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Tricks and truth - Oxford International Primary English Student Book - Class 4 - English
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Find the verbs in these sentences. Copy out the sentences, changing the verbs into the past tense.
1. The fox plays tricks on other animals.
2. A crocodile waits in the water.
3. The monkeys watch from the trees.
1. The fox played tricks on other animals.
2. A crocodile waited in the water.
3. The monkeys watched from the trees.
Match the present tense with the past tense of these verbs.
run | saw |
hear | said |
say | ran |
write | wrote |
see | heard |
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Sign up nowCopy and complete this children’s rhyme. Use the past tense of the irregular verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.
Did you ever tell a lie?
Yes, you __________, you know you ____________, (do)
You ______________ your mother’s teapot lid. (break)
Well, it ______________ only blue. (is)
No, it wasn’t, it ______________ gold. (is)
That’s another lie you’ve _____________! (Tell)
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Sign up nowMatch the ordinary verb with a powerful verb that has a similar meaning.
shout walk hold fly
clutch glide below stroll
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gobbled noticed felt soar
crept remarkable landed
One day, a cunning fox walked through a forest. He saw a crow fly overhead with some delicious grapes in her beak. She stopped in a nearby tree. The fox said, “Oh, Crow, you sing so beautifully.” The crow was pleased and opened her mouth to sing. The grapes fell out and the fox ate them up.
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Sign up nowLook again at the powerful verbs you used in the story above. Which of them are regular verbs and which are irregular verbs?
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What does Li Hua buy in the café?
Li Hua buys some moon cakes in the café.
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What does Li Hua not pay for?
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Sign up nowLook at the playscript. How do we know who is talking?
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Sign up nowHow do you think these lines from the play should be spoken? Read them aloud.
How much money?
It was my money, sir.
But it was a mistake!
She’s been stealing our smells!
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Sign up nowDo you like the way the play ends? What would you have done if you were the judge? Do you think the story has a moral (a message to learn from)? Discuss your ideas in small groups.
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I’m glad to hear that. So, Li Hua liked the smell of your food, and you liked the sound of her coins jingling. Come here, Li Hua. You can have your money back now.
I’m glad to hear that. So, Li Hua liked the smell of your food, and you liked the sound of her coins jingling. Come here, Li Hua. You can have your money back now.
a. Who does "I" refer to?
b. Why were the coins jingled?
c. Who was tricked and how?
a. "I" refers to the Judge in the play.
b. The coins were jingled to give Pang Bo and Shen Ying the pleasure of hearing the sound, similar to how Li Hua enjoyed the smell of their food.
c. Pang Bo and Shen Ying were tricked. They thought they'd receive the money for the smells Li Hua enjoyed, but instead, they only got to hear the sound of the coins.
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"Pang Bo gave it to me!"
a. Who does "it" refer to?
b. What was the reason for Pang Bo giving it to Li Hua?
c. What was the misunderstanding about the money?
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Morals - Tricks and truth | Oxford International Primary English Student Book | Class 4 Literature | English
Enjoyment Cannot Always Be Priced 🏷️
The story teaches us that some pleasures in life, like the smell of delicious food or the sound of jingling coins, cannot and ....
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The Conflict: A Case of Smells vs. Money 💼👃💰
Li Hua, a girl who admires the delicious food smells from the Full Moon Café, cannot afford to buy food often. Instead, she enjoys.......
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1. Accusing - charging someone with wrongdoing.
- They are accusing him of theft.
2. Change - the money returned when the amount given is more than what is due.
- She received some change after buying a candy.
3. Café - a small restaurant selling light meals and drinks.
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