Summary
After completing the lesson, students will be able to read and understand texts about people, places, and familiar objects in short sentences. The lesson includes a story about a lion who, after seeing his reflection, believes he needs a new hairstyle to look like the king of the jungle. Other animals give him various suggestions, like color and accessories, but a wise snake advises him that a king should not worry about his appearance. The lion eventually realizes the importance of wisdom over vanity and decides to embrace his role as a wise king.
A1: Vocabulary matching exercise to connect words with their meanings.
- mane: a line of hair that some people have on their upper lip
- roar: to make a very loud, deep sound
- unruly: difficult to control or manage
- flap: move quickly or lift upward
- moustache: the long hair on the neck of a horse or a lion
- raise: lift or move upward
- hissing sound: a sound like a long 's'
A2: Questions to discuss the lion's desire for change, the giraffe's suggestion, and opinions on the snake's comment.
A3: Matching exercise to identify different marks of animals, such as mane for lions and stripes for zebras.
B: A puzzle asking which baby is born with a moustache.
After completing the lesson students will be able to
- read and understand texts
- talk about people, places and familiar objects in short and simple sentences
A Read the story.
Once, a lion was sitting beside a river. Suddenly he looked at his own reflection and thought "My mane is too old. I need a new hairstyle!"
The lion then roared "I'm the king of the jungle and this unruly mane does not fit a king." He dipped his paw into the river and tried desperately to smooth his mane.
"Flap it all up. That will suit you!" the zebra said. "Yes, it will even look better with a bit of colour to match your moustache," the giraffe added.
"What about a few ribbons?" the vulture asked. Then cried the hyena "I know, a paper crown is what you need!" A snake was passing by silently. Seeing the king there he simply raised his head.
"What do you think I should do, snake?" The king asked.
"If a king is a wise king, nobody cares about his hairstyle," The snake said with a hissing sound.
The king stared at the snake for some time. Then he smiled and kissed the snake.
"Oh, why am I so vain? Am I not the king of the jungle?" roared the lion. He shook his head from side to side to shake his mane back into place.
" From now, on I promise to be a wise king and not bother about my looks!" the lion roared.
(Written by Janet Allison Brown)
A1 Match the words in column A with the meanings given in column B.
Column A | Column B |
mane roar unruly flap moustache raise hissing sound | a line of hair that some people have on their upper lip move quickly lift or move upwards a sound like a long 's' the long hair on the neck of a horse or a lion to make a very loud, deep sound difficult to control or manage |
A2 Answer the following questions.
- Why did the lion want to change his hairstyle?
- What was the giraffe's suggestion?
- Do you agree with the snake's comment? Why/Why not?
A3 Every animal has something that makes it different from others. Now, match the words in column A with the words in Column B to know the different marks of some animals. one is done for you.
Column A | Column B |
Lion Elephant Zebra Sheep Buffalow Horse Dog Fish | wool trunk stripes horns pony tail curved tail scale mane |
B Here is a puzzle for you.
Can you say which baby is born with a moustache?
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