Improve reading skills in young learners through short stories on videos as a Visual Aim
Ali and the magic carpet
One very hot day Ali finds a carpet in his uncle’s shop. ”What’s this?” Suddenly the carpet jumps! It moves and flies off into the air. “Hey!” “What’s happening?” A loud booming voice comes from the carpet. “Welcome, O master. I am the magic carpet.” First they fly high up into the sky and then they land in a jungle. It is hot and wet and it’s raining. Then they fly to the desert. It is very, very hot and dry. After that they fly to the South Pole. There is lots of ice and snow. It’s freezing. “Where are we now? I can’t see!” “In the mountains. Can you see me?” “It is very foggy” Then they fly to a forest. It is very windy there. Then they fly to an Island in the sea. There is thunder and lightning. “Aaahg!” “Let’s go home!” Finally, they fly back home. The carpet lands in the shop and Ali gets off. “Wow” “What an adventure!”
Vocabulary
Carpet Fly Wet Dry
Foggy Windy Sea Thunder
Activities
I. Put a number from 1 to 9 for chronological order.
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II. Answer the following questions according to the text.
1) What does Ali find in his uncle’s shop?
a. An umbrella b. A magic carpet c. A magic master
2) What is the first place they visit?
a. The sky b. The South Pole c. The jungle
3) Where do they fly then to?
a. The desert b. An island c. A city
4) How is the desert they visit?
a. Hot and wet b. Hot and dry c. It’s raining
5) What is the last place they visit, before going home?
a. An island b. A forest c. The mountains
III. Link the description with the place (how it is described in the text).
1 Hot and wet
2 Hot and dry
3. Thunders and lightning
One very hot day Ali finds a carpet in his uncle’s shop. ”What’s this?” Suddenly the carpet jumps! It moves and flies off into the air. “Hey!” “What’s happening?” A loud booming voice comes from the carpet. “Welcome, O master. I am the magic carpet.” First they fly high up into the sky and then they land in a jungle. It is hot and wet and it’s raining. Then they fly to the desert. It is very, very hot and dry. After that they fly to the South Pole. There is lots of ice and snow. It’s freezing. “Where are we now? I can’t see!” “In the mountains. Can you see me?” “It is very foggy” Then they fly to a forest. It is very windy there. Then they fly to an Island in the sea. There is thunder and lightning. “Aaahg!” “Let’s go home!” Finally, they fly back home. The carpet lands in the shop and Ali gets off. “Wow” “What an adventure!”
Vocabulary
Carpet Fly Wet Dry
Foggy Windy Sea Thunder
Activities
I. Put a number from 1 to 9 for chronological order.
______________ ____________ _______________ ____________
_____________ _______________ _______________ _________
_________
II. Answer the following questions according to the text.
1) What does Ali find in his uncle’s shop?
a. An umbrella b. A magic carpet c. A magic master
2) What is the first place they visit?
a. The sky b. The South Pole c. The jungle
3) Where do they fly then to?
a. The desert b. An island c. A city
4) How is the desert they visit?
a. Hot and wet b. Hot and dry c. It’s raining
5) What is the last place they visit, before going home?
a. An island b. A forest c. The mountains
III. Link the description with the place (how it is described in the text).
1 Hot and wet
2 Hot and dry
3. Thunders and lightning