Racing to English Story File

A snake in the chicken house by Denh

Read the story with your friend.

When I was a little girl in Vietnam, we had some chickens. They lived in a chicken house. One day I saw a snake. It went into the chicken house. It ate the eggs and it ate the little chicks. I called my dad. He was angry. He got a big stick. He went into the chicken house. The snake came out of the chicken house. My dad ran quickly. He saw the snake. He killed the snake with the big stick.

Ask your friend some questions:

1. 
   Did the chickens live in the dog house?

2. Did Denh see a dog?

3. Did she see a snake?

4. Did the snake go into Denh's house?

5. Did the snake eat the big chickens?

6. Did it eat the eggs?

7. Did Denh call her dad?

8. Did she call her mum?

9. Did her dad get a small stick?

10. Did her dad kill the snake?

Now write the questions and the answers.

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

One day I saw a snake. It went into the chicken house. It ate the eggs and it ate the little chicks.

of the chicken house. My dad ran quickly. He saw the snake. He killed the snake with the big stick.

When I was a little girl in Vietnam, we had some chickens. They lived in a chicken house.

A snake in the chicken house by Denh

I called my dad. He was angry. He got a big stick. He went into the chicken house. The snake came out

Racing to English

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Yes they did.

Yes she did.

Yes he did.

No they didn't.

No she didn't.

No he didn't.

Can you write a story about a snake?

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