Classic Tales – Level 2

Answers to Exercises in the Readers

Amrita and the Trees Nour and the Three Princes

Page 20 1 1 It’s a village 2 It’s a forest 3 It’s a desert 4 It’s an axe Page 20 1 1 carpet 2 shoot 3 marry 4 palace 5 ride (Name:
5 It’s a river 6 It’s a tree 2 1 a Amrita lives In the village Ahmed) 2 1 kind 2 marry 3 inn 4 cup 5 hands 6 contest
2 b The desert is hot 3 a The king wants wood 4 b The river floods Page 21 3 1 The three princes want to marry Nour. 2 She says,
the village 5 c The villagers cling to the tree ‘Find a wonderful thing, and bring it to me after one year.’
Page 21 3 1 plays 2 chop down 3 floats 4 build 5 plant 6 help 3 Houssain goes very far, and he buys a wonderful carpet.
4 1 “Cling to the tree!” 2 “Get up and help us.” 3 “You can’t chop it 4 Ali buys a silver cup. 5 Ahmed buys a wooden apple.
down!” 4 “Move away from the trees!” 6 The brothers all have wonderful things, so Nour has a shooting
contest. 7 Ali is the best, so he and Nour marry. 4 1 (page 6) Yes,
it’s very expensive. 2 (page 7) To the mountains. 3 (page 12) A
Big Baby Finn
wooden apple. 4 (page 14) He sees Nour.
Page 20 1 1 clever 2 gold 3 smaller 4 big 5 stronger 2 1 No 2 Yes
3 Yes 4 Yes 5 No 3 2 Have, 5 Get in, 1 Catch, 4 Bring, 6 Give,
3 Make 4 4, 2, 7, 3, 1, 6, 5, 8: Students’ own answers Rainforest Boy
Page 20 1 1 up 2 under 3 behind 4 next to 5 out of 6 down
2 1 Curupira 2 red 3 backwards 4 fast 5 whistle
The Fisherman and his Wife
Page 21 3 1 The children go and see the jaguars with Curupira.
Page 20 1 1 cottage 2 house 3 castle 4 palace, queen 5 world
2 A hunter listens to Curupira and the children. 3 The children
2 1 prince 2 small 3 purple 4 tired 5 black 3 1 blue 2 black 3 green
come back and say, ‘Can we see the jaguars today?’ 4 The hunters
4 brown 5 grey 6 purple 4 1 sea 2 cottage 3 castle 4 fish 5 home
follow Curupira. 5 Curupira runs very fast, and the hunters can’t
6 hut
follow him. 6 The hunters follow Curupira’s footprints. 7 The
hunters run home. 8 The next day the children come back. 4 1 with
The Gingerbread Man her cubs 2 tomorrow 3 His footprints 4 an animal
Page 20 1 1 can’t 2 eat 3 talk 4 swim 2 1 The old woman’s in the
kitchen. 2 The little gingerbread man runs and runs. 3 I want Thumbelina
to be friends with you. 4 The fox swims across the river and
Page 20 1 1 It’s a toad. 2 It’s a mole. 3 It’s a bird. 4 It’s a maybug.
jumps out.
5 It’s a fish. 6 It’s a mouse. 2 1 I don’t want to marry a toad.
3 1 The gingerbread man has two eyes, a nose, and a mouth.
2 He carries her up to a tree. 3 She makes a green grass blanket.
2 The old woman opens the oven door and he jumps out.
4 All winter Thumbelina works for the mouse. 5 There is a little
3 He runs away from a cow and a horse. 4 He sees a river but he
prince in a flower. 3 1 legs 2 rich 3 house 4 blanket 4 Thumbelina
can’t swim. 5 The fox says, ‘I can help you.’ 6 So the gingerbread
gets onto the bird’s back. They fly up into the blue sky. They fly
man sits on the fox’s tail. 4 The fox swims across the river and
to another country. There are flowers and butterflies. There are
jumps out. He throws the gingerbread man up. Then he catches
oranges on the trees. Thumbelina’s home is in a flower. There is a
him in his mouth. He eats the gingerbread man’s legs and arms.
little prince in a flower. The bird tells Thumbelina, ‘Be happy!’
Then he eats the gingerbread man’s head. That is the end of the
gingerbread man.
The Town Mouse and the Country
Jack and the Beanstalk Mouse
Page 20 1 1 climbs 2 sees 3 gives 4 brings 5 lays 6 runs 2 1 beans Page 20 1 The country: 1 cow 2 fire 3 grass 4 cheese 5 feet; The
2 Hide 3 Wash 4 smell 3 1 Go and sell the cow. 2 Can I have some town: 1 clock 2 trousers 3 cat 4 cart 2 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 a 3 1 No,
breakfast? 3 Jack climbs out of the window. 4 My big man eats No 2 Yes, No 3 Country Mouse, No, No 4 1 You can have my bed
boys. 4 1 Jack and his father mother have no food. Jack sells the tonight. 2 Hurry up, you sheep! 3 Oh! What’s that? 4 Write to me.
cow for some money magic beans. In the morning Jack climbs
down up a beanstalk. A giant man woman makes him breakfast.
Jack takes some gold, a cow hen, and a harp from the giant man.
The Two Brothers and the Swallows
The giant sings shouts, ‘Stop!’ Jack runs away and cuts down the Page 20 1 1 rice 2 fly 3 house 4 seed 5 kinder/kind 6
tree beanstalk. The giant climbs falls down 2 1 Heungbu 2 seven 3 poor; kind 4 Nolbu 5 child 6 rich; not kind
Page 21 3 1 stick 2 nest 3 treasure 4 swallow 5 seeds 6 cut 7 tie
8 goblin 9 hit 4 1 Let’s break 2 Let’s plant 3 Let’s fly 4 Let’s open
King Arthur and the Sword
Page 20 1 1 Sir Ector 2 Kay 3 Merlin 4 King Uther 5 Arthur
6 Guinevere 2 1 It’s Arthur. 2 Yes, he can. 3 Yes, he does. 4 No, he The Ugly Duckling
isn’t. 5 Yes, he is. 6 Yes, he is. Page 20 1 1 little ducklings! 2 duckling 3 eggs 4 with you 2 1 egg
Page 21 3 1 beautiful 2 strong 3 baby 4 big 5 safe 6 bad 4 1 Arthur 2 hut 3 milk 4 butter 5 flour 6 river 3 1 The ducks say, ‘That
arrives at the tournament with the sword from the stone. duckling is ugly!’ 2 One day the ugly duckling runs away from
2 All the people at the tournament stop and look. 3 Arthur goes his brothers and sisters. 3 He comes to an old woman’s hut but
to the stone with Merlin and all the people. 4 Arthur pulls the the old woman’s hen says, ‘Go!’ 4 A man takes him home but the
sword, and it comes out of the stone. 5 Arthur is the new king of man’s wife says, ‘Get out!’ 5 The ugly duckling runs and suddenly
England, and he lives in Uther’s castle. he starts to fly. 6 He looks down in a river and he sees a beautiful
swan. 4 1 You can give me some eggs. 2 Then he falls into the
butter. 3 He is not an ugly duckling any more. 4 One of the ducks
pecks him.

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