3. A narrative is an imaginative story but
may be based on fact.
The aim is to entertain the reader or
listener
4.
5. The Monkey and The Crocodile
One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he
saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side
of the river. The crocodile agreed and told the monkey to jump on its back.
Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey on his top.
Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of
the river and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the
heart of the monkey. So he will be healthy again.”
At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to
think hard. Then he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to
the river bank. “What’s for?” asked the crocodile. “Because I don’t bring my
heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the
river bank.”
The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank
of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off
the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree.
“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said
the monkey to the crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.
Orientation
Complication
Resolution
6. Vocabulary
• Jump on : /ʤᴧmp on/
The monkey jumped on crocodile’s back
• Jump off : /ʤᴧmp ɒf/
The monkey jumped off crocodile’s back and climbed up the tree
• River bank : /’rıvǝ(r)/ /bæŋk/
Land sloping up beside a river
The crocodile swam back to the river bank
• Foolish : /fu:lı∫/
Silly
“You are foolish”, said the monkey.
7. Types of narratives
Folktales, crime
fiction, thrillers, fantasy, romance,
horror, adventure, myths and
legends, and picture book stories.
9. Why did the monkey ask the crocodile to take
him across the river?
a. Because he could swim
b. Because he could not swim
c. Because he could climb up
d. Because he could not climb up
10. What is the social function of the text?
a. To tell about past events
b. To report who is Snow White
c. To describe about Snow White
d. To entertain the readers
11. What happened to the monkey when the
crocodile asked his heart?
a. He lied and said that his heart was left
b. He gave it to the crocodile directly
c. He swam back and climbed up the tree
d. He killed the crocodile ang left him in the
river
12. Past tense
1. One day there was a monkey.
2. He wanted to cross a river.
3. There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take
him across the other side of the river.
4. The crocodile agreed and told the monkey to jump on its
back.
5. Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey
on his top.
13. Practice!
• My mother (buy) a new car three days ago.
• (Do) you update your status last night?
• I (call) ……… Roger at nine last night, but he (be,
not) ……… at home
