What skill does this activity develop?

Summer violin silly store autumn

full attentive naughty lazy hungry angry

supper

1) Which of these words are you going to find in the text?

2) Listen to Part 1 of the story. What will be next? Choose:

• The Ant is going to dance with the Grasshopper.

• The Ant is going to continue his work.

• The Ant is going to learn how

to play the violin.

“I must store food for the winter”, said the Ant, “and you must do the same.”

“Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away”, said the Grasshopper. He was laughing at the Ant. But the Ant didn’t listen and continued his work.

When the winter came, the hungry Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and asked for something to eat.

3) Read part 2 of the story.

What is the Ant going to say?What do you think?

4) Listen to the text one more time and check exercise 1.

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hungry

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5) Listen to the story one more time and try to restore the fable.

Aesop's Fables. An Ant and a Grasshopper.

1. One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin. He saw an Ant. The ant was carrying a heavy crumb. He was making the store for the winter.“Come and sing with me! Don’t work so hard”, said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.”

2. “I must store food for the winter”, said the Ant, “and you must do the same.”“Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away”, said the Grasshopper. He was laughing at the Ant. But the Ant didn’t listen and continued his work.When the winter came, the hungry Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and asked for something to eat.

3. “You didn’t work hard in summer. You were lazy”, said the Ant. “I’m afraid you will have to go to bed without supper,” and he closed the door.