DICTIONNAIRE SONORE : séquence “The Enormous Turnip”
1. Song : The Farmer In His Den
The farmer’s in his den (bis)
E I addy-O
The farmer’s in his den.
The farmer wants a wife.
The wife wants a child.
The child wants a nurse.
The nurse wants a dog.
Everyone pats the dog.
2. Song : I’m thirsty I’m hungry
I’m thirsty, I’m hungry,
Quick a drink ! quick a cookie !
I’m thirsty, I’m hungry,
Quick something !
3. Vocabulary
an old man, an old woman, a boy, a girl, a dog, a cat, a mouse
4. Merry Go Round
Molly (to Lucy) :
Lucy (to Molly) :
Lucy (to Louise) :
Louise (to Lucy) :
Louise (to Catherine) :
Catherine (to Louise) :
Catherine (to Charlotte) :
Charlotte (to Catherine) :
- Have you got a dog ?
- No, I haven’t.
- Have you got a cat ?
- Yes, I have two cats.
- Have you got a dog ?
- Yes, I have.
- Have you got a mouse ?
- Yes, I have three mice.
5. Guessing game
Louise :
Lucy :
Molly :
Lucy :
Louise :
Lucy :
Molly :
Lucy :
Louise :
Lucy :
Louise :
Lucy :
- Is it a man or a woman ?
- It’s a boy.
- Has he got turnip seeds ?
- Yes, he has.
- Has he got a mouse ?
- No, he hasn’t.
- Has he got a turnip ?
- No, he hasn’t.
- Has he got a dog ?
- Yes, he has.
- Is it Keith ?
- Yes, it is !
6. Flashcards (sentences)
Number 1 : The policeman calls the boy.
Number 2 : The old man calls the old woman.
The old woman calls the girl.
Number 3 : The old man pulls the turnip.
Number 4 : The boy wants a cake.
Number 5 : The old man waters the turnip seeds.
Number 6
The old man plants the seeds.
Number 7 : The old man has got some turnip seeds.
Number 8 : The mouse pulls up the carrot.
Number 9 : The boy wants a hamburger.
Number 10 : The black cat can fly. / The white cat can’t fly.
Number 11 : The dog says hello to the cat.
Number 12 : The boy can’t swim. / The girl can swim.
7. Mime and Simon Says
Call your friend.
Water the turnip.
Pull the turnip.
Pull up the turnip.
Say : “Hello !”
Plant the seeds.
8. Bingo
The old man has got
some seeds.
The old man pulls the
turnip.
The turnip seeds grow. The boy wants a cake.
The dog says
« Hello » to the cat.
The mouse pulls up
the carrot.
One turnip seed grows
The old man waters
and grows and
the seeds.
grows...
The cat pulls the dog. The man calls the cat.
The man plants the
seeds.
The boy wants a dog.
9. Reading and writing (1)
1. a) The old man waters the seeds.
b) The white cat can’t fly.
2. a)
The old man
has got some
turnip seeds.
Jane!
b)
c)
The old
woman calls
the girl.
The mouse
pulls up the
turnip.
d)
e)
f)
3. a)
The old man
pulls the
turnip.
The boy wants
a hamburger.
The old man
waters the
seeds.
The mouse pulls the cat.
The boy pulls the old woman.
The dog pulls the girl.
b)
The boy pulls the turnip.
The boy can’t pull up the turnip.
c)
The old woman says good morning to the old man.
The old man has got a dog.
The old woman calls the old man.
10. Comic strip (beginning of the tale)
n°1 :
n°2 :
n°3 :
n°4 :
n°5 :
n°6 :
n°7 :
n°8 :
An old man has got some turnip seeds.
He plants the seeds.
He waters the seeds.
The seeds grow.
One turnip seed grows…
and grows…
and grows…
and it’s enormous !
11. Memory game
The mouse pulls up the turnip.
The old man pulls the turnip.
The dog says Hello to the cat.
The old man plants the seeds.
The boy wants a dog.
The old man calls the cat.
The old man has got some turnip seeds.
One turnip seed grows.
The old man waters the seeds.
The turnip seeds grow.
The black cat can fly.
The boy can’t swim.
12. Guessing game (2)
Molly :
Louise :
Lucy :
Louise :
Molly :
Louise :
Lucy :
Louise :
Molly :
Louise :
Lucy :
Louise :
Molly :
Louise :
- Is it a man or a woman ?
- It’s a girl.
- Can she play golf ?
- Yes, she can.
- Can she play tennis ?
- No, she can’t.
- Can she ride a bike ?
- No, she can’t.
- Can she swim ?
- Yes, she can.
- Can she ski ?
- No, she can’t.
- Is it Brenda ?
- Yes, it is !
13. Reading and writing (2)
1. a) Molly pulls the turnip, and she pulls, and she pulls.
b) - Can you play football ?
- Yes, I can !
c) Paul is hungry, I’m hungry, we want to eat !
d) The old man has got some turnip seeds, he plants the seeds and he
waters the seeds.
e) The girl pulls the boy, the boy pulls the old woman, the old woman pulls
the old man and they pull, and they pull.
2. a)
b)
I’m
hungry !
The boy calls the dog.
c)
I pull the
old man.
I pull the
girl.
I pull the
cat.
They pull the turnip .
d)
Come and help, please !
The old man calls the old woman.
14 The tale “The Enormous Turnip”
An old man has got some turnip seeds.
He plants the seeds, he waters the seeds, and the seeds grow.
One turnip seed grows and grows, and grows… and it’s enormous !
- I’m hungry, says the old man, I want to eat the enormous turnip !
So, the old man pulls the enormous turnip, and pulls, and pulls… but he can’t
pull up the enormous turnip.
So, he calls an old woman :
- Please, come and help, I want to pull up this enormous turnip !
The old man pulls the enormous turnip, the old woman pulls the old man, and
they pull, and they pull, and they pull…but they can’t pull up the enormous
turnip !
So, the old woman calls a boy :
- Please, come and help, we want to pull up this enormous turnip !
The old man pulls the enormous turnip, the old woman pulls the old man, the
boy pulls the old woman, and they pull, and they pull, and they pull…but they
can’t pull up the enormous turnip !
So, the boy calls a girl :
- Please, come and help, we want to pull up this enormous turnip !
The old man pulls the enormous turnip, the old woman pulls the old man, the
boy pulls the old woman, the girl pulls the boy, and they pull, and they pull,
and they pull…but they can’t pull up the enormous turnip !
So, the girl calls a dog :
- Please, come and help, we want to pull up this enormous turnip !
The old man pulls the enormous turnip, the old woman pulls the old man, the
boy pulls the old woman, the girl pulls the boy, the dog pulls the girl, and they
pull, and they pull, and they pull…but they can’t pull up the enormous turnip !
So, the dog calls a cat :
- Woof ! Woof ! Please, come and help, we want to pull up this enormous
turnip !
The old man pulls the enormous turnip, the old woman pulls the old man, the
boy pulls the old woman, the girl pulls the boy, the dog pulls the girl, the cat
pulls the dog, and they pull, and they pull, and they pull…but they can’t pull up
the enormous turnip !
So, the cat calls a mouse :
- Meaow ! Please, come and help, we want to pull up this enormous turnip !
The old man pulls the enormous turnip, the old woman pulls the old man, the
boy pulls the old woman, the girl pulls the boy, the dog pulls the girl, the cat
pulls the dog, the mouse pulls the cat, and they pull, and they pull, and they
pull…and they pull up the enormous turnip !
- Hurray !