The Wooden House

– Hello, our dear friends! My name is Frankie.

– Hello, everyone! I’m Kevin.

– Welcome to our lesson.

– We are happy to see you!

– Hello, boys!

– Oh, hello, dad! Meet my friend Kevin, please!

– Nice to meet you, Kevin!

– Nice to meet you too, Mr. Cooper.

– Dad, Kevin’s parents allowed him to go to the cinema tonight. Can I go with him?

– Sure, but before you go, could you read a story to your little brother, please? He can’t fall asleep.

– Dad, I don’t want to read him any stories.

– Well… In this case, you should take him with you to the cinema.

– No, please! Henry is very noisy! If we take Henry with us, we won’t be able to watch the film.

– Frankie, you have a choice! You can spend 10 minutes and read a short story to your little brother, or you can take him with you to the cinema.

– All right! In this case, I would rather read a story to Henry.

– Fantastic!

– Kevin, can you wait for me here, please?

– Sure. No problem.

– Thank you so much. Let’s go, dad!

– Hi, Henry.

– Hi, Frankie. Hi, dad. What are you doing here?

– Well… Frankie wants to read you a story!

– Oh, really?! That would be great, because I can’t fall asleep.

– Henry, what story would you like to hear?

– Well… Could you read me my favourite story? It’s called “The Wooden House”.

– Yes, of course!

– Thank you, Frankie. I really appreciate that!

So, today in the lesson we will:

● learn new words and revise the old ones;

● read the story “The Wooden House”;

And

● put the knowledge into practice.

– Henry, before I read the story “The Wooden House” to you, let’s learn some new words and revise the old ones.

– You will need them to understand this story.

– Oh, okay!

– Fantastic! And the words are…

Wooden

Деревянный

House

Дом, здание, жилище

Mouse

Мышь

Frog

Лягушка

Rabbit

Кролик

Fox

Лиса

Wolf

Волк

Bear

Медведь

Run

Бежать, бегать

Hop

Прыгать, подпрыгивать, прыжок, скачок

Climb

Подниматься, взбираться

Roof

Крыша

Crush

Давить, раздавить, сокрушать

Together

Вместе, совместно

Great! Now listen to the story “The Wooden House”.

Once there stood a small wooden house in the open field. One day a little mouse ran by.

The mouse saw the wooden house and said:

“Little house, little house! Who lives in this little house?”

Nobody answered, so the mouse went into the house and began to live there.

Then a green frog hopped by. The frog saw the wooden house and said:

“Little house, little house! Who lives in this little house?”

“I am a little mouse. And who are you?”

“I am a green frog, and I have nowhere to live. May I come in?”

“Yes, of course! Come in, please! And let’s live together!”

As a result, the little mouse and the green frog started living together.

One day a cheerful rabbit ran by. The rabbit saw the wooden house and asked:

“Little house, little house! Who lives in this little house?”

“I am a little mouse.”

“I am a green frog. And who are you?”

“I am a cheerful rabbit. I need some place to live. Can I come in, please?”

“Sure! Let’s live together!”

After that the little mouse, the green frog and the cheerful rabbit started living together.

One day a red fox came by. The fox saw the wooden house and asked:

“Little house, little house! Who lives in this little house?”

“I am a little mouse.”

“I am a green frog.”

“I am a cheerful rabbit. And who are you?”

“I am a red fox! And I have no place to go. May I come in?”

“Oh, yes, of course!”

“Come in, please!”

“And let’s live together!”

As a result, the little mouse, the green frog, the cheerful rabbit and the red fox started living together.

Another day a grey wolf walked by. The wolf saw the wooden house and said:

“Little house, little house! Who lives in this little house?”

“I am a little mouse.”

“I am a green frog.”

“I am a cheerful rabbit.”

“I am a red fox. And who are you?”

“I am a grey wolf. And I really need some place to live. Can I come in, please?”

“Oh, sure! Let’s live together!”

Then the little mouse, the green frog, the cheerful rabbit, the red fox and the grey wolf started living together.

One day a big bear walked by. The bear saw the wooden house and asked:

“Little house, little house! Who lives in this little house?”

“I am a little mouse.”

“I am a green frog.”

“I am a cheerful rabbit.”

“I am a red fox.”

“I am a grey wolf. And who are you?”

“I am a big bear. And I have no place to live. May I come in?”

“Yes, of course!”

“Come in, please!”

“And let’s live together!”

After those words the big bear started climbing onto the yellow roof and crushed the whole wooden house.

After that all of the scared animals ran away in different directions.

– Oh, I just love this story! Thank you so much for reading it to me, Frankie.

– You’re welcome, Henry.

– Now we would like to check your knowledge if you don’t mind.

– Oh, sure! No problem!

Look at the pictures below!

Now answer the question:

What’s missing?

Let’s check!

It’s a wooden house.

Look at the pictures!

What’s missing?

Check yourselves.

It’s a yellow roof.

Look at the pictures!

What’s missing?

Let’s check!

It’s a green frog.

Look at the pictures!

What’s missing?

Check yourselves.

It’s a grey wolf.

Look at the pictures!

What’s missing?

Let’s check!

It’s a little mouse.

Look at the pictures!

What’s missing?

Check yourselves.

It’s a cheerful rabbit.

Now…

Read the sentences below and say if they are true or false. Correct the false sentences!

Once there stood a large brick house in the open field.

One day the little mouse went into the house and began to live there.

The second animal who hopped by and then started living with the mouse was the red fox.

The last animal who walked by and wanted to live in the house was the big bear.

The little mouse started climbing onto the green table and crushed the whole brick house.

After that all of the scared animals ran away in different directions.

Check yourselves!

The right answers are:

False (Once there stood a small wooden house in the open field.)

True

False (The second animal who hopped by and then started living with the mouse was the green frog.)

True

False (The big bear started climbing onto the yellow roof and crushed the whole wooden house.)

True

– Well done, Henry!

– Thank you so much, dad!

– Henry, would you like to hear another story?

– Oh, no, maybe next time! I really want to sleep now.

– Oh, we are happy to hear that! In this case, close your eyes and sleep.

– Okay. Goodnight, Frankie. Goodnight, dad.

– Goodnight, Henry.

– All right, Kevin! Now we can go to the cinema.

– Hooray! In this case, let’s go!

– Have a good time, boys!

– Thank you, Mr. Cooper.

– That’s all for today, our dear friends!

– We hope that the lesson was interesting for you!

– See you soon, boys and girls.