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KIDS‘ CLASSIC READERS e-future Classic Readers LEVEL S W K List of Books S- 9 ORKBOO LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 1. The Princess and the Pea 1. Peter and the Wolf Sergei Prokofiev Hans Christian Andersen 2. Snow White The Grimm Brothers 2. The Ant and the Grasshopper Aesop 3. The Ugly Duckling Hans Christian Andersen 3. The Fox and the Grapes Aesop 4. The Fox and the Crow Aesop 4. The Girl in Red The Grimm Brothers 5. King of the Cats Joseph Jacobs The 5. The Girl and the Pot of Milk Aesop 6. Jack Joseph Jacobs 6. The Fox and the Cat Aesop 7. Cupid, the Bad Boy Hans Christian Andersen 7. The Spring of Youth Lafcadio Hearn 8. How the Rabbit Loses Her Tail 8. The Lion in Love Aesop South American Folk Tale 9. The Two Pots Aesop 9. The King with the Golden Touch Two Pots 10. The Red Shoes Hans Christian Andersen Greek Myth 10. The Rabbit and His Ears Aesop Aesop LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 1. The Fox and the Stork Aesop 1. How the Tiger Gets His Stripes 2. The Heart of a Monkey African Folk Tale Vietnamese Folk Tale 3. The Wolf and the Seven Children 2. Bearskin The Grimm Brothers The Grimm Brothers 3. The Rat Catcher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 4. The Wise Little Girl Alexander Afanasyev 4. The Four Dragons Chinese Folk Tale 5. The Mice and the Cat Aesop 5. Why the Sea Has Salt 6. The Little Red Hen Russian Folk Tale Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe 7. The Sleeping Spell Charles Perrault 6. The Green Monkey Andrew Lang 8. The White Snake The Grimm Brothers 7. The Language of the Birds Russian Folk Tale 9. The Man and the Lion Aesop 8. The Fisherman and His Wife Aesop 10. The Son Who Doesn’t Listen 9. The Wolf and the Fox The Grimm Brothers Middle Eastern Folk Tale 10. You Can’t Make Everybody Happy Middle Eastern Folk Tale LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 1. The Tortoise and the Rabbit Aesop 1. The Gingerbread Man American Folk Tale 2. The Frog Prince The Grimm Brothers 2. The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Andresen 3. The Rabbits and the Frogs Aesop 3. Rumpelstiltskin The Grimm Brothers 4. The Firebird Igor Stravinsky 4. Stone Soup European Folk Tale Andrew Lang 5. The Old Beggar Woman Charles Perrault 5. The Three Dogs 6. One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes 6. Rapunzel The Grimm Brothers The Grimm Brothers 7. The Sword in the Stone European Legend 7. The King and His Clothes 8. Swan Lake Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Hans Christian Andersen 9. The Donkey The Grimm Brothers 8. Chicken Little European Folk Tale 10. The Origin of Fire Native American Folk Tale 9. Doctor Knowall The Grimm Brothers 10. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe Series Editor Rob Waring Level S- 9 The Two Pots Aesop Table of Contents Before Reading Think Ahead ················································································ 2 During Reading Sound Patterns ··········································································· 3 Words to Know ·········································································· 4 Meet the Characters ································································· 6 Comprehension ·········································································· 8 After Reading Review Quiz ················································································· 12 Fluency ·························································································· 14 Book Report ················································································ 15 Key Words and Phrases ···························································· 16 ding Before Rea Think Ahead Let’s talk about opposites. Cut and paste. soft hard cold hot short tall night day 2 Duri ng Reading Sound Patterns A Match the words that have the same beginning sounds. 1 strong floor 2 flood frog 3 break street 4 friend bread B Say each word three times. 3 ading During Re Words to Know A Circle and say the word for each picture. Then write the words. 1 2 3 4 strong together careful flood fun 4 B Look and write the missing words. Use the Word Bank. Word Bank fun sad have break 1 The pots a nice home. 2 “I’m and nice!” says the strong pot. 3 “You are not careful! You will me!” says the weak pot. 4 The strong pot is . 5 ading During Re Meet the Characters A Who is who? Match and write. 1 2 Strong Pot Weak Pot Be careful! This is fun! I’m fun! I’m nice! Don’t break me! 6 B What are they saying? Cut and paste. Say the sentences. 1 2 7 ading During Re Comprehension A Look and circle ( ) True or False. 1 One pot is strong. The other pot is weak. True False 2 The strong pot thinks it’s fun to be in the water. True False 3 The weak pot wants to be friends with the strong pot. True False 4 The strong pot is careful. True False 8 B Look and check () the correct answers. 1 What takes the pots away? A flood A woman 2 Where are the pots? In the water In the sky 3 Who makes a good friend for the strong? The strong The weak 4 Why are weak pots good together? They are careful together. They have fun together. 9 C Write the correct words. Use the Word Bank. 1 Word Bank pots strong Some pots are . Some are weak. 2 Word Bank water weak The pots are together in the . One pot is . 10 D Match the cause to its effect. Cut and paste. Cause Effect 1 One day, a flood The strong pot is comes. sad. 2 “I don’t want to be your friend,” The water takes says the weak pot. the two pots away. 11 ing After Read Review Quiz A Who am I? Cut and paste. 1 2 I want to be your You are not careful! friend! You will break me! B Circle ( ) the best answer. 1 A (flood / wind) takes the pots away. 2 The two pots are (away / together) in the water. 3 “This is (fun / weak)!” says the strong pot. 4 “Be (sad / careful)! Don’t break me!” says the weak pot. C Match the two parts of the sentence. 1 The two pots have a nice home. 2 The strong pot thinks not strong. 3 The weak pot is is sad. 4 The strong pot it is fun to be together. 12 D Choose the correct answer. 1 What fills the woman’s house with water? a. A flood b. The pots 2 What does the strong pot want to do? a. Be friends b. Be weak E Cut and paste the pictures in order. 1 2 A flood takes the pots The strong pot wants to be away. friends with the weak pot. 4 3 The strong make good The weak pot does not friends for the strong. want to be friends with the strong pot. 13 ing After Read Fluency Say the sentences. Read the big words with a loud voice. “But I’m fun! And I’m nice!” says the strong pot. “You are not careful! You will break me!” says the weak pot. 14 Af ter Reading Book Report Name Date Book Title Draw a picture you like from the book. Write a sentence from the book for this picture. Lesson Complete the lesson you learned from the story. Circle ( ) the best word. People who are similar in character make (bad / good) friends. 15 Key Words and Phrases The water takes the two pots away. “Be careful!” says the weak pot. The weak pot is not strong like the strong pot. The strong make good friends for the strong. 16 p. 2 p. 7 I am not strong Do you want to be like you. my friend? p. 11 Level S- 9 The Two Pots p. 11 p. 12 p. 13 Level S- 9 The Two Pots.
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