What skill does this activity develop?
1) Which of these
words are you going
to find in the text?
Summer
silly
violin
store
autumn
full
attentive
naughty
lazy
hungry
angry
supper
2) Listen to Part 1 of the story.
What will be next? Choose:
• The Ant is going to dance with the
Grasshopper.
• The Ant is going to continue his work.
• The Ant is going to learn how
to play the violin.
3) Read part 2 of the story.
“I must store food for the winter”, said the
Ant, “and you must do the same.”
“Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far
away”, said the Grasshopper. He was laughing at
the Ant. But the Ant didn’t listen and continued
his work.
When the winter came, the hungry
Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and asked
for something to eat.
What is the Ant going to say?
What do you think?
4) Listen to the text one more time
and check exercise 1.
Summer
hungry
violin
store
supper
lazy
5) Listen to the story one more time
and try to restore the fable.
Aesop's Fables.
An Ant and a Grasshopper.
1. One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and
playing his violin. He saw an Ant. The ant was carrying a heavy
crumb. He was making the store for the winter.
“Come and sing with me! Don’t work so hard”, said the Grasshopper
“Let’s have fun together.”
2. “I must store food for the winter”, said the Ant, “and you must do the
same.”
“Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away”, said the
Grasshopper. He was laughing at the Ant. But the Ant didn’t listen
and continued his work.
When the winter came, the hungry Grasshopper went to the Ant’s
house and asked for something to eat.
3. “You didn’t work hard in summer. You were lazy”, said the Ant. “I’m
afraid you will have to go to bed without supper,” and he closed the
door.