Activity 2 : listen and write down what the teacher say.
Activity 2 : listen and write down what the teacher say.
THE TURTLE AND THE DUCKS
"Take me with you, please," called a turtle to a gray duck and a white duck that
were flying over.
The ducks heard the turtle and flew down toward him. "Do you really wish to go
with us?" asked the ducks as they came to the ground near the turtle.
"I surely do," replied the turtle. "Will you please take me?"
"Why, yes, I think we can do so," said the white duck slowly.
The two ducks talked together in low tones for a few minutes. Then they flew to
the woods. They soon brought back a strong twig and dropped it in front of the
turtle.
"Now," said the ducks, "if we take you off to see the world, you must promise us
one thing."
"What is that?" asked the turtle. "I will promise almost anything if you will let me
go."
"You must promise not to say one word while you are in the air, NOT ONE WORD,"
replied the ducks. "All right, I promise," said the turtle. "Sometimes I do not say a
word for a whole day because there is no one to listen to me."
"Well, take firm hold of the middle of the twig; we are ready to start," said the gray
duck.
"If you value your life, you must hold on tightly," said the white duck.
The turtle took hold of the middle of the twig and each duck took hold of one end.
Then they flew up! up! up! while the turtle swung from the middle of the twig. How
he enjoyed it! He had never had such a ride.
They had gone a long way safely when they came to a hayfield. The haymakers
looked up and saw the ducks and the turtle.
"Ho! ho! the turtle has stolen some wings," called one of the haymakers.
"What a queer carriage he has!" laughed another in a loud voice.
"I pity his horses," said another.
This made the turtle so angry that he cried out, "You--" but no one knows what he
was going to say, for he fell to the ground and was killed.
[Footnote: Adapted from The Turtle and the Geese, in a book of the same name
published by Houghton, Mifflin Co.]
THE TURTLE AND THE DUCKS
"Take me with you, please," called a turtle to a gray duck and a white duck that
were flying over.
The ducks heard the turtle and flew down toward him. "Do you really wish to go
with us?" asked the ducks as they came to the ground near the turtle.
"I surely do," replied the turtle. "Will you please take me?"
"Why, yes, I think we can do so," said the white duck slowly.
The two ducks talked together in low tones for a few minutes. Then they flew to
the woods. They soon brought back a strong twig and dropped it in front of the
turtle.
"Now," said the ducks, "if we take you off to see the world, you must promise us
one thing."
"What is that?" asked the turtle. "I will promise almost anything if you will let me
go."
"You must promise not to say one word while you are in the air, NOT ONE WORD,"
replied the ducks. "All right, I promise," said the turtle. "Sometimes I do not say a
word for a whole day because there is no one to listen to me."
"Well, take firm hold of the middle of the twig; we are ready to start," said the gray
duck.
"If you value your life, you must hold on tightly," said the white duck.
The turtle took hold of the middle of the twig and each duck took hold of one end.
Then they flew up! up! up! while the turtle swung from the middle of the twig. How
he enjoyed it! He had never had such a ride.
They had gone a long way safely when they came to a hayfield. The haymakers
looked up and saw the ducks and the turtle.
"Ho! ho! the turtle has stolen some wings," called one of the haymakers.
"What a queer carriage he has!" laughed another in a loud voice.
"I pity his horses," said another.
This made the turtle so angry that he cried out, "You--" but no one knows what he
was going to say, for he fell to the ground and was killed.
[Footnote: Adapted from The Turtle and the Geese, in a book of the same name
published by Houghton, Mifflin Co.]
Activity 3. Check what you write with the text given. Correct the mistakes. Every
word which you write and is not the same as the written must be wrong.

Activity 4 : Read the text and answer the questions below

1. Who is the main character of the story?

2. Where did the story happen?
3. When did the story happen?
4. What problem faced by the main character?
5. Can she solved the problem? How?
6. How is the ending of the story, sad or happy ending?
7. What kind of story is it?

Activity 4. Find out the synonym of each word

wish (v) ground (n) near (adv) reply (v) ask (v)
slowly (adv) tone (n) talk (v) promise (v) strong (adj)
take off (v) let (v) whole (adj) start (v) value (v)
safely (adv) queer (adj) angry (adj) loud (adj) cry out (v)

Activity 5. Rewrite the story you have heard in 150 to 200 words.