8. The country
In the summer I go with my family from the town
to the country.
We go to a farm.
At the back of the farm-house is a field,
and in it is a great tree
with one low branch.
It is the only tree in the field. In very warm weather I get up on
the branch and have a rest. In the field is an old goat.
If I am on the grass,
it will come and give my body a push, but up in the tree I am safe.
I do not let the goat go from the field,
because it will get into the garden. Goats take every flower
and leaf
from the stem
of a plant.
A cow
is another farm animal
and a sheep
is another. In some of the fields of the farm are cows, and in others
are sheep, and in a low building of wood is a great mother pig
with some small baby pigs.
I have a fowl
at the farm. It is a small brown
bird.
It is in the fowl-house with the other fowls. If I see an egg
in the fowl-house I do not keep it ; I take it to my mother. I do not
let it get broken.
We get eggs from fowls and wool
from sheep.
The farm-house is a brown building of
stone with a red
roof. Near it are the buildings for the animals, and about it in the
summer are green
trees and green fields with flowers.
The country
is not green in the winter. The fields are brown and the trees have
no leaves, and we do not see any flowers. Some birds go to other
places when the weather is still warm, because they do not get enough
food in England in cold weather. but after the winter they come
again.
Questions
Where do the boy and his family go in the summer ?
What is he field at the back of the farm-house ?
What do goats do to a plant ?
What other animals are in the fields ?
What is in the low building of wood ?
What sort of birds are kept at the farm ?
What do we get from flows and what do we get from sheep ?
What sort of building is the farm-house ?
What do we see about th farm-house in the summer ?
Why do the birds go to other places in the winter ?
Answers
They go (from the town) to a farm in the country.
A great tree (with one low branch).
They take every flower and every leaf from the stem.
Cows and sheep.
The great mother pig with some small baby pigs.
Fowls.
We get eggs from fowls and wool from sheep.
A brown building of stone with a red roof.
Green trees and green fields with flowers in them.
Because they do not get enough food in England in cold weather.
Notes
9 . THE SEA
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Things
Qualities
boat current fish harbour island sail sand sea ship swim wave
edge grain help land mist person shake stretch way
smooth -- rough blue deep grey
Other Words :
sponge ; mine (e), vessel (e), wash (e) ; canvas , moon , net , salt , star , transport , wind ; wool (e) .
9. THE SEA
At the edge
of the sea
is a town with a harbour
and near it is a stretch
of sand.
In bright weather the sea is blue,
but in wet weather it is grey.
The taste of sea-water is a salt taste.
I go into
the water for a swim.
After my swim I have a rest on the sand, which is warm. I take it in
my hands and put it over my body, but I do not put it on my head. If
I get a grain
of sand in my eye the pain will be very great. That is why I keep it
from my face. After my rest I get up and give my body a shake
and get all the sand off again.
small boys and
girls keep together near the edge of the water where it is not deep.
The others go where it is deep enough for a swim, but even they do
not go far from the land,
because if they get in the current
they will be in danger. A person
on the sand may see the danger and get a boat
and give help,
but if they do not get help, they may not get safely to the land
again.
Near the harbour is a small island
with great stones on it, and among the stones are sea plants and sea
animals. I go there with my father in a boat with a sail.
The boat is small, and a wave
may come over the edge and make the inside of the boat wet. If the
water is smooth
and clear we may see a fish
in the sea near the boat. We do not go to the island in a mist.
The danger from a mist on the sea is great.
In
bad weather the sea is rough
and all the boats come into the harbour. The way
into the harbour is not wide enough for a great ship.
But though they do not come there, we see great ships on the sea. If
they are far out, what we see is the smoke.
Questions
What is the sea ?
What sort of taste has sea-water ?
What is at the edge of the sea ?
Why do you keep sand from your face ?
why do the older boys and girls not keep near the edge of the water ?
Why do they not go very far out ?
What sort of boat does the boy go to the island in ?
What is one sort of sea animal ?
Why does the boy not go to the island in a mist ?
Why do great hips not come into the harbour?
Answers
A great stretch of water.
A salt taste
A town with a harbour.
Because if I get a grain of sand in my eye the pain will be very great.
Because near the edge the water is not deep enough or a swim.
Because if they get in the current they will be in danger.
A small boat with a sail.
A fish.
Because the danger from a mist on the sea is great.
Because the way into the harbour is not wide enough for a great ship.
Notes