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Activity 11

11. Go to your Reader´s Book page 18 and scan through the • Before reading the story, ask
tale The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean. Reflect on READER'S BOOK TRACK 8 students if they have heard T
the following questions and discuss them with your partner. session 3
of it.
a) What is the story about? straw (n.): popote
coal (n.): carbón rack 8
b) What can you tell by looking at the illustrations? bean (n.): frijol • Elicit what the objects are and
c) What do you think is going to happen when a straw, a coal what they are doing together.
and a bean get together?
12. Mark the circle that describes the general meaning of the tale with an ✘ . Activity 12

The tale is about a straw, • Provide some help as given
a coal and a bean that The tale explains why The tale is about three
escape from the kitchen beans have a black seam friends who want to save all options are slightly similar.
and travel in search of in the middle. the straws, coals and beans • Discuss each one and help
adventures. in an old lady’s kitchen. Topic
them notice the differences.
13. Read The Milkmaid and Her Pail and Puss in Boots in your • Encourage students to
Reader's Book on pages 9 to 18. READER'S BOOK
provide evidence from the
• Complete the general meaning of each tale in the paragraphs below.
text to support their answers.
Title General meaning • Go back to the text and
illustrations to check if
A __ _ had a __ _ __ _ __ _. On her way home,
The Milkmaid she __ _ about the things she was going someone’s opinion can be
and Her Pail to __ _ with the money from it. However, she tossed her supported by the text, and
__ _ and the pail __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ .
model if necessary.
A __ _ __ _ inherited __ _ __ _ and didn’t know
what to do with it. The cat told him he would bring him good Activity 13
Puss in Boots __ _. By using his __ _, the cat provided his
master with __ _ , a __ _ and even • Let students come up with the
a __ _. missing words and allow the
use of synonyms.
• Do the same with your tale in the space below.
• Encourage them to support
For our big book their answers with evidence
from the tale.
Classic tale:
General meaning: • Have them look at the
examples above to write the
general meaning of the tale
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