1. 1. 1.READTHEEXTRACTSFROMTHESEFAMOUSBOOKSANDRELATETHEMTO THEPICTURESANDTITLESThen one morning, exactly at sunrise, she suddenly showed herself. And,afterworkingwithallthispainstakingprecision,she yawnedandsaid:"Ah! I am scarcely awake. I beg that you will excuse me. My petals are still all disarranged . . ."But the little prince could not restrain his admiration:"Oh! How beautiful you are!""Am I not?" the flower responded, sweetly. "And I was born at the same moment as the sun . . ."The little prince could guess easily enough that she was not any too modest--but how moving--and exciting--she was!"I think it is time for breakfast," she added an instant later. "If you would have the kindness to think of my needs--" Andthelittleprince,completelyabashed,wenttolookfora sprinklingcanoffreshwater.So,hetendedtheflower."Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk,he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fastenough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. Hesets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimumthat will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keepsfor himself.Our labour tills the soil, our dung fertilises it, and yet thereis not one of us that owns more than his bare skin.You cows that I see before me, how many thousands ofgallons of milk have you given during this last year? And what has happened tothat milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? Every drop of it hasgone down the throats of our enemies.And you hens, how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how many ofthose eggs ever hatched into chickens? The rest have all gone to market to bringin money for Jones and his men.And you, Clover, where are those four foals you bore, whoshould have been the support and pleasure of your old age? Eachwas sold at a year old--you will never see one of them again.
2. 2. In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall? None of them knew that the house they were approaching was full of robbers. They thoughtit was another farmhouse and made a plan. Theywould open the window and sing for their supper.They hoped that the farmer and his wife wouldthink that their voices were so beautiful that theywould be invited in for some dinner and be givena place to stay for the night. They began to sing "Ghosts!"criedtherobbers.Outofthefrontdoorthe robbersran.Theyrandowntheroaduntiltheycould nolongerbeseen.Chanter,Anciano,Songeand BelementeChanticleerlookedintothehouse.Dinner wasstillonthetable.Theyateitallup!Thefriendsweretired.Eachfoundaspotandtheycurled upforthenight
3. 3. TITLES 1BREMENTOWNMUSICIANS 2THELITTLEPRINCE 3ANIMALFARM 4WHATSCORCHINGWEATHER! 2READTHESESENTENCESANDDECIDEIFTHEYARETRUEORFALSE 1.ThelittlePrincedoesn'tliketheflower2.Therosewasbornintheafternoon3.Theanimalsintext2arehappywiththeirlife4.Theycaneateverythingtheylike5.Eggsaresoldinthemarket6.Theanimalsintext3singverywell7.Thefarmerandhiswifeinvitedthemfordinner8.Theysleptinthefarm9.ItishotandsunnyinMerlincity
4. 4. 10.Itisalwayshotthere 3CHOOSETHECORRECTANSWER1. TheLittlePrincethinksthattheroseisnotvery............................a)excitingb)modestc)beautiful 2. Theflowerwantedher...........................a)dinnerb)lunchc)breakfast 3. Cloverwillneverseehis........................a)foalsb)hensc)pigs 4. Mencannotrunfastenoughtocatch.........................a)horsesb)cowsc)rabbits 5. Thefourfriendsopenedyhewindowsandstartedto............................a)cryb)dancec)sing 6. Theheatwaveisdueto.............................a)climatechangeb)firec)thesun