LISTENING, SPEAKING & WRITING: A nursery rhyme
HUMPTY DUMPTY
Elementary tasks
- Listen to the song (no text)
- Answer the questions:
-Who is the song about?
-Where was he at the beginning of the song? Tick the best answer (√).
a)In a wood
b)In his house
c)Sitting on a wall
d)In a friend’s house
-What happened to him? Tick.
a)He had an accident.
b)He helped the king’s horses
c)He never recovered (herstelde).
d)He helped somebody who had a fall.
-Listen to the song again with the help of the following word list (= called a ‘gloss’ or ‘glossary’):
1a chimney: eenschoosteen
2a buckle: eengesp
3the roofs: het meervoud van ‘a roof’: een dak
4hooves: meervoud van ‘a hoof’: een paardenhoef
Note: ‘hooves’ is een onregelmatig meervoud; normaal wordt het meervoud in het Engels gevormd door woord+s
Which of the following words are mentioned in the text of the song? Tick.
a)Roofs
b)Shoes
c)Bucks
d)Generals
e)Boots
f)Castles
g)The king
- You are now given the text.Look at it and complete and correct all your answers.
Basic tasks
- Listen to the song (no text)
- Answer the questions:
-Who is the song about?
-Where was he at the beginning of the song? Tick the best answer (√).
a)In a wood
b)In his house
c)Sitting on a wall
d)In a friend’s house
-What happened to him? Tick.
a)He had an accident.
b)He helped the king’s horses
c)He never recovered (herstelde).
d)He helped somebody who had a fall.
- Listen to the song again. Which of the following words are mentioned in the text of the song? Tick.
h)Roofs
i)Shoes
j)Chimneys
k)Bucks
l)Horses
m)Generals
n)Boots
o)A soldier
p)Castles
q)The king
- Now with the help of a dictionary, match the following words with their definitions. Then fill the grid by putting the right letter in each of the gaps.
- A wide pipe on top of a house that allows smoke to go out.
- A metal used to fasten a belt.
- The top of a house, which protects it from rain, etc.
- The foot of a horse.
a)A roof
b)A chimney
c)A buckle
d)A hoof
1 / 2 / 3 / 4- Listen to the song again and fill the gaps with the missing words.
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on a ......
Humpty Dumpty
Had a great fall;
All the ...... horses
And all the king’s men,
Couldn't put Humpty
...... again.
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on the ground,
Humpty Dumpty
Looked all around;
Gone were the ......
Gone were the ......
All he could see
Were ...... and ......
Poor old Humpty, Poor old Humpty Dumpty, Poor old Humpty Dumpty ,
Humpty Dumpty
Counted to ten,
Humpty Dumpty
Got up again;
All the king's horses
And all ......
Were happy that Humpty’s together again.
- Use a dictionary to complete and correct your answer.
- Check your answers with the help of the text.
Extra tasks UITBREIDING
1The text is written in the past. Without looking at the text, could you re-write the following sentences in the past:
-We are very happy with your present.
......
-I can use my mobile for my project.
......
-They always look nice.
......
-I sit at my desk in the classroom.
......
-They look out for their mum to arrive.
2This text is a type of NURSERY RHYME. Look it up in an online monolingual dictionary and find at least 3 typical features (= kenmerken) of a nursery rhyme.
Extra+ tasks
- The past tense of a regular (regelmatig) verb is formed with:
The infinitive + -ed
e.g. I work hard I worked hard.
But there are many irregular (onregelmatige) verbs. They follow no rules. You will find them at them of your book (p…..)
Just a few examples:
I go to Switzerland every year I went to Switzerland every year.
We see our parents on Sundays. We saw our parents on Sundays.
- Underline all the regular and irregular verbs in the text. Also add their infinitive.
e.g. had – to have
- Find at least two more examples of a nursery rhyme.
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty
Had a great fall;
All the king's horses
And all the king’s men,
Couldn't put Humpty
Together again.
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on the ground,
Humpty Dumpty
Looked all around;
Gone were the chimneys,
Gone were the roofs,
All he could see
Were buckles and hooves.
Poor old Humpty, Poor old Humpty Dumpty, Poor old Humpty, Poor old Humpty,
Humpty Dumpty
Counted to ten,
Humpty Dumpty
Got up again;
All the king's horses
And all the king’s men,
Were happy that Humpty’s together again.