1. Task 1
You are to collect samples of materials from various literary genres to be used with
Level 1 pupils.
You should have at least 1 poem, 1 story and 1 short play.
Short play
Title : Dilly Duck’s Doughnut
By Daniel Ding
( One day, Dilly Duck waddled about sadly )
Dilly Duck
I am sad.
I am sad.
Where is my doughnut ?
( Dotty Dog heard him )
Dotty Dog
Please don’t be sad.
Please don’t be sad.
Let’s look for your doughnut.
( They looked in a pit. They looked in a tin. There was only a pin. )
2. Dilly Duck
I am sad.
I am sad.
Where is my doughnut ?
( Iggy Iguana heard him. He was in his pit. )
Iggy Iguana
Please don’t be sad.
Please don’t be sad.
I found a doughnut in this tin.
Yum… yum… yum…
Dilly Duck
Oh, thank you, Iggy Iguana.
Thank you, Iggy Iguana.
I am happy now. Let’s eat this doughnut.
Source : Book ( English Textbook Year 1 )
3. Poem
Title: Learning the Alphabet ‘A to J’
A is for alligator.
Alligator ! Alligator !
Swim, swim, swim.
Swim, swim, swim.
B is for balloon.
Balloon ! Balloon !
I wish I had one.
Wish, wish, wish.
C is for carrot.
Carrot ! Carrot !
Chew, chew, chew.
Crunch, crunch, crunch.
D is for dog.
Hot Dog ! Hot Dog !
I will eat one for
Lunch, lunch, lunch.
E is for elephant
4. Elephant, Elephant !
Big, big, ears
Big round tummy.
F is for fruit.
Fruit, Fruit !
Have a mango?
Thanks, it’s yummy.
G is for gum.
Chewing gum, chewing gum !
Sweet and sticky.
On my teeth.
H is for hen.
Hen, hen !
Feathers on top.
And eggs beneath.
I is for ice cream,
Ice cream, Ice cream !
Lick, lick, lick.
Drip, drip, drip.
5. J is for Jam.
Jam, jam !
What kind should ….
I pick, pick, pick ?
The End
Source : Book ( Choral Speaking For Early Readers of English )
6. Story
Title: The beautiful butterfly
I live in a hard shell.
Crunch ! Crunch !
I bite a hole in the shell and crawl out.
Look, I have many legs !
I have a caterpillar.
I have hairs on my body.
I like to eat leaves.
Munch, munch, munch !
Oops, that is my skin!
Now, I have a new one.
I eat and grow some more!
It is time for me to make a house and sleep in it.
I sleep for a long time.
Then, I crawl out slowly.
Look, I have wings now !
I stretch and open my wings.
How beautiful they are !
7. I hide among the flowers.
I feel safe here.
It is raining.
I quickly hide under a leaf.
If my wings get wet and heavy,
I cannot fly !
After a fly, the rain stops.
Good! I can fly out again.
I fly from flower to flower to suck nectar.
Everyone says I am beautiful.
Oh, it is getting late,
Time to go home.
Aah.. I am home now, time for me to sleep.
