I.E. MONSEÑOR JAIME PRIETO AMAYA

TENTH GRADE – IV PERIOD

READING NARRATIVE TEXTS

Exercise 1

A. Read Why do hawks hunt chiks? Once upon a time, a hawk fell in love with a hen. The hawk flew down from the sky and asked the hen, “Will you marry me?” The hen loved the brave, strong hawk and wished to marry him. But she said, “I cannot fly as high as you can. If you give me time, I may learn to fly as high as you. Then we can fly together.” The hawk agreed. Before he went away, he gave the hen a ring. “This is to show that you have promised to marry me,” said the hawk. It so happend that the hen had already promised to marry a rooster. So, when the rooster saw the ring, he became very angry. “Throw that ring away at once!” shouted the rooster. The hen was so frightened at the rooster’s anger that she threw away the ring immediately. When the hawk came a few months later, the hen told the truth. The hawk was so furious that he cursed the hen, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Now, you’ll always be scratching the earth, and I’ll always be flying above to catch your children,” said the hawk.

B. In groups, answer these questions:

1.    What is the social function of the text above?

2.    Who was involved?

3.    Did the hen face any problems to marry the hawk?

4.    How did the hen solve the problem?

5.    Does the story end in happy or sad ending?

6.    Does the story happen in the past time or in the present time?

7.    Mention the words are used to tell that the story happened in the past?

8.    What are the words used to tell the order of events?

9.    Are the verbs in the present or in the past?

10. Write several action verbs that you find in the text!

C. Now, take turn reading the story aloud. Then, in turn read it aloud for your friends!

Exercise 2

A. Read

Why do the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky? Long time ago, there was no day. It was always dark and always summer. This was because the Kachina, a very powerful people had stolen the Sun and the Moon and locked them away in a box. In the light, Coyote and Eagle, two friends wondered the desert. Coyote and Eagle had always hunted together, but Coyote could not hunt anymore because he could not see at night. Coyote suggested that they went to find the Sun and the Moon and make them light up the world. Eagle was worried. He reminded Coyote that the Sun and the Moon were very strong and it was dangerous to try to trick them. In the end, Eagle agreed to help Coyote. While the Kachina were sleeping, Coyote and Eagle crept into their village, stole the Sun and the Moon, and headed into the hills. Coyote told Eagle that he wanted to open the box containing the Sun and the Moon. Eagle said, “No”. They must wait fter their travels and open it with their eyes closed. Coyote grumbled. Hwe couldn’t wait to see what was in the box. Finally he grew so corious that he threw it open. The light of the Sun was so bright that it blinded Coyote’s eyes. The Sun and the Moon laughed and flew far away, up into the sky where they are today.

B. In groups, answer these questions:

1.    What is the social function of the text above?

2.    Who was involved?

3.    Why was the sky dark?

4.    Where did the Kachina people hide the Sun and the Moon?

5.    When did Coyote steal the Sun and the Moon back?

6.    Does the story happen in the past time or in the present time?

7.    Mention the words are used to tell that the story happened in the past?

8.    What are the words used to tell the order of events?

9.    Are the verbs in the present or in the past?

10. Write several action verbs that you find in the text!

C. Now, take turn reading the story aloud. Then, in turn read it aloud for your friends!

Exercise 3

A. Read

Rabbit and Bear Once upon a time, there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy and could not use the arrow to good advantage. One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit was fearing to arouse the bear's anger so he could not refuse it. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home. The bear was very gluttonous and did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering as the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day's work. The bear was the father of five children. The youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. He was very hearty eater. The mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but the youngest child did not eat it. He would take it outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked toward the rabbit's house and when he got close to the door he would give the meat with such a great kick. The meat would fly into the rabbit's house. In this way, the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear.

B. In groups, answer these questions:

1.    What is the social function of the text above?

2.    Who was involved?

3.    What did the Bear ask to the Rabbit?

4.    Why the Rabbit didn’t get any of meat?

5.    How did the Rabbit get his meal?

6.    Does the story happen in the past time or in the present time?

7.    Mention the words are used to tell that the story happened in the past?

8.    What are the words used to tell the order of events?

9.    Are the verbs in the present or in the past?

10. Write several action verbs that you find in the text!

C. Now, take turn reading the story aloud. Then, in turn read it aloud for your friends!

NOTE:

IN THIS PERIOD TENTH GRADE WILL 

BE THE RESPONSIBLE OF THE 

ENGLISH DAY´S ACTIVITIES. 

(TESTS, INTERVIEWS,GAMES...)

IT WILL BE NOTE FOR PERIOD!!!