Now do some of these things:

• Draw a picture of a banana tree.

• Write a story about some fruit.

• Write a story about a falling tree.

• Make a wordsearch for your story.

You can write the story in English or in your first language.

Copy this wordsearch into your book and find the words:

s	o	m	e	o	n	e	w	b
s	b	r	o	k	e	n	a	a
h	c	o	u	s	i	n	n	n
o	s	h	n	w	a	s	t	a
u	m	e	o	r	w	s	e	n
t	e	a	i	i	e	m	d	a
e	l	r	s	p	n	e	a	m
d	t	d	e	e	t	l	t	o
p	i	c	k	e	d	l	e	v
h	o	s	p	i	t	a	l	e

Now write seven questions about the story that you do not know the answer to.

For example What day was it?

How many bananas did Alaur pick from the tree?

Then rewrite Alaur's story but put in the answers to your questions.

The banana tree by Alaur

One day, when I was in Bangladesh, I smelt a nice smell. The nice smell came from a banana tree.

There were some bananas on the tree. They were all ripe. I picked some bananas and I started to walk home. Then I heard a noise. Someone was cutting down a tree.

I wanted to look, so I went near the tree.

Someone shouted, `Move! Move!' but I didn't hear him and I didn't move. The tree fell on me! Some men moved the tree and they took me to hospital.

My right hand was broken. My cousin came to the hospital. He gave me a banana. I ate the banana. It was nice.

Can you read these words?

Bangladesh	banana	ripe
smell	smelt	picked
heard	noise	someone
wanted	shouted	hospital
broken	cousin	move

Can you translate these words into another language?

Yes No

1. Did Alaur smell a nice smell?

2. Did the smell come from a hospital?

3. Did it come from a banana tree?

4. Did Alaur cut down a banana tree?

5. Did someone shout `Move! Move!'?

6. Did Alaur move?

7. Did a tree fall on the hospital?

8. Did a tree fall on Alaur?

Yes I have. No I haven't.

9. Have you ever seen a banana tree?

10. Have you ever eaten a banana?

11. Have you ever seen a tree falling down?

12. Have you ever broken your arm?

13. Have you ever been to hospital?

Answer these questions using full sentences:

14. Where did Alaur live?

15. What did he smell?

16. What noise did Alaur hear?

17. Why did Alaur go near the tree?

18. Why did someone shout, `Move! Move!'?

19. Why did the men take Alaur to hospital?

20. What did Alaur's cousin give to him?

The banana tree by Alaur One day, when I was in Bangladesh, I smelt a nice smell. The nice smell came from a banana tree. There were some bananas on the tree. They were all ripe. I picked some bananas and I started to walk home. Then I heard a noise. Someone was cutting down a tree. I wanted to look, so I went near the tree. Someone shouted, `Move! Move!' but I didn't hear him and I didn't move. The tree fell on me! Some men moved the tree and they took me to hospital. My right hand was broken. My cousin came to the hospital. He gave me a banana. I ate the banana. It was nice.

Cut out these story strips and work with your friend to put them in the right order:

My right hand was broken. My cousin came to the hospital. He gave me a banana. I ate the banana. It was nice.

The tree fell on me! Some men moved the tree and they took me to hospital.

One day, when I was in Bangladesh, I smelt a nice smell. The nice smell came from a banana tree.

I wanted to look, so I went near the tree. Someone shouted, `Move! Move!' but I didn't hear him and I didn't move.

The banana tree by Alaur

There were some bananas on the tree. They were all ripe. I picked some bananas and I started to walk home. Then I heard a noise. Someone was cutting down a tree.

Racing to English

� Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 11: Story File - The banana tree

� Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 11: Story File - The banana tree

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