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ContentsIntroduction - Oscar W ilde

THE YOUNG KING~ ~ — “— — — ■ p a r t o n e The Old K in g ’s Secret

U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T

P A R T T W O The DreamsU N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T

p a r t t h r e e The CoronationU N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T

The C oronation The Crown Jew els

THE STAR-CHILDp a r t o n e The Baby

U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T

p a k t t w o The M o th erU N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T

part TiiKEE The Pun ishm ent

P a k t f o u r Three P ieces of Gold 52U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T 6 1

Life in Victorian Tim es 6 4Famous Victorians 6 7

THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE f

p a r t o n e The Stu dent in Love 72U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T 75

p a r t t w o The N i g h t i n g a l e ’s Sacrif ice 76U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T 79

p a r t t h r e e The Red Rose 81U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T 8 4

p a r t f o u r The Professors D au g h ter 86U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T 89

SPECIAL FEATURES: P E T Cambridge PET-style exercises 1 4 ,2 8 ,4 7 ,6 380, 84, 85

T :G R a d e 5 Trinity-style exercises 32, 66, 91PROJECT work using the web 32, 66Exit Test - Portfolio 93

The tex t is recorded in full.

T hese symbols ind icate the beginning and end of the extracts l inked to the l is ten ing activities.

Oscar Wilde.

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( o ioscar Wilde was Irish. He was born in Dublin in 1854. His p a re n ts were very fam ous people . His father , William, was an important doctor. His m other was a poetess. She was cal led Jane bu t preferred the n am e 'Speranza '. She th o u g h t it w as m o re i n t e r e s t i n g and r o m a n t i c t h a n Jane. Oscar's parents invited m any clever and im portan t people to their house in Dublin. They spoke together about clever and i m p o r t a n t th in g s . W h en O sca r was a y o u n g boy he loved listening to them.He studied at Oxford Universi ty and won prizes for his poetry. Oscar Wilde was a very good wri ter but he preferred talking.

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* Theres one thing I hate more than people talking

about me... and that’s people v nor talking about me. ^

He was also a very funny and clever man. People w a n ted to l is ten to h im and to laugh at his jokes. He was very popular and everybody invited h im to their dinner parties.He wro te poems, shor t stories, plays for the thea tre and one novel. Two of his m ost famous works are his novel The P icture of D orian Gray and the play The Im portance o f Being E arnest.

The fudge: a thing of beauty not a joy forever, caricature of Oscar Wilde, published in New York, 1883.

P r iv a te C o l l e c t i o n / B r id g e m a n A r t L ib ra ry

THE YOUNG KING

BEFORE YOU READ

Here are th e n a m es of som e preciou s ob jects in th e story. W hat colour are they?

a . ivory b. amber c. jade d. turquoise e. ruby

C onn ect th ese p eo p le to th e correct defin ition .

a. This person is not free and must work for other people.b. This very poor person asks others for money.c. This person travels around the world to sell and buy things.d. He is a very important man in the church.e. This person looks after sheep and goats.

1. O bishop 3. O merchant

2. O shepherd

4. O beggar 5. Q slave

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Here are som e m ore w ords from th e story. C onnect th e w ord to the correct picture.

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1. □ jewels2. □ sceptre3. □ robe4. □ tomb5. □ pillow6. □ thorns7. □ cloth8. □ staff9. □ pearls

Here are som e verb s from th e story. Do you know them ?Find the p a st ten se of the verb a n d w rite it under the infinitive. Then put th e correct verb into the sen ten ces .

dig grow throw laugh kneel

a . T om m y........................the ball and his dog ran to get it.b. A m a n d a ...................... 10 centimetres last year!c. The ch ildren ....................... because the joke w as very funny.d. The p ira te ..................... a big hole because he wanted to find some

treasure.e. When I met the Bishop, I .................in front of him.

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The Old King’s Secret

here was once an old King. He had no son to be King w h e n he died. His people were very worried. 'W h o w i l l be t h e n e x t King? ' t h e y a sk ed . But before the King died he revealed a secret: his only

d augh te r , t h e Pr incess , h ad a ch i ld . In secre t , she m a r r i e d an ordinary m a n and they had a son. Some people said her husband was an a r t i s t and some people said he was a m us ic ian . But his iden t i ty was a m ys te ry and nobody knew about the ir secret son.

W hen the baby was a w eek old some m en took h im w hi le his m o t h e r w a s s le ep in g . T h e P r in c e s s d ied i m m e d i a t e l y . Som e p e o p le sa id for sadness . O t h e r p eo p le sa id s o m e o n e gave he r poison 1 in a cup of wine. T he m en left the baby w i th a very poor family. T h is poor family l ived in the forest and the boy becam e a shepherd. He looked after goats all day.

1. poison : a s u b s ta n c e th a t cau se s i l ln ess or death .

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THE YOUNG KINGT h e old King m a d e an i m p o r t a n t decis ion: 'T h e boy m u s t be

t h e n e w King w h e n I die, ' he said. He se n t h is se rv an ts i n to the fores t . 'F ind the boy and br ing h i m here . '

T h e s e r v a n t s fo u n d th e bo y a n d b r o u g h t h i m to t h e pa lace . W h e n th e boy arr ived he was very happy. H e im m e d ia te ly fell in love w i t h all th e b e au t i fu l th in g s a ro u n d h im . H e to o k off h is old l e a th e r t u n ic a n d p u t on h is f ine n e w c lo thes . T h e n he began to exp lo re th e cas t le . H e ran f rom ro o m to ro o m a d m i r in g a ll the b e a u t i fu l s ta tu es , p a in t in g s and jewels in th e palace. T h e people of th e c i ty t a lk e d a b o u t h im : 'T h e y o u ng King spends all h is t im e a d m i r i n g s t a t u e s , ' t h e y s a id . 'B e a u t y a n d a r t a re t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g s f o r h i m . ' I n f a c t t h e y o u n g K in g w a s so f a sc in a ted w i t h b e a u t i fu l objec ts t h a t he w a n te d m o re of th e m . H e se n t m e r c h a n t s to India to b uy ivory and jade. H e se n t m e n to Pers ia for s i lk carpets , and o th e r s to f ind a m b e r in th e n o r th . He s e n t se rv an ts to look for green tu rq u o is e in th e m ag ic t o m b s of t h e Egypt ian kings.

T h e y o u n g King th o u g h t a b o u t all th ese th in gs b u t m o s t of all h e t h o u g h t a b o u t h is c o ro n a t io n robe.

He w as s ix tee n and i t w as h is c o ro n a t io n day th e n e x t day. He w a s v e ry h a p p y b e c a u s e he h a d a b e a u t i f u l c o r o n a t io n robe of gold, a c ro w n of rub ies and a scep tre of pearls. H e ordered m e n to w o r k n ig h t an d day to p repare h is c o ro n a t io n robes. 'Sea rch the w h o le w o r ld for th e b igges t rub ies for m y c ro w n and th e m o s t b e au t i fu l pear l for m y scep tre , ' he said.

T h e y o u n g K ing w a s i n h i s b e a u t i f u l b e d r o o m a n d h e w as t h i n k i n g a b o u t h i s c o ro n a t io n robes. It w as n ig h t t i m e a n d he l o o k e d a r o u n d h i m . T h e r o o m w a s fu l l of s i lv e r a n d go ld and

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1 he Old King’s Secret

b e a u t i f u l c o l o u r s . T h r o u g h t h e w i n d o w h e c o u ld s m e l l t h e perfume of jasmine, 1 he could hear a n igh t inga le singing and he could see t h e m o o n s h in in g . S e r v a n t s a r r iv e d a nd p u t f lo w er pe ta ls on h i s p i l lo w . H e w a s v e ry h ap p y . T o m o r r o w w a s h i s co ro n a t io n day. H e p lay e d b e a u t i f u l m u s i c o n h is lu t e and a t m idnigh t he c losed h is eyes and w e n t to sleep.

T h a t n ig h t th e y o u ng King had a dream.

1. jasm ine : a typ e of f low er .

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

Answer the follow ing questions.

a . W ho w a s th e p rincess 's h u sb a n d ?b. W h at h a p p e n e d to th e b a b y a fte r h e w as born?c. W hy w a s th e b o y h a p p y w h e n h e a rr iv e d a t th e p a la c e ?d. W h at d id th e p e o p le of th e c ity th ink of th e y o u n g King?e. W hy d id th e y o u n g King s e n d his se rv an ts a ro u n d th e w orld?f. D escribe th e y o u n g King's bedroom .

The King is very old an d everyone is worried. What w ill h ap p en w h en h e dies? Look at the questions below . You w ill hear a conversation b etw een the servant an d the King. For e a c h question, put a tick (✓) in the correct box.

1. The old King is very[”71 A tired O B old [71 C worried

2. The King had aI | A son O B daughter 177] C secret servant

3. The servant thinks that a princess couldn't be aA shepherd [7H B problem □ C king

4. The princess had a secretA son O B servant f7] C boyfriend

5. When they hear the secret everybody is|~1 A worried [771 B angry 1_1 C surprised

6. The King tells his servant to□ A g o aw ay [_] B bring the boy C find the princess

to the castle7. The boy will

[_I A live in the forest [771 B have lots of goats O C be the new King8. The servant thinks

1 1 A it's a good idea [771 B the boy is not a J C the King is tiredgood choice

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P A R T T W O

The Dreams

his was th e young King's dream:H e is in a h o r r ib l e , d a rk b u i ld in g . T h e r e is a terr ib le smell , the sm al l w in do w s have bars and n o t m u c h s u n l i g h t c an e n te r . But in t h e poor

l ight t h e y o u n g K ing sees l o t s of p e o p le w o r k i n g . T h e y are m aking c lo th . T h e y are ve ry th in . T h e i r faces are h u n g r y and their hands t r em b le because th ey are tired. Pale, ill ch i ld ren sit in the dark corners of the room. T he young King w a tch e s them .

A m an speaks to h im angri ly and asks, 'W hy are you w a tch in g me? Are you m y m as te r ' s spy?'

'Who is your m as te r? ' asks the young King.'A m an l ike me, b u t I have poor c lo thes and I a m very hungry.

He wears b eau t i fu l c lo thes and is very rich. We w ork for h im all day. We m ak e w ine and he d r inks it. We w ork on the land bu t he eats the food. We are h is slaves. '

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'dflW I'HE YOUNG KING'But th is is a free l a n d / says th e y oung King. 'You are no m an 's

s lave. '' In war, w e a k m e n are the slaves of s t rong m en . In peace, poor

m e n are th e s laves of r ich m e n . ''A re y o u all s laves? ''Yes, t h e w o m e n and th e chi ldren . T h e old and the young . 'Suddenly the young King sees the c lo th on th e m ac h in e . It is

gold. T h e y o u n g King is te r r i f ied . 'You are m a k i n g s o m e very b e au t i fu l gold c loth . W h a t is it? '

' I t is fo r t h e c o r o n a t i o n ro be of t h e y o u n g K in g , ' t h e m a n replies .

W h e n th e y o u ng King h e a rd th i s he s c re a m e d and w o k e up. But t h e n he saw th e ye l low m o o n a t the w in d o w and soon slept again. He had a n o th e r dream.

'dWN'THE YOUNG KINGT h is was h is second dream:He is on a long boat. T h e sun is very h o t and a h u n d r e d slaves

are r o w in g 1 t h e b o a t a n d w o r k in g . T h e m a s t e r of t h e b o a t is g iving orders: he is b lack l ike ebony and has a red si lk 2 t u rb a n on h i s h e a d . In h i s e a r s h e h a s b ig s i l v e r e a r r i n g s . S o m e o n e is w h i p p i n g 3 th e slaves w h i le th ey work.

F inal ly th e boa t arr ives in a sm al l bay and the m a s te r th row s th e a n ch o r and a long rope ladder 4 in to the sea. Some m e n take th e y o u n g e s t slave. T h e y t ie a heavy s tone to h i m and th ro w h im i n t o t h e sea. T h e y o u n g s la v e d i s a p p e a r s i n t o t h e w a t e r b u t r e tu r n s to t h e boa t m a n y t im es . Every t im e he r e tu r n s he has a b e au t i fu l pear l in h is hand. T h e m a s te r of th e ship looks a t the pear ls and p u t s t h e m in to a l i t t l e green bag.

T h e y o u n g slave r e t u r n s to th e boa t for th e las t t im e . He is ve ry pale and tired. In h is h a n d he has a very b e au t i fu l pearl. The pear l is r o u n d and w h i t e l ike th e m o o n . But t h e y o u n g slave's ears and nose are ful l of blood. He falls and dies b u t th e m a s te r of the boa t laughs. He takes the pearl f rom th e y oung slave 's hand and th e o th e r slaves th ro w h is dead body in to th e sea. 'T h is pearl is for the sceptre of the young K in g / he says.

W h e n th e y oung King heard th is he sc ream ed and w o k e up bu t he saw th e s tars at the w in d o w and soon s lept again.

1. row ing : m ak in g th e b o a t m o v e in th e w a te r w i t h oars .

2. s ilk : a f in e c lo th .

3. w h ip p in g : h i t t i n g w i t h a w hip .

4. rope ladder : -

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The Dreams

This w as h is t h i r d an d las t dream:He is i n a t r o p i c a l f o r e s t . I t i s f u l l of s t r a n g e f r u i t a n d

b e a u t i f u l , p o i s o n o u s 1 f lo w ers . T h e r e a re s n a k e s in t h e grass, parrots 2 in t h e t r ee s a n d m o n k e y s 3 a n d p e a c o c k s 4 all a ro un d . The y o ung King sees lo ts of m e n w o r k in g in a dry river. T h e y are digging th e g ro u n d an d c u t t i n g big ro ck s an d s tones .

D e a t h 5 a n d A v a r i c e 6 a re i n a d a r k c a v e r n . T h e y a re a l s o watching th e m e n . D e a t h says to Avarice, 'G iv e m e one th i rd of your m e n , ' b u t A var ice refuses. 'No! T h e y are m y se rv an ts , ' she says.

D ea th is ve ry angry w h e n h e hears th is . He sends M a la r ia to kill one th i rd of th e m en .

'W hat h av e y o u got in y o u r h a n d ? ' D e a t h asks.'T hree gra ins of c o r n . 7 But w h y are yo u in te re s te d ? ' she asks.D ea th says, 'G iv e m e one gra in of co rn to p la n t in m y garden . '

But Avarice repl ies , 'N o , i t is m y co rn , ' and she h ides th e co rn in her pocket .

A ga in , D e a t h is v e r y a n g r y w h e n h e h e a r s t h i s a n d c a l l s Fever.8 Fever c o m e s in a red robe l ike fire, he to u c h e s one th i rd

1. p o iso n o u s : c o n t a i n i n g a s u b s t a n c e t h a t c an k i l l y o u .

2. p a r ro ts : ty p e of t r o p ic a l bird .

3. m o n k ey s :

4. p eacocks :

5. death :

6. avarice : e x t r e m e s e l f i s h d e s i r e for s o m e th i n g .

7. grains of corn :

8. fever : if y o u h a v e a f ev e r y o u r b o d y t e m p e r a t u r e is h ig h .

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4ÜWTHE YOUNG KINGof the m e n and kills them . 'N o w give m e a grain of corn for my g a rd e n / says Death .

'N o , n ev e r ! ' r ep l ies Avarice. D e a t h is e x t r e m e ly angry and calls Plague. 1 Plague arrives from the sky, flying like a bird and k i l l s t h e r e s t of th e m en . Avar ice sc re a m s and r u n s in to the forest. D e a th takes h is red horse and rides away, fast l ike the wind. And th en dragons and terr ib le m on s te rs come ou t of the rivers and the valleys.

T h e young King cries and says, 'Who were those men? What were they doing?'

'T h e y w ere look ing for rub ies for a k ing 's c ro w n , ' rep l ies a v o ice b e h in d h im . T h e y o u n g King t u r n s an d sees a m a n in white . Th is m a n has a m ir ro r in his hand.

'W hich king?' he asks.'Look in th is m irror and you wil l see the king, ' replies the man

in white.He sees his face in the mirror , screams and wakes up. He sees

the sun sh in ing at his window. It is his coronat ion day.

1. p lague : c o n ta g io u s d isease w h ic h k il ls m a n y people .

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

Write question s for th ese answ ers.

FIRST DREAM -a ..............................................................................? It is horrible and very dark.b ...................................................................................... ? They are making cloth.c ..................................................................................? No. Everybody is a slave.

^ SECOND DREAM-------------------------------------------------------------------------d ..................................................... ? They are rowing the boat and working.e .........................................................................................................................................

? He throws the anchor and a long rope ladder into the sea.f......................................................................................... ? Into a little green bag.

/'THIRD DREAM -g ...................................................? Snakes, parrots, peacocks and monkeys.h..........................................................................................? In a dark cavern.i ...............................................................................? Malaria, Fever and Plague.

M atch e a c h sen ten ce on the left to the words on th e right. There are two extra answ ers w hich you d on’t n eed to use.

1. 1_] Their hands tremble. a. Death

2. 1_] They sit in dark corners. b. The children

3. □ He eats good food and c. Avaricedrinks good wine. d. Plague

4. □ He wears a red turban. e. The master of the ship5. 1_] They tie a heavy stone to f. Fever

him. g- The young King6. 1 1 They are in a dark cavern. h. Dragons and monsters7. 1 1 He wears a red cloak. i. Death and Avarice8. HH He flies like a bird. j- The youngest slave9. 1 1 He wants one grain of corn. k. The machine workers

10. 1_] She hides the corn in her 1. The master of the machinepocket. workers

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i o t se rv an t a rr ived w i t h th e c o ro n a t io n c lo thes . They w e r e e x t r e m e l y b e a u t i f u l b u t t h e y o u n g King r e m e m b e r e d h i s d r e a m s . ' T a k e t h e s e c l o t h e s away. I d on ' t w a n t to w ear t h e m / he said.

'I s t h i s a jo k e , Y ou r M a j e s t y ? ' a s k e d t h e s e r v a n t , b u t t h e yo u n g King to ld h i m a b o u t h is d ream s.

' In m y robe t h e r e is s ad n ess a nd pa in , in t h e ru b ie s t h e r e is b lood a n d in t h e pear l t h e r e is d e a th , ' h e said.

T h e s e r v a n t rep l ied , 'P le a se forget y o u r d re a m s . P u t on th e r o b e a n d t h e c r o w n . T h e p e o p l e w i l l n o t r e c o g n i s e a k i n g w i t h o u t a c ro w n a nd a scep t re . '

But t h e y o u n g King p u t on h is old t u n i c f ro m th e fo res t and t o o k h i s s h e p h e r d ' s s taff . 'I a r r i v e d in t h e p a la c e w i t h t h e s e c lo th e s a nd I w i l l leave t h e p a lace w i t h th e s e c lo th e s , ' h e said. 'N o w I a m ready for m y c o ro n a t io n . '

Tke Coronation

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A se rvan t a s k e d h i m , 'W h e r e is y o u r c ro w n ? ' A n d h e t o o k a briar 1 of t h o r n s f r o m h i s b a lco n y . 'T h i s w i l l be m y c r o w n , ' h e replied.

The y o u n g King rod e h i s h o r s e to t h e c a t h e d r a l . T h e p e o p le laughed w h e n t h e y s a w h i m . ' T h i s is n o t t h e K in g b u t t h e King's s e r v a n t , ' t h e y sa id . H e e x p l a i n e d h i s d r e a m s b u t o n e man was a n g ry a n d sa id , 'D o y o u n o t k n o w t h a t r i c h p e o p le give poor p e o p le w o r k . I t is d i f f i c u l t to w o r k for a h a r d m a s t e r but it is m o r e d i f f i c u l t to w o r k for n o m a s t e r . P le a s e r e t u r n to

. the pa lace a n d p u t o n y o u r c o r o n a t i o n ro b e s . ''T h e r i c h a n d t h e p o o r a r e b r o t h e r s , ' h e r e p l i e d , b u t t h e

people l a u g h e d again .He a rr iv e d a t t h e g re a t d o o r of t h e c a t h e d r a l b u t t h e so ld ie r s

stopped h im . 'W h a t do y o u w a n t? O n l y t h e K ing c a n e n t e r by this door. '

'I am t h e K ing , ' h e r ep l ied . T h e B ish op sa w h i m a n d a sk ed , 'Where is y o u r c ro w n ? W h e r e is y o u r s c e p t r e ? '

T h e y o u n g K ing t o ld t h e B ishop of h i s d r e a m s b u t t h e B ish o p answered, 'L i s t e n to m e , I a m a n old m a n . T h e r e a re m a n y bad things in t h e w o r l d b u t y o u c a n n o t c h a n g e t h e m all . T h e r e are t h i e v e s a n d p i r a t e s a n d b e g g a r s b u t y o u c a n ' t m a k e t h e s e

things d isa p p ea r . T h e y a re to o m u c h for o n e p e r s o n . G o b a c k to the Pa lace a n d p u t o n y o u r c o r o n a t i o n c l o t h e s . '

B u t t h e y o u n g K i n g p a s s e d t h e B i s h o p a n d e n t e r e d t h e c a t h e d r a l . H e w e n t t o t h e a l t a r a n d l o o k e d a t t h e i m a g e of

Chr is t . H e s a w t h e l ig h t of t h e c a n d le s a n d t h e s m o k e of t h e

1. briar : a w i ld ro s e w i t h lon g , t h o r n y s t e m s .

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"dÜ ^T H E YOUNG KINGi n c e n s e . S u d d e n ly a c ro w d of p e o p le r a n i n t o t h e c a th e d ra l . T h e y h a d s w o r d s a n d w e r e v e r y an g ry . 'W h e r e is t h i s King d r e s s e d i n b e g g a r ' s c l o t h e s ? ' t h e y c r ie d . 'W e m u s t k i l l h im becau se a beggar c a n n o t ru le us. He wil l be bad for our country. ' But the y o u ng King prayed s i len t ly in f ron t of th e altar. T h e n he t u r n e d and looked at th e people sadly.

A t t h a t m o m e n t a r ay of s u n s h o n e i n t o t h e c a th e d r a l . It i l l u m i n a t e d t h e y o u n g K in g a t t h e a l t a r . T h e s u n m a d e a b e a u t i f u l robe a ro u n d h im , red roses grew on h is dry c row n of th o rn s and w h i t e l il ies grew on his staff. T h e roses were redder t h a n rub ies and th e l il ies were w h i t e r t h a n pearls. M us ic started to p lay and vo ices s t a r te d to sing. T h e glory of G od f i l led the ca thedra l . T h e people k n e l t down.

'H e is c row ned 1 by so m e o n e grea ter th a n m e , ' the Bishop said and he k n e l t in f ron t of the y oung King. T he boy cam e from the a l ta r and passed th e people. But th ey d idn ' t have the courage to look a t h is face because i t was the face of an angel.

1. crow ned : o f f ic ia l ly d e c la re d k ing .

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

P E T < ^ Look at the sen ten ces b elow about the w h ole story. D ecid e if e a ch sen ten ce is correct or incorrect. If it is correct mark A, if it is notcorrect mark B.

A B1. The young King finds beautiful jewels in India. □ □2. Servants put gold on his pillow. □ □3. The young King has three dreams. □ □4. The man in the first dream has a bad master. n □5. In the second dream the ship's master gives

the young King a pearl. □ □6. Death wants a lot of corn from Avarice. □ □7. The young King doesn't want to wear his

coronation robe. □ □8. The young King says the rich are more important

than the poor. □ □9. The people want their king to wear a real crown. □ □

10. The young King is crowned by God. n □You w ill hear M ax an d Julia speak in g . They are w a tch in g the

/'-N coronation procession of the youn g King.Listen to their conversation an d look at the sum m ary below . Some inform ation is m issing. Fill in the m issing inform ation in the num bered sp a ces .

The y o u n g K ing arrives. He is w e a r in g a 1.......................... of b ria rs a n d ale a th e r 2...........................This is s tra n g e b e c a u s e a k in g u su a lly h a s a g o ld e n 3...........................M ax ask s th e K ing w h y h e is w e a rin g th e c lo thes of a 4........................m a n .The y o u n g King th inks th a t 5........................ a re im p o rtan t.'The 6.......................... a n d th e poor a re 7.............................h e says.8...........................a g re e s w ith th e King b u t 9.......................... th inks a k ingm u st w e a r a k ing 's 10...........................

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T h e C o r o n a t i o n

H ere is a p i c tu r e of Q u e e n ' s E l iza b e th 's c o ro n a t io n in 1953. She is wearing a crown and holding a sceptre and an orb 1 in her hand. All of these things are called 'The Crown Jewels' . She is w ear in g a b e a u t i fu l robe and s i t t i n g on the coronation throne.

Queen Elizabeth II in her Coronation Robes, 1953, by C. Beaton.V ic to r ia a n d A lb e r t P ic t u r e L ib ra ry

1. orb : g lobe .

In 1066 a French noblem an called William, went to England. He defeated the English and became the new King. Everyone called h im 'Wil l iam the Conqueror ' and he was the first king to be c ro w n e d in W e s t m i n s t e r Abbey. N o w all k in g s and queens are crowned here.A coronation is always a m o m e n t for celebration but it is also a r e l ig io u s c e re m o n y . B r i t i sh m o n a r c h s m u s t p r o m is e to g o v e rn w i t h j u s t i c e and m e rc y 1 w h e n the A r c h b i s h o p of C a n te rb u ry 2 pu ts the crown on their head.

T h e C r o w n J ewelsThis is St. Edward's Crown. It was made in 1661 All new k ings and queens of England w ear it at their coronations. Which jewels can you see in it?

T h e o rb is m a d e of g o ld a n d w a s specially designed for the coronation of King Charles II in 1662. The monarch holds it in his or her right hand. It shows tha t the king or queen is a Christ ian.The sword rep resen ts a u th o r i ty and the ring represents dignity.

1. m ercy ; c o m p a s s io n .

2. A rchbishop of C anterbury : th e h e a d of th e C h u r c h of Eng land .

Did you know?Some interesting facts about the Crown Jewels

- In 1216 King John loses the Crown Jewels in some quicksand.1

- Edward III p a w n s2 the jewels to m ake m oney to pay his soldiers.

- Oliver Cromwell orders them to be destroyed in 1649 because they are a symbol of the monarchy.

- The state crown contains the famous Koh-i-noor diamond. It is one of the biggest diamonds in the world and travels from India to Afghanistan to Persia before it arrives in England as a gift for Queen Victoria.

What do you think?

The y o u n g King h a s a g o ld en robe, a crow n of rubies a n d a scep tre of p earls. W hat do you think th ese th in gs represent? C hoose from this list. A dd your ow n id e a s if you w ant.

|~1 purity O authorityÖ power O blood□ m oney Q justice

J flowers O beauty

But later h e d e c id e s to w ear h is leath er tunic, a crow n of thorns a n d to carry a sh ep h erd ’s staff. Do you think th ese th ings represent som eth in g different?

1. qu icksand : deep , w e t s a n d w h ic h s u c k s in a n y o n e o r a n y th i n g o n it.

2. paw ns : if y o u p a w n s o m e th i n g , yo u le av e i t in p o s s e s s io n of a p e r s o n (a p a w n b ro k e r ) w h o w i l l g iv e y o u m o n e y for it an d w i l l k e e p i t u n t i l y o u c a n p ay back th e m o n e y .

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monarchies around the world.Use one of the fol l owi ng search engines to help you:

http: / / www. al t avi s t a. c o m h t t p : / /www.yahoo.com

— Wi th your group decide what you want to research and type i n:‘ Monarchy’‘ B r i t i s h Royal family*‘ Monarchies around the wortld’‘ Monarchy of.... (name of count r y) '

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Topic - C elebrationsFind som e in form ation /a picture about a celebration such as a royal w edd in g , if p ossib le from your country.Tell the c la ss about the celebration using th ese questions to h elp you:

a. W here a n d w h e n w a s th e ce leb ra tio n ?b. W ho a t te n d e d th e c e le b ra tio n a n d w h a t d id th e y d o to

c e le b ra te ?c. D escribe th e c lo thes, food a n d m usic.d. H av e y o u b e e n to a c e le b ra tio n su ch a s a w ed d in g , a

c a rn iv a l, or a sp ec ia l b ir th d ay ? C a n yo u d esc rib e it?

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THE STAR-CHILD

BEFORE YOU READ

These words from the story are con n ected to Nature.

a. M atch the words to the pictures.b. Put them into the correct colum n in the tab le on p a g e 35.c. Add three more words to ea ch colum n.

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Circle th e b est a ltern a tiv e .

a. Aeroplanes fly / k n ee l in the sky.b. Babies fly /c r y w hen they are hungry.c. Friends b e a t / h u g each other w hen they are happy.d. Detectives kiss / fo llow suspects.

C onnect th e w ord to th e s ta tem en t.

1. U hunger2. | | punishment3. |_| prophecy4. O hatred

5. O wonder

6 . □ pity

7. Q] mercy

a. 'I hate snakes and spiders.'b. 'Wow!!!'c. 'I haven't got any food to eat.'d. 'You are a bad man, but you

will not go to prison. I will g ive you a second chance.'

e . 'In the year 2012 you will becom e very rich.'

f. 'You are a very bad dog.No ice-cream for you today!'

g. 'You have more problems than me.I will help you.'

C onnect the w ord to the picture.

in i i \a . p o t b. t r a p c. c h a in

d. c h e s t e. c ro w d f. w in g sV

Look a t th e p ictu re on p a g e 39.

a . W ith y o u r p a r tn e r d e sc r ib e th e sc e n e .

b. W ho d o y o u th in k th e tw o p e o p le a re ?

c . W h a t d o y o u th in k th e y a r e fe e lin g ?

d. W h a t d o y o u th in k w ill h a p p e n ?

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ne w in t e r n igh t in a big forest of p ine trees, two w o o d c u t t e r s 1 w e re w a lk in g h o m e . It w as very, very cold and the re was snow on the ground. T he t r e e s w e r e co ld , t h e b i r d s w e r e c o ld a n d t h e

animals were cold. T h e rabbi ts s tayed in th e i r rabb i t ho les and the squirrels s tayed in the trees.

But the tw o w o o d c u t te r s c o n t in u ed the i r journey. T h ey prayed to Saint M a r t in th e p ro tec to r of t rave l le rs and f inal ly they saw the lights of th e i r l i t t l e vi llage in the d is tance. T h ey were very happy and laughed. T h e Ear th n o w seem ed l ike a f lower of s ilver and the m oon seem ed l ike a f lower of gold. But soon th ey becam e sad again. 'W hy were we so happy? ' asked one w oodcu t te r . 'Life is for rich people, n o t poor people l ike us. It is b e t t e r if we die in the snow or if a w i ld a n im a l eats us. '

1, w o o d cu t te r s ; p e o p le w h o c u t d o w n t r e e s as a job.

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THE STAR-CHILDSuddenly , s o m e th in g very s t range happened . A very b r igh t and

b e a u t i fu l s ta r fell f rom th e sky in to th e snow.'L ook , ' sa id one of th e w o o d c u t te r s to h is fr iend, 'p e rh ap s we

w i l l f ind a po t of gold. Let 's go and see!'W h e n th e y a r r iv e d t h e y fo u n d a t h in g of gold on th e whi te

snow . But i t w a s n ' t t h e t r e a s u r e t h e y w a n te d . It w as a golden c loak w i t h go lden s ta rs on it. T h e y op ened th e c loak and inside th e y saw a l i t t l e baby, s leep ing . R o u n d th e bab y 's n e c k was a c h a in of amber .

'T h i s is n o t good, ' sa id one of th e m . 'Let 's leave th e baby here. We have too m a n y c h i ld ren and n o t e no u gh m o n e y to buy food. I d o n ' t w a n t a n o th e r ch i ld . '

'But w e c a n ' t leave th i s l i t t l e baby he re a lone , ' sa id th e other w o o d c u t te r . 'H e w i l l su re ly die. I w i l l t a k e h i m h o m e w i t h me. We have m a n y ch i ld ren and n o t e n o ug h food, b u t m y wife will look afte r h i m . ' A n d th e good w o o d c u t t e r to o k th e baby in his a rm s and c o n t in u e d h is jo u rn ey ho m e .

W h e n th e y a r r iv ed a t t h e i r v i l lage th e f i rs t w o o d c u t t e r said, 'You h ave th e ch i ld so you m u s t give m e th e c loak of gold. '

But h is f r iend answ ered , 'N o , th i s c loak is n o t yours or mine. It is th e baby 's c loak. It m u s t s tay w i t h h im . '

T h e w o o d c u t t e r ' s wife w as very happy to see h e r husband . She p u t h e r a rm s ro u n d h i m and k issed h im .

'I foun d s o m e th in g in th e fores t and I b ro u g h t i t h o m e for you,'

he said.'G ood , w h a t is it? We are very poor and w e n e ed m a n y things.'But she w as ve ry angry w h e n she saw th e baby. 'We have too

m a n y c h i ld ren a lready and n o t e n o u g h m o n e y to bu y food. I don't w a n t a n o th e r c h i ld , ' she said. But t h e n she lo o k ed a t th e baby

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THE STAR-CHILDand h e r h e a r t w a s fu l l of pity.

'H e is a S t a r - C h i l d / sa id h e r h u sb a n d . 'We m u s t love h i m . 'So th e w o m a n p u t t h e baby in a l i t t l e bed to sleep. She p u t the

c lo a k a n d t h e c h a i n i n t o a c h e s t . 'Yes, w e w i l l love h i m / she

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

C om plete this sum m ary of Part One. Write o n e w ord in e a c h sp a c e .

Two 1...................... a re w a lk in g h o m e . It is w in te r a n d 2.......................... a retired a n d v e ry co ld . S u d d e n ly th e y see so m e th in g fall o u t of th e 3...........................They g o to see w h a t it is a n d th e y find a b a b y : a 4.......................-Child! The b a b y h a s a 5....................c lo a k a n d a c h a in ofa m b e r ro u n d his 6...........................O n e of th e w o o d c u tte rs d e c id e s to ta k ethe 7...................... w ith h im . W h en h e a rriv e s h o m e his 8........................ isve ry a n g ry b e c a u s e th e y h a v e too m a n y 9........................ a n d n o t e n o u g h10........................ to fe e d th e m . But th e n sh e feels 11........................ for th eb a b y a n d p u ts h im in a 12...................... to s le e p a n d d e c id e s to lo v e him .

The first w oodcutter took th e b a b y h om e to h is w ife. The seco n d w oodcutter w en t h om e a lon e . Im ag in e you are th e seco n d w oodcutter a n d in vent the an sw ers to th ese qu estion s.

N am e... A g e ... W ife's n a m e ...

Now work w ith a partner: talk ab ou t th ese q u estion s in your la n g u a g e a n d th en tak e turns to b e the seco n d w oodcutter a n d a journalist. C om plete th e in terview a n d th en a c t it out.

Journalist: Hello... (n a m e of w oodcutter), I u n d e rs tan d som eth ing very s tran g e h a p p e n e d to y ou to d ay . Is it OK if I a sk y o u som e questions?

Woodcutter: Yes, of course.Journalist: First, tell m e w h a t h a p p e n e d w h e n y o u w ere com ing h o m e in

the forest.Woodcutter: Well, m y friend a n d I w ere w a lk in g hom e. It w as v e ry cold

a n d suddenly ...Journalist: V ery in teresting a n d w h a t d o y o u th ink a b o u t th e b a b y , the

ch a in of a m b e r a n d th e c loak of gold?Woodcutter: I th in k ...Journalist: W h at d o y o u think of your friend's decision? Do y o u a g re e w ith

him ? Did h e d o th e rig h t th in g Woodcutter: H m m m . T hat's a difficult q u estio n . I th ink ...Journalist: W h at will y o u tell y o u r w ife w h e n y o u g e t h o m e ? Will sh e

b e h a p p y or a n g ry w ith y o u ?Woodcutter: M y w ife w ill...

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Tke Mother

he S ta r - C h i ld l iv e d w i t h t h e w o o d c u t t e r a n d his f a m i l y b u t h e w a s v e r y d i f f e r e n t f r o m them. E v e r y y e a r t h e S t a r - C h i l d b e c a m e m ore b e a u t i f u l : h i s s k i n w as w h i t e l ik e ivory, h i s hair

w a s go ld l ik e t h e daffodi ls , h i s l ips w e re l ik e t h e p e ta l s of a red f lo w e r a n d h i s eyes w e r e b lu e l ik e t h e v io le t s n e a r a r iver . The o t h e r p e o p le in t h e v i l l a g e h a d b l a c k h a i r a n d b l a c k eyes and t h e y w a t c h e d t h e S ta r - C h i ld in w o n d e r .

T h e S t a r - C h i l d w a s v e r y b e a u t i f u l b u t v e ry c ru e l , arrogant a n d se l f ish . H e l a u g h e d a t t h e o t h e r c h i l d r e n in t h e v i l lage and said , 'Y our p a r e n t s a re p o o r b u t I a m no b le , I c o m e f ro m a star,' H e h a d n o p i ty for po o r peop le . H e l a u g h e d a t u g ly peop le and i l l p eo p le . H e h u r t 1 a n i m a l s a n d h e l a u g h e d w h e n t h e y suffered.

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The M other

He was very va in and loved h is beau ty . In s u m m e r he o f ten went to th e w e l l 1 in th e p r ie s t ' s o rch a rd and lo o k ed a t th e reflection of his face in the water. T hen he was happy.

The w o o d c u t te r and h is wife t rea ted the boy well bu t they were very sad. They often said to h im, 'We were good to you. We felt pity for you. Why are you so cruel? Why do you act in this way?'

The p r i e s t w as v e ry w o r r i e d and sa id to h im , 'You m u s t respect all God's creatures. Even the fly is your brother. Why do you cause pain to others? '

But the Star-Child didn 't lis ten. He cont inued to h u r t animals and laugh at the prob lem s of o ther people. The o the r ch i ldren followed h im b ecau se he was b e a u t i f u l and cou ld dance and make music. They followed his orders. He was their leader and they became cruel and hard like him.

One day a poor beggar w o m a n a r r iv ed in th e v i l lage . H er clothes were very old and torn and she had no shoes on her feet. She was very tired and sat under a tree to rest. The Star-Child saw her and said to his friends, 'Look at tha t ugly wom an. We don't want her here, ' and they s tarted to th row stones at the poor woman. She was terrif ied bu t she didn't stop looking at the Star- Child.

'What are you doing?' shou ted the w oodcu t te r w hen he saw this. 'Stop immediately . Why do you have no pity for this poor woman?'

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THE STAR-CHILD'I w i l l n o t l i s t e n to you . You are n o t m y f a t h e r / r e p l i e d the

S ta r -C h i ld .'T h i s is t ru e , b u t w h e n I fo u n d y o u in t h e fo res t I h a d p i ty for

y o u . 'T h e old w o m a n w a s l i s t e n in g and w h e n she h e a rd th e s e words

sh e s c r e a m e d an d fa in ted . 1 T h e w o o d c u t t e r ca r r ied h e r in to his h o u s e a n d h i s w ife p u t m e a t a n d d r in k on t h e tab le for her. But s h e d id n o t e a t or d r ink . She asked , 'D id th i s c h i ld c o m e f ro m the fores t? D id h e ha ve a gold c lo a k w i t h s ta r s on it? D id th is happen a b o u t t e n years ago?'

T h e w o o d c u t t e r w a s v e ry su rp r ised . 'Yes, ' h e repl ied.'A n d d id h e h a v e a n a m b e r c h a in r o u n d h is n e ck ? ''Yes h e did , ' sa id t h e w o o d c u t t e r . 'C o m e w i t h m e and I will ' %

s h o w yo u t h e c lo a k a n d t h e c h a in . 'T h e w o m a n lo o k e d a t th e s e th in g s a n d s t a r te d to cry w i th joy.

'H e is m y l i t t l e son. I a m h is m o th e r , ' she said. 'I l o s t h i m in the fo res t t e n years ago a n d I lo o k e d all over t h e w o r ld for h im . Now I h a v e h i m aga in . ' T h e w o o d c u t t e r w as v e ry su rp r i se d and called t h e boy. 'C o m e in to t h e h o u s e a n d y o u w i l l f ind y o u r m o th e r . '

T h e S ta r -C h i ld w a s ve ry h a p p y a n d r a n in b u t w h e n h e saw her h e said, 'W h e re is m y m o th e r? I c an see no-one , o n ly a horrible beggar w o m a n . '

'I a m y o u r m o th e r , ' she said.'Y o u a r e m a d . I a m n o t y o u r s o n : y o u a re d r e s s e d in old

c lo th es , y o u are a beggar w o m a n and I a m a S ta r -C h i ld ! ''B u t I r ec o g n ise d y o u w h e n I saw y o u a n d I recognised your

1. f a i n t e d : lo s t c o n s c i o u s n e s s .

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THE STAR-CHILDc lo a k of gold a n d y o u r c h a i n of a m b e r . R o b b e r s s to l e y o u from m e . C o m e to m e , m y son . Your lo v e is v e ry i m p o r t a n t for me. ' She o p e n e d h e r a r m s to h i m b u t h e w a s v e ry a n g ry a n d c losed t h e d o o rs of h i s h e a r t to her .

T h e w o m a n c r ied . 'K is s m e b e fo re I go b e c a u s e I t r a v e l l e d all o v e r t h e w o r l d a n d I su f fe red m u c h to f in d y o u . '

'N e v e r . You a re v e ry ugly. I p r e fe r to k i s s a t o a d or a s n a k e . 'T h e w o m a n s t o o d u p a n d w e n t o u t of t h e h o u s e . S h e was

c r y i n g v e r y m u c h . T h e S t a r - C h i l d w a s v e r y h a p p y w h e n she w e n t . H e t h e n w e n t to p lay w i t h h i s f r iends .

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

H Choose the correct words to com plete the sentences Tick A, B, C orD.

1. The Star-Child hasI I A black hair and blue

eyes□ B blonde hair and white

skinI I C black hair and blue

skin[ J D blonde hair and black

eyes

2. The woodcutter and his wife□ a are happy with the

boy□ b don't understand w hy

the boy is cruel M C think the boy is funnyI I D love to play with the

boy

3. The priest1 ! A thinks the Star-Child is

beautiful HD B laughs at the problems |_| C loves the Star-Child |_J D says that all animals

are men's brothers

4. The other childrenI I A love to play with the

animals□ B listen to the priest□ C don't like the Star-Child Q D becom e like the

Star-Child

5. The old wom anI I A throws stones at the

Star-Child _J B has no pity lor the

woodcutter□ C is very poor and tired

I D wants the chain ofamber

6 . She knows the Star-Child is her sonI J A when she hears the

woodcutter's words I I B when he starts to

throw stones at her0 C because she knows his

address1 I D because he says 'Hello

Mother'

7. The Star-ChildI I A wants to kiss a snake I I B thinks the wom an is

very ugly□ c is happy to m eet his

mother D recognises the wom an

immediately

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The Punishment

he Star-Child went to his friends but when they saw him they laughed at him. 'We don't want to play with you now because you're ugly/ they said. 'Why do they say these things to me?' he thought.

He went to the well to look at his reflection. He was different now: he had a face like a toad and skin like a snake.

Then the Star-Child understood and started to cry. 'This is my punishment, ' he said. 'I am very cruel and my mother suffered. Now I must find her and say sorry.'

T h e w o o d c u t t e r ' s l i t t l e d a u g h te r sa id to h im , ' I t ' s not important if you're ugly. Please stay. I will not laugh at you.'

'No, this is my punishment, ' he replied. 'I treated my mother very badly and now I must find her.'

He ran into the forest calling, 'Mother! Mother! I 'm sorry, please come back.' All day he called but nobody answered. When night came he slept on a bed of leaves, but when the animals saw

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THE STAR-CHILDh i m t h e y r a n aw ay . T h e y k n e w t h a t h e w a s a c r u e l boy.

H e sa id to t h e m o le , 'Y ou c a n go u n d e r t h e g r o u n d . T e l l m e if

m y m o t h e r is t h e r e ? 'T d o n ' t k n o w if y o u r m o t h e r is t h e re . I c a n n o t see b e c a u s e you

h u r t m y e y e s / r e p l i e d t h e m o le .

H e sa id to a l i t t l e b i rd , 'You c a n f ly o v e r t h e t ree s . T e l l m e if

y o u c a n see m y m o t h e r . ''I d o n ' t k n o w if y o u r m o t h e r is th e re . I c a n n o t fly b e c a u s e you

h u r t m y w i n g s / r e p l i e d t h e b ird .

H e sa w a l i t t l e s q u i r r e l a n d ask ed , 'W h e r e is m y m o t h e r ? '

'I d o n ' t k n o w , ' r e p l i e d t h e sq u i r r e l . 'Y ou k i l l e d m y m o th e r . Do

y o u w a n t to k i l l y o u r m o t h e r to o ? 'T h e S t a r - C h i ld h e a r d a l l t h e s e t h in g s a n d h e c r ie d a n d prayed

to G o d to fo rg ive h i m . H e t r a v e l l e d to m a n y d i f f e r e n t villages to

f in d h i s m o t h e r , a n d t h e c h i l d r e n of t h e s e v i l l a g es l a u g h e d at him a n d t h r e w s t o n e s a t h i m . N o b o d y h a d p i ty fo r t h e S ta r -C h i ld .

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U N D ER STAN D IN G THE TEX T

Who is speaking and who is listening?

Here's a n exam p le:'We don't w a n t to p la y w ith you.'T h e ch ild ren a r e s p e a k in g .

T h e S t a r - C h i l d is lis tening.

a. 'This is m y punishm ent.'

b. 'Please stay . I w ill not la u g h at you.'

c. 'You c a n g o under the ground.'

d. 'I can n ot fly b e c a u se y o u hurt m y w ings.'

e. 'You killed m y mother.'

^ Find a word in Part Three which means:

a. A hole in the ground w ith w ater in it.b. This covers a ll of your body.c. They are u su a lly g reen a n d grow on trees.d. A sm all a n im a l w h o lives under the ground

an d ca n n o t see very w ell.

e. Small tow ns in the countryside.

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Tkree Pieces of Gold

or three years the Star-Child walked around the world but he didn't find his mother. One day he arrived at the gates of a city near a river with a big wall around it. The soldiers there stopped

him. 'What are you doing here?' they asked.' I 'm looking for my m o t h e r / he said. 'Please let me pass.

Perhaps she is in this city.''Who is your mother and why are you looking for her?' asked

another soldier.'She is a poor beggar like me and I was very cruel to her. Now I

want her pardon.'But the soldiers laughed. 'You are very ugly. No mother loves

an ugly child. She will not be happy to see you. Come with us. We will sell you to be a slave.'

They sold the Star-Child to an old man for the price of a cup of- /

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sweet w i n e . T h i s o ld m a n w a s a m a g i c i a n 1 f r o m L ibya . T h e Magician to o k th e boy to a da rk p r i son and gave h i m a p iece of old bread and so m e d i r ty water . T h e n e x t day he said, 'N o w yo u must go in to th e fores t . In th e fo res t t h e re are t h r e e p ieces of gold: one is of w h i t e gold, one is of ye l low gold and th e o th e r is of red gold. You are m y slave and if yo u do n o t b r ing m e th e p iece of w h i te gold I w i l l b e a t y ou one h u n d r e d t im e s . '

So th e S ta r -C h i ld w e n t to th e fores t to lo ok for th e w h i t e gold but he found on ly m a n y t h o r n s 2 and dangerous p lan ts . He cou ld not f in d t h e w h i t e g o ld a n y w h e r e . W h e n t h e s u n s t a r t e d to disappear t h e b o y s t a r t e d to cry. H e k n e w t h a t t h e M a g i c i a n wanted to b e a t h im . Sudden ly he h ea rd a cry of pa in and saw a little hare in a trap. H e forgot h is p rob lem s. He fel t p i ty for the hare and opened th e trap.

'T h an k you, yo u are ve ry k ind , ' said the hare . 'T h a n k s to you I have m y freedom. W h a t can I give you? '

'I m u s t f ind a p iece of w h i t e gold for th e M agician . If I d o n ' t take i t to h i m he w i l l b e a t m e . '

'I wil l he lp you , ' said th e hare. 'I k n o w w h e re to f ind th e w h i t e gold.' He to o k th e S ta r -C hi ld to a t ree and in th e t ree h e found the gold. T h e S ta r -C h i ld w as very happy and th a n k e d th e hare .

He r e t u r n e d to t h e ci ty . But a t t h e c i ty ga te h e saw a n old man. T h is old m a n w as very ill and very poor.

'Give m e so m e m oney . If yo u d o n ' t give m e so m e m o n e y I wil l die of h unger! ' sh o u te d th e old m an . T h e S ta r -C hi ld fel t p i ty for

1 m agician : a person w ho has m agic pow ers.

2 thorns :

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' * ! ' THE STAR-CHILDt h e o ld m a n b u t h e o n ly h a d t h e p ie c e of w h i t e go ld for the M a g i c i a n . ' T h e o l d m a n n e e d s t h e m o n e y m o r e t h a n m e / t h o u g h t th e S ta r-Child and gave h i m th e gold.

T h e M agic ian was very angry w h e n he saw t h a t th e Star-Child d id n ' t h ave the gold and he bea t th e boy. He p u t h i m in prison w i t h no food and no water .

T h e n e x t day th e M agic ian said, 'Today you m u s t r e t u r n to the fores t and find th e piece of ye l low gold. If you do n o t do this I wil l bea t you th ree h u n d re d t im e s . ' T h e boy w e n t in to th e forest and looked for th e gold. He looked all day long b u t he cou ld not f ind it. F inal ly he sat u n d e r a tree and s ta r te d to cry. T h e hare h ea rd h i m and asked, 'W hy are you crying?'

'I m u s t f in d t h e p ie c e of y e l lo w gold. If I d o n ' t f in d i t the M agic ian w il l bea t m e. '

'Fol low me. I w i l l sho w you the ye l low gold, ' sa id the hare and he to o k th e S tar-Child to a p o o l 1 of water . At the b o t to m of this pool he foun d th e piece of ye l low gold.

T h e S tar-Child r e tu rn e d to th e c i ty b u t a t the c i ty gate he saw th e old m a n again. 'G ive m e som e money. If you don ' t give me m o n e y I w il l die of hunger! ' he shou ted . T h e S ta r -C hi ld felt pity for the old m a n and gave h i m the gold.

T h e M agic ian w as very angry. 'What!? N o gold? N o gold, no food an d no w ater! ' He bea t the S ta r-C hi ld and p u t cha ins on him and p u t h i m in p r ison again.

T h e nex t day th e M agic ian said, 'Today you m u s t r e tu rn to the fores t an d find th e piece of red gold. If you f ind it, you will be

1. pool :

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THE STAR-CHILDfree. If y o u do n o t f ind it, I w i l l k i l l y o u . ' T h e b o y w e n t i n t o the

fo re s t a n d a l l d ay lo n g h e lo o k e d for th e go ld b u t h e c o u ld n o t f ind it . In t h e e v e n in g h e sa t u n d e r a t r e e a n d s t a r t e d to cry. T h e h a re h e a r d h i m a n d a sked , 'W h y are y o u c ry in g? ' T h e S ta r -C h i ld e x p la in e d e v e r y t h i n g a n d ag a in t h e h a re h e lp e d h i m . T h i s t im e

h e fo u n d t h e go ld in a cave n e a r t h e t ree .'T h a n k y o u , t h a n k y o u , ' sa id t h e b o y a n d he r a n b a c k to the

city.A t t h e c i t y g a te h e saw t h e o ld m a n . 'G iv e m e s o m e m o n ey . If

y o u d o n ' t g ive m e m o n e y , I w i l l d ie! ' h e s h o u t e d . T h e Star-Child

f e l t p i t y fo r t h e o ld m a n a n d g a v e h i m t h e go ld . 'Y o u n e e d it m o r e t h a n m e , ' h e said, b u t h e w a s v e ry sad a n d h i s h e a r t was v e ry heavy . 'T h e M a g ic i a n w i l l k i l l m e , ' h e t h o u g h t .

B u t w h e n h e p a s se d t h e g u a rd s a t t h e c i ty ga te s t h e y b o w e d 1 to

h i m a n d s a i d , ' L o o k a t o u r b e a u t i f u l L o r d ! ' T h e S t a r - C h i l d w a l k e d t h r o u g h t h e c i ty a n d m o r e a n d m o r e p e o p le fo l lo w e d him. T h e y a ll said, 'H e is th e m o s t b e a u t i f u l b o y in t h e w o r ld . ' But the S t a r - C h i ld w a s v e ry sad, 'T h e y are l a u g h in g a t m e , ' h e thought.

H e w a l k e d fo r a l o n g t i m e a n d f i n a l l y a r r i v e d i n a b ig square f

w h e r e t h e r e w a s a k in g ' s pa lace . T h e p e o p le sa id , 'Y ou are our Lord, t h e so n of o u r k in g ! '

'I a m n o t a k in g 's son . I a m t h e so n of a p o o r beggar woman.

W h y do y o u say t h a t I a m b e a u t i fu l? I k n o w I a m v e ry ugly. ''W h y do y o u say t h a t y o u are ugly? L ook! ' sa id a soldier. The

'— — — "

1. b o w ed : in c l in e d th e ir h ea d s to sh o w resp ec t.

2. s h ie ld :

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l ike a m i r ro r . T h e r e he saw h i s face a n d s a w t h a t h i s face w a s b e au t i fu l l ik e before .

'T h e r e is a p r o p h e c y / sa id t h e p e o p le , ' t h a t o n t h i s day o u r k in g w i l l c o m e . You a re o u r k in g . T a k e t h i s c r o w n a n d t h i s s c e p t r e . 1 G o v e r n us w i t h ju s t ic e a n d w i t h m erc y . '

'N o , I a m a b a d b oy , ' h e re p l ie d . 'I m u s t f in d m y m o t h e r , I cannot a c c e p t t h e c ro w n a n d t h e s c ep t re . '

H e t u r n e d t o w a r d s t h e c i t y g a te . In t h e c r o w d h e s a w h i s mother , t h e beggar w o m a n . T h e n n e x t to h e r h e saw th e old m a n from th e c i ty gate .

He ran to t h e w o m a n , k n e l t in f ro n t of h e r a n d k i s s e d h e r feet .

'M o th e r I a m so sorry. P lease forgive m e . O n c e I gave y o u m y hatred. P lease give m e y o u r love n o w . '

But th e w o m a n d id n ' t speak . T h e S ta r -C h i ld sp o k e to t h e old man. 'P lease , I h e lp e d y o u t h r e e t im e s . P lease te l l m y m o t h e r to speak to m e . '

But th e o ld m a n d i d n ' t speak . T h e S ta r - C h i ld s t a r t e d to cry. 'Please forgive m e, M o th e r . P lease forgive m e . '

The w o m a n p u t h e r h a n d on t h e boy 's h e a d a n d said, 'S ta n d up.' T h e o ld m a n p u t h i s h a n d on th e boy 's h e a d too. W h e n th e Star-Child s to o d up h e saw t h a t th e beggar w o m a n w a s a q u e e n and the o ld m a n w a s a k ing. T h e q u e e n sa id to h im , 'T h i s is y o u r father. You h e lp e d h i m th re e t i m e s . ' A n d t h e k in g sa id to h im .

'This is y o u r m o th e r . You w a s h e d h e r fee t w i t h y o u r t ea rs . 'The boy h u g g e d 2 t h e m a n d k i s sed t h e m b o th . T h e y t o o k h i m

2. hugged : put h is arm s around.

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* t " THE STAR-CHILDto t h e p a la ce arid t h e y p u t a c ro w n o n h is h e a d a n d a sc e p t r e in

h is h a n d .H e w a s a v e r y g o o d k i n g a n d s h o w e d j u s t i c e a n d m e r c y to

e v e r y o n e . H e s e n t g i f t s to t h e w o o d c u t t e r a n d h i s f a m i ly . He h e l p e d p o o r p e o p le , h e w a s k i n d to t h e a n i m a l s a n d b i rd s and

t h e r e w a s p e ac e in a l l t h e land.U n f o r t u n a t e l y h e d ied a f te r t h r e e y ears b e c a u s e h e suffe red a

lo t in h i s l ife a n d th e n e x t k in g w as a c ru e l k ing.

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

C h oose th e b est a ltern a tiv e to c o m p le te th e se n te n c e s in th is su m m a ry of Part Four.

The Star-Child finally arrives in a ‘ v il la g e / b ig city . At the gates he m eets som e soldiers. They tell him th a t2 m others d o n ’t lo v e u g ly ch ild ren / h is m other is in th e city . The soldiers sell the Star-Child to 3a m a g ic ia n / a s la v e . He takes the boy to a prison and gives him 4o ld b rea d / sw e e t w in e . The M agician promises to 5 hit / free him if he finds the 6 w h ite g o ld / hare. The Star-Child sees a hare in a 7 trap / h o le and helps him to escape. The hare helps him to find the white gold in 8 a c a v e / a tree but he gives it to 9 a m a g ic ia n / a n o ld m an . The M agician is very 10 h u ngry / a n g ry and puts the Star-Child in prison again. The next day he finds the yellow gold 11 in a p ool / under a tree The red gold is 12 a t th e c ity g a te / in a c a v e . When he returns to the city the 13 p e o p le think / M a g ic ia n th inks that the boy is 14a so ld ier / a k ing. The Star-Child discovers that his mother is a 15q u e e n / b e g g a r w o m a n . He becom es a very 16poor / g o o d king.

^ W hat d o y o u think?

a. Why does the Star-Child becom e ugly in Part Three and beautiful aga in in Part Four?

b. All of these characters treated the Star-Child badly: the soldiers, the M agician, the old m an, his mother. Do you agree?

c. Who treated him the worst?d. Do you think 'The Star-Child' is a happy or a sad story? Why?

Listen to this conversation tw ice and fill in the g a p s with thesewords.

k n o w * g iv e b rin g e a r ly w a k e u p u g ly e a t h a v e g e n e ro u s ru d e s le e p poor

The M a g i c i a n a n d the Star-Child are talking early o n e morning.

M agician : Come on boy, 1........................Star-Child: What time is it? Is it morning already?M agician : It's 6 o'clock.Star-Child: 6.00! That's very 2.........................Can 1 3...................... some

more, please?M agician : What? This is a prison, boy, not a hotel!Star-Child: Alright, alright. Can I have something to 4.....................

then?M agician : You can 5...................... this piece of bread.Star-Child: Thank you very much. Very 6.........................What's your

tname?

M agician : I haven't got a nam e. I'm a magician.Star-Child: Oh!M agician : And what's your name?Star-Child: I haven't got a nam e. I'm a Star-Child.M agician : Oh. And why are you in this city, Star-Child?Star-Child: I'm looking for m y mother. Perhaps you 7...................... her.

She's very 8...................... and extremely 9.......................M agician : Like her son. Ha, ha, ha.Star-Child: Don't be 10...................... and 11.......................me some water,

please.M agician : Alright, boy, but remember, if you don't 12..................... me

the gold, there will be no more food for you tomorrow. Ha, ha, ha.

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In th e b o x for e x er c ise three there are 5 a d jec tiv es . Write th em in this tab le .

fa ............................................................

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b ............................................................

c ....................................... ................. .

d ............... ......................... .........

e .............................................................V -------------------------------------- -........... >

Here are th e o p p o site a d jectiv es . Write th em in the ta b le too.

late rich beautiful m ean polite

Listen to the recording a g a in . With your partner read the d ia logu e . Try to sp ea k w ith the sa m e v o ices a s the M agician a n d the Star-Child.

The Star-Child a n d th e M a g ic ia n d on ’t know e a c h other very w ell. With a partner think of 3 q u estion s th e Star-Child cou ld a sk the m a g ic ia n .

1................................................................................................................................?2............................................................................................................................... ?3........................................................................................................................................... ?

Now think of 3 q u estion s the m a g ic ia n co u ld ask th e Star-Child.

1............................................................................................................................... ?2............................................................................................................................... ?3...........................................................................................................................................?

Now im a g in e you d o n ’t know your partner very w ell. Speak togeth er to find a s m u ch inform ation a s p ossib le . Talk about:

name, age, family, home, school, free time

E n g l a n d a n d t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e w a s t h e b i g g e s t a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t in t h e w o r ld . (R e m e m b e r t h a t W ild e w a s I r i sh n o t Eng l ish . H e w e n t to E n g land to s tudy , l ive a n d work . ) D u r in g t h i s t i m e t h e r e w e r e m a n y c h a n g e s in t h e w a y p e o p le l ived. M a n y i n v e n t i o n s c h a n g e d th e w a y p e op le w o rk e d . T h e r e w a s a v e ry big d i f fe rence b e t w e e n th e r i ch a n d t h e poor .

E n g l a n d b e c a m e m o r e i n d u s t r i a l i s e d a n d p e o p l e s t a r t e d to leave t h e c o u n t r y s id e . T h e y w e n t to w o r k in n e w fac to r ie s in

t h e c i t i e s . T h e r e w e r e n o t e n o u g h h o u s e s fo r e v e r y b o d y so p e o p le h a d to sh a re sm a l l h o u s e s w i t h o t h e r large f a m i l ie s or go to t h e w o r k h o u s e s . T h e w o r k h o u s e s w e r e t e r r i b l e places:

A w aiting A dm iss io n to the Casual Ward, by Luke Fildes. T h e P ic tu r e C o l le c t io n at R o y a l U n iv e r s i t y H o l lo w a y , U n iv e r s i t y o f L o n d o n

t h e r e w a s w o r k a n d a p l a c e to l iv e for p o o r p e o p le , b u t u s u a l l y

t h e r e w a s n o t e n o u g h food a n d t h e w o r k w a s v e ry d i f f i c u l t a n d

d a n g e r o u s . T h e f a c t o r y m a s t e r s a n d w o r k h o u s e m a s t e r s w e r e

u s u a l l y v e r y s t r i c t a n d h a d n o p i t y for t h e w o r k e r s . L o ts of

p e o p l e d i e d b e c a u s e t h e y h a d a c c i d e n t s w i t h t h e n e w

m a c h i n e r y o r b e c a u s e t h e y w o r k e d f i f t e e n h o u r s e v e ry d ay in

v e ry b a d c o n d i t i o n s .

A n sw e r th e s e q u e s t io n s .

a . In o n e of th e tw o stories y o u rea d , O scar W ilde w rites ab ou t a situation similar to a w orkhouse. W hich story is it? W hat h ap p en s?

b . In th e n in e te e n th c e n tu r y m a c h in e s w e r e in v e n te d to m a k e cloth, to m o v e e n g in e s a n d to do the work of m a n y p eo p le . W hat are the m ost im portant m odern inventions? W hy?

L o o k a t t h i s l i s t o f o b j e c t s . T h e y a r e a l l v e r y im p o r t a n t m o d e r n in v e n t io n s .

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P u t t h e m in o r d e r o f i m p o r t a n c e . N u m b e r 1 is t h e m o s t im p o r ta n t a n d n u m b e r 6 is th e le a s t im p o r ta n t . S h o w y o u r lis t to y o u r p a r tn er a n d e x p la in y o u r d e c is io n . D o y o u a g r e e ?

W h a t in v e n t io n w o u ld y o u lik e to s e e in th e n e x t fifty y e a r s a n d w h y ? H ere a r e s o m e id e a s : a f ly in g c a r , a ro b o t to d o a ll th e h o u se w o r k , a t e le p h o n e v id e o .. .N o w u s e y o u r im a g in a t io n a n d th in k of s o m e o th er id e a s .

P R O U E C T on THE WEB- o In groups, choose an i nvent i on (you can use one from

the l i s t on page 65 i f you want) and f i n d somei nf or mati on about i t . Make a wal l d i s p l a y to show yourr e s u l t s .Use t he I n t e r n e t to hel p i nf or mat i on you need using dA

www. sea r c h a 1o t . com www.yahoo. com www. a l t a v i s t a . c o m

^ W r i t e ‘ the i nvent i on o f . l . and then the name of i n v e n t i o n you want to f i n d . Find out whjn i ti nvented, who invented i t\, what i t i s used f o r etc

sT: GRADE 5 | -------- gg

Topic - TransportFind a picture, photo or a tim etab le of a m ea n s of transport in your country.Tell th e c la ss ab ou t it u sin g th ese qu estion s to h elp you.

a . How popular is this m eans of transport and who uses it?b. How much does it cost and how does it affect the

environment?c. How do you and your friends travel to work/school?d. In your opinion, what has been the best invention for

travelling? Do you know who invented it and when?

You can f i n d the f e r e nt search engines.

http://www.seahttp://www.yahoo.comhttp://www.altavista.com

amoua ic ton am

Charles D ickens (1812 - 1870)W e c a n s e e t h a t O s c a r W ild e t h o u g h t a b o u t th e d i f fe ren ces b e t w e e n r ich a n d p o o r p e o p l e a n d

w r o t e a b o u t t h e s e

p r o b l e m s i n h i s s to r i e s . A n o t h e r v e r y f a m o u s E n g l i s h w r i t e r d i d t h e

s a m e . H i s n a m e w a s

C h a r l e s D i c k e n s . O s c a r W ild e ' s f a m i ly w a s v e ry r i c h a n d v e ry i m p o r t a n t

a n d h i s s t o r i e s o f t e n

s h o w e d p o o r c h i l d r e n w h o b e c a m e r i c h b y a s o r t of m a g i c . C h a r l e s D i c k e n s ' f a m i l y w a s

p o o r a n d h is s to r ie s w e re

v e ry rea l is t ic : t h e y sp o k e a b o u t p o o r c h i l d r e n in

w o r k h o u s e s a n d b a d r i c h p e o p l e . T h e s e p e o p l e w e r e n o t

in te re s te d in h e lp in g o thers . H is m o s t f a m o u s s to r ie s are O liv e r Twist, G rea t E x p e c ta t io n s a n d D a v id C op per fie ld .

4Charles Dickens (circa 1850)

by Herbert Watkins.

Hulton Getty

Doctor Thomas Barnardo (1845 - 1905)D o c to r B a rn a rd o w a s a n o t h e r f a m o u s V ic to r ian . H e w a s I r i sh l ik e O s c a r W i l d e . W h e n h e v i s i t e d E n g l a n d h e w a s v e r y

shocked by t h e t e r r ib le c o n d i t i o n s of t h e poor, e sp e c ia l ly th e

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ch i ld ren : t h e y h a d to ca r ry v e ry h e a v y sa c k s of coal , w o r k for m a n y h o u r s e v e ry day, go i n to c h i m n e y s to c le a n t h e m , a n d so on. H e b u i l t spec ia l h o u s e s for p o o r c h i ld ren . In th e s e h o u s e s t h e y c o u ld l ive p r o t e c t e d a n d safe.

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 - 1928)

Emmeline Pankhurs t in N ew York (circa 1911).Hulton Getty

T h e d i f fe rence b e t w e e n t h e r i c h a n d th e p o o r w a s n o t t h e only d i f f e ren c e in V ic to r i a n soc ie ty . T h e r e w a s a lso t h e difference b e t w e e n m e n a n d w o m e n . W o m e n c o u l d n ' t v o te a t t h a t time.

M e n t h o u g h t t h a t t h e y w e re n o t v e ry i n t e l l i g e n t a n d co u ld not

m a k e i m p o r t a n t d e c i s i o n s ! E m m e l i n e P a n k h u r s t w a s the l e a d e r o f a g r o u p of w o m e n c a l l e d t h e S u f f r a g e t t e s . T he S u f f rag e t te s t r i e d to c h a n g e t h e soc ia l s i t u a t i o n a n d w e re very

b rave . T h e p o l i t i c i a n s d id n ' t l ik e t h e S u f f ra g e t te s b u t finally,

in 1918, w o m e n aged t h i r t y h a d t h e v o t e a n d e le v e n years later in 1929 all w o m e n o v e r 21 c o u ld vo te .

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T H E N IG H T IN G A L E A N D T H E ROSE

BEFORE YOU READ

Here are some words from the story. Do you know them? Match them with their pictures.

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a. □ e m e ra ld sb. □ coinsc. □ su n d ia ld. □ bloode. □ te a rsf. □ c a r t

g- □ w h e e lh. □ m irrori. □ o a k

j- □ b ra n c hk. □ m oo n lig h t1. □ bu tte rflym. □ d a isyn. □ C h a m b e rla in

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Write the correct word next to its definition. Then fill in the puzzle below to find out the secret message.

1. T hey a r e p a r t of a tre e . .............2. It is a b e a u tifu l in se c t w ith b ig c o lo u re d w in g s. .............3. It is a re d liq u id in s id e y o u r b o d y . .............4. It is a v e ry im p o r ta n t p a r ty in a c a s tle . .............5. If y o u look in to th is o b je c t y o u see yourself. .............6. It is a b ig tree . .............7. It is a sm all flower w ith w h ite p e ta ls a n d a ye llow c e n tre ................8. It is sim ilar to a c a r b u t it h a s a horse a n d n o t a n e n g in e .................9. T hey a r e g re e n p re c io u s s tones. .............

10. He is a v e ry im p o r ta n t m a n in a c ity . .............11. A c a r h a s four of th e se . .............12. Y ou c a n s p e n d th e se o b jec ts in sh o p s to b u y th in g s ......................13. D uring th e d a y th e re is su n sh in e a n d a t n ig h t th e re is ...................14. Y ou c a n te ll th e tim e w ith th is o b je c t if y o u d o n 't .............

h a v e a w a tc h .15. W h e n y o u c ry th e se fa ll from y o u r ey es . .............

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P A R T O N E

The Student in Love

n a n e s t , 1 in a tree, in a ga rden a n ig h t in g a le sang. H e r s o n g w a s b e a u t i f u l : s h e s a n g of l o v e and h a p p in e s s . O n e day she saw a y o u n g s t u d e n t in t h e garden .

'She says she w i l l d a n ce w i t h m e if I give h e r a red r o s e / said t h e S tu d e n t , ' b u t in m y g a rden th e re is no red rose . ' A n d w h e n he sa id t h i s h is eyes f i l led w i t h tears . 'E very day I s tu d y philosophy a n d I r e a d a l l t h e t h in g s t h a t w i s e 2 m e n say a b o u t happiness . N o w m y h a p p in e s s d e pen d s on a red rose! '

T h e N i g h t in g a l e h e a rd t h i s a n d sa id to herself , 'F inal ly , here is a t r u e lover . Every n ig h t I s ing of love an d th is y o u n g m a n suffers for love . '

2. w is e : in f o r m e d ; if y o u a re w i s e y o u k n o w a lo t of th in g s .

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-» 'f THE NIGHTINGALE ^ AND THE ROSE

T h e S t u d e n t c o n t i n u e d : 'I l o v e t h e P r o f e s s o r ' s d a u g h t e r a nd

t o m o r r o w t h e r e is a ba l l a t t h e P r in c e ' s pa lace . M y lo v e w i l l be

th e r e . If I t a k e h e r a r ed ro se sh e w i l l d a n c e w i t h m e . If I h a v e no r e d ro se s h e w i l l n o t s p e a k to m e / T h e y o u n g s t u d e n t lo o k e d

a r o u n d t h e g a rd e n . T h e r e w e r e y e l lo w ro se s a n d w h i t e ro se s b u t n o red roses . 'P o o r m e / h e said. 'I n e e d o n e red ro se b u t I c a n n o t

see a n y in t h i s g a rd e n . '' A h / s a id t h e N i g h t i n g a l e , 'L o v e is a w o n d e r f u l t h in g : i t is

m o r e p r e c i o u s t h a n e m e r a ld s , op a ls a n d p e a r l s , y o u c a n n o t buy

lo ve i n t h e m a r k e t p l a c e w i t h go ld c o in s . '

'T h e m u s i c i a n s w i l l p lay t h e i r v io l i n s a n d m y love w i l l dance t o t h e i r m u s i c . B u t s h e w i l l n o t d a n c e w i t h m e . I h a v e n o red

ro se to g ive h e r . ' T h e S t u d e n t fel l o n t o t h e grass a n d s t a r t e d to

cry.A b u t t e r f l y h e a r d h i m a n d a sked , 'W h y is h e c ry in g ? 'A d a is y a s k e d h e r f r iend , 'W h y is h e c ry in g ? '

'W h y is h e c ry in g ? ' sa id a l i t t l e g ree n l i z a r d . 1

'H e is c ry in g for a r e d ro se , ' sa id t h e N i g h t in g a l e .'A red ro se? ' t h e y all r ep l ied . 'T h a t ' s r i d i c u lo u s ! 'T h e o t h e r a n i m a l s l a u g h e d b u t t h e N i g h t i n g a l e u n d e rs to o d .

S h e w a t c h e d t h e s t u d e n t s a d ly a n d t h o u g h t of t h e m y s t e r y of

love.

1. l izard :

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C onnect a w ord or phrase in e a c h colum n to m ak e sen ten ces.

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

1. The Student will d a n c e w ith so>

th e re a re n o n e

2. The S tudent th e s tu d en t if in th e g a rd e n

3. The d o n 't b u t h e c a n 't find au n d e rs ta n d re d roseN ightingale b e c a u s e4. The Professor's is v e ry s a d she sings a

d a u g h te r th inks love is b u t b eau tifu l son g

5. The Student im p o rtan t so h e g iv es h e r a

6. The an im als is h a p p y b e c a u s ere d rose

stud ies n o w it's no t7. The usefu l to h imN ightingale p h ilo so p h y

n e e d s a re d rose fina lly sh e seesa tru e lover

th e y la u g h a t

Vth e s tu d en t

1..........................................................................................................................................2 .......................................................................................................................................... 3.......................................................................................................................................... 4.......................................................................................................................................... 5.......................................................................................................................................... 6..........................................................................................................................................7 ..........................................................................................................................................

^ A nsw er th ese questions.

a. W hy d o es th e S tu d en t s a y 'M y h a p p in e s s d e p e n d s o n a re d rose!'?b. W h at d o es th e N ig h tin g a le u su a lly s ing a b o u t?c. W h at flow ers a re in th e g a rd e n ?

d. W h at d o es th e N ig h tin g a le th ink of love?e. W hy d o es th e S tu d en t s ta rt to cry?f. W h a t d o th e bu tte rfly , th e d a isy a n d th e lizard th ink of th e

S tuden t?

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P A R T T W O

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Tlile Nightinga le sSacrifice

n th e m id d le of t h e garden th e re w a s a beau t i fu l rose t ree . T h e N ig h t in g a l e f lew to t h e rose tree a n d said, 'G iv e m e a red rose , ' she cried, 'and I w i l l s ing y o u m y s w e e te s t song. '

' I 'm sorry, m y roses are w h i t e l ik e th e sn o w on th e m o u n ta in a n d t h e f o a m of t h e s e a , ' h e a n s w e r e d . 'A s k m y b r o t h e r who g ro w s r o u n d t h e su nd ia l . P e rh ap s he can h e lp yo u . '

T h e N ig h t in g a l e f lew to th e su n d ia l a n d sa id to t h e rose tree, 'G iv e m e a red rose , ' she cried, ' a n d I w i l l s ing y o u m y sweetest song . '

' I 'm sorry, m y roses are y e l lo w l ike t h e daffodil , ' h e answered. 'A s k m y b r o t h e r w h o g row s u n d e r t h e S tu d e n t ' s w in d o w . Perhaps h e c an h e lp y o u . '

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■*£t h e n i g h t i n g a l e ^ AND THE ROSE

T h e N i g h t in g a l e f lew to th e w i n d o w a n d a sk e d th e rose, 'G iv e

m e a red r o s e / sh e cried , ' a n d I w i l l s ing y o u m y s w e e te s t s o n g /' I 'm sorry, m y ro se s a re red l ik e t h e cora l in th e sea b u t t h e

w i n t e r w a s co ld a n d m y b r a n c h e s a re b ro k e n . T h i s y ea r I h a v e no f low ers . '

'Bu t I o n ly n e e d o n e red rose. Is t h e r e n o t h i n g I c an do?'' T h e r e is o n e t h i n g y o u c a n do b u t I w o n ' t t e l l y o u . I t is a

t e r r ib le t h in g . ''Te l l m e w h a t i t is. I a m n o t a fra id , ' sa id t h e N ig h t in g a le .

'If y o u w a n t a red rose y o u m u s t b u i ld i t by m o o n l i g h t w i t h m u s i c a n d c o lo u r i t w i t h y o u r o w n b lood . You m u s t s ing to m e all n i g h t a n d p re s s y o u r h e a r t a g a in s t o n e of m y th o r n s . A l l n ig h t y o u m u s t s ing a n d y o u r b lo o d w i l l b e c o m e m y b lood . '

' D e a t h is a big p r ice to pay for a ro se , ' sa id t h e N ig h t in g a le .

'E v e ry b o d y l ik e s life. I l ik e life. I l ik e to fly an d to lo o k a t the f l o w e r s a n d to s m e l l t h e i r p e r f u m e s in t h e w i n d . B u t l o v e is b e t t e r t h a n l ife . . . a n d t h e h e a r t of a m a n is m u c h m o r e im p o r t a n t

t h a n t h e h e a r t of a bird. T h e S tu d e n t w i l l h a v e h is rose . '

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UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT

W illiam , the Student, a n d Emily, the Professor’s dau ghter, aresp e a k in g ou tsid e her father’s hou se. R ead th e d ia lo g u e a n d th enc o m p le te W illiam ’s notes.

W illiam : W ell, Emily, w ill y o u c o m e w ith m e to th e P rince 's b a ll o n S a tu rd a y ?

Emily: I d o n 't know , W illiam . I w ill th in k a b o u t it.

W illiam : P lease , Emily, y o u k n o w I lo v e you . I w ill p ro b a b ly d ie if y o u d o n 't c o m e w ith m e.

Emily: If I c o m e w ith y o u will y o u g iv e m e a b ig p re sen t?W illiam : Of cou rse . You k n o w I will g iv e y o u e v e ry th in g I h a v e .Emily: A b a ll a t th e P rince 's p a la c e is a v e ry im p o r ta n t o c c a s io n

a n d I w ill w e a r m y b e s t dress.

W illiam : E v e ry b o d y w ill w e a r the ir b e s t c lo thes, Emily.

Emily: W ell I w a n t a b e a u tifu l re d rose to p u t o n m y dress. If y o ug iv e m e a re d rose I w ill d a n c e w ith you .

W illiam : No p ro b lem . I w ill c o m e to y o u r h o u se a t 7.30 w ith th e rose The p a r ty s ta rts a t 8.00 a n d y o u will h a v e th e m ost b e a u tifu l re d rose in th e w orld .

Emily: W onderfu l. W ell, see y o u o n S a tu rd a y , W illiam .W illiam : Bye, Emily.

Prince’s Ball

D ay 1.............................

T im e 2 ..........................P la c e 3 .........................W ith 4..

U nscram ble the q u estion s a n d write answ ers.

a . W here tre e th e rose w h ite is?

.................................................................................b. W h a t th e su n d ia l roses a re ro u n d th e co lour?

c. W here g ro w rose re d th e tree does?

d. W hy this flow ers re d d oes th e rose h a v e n o y e a r tree?

e. How a re d N ig h tin g a le th e m a k e rose c a n ?

f. W h at like d o d o es to th e N ig h tin g a le?

g . Is a th e im p o rta n t m ore th e h e a r t a h e a r t of m a n of b ird th a n ?

3 E T ^ Look at the picture on p a g e 83. With your partner describ e the scene.

a . W ho is th e b o y in th e p ic tu re?

b. W h a t d o y o u th in k h e is fee ling?

c. W hy d o y o u th in k h e is fee lin g this w a y ?

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P A R T T H R E E

L Ü

The Red Rose

he N i g h t in g a l e f lew b a c k to t h e g a rd en a n d saw t h e S t u d e n t l y in g o n t h e g ras s . H i s e y es w e r e fu l l of tears . 'Be h a p p y / t h e b i rd said. 'You w i l l h a v e y o u r red rose a n d t o m o r r o w n i g h t y o u w i l l

d a n c e w i t h y o u r love a t t h e P r in c e 's ball . I w i l l m a k e t h e rose for y o u b y m o o n l i g h t , w i t h m u s i c a n d w i t h m y o w n h e a r t ' s b lood . I a s k y o u ju s t o n e th ing , y o u m u s t p r o m is e to be a t r u e lover . '

T h e S t u d e n t lo o k e d up