laughter = misery/sorrow/sadness
selfish = unselfish/generous/selfless
lovely = beautiful/attractive
sweetly = melodiously/tunefully
gruff = soft/gentle/mild
tale = story
large = small/ tiny
sweet = sour/bitter
distant = nearby
allow = permit/ approve

Learning outcomes
- After we have studied this unit, we will be able to
- ask and answer questions
- read and enjoy poems
- use sounds, stress, and intonation appropriately
- talk about people, places and events
- read and understand texts
- write paragraphs and short compositions
Related Question
View AllEvery afternoon, while returning from school, the children played in the Giant's garden.
The garden was large and lovely with soft green grass and beautiful flowers.
The Giant did not allow anyone to play in the garden because he was selfish.
The birds sat on the trees and sang very sweetly in the garden.
The Giant finally built a high wall round the garden and put a notice saying "Trespassers will be punished".
Whom did the giant visit before returning to his garden?
(Read the text and answer the question)The Giant visited his friend in a distant land before returning to his garden.
After entering his garden, the giant saw some children playing in his garden.
Yes, I think the Giant did a wrong thing. Every child should be allowed to play. Though the garden belonged to him, they were not damaging or destroying it. Therefore, he should allow them to play.
(a) garden; (b) trees; (c) children; (d) playing; (e) gruff
A giant had a beautiful (a) garden with soft green grass, lovely flowers, and fruit-filled (b) trees . Birds sang sweetly in the trees and (c) children happily played in the garden. One day, the giant returned from his seven-year long journey and found the children (d) playing in the garden. He frightened them away with his (e) gruff voice.
(a) would; (b) but also; (c) grew; (d) full; (e) playing.
Every afternoon, after school, the children (a) would go to play in the Giant's garden. It was not only a big (b) but also a beautiful garden with soft green grass. Colorful flowers (c) grew all over the grass. There were trees around the garden (d) full of sweet fruit. The birds sang so sweetly from the trees that the children would stop (e) playing to listen. "How happy we are here!" they said to each other.
Getting the perfume, the Giant jumped out of bed and looked out.
The trees became delighted because the children were back again.
Actually, the secret of the music was that a little bird was singing outside the window.
The Giant heard some lovely music.
The Giant drove the children away from his garden and built a high wall around it. So, nĐž spring came to his garden. But when the children crept into the garden through a little hole, there was spring in the garden all on a sudden. Therefore, it is obvious that the children brought spring to the Giant's garden.
The Giant was lying in bed when he heard some lovely music.
After believing the spring had come, the Giant jumped out of bed and looked outside.
The flowers were looking up through the grass and laughing having the children back.
The children entered into the garden by creeping through a little hole in the wall.
After entering the garden, the children got on the branches of the trees. They were enjoying themselves.
The birds were flying about and singing happily upon the return of the little ones.
A little boy was crying under the tree in one corner as he was could not reach the branches of the tree. That's why the tree was still covered with snow.
(a) blossom/bloom; (b) delightfully; (c) grass; (d) garden; (e) branches.
When the Giant looked outside the window, he couldn't believe his eyes. The trees in his garden were in (a) blossom/bloom . The birds were flying and singing (b) delightfully. The flowers in the (c) grass were laughing. This happened because the children had entered his (d) garden through a little hole in the wall. They were sitting on the (e) branches of the trees.
(a) in; (b) was/sounded; (c) singing; (d) opened; (e) quickly.
One morning, the Giant was (a) in bed when he heard beautiful music. It (b) was/sounded so lovely that he thought it must be the King's musicians. But it was just a little bird (c) singing outside his window. Then the cold north wind stopped, and a sweet smell came through the window which was (d) opened . "I think spring has finally arrived," said the Giant. He (e) quickly got out of bed and looked outside.
awake = asleep
sweet = melodious/tuneful
perfume = aroma/scent/fragrance
creep = crawl
delightfully = sadly/sorrowfully
Open = unclosed/unlocked
Gently = rudely
Laughing = crying
Reach = arrive
above = beneath/under
When the children saw the giant, they became frightened. So, they all ran away.
The children saw the giant putting the little boy gently up into the tree and the boy kissing the giant. Thus, they realized that the giant had become good.
When the children ran away, the garden became lifeless with winter again.
When the giant put the little boy up into the tree, the tree at once broke into blossom, and the birds came and sang on it. The little boy flung his arms around the giant's neck and kissed him.
When the giant drove the children away from the garden, the spring too left that place. But when the children crept into the garden, there was spring again. The giant then realized his fault. So, I think the giant did the right thing by knocking the wall down.
The little boy did not run away with others, because his eyes were full of tears and so he could not see the giant coming.
When the little boy was put up in the tree by the Giant, he was pleased and gave the Giant a hug and a kiss.
The people passing by the garden saw that the Giant was playing with the children in the loveliest garden of the country.
The Giant considered himself selfish.
With the statement, the Giant meant that the children could come and play in the garden as they wanted. They no longer had to be afraid of its owner, the Giant.
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