ISL 1

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
By Aesop

In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

     "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"

     "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."

     "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

     When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger - while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

 

PART OF SPEECH / WORD CLASSES

In pairs, choose a text and identify nouns and pronouns reference; and identify adjectives and their functions based on the text:

NOUNS

• A grasshopper was hopping

• An Ant passed by

• To the nest

• Lay up food

• For the winter

• Plenty of food

• Dying of hunger

• Corn and grain

PRONOUNS

• He was taking to

• Why not come out chat with me

• I am helping

• And recommend you to do the same

• We have got plenty of  food at present

• While it saw

• They had collected

ADJECTIVES

• Best to prepare