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HUMPTY DUMPTY
Elementary tasks
1.
2.
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 friends house
He had an accident.
b)
c)
d)
Listen to the song again with the help of the following word list (=
called a gloss or glossary):
1
Which of the following words are mentioned in the text of the song?
Tick.
3.
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
1.
2.
Where was he at the beginning of the song? Tick the best answer ().
3.
a)
In a wood
b)
In his house
c)
Sitting on a wall
d)
In a friends house
He had an accident.
b)
c)
d)
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
4.
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.
1.
2.
3.
4.
a)
A roof
b)
A chimney
c)
A buckle
d)
A hoof
1
5.
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 kings 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 Humptys together again.
6.
7.
The text is written in the past. Without looking at the text, could you
re-write the following sentences in the past:
-
.............................................................................
Extra + tasks
1.
2.
Underline all the regular and irregular verbs in the text. Also add their
infinitive.
e.g. had to have
3.
Humpty Dumpty
Sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty
Had a great fall;
All the king's horses
And all the kings 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 kings men,
Were happy that Humptys together again.