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Aesop's Fables
Although little is known about this wise and witty storyteller, scholars belie he was a slave in ancient Greece. Upon being freed by his master, he became part of the court of King Croesus. He was a keen observer of both animals and people. Most of the characters in his stories are animals, some of which take on human characteristic and are personified in ways of speech and emotions. However, the majority of his character retain their animalistic qualities; tortoise are slow, hares are quick, tigers eat bird, etc. Aesop uses these qualities and natural tendencies of animals to focus on human traits and wisdom. Each fable has an accompanying moral to be learned from the tale.
Some of his most well-known tales are 'The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Lion and the Mouse," and, of course, "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse."
Aesop's stories qualify as fables because they are short, humorous and teach important lessons by way of example. Despite being created thousands of years ago, they remain as relevant today as they were then.

Discussion Questions
1. Why does the country mouse decide to go to the city?
2. Why does the country mouse decide to go back to the country?
3. What lesson is the author trying to teach us in this tale?
VOCABULARY: finest, hikes, nibbled,roam,wrinkled.
SUPPORTIVE FEATURES: many short sentences.
CHALLENGING FEATURES: use of ellipses, dialogue,moral or story.
PHONICS: variant vowel oo: food,took,room,stood,good-bye;words ending with -le: little,nibble,wrinkle,table.
WRITING: Students write a letter from the city mouse to the country mouse telling
about his experience during his visit.
FLUENCY: Have partners reread the story, taking turns to read one page at a time.Circulate and listen in. Evaluate sutdents’s speed,accuracy, and expression.
ACTIVITIES.
1) Look at the collection of tales from the Greek story teller, Aesop. Choose one of the tales and write a short summary in your blog.
2) Listen to The Country Mouse and the City Mouse and complete the worksheet.

A TOUR OF LIVERPOOL

Listen to the video and answer the questions:
1) In 2008, Liverpool was European Capital of _______________.
2) What is Liverpool’s ‘Director of Tourism’ called? ______________
3) Which famous ship was registered in Liverpool? _______________
4) The name of the Liverpool music group (which has 4 members) is_______________.
5) This group sang a song called _______________ Lane, a famous street in Liverpool.
6) In which month is Liverpool’s ‘Mathew Street’ music festival? _______________
7) What colour is the horse in the painting? _______________
8) The colour of the ‘Lambanana’ (the sculpture of the sheep/banana) is_______________.

Do you want to know more ... watch this ....

THE TOWN WHERE I LIVE

CITY LIFE LISTENINGS

EXERCISE 1. MY NEIGHBORHOOD
www.kizclub.com
EXERCISE 2. TRAFFIC IN LONDON
http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/traffic/menu.php

EXERCISE 3. AROUND TOWN
http://www.elllo.org/nine/dayintown/town.htm

EXERCISE 4. DIRECTION GAME
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/directions.htm

EXERCISE 5.PLACES AROUND TOWN
http://www.elllo.org/02LGPages/22-LG-Places.htm

EXERCISE 6. FASTEST WAY TO THE STATION
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/tostation.htm

EXERCISE 7. SIGHTSEEING AROUND TOWN
http://www.esl-lab.com/travel/travelrd1.htm

EXERCISE 8. BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS by GREEN DAY
SONG:
http://www.e-cambridgeschool.com/anglesonline/music/green_day/boulevard.html

EXERCISE 9. TEN DAYS IN MANCHESTER. Day 1: Cheking into a hotel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/tendays/day1.shtml

EXERCISE 10. WELCOME TO LONDON. Unit 2: Hotel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/

EXERCISE 11. STREET SAFETY
http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/issue4/