5. horse riding She dancing loves and in her free time.

……………………………………………………………………………...

Answers

1. Princess Adelphi is from Spain.

2. She has a long, beautiful, golden hair.

3. Her voice is as sweet as the nightingale.

4. She is a warm and friendly princess.

5. She loves dancing and horse riding in her free time.

Adapted from http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/unscramble-these-sentences

Task 5 matching (5 questions)

Look at the pictures below and match the correct word.

Adapted from http://www.manythings.org/lulu/j3.html

Answers

clean

eat

cook

cry

sing

clean

cook cry

sing

Task 6 crossword puzzle (10 questions)

Read the clues given and solve the puzzle.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7

8. 9.

10.

Clues

Across

4. Do you need to sharpen yours?

5. Write or draw on this.

8. You write on this with chalk.

10. Please ______ your name on your work.

eat

Down

1. Draw straight lines with this.2. It has a keyboard and a screen.3. Where you go to plat at recess4. Read these at home or school5. They help you learn new things6. The teacher sits here.

Answer

1. Ruler2. Computer3. Playground4. Pencil5. Paper6. Books7. Teacher8. Blackboard9. Desk10.Write