We are going to:• learn about the magic of music. • read a story about how music brought rain.

Unit 1 The Fantasy Stories - Lesson 3

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Do you like to listen to or play music?

What kind of music makes you happy?

How do you feel when you listen to music?

Sing the song with the teacher.

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There was once a village suffering from a terrible drought. Many months passed without rain and the people were hungry because of the bad harvest.

drought: a long period of time when there is very little or no rain.

Why were the village people hungry?

Are droughts good or bad?

Read with the teacher.

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reason: a fact about why something happens.

What do you think is the reason for the drought in the village?

One of the musicians said he knew the reason for the drought. He said, "We can make it rain!"

One day, a band of travelling musicians visited the village. The people were sad and hungry, so no one wanted to listen to their music.

Did anyone listen to the music? Why?

Read with the teacher.

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Can you guess why it did not rain in the village for a long time?

Read with the teacher.

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The band went to the top of the highest mountain in the village. They started to play and soon, the villagers went up the mountain.

Where did the musicians go to play music?

will: (future tense) The future tense is used when talking about the future. A sentence is in the future tense if we add “will” before the verb.For example, bring - will bring, play - will play.

Don't worry, we will bring rain.

Read with the teacher.

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What made it rain?

soak: to make something very wet.

What is the land soaked with?

Then, it started to rain. The rain soaked the farms below with precious water. The villagers were never hungry again.

The sound of music and laughter filled the sky as the people danced.

Read with the teacher.

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Down1. the action or sound of laughing3. the season when crops are gathered from the fields5. to make something very wet

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Across2. a fact about why something happens4. a long period of time when there is very little or no rain6. very valuable or important

Practice

Let’s unscramble the words.

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If you were from that village, how would you solve the problem?

I would Then, I will

Let’s discuss.

Apply

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drought, harvest, reason, soak, precious, laughter, band

In this lesson, we...

read a story about how music brought rain.

learned new words:

Look for different rain dances online.

How did the musicians bring rain?

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