Hello, World! 5 Listening comprehension

1 Read the sentences carefully. Listen to the story. Choose the correct answer. At the beginning of the story it was autumn. summer. winter. Mother duck had twelve ducklings. eight ducklings. six ducklings. The ugly duckling was grey. white. yellow. He was different. happy. beautiful. The ugly duckling had friends. was lonely. was popular. One morning he saw a big white bird. big grey bird. small black bird. He went away from the farm. stayed on the farm. died. The ugly duckling was really a prince. duck. swan. 2 Read the sentences carefully. Listen to the story again. Choose true or false. The weather was bad. True False There were horses and sheep on the farm. True False Mother duck was worried about all of her children. True False The ugly duckling was smaller than his brothers and sisters. True False His brothers and sisters had shorter necks. True False The ugly duckling played with his brothers and sisters. True False The other animals on the farm were rude to the ugly duckling. True False The ugly duckling decided to change his life. True False He was alone all winter. True False He was surprised when he saw himself in the mirror. True False 3 What does the story tell us? Choose the correct word. It is not _ to be different. easy hard It is not _ to be cruel to those who are different. okay wrong