Task The story of the race between the tortoise and the hare was retold by a very old storyteller who didn’t quite remember every detail of the fable You should read it and find where something has accidentally been changed WORDS There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how many carrots he could eat Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a biking race to decide who was better All the animals in the forest came together to cheer for Hare Hare was warming up for a while and then paused to rest He looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How you expect to become an astronaut when you are walking along soo slowly?" Hare laid down by the road, thinking, "There is plenty of time to my homework for tomorrow." A moment later he was busy solving algebra problems Slow and Steady just walked and walked He stopped just once before he came to the finish line, to chat with a former sweetheart who was cheering for him The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare Hare stretched and yawned and tried to get a taxi, but it was too late Tortoise was over the finish line After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't speedy: fast steady: sy who does not stop fighting race: competition brag=boast: be too proud of your talents challenge sy to a race: ask sy to race against you pause: stop rest: relax cry out: shout plenty of time: a lot of time solve algebra problems: math former: from the past sweetheart: lover cheer for sy: shout and whistle to help sy yawn: open your mouth wide when you’re tired pace: speed PREPOSITIONS Circle the correct preposition • brag about/from • tired from/of • challenge sy for/to a race • come together/up • look back at/on sy • cry in/out • lie down/off • the homework to/for tomorrow • cheer to/for Tortoise • chat with/at sy • plenty from/of time brag about your fast pace, for Slow and Steady won the race! DOCTORED STORY (ALTERATIONS IN BOLD) The Tortoise and The Hare There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how many carrots he could eat Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a biking race to decide who was better All the animals in the forest came together to cheer for Hare Hare was warming up for a while and then paused to rest He looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How you expect to become an astronaut when you are walking along soo slowly?" Hare laid down by the road, thinking, "There is plenty of time to my homework for tomorrow." A moment later he was busy solving algebra tasks Slow and Steady just walked and walked He stopped just once before he came to the finish line, to chat with a former sweetheart who was cheering for him The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare Hare stretched and yawned and tried to get a taxi, but it was too late Tortoise was over the finish line After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your fast pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!" ORIGINAL STORY The Tortoise and The Hare There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, challenged him to a running race to decide who was better All the animals in the forest came together to watch Hare ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest He looked back at Slow and Steady Tortoise and cried out, "How you expect to win this race when you are walking along soo slowly?" Hare laid down by the road, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax." A moment later he fell asleep Slow and Steady just walked and walked He never, ever stopped until he came to the finish line The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, they woke up Hare Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late Tortoise was over the finish line After that, Hare always reminded himself, "Don't brag about your fast pace, for Slow and Steady won the race!"