A SHORT STORY ABOUT GRANDPA - CONNECT PRIMARY 4 Term 2 - رابع ابتدائي
Unit 7: This is where I live
Unit 8: We had fun
Unit 9: What makes us special
Unit 10: I enjoy my life
Unit 11: What can we do
Unit 12: Fiction reader: Dalia saves the village
UNIT 7 LESSON 2 A SHORT STORY ABOUT GRANDPA 1 Read and answer. What does Grandpa find? 2 Grandpa and his box of memories "Look, this was my street." Grandpa was very excited. We were in the village where he grew up. It is near the Colossi of Memnon. "It was very quiet when I lived here," said Grandpa. "Now, there are lots of visitors from all around the world." "That's where my friend lived. We played football on this street. There were no cars then." Grandpa looked right and left, and he crossed the road. The road had lots of trucks and cars. "And this," he said "is where I lived." We looked at the space. There was no house. There was only grass and one big tree. "Hmm, I wonder. It was so many years ago....” Grandpa looked at the tree. Grandpa walked to the tree. He looked at the ground. Then he started digging. He pulled out an old, metal box. He had a big smile on his face. "Look!" he said. He was very excited. "We were eight years old when we buried this. Let's sit down and look inside the box." "Yes, please,” I said. "I'm very curious!" Read and complete the table. In the story, what was different in the past? In the past very quiet Now lots of visitors 6

G 3 Answer the questions. Then read again and check 4 1 Where is Grandpa's village? 2 How did Grandpa feel when he saw his old street? UNIT 7 3 How did he feel when he found the box? How do you know? 4 How did Grandpa know where to look for the box? Discuss with a partner. What is in Grandpa's box of memories? Think and draw Work with a partner. Imagine you want to bury a box of memories. What do you put inside? Write three sentences Find out Where are the Colossi of Memnon? How old are they? 7

UNIT 7 6 8 7 8 lived Look at the story on page 6 again. Find and write the verbs in the past lived Write the verbs in the correct column. Can you add more verbs to the table? Regular past Irregular past was Write the verbs from Exercise 6 in the base form. Then listen and check Complete these sentences about the story WAT 1 Grandpa's village 2 There 3 Grandpa was very quiet. Now, there a lot of people. no cars in the past. Now, there a lot of trucks and cars. eight years old when he buried the very old. box of memories. Now, Grandpa

10 Think and answer about yourself 1 When did you get up today? 2 What did you do on your way home? 3 What subjects did you study today? 4 Did you do your homework? Was it easy? 5 What games did you play today? 11 Write a paragraph about your day. Write 18-24 words UNIT 7 9


