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​bee
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butterfly​
​caterpillar
​daffodil
spider
​taste
wasp
​web

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Listen for pronunciation.
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Example Sentences
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          
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2. The caterpillar is black, white, and . . .
(A) yellow     (B) orange     (C) brown     
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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.)

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Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
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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.
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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!

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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.
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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.)

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Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
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Dad: A wasp? Aargh! I hate bees. And I hate wasps!

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    


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