Supplementary Reading: “The Long and Short Race” Basic 1 English Studies Lesson Note

There was a long road and a short road to school. Ben took the long road. Ann took the short road.

Ben was tall. Ann was short. They started walking at the same time.

Ann reached school first because her road was short. Ben came later because his road was long.

“Next time, I will take the short road too,” said Ben.

Exercise 11: Answer these questions:

1. How many roads were there? _____
2. Which road did Ben take? _____
3. Who reached school first? _____
4. Why did Ann reach first? _____
5. What will Ben do next time? _____

Exercise 12: Add full stops to this summary: Ben took the long road___ Ann took the short road___ Ann reached school first___ Ben came later___

Exercise 13: Describe the characters:

1. Ben is _____ (tall/short)
2. Ann is _____ (tall/short)
3. Ben’s road was _____ (long/short)
4. Ann’s road was _____ (long/short)