Page 85 - Unit 4 - Exercise 1A

Vocabulary and Reading

Page 85 - Unit 4 - Exercise 1A

Town mouse and country mouse

One day, Town Mouse visits his friend Country Mouse. Country mouse lives on a farm in the country.

“Hello, town mouse” says Country Mouse. “Come in”.

He brings some food for his friend. “Thank you” says Town Mouse.

He eats a bit of the food, but he doesn’t like it. He doesn’t eat food like this at home in the town.

Later Town Mouse goes to bed. But he doesn’t go to sleep. The bed is hard and the bedroom is very dark and quiet.

In the morning Town Mouse and Country Mouse go for a walk. The grass is long and wet. Soon Town mouse’s legs and feet are wet.

“Do you like the country? says Country Mouse.

“Well” says town mouse. “I” Then suddenly, he sees a very big animal. He shouts and he runs and hides in the long grass.

“What’s that? says town mouse. ‘Oh, it’s only a cow’,says Country Mouse, and he laughs.

But Town Mouse thinks: ‘I don’t like the country. I want to go back to the town.’

The next day the two mice see a cart on the road.

‘Come on,’ says Town Mouse. ‘Let’s go to my house in the town. ‘The two mice jump on the cart and travel to the town.

Town Mouse is very happy in the town, but Country Mouse doesn’t like it. There are lots of people and carts in the streets. Town Mouse and Country Mouse go to a big house.

“This is my home.’ says Town Mouse. ‘Do you like it?’

‘Well,’ says Country Mouse. I then suddenly he hears a loud noise. Bong Bong Bong. Shouts Country Mouse. Then he runs and hides under a chair.

‘What’s that?’ he says.

‘Oh, it’s only the clock,’ says Town mouse and he laughs.

Later Country Mouse goes to bed, but he doesn’t go to sleep. The bed is very soft. The bedroom isn’t very dark and the street is very noisy.

The next day they go for a walk, but they see a cat. The cat wants to eat the mice. Town Mouse and Country mouse run back to the house.

‘I don’t like the town.’ thinks Country Mouse. ‘It’s noisy and dangerous. I want to go home.’

Later he sees a cart from the farm. He jumps on the cart and says: “Thank you, Town Mouse. Goodbye.’

Soon Country Mouse is in his little house on the farm again. ‘I love my home. ‘he says.

Town mouse sits in his big house in the town. ‘I love my home. ‘he says.