Формирование коммуникативной компетенции. Работа с текстом. 4-5 класс.

Exercise 1. Read the title title of the text say what the text will be about.

Exercise 2. Read the new words and find their meanings.

Greeks-

Trojans-

At first-

To burn-

Prisoner-

Hole-

Quiet-

Text

The Trojan Horse.

Many, many years ago there was a war between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greeks ships sailed up to the city of Troy. When the Trojans saw the Greeks ships, they closed the gates of their city and stayed behind the walls. The Greeks attacked the city many times, but could not take it. Then one of the Greeks thought of a plan. The Greeks made a big wooden horse, and the leaders of the Greeks army hid inside the horse. In the morning the Greeks burned their camp and sailed away. Only the big wooden horse remained in front of the gates.

But the Greeks ships did not sail far. The Greeks stopped at a place near Troy, where the Trojans could not see them, and hid their ships. At first the Trojans wanted to burn the wooden horse, but a Greek prisoner said:

“Don’t burn the horse. Bring it into Troy. It will help you.”

The horse was very big, and the Trojans could not bring it in through the gates. They had to make a hole in the wall. Then they had to bring the wooden horse into the city.

The next day was a holiday in Troy. At night all the Trojans soldiers fell asleep.

The Greeks ships came back to Troy in the night.

When everything was quiet, the leaders of Greek soldiers came out of the wooden horse and open the gates of the city. The Greeks army was near Troy. The Greek soldiers came into the city, killed very many Trojans and took the city.

Exercise 3. Read the text and divide it into logical parts.

Exercise 4. Find in the text facts which can be used for the annotation.

Exercise 5. Put the sentences into correct order.

1. The Greek ships sailed up to the city of Troy.

2. The Trojans had to bring the wooden horse into the city.

3. The Greeks made a big wooden horse, and the leaders of the Greek army hid inside the horse.

4. The Greek soldiers came out of the wooden horse and opened the gates of the city.

5. At night all the Trojan soldiers fell asleep.

Exercise 6. Answer the questions.

1. Between whom was there a war many, many years ago?

2. What did the Trojans do with the gates?

3. Did the Greeks make a little wooden horse or a big wooden horse?

4. The Greek ships stopped at a place near Troy, didn’t they?

5. Did the Greeks take the city?