Be prepared: ideas from a fable
Read the fable ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’ on pages 80–81 of your Student Book. A fable is a short story with a moral. In this lesson we do not retell the story. We talk about the idea of being prepared. To prepare means to get ready before something happens. You revise before a test. You take an umbrella for a rainy day. You pack your bag the night before school. We often use so and because: I revise because I have a test. I have a test, so I revise. Read the table.
| Event | How we prepare |
|---|---|
| a test | We revise our notes. |
| a school trip | We pack a bag. |
| a hot day | We take water and a hat. |
| a rainy day | We take an umbrella. |
Tomorrow is our trip to the Pyramids.
I packed my bag yesterday. I put in water and a hat.
Good idea. I must pack my lunch tonight, so I am ready in the morning.
Then we are both prepared.
Seif has a maths test on Sunday. On Thursday he reads his notes. On Friday he does ten practice questions and asks his father to check them. On Saturday he packs his bag and goes to bed early. On Sunday morning he feels calm because he is prepared. He does the test and smiles.
Ready or not? The grown-up says an event: a test, a day at the beach, a rainy day. The child says what to do to be ready, with must: I must take an umbrella, so I am not wet. Then the child says what the fable on pages 80–81 teaches, in one sentence.