The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - sample

Readers

- Games and language activities - Picture Dictionary pages - A Make it project - A Let’s act! section

Tags

Multimedia

Files

Young

Town life | Country life | Friends

Downloadable

Look on the inside front cover to find out how to download the free multimedia files.

STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4

100 headwords 200 headwords 300 headwords 400 headwords

below A1 A1 A1.1 A2

n w Mous o T e Th e Country M e h ou t s nd

Starters Starters/Movers Movers Flyers

Classic

Young Downloadable

Readers

se S ou ER y M l. D ntr -3 .r. EA ou 50 I s I R e C 31 EL EL d th 36G an -5 N e 88 U ous 78YOwn M N 9 o B e T IS Th

Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classic and original stories for learners of English.

The pleasure of Reading

Classic

www.eligradedreaders.com

e

In this reader you will find:

Aesop

a

Two mice are friends. Alfred is a town mouse and Jack is a country mouse. One day Alfred visits Jack in the country.

The next day Alfred wants to show Jack the town. What happens when Jack goes to town?

Read and see!

Fairy Tales Stage 3 A1.1

Aesop The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Aesop The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Stage 3 A1.1

ELT A1.1

Multimedia

Files

Ill la us o tra Riv ted b a e y Andr

Before you read 1 Match the parts of the house.

1 b

c

a g

d

f

1 The chimney is orange.

2 The garage is grey.

3 The door is blue.

4 The windows are yellow.

e

5 The stairs are green and pink.

6 The roof is red.

7 There are flowers in the garden. They’re all different colours.

2 Describe your house. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 2

3 Alfred the town mouse goes shopping.

What does he buy?

STATIONER’S

TOY SHOP

1

2

a

b

bread

h

chocolate cake

c CLOTHES SHOP

3

BOOKSHOP

d

sausages

4

e clothes BAKER’S

5

BUTCHER’S

6

g CAKE SHOP

GREENGROCER’S

7

8

f

books exercise books

potatoes and tomatoes

h

video game 3

J

ack is a mouse who lives in the country.

He’s very happy today because his best friend, Alfred, is coming to lunch. Alfred is a town mouse.

2

Jack and Alfred are very different. Jack loves the country. He lives in the fields. He doesn’t live in a house. Life is simple. He likes living outside.

4

Jack eats fruit and green grass. And there’s always clean water in the fountain.

There are no cars in the country. Jack can run and play because it’s safe and quiet.

Answer the questions.

1 Where does Jack live? Where do you live?

Jack lives ________________ . I live ________________ .

2 What does Jack eat when he’s hungry?

And you? What do you eat?

Jack eats _________________________ .

I eat _________________________ .

3 What does Jack drink when he’s thirsty?

And you? What do you drink?

Jack drinks _________________________ .

I drink _________________________ .

5

3 Jack is waiting for Alfred. He wants to show

Alfred the country.

But what’s that? What’s that noise? BRUM, BRUM! It’s Alfred. He’s riding a motorbike.

Jack and Alfred say hello. They’re very happy.

Alfred wants to put his motorbike in the garage.

But there isn’t a garage! Jack doesn’t need a garage because he hasn’t got a car. He walks everywhere.

Hello, my friend!

6

Alfred wants to see Jack’s house. But Jack hasn’t got a house. He lives outside! Alfred doesn’t understand. ‘You haven’t got a bedroom! You haven’t got a kitchen! My home in the town is better!’ says Alfred.

Write the words. motorbike • the underground • hot-air balloon train • bike • bus • car • plane 1

2

3

4

hot-air balloon ____________ ____________ ____________ _____________ 5

6

7

8

____________

____________

____________

____________

7

4 It’s lunchtime. But Alfred doesn’t understand.

‘Excuse me, Jack. Where’s the restaurant?’ asks Alfred.

‘Oh no, Alfred. There isn’t a restaurant here,’ says Jack.

‘That’s alright. We can go to a restaurant by bus,’ says Alfred.

‘Oh no, Alfred. We don’t need a restaurant. We can eat here in the fields,’ says Jack.

8

Alfred follows Jack. Alfred likes picnics. Jack sits on the grass and Alfred sits next to Jack.

But where’s the food? Alfred looks left, then right, but there’s no food!

‘What are we going to eat?’ asks Alfred.

True or false?

1 Alfred and Jack go to a restaurant.

2 Alfred wants to go by bus.

3 They have lunch in a field.

4 Alfred doesn’t like picnics.

5 Alfred sits next to Jack.

6 There’s no food.

T

F 7

9

5 Jack, the country mouse, gives Alfred green grass

to eat. But Alfred is a town mouse. He doesn’t like grass! In the town there’s lots of good food to eat.

‘Jack, the food in the town is better!’ says Alfred.

‘Really? I like the food in the country. I’m happy here,’ says the country mouse.

10

Make two masks. Then use the masks to act out the story.

1 Take a piece of grey cardboard. Draw a large circle, the size of your face.

You need • cardboard • a pencil • scissors • glue • a black felt-tip pen • elastic 2 Cut out.

3 Add two circles to make the ears.

24

4 Draw two semi-circles in the ears.

5 Draw two eyes and a big black nose. Draw the whiskers.

6 Fold the bottom of the circle under the nose.

Then cut out the mask and cut out two holes for the eyes.

7 Make two small holes.

Put elastic through the holes and tie.

Your masks are ready!

You can make two masks. One for the town mouse and one for the country mouse. Use different colours for the two masks.

25

Let’s act!

Scene 1 [the telephone rings: Ring!] jack Hello, Alfred. It’s Jack. alfred Hello, Jack! How are you? jack I’m fine, thanks. Would you like to come for lunch tomorrow? alfred Yes! That’s a good idea. jack Great! alfred OK, see you tomorrow.

Scene 2 [a motorbike arrives: Brum, brum! Alfred is riding a broomstick for a motorbike.] narrator

Alfred arrives in the country.

jack What’s

that? alfred Hi, Jack. It’s me! jack What a noise! alfred Sorry! Can I put my motorbike in the garage? jack Garage? I haven’t got a garage. alfred Really? Where do you put your car? jack I haven’t got a car. I walk everywhere. alfred OK. Can you show me your house? jack I live in the country. I live outside. I haven’t got a house because the fields are my home.

26

Oh!? But I live in a big house in the town. I like the town. jack Are you hungry, Alfred? alfred Yes, I’m really hungry. Where’s the restaurant? jack Alfred, there isn’t a restaurant here. alfred That’s alright. We can go to a restaurant by bus. jack No, Alfred. We don’t need a restaurant. We can eat here in the fields. alfred

narrator

Jack and Alfred sit on the grass. Alfred is very

hungry.

Do you like grass? alfred [surprised] Grass? In the town I eat good food! jack I like the food in the country. And I like living in the country. It’s clean and quiet. Come on, I’ll show you. jack

Scene 3 narrator

Alfred and Jack go for a ride in a hot-air balloon.

[Alfred and Jack sitting in a box for a hot-air balloon] alfred It’s beautiful! The houses and gardens are small. jack Look, Alfred. There’s a train. alfred The country is beautiful, but I want to show you the town. Come to the town tomorrow, Jack.

It’s late and it’s time for Alfred to go back to the town.

narrator

27

alfred Thank

you for the lovely day. See you tomorrow! jack OK. See you tomorrow. narrator

Alfred leaves on his motorbike. Brum, brum!

Scene 4 [at the bus stop] narrator

Jack arrives in the town.

alfred Welcome

to the town, Jack! jack Thanks, Alfred. But it’s so busy and noisy here! alfred It’s great here! Come with me. I’ll show you the town. jack Ah, help! There are cars and motorbikes. It’s dangerous!

Alfred and Jack walk in the town centre. But Jack is a country mouse. He doesn’t like the town.

narrator

alfred There

are lots of shops. jack Yes, there’s a butcher’s and a baker’s. alfred Mmm, I’m hungry. jack Yes, let’s have lunch.

Scene 5 narrator

Alfred lives in a big house.

alfred Welcome

to my house. jack Wow, it’s a big house. And there’s lots of food on the table.

28

narrator Then

alfred

the door opens.

Quick! Run, Jack!

narrator The

mice run into the living room. But someone opens the door.

alfred

Quick! Run, Jack!

narrator The

mice run into the bedroom.

jack What

a day! I want to go home. alfred I’m sorry! jack It’s dangerous here. I like the country. It’s quiet and it isn’t dangerous. I’m happy with the things I’ve got.

Bye-bye, my friend! cast

[all sing together]

I’m a country mouse The country is for me.

The air is clean And the grass is green.

I’m a town mouse The busy town is for me.

Motorbikes and trains Lots of cars and planes.

29

Activities – Play time 1 What’s good and what’s bad about life in the town and life in the country? Use the words in the box to help you. quiet • animals • noise • transport • clean air pollution • nature • fresh food • traffic • shops Life in the town

Life in the country

What’s good? What’s bad? What’s good? What’s bad?

s

f

s

f

2 Do you like the town or the country?

I like the _________________ because _____________ ________________________________________________ .

I don’t like the _________________ because ________ ________________________________________________ .

30

3 Do the crossword.

1 2

3 4

5 6 7 8

1

9 2 3

4 5

6

7 8

9 31

4 Complete the song. Use the words in the box.

I’m a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ mouse The country is for __ __ .

The __ __ __ is clean And the grass is __ __ __ __ __ .

air trains country cars green me mouse

I’m a town __ __ __ __ __ The busy town is for me.

Motorbikes and __ __ __ __ __ __ Lots of __ __ __ __ and planes.

5 Find 11 words. Use the other letters to complete the sentence.

B

K

I

T

C

H

E

N

G

E

C

A

R

D

A

N

H

A

D

B

U

S

G

E

D

O

R

R

P

L

A

N

E

O

U

A

O

R

O

O

F

R

O

S

G

O

B

I

K

E

O

R

E

E

M

G

A

R

D

E

N

U

S

Jack likes the country. The country isn’t __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

32