✄ year 6 - unit 5: independent learners
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Never argue with children HERE’S a funny story. As you read the story, pen in the correct articles ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’. ________ little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. ________ teacher said it was physically impossible for ________ whale to swallow ________ human because even though it was ________ very large mammal, its throat was very small. ________ little
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girl stated that *Jonah was swallowed by ________ whale. Irritated, ________ teacher reiterated that ________ whale could not swallow ________ human; it was physically impossible. ________ little girl said, “When I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah.” ________ teacher asked, “What if Jonah went to hell?” ________ little girl replied, “Then you ask him.”
The story of Jonah is a popular one. Who was Jonah? It is believed that Jonah was a fisherman who lived a long, long time ago. He was thrown overboard by sailors on the ship he was sailing on because he was disobedient. But God felt sorry for Jonah and saved him. He sent a big whale to the bottom of the ocean where Jonah lay. The whale swallowed Jonah whole and there he stayed for three days until the fish spat him out onto the shore.
Answer: A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal, its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, “When I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah.” The teacher asked, “What if Jonah went to hell?” The little girl replied, “Then you ask him.”
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