Unit 4 : OUR PAST
Lesson 5 : Write
How the tiger got his stripes
Game : Matching
to graze
to tie
to escape
the master
the servant
burned
left
escaped
lit
went
tied
was
grazed
appeared
said
Using the verbs, complete the story
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo (0) ........ nearby, a tiger (1) .......
The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was (2) ... the master.
The farmer (3) .... he had something called wisdom, but he (4)... it at home that day.
He (5) ... to get the wisdom, but before that he (6) ... the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn`t want it to eat the buffalo.
When he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He (7) .. the straw and the fire (8) .... the tiger.
The tiger (9)..... but it still has black stripes from the burns today.
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo (0) was grazing nearby, a tiger (1) appeared.
The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was (2) was the master.
The farmer (3) said he had something called wisdom, but he (4) left it at home that day.
He (5) went to get the wisdom, but before that he (6) tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn`t want it to eat the buffalo.
When he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He (7) lit the straw and the fire (8) burned the tiger.
The tiger (9) escaped but it still has black stripes from the burns to day.
+ In the story:
The tiger
The buffalo
The man - The farmer
His buffalo
+ In your imagination:
Ex: One day/I/field.
+ You read:
+ You write:
One day, as a farmer was in his field
One day, as I was in my field
Ex: Buffalo/graze/tiger/come
and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger appeared.
and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came.
Writing
The tiger
The buffalo
I
My buffalo
One day/ I / field
Buffalo/ graze/ tiger/ come
It/ ask/ why/ strong buffalo/ my servant/ and I/ its master
I/ tell/ tiger/ I/ have/ wisdom
Tiger/ want/ see/ it
I/ tell/ it/ I/ leave/ wisdom/ home
then I/ tie/ tiger/ tree/ rope/ I/ didn`t/ want/ eat/ buffalo
I/ go/ get/ straw/ and/ burn/ tiger
Tiger/ escape/ still have/ black stripes
One day as I was in the field and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came. It asked why the strong buffalo was my servant and why I was its master. I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom. The tiger wanted to see it, but I told it I left my wisdom at home that day. Then I tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because I didn`t want it to eat my buffalo. I went to get some straw and said that it was my wisdom and burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today.
SUGGESTED STORY
Retell the story
What does the tiger still have from the burn today ?
To day it still has black stripes
Homework
Imagine you are the tiger or the buffalo to retell the story.