English for today Class Eight, Unite 5, Lesson 6: The truthful dove (2)
Unit Five
Making a difference
Lesson 6: The truthful dove (2)
Key words: wondering
insincere speech praise host grateful
A. Look at the picture and talk about it.
All
this time the dove was listening to her friend's false praises. She was
wondering how insincere his praises were. The dove hung her head down and was
quiet. The owl got impatient. He wanted to hear more praises. He looked at the
dove and asked, "Don't you have any good thing to say about me?" The
bat joined the owl, "Yes, don't you have any words of praise for our kind
host?" The dove was ashamed of her friend bat and kept her eyes down. The
owl urged the dove, "Come on, say something!"
The dove lifted her head slowly and said, "Master owl, thank you very much for the shelter you have given me, thank you for the food you have offered me. I will remain ever grateful for this".
Questions
1. What does the word 'insincere' mean in the story?
2. Why did the dove think that the bat is insincere?
3. What made the owl impatient?
4. Why was the dove ashamed of her friend?
C. True or false? If false, give the correct information.
1. The bat was very sincere when he praised the owl.
2. The owl wanted to hear more good things about himself.
3. The dove was very harsh to the owl.
The dove lifted her head slowly and said, "Master owl, thank you very much for the shelter you have given me, thank you for the food you have offered me. I will remain ever grateful for this".
Questions
1. What does the word 'insincere' mean in the story?
2. Why did the dove think that the bat is insincere?
3. What made the owl impatient?
4. Why was the dove ashamed of her friend?
C. True or false? If false, give the correct information.
1. The bat was very sincere when he praised the owl.
2. The owl wanted to hear more good things about himself.
3. The dove was very harsh to the owl.
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