Tsang Mui Millennium School

2019-2020 English Worksheet

Supplementary WS (1) Class Name Grade

Date: P.5 ( ) ( )

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

My friend Jenny is very sporty but I (1) (be) not.

Last month, Jenny (2) (invite) me to go running

with her. I was not sure it (3) (be) a good idea but I

(4) (agree). I (5) (go) to the first run and

I was surprised that I (6) (enjoy) it.

Last week, Jenny and I (7) (run) in the park near

our school. Suddenly, Jenny (8) (fall) over and

(9) (twist) her ankle. She (10) (burst)

into tears as she was in pain. I (11) (comfort) her, ‘Does it

hurt? Let’s (12) (go) home together. It (13) (be)

fine.’ Jenny asked, ‘Can I (15) (join) the running race next

week? I’m afraid I cannot!’ ‘Don’t worry. You (16) (get)

well very soon!’ I replied, ‘I will join the race with you. We

(17) (have) a great time!’ Jenny smiled and said, ‘Thank

you so much!’

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5A Unit 2 Grade
Supplementary WS (2) Date:

What are the titles of the books? Complete the titles with the adjectives in the box.

Boring Charming Horrifying Interesting

Amusing Relaxing Touching

The
A Night
Prince of Wonderland

An
A Monday
Journey to the Future

Yoga:
101 Stories
A Sport
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5A Unit 2 Grade
Supplementary WS (3) Date:

A. Read Jane’s Timetable. Then complete the sentences with ‘before’ or ‘after’ and
the information below.

1. e.g. Before Jane practiced the piano, she

exercised e.g. in the park at 9:30 a.m.

2. Jane had lunch she came back

from .

3. Jane

at 3:45p.m., she her Uncle and Aunt.

4. Jane had at 7:30 p.m.

after .

B. Read the pictures and make sentences with ‘before’ or ‘after’.

1. we

lit the fire / had our barbecue

2. We

Corrections

cleaned up the rubbish / left the beach

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 5A Unit 3 Grade
Supplementary WS (4) Date:

Complete the following conversation with the words in the box.

Could I have I’d prefer … to Which…would you prefer

Dad: Wow, you got full marks in your English Exam. Well done, Ada. Let me buy a
present for you. What would you like to have?
Ada: Thank you very much, Dad. 1. a teddy bear,
please?
Dad: But you have three teddy bears already.
Ada: How about a watch? 2. an Apple Watch, please?
Dad: The watch comes in three colours, black, gold or silver. 3.
colour ?
Ada: 4. the black one the gold or
silver one.
Dad: 5. size , 40mm or 44mm?
Ada: 6. 40mm 44mm. It suits me
more.
Dad: I think so, too. 7. design ,
the one with numbers or without numbers on the dial?
Ada: 8. the one with numbers the
one without numbers because it shows the time more clearly.
Dad: Good ! Let’s buy this one!
Ada: Hurray! Thanks Dad!

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 5A Unit 3 Grade
Supplementary WS (5) Date:

A. Tina and her mother are planning dinner. Look at the things they have and the list of
things they need. Complete what they say with ‘enough’ or ‘more’ and the
information below.

1. Mum: Do we have e.g. enough chicken wings?

Tina: Yes, we have chicken wings.

2. Mum: Do we have potatoes?

Tina: No, we don’t have enough potatoes. We need to buy e.g. more potatoes.

3. Mum: Do we have ?
Tina: No, we don’t have . We need to buy
more broccoli.

4. Mum: Do we have ?
Tina: Yes , .

5. Mum: Do ?
Tina: No, we don’t have enough fish fillets. We

Corrections

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 5A Unit 4 Grade
Supplementary WS (6) Date:

A. Complete what the children say with ‘made from’, ‘made in’ or ‘made by’.

1. June: I like Sunny Mixed Juice. It is

Healthy Juice Company. It is

apples, carrots and water. It is

Hong Kong.

2.
Jimmy: I like Hokkaido Fresh Milk. It is

pure milk. It is Hokkaido Dairy

Company. It is Japan.

3. Danny: I like Merry Potato Chips. They are

Italy. They are Happy Kids

Company. They are potatoes,

cheese and salt.

4. Gigi: I like Healthy Almond Biscuits. They are

Smiley Bakery Company. They are

flour, olive oil, almonds and salt. They are

Taiwan.

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 5A Unit 4 Grade
Supplementary WS (7) Date:

The children do not have good eating habits. Write them some advice by filling in the
blanks with ‘too many’, ‘too much’, ‘fewer’ or ‘less’.
1.
Mary eats lollipops. She should

eat lollipops as they are not

Mary / lollipops
good for her teeth.

2.

Lucy drinks bubble tea. She

should drink as it is too sweet.

Lucy / bubble tea

3.
Henry eats meat. He should eat

meat. He eats

French fries, too. He should eat

Henry / meat / French fries French fries since they have oil.

4.
Kerry drinks soft drinks. She

should drink soft drinks because they

Kerry / soft drinks contain sugar.

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 5A Unit 5 Grade
Supplementary WS (8) Date:

Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with ‘must’ or ‘mustn’t’ and
the words in the box.

keep quiet in the library play games in the library

return the books on time show your library card to borrow books
use your mobile phone in the library write or draw anything in the books

1.
You e.g. must keep quiet in the library .

2.
You .

3.
You .

4.
You .

5.
You .

6.
You .

Corrections:

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 5A Unit 5 Grade
Supplementary WS (9) Date:

Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns.

myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves

Uncle Smart: Charlie, I have invented a new robot all by myself. It can do
a lot of things.
Charlie: What can it do, Uncle Smart?
Uncle Smart: It can cook, clean the house and wash the clothes by (1) .
Charlie: Wow … It can do what I can do. I can do housework by (2) , too.
Uncle Smart: But you seldom do it by (3) . Look at your room. It’s so messy.
Charlie: Mum always cleans the house by (4) . She will tidy it up for me
later.
Uncle Smart: It’s not right to think this way, Charlie. Your sister sweeps the floor by
(5) and your brother waters the plants by (6) .
All of us must help out at home.
Charlie: Uncle Smart, your robot is so powerful. Would it help me?
Uncle Smart: No, you shouldn’t ask my robot to help. Since your brother and sister do
housework by (7) , you should do it by (8) , too.
Amy: That’s right. Mum always tells us, ‘Children, you should take good care of
(9) and behave well.’ We will help Mum a lot when we do
our own work by (10) .
Charlie: OK. From now on I will try my best to be a helpful kid.

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5A Unit 5 Grade
Supplementary WS (10) Date:

Jacky and Jenny travelled to 2099 with their robot R2. Complete the story with the
words in the box. Each word can only be used once.

whispered complained replied asked

yelled argued sobbed suggested

Jacky and Jenny jumped into the time machine together and travelled to

2099 with their robot R2. ‘It’s too crowded in here. Get out of the time

machine! Jenny1. . ‘No, you get out! I’m going to 2099

with R2,’ 2. Jacky. ‘Calm down! Both of you are

going to the future with me. Let me get a bigger time machine, so we can

travel together. Isn’t that a good idea?’ R2 3. .

‘Hurray!’ 4. Jenny and Jacky excitedly.

Then they got into a bigger time machine and the time tunnel sucked

them in. Soon after, the dial read 2099. ‘It’s not easy to take care of kids!’

R2 5. to himself. ‘Did you hear someone talking,

R2?’ 6. Jenny. ‘No, I didn’t hear anything at all,’

7. R2.

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5A Unit 5 Grade
Supplementary WS (11) Date:

Rearrange the following words to make sentences.

1. opened the box / Susan / Out of curiosity / inside / gently / saw a doll / and /, / .

2. a hamburger / I’d / a cheese sandwich / prefer / for breakfast / to / .

3. a balanced diet / stay healthy / the most important / To / is / , / .

4. my homework / my friend’s / I do / instead of / by myself / copying / .

Corrections

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 Grade
Supplementary WS (12) Date:

Gary is reading a magazine article about old Hong Kong.

Old Hong Kong

Hawkers
When I was young, I ate curry fish balls with my classmates on the
streets every week. Hawkers used to be a common sight in Hong
Starters
Kong forty years ago. They sold different kinds of local food, such
as fish balls, dried fruit, stinky tofu, egg puffs and red bean
puddings. People could also buy clothes and other daily necessities
Main Courses
from them. However as the government became more concerned
about the hygiene and safety problems in the 1990s, the number of
licensed hawkers has been greatly reduced. Nowadays, it is hard
for us to see them on the streets.
Desserts

Small Shops
Shopping in a small grocery used to be my favourite activity. It
Beverages
sold many types of stationery and toys. I usually counted my
pocket money in front of the shop to see what I could buy. Thirty
years ago. there were not many department stores or shopping
malls in Hong Kong. People usually bought things from small
shops and had a close relationship with the shopkeepers. I miss the
old days but at the same time, I adore the new Hong Kong. It is
modern and charming. Let's find out the good sides of it!

Frankie Cheung, a famous children's book

author who enjoys travelling and exploring
different places.

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A. Choose the best answer by blackening the circle.

1. What could people buy from hawkers as mentioned in the passage?

A. B. C. D.

2. Why are there fewer hawkers in Hong Kong nowadays?

A. The food sold by hawkers is too expensive.
B. There are few department stores.
C. The government thinks the food sold by hawkers is not clean.
D. People do not like old snacks or local food any more.

3. Which of the following about old Hong Kong is NOT true?

A. There were many hawkers on the streets.
B. Department stores and chain stores were popular.
C. People bought things in small groceries more often.
D. There was a good relationship between customers and shopkeepers.

4. The writer's attitude towards the new Hong Kong is _______.

A. negative B. neutral
We can usually find the
C. uncertain D. positive
writer's attitude in the
conclusion of a passage.
5. Frankie Cheung ____________.
A. dislikes curry fish balls B. did not have toys when he was young
C. is the editor of a magazine D. writes storybooks for kids

B. Fill in each blank with a word from the text.

Mum: I need to buy some daily (1) this afternoon. There is no

more shampoo or toilet paper at home.

Gary: Hurray! Shall we go to the new (2) store nearby? I want to

buy a card game there too!

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 Grade
Supplementary WS (13) Date:

Laura is reading the webpage of a charity.

www.newhope.org.hk

New Hope
Connecting People
In a World of Love

HOME
ABOUT US
ABOUT US
Our Mission
PARTNERS
We hope to connect people in the world. Our target is to make the
best use of people and resources help those in need.
FORMS

Our Work 5
AWARDS

We are a non-profit organization. We bring people together in these

MAKE A
DONATION
ways:
ONLINE (1) We give donations to different community groups, orphanages
and elderly homes.
CONTACT US (2) We offer attractive salaries to people of lower education levels 10

and new immigrants. They help make handicrafts like dolls and
yummy cookies for charity sales
(3) We cooperate with different organizations, hold workshops at
schools and match people to other charities. We hope different
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(4) We organize events to raise money for the needy. They include
flag and raffle ticket selling, charity sales and the charity fun day.

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A. Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

1. What is New Hope?

A. A profitable business. B. An elderly home.

C. A primary school. D. A charitable organization.

2. Read line 2. 'Mission' means ________.

A. picture B. money

C. team D. goal

3. What can people NOT buy at New Hope's charity sales? You can choose more than one
answer.

A. B. C. D.

4. Laura wants to know the phone number of New Hope. She should click _______.

A. 'PARTNERS' B. 'MAKE A DONATION ONLINE'

C. 'AWARDS ' D. 'CONTACT US'

5. What does New Hope NOT do to raise money?

A. Sell handmade cups. B. Accept online donations.

C. Sell flags and raffle tickets. D. Hold charity balls.

B. Answer the questions in complete sentences.

6. Who does New Hope give donations to?

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 Grade
Supplementary WS (14) Date:

Chloe is reading a newsletter of a bus company.

Hong Kong Bus Company - Good Manners Campaign 2020

by Olivia Chung

The Hong Kong Bus Company introduces its annual campaign to its passengers today. The
'Good Manner Campaign' aims to remind passengers how to make a positive and pleasant
experience while travelling on the bus. Good behaviours can be contagious - so show 5
others how to follow your footsteps!

The campaign suggests some simple ways to show good manners:

- Queue up to board the bus.

- Move inside and do not block the aisle so that more passengers can get on the bus.

- Lower your volume when you talk. Maintain a quiet environment for the others. 10

- Do not eat or drink and take your rubbish away with you.

- Offer your seat to the people in need.

The campaign lasts from 1 August to 31 October. You may go to www.hongkongbus.com.hk

to download the stamp collection card.

The campaign ambassadors in casual wear will look for passengers with good manners on 15

the bus. They will put stamps on the card. At the end of the campaign, you can redeem a
classic bus model of Hong Kong Bus Company at any of the 28 Hong Kong Bus Company
bus station counters.

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A. Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.

1. How long does the campaign last for?

A. One week. B. Two weeks.

C. Two months. D. Three months.

2. Read line 5. Another word for 'contagious' is ________.

A. fast B. difficult

C. spreading D. harmful

3. What can people redeem at the end of the campaign?

A. B. C. D.

4. How often does the Hong Kong Bus Company introduce the campaign?

A. Every day. B. Every week.

C. Every month. D. Every year.

B. Answer the questions in complete sentences.

5. Where can people get their stamp collection card?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

6. Name one kind of ‘the people in need’.

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 Grade
Supplementary WS (15) Date:

Alvin is filling in the questionnaire in a hotel lobby.

Happy Lodger Hotel

Dear Guest,
Thank you for providing valuable feedback on your hotel experience.
Name of guest: Alvin Lee Contact number: 53216987
Date of visit: from 18th Oct to 22nd Oct

Hotel Services (please circle: 5-excellent…… 1-poor)

Check-in experience 5 4 3 2 1
Staff expertise 5 4 3 2 1
Staff helpfulness 5 4 3 2 1
Timing of services 5 4 3 2 1

Hotel Environment
Decoration and Lighting 5 4 3 2 1
Music and Entertainment 5 4 3 2 1
Cleanliness 5 4 3 2 1

Would you return to our hotel for a stay? Yes No

Would you recommend our hotel to others? Yes No

What things would you like to see an improvement on?

Faster housekeeping services, more variety at the breakfast buffet.

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A. Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.
1. How many nights did Alvin stay at the hotel?

 A. Two. B Three.
C Four. D Five.

2. How did Alvin feel about the hotel room?

 A. ‘I love the comfortable atmosphere.’

 B. ‘There are few choices of music.’
 C. ‘The lighting is too dim. I can't see a thing.’
 D. ‘The size of the room is too small.’

3. Which of the following about the hotel is TRUE?

 A. The guest filled in the questionnaire on 18th October.
 B. The guest does not plan to come back to the hotel.
 C. Staff at the hotel is slow at getting things done.
 D. The hotel serves a dinner buffet.

4. Alvin thought the choices of TV programmes and games were enough.

Which category in the questionnaire showed his comment?
 A. Decoration and Lighting.
 B. Music & Entertainment.
 C. Timing of Services.
 D. Staff helpfulness.

B. Answer the questions in complete sentences.

5. On which day did the guest have a check-in experience??

______________________________________________________________________

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 Grade
Supplementary WS (16) Date:

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

‘Todd? Could you 1. (do) me a favour?’ Mum asked. ‘Yes,

Mum?’ Todd 2. (look) up from his Lego toys. ‘Could you help me

3. (pick) up some goodies from an old lady?’ asked Mum.

Todd 4. (nod) and picked up his bag and left to

5. (catch) the bus. When he 6. (get) to the

address, and old lady opened the door. Todd 7. (pay) and she

8. (give) him a bag of food. While Todd was walking to the bus

stop, he 9. (notice) a very thin little girl sitting against the wall.

Besides her, sleeping on a piece of cardboard, was an elderly lady, equally dirty and

thin. Todd 10. (feel) sorry for the two of them. He

11. (want) to do something for them.

Pulling out his wallet, he realized that he had no money. He looked into the bag

he had got from the old lady. Then he 12. (pull) out a box of

biscuits and handed it to the little girl. She looked at him, surprised, and he smiled at

her.

As Todd walked off, he 13. (know) that he was going to

14. (get) scolded by Mum but he 15. (not mind).

It was because he knew he had done a good deed.

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Name: __________________ ( ) Class: P. 5 ( )

Dictation 1 - 5A Unit 1 & 6 Date: (__________________, 2020)

Part A Listening (5%) 日期為復課後的第二週

Part B Recite (30%)

1. Although (即使) we can easily buy takeaways (外賣餐) or ready meals, I still
love to cook for my family.
2. Nothing (沒有甚麼) is better than having dinner with my family at home.

3. Children nowadays (現今) have a wide choice (選擇) of games but some of them

spend (花耗) too much time on computers and electronic games.

4. I think the roads are too congested (擁擠的) and the air is too polluted (受污染的)

in the urban area (城市地區).

Part C Recite Paragraphs (65%)

Last week my aunt took me to Cheung Chau Island. In the morning, we visited

some attractions (景點) on the island. In the afternoon, we watched the Bun Festival

(太平清礁) parade (巡遊) and bought some fresh steamed (蒸的) buns. They were

delicious.

Since a lot of people wanted to see the parade, the streets were very crowded (擁

擠的). There were a lot of children in the parade. They wore beautiful traditional (傳

統的) Chinese costumes (戲服). They were standing on poles (杆) and waved at us.

I am really looking forward to (盼望) my next visit to the island!

Part D: Bonus Part (2marks @)
Parent’s signature:
Write as many phrasal verbs as you
can in 2 minutes.
(Refer to EE U1, UF p.3 & WS U1)
 Tsang Mui Millennium School
2019-2020 1st Term
Primary 5

Unit Focus

Name:____________________________

Class: P.5 ( ) Class Number: ( )

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 5A Unit 1 A Family Outing to Cheung Chau Island
Unit Focus (1a): Phrasal Verbs (短語動詞)
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition, which together
have a particular meaning.
A verb + an adverb => A phrasal verb [run + away => run away]
A verb + a preposition => A phrasal verb [give + up => give up]
Phrasal Verbs
1 look up 查詢 I looked up some good restaurants on the
Internet before I went out for dinner.
2 get out of 離開 Sam got out of the MTR station and looked
for a taxi.
3 keep on 繼續 Keep on walking. We need to get to the
hilltop.
4 turn up 出現 Uncle John turned up at our home last night.

We were all surprised.

5 run into 碰到 Mum and I ran into Aunt Susan at the

supermarket.
6 set off 啟程 We set off at eight o’clock this morning

7 make up 講和 We were angry last night but we made up at

8 break down 出故障
9 eat out 外出進餐
10 work out 做運動
breakfast.
Tom’s car broke down on the way to work.
Mum and Dad ate out to celebrate Valentine’s
Day.
W e work out to music at the exercise class.

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Reference: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm
5A Unit 6: Hong Kong: past and present
Unit Focus (6a): targeted words (目標字詞)

Words Chinese meaning

1. congested (adj.)

2. smoggy ( adj. )

3. convenient ( adj. )

4. polluted ( adj. )

5. high-rise buildings ( n.)

6. ready meals ( n.) 即食餐

7. highways ( n. )

8. takeaways ( n. )

9. tunnels ( n. )

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 Tsang Mui Millennium School

Primary 5

Fun Reading

Name: _________________
Class: ___________( )
 Contents
Chapter Title Page Enjoy?
1. Practice Makes Perfect 1 ☺☺☺

2. Yum, Yum We Love Dim Sum 3 ☺☺☺

3. Dotting the Dragon’s Eyes 5 ☺☺☺

4. The Horse and his Rider 11 ☺☺☺

5. The Milkmaid and her Pail 13 ☺☺☺

6. Seeing Double 15 ☺☺☺

Chapter 1
Practice Makes Perfect
A young man was practicing archery
in his vegetable garden. Most of his
shots hit the target. An old oil peddler
happened to pass by and stopped to
watch him for a while. The old man
nodded slightly from time to time.
The young man was pleased to see
someone nodding. With a feeling of
pride he asked the oil peddler,‘ What do
you think of my archery? Quite good,
right?’ The man smiled and said, ‘ This is
nothing special. You are only skilful. Let
me show you some real skill.’
The old man took a bottle gourd
from his belongings, put it on the ground,
unplugged it and covered its mouth with
a copper coin. Then, he scooped a ladle
of oil from his big jar. He held the ladle
high in the air and began to pour oil into
the bottle. A thin thread of oil poured
into the bottle through a hole in the 1
centre of the copper coin, without
wetting the coin.

The young man gazed in amazement

and could not utter a word. The old man
put his things in order, then picked up
his bottle and jar and went away.

Source: Stories behind Chinese Idioms (II) by Zhu Lirong

My signature
Parent’s signature
Date

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 Chapter 2

Yum Yum , We Love Dim Sum!

Once a long, long time age, General Caocao

and his army fought hard and won many
battles. To celebrate his soldiers’ loyalty and
fearlessness, Caocao declared there would be
a big feast. The general ordered delicious
dishes from every soldier’s hometown to be
sent to the battlefield. The soldiers felt
pleased beyond words. ‘ Wah, this pork
dumpling tastes exactly like what my wife
fixes back home!’ one exclaimed. Another one
laughed as if the sun was shining right over his
head. ‘ This beef noodles is definitely my
grandma’s cooking!’

General Caocao smiled warmly at his men.

‘Please soldiers, eat more! If this pleases you,
from now on every day I’ll offer you a little of
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my heart!’

And so these little plates of comforting

food became’ Dim Sum.’ For dim means ‘a
little,’ and sum means ‘ heart.’

Dim Sum is made up of lots of different little dishes served

together. In earlier times, people would enjoy just a few of
these dishes, along with some tea, as a little ‘touch’ or
snack.

Source: Grandma Panda’s China Storybook by Mingmei Yip

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 Chapter 3

Dotting the Dragon’s Eyes

Once upon a time

there lived a pianter
called Zhang Sengyao.
Zhang was much
admired in his
hometown for his
wonderful skill in
painting flowers and
animals, especially
dragons. He could
make these mythical beasts look alive: scales
glittering, long whiskers swaying, tails wagging.
But, strangely, none of Zhang’s dragons had
eyes.
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 While Zhang’s admirers praised his
dragons, they were puzzled by their
sightlessness. ‘Master Zhang, why don’t you put
in the eyes?’
Zhang’s answer was always, ‘If I paint the
eyes, the dragon will come alive!’
One day when Zhang was travelling in the
province of Jingling he spotted the famous Peace
and Joy Temple. Noticing its bare wall, he
exclaimed, ‘Perfect for painting!’ And so he took
out his brush and began to paint.
Soon a large group gathered to watch.
Under the graceful movements of Zhang’s brush,
the beast began to appear on the wall. Next,
Zhang splashed colour on its twisting body.
Amazed at Zhang’s creation, everyone

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cupped their mouths and held their noses,
fearing that the sound of their breathing would
break the painter’s concentration and destroy
his magic.
As Zhang stepped back to regard his
masterpiece, the audience began to chatter.
‘This is not a man’s work, but heaven’s!’
‘Tell me, are my eyes blurred, or is the
dragon really moving?’
Zhang continued wielding his brush in all
four directions. Soon there were not one but two
huge dragons on the temple wall, stretching
their limbs and swishing their tails. As usual, to
the audience’s great disappointment, neither
had eyes.
One young woman gathered up courage
and asked, ‘Master, why don’t you paint the
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eyes?’
Zhang smiled. He knew that the people of
Jingling hadn’t heard of him and didn’t know his
style. ‘Because once I put in the eyes, the dragon
will come alive! I paint to please, not to scare.’
‘Hahaha, coming alive, what nonsense!’ one man
laughed.
Next to him, a stout man
grinned ear to ear. ‘Master, I am
fearless, and never saw a dragon
coming to life, so please open the
dragons’ eyes!’
Zhang decided it was time to
show his true colours. He took a
deep breath then, with two swift strokes of his
brush and a loud shout, he dotted in one
dragon’s eyes.
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 As he finished, dark clouds rolled across
the sky, lightning flashed and rain began to pour.
To the astonishment of the crowd, the dragon
began to twist into kungfu poses: an eagle about
to attack, a mantis snatching a cicada, a general
riding his wild horse. In no time, it leapt off the
wall and, with a deafening roar, flew away!
Amazed, the audience could only gasp.
When the din died down the people saw that
only the sightless dragon remained on the wall.
No one, not even the fearless man, dared to ask
Zhang to dot its eyes.
Since then, Zhang’s fame spread wide and
far. Later, people would use this story of ‘Dotting
the Dragon’s Eyes’ to teach a lesson: paying
attention to small details can make all the
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Source: Grandma Panda’s China Storybook by Tuttle Publishing

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 Chapter 4

The Horse and his Rider

There was once a young man, who

fancied himself to be a good rider. One market
day, he saw a fine-looking horse for sale and was
determined to ride it. He did not know that the
horse had not been properly trained, and he
didn’t think to ask. He just climbed a nearby
fence and dropped onto the horse’s back,
regardless.
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 The second the horse felt a rider’s weight
in the saddle, it set off at full gallop, with the
young man hanging on for dear life.
One of the rider’s friends saw him
thundering down the road. Surprised, he called
out, ‘Where are you off to in such a hurry?’
Gasping for breath, the young man
pointed to the stallion, and replied, ‘I have no
idea-you will have to ask the horse.’
Act in haste and you will

have to go along with the

consequences.

Source: The Frog and the Ox Miles by Kelly Publishing Ltd

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 Chapter 5

The Milkmaid and her Pail

A farmer’s daughter was carrying her Pail of

milk from the field to the farmhouse, when
she fell amusing.

"The money for

which this milk will
be sold, will buy at least
three hundred eggs. The eggs,
allowing for all mishaps, will
produce two hundred and fifty chickens. The
chickens will become ready for the market
when poultry will fetch the highest price, so
that by the
end of the year I shall have money
enough from my share to buy a new gown.
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In this dress I will go to the Christmas
parties, where all the young fellows will
propose to me, but I will toss my head and
refuse them every one."

At this moment she tossed

her head in unison with her
thoughts, when down fell
the milk pail to the ground,
and all her imaginary
schemes perished in a
moment.

source:http://genius.com/Aesop-the-milk-woman-and-her-pail-annotated

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 Chapter 6

Seeing Double

How come
these two They are twins
lovely children like us!
look so alike?

If you bump into a pair of identical twins, you might think

you are having hallucination, right? Do not worry – you are
not seeing things. Twins are siblings that are born at the same
time. Let’s learn some more twin facts!

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 Why are twins are so special?

It is because only one in 100 mothers gives

birth to twins. In general, same sex twins
are more common than twins with a
different gender. ‘Identical twins’ look the
same – they are born when only one egg is
fertilized and divides into two at a later
stage inside the mummy. ‘Fraternal twins’,
also known as ‘non-identical twins’, are
born when two eggs are fertilized by two
different sperms cells. Fraternal twins do
not look exactly the same.

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 Can twins be different genders?

Boy-girl twins
Indeed! Boy-girl twins exist! This happens when an
egg contains an unusual mixture of sex chromosomes.
These are the parts of the cell that decide whether you
will be a boy or girl.

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Can twins have different skin colours?

Different coloured twins

Yes, but it only happens in one in a million cases. If the
mother has mixed blood, her twin babies might have
different skin colours when they are born.

Are twins really the same?

No, their finger prints, IQ, personalities

and blood type might differ.

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 Do twins have the power of telepathy?
Some people say twins are telepathic,
which means they can read minds and
communicate without using words. But
this has not been confirmed by scientists
yet.

But, what do you think about

telepathy?

Vocabulary:
sibling (n), chromosome (n), hallucination (n),
fertilise (v), telepathic (adj)

Source: The Standard Goodies –Section G02 Wednesday 21 January, 2015

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