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Lesson 4: Once Upon a Time UNIT 6

1. Look at the pictures. What do you think the story is about?

A B C

D E F

2. Read the story. Were you correct?

Once upon a time there was a young girl “Yes,” she said.
called Nada. She was a happy little girl. “It’s OK,” said the crocodile. “I don’t eat
She lived in a village by the River Nile. One children.”
morning she went down to the river to get
some water. Suddenly she heard something. Nada wasn’t afraid now. She was excited
about talking to the crocodile and walked up to
“What are you doing?” She heard. it. But when she was next to the crocodile,
Nada looked up and saw a big crocodile. She it tried to bite her. Nada jumped back. She was

was very surprised. “You can talk!” she said. very angry. She picked up a stick and hit the

“Yes, I can talk. Are you afraid of me?” the crocodile.
crocodile asked. “Ow!” said the crocodile, and it swam away.

3. Read the story again. Say the sentences in the correct order.

A Nada was B Nada was C Nada D Nada was E Nada was F Nada was
happy because angry because was surprised excited because happy again afraid that the
she lived in a the crocodile tried because the she wanted to talk because the crocodile eats
small village by to bite her. crocodile could to the crocodile. crocodile swam children.
the River Nile. talk. away.

4. Act out the story.

Once upon a time…

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Unit 6: The Arts