3 Now turn them into adjectives and use them to complete the sentences below.

A You need an umbrella when it’s ……………………

B When it’s very …………………… people can skate on the river.

C The leaves blow off the trees when it’s …………………… .

D It always gets …………………… before it starts to rain.

E When it’s very …………………… everything is white.

F I like going to the beach when it’s …………………… .

4 Who do these words refer to in the story? Match them then use them to write descriptions of the Happy Prince and the little Swallow.

1 Match the adjectives from the story in column A with their opposites in Column B.

Column A Column Btall unknowndead happybright shortlittle warmbeautiful commonsad aliveyoung dull cool oldfamous uglyrare big

2 The people of the town say the Happy Prince “is as beautiful as a weathercock”. Find the weather words from the story in the word snake below.

A …………...............… B …………...............…

C …………...............… D …………...............…

E …………...............… F …………...............…

alonebright sapphires

distinguished strangerdull and greyfeels warmfull of tears

heart breaksleaves of goldlike an angel

red rubyremarkable sight

silly

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Vocabulary

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Level 1 The Happy Prince and The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde

The Happy Prince

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The Nightingale and the Rose

1 Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

A The Student is standing ……………… the girl.

B The dog is lying ……………… the girl’s feet.

C The girl is sitting ……………… a chair.

D The Student throws the rose ……………… the street.

E A wheel goes ……………… the rose.

F The Student walks ……………… from the house.

2 Choose the words that go together. Then write sentences using them.

3 In pairs find the odd one out in each group. Explain why.

A rose – flower – butterfly – daisyB yellow – pale – white – redC petal – bud – thorn – grassD snow – emerald – opal – rubyE voice – song – book – music

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voice

branch

eyes instrument

moon musician

nightingalerose

skytears

thorn

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