Lee el texto y responde las preguntas/ Read the text

and answer the questions

Brothers Grimm
Rumpelstiltskin Chapter 1
Once there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter.
Now it happened that he had to go and speak to the king, and in order to
make himself appear important he said to him, "I have a daughter who can
spin straw into gold."
The king said to the miller, "That is an art which pleases me well, if your
daughter is as clever as you say, bring her to-morrow to my palace, and I
will put her to the test."
And when the girl was brought to him he took her into a room which was
quite full of straw, gave her a spinning-wheel and a reel, and said, "Now
set to work, and if by to-morrow morning early you have not spun this
straw into gold during the night, you must die."
Thereupon he himself locked up the room, and left her in it alone. So there
sat the poor miller's daughter, and for the life of her could not tell what to
do, she had no idea how straw could be spun into gold, and she grew more
and more frightened, until at last she began to weep.
But all at once the door opened, and in came a little man, and said, "Good
evening, mistress miller, why are you crying so?"
"Alas," answered the girl, "I have to spin straw into gold, and I do not know
how to do it."
"What will you give me," said the manikin, "if I do it for you?"
"My necklace," said the girl.
The little man took the necklace, seated himself in front of the wheel, and
whirr, whirr, whirr, three turns, and the reel was full, then he put another

on, and whirr, whirr, whirr, three times round, and the second was full too.
And so it went on until the morning, when all the straw was spun, and all
the reels were full of gold.
Questions:
1. Underline unknown words
2. What is the main idea of the text?
3. Who asked the girl why was she crying?
4. Which object was full of gold?

Completa el texto usando las siguientes palabras y

define 5 de ellas/Complete the text using the
following words. Give Definitions of 5 of them

Astonished, Miller, Appeared, Night Wheel, Manikin, Queen,

Daughter, Promised, Room, Ring, Wife, Morning, Straw

By daybreak the king was already there, and when he saw the gold he was
__________ and delighted, but his heart became only more greedy. He had the
miller's daughter taken into another room full of ______, which was much larger,
and commanded her to spin that also in one night if she valued her life. The girl
knew not how to help herself, and was crying, when the door opened again, and
the little man __________, and said, "What will you give me if I spin that straw into
gold for you?"
"The _________ on my finger," answered the girl.
The little man took the ring, again began to turn the ________l, and by morning
had spun all the straw into glittering gold.
The king rejoiced beyond measure at the sight, but still he had not gold enough,
and he had the _________'s daughter taken into a still larger _______ full of straw,

and said, "You must spin this, too, in the course of this _________, but if you
succeed, you shall be my _________."
Even if she be a miller's ___________thought he, I could not find a richer wife in the
whole world.
When the girl was alone the _______ came again for the third time, and said, "What
will you give me if I spin the straw for you this time also?"
I have nothing left that I could give," answered the girl.
"Then promise me, if you should become ________, to give me your first child."
Who knows whether that will ever happen, thought the miller's daughter, and, not
knowing how else to help herself in this strait, she _________ the manikin what he
wanted, and for that he once more spun the straw into gold.
And when the king came in the _________, and found all as he had wished, he took
her in marriage, and the pretty miller's daughter became a queen.

Definitions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Encuentra la palabra intrusa en cada recuadro / Find

the strange Word in each chart

Paper Pencil Pen

Marker - People

Beautiful Nasty
Sentitive Big Lovely

Blue Red Orange

Lemon - Black

Some Several Any

Little - Two

Rabbit Butterfly Plant

Rock - Fish

Escribe al frente de cada definicin la palabra

correspondiente. / Write the correct Word in front
of its definition

Definitions (Hobbies)
1. To talk with someone in a friendly and
informal way:
2.To talk with someone in a friendly and
informal way:
3. To create solid objects that represent a
thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material
such as wood, clay, metal, or stone
4. A game played by two people on a table
covered in green cloth, in which a cue (= a
long stick) is used to hit balls against each
other and into pockets around the table
5. A set of physical and mental exercises,
originally from India, intended to give control
over the body and mind
6. A sport in which two teams of eleven
players try to score runs (= points) by hitting
a small, hard ball with a bat, and running
between two sets of small wooden posts
7. A game played outside on grass in which
each player tries to hit a small ball into a
series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long,
thin stick.
8. A sport, originally from Japan, in which
people fight using their arms, legs, hands,
and feet. The level of skill a person has is
shown by what color belt they wear.

Words

Completa las siguientes frases usando las palabras

de la lista /Complete the following sentences using
the words of the list (Hobbies).

Riding

Triatlon

Reading

Sailing

Rowing

Wrestling

1. _______________ is the sport or activity of riding

horses
2. _______________

is he skill or activity of getting

information from books

3. _______________ is to cause a boat to move through

water by pushing against the water with oars (= poles

with flat ends)
4. _______________ is a competition in which the people

competing must swim, ride a bicycle, and run

particular distances without stopping between events
5. _______________ is the sport or activity of using boats

with sails
6. _______________ is a sport where two people fight and

try

to

throw

each

other

to

the

ground

Resuelve el siguiente crucigrama y escribe una

oracin con 5 de las palabras/ Solve the crossword
and write a sencence using five of the words.
(Hobbies)

Across:
2.

A game for two people, each with twelve circular pieces

that they move on a board with black and white squares

8.

The skill of making and repairing wooden objects

9.

The act of giving your attention to only one thing, either as

a religious activity or as a way of becoming calm and relaxed

10. Physical exercises and activities performed inside, often

using equipment such as bars and ropes, intended to increase
the body's strength and the ability to move and bend easily
Down
1.

The study or use of computers

3.

The activity of going for long walks in the countryside

4.

The skill or activity of making or repairing clothes or other things

made from cloth

5.

The activity of staying in a tent on holiday

6.

The act of making a picture with a pencil or pen, or a picture made in

this way
7.

A sport that involves climbing into and around underground caves

8.

The activity of preparing or cooking food

9.

A children's game in which small, round glass balls are rolled along

the floor

Ordena las siguientes palabras, define 5 de ellas y

emplalas en una oracin/ Order the following
words, define 5 of them and use them in a sentence.
(Hobbies)

Definitions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sentences:
1.
2.

3.
4.
5.

Une con una lnea las palabras de la columna A con

la definicin correcta de la columna B/ Match the
words of the column B with the right definition
from the column A. (Food)

Column A
1.
2.
3.

Column B

A round, green seed, several of which grow in

A Cucumber

a pod, eaten as a vegetable

Meat from the back or sides of a pig, often

B Parsley

eaten fried in thin slices

A plant of the onion family that has a strong

C Garlic

taste and smell and is used in cooking to add

flavour
4.
5.

A thick, flat piece of meat or fish, especially

D Steack

meat from a cow

A herb with curly or flat leaves, used to add

E Pumpkin

flavour to food and also to make it look

attractive
6.
7.
8.
9.

A large, round vegetable with hard yellow or

F Bacon

orange flesh

A long, thin, pale green vegetable with dark

G Mushroom

green skin, usually eaten uncooked in salads

An oval, purple vegetable that is white inside

H Eggplant

and is usually eaten cooked

A fungus with a round top and short stem.

I Cauliflower

Some types of mushroom can be eaten

10. A large, round, white vegetable that is eaten
cooked or uncooked

.
J Pea
.

Elige si la afirmacin es falsa o verdadera, si es

falsa justifica tu respuesta/ Say if the sentence is
true or false and correct the ones that are false

1.

A lemon is a plant with a thick root, often fed to animals or

used to make sugar

2.

An onion is a large round vegetable with large green, white,

or purple leaves that can be eaten cooked or uncooked

3.

Pepper is a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry

peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to food

4.

Beef is a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten

as meat.
5.

Lamb is the meat from a very young cow

6.

A cocktail is a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by

mixing two or more drinks together

7.

An egg is the oval object with a hard shell that is produced

by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food

8.

Wine is a clear, strong alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper

berries (= small fruits)

9.

A cherry is a round fruit with sweet yellow flesh that has a

lot of juice, a slightly furry red and yellow skin, and a large seed
in its centre
10. A pea is a small round purple or pale green fruit that you
can eat or make into wine

Elige la opcin correcta y justifica brevemente tu

respuesta/ Choose the right option and justify
your answer.

1. An apple pie is a :
a) Dessert
b) Soup
c) Juice
d) Salad
2. A very cold sweet food made from frozen milk or cream, sugar,
and a flavor.
a) Ice
b) Ice Cream
c) Cake
d) Sandwich
3. A large fruit like a nut with a thick, hard, brown shell
containing hard, white flesh that can be eaten and a clear liquid
a) Almond

b) Peanut
c) Coconut
d) Blue Berry
4. A large, round or oval-shaped fruit with dark green skin, sweet
pink flesh, and a lot of black seeds
a) Melon
b) Watermelon
c) Orange
d) Peach
5. Meat that comes from a deer:
a) Venison
b) Lamb
c) Beef
d) Steak

Agrupa la siguiente lista de palabras en la

categora que corresponda/Group the following
words according to their origin
1.

Pineapple

7.

Onion

2.

Mango

8.

Lamb

3.

Venison

9.

Asparragus

4.

Gin

10. Turkey

5.

Bacon

11. Eggplant

6.

Juice

12. Rabbit

Vegetable

Animal

Drink

Une con una lnea el prrafo con la

pregunta correspondiente/
1. The opinin of

Theres a lot of debate going on about global

the autor of the text

warming. Some scientists say its natures way

something that has happened in the past and will
likely occur again. Others say global warming is
occurring faster because of human beings and that
human beings can stop it, or slow it, if they so
choose.

2. Examples of the

One thing is certain: We do not yet know enough

consequences of the about how the Earth works to accurately predict what
damage to the

the increase in greenhouse gases caused by humans

environment

will do to the planet. The relationships among land,

water, air, plants and animals do not follow a simple
pattern, where one action automatically leads to the
same result.

3. Concepts about

For instance, an increase in carbon dioxide (the main

greenhouse gas) may warm the Earth, and with the greater

warmth more trees might grow. Trees absorb carbon dioxide

global warming

to make wood and grow larger. With more CO2 captured in

trees and less CO2 in the atmosphere to hold in heat, the Earth
would cool down. Right? On the other hand, trees are also very
good at trapping the suns heat. So with more trees, the Earth
would get warmer. Right?

4. The studies and

We really dont know for sure. After all, the Earth is a big

research about the

place a place thats worthy of your attention and study.

natural phenomena

Perhaps someday youll unlock yet another of the Earths

secrets.

Acomoda las palabras de la lista en los espacios y

luego define 5 de ellas/ Fill in the blankets with the
words and define 5 of them.

Mosquito

Wasp

Tick

Termite

Moth

Scorpion

Cricket

Mantis

Leech

Ordena los prrafos del texto para que siga una

secuencia lgica/Order the paragraphs of the text

A year after, she brought a beautiful child into the world, and she
never gave a thought to the manikin. But suddenly he came into her
room, and said, "Now give me what you promised."

On the second day she had inquiries made in the neighborhood as to

the names of the people there, and she repeated to the manikin the
most uncommon and curious. Perhaps your name is Shortribs, or
Sheepshanks, or Laceleg, but he always answered, "That is not my
name."

So the queen thought the whole night of all the names that she had
ever heard, and she sent a messenger over the country to inquire, far
and wide, for any other names that there might be. When the manikin
came the next day, she began with Caspar, Melchior, Balthazar, and
said all the names she knew, one after another, but to every one the
little man said, "That is not my name."

Then the queen began to lament and cry, so that the manikin pitied her.
"I will give you three days, time," said he, "if by that time you find out
my name, then shall you keep your child."

The queen was horror-struck, and offered the manikin all the riches of
the kingdom if he would leave her the child. But the manikin said, "No,
something alive is dearer to me than all the treasures in the world."

On the third day the messenger came back again, and said, "I have not
been able to find a single new name, but as I came to a high mountain
at the end of the forest, where the fox and the hare bid each other good
night, there I saw a little house, and before the house a fire was
burning, and round about the fire quite a ridiculous little man was
jumping, he hopped upon one leg, and shouted 'To-day I bake, to-morrow brew,

Resuelve la siguiente sopa de letras/ Find the words

in the following puzzle.

Eel

Gavial

Tadpole

Newt

Lizard

Tortoise

Gecko

Taipan

Alligator

Krait

Firefly

Crocodile

Snake

Serpent

Earthworm

Word Search Puzzle

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