Unit 19: A place to live
Goldilocks
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Session 1
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a well-known British fairy tale. Alice tells us the story and then we study some of the language. You'll meet a young girl and three bears and you'll hear which bowl of porridge is too hot, which bed is comfortable enough, and why Goldilocks is very scared!
Activity 1
Introducing Goldilocks and the three bears
A traditional British fairy tale
How much do you know about the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Well, it's a tale that has been around since the 1800s. Unit 19 is about the words too, very, and enough. What do you think happens in the story? Take a look at the images here and create some sentences from the story. This will give you some examples of too and very and test what you already know.
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To do
Rearrange the words to make sentences from the story.
Make sentences about Goldilocks
4 Questions
Rearrange the words to make sentences. There are some words that you don’t need to use!
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Activity
Rearrange the words to make sentences. There are some words that you don’t need to use!
Hint
Think about what word could go before the adjectiveQuestion 1 of 4
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Activity
Rearrange the words to make sentences. There are some words that you don’t need to use!
Hint
Think about what word could go before the adjectiveQuestion 2 of 4
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Rearrange the words to make sentences. There are some words that you don’t need to use!
Hint
Think about what word could go before the adjectiveQuestion 3 of 4
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Activity
Rearrange the words to make sentences. There are some words that you don’t need to use!
Hint
Think about what word could go before the adjectiveQuestion 4 of 4
Excellent! Great job! Bad luck! You scored:
Next
Well done if you got those sentences right. Next you'll hear the story of Goldilocks and we have some questions to test what you've understood.
Session Vocabulary
porridge
a dish made with oats cooked in liquid, usually milkterrified
very, very scared