The Hare and the Tortoise Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise Complete the story using the simple past form The verbs are in the box below The number in parentheses is the number of times you must use it in the text Know hide sit be(4) begin get up can(2) run(2) come say think win find fall see have(2) wake up tell One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race The hare that he _ run faster than the tortoise, but the tortoise more intelligent than the hare “Yes, I’ll race you,” _ the clever tortoise The tortoise a clever plan He _ his brothers and sisters and he _ them to wait in different places along the path of the race So they all behind the trees along the path The race ! The tortoise as fast as possible, but the hare faster, of course “This will be a very easy race,” the hare So, the hare decided to have a rest, and he quickly asleep at the side of the road Suddenly, the hare and he a tortoise ahead of him! “How did he get ahead of me?” the hare asked himself In fact, it not his friend the tortoise: it the tortoise’s sister But to a hare, all tortoises look the same The hare past the tortoise easily Soon, he not see the tortoise, so he down and another rest Then the hare and continued the race But – as the hare happily around the last corner before the finish line – his friend the tortoise crossed the line and the race The Hare and the Tortoise Read the story about the race between the hare and the tortoise Answer sheet Know hide sit be(4) begin get up can(2) run(2) come say think win find fall see have(2) wake up tell One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race The hare knew that he _could run faster than the tortoise, but the tortoise was more intelligent than the hare “Yes, I’ll race you,” _ said _ the clever tortoise The tortoise had _ a clever plan He _found _ his brothers and sisters and he told them to wait in different places along the path of the race So they all hid behind the trees along the path The race began _ ! The tortoise _ ran as fast as possible, but the hare _ was _ faster, of course “This will be a very easy race,” thought the hare So, the hare decided to have a rest, and he quickly fell asleep at the side of the road Suddenly, the hare _ woke up and he _ saw _ a tortoise ahead of him! “How did he get ahead of me?” the hare asked himself In fact, it was _ not his friend the tortoise: it was _ the tortoise’s sister But to a hare, all tortoises look the same The hare _ ran _ past the tortoise easily Soon, he could _ not see the tortoise, so he _ sat _ down and had another rest Then the hare got up _ and continued the race But – as the hare happily came _ around the last corner before the finish line – his friend the tortoise crossed the line and _ won the race