The Hare THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE and the Tortoise LEVEL a The Hare and the Tortoise Retold by Richard Northcott Illustrated by Estella Guerrera Retold by Richard Northcott In this book: Use this book in Structures Can… ? Simple imperative There is To be Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. The hare can do lots of things. He can jump and run. He’s fast. The tortoise can’t run. He’s slow. One day the fast hare and the slow tortoise have a race. The hare runs fast, he can’t see the tortoise. And he’s tired… surely there is time for the hare to have a rest. What happens when the hare falls asleep? And can the tortoise be the winner? Vocabulary Animals Fast / slow Happy / sad / tired / surprised Numbers Reading class Civics class YOUNG READER - FORMATO CHIUSO 190X240H - ANTE 142X240 - LUNGHEZZA TOTALE 664 helbling.com/english Level Cambridge Young Trinity Learners English Helbling Young Readers is an exciting series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font. Dear reader, In this story the hare learns not to take things for granted, when the tortoise surprises him and wins the race. And with him, you also learn to say some new things in English! Now you can: • say how you feel; • say what you can do; • count to five. Happy reading! a
Play Station 1 rabbit tortoise hedgehog hare 1 1 Listen and draw lines. 2 2 Look and tick (4). Then listen and check. bird mouse snake fish fish frog A B C 2
3 3 Listen and say the chant. Then read and match. A Can you swim? – Yes, I can. Look at me, I can swim. B Can you fly? – Yes, I can. Look at me, I can fly. C Can you jump? – Yes, I can. Look at me, I can jump. D Can you run? – Yes, I can. Look at me, I can run. 4 Ask two friends. Can you swim? No, I can’t. Yes, I can. 3
Play Station 1 5 Read and draw lines. 6 Count and write. A B C A B C .................... hedgehog .................... snakes .................... birds 4
4 7 Listen and tick (4). 8 Draw, match and write. one snake two birds two hedgehogs three rabbits A C D B three birds five rabbits four cats four frogs four birds two rabbits five cats two frogs A B C D 5
Look and point. • a bird • a frog • a mouse • a hare 5 The hare is with his friends. They can do lots of things. I can jump. I can fly. 6
I can jump and I can run. I’m fast. 7
Here’s the tortoise. Look at the tortoise. He can’t run. He’s slow. 8
Me? Slow? OK. We can have a race. Read and circle . I’m fast / slow. 9
It’s the day of the race. The hare and the tortoise are on the start line. One … two … three … GO! 10
Spell START, Say the letters. 11
The hare can run fast. The tortoise can’t run fast. He’s slow. Is the hare slow? Tick (4). Yes No 12
Come on, Tortoise! You can be the winner! Good-bye, Tortoise. You’re slow. 13
The hare is very fast. He can’t see the tortoise now. Look and point to 3 colours: • green • red • yellow 14
The hare is happy. He can stop. Where’s the tortoise? I can’t see him. 15
The hare can’t see the tortoise. He is hungry, now. Mmm… Look at the carrots. Can the hare see the tortoise? Look! There’s the tortoise. No, it’s a hedgehog. Find the hedgehog. 16
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There’s the tortoise! No, it’s a rabbit. The rabbit isn’t in the race. The hare is under a tree. He’s tired. You are the mouse. Mime and say with a friend. 18
Ssshhh! The hare is asleep. The tortoise is slow. I’m tired. I can have a rest. 19
Oh, no! It’s late. Wake up, hare! Where’s the tortoise? Oh, no! He’s near the finish. Count and write. There are ............... birds. 20
The tortoise is near the finish line. The animals are surprised. 21
Now the hare is very fast. Can he be the winner? Think and write. The race is from the S _ _ _ _ to the F _ _ _ _ _ . 22
Come on, Tortoise! You can be the winner! 23
The tortoise is the winner. He’s happy. All the animals are happy. All the animals except the hare. The hare is very sad. Who is the winner? Tell a friend. 24
You can be slow but you can be the winner. 25
Play Station 2 6 1 Listen and point. 2 Look at 1 . Read and match. I’m tired. I can have a rest. Where’s the tortoise? I can’t see him. Mmm… Look at the carrots. Good-bye, Tortoise. You’re slow. A C B D 26
27 3 Look and match. 7 4 Listen. Say the poem. The hare is fast. The tortoise is slow. The tortoise is slow. The hare is fast. Come on, Tortoise! Go! Go! Go! You can be the winner. You can be fast. You can be slow. You can be slow. You can be fast. Come on, Tortoise! Go! Go! Go! You can be the winner. A B He’s fast. He’s slow. One … two … three … GO!
Play Station 2 5 Read and match. 6 Read and draw. A B C D The tortoise is near the hare. The tortoise is near the finish line. The tortoise is in the woods. The tortoise is in the country. The tortoise is near the carrots. 28
8 7 Listen and tick (4). The hare is sad. The hare is tired. The hare is surprised. The hare is tired. The hare is happy. The hare is surprised. The hare is sad. The hare is sad. A B C D 29
30 Play Station 2 8 Do the crossword. t r e e o c a r r o t t o r a b b i t s h a r e
C D E F 9 Read and match. one hare two snakes three frogs three tortoises four birds five rabbits A B 31
Play Station Project 32 You need: animal pictures coloured crayons scissors lollipop sticks glue Make puppets. Use the puppets for role play. Puppets 1 Download the animal pictures from ezonekids.helbling.com. Colour them. 2 Cut out the animal pictures. 3 Glue the pictures to the lollipop sticks. 4 Role play a conversation. Use: Can you…? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. Go to ezonekids.helbling.com to download this page.
HL-YR_HARRY - FORMATO CHIUSO 190X240H - ANTE 142X240 - LUNGHEZZA TOTALE 664 Picture Dictionary Picture Dictionary rabbit tree tired late to wake up near surprised hungry bird frog YOUNG READER - FORMATO CHIUSO 190X240H - ANTE 142X240 - LUNGHEZZA TOTALE 664 The Hare and the Tortoise The Hare and the Tortoise hare fast tortoise slow race line rest hedgehog happy carrot When you see me do the activity. The Hare and the Tortoise Retold by Richard Northcott ISBN 978-3-99089-427-9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2026 2025 2024 2023 © HELBLING LANGUAGES 2021 Original edition first published 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Series editor Maria Cleary Activities by Richard Northcott Illustrated by Estella Guerrera Design and layout by BNC Printed by Athesia, Italy Typeset using leggimi! an open type font specially developed to promote easy reading. Copyright Sinnos. Helbling Young Readers Scratch here for your CODE. Go to ezonekids.helbling.com and enter your code to listen LEVEL a to the story and play the games! Can I Play? The Beach The Big Fire The Big Wave The Hare and the Tortoise The Three Goats LEVEL c Freddy the Frog Prince Peach Boy Sam and the Sunflower Seeds The Fisherman and his Wife The Sun is Broken The Thirsty Tree LEVEL e Beauty and the Beast Food for the Winter Lola in the Land of Fire Lost on the Coast Lusmore and the Fairies Upside Down LEVEL b A Christmas Present for Barney Bunny Dad for Sale Little Red Riding Hood The Dark in the Box The Kite The Leopard and the Monkey LEVEL d Fat Cat’s Busy Day Henry Harris Hates Haitches Moony Goes on Holiday Skater Boy Theseus and the Minotaur The Selfish Giant Big Book for shared reading also available For further information on all current and upcoming Young Readers titles please visit our website helbling.com/english. Free materials for teachers (flashcards, teacher’s guides, worksheets and answer keys) are available on ezonekids.helbling.com.
The Hare THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE and the Tortoise LEVEL a The Hare and the Tortoise Retold by Richard Northcott Illustrated by Estella Guerrera Retold by Richard Northcott In this book: Use this book in Structures Can… ? Simple imperative There is To be Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. The hare can do lots of things. He can jump and run. He’s fast. The tortoise can’t run. He’s slow. One day the fast hare and the slow tortoise have a race. The hare runs fast, he can’t see the tortoise. And he’s tired… surely there is time for the hare to have a rest. What happens when the hare falls asleep? And can the tortoise be the winner? Vocabulary Animals Fast / slow Happy / sad / tired / surprised Numbers Reading class Civics class YOUNG READER - FORMATO CHIUSO 190X240H - ANTE 142X240 - LUNGHEZZA TOTALE 664 helbling.com/english Level Cambridge Young Trinity Learners English Helbling Young Readers is an exciting series of graded readers for Primary Schools in 5 levels printed in an easy-to-read font. Dear reader, In this story the hare learns not to take things for granted, when the tortoise surprises him and wins the race. And with him, you also learn to say some new things in English! Now you can: • say how you feel; • say what you can do; • count to five. Happy reading! a