1. BOB, JIM AND
THE LION

2. JIM AND BOB
WERE IN AFRICA.
JIM WANTED TO
LEARN ABOUT
THE ANIMALS OF
AFRICA; BOB WAS
A EXPERT.

3. I AM AN
EXPERT
ON
AFRICA
“I AM AN EXPERT
ON AFRICA,” BOB
SAID JIM. “YOU
NEED YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE TO
UNDERSTAND THE
ANIMALS OF
AFRICA.

4. FIRST BOB EXPLAINED
ABOUT INSECTS AND
MOSQUITOES. THEN
HE EXPLAINED ABOUT
CROCODILES AND
HIPPOPOTAMUSES.

5. NEXT HE EXPLAINED
ABOUT ELEPHANTS
AND GIRAFFES.
FINALLY, HE
EXPLAINED ABOUT
LIONS. “ LIONS ARE
VERY FAST,” HE TOLD
JIM. THEY ARE VERY
FAST RUNNERS. YOU
CAN NEVER ESCAPE
FROM A LION BY
RUNNING.”

6. BOB AND JIM
WENT INTO THE
JUNGLE FOR A
PRACTICAL
LESSON.
SUDDENLY AN
ENORMOUS LION
APPEARED. JIM
STARTED TO RUN.
HE RAN AND
RAN.

7. “STOP!” SHOUTED
BOB. “ STOP!
LIONS ARE VERY
FAST RUNNERS.
YOU CAN NEVER
ESCAPE FROM A
LION BY RUN-
AAAaaa-aaagh!”

8. I am a fast “I AM A FAST
runner! But I RUNNER,” SAID
only run when
THE LION, EATING
it’s absolutely
necessary. THE EXPERT, BUT I
ONLY RUN WHEN
IT’S ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
MORAL: LIONS AND
HUMANS ARE FAST
RUNNERS – WHEN
IT’S ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY

9. READ SUSIE’S SHORT VERSION OF
THE STORY. (SUSIE ONLY INCLUDE
ESSENTIAL DETAILS).

10. A SHORT VERSION OF A STORY: BOB, JIM AND THELION
BOB AND JIM WERE IN AFRICA. “IF YOU SEE
A LION,” SAID BOB, “DON’T RUN BECAUSE
LIONS ARE VERY GOOD RUNNERS.”
THEY ENTERED THE JUNGLE. SUDDENLY
THEY SAW A BIG LION.
“DON’T RUN”, SAID BOB. BUT JIM RAN.
“DON’T RUN,” SAID BOB. “LIONS ARE VERY
FA…aaa-aaah!”
MORAL: LIONS AND HUMANS ARE FAST
RUNNERS – WHEN IT’S ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY

11. 1. WHAT INFORMATION IS IN
THE ORIGINAL STORY BUT NOT
IN SUSIE’S VERSION?

12. SAMPLE ANSWERS
• JIM WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT
ANIMALS OF AFRICA.
• BOB WAS AN EXPERT ON AFRICA.
• BOB EXPLAINED ABOUT INSECTS AND
ANIMALS

13. 2. Look at these sentences from the original version.
What are the equivalent phrases in Susie’s version?
1. “You can never escape from a lion by
running.”
Lions are very good runners.
2. Bob and Jim entered the jungle for a
practical lesson.
They entered the jungle.
3. Suddenly an enormous lion appeared.
Suddenly they saw a big lion.
4. Jim started to run.
Jim ran.

14. 3. LOOK AT THE PUNCTUATION IN RED IN THE
SENTENCES. WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT THE
PUNCTUATION?
“ If you see a lion,” said Bob, “Don’t run because lions
are very good runners.”
When quoting we use quotation marks.We use commas
before the 2nd quotation mark if the sentence continues.
“ Don’t run,”said Bob. But Jim ran.
We use a period at the end of a sentence.
“ Don’t run,” said Bob.” Lions are very fa…aaa-aaah!”
In English, exclamation marks come only at the end of
the sentence

15. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!
4. Look at the pictures of the story of The
Grasshopper and the Ants. Tell the story in your
language.
The grasshopper The ants

16. 5.Look at the pictures again and aswer the
questions.
1. What did the ants do in the summer?
They worked.
2. What did the grasshopper do in the summer?
He didn’t work. He had a good time.
3. What did the ants have in the winter? (2 things)
They had food and a house.
4. Did the grasshopper have those things?
No, he didn’t.
5. What did the grasshopper say to the ants?
“Help me”
6. What did the ants say to the grasshopper?
“No, we worked in the summer, you didn’t

17. 6. Write you short version of The
Grasshopper and the Ants. Use
youy andwers from exercise 5, and
explain why the ants didn’t help
the grasshopper.

18. 7. Read your composition aloud to
the whole class.