The hare and the tortoise

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The Hare and the Tortoise

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics and specially-written stories for learners of English.

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Harvey the hare thinks he’s the fastest and the best at everything!

But sometimes it’s a good idea to do things slowly.

One day Tilly the tortoise and Harvey the hare have a race.

Who do you think wins? Read the story and see!

In this reader you will find: – Games and language activities – A Make it project Sport

– A Let’s act! section – A video Multi-Rom with a song

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Moral of the story It’s better to be careful and do things slowly.

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The Hare and the Tortoise Retold and activities by Lisa Suett Illustrated by Andrea Rivola

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Before you read 1 Harvey the hare loves sport.

Look at the pictures and write the words in the correct place. swimming • tennis • football • basketball running • cycling • skateboarding • judo 2

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2 What does Harvey do every day?

Look and write the day of the week.

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does judo. goes running. goes swimming. goes cycling. goes skateboarding. plays football. plays tennis.

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his is a story about a very fast hare and a very slow tortoise.

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Harvey the hare loves sport. His favourite sport is running.

Tilly the tortoise loves listening to music.

She doesn’t like sport.

Look and count the snails.

Write the number in the shell.

What do you do in your free time? Tick (3). read play the piano

play with friends ______________

watch TV

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In the morning, Harvey wakes up early.

First, he has a good breakfast.

He eats cereal and fruit.

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Then, he runs to work. Harvey is a postman. He’s very fast!

Thanks Harvey!

What do you have for breakfast? Tick (3). cereal fruit

tea cake

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milk biscuits

toast eggs

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Everyone in the village is at work.

Tilly the tortoise is an artist. She loves painting.

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Look and write the names of the jobs. teacher • doctor • farmer • vet • artist • postman • chef 8

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Colour Tilly’s picture.

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Everyone says that Harvey is the fastest hare in the village.

Harvey, you’re fantastic!

Yes, I run every day.

I’m great!

I’m the best!

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Tilly the tortoise paints all day.

Then in the evening, she walks home.

Come on Tilly!

You’re so slow!

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‘Do you want to have a race?’ asks Harvey.

‘Yes, OK. I’m slow but I can try!’ says Tilly.

Harvey laughs.

‘Ha, ha! You’re slow. You can’t win,’ says Harvey the hare. ‘Let’s have the race next Sunday at ten o’clock,’ says Tilly.

I’m the fastest!

Are you sure?

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Harvey is sure he can win the race.

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It’s the day of the big race. All the animals come to watch. Harvey the hare and Tilly the tortoise are ready.

Good luck Tilly!

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‘One, two, three, GO!’ shouts the fox.

The race begins!

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The hare likes running One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Harvey thinks he’s number 1.

The tortoise is slow One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Tilly can be number 1.

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Harvey is fast, but poor Tilly is slow.

She walks slowly, slowly, slowly.

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Harvey the hare runs and runs. He’s fast, fast, fast! But now Harvey is tired. ‘Tilly is slow and she can’t run fast. I’ve got lots of time. I can have a rest,’ says Harvey. So he stops and sits under a tree. Soon he’s sleeping.

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Poor Tilly is tired, too. But she doesn’t stop.

‘I can’t stop now. I must finish the race,’ says Tilly.

‘Look! There’s the FINISH line,’ says Tilly.

Come on, Tilly.

You can do it!

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Then Harvey wakes up.

He sees Tilly. She’s near the FINISH line. ‘Oh no!

Tilly is winning,’ says Harvey.

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Harvey runs fast, but‌ Tilly arrives at the FINISH line. She’s the winner!

Hooray for Tilly!

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Harvey and Tilly shake hands. ‘Well done, Tilly!’ says Harvey.

‘Thanks Harvey.

I’m not fast, but I always try my best,’ says Tilly.

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The hare likes running One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Harvey thinks he’s number 1.

The tortoise is slow One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Tilly can be number 1.

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A tortoise money box You need: • an empty plastic bottle • scissors • a permanent marker pen • a kitchen sponge • string or thread • a blunt needle • buttons

1 Cut off the bottom of the bottle.

Ask an adult to help you.

2 Draw the shape of a tortoise on the sponge.

3 Cut out.

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to the sponge.

4 Use the string to attach the bottle

5 You can attach a butto n to secure the bottle. Th en draw a face and the leg s.

6 Make a small cut under the tortoise. This is the money slot.

Your money box is ready!

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Let’s act!

Props Harvey can wear a sports cap.

Tilly can wear headphones and she can hold a paintbrush.

Scene 1 narrator This

is the story about a fast hare and a very slow tortoise. harvey [running on the spot] Hello! My name’s Harvey. I’m a hare and I can run very fast. tilly [walking very slowly] Hello! My name’s Tilly. I’m a tortoise and I can walk slowly. harvey I love sport. My favourite sport is running. Tilly, do you like sport? tilly Oh no! I don’t like sport. I like listening to music.

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Scene 2 Let’s see what Harvey does everyday.

First he wakes up early. harvey It’s seven o’clock. It’s time to get up. narrator Then he has breakfast. harvey Mmm, yummy. I like fruit. narrator After, Harvey runs to work. He’s a postman. harvey Quick, quick! I’ve got lots of letters today! narrator

Scene 3 narrator This

is Tilly. She’s an artist. She’s kind and

calm. tilly I love painting. I paint all day! narrator One day, Harvey stops and talks to Tilly. harvey Hi, Tilly. I’m the fastest. I’m the best. And you’re so slow!

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tilly Yes,

you’re fast and I’m slow. You think you’re the best at everything. But are you sure? Let’s have a race! harvey Ha, ha! You can’t win. You’re too slow. tilly I’m slow, but I can try! We can have the race on Sunday at ten o’clock. harvey OK! Scene 4 It’s the day of the big race. animals [together] Good luck Tilly! Good luck Harvey! fox One, two, three, GO! narrator

[all sing together] The hare likes running One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Harvey thinks he’s number 1. cast

The tortoise is slow One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Tilly can be number 1.

Harvey is fast, but poor Tilly is slow. harvey Tilly is slow. I can stop and rest. I can sit under this tree. narrator Soon, Harvey is sleeping. harvey ZZZZZ! narrator

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I’m tired. But I must finish the race. I can’t stop.

Look, there’s the FINISH line. narrator Then Harvey wakes up. harvey Oh no! Tilly is winning. narrator Harvey runs fast, but Tilly arrives at the FINISH line. She’s the winner. animals [all clap together] Hooray for Tilly! harvey Well done, Tilly. tilly Thanks, Harvey! I’m not fast but I always try my best. I’m careful and I do things slowly… and I CAN win the race! tilly

[all sing together] The hare likes running One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Harvey thinks he’s number 1. cast

The tortoise is slow One, two, three, go!

Come on now, sport is fun Tilly can be number 1.

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Activities – Play time 1 Look, read and match the sentences to the correct pictures. a 1 Harvey is a postman.

2 Tilly is an artist.

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4 Harvey sits under a tree.

Soon he’s sleeping.

5 Tilly wins the race.

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3 Find and circle the 6 hidden job words.

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4 And you? What do you want to be?

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5 What do you think? Tick (3) or (7).

1 It’s good to laugh at your friends.

2 Only do easy things.

3 Do your best.

4 Do things slowly.

5 Always do things very fast.

6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. walks • have • stop • begins • plays sits • loves • wins • paints • is 1 On Tuesday Harvey _________________ football.

2 Tilly _________________ listening to music.

3 Harvey _________________ a postman.

4 Tilly the tortoise _________________ all day.

5 ‘Do you want to _________________ a race?’

6 The fox shouts GO and the race _________________ .

7 Tilly _________________ slowly.

8 Harvey _________________ under a tree.

9 Tilly is slow but she doesn’t _________________ .

10 Tilly _________________ the race!

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7 Think about the story.

1 Why do you think the tortoise wins the race? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

2 Are you fast like the hare or slow like the tortoise? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

3 What is the message in this story? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

8 Do you like the story? Draw your face.

= I love the story!

= I like the story.

= I don’t like the story.

My favourite character is ___________________

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