Unit 5 Extensive Reading

Unit 5 Extensive Reading

Hello,

everyone. My

name is

Freddy.

Listen to the tape and do the true or

false exercise.

1. Freddy had changed from a man

to a frog.

2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met

his friends on the lily leaf.

3.The singers of the band could sing

very loudly.

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4. Freddy thought he could sing as well

as the other singing frogs.

5. Freddy was very confident about his

singing.

6. He sang the song to ask the other fro

gs to be his friends.

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Listening textListening text

FREDDY, THE FROG

Freddy, the frog, slid his long, thin

legs into the water. He felt so tired!

It seemed only yesterday that he

had been a little tadpole. Within a

few short weeks he had changed

into the beautiful animal he saw in

the water.

He smile to himself. Then suddenly

he heard some music across the lake.

A fine deep sound that carried far into

the darkness of the quiet night.

Freddy looked up. Other frogs! I must

try and find them, he thought. I need

friends to cheer me up. It is so hard

being a grown-up frog on my own.

He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large water lily leaf lying on the water. The sound was very loud now. Freddy studied the leaf carefully. There were three confident frogs sitting still on the leaf and all three of them were playing instruments. It was their music that had amazed Freddy.

“Where did you learn to play so

well?” he asked. “All my family love p

laying music. My father and mother b

oth sing very well.” Freddy climbed o

nto the leaf. “Can I try to sing?” he as

ked quietly. “Of course,” they said. H

e opened his mouth and suddenly co

ughed. He tried again but he couldn’t

make any sound.

“Oh! Oh!” he thought, “ What am I goi

ng to do?” Luckily he was only nervo

us. Then next moment he knew what

he would sing and he opened is mout

h wide and began:

Help! I need somebody.

Help! Not just anybody.

Help! You know I need someone. Help!

When I was young, so much

younger then today , I never needed

anybody’s help in any way . But now

those days are gone. I’m not so self-

assured !Now I find I’ve changed my

mind. I’ve opened up the door.

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down

and I do appreciate you being round.

Help me get my feet back on the

ground. Won’t you please, please

help me!

( help me, help me, ooh )

And now my life has changed in oh so

many ways. My independence seem

to vanish in the haze. But every now

and then I feel so insecure.

I know that I just

need you like

I’ve never done before.

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We formed a band

and soon we became

famous and went

to Britain to give

performances.

Then what would happen

in Britain? Would we

succeed or fail?

Did Freddy and his band get a

great success in Britain?

Yes, they got a great success and

became very popular in Britain.

What’s the main idea of the story?

This is a story about a band that

became famous and did not like it.

Homework

Express your opinion on the following questions.What do you think are the advantages of being famous?What are the advantages of not being famous?Do you think you would enjoy being famous?

This song is a ballad and tells a

story. Each part tells some of the

story. Write down the main idea

for each part.

P72 Reading task

1. Father is too busy to spend time

with his son.

2. Son knows his father will always be

too busy.

3. Son is now too busy to spend time

with his father.

4. The father realize his son has grown

up the same way he did.