1 Before you read Look quickly at the story and complete the sentences.
1 The boy in the story is called Yousuf.
2 The story begins and ends in his bedroom.
The Fantastic Bird
Yousuf was in his bedroom. He was trying to write a story for his homework, but he didn’t have any good ideas. He stopped writing and started to draw. He sketched a really big orange bird with a long blue tail. He was pleased with his picture! After that, he decided to go to bed. He was lying in his bed when he suddenly heard a noise. He looked up. The bird from his picture was flying in through the window! The bird asked, ‘Do you want to fly?’ Yousuf was amazed. He was scared of flying, but he loved adventures, so he climbed onto the bird’s back. The bird zoomed out of the window and flew over the city. Yousuf saw skyscrapers and factories. They flew over the office building where his mum worked. They flew over the harbour. The people in the boats looked very small. ‘Wow!’ Yousuf yelled.
At last, the bird flew back to the apartment building where Yousuf lived, and back into his bedroom. He climbed off the bird’s back and got into bed. ‘Goodbye, bird,’ he said. He quickly went to sleep. When Yousuf woke up in the morning, he remembered his amazing adventure. ‘Oh,’ he whispered, sadly. ‘It was just a dream.’ But then he smiled. Now he had an idea for his homework! He started to write. When he finished his story, he looked up. He thought he saw something orange next to the window. Was it the bird? Or was it his imagination?
Vocabulary – Words in Context
|
English |
Meaning in English |
Arabic Meaning |
|
sketch |
to draw quickly |
يرسم بسرعة / يخربش |
|
zoom |
to move quickly / fly fast |
يطير بسرعة / يقرب |
|
yell |
shout loudly |
يصرخ / يرفع صوته |
|
whisper |
speak very quietly |
يهمس |
|
remember |
to recall |
يتذكر |
|
smile |
show happiness on face |
يبتسم |
Story Summary:
- Main Character: Yousuf, a boy trying to do homework.
- Problem: He has no good ideas for his homework.
- Unusual Event: A giant orange bird from his picture comes to life.
- Adventure: Yousuf climbs onto the bird’s back and flies over the city, seeing buildings, the harbour, and boats.
- Ending: He wakes up and realizes it was a dream but finds inspiration for his homework.
2. Listen and read.
1 What was Yousuf’s problem? He didn’t have any good ideas for his story.
2 What was unusual about the bird? It could talk.
3 Why did Yousuf climb onto the bird’s back? Because he loved adventures.
4 Read the two questions at the end of the story. What do you think? Pupils’ own answers
