Short Story Grade 5: Cat and Mouse 4
1. Task 1 Cat and Mouse 4 grade 5
Read and listen to the story (Read and listen to the story)
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Translated:
– Picture 1:
Miu: Hello Chit. What are you doing?
Chit: I’m talking to my cousin Mary in America.
– Picture 2:
Miu: Hello Mary. Do you remember me?
Mary: Hello Miu. Of course I miss you. How are you?
Miu: I’m fine.
– Picture 3:
Miu: Are you in New York?
Mary: No, I’m on vacation.
Miu: Where are you?
Mary: I live in Miami, Florida.
– Picture 4:
Miu: Which is better, New York or Miami?
Mary: Oh, that’s a tough question.
– Picture 5:
Mary: New York is more interesting than Miami. There are many theatres, cinemas and museums.
– Picture 6:
Mary: But Miami is warmer, and I’ll go to the beach.
– Picture 7:
Miu: I understand. Nice to talk to you, Mary. Goodbye!
Mary: Goodbye!
– Picture 8:
Miu: It was a pleasure talking to Mary.
Chit: Have fun? I can’t even talk to her!
2. Task 2 Cat and Mouse 4 Grade 5
Answer the questions (Answer the questions)
1. What is Chit doing? (What is Chit doing?)
2. Where does Mary live? (Where does Mary live?)
3. Is she at home now? (Is she at home now?)
4. What does she like about New York? (What does she like about New York?)
5. What does she like about Miami? (What does she like about Miami?)
Guide to answer
1. He’s talking with Mary. (He talks to Mary.)
2. She lives in New York. (She lives in New York.)
3. No, she’s in Miami. (No, she lives in Miami.)
4. She likes the theatres, cinemas and museums. (She likes theatres, cinemas and museums.)
5. She likes the beach. (She likes the beach.)
3. Task 3 Cat and Mouse 4 Grade 5
Unscramble these words from the story (Rearrange words from the story)
a. beememrr b. convatia c. fidculfit d. heartset e. rawrem
Guide to answer
a. remember (mind)
b. vacation (vacation)
c. difficult (difficult)
d. theaters (Theatre)
e. warmer (warmer)
4. Task 4 Cat and Mouse 4 Grade 5
Read and complete (Read and complete)
Guide to answer
(1) don’t
(2) town
(3) more
(4) than
(5) like
Translated:
A: You live in the capital, right?
B: No. I live in a small town.
A: Which is more beautiful, your town or the capital?
B: My town is more beautiful. His town is smaller and more peaceful.
A: Do you like the capital?
B: Yes. The capital is more interesting than its town.
A: Would you like to live there?
B: Don’t really like it.
5. Task 5 Cat and Mouse 4 Grade 5
Work in pairs. Talk about your last holiday. (Practice in pairs. Talk about your past vacation.)
6. Task 6 Cat and Mouse 4 Grade 5
Read and match (Read and connect)
Guide to answer
1. c 2. e 3. a 4. b 5. d
Translated:
1. Is your town smaller than the capital? – That’s right.
2. Would you like to live there? – Yes.
3. Why do you like your town? – Because my town is peaceful.
4. Do you want to live in the capital? – Are not.
5. Why not? – Because the capital is too noisy.
7. Practice
Choose the best answers (Choose the best answer)
1. Ba goes …… when it’s hot.
A. swim B. swims C. swimming D. to the swim
2. An: “What do you …… when it’s hot?” – “Ha: I go swimming.”
A. do B. does C. doing D. don’t
3. What do you do …… the Spring?
A. on B. in C. at D. of
4. I like Fall because the …… is cool.
A. sport B. seasons C. weather D. activities
5. When …… warm, Ba goes fishing.
A. it’s B. it C. they D. they’re
6. There are four …… in a year.
A. spring B. summer C. seasons D. winter
7. …… you going to visit Hue this summer?
A. Do B. Does C. Are D. Is
8. Trees drop their leaves in ……
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
8. Concluison
At the end of the lesson, they need to practice reading the dialogue between Miu and Chit and complete the exercises and practice talking about their last holiday. Hopefully, with funny characters and close-knit content, students will practice and memorize sentence patterns well.
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