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The ant and the grasshopper

তৃতীয় শ্রেণি (প্রাথমিক স্তর ২০২৪) - English For Today - Facts and Fables | | NCTB BOOK
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A. Look at the pictures. Discuss in groups what you see in the pictures.

 

 

An ant and a grasshopper are two good friends. They live in a grassy field.

It is a sunny summer morning. The grasshopper is enjoying the sun. He is dancing and singing happily. He does not usually like to work.

Now the ant is passing by the grasshopper. She is carrying an ear of corns to her house. She is storing food for the winter. The grasshopper laughs at her and says,

"Hey Ant! Why do you work hard all the time? Come and join me. Let's enjoy the sun."
The ant goes her way and continues her work.

After the summer, the winter begins. The days become very cold. The leaves are falling down everywhere. The grass- hopper finds no food to eat. He starves, and he becomes weak and sad.

 

 

On the other hand, the ant has plenty of food. She is passing her time happily at her cozy home.

 

 

 

 

B. Listen to the story, one sentence at a time. Then read it in groups. If necessary, help each other.

C. Read the story individually and tick the correct answer.

1. What is the grasshopper doing in the summer morning?
He is
a) carrying corns.
b) enjoying the sun.
c) making fun with the ant.

2. What is the ant doing in the summer?
She is
a) playing in the sun.
b) singing in the field.
c) carrying an ear of corns.

 

3. How does the grasshopper pass the winter?
He
a) makes fun and sings all day.
b) finds no food and starves.
c) works hard.

4. How does the ant pass the winter?
She passes her time
a) happily at her cozy home.
b) starving.
c) working hard.

D. Ask and answer the following questions in pairs.

1. Where do the ant and the grasshopper live?
2. What does the ant carry to her house?
3. What does the grasshopper say to the ant?
4. What happens to the grasshopper in the winter?

E. Write the words Summer and Winter in your exercise book in two columns - Column A and Column B. Now write the following words/phrases in the right column. Words/phrases: dry leaves, sunny, enjoying the sun, gloomy, warm day, cold.

F. Role play: In pair, play the roles of the ant and the grasshopper in the class.

G. Draw a picture of a sunny summer morning and a cold, gloomy winter morning and display them in the classroom.

Grammar focus:
Use of punctuation mark.
For a surprise, an exclamation mark (!) is used. For making a question, a question mark (?) is used; and for a short pause in a sentence, a comma (.) is used.
Example:
What a beautiful bird! Who is he? I read, write and play.

 

H. In pairs read the story B above and underline question mark, exclamation mark and comma.

I. Pul punctuation marks.

What a bright day The grasshopper is dancing singing and playing in the sun What is the ant doing She is carrying an ear of cons

 

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