THE STORY OF ICARUS

Read the story. What was Icarus´mistake?

Once long, long ago, there was a famous architect and inventor called Daedalus. For many years he was prisoner on the island of Crete with his son, Icarus.

His prison was a tall tower on a very high cliff. it was impossible to escape.

One day Daedalus noticed the birds. They flew away from the island. Quickly he called his son. "Collect all the feathers you can find", he ordered.

Daedalus made a frame in the shape of wings. Then he used wax and glued feathers to the frame. He put the frame on his shoulders, flapped the wings and ... he flew! Then Daedalus made a smaller frame for his son, Icarus.

One windy day, Daedalus and Icarus went to the edge of a cliff and jumped. it was amazing! At first Icarus flew near his father. But then he flew higher. Daedalus called out: "Don´t fly near the sun!" But Icarus didn´t hear him. He flew up and up. In the hot sun, the wax got softer and feathers started falling out of the wings. Soon the wings could not hold the boy in the air and he fell into the blue sea.

Daedalus collected the feathers and took them to the nearest island. He named it Icaria after  his son. He never flew again.

Complete the story summary:

 Daedalus is a ...................................... on an ................................ He makes ..........................

from ............................ and ................................... He escapes from the island with his ...................., Icarus. ..................................... flies too close to the ............................. The .................... melts and ................................... falls into the sea.

Phonics

Listen and repeat the sounds and words. Then match the pictures to the numbers.

1. sharpener                     5.sofa

2. sheep                           6. sandwiches

3. shelf                             7. sausages

4. shorts                           8. soldier

 

Where does Tea come from?

Read about Tea

People  grow tea plants on large pieces of land called plantations. The plants need a lot of rain and they do not like much sun. The plants grow more slowly on high ground, but the tea tastes better.

People grow different  tea in different countries. Different tea plants have different tastes. India, China and Sri Lanka are the most famous tea-growing countries. Darjeeling is in India. It is at the bottom of the Himalayan mountains. Many people say, ´Tea from Darjeeling is the best tea in the world.´

There are different types of tea. One of the most popular ones is black tea. It is dark in colour and it is strong. Most people in Europe like black tea. Many of them drink it with milk and sugar.some people also like lemon in their tea.

Green tea is also very popular. Is is brownish-green  in colour and it is not as strong as black tea. People in china and Japan like green tea very much. They usually drink green tea without milk.

People usually make tea in a teapot. People in different countries use different types of teapots too. There are some very beautiful teapots, and some very funny ones.

Answer the following questions to show you have understood the text:

1. Are the following statements true or false?

a. Tea plants grow more slowly on high ground.

b. All tea plants are the same.

c. Darjeeling  is at the bottom of the Himalayan mountains.

2. What tea do most people in Europe like?

3. What colour is green tea?

4. Do people usually drink green tea with milk?

5. Where do people prepare tea in ?

Listen to this!

We are going to the zoo

Listen to the song and identify the names of the animals mentioned. How many animals did you say?

Animals in the world.

Write the names of the following animals into  each group:

sheep  cows  elephants  parrots  turtles  rabbits  tigers  donkeys  goldfish monkeys  pigs  hedgehogs  ducks  frogs  horses  dogs  cats  

 PETS                    FARM ANIMALS                WILD ANIMALS

Index

1. Animals in the world
2. Listen to this!
3. Where does Tea come from?
4. Phonics
5.The story of  Icarus.