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Example Sentences
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1. Most people know that honey comes from bees.
2. Hey, look! That butterfly has beautiful, brightly colored wings! 3. Did you know that caterpillars change into butterflies? 4. A daffodil is a kind of flower. Some people like to plant them in gardens. 5. An insect has six legs, but a spider has eight legs. 6. A: How do you think insects taste? Are they sweet? B: Ugh! 7. A wasp looks very much like a bee. It can also sting people. 8. Most spiders make webs to catch insects. |
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Listen to Tom and his father talking about bugs and insects.
Then answer the questions below. |
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1. Tom and his Dad are probably in a . . .
(A) library (B) museum (C) garden 2. The caterpillar is black, white, and . . . (A) yellow (B) orange (C) brown 3. What is Tom afraid of? (A) insects (B) caterpillars (C) spiders 4. Tom says the spider might eat . . . (A) people (B) butterflies (C) his hand 5. What is Tom's Dad afraid of? (A) wasps and bees (B) spiders (C) people |
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(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)
Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
Tom: Hey, what's that?
Dad: That? Oh, that’s called a daffodil. I planted it along with the other flowers.
Tom: No, no, I mean what’s that on the flower?
Dad: Where? Oh, there. That’s a caterpillar.
Tom: It looks strange. Why is it black and white and yellow?
Dad: I’m not sure. But I think it’s a way to tell other animals that it doesn’t taste good.
Tom: You mean like birds?
Dad: Yeah, that’s right. Hey, look over there, it’s a butterfly!
Tom: Wow, it has really beautiful orange wings.
Dad: Yeah, it does look nice!
Tom: And . . . what’s that? Over there?
Dad: I think that’s a web.
Tom: Like the internet?
Dad: Ha ha, no, of course not. It’s a spider web.
Tom: Aargh! A spider web? I hate spiders!
Dad: And look, there’s the spider!
Tom: Aargh!
Dad: Ha ha. Where are you going? Come back.
Tom: No, I hate spiders. Is it big?
Dad: It’s a very small spider.
Tom: What?! Look at that thing! It’s almost as big as my hand.
Dad: No, it’s not. Well . . . maybe . . . it’s a little big. But it’s nothing to be afraid of. I think the spider is more afraid of
you.
Tom: I don’t believe you.
Dad: Ha ha. Think about it. Spiders eat insects, they don’t eat people.
Tom: Well, I think this one eats people!
Dad: Aargh! What’s that? Is that a bee?
Tom: No, I don’t think so . . .
Dad: Oh . . . good.
Tom: I think it’s a . . . I’m not sure, but I think it’s a wasp.
Dad: A wasp? Aargh! I hate bees! And I hate wasps!
Tom: Dad! Where are you going? Come back!
Dad: That? Oh, that’s called a daffodil. I planted it along with the other flowers.
Tom: No, no, I mean what’s that on the flower?
Dad: Where? Oh, there. That’s a caterpillar.
Tom: It looks strange. Why is it black and white and yellow?
Dad: I’m not sure. But I think it’s a way to tell other animals that it doesn’t taste good.
Tom: You mean like birds?
Dad: Yeah, that’s right. Hey, look over there, it’s a butterfly!
Tom: Wow, it has really beautiful orange wings.
Dad: Yeah, it does look nice!
Tom: And . . . what’s that? Over there?
Dad: I think that’s a web.
Tom: Like the internet?
Dad: Ha ha, no, of course not. It’s a spider web.
Tom: Aargh! A spider web? I hate spiders!
Dad: And look, there’s the spider!
Tom: Aargh!
Dad: Ha ha. Where are you going? Come back.
Tom: No, I hate spiders. Is it big?
Dad: It’s a very small spider.
Tom: What?! Look at that thing! It’s almost as big as my hand.
Dad: No, it’s not. Well . . . maybe . . . it’s a little big. But it’s nothing to be afraid of. I think the spider is more afraid of
you.
Tom: I don’t believe you.
Dad: Ha ha. Think about it. Spiders eat insects, they don’t eat people.
Tom: Well, I think this one eats people!
Dad: Aargh! What’s that? Is that a bee?
Tom: No, I don’t think so . . .
Dad: Oh . . . good.
Tom: I think it’s a . . . I’m not sure, but I think it’s a wasp.
Dad: A wasp? Aargh! I hate bees! And I hate wasps!
Tom: Dad! Where are you going? Come back!
Listen again and fill in the missing words. (Use a pen and paper to write your answers.)
Tom: Hey, what's that?
Dad: That? Oh, that’s called a (1)__________. I planted it along with the other flowers.
Tom: No, no, I mean what’s that on the flower?
Dad: Where? Oh, there. That’s a (2)__________.
Tom: It looks strange. Why is it black and (3)__________ and yellow?
Dad: I’m not sure. But I think it’s a way to tell other animals that it doesn’t (4)__________ good.
Tom: You mean like birds?
Dad: Yeah, that’s right. Hey, look over there, it’s a (5)__________!
Tom: Wow, it has really beautiful orange wings.
Dad: Yeah, it does look nice!
Tom: And . . . what’s that? Over there?
Dad: I think that’s a web.
Tom: Like the (6)__________?
Dad: Ha ha, no, of course not. It’s a spider web.
Tom: Aargh! A spider web? I hate spiders!
Dad: And look, there’s the spider!
Tom: Aargh!
Dad: Ha ha. Where are you going? Come back.
Tom: No, I hate spiders. Is it big?
Dad: It’s a very small spider.
Tom: What?! Look at that thing! It’s almost as big as my (7)__________.
Dad: No, it’s not. Well . . . maybe . . . it’s a little big. But it’s nothing to be afraid of. I think the spider is more afraid of
you.
Tom: I don’t (8)__________ you.
Dad: Ha ha. Think about it. Spiders eat (9)__________, they don’t eat people.
Tom: Well, I think this one eats people!
Dad: Aargh! What’s that? Is that a (10)__________?
Tom: No, I don’t think so . . .
Dad: Oh . . . good.
Tom: I think it’s a . . . I’m not sure, but I think it’s a wasp.
Dad: A wasp? Aargh! I hate bees! And I hate wasps!
Tom: Dad! Where are you going? Come back!
Dad: That? Oh, that’s called a (1)__________. I planted it along with the other flowers.
Tom: No, no, I mean what’s that on the flower?
Dad: Where? Oh, there. That’s a (2)__________.
Tom: It looks strange. Why is it black and (3)__________ and yellow?
Dad: I’m not sure. But I think it’s a way to tell other animals that it doesn’t (4)__________ good.
Tom: You mean like birds?
Dad: Yeah, that’s right. Hey, look over there, it’s a (5)__________!
Tom: Wow, it has really beautiful orange wings.
Dad: Yeah, it does look nice!
Tom: And . . . what’s that? Over there?
Dad: I think that’s a web.
Tom: Like the (6)__________?
Dad: Ha ha, no, of course not. It’s a spider web.
Tom: Aargh! A spider web? I hate spiders!
Dad: And look, there’s the spider!
Tom: Aargh!
Dad: Ha ha. Where are you going? Come back.
Tom: No, I hate spiders. Is it big?
Dad: It’s a very small spider.
Tom: What?! Look at that thing! It’s almost as big as my (7)__________.
Dad: No, it’s not. Well . . . maybe . . . it’s a little big. But it’s nothing to be afraid of. I think the spider is more afraid of
you.
Tom: I don’t (8)__________ you.
Dad: Ha ha. Think about it. Spiders eat (9)__________, they don’t eat people.
Tom: Well, I think this one eats people!
Dad: Aargh! What’s that? Is that a (10)__________?
Tom: No, I don’t think so . . .
Dad: Oh . . . good.
Tom: I think it’s a . . . I’m not sure, but I think it’s a wasp.
Dad: A wasp? Aargh! I hate bees! And I hate wasps!
Tom: Dad! Where are you going? Come back!
(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)
Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
Dad: A wasp? Aargh! I hate bees. And I hate wasps!
Tom: Dad! Where are you going? Come back!
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: Dad! Where are you going? Come back!
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANSWERS How much do you understand?
1. C (garden) 2. A (yellow) 3. C (spiders) 4. A (people) 5. A (wasps and bees)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. daffodil 2. caterpillar 3. white 4. taste 5. butterfly 6. internet 7. hand 8. believe 9. insects 10. bee
1. C (garden) 2. A (yellow) 3. C (spiders) 4. A (people) 5. A (wasps and bees)
ANSWERS Listening Gap-Fill Activity
1. daffodil 2. caterpillar 3. white 4. taste 5. butterfly 6. internet 7. hand 8. believe 9. insects 10. bee
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