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3. The woodsman said that his axe was the golden one.
4. Mercury liked
the woodsman’s
honesty. 5. Eventually, the woodsman did not get
his axe back.
Notes: The text in Task 15 is a narrative text. The text has three main components.
They are the beginning, events of the story, and the end of the story. The beginning of the story introduces characters, setting, and other general information about the
story. Events of the story tell what happens to the characters. And the end of the story tells the reader how the problem is solved.
The social function of stories is to entertain the readers.
In pairs, study the following rule.
In the story of the honest woodsman, you find some adjectives and adverbs. Some adjectives in the story are honest, tired, and ugly. Some adverbs in the story are
coincidently, suddenly, and eagerly.
1. Adjectives
In grammar, an adjective is a word which modifies a noun or pronoun and giving more information about what the noun or pronoun refers to.
Example 1: There was an honest woodsman. The word honest in the example refers to house. It gives information that the
woodsman was honest. Usually it is located just before the noun it refers to. Example 2: The woodsman was honest.
The word honest in the example refers to the woodsman. It is located after to be. Sometimes, an adjective is not always a pure adjective. It can be verb+ing or
verb+ed.
2. Adverbs
In grammar, an adverb is a word which modifies verbs and adjectives. An adverb
indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as how, when, where, and how much.
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Individually, do the following crossword puzzle. Compare your answers with a classmate’s.
Hint: the words are adjectives and adverbs.
Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box.
suddenly really
eagerly fortunately
honestly truly
purely 1. ..., Mercury appeared in front of the woodsman.
2. The woodsman was offered two precious axes by Mercury. ..., he remained honest.
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3 4
5 6
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Example 1: The bravely-spoken words would return to trouble the rebel. In this sentence the adverb bravely modifies the adjective spoken.
Example 2: Unfortunately, the bank closed at three today. In this example, the adverb unfortunately modifies the entire sentence.
Across 2. physically powerful
3. with a great interest 5. in a very short time
8. telling the truth 9. opposite of special
Down 1. with sadness
2. stable
4. made of wood 6. the opposite of good-looking
7. satisfied 8. need some food to eat
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3. He answered the questions from Mercury.... 4. The axe was ... made of gold.
5. When Mercury brought back his axe, he ... took the axe. 6. Mercury was ... happy with the woodsman’s honesty.
7. The story was ... fake.
Study the following sentences and underline the adjectives. The first one has been done as an example.
1. The woodsman cut down trees near the edge of a deep pool. 2. The woodsman was tired.
3. His strokes were not as strong and steady as they had been. 4. The axe was made of pure gold.
5. Mercury held up the golden axe. 6. He held in his hand an axe which was made of pure silver.
7. He held in his hand the Woodsman’s ugly old axe.
In pairs, study the story of the honest woodsman in Task 15 again and then write a story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. You can follow
the questions below.
1. Who is the main character of the story? 2. What did he do to entertain himself?
3. What did the villagers think about what he did to entertain himself? 4. How did he lose all his sheep?
5. What moral value do you learn from the story?
Make groups of five. Your teacher will give you sentences that should be put into a good story. Write down the story and read it
out to the class. Compete with other groups and win a special reward from your teacher. The sentences are in the Appendix.
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In pairs, go to the library or access the internet and find two stories about honesty and then summarize them. The following questions
may help you make your summaries more organized.
1. Who were the characters of the story? 2. What is the story about?
3. How did the main character remain to be honest? 4. What reward did the main character get?
5. What lesson do you learn from the story?
Read the following story and then complete the points. A Test for the King
A Folktale from Central Java There was a small kingdom called Mergosono. Although Mergosono was small,
it was famous because the king was a very good and wise man. One day, the gods heard about the king’s goodness and wisdom. So, they
decided to test him. The king of the gods sent four of his gods to Mergosono to test the king. At that time, the king’s son, Pangeran Sembara was studying abroad. One of the
gods disguised as Pangeran Sembara and two others as villagers while one disguise as a villager who was killed by Pangeran Sembara. The two villagers then went to see the
king to tell him about the death of their friend. They said that they saw the prince killed their friend. “I accept your report. But my son hasn’t returned from his study. I will hold
my judgment until his return. If my son indeed killed your friend then I will give him the punishment he deserves. But if you lie then I will punish you for ruining my family’s
good name,” said the king.
When the two villagers left, the king called his trusted advisors. He asked for their opinion about this matter. They all agreed that if the report was true then the prince
should be punished. The king was sad to hear that but he knew he had to uphold the law.
The next morning the false prince came to see his father. He admitted killing the villager. So the king decided to execute the prince for his wrong doing.
The next day the prince was going to be hung as his punishment. When the executioner hanged the prince, suddenly his body disappeared and a voice was heard
C. Homework
