Story Time

Did you read stories when you were young? Which one was your favorite?

Do you know these popular stories?

1) Hansel and Gretel 2) Little Red Riding Hood 3) Sherlock Holmes

4) Beauty and the Beast 5) Robin Hood 6) The Little Mermaid

Before you begin, change these simple present tense verbs to the simple past:

live __________ be __________

sleep __________ eat __________

grow __________ make __________

cut __________ build __________

cast __________ use __________

marry __________ blow __________

be __________ try __________

take __________ fall __________

Complete the story, Sleeping Beauty, with the following words:

lived lived woke slept took was cast grew came married cut saw

A long time ago, there _________ a beautiful princess . She __________ in a very high tower. A wicked fairy

___________ a spell and the princess ________ for a hundred years. A big forest _________ around the tower.

One day a handsome prince ________ to the tower. He ________ his sword and _________ the trees. He

________ the princess and ______ her with a kiss. The prince ____________ the princess and they ______ happily

ever after.

Complete the next story, The Three Little Pigs, with the following words:

made tried ate built were lived fell blew was used came

Once upon a time, there ___________ three little pigs. One _________ a house with straw, one _________ a

house with wood and the other _________ bricks. One day a big bad wolf _________ and _________ to destroy

the houses. He ________ on each house. The houses of straw and wood _________ down and he ______ the

pigs. The house of bricks ________ very strong so the final pig _______ a long and happy life.

Anger, excitement, nervousness ...talk about times in your life when you felt these strong emotions. Think back. Start at the beginning. What happened?What led up to you having these feelings? What did you do? How did the situation turn out?

The happiest day of your life...

The scariest day of your life...

The day you arrived in your new city or country...

The day you met your spouse...

Pet Peeves

What annoys you? What makes you absolutely crazy? What do other people do that makes you angry?