Short Story Grade 5: Cat and Mouse 3
1. Task 1 Cat and Mouse 3 Grade 5
Read and listen to the story (Read and listen to the story)
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Translated:
– Picture 1:
Chit: Hi Miu. How are you today?
Miu: Hi Chit. I’m not well.
– Picture 2:
Chit: What’s wrong with you?
Miu: I have a headache, stomachache and fever.
– Picture 3:
Chit: Oh, that’s terrible. You should go back to bed.
Miu: I can’t. I have to go out.
– Picture 4:
Chit: Why?
Miu: Because I’m going to the zoo with Maurice and Doris.
– Painting 5 + 6:
Miu: Hello, Miu is listening.
Maurice: Hello Miu. I’m Maurice here.
Miu: Hello Maurice. How are you?
– Picture 7:
Maurice: I’m sick. And Doris got sick too. We can’t go to the zoo. I’m sorry.
Miu: Don’t worry, Maurice. I’m sick too. We can go to the zoo next week.
– Picture 8:
Miu: Maurice and Doris are also sick. They can’t go to the zoo.
Chit: Good!
Miu: Good?
Chit: That’s right! You can stay home and go to sleep!
2. Task 2 Cat and Mouse 3 Grade 5
Answer the questions (Answer the questions)
1. Is Miu feeling well? (Is Miu feeling well?)
2. What’s the matter with him? (What’s wrong with him?)
3. What is he going to do today? (What will he do today?)
4. Can Maurice and Doris go to the zoo? (Can Maurice and Doris go to the zoo?)
5. What can Miu do today? (What can Miu do today?)
Guide to answer
1. No, he isn’t. (No, he’s not well.)
2. He has a headache, a stomach ache and a fever. (He has a headache, stomachache and fever.)
3. He’s going to the zoo with Maurice and Doris. (He’s going to the zoo with Maurice and Doris.)
4. No, they can’t. (No, they can’t go.)
5. He can stay in bed. (He can stay in bed.)
3. Task 3 Cat and Mouse 3 Grade 5
Unscramble these words from the story (Rearrange words from the story)
a. chadahee b. bletierr c. skigpean d. usecabe e. tstream
Guide to answer
a. headache (headache)
b. terrible (terrible)
c. speaking (speak)
d. because (because of)
e. matter (problem)
4. Task 4 Cat and Mouse 3 Grade 5
Read and complete (Read and complete)
Guide to answer
(1) well
(2) matter
(3) have
(4) stay
(5) not
Translated:
A: How are you today?
B: I don’t feel well.
A: Is there a problem with you?
B: I have a stomach ache
A: You should stay in bed.
B: I can’t.
A: Why not?
B: I have to go to school.
5. Task 5 Cat and Mouse 3 Grade 5
Work in pairs. Imagine you are sick. Talk about how you feel. (Practice in pairs. Imagine you are sick. Talk about how you feel.)
6. Task 6 Cat and Mouse 3 Grade 5
Read and match (Read and connect)
Guide to answer
1 – e 2 – a 3 – b 4 – c 5 – d
Translated:
1. Have a gid problem with your brother? – He has a stomachache.
2. Will he go to the doctor? – Yes.
3. How about you? How are you? – I have a headache
4. Will you stay in bed? – Are not.
5. Why not? Because I have to go to school.
7. Practice
Put the words in the correct order. (Put the words in the correct order)
1. What/ do/ they/ do/ in/ their/ free/ time?/
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2. She/ often/ plays/ table/ tennis./
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3. mother/ goes/ My/ free time./ shopping/ her/ usually/ in/
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4. My/ father/ goes/ fishing/ at/ weekends./
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5. My/ father/ played/ beach/ volleyball/ with/ his/ friends/ yesterday./
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6. mother/ her/ time?/ does/ your/ free/ What/ do/ in/
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8. Concluison
At the end of the lesson, the children need to practice reading the dialogue between Miu and Chit and complete the exercises, practice talking about how it feels to be sick. Hopefully, with funny characters and close-knit content, students will practice and memorize sentence patterns well.
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