There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Poor old lady, she swallowed a fly.

I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she’ll die!

Poor old lady, she swallowed a spider,

It squirmed and wriggled and turned inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she’ll die!
 Poor old lady, she swallowed a bird,
How absurd! She swallowed a bird.
She swallowed a bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she’ll die!

Poor old lady, she swallowed a cat,

Think of that! She swallowed a cat.
She swallowed a cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed a bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she’ll die!
 Poor old lady, she swallowed a dog,
She went the whole hog when she swallowed a dog.
She swallowed a dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed a cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed a bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she’ll die!
 Poor old lady, she swallowed a cow,
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow.
She swallowed a cow to catch the dog.
She swallowed a dog to catch the cat.
She swallowed a cat to catch the bird.
She swallowed a bird to catch the spider.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.
Poor old lady, I think she’ll die!
Poor old lady, she swallowed a horse.
She died, of course.
What happened to the old woman who swallowed a fly?
What do you think will be the next animal the old woman will
swallow?
What is the next after the cat?
Can you swallow a dog? What do you think will be the next
animal?
What do you think will happen next?
What happened at the end of the story?
Why did the old woman die after she swallowed a horse?
Presentation:

on the desk under the chair

above the trees in the vase
below the ground on the teacher’s chair
over the wall
under the sun

in the closet above the sky

A prepositional phrase is a phrase that starts
with a preposition and end with a noun or
pronoun.

Example: to the market

P N
Study the following sentences. Underline the
prepositional phrase in the sentence.

1. The old woman drives away the flies around the table.
2. She watched the food until her children arrived.
3. While waiting, she heard the screech of the car from the
garage.
4. The children happily got out of the car.
Copy and underline the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
1. We saw kite flying above the sky.
2. My classmate hide under the table.
3. Mother put my clothes in the closet.
4. I place beautiful roses in the vase.
5. Children are playing under the sun.
6. She put the book on the desk.
7. The cat jump over the wall.
8. The birds are flying above the trees.
9. My brother buried the died rat below the ground.
10. The pencil drop under the chair.
Guided Practice
Listen to this informational text.
Mrs. Samson went back to her desk and sat
down. After switching on the machine, she put
her fingers on the keyboard. The menu flashed on
the screen. She would finish the report now.
Where was Mrs. Samson?
What was she doing?
swallowed pot bellied

absurd disappointed

woman attentive

spider impolite

catch sprawled
Independent Practice
Let the pupils listen to this.
Sarah waited nervously. She knew the nurse would
call her next. She looked at the models of healthy teeth.
She hoped her own teeth would be healthy.
Where was Sarah?
What does the story tell?
What I already know?
Conclusion or inference_____
Listen to this.
Lewis wanted to wear his new jeans but they were
dirty. He put all his dirty clothes in a pile. Then he
picked them up and put them in the machine. He read
the directions on the box of soap, poured some into
the machine, and pressed the start button.
How did Lewis solve the problem?
Cite evidences
Drawing conclusions is a reasonable judgment you
form based on details you listen/read. To draw
conclusion from a selection, look for supporting
details and combine details with what you know.
Ask yourself the following questions:
-What is the selection about?
-What do you know about the selection based on your
own experience?
-What conclusion can you draw?
Directions: Listen to the passage the teacher will read. Answer the questions
afterwards.
Jose Abad wants to lower city taxes and offer financial incentives to
bring in new business. He also wants to recognize city departments to save
money and to improve the quality of services offered to Manila citizens.
Jose Abad would make a great mayor, and I think everyone should vote
for him.
1.From this passage, you can infer that____________
a.Jose Abad would be an awful mayor.
b.He believes that city taxes are too low.
c.He will work to improve the city when he becomes a mayor.
2. From the same passage, it is impossible to conclude that
a. the city is doing well under the current mayor.
b. The city has been experiencing financial crisis.
c. He believes that everyone will vote for him.