Unit 5 Extensive Reading

Hello, everyone. My name is Freddy.

Listen to the tape and do the true or false exercise. 1. Freddy had changed from a man to a frog. 2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf. 3.The singers of the band could sing very loudly. F T T

4. Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs. 5. Freddy was very confident about his singing. 6. He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends. T F T

Listening text FREDDY, THE FROG Freddy, the frog, slid his long, thin legs into the water. He felt so tired! It seemed only yesterday that he had been a little tadpole. Within a few short weeks he had changed into the beautiful animal he saw in the water.

He smile to himself. Then suddenly he heard some music across the lake. A fine deep sound that carried far into the darkness of the quiet night. Freddy looked up. Other frogs! I must try and find them, he thought. I need friends to cheer me up. It is so hard being a grown-up frog on my own.

He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large water lily leaf lying on the water. The sound was very loud now. Freddy studied the leaf carefully. There were three confident frogs sitting still on the leaf and all three of them were playing instruments. It was their music that had amazed Freddy.

“Where did you learn to play so well?” he asked. “All my family love playing music. My father and mother both sing very well.” Freddy climbed onto the leaf. “Can I try to sing?” he asked quietly. “Of course,” they said. He opened his mouth and suddenly coughed. He tried again but he couldn’t make any sound.

“Oh! Oh!” he thought, “ What am I going to do?” Luckily he was only nervous. Then next moment he knew what he would sing and he opened is mouth wide and began: Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Help!

When I was young, so much younger then today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. But now those days are gone. I’m not so self- assured !Now I find I’ve changed my mind. I’ve opened up the door.

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down and I do appreciate you being round. Help me get my feet back on the ground. Won’t you please, please help me! ( help me, help me, ooh )

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways. My independence seem to vanish in the haze. But every now and then I feel so insecure. I know that I just need you like I’ve never done before.

Extensive reading

We formed a band and soon we became famous and went to Britain to give performances. Then what would happen in Britain? Would we succeed or fail?

Did Freddy and his band get a great success in Britain? Yes, they got a great success and became very popular in Britain.

What’s the main idea of the story? This is a story about a band that became famous and did not like it.

Homework Express your opinion on the following questions. What do you think are the advantages of being famous? What are the advantages of not being famous? Do you think you would enjoy being famous?

This song is a ballad and tells a story. Each part tells some of the story. Write down the main idea for each part. P72 Reading task

1. Father is too busy to spend time with his son. 2. Son knows his father will always be too busy. 3. Son is now too busy to spend time with his father. 4. The father realize his son has grown up the same way he did.