4° A y 5° A Taller : A CHILDREN’S LITERATURE TOUR

4th and 5th form)

A Fable:  THE HARE and THE TORTOISE

1) VOCABULARY:  Use an English-Spanish dictionary or Google translator and find these words:    

HARE – RACE – FABLE – WINNER – TORTOISE – REST – CARROTS – ASLEEP FAST - RUN – SLOW - WALK – LEGS – SHELL – LONG – TAIL – SMALL 

 HEAVY – FUR - SMALL – SHORT – EARS – MORAL - FOREST

ENGLISH	SPANISH	ENGLISH	SPANISH
HARE	LIEBRE

2) STORY.  Watch the videos and listen to the story. (Three versions of the same fable.)

		3)  Describe the two characters.  Use the words in Activity 1 and classify them.
	4)  Draw and colour the characters of the story.  5) Read and write T (tortoise) or H (hare). a) He’s fast.   _____                                                       d) He runs.  _____ b) He’s slow.  _____                                                      e) He sits under a tree.  _____    c) He walks.  _____                                                        f) He does not stop.  _____ 6) Match the following words with the correct definition. FABLE                             It has got short legs and a shell. WINNER                        A person or an animal wins something.     RACE                               It is a short story with animals as characters and with a moral.  TORTOISE                     It is a competition between runners.     7) Read and answer the questions. a) Has the tortoise got long legs? b) Is the tortoise slow? c) Has the hare got a shell? d) Who wins the race? 8) Read and reflect. Circle the correct option. a) This story is a detective story / a photo story / a fable. b) I think the tortoise / hare uses time well. c) I think the tortoise / hare is clever, intelligent. d) I think the story is clever / funny / interesting. e) There is / isn’t a moral to the story. f) My favourite character is the tortoise / the hare. 9) MORAL. Circle the correct option.  a) It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. b) Slow but steady wins the race. c) Small friends can be powerful allies.
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