Look at the pictures and talk
about what you think this story is about.
A long time ago, a hare and a tortoise lived in
the green forest. The brown tortoise walked very slowly, and the hare
always laughed at her. One day, the hare said to the tortoise, "Let's
have a race." The tortoise agreed, and the hare laughed loudly. All
the other animals came to watch the race.
The hare ran very fast and was soon far ahead of the tortoise. He looked back but he couldn't see the tortoise because she was far behind.
"The tortoise is very slow," thought the hare. "She'll take a long time to get here. I'm going to have a rest, and when I see her coming, I'll run quickly and win the race." The hare sat against the tree and rested.
Soon, he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, he heard the other animals cheering. He thought he was dreaming. But when he woke up, he saw the tortoise was near the finishing line. The hare ran as fast as he could, but he couldn't catch up with the tortoise. The tortoise had already won the race.
The hare ran very fast and was soon far ahead of the tortoise. He looked back but he couldn't see the tortoise because she was far behind.
"The tortoise is very slow," thought the hare. "She'll take a long time to get here. I'm going to have a rest, and when I see her coming, I'll run quickly and win the race." The hare sat against the tree and rested.
Soon, he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, he heard the other animals cheering. He thought he was dreaming. But when he woke up, he saw the tortoise was near the finishing line. The hare ran as fast as he could, but he couldn't catch up with the tortoise. The tortoise had already won the race.
Read the story again and then answer these questions.
| Who won the race? Why? |
| Who came to see the race? |
| Where did the hare rest? |
| What was the moral lesson in this story? |
Read these words. They sound the same, but they have different meanings. Select 3 pairs of words and write sentences in your exercise book to show their correct meaning.
| hair | stair | pair | where | its |
| hare | stare | pear | wear | it's |
Imagine you are either the hare or the tortoise. Write an SMS in which you tell your friend what happened to you during the race.
Write the past tense for these words by adding ed.
| wish | wished |
| brush | |
| walk | |
| talk | |
| play | |
| punch | |
| pack |
