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1st Graders ( 1. Sınıflar ) ENGLISH LISTENING STUDIES-3

Emotions and Feelings

1- Are you hungry ?

    Yes , I am.

2. Are you tired ?

    No, I am not but I am sick.

3. Are you mad?

    Yes, I am.

4.  Are you sad?

    No, I am happy

5. Are you thirsty?

   Yes, I am.

6. Are you hungry?

   No, I am not, I am sleepy.

7. Are you hot?

    Yes, I am.

8. Are you sad?

    Yes, I am.

9. Are you hot?

   No, I am cold.

10. Are you tired?

    Yes, very tired.

Robin Hood

People have told stories about Robin Hood for more than 700 years.Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely intelligent and had a playful sense of humour. He loved playing tricks on people.

‘Pick a card, any card!’

The stories say that Robin Hood was a skilled archer and he always carried a bow and arrow.

‘Ha ha, too easy!’

He wore green clothes and a hat with a green feather. He lived in Sherwood Forest with a group of outlaws, or criminals, known as his ‘Merry Men’. The group included Friar Tuck, ‘Mmm, yummy!’, Little John, who was unusually tall, ‘Little is just my nickname!’, and Robin’s true love, Maid Marian. ‘Take

that!’ Sherwood Forest was a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. Most people thought that forests were dangerous places to go. People travelling through the forests were often robbed by outlaws.

‘Your money, please, my Lord!’

‘Oh no, it’s Robin Hood!’

The stories say that Robin Hood only took money from rich people so that he could give it to people who needed it. So he became famous for ‘robbing from the rich and giving to the poor’.

‘Here you are, my dear.’

‘Oh, thank you, Robin!’

The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin’s arch-enemy. It was the sheriff’s job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king’s deer.

‘What’s that? Is that Robin Hood?’

The Sheriff of Nottingham tried to catch Robin Hood, but never succeeded.

‘Oh no, not again!’

Centuries ago people loved to tell each other stories of Robin Hood. Later he became a famous character in books, and nowadays Robin is still a well-loved hero in literature, theatre, TV and films.

Romeo and Juliet

Many years ago in Verona, Italy, there were two families.

‘We are the Capulets.’

‘We are the Montagues.’

These families are always fighting. The Montagues have a son, Romeo. The Capulets have a daughter, Juliet. One night the Capulets have a party and Romeo goes. He meets Juliet and they fall in love. Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, sees Romeo and is very angry.

‘He’s a Montague! Get him!’

‘Oh Romeo, why are you a Montague?’

Romeo and Juliet talk and decide to get married.

    They know that their families will be very angry so they go to Friar Lawrence and are

married in secret. The next day, Tybalt sees Romeo. He is still angry with Romeo and wants to fight him. Romeo doesn’t want to fight but his best friend, Mercutio, does.

‘If you won’t fight him, I will!’

Mercutio fights Tybalt. Tybalt kills Mercutio! Romeo is so upset he fights Tybalt and

kills him too! The Prince of Verona is very angry and sends Romeo away. Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help.

    ‘Here is a special drink. You will sleep for two days. Your family will think you are dead but you will wake up. Then you and Romeo can be free together.’ Friar Lawrence sends Romeo a letter to tell him the plan. But Romeo doesn’t get the message. He hears that Juliet is dead! Romeo is so upset he buys some poison and goes to see Juliet. ‘Now I will stay with you forever.’

Too late, Juliet wakes up! She sees what happened.

‘Oh no! You didn’t leave any poison for me but here is your knife.’

Romeo and Juliet are both dead. Friar Lawrence tells the Capulets and Montagues

what happened. They are so sad they agree not to fight any more.

George and the dragon

    Once upon a time there was a brave knight called George. George had lots of adventures as he travelled by horse across many lands. One day he came to a small village and met a man who lived in a cave next to the village. The hermit told the knight about the awful things that were happening there.

    A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every day. The villagers didn’t know what to do. First, they gave the dragon all their food, but the dragon just took the food and still attacked the village. So then the villagers gave the dragon all the animals from their farms. The dragon took all the animals, but continued to attack the villagers. So then they gave the dragon all their gold and jewels. The dragon took all their money, but still was not satisfied. The king sent his army to try and capture the dragon, but the dragon was too strong and the knights of the army were too scared and they ran away.

       With nothing left to give, the king could only think of one thing to help protect his people. He sent his only daughter, the princess, to the lake to wait for the dragon. When George heard this he rode as fast as he could to the lake. Just then the dragon jumped out from the lake and was going to eat the princess.

      George attacked the dragon. He fought very bravely, won the fight and killed the dragon. George and the princess returned to the village and everyone was very pleased that they would have no more problems with the dragon. Today, the story of George’s bravery is remembered and George is known as the patron saint of many countries.