Utilising a text to teach the four language skills of 1. Reading

2. writing

3.Listening

4. Punctuation(writing )

5. Speaking

The Donkey That Carried Salt

Task 1 Reading + writing

Rearrange the following sentences into the correct sequence to get a full story by completing the table below.

a.A donkey was carrying a sack of salt.b.Suddenly, one of his feet slipped and he fell

into the river.c. A few days later, he was carrying a sack of

cotton. d.The salt began to dissolve when it touched the

water.e.So, he purposely fell into the river

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f. The donkey stood up.g.The sack of salt he was carrying was not as

heavy as before. h. Finally the donkey was saved by some villagersi. He was crossing a river.j. The donkey tried to stand up again but he failed.k.However, the cotton became heavier after

touching the water.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11a i b d f g c e k j h

Task 2. Writing + reading

Rewrite the story in the correct order of sequence

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Task 3. Focus skill; writing Integrated skill: readingMatch the sentences in Column A to those in column B.A B

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Task 4 Focus skill : Listening,

Integrated skill: writing, punctuation, dictation

Listen to the story and put in the correct punctuation marks and capital letters. Arrange the sentences into paragraphs.

a donkey was carrying a sack of salt suddenly one of his feet slipped and he fell into the river the salt began to dissolve the donkey stood up when it touched the water the sack of salt he was carrying was not as heavy as before a few days later he was carrying a sack of cotton so he purposely fell into the river finally the donkey was saved by some villagers he was crossing a river the donkey tried to stand up again but he failed however the cotton became heavier after touching the water

Task 5

Story-telling

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In groups, retell the story using your own words.

Task 6

Listening Comprehension.

Listen to the text and identify True (T) or False (F) sentences.

A donkey was carrying a sack of sugar.

Suddenly, one of his feet slipped and he fell into the river.

A few days later, he was carrying a sack of cotton.

The salt began to dissolve when it touched the water.

So, he purposely fell into the drain.

The donkey cried loudly.

The sack of salt he was carrying was not as heavy as before.

Finally the donkey was saved by his friends.

He was crossing a bridge.

The donkey tried to stand up again but he failed.

However, the cotton became lighter after touching the water.

Task 7

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Cloze passage

Read the text below and fill in the blanks

i) with one word only.ii) by selecting the correct words given in brackets.

The first blank has been done for you.

A donkey was carrying a sack of salt. He was crossing a river Suddenly,0) one of his feet slipped and he fell 1)______(on, into) the river. The salt began 2)________ dissolve when it touched the water. 3)_____ donkey stood up. The sack of 4)_______ he was carrying was not as heavy 5)______before.

A few days later, he was 6)________ a sack of cotton. So, he purposely fell into the river. finally the donkey was saved by some villagers the donkey tried to stand up again but he failed however the cotton became heavier after touching the water

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