Task

Task 1.
1. Watch
Watchthe
the video
videoand
and fill
fillin
inthe
the blanks
blanks with
withthe
thecorrect
correctwords
words or
or phrases.
phrases.

Every
Everyafternoon
afternoonthe
thechildren
childrenused
usedtotogo
goand
andplay
playininthe
thegiant's
giant's_____________________.
_____________________.
The
Thegiant
gianthad
hadstayed
stayedwith
withhis
hisfriend
friendfor
for_____________________
_____________________years. years.
When
Whenhehereturned
returnedto
tohis
hiscastle,
castle,he
hebuilt
builtaahigh
high_____________________
_____________________all allaround
aroundit.
it.
Then
Thenthe
theSpring
Springcame
camebut
butininthe
thegiant’s
giant’sgarden
gardenititwas
wasstill
still_____________________
_____________________..
The
The_____________________
_____________________and andthe
thehail
hailand
andthe
thefrost
frostand
andthe
thesnow
snowdanced
dancedabout
aboutthrough
throughthe
thetrees.
trees.
One
Onemorning
morningthe
thegiant
giantwas
waslying
lyingawake
awakeininbed
bedwhen
whenhe heheard
heardsome
somelovely
lovely_____________________.
_____________________.
When
Whenheheput
putthe
theboy
boyup
upinto
intothe
thetree,
tree,the
thetree
treebroke
brokeinto
into_____________________.
_____________________.
The
Thegiant
gianttook
tookaagreat
great_____________________
_____________________and andknocked
knockeddown
downthe
thewall.
wall.
Years
Yearswent
wentover,
over,and
andthe
thegiant
giantgrew
grewvery
very_____________________
_____________________and
andfeeble.
feeble.
The
Theboy
boysaid
saidto
tothe
thegiant,
giant,“Today
“Todayyou
youshall
shallcome
comewith
withme
meto
tomy
mygarden,
garden,which
whichisis_________________.”
_________________.”

Task
Task 2.
2. Write
Write suitable
suitable comprehension
comprehensionquestions
questions for
forthe
the following
followinganswers.
answers.

The
Thechildren
childrenused
usedto togogoand
andplay
playininthe thegiant's
giant'sgarden.
garden.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
The
Thegiant
gianthad
hadbeen
beenawayawayfor forseven
sevenyears.
years.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
When
Whenhe hereturned
returnedto tohis
hiscastle,
castle,he hesawsawthe thechildren
childrenplaying
playingininthe thegarden.
garden.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
To
Tostop
stopthe
thechildren
childrenfromfromentering
enteringhis hisgarden.
garden.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
The
Thefrost
frostand
andthe
thesnow
snowinvited
invitedthethenorth
northwind windto tostay
staywith
withthem.
them.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
The
Thegiant
giantwas
waslying
lyingawake
awakeininbedbedwhenwhenhe heheard
heardsome somelovelylovelymusic.
music.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
The
Thechildren
childrenwere
weresitting
sittingininthe
thebranches
branchesof ofthe
thetrees.
trees.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
Because
Becausehe hewas
wasso sosmall
smallthat
thathehecould
couldnot notclimb
climbup upthethetree.
tree.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
By
Bybending
bendingitsitsbranches
branchesdowndownas aslow
lowas asititcould.
could.
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
……………….....................................................................................................................................................
When
Whenthe thegiant
giantsaw
sawthethechild’s
child’swounds,
wounds,he hewaswasveryveryangry.
angry.
………………......................................................................................................................................................
………………......................................................................................................................................................

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Task
Task3.
3. Solve
Solve the
the crossword
crosswordpuzzle
puzzle with
withsuitable
suitable words
words from
from the
the video.
video.

1 2

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Across
Across
1.a
1.athin
thinwhite
whitelayer
layerof
ofice
icethat
thatforms
formsononthings
thingsoutside
outsidewhen
whenthetheweather
weatherisisvery
verycold
cold(n)
(n)
3.a
3.aliquid
liquidwith
withaapleasant
pleasantsmell
smellthat
thatyou
youput
puton
onyour
yourskin
skin(n)
(n)
5.rain
5.rainthat
thatfreezes
freezesininthe
thesky
skyand
andfalls
fallsto
tothe
theground
groundas
assmall
smallballs
ballsof
ofice
ice(n)
(n)
7.a
7.astrong
strongwish
wishtotohave
havemore
moremoney,
money,things,
things,or
orpower
powerthan
thanyou
youneed
need(n)(n)
8.to
8.toinjure
injure(someone
(someoneor
orsomething)
something)by
bycutting
cuttingor
orbreaking
breakingthe
theskin
skin(v)
(v)

Down
Down
1.physically
1.physicallyweak,
weak,especially
especiallybecause
becauseyou
youare
areold
oldor
orillill(adj)
(adj)
2.thinking
2.thinkingonly
onlyabout
aboutyourself
yourselfand
andnot
notcaring
caringabout
aboutother
otherpeople
people(adj)
(adj)
4.to
4.totravel
travelfrom
fromplace
placetotoplace,
place,especially
especiallyononfoot,
foot,without
withoutaaparticular
particulardirection
directionor
orpurpose
purpose(v)
(v)
6.a
6.aflower
flowerespecially
especiallyof
ofaafruit
fruittree
tree(n),
(n),to
toproduce
produceflowers
flowers(v)
(v)
7.an
7.animaginary
imaginaryperson
personininstories,
stories,who
whoisisextremely
extremelytall,
tall,strong,
strong,and
andoften
oftenevil
evil(n)
(n)

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KEY
Task
Task 1.
1. Watch
Watch the
the video
video and
and fill
fill in
in the
the blanks
blanks with
with the
the correct
correct words
words or
or phrases.
phrases.

Every
Every afternoon
afternoon the
the children
children used
used to
to go
go and
and play
play in
in the
the giant's
giant's garden.
garden.
The
The giant
giant had
had stayed
stayed with
with his
his friend
friend for
for seven
seven years.
years.
When
When he
he returned
returned to
to his
his castle,
castle, he
he built
built aa high
high wall
wall all
all around
around it.
it.
Then
Then the
the Spring
Spring came
came but
but in
in the
the giant’s
giant’s garden
garden itit was
was still
still winter.
winter.
The
The north
north wind
wind and
and the
the hail
hail and
and the
the frost
frost and
and the
the snow
snow danced
danced about
about through
through the
the trees.
trees.
One
One morning
morning the
the giant
giant was
was lying
lying awake
awake in
in bed
bed when
when he
he heard
heard some
some lovely
lovely music.
music.
When
When he
he put
put the
the boy
boy up
up into
into the
the tree,
tree, the
the tree
tree broke
broke into
into blossom.
blossom.
The
The giant
giant took
took aa great
great axe
axe and
and knocked
knocked down
down the
the wall.
wall.
Years
Years went
went over,
over, and
and the
the giant
giant grew
grew very
very old
old and
and feeble.
feeble.
The
The boy
boy said
said to
to the
the giant,
giant, “Today
“Today you
you shall
shall come
come with
with me
me to
to my
my garden,
garden, which
which isis Paradise.”
Paradise.”

Task
Task 2.
2. Write
Write suitable
suitable comprehension
comprehension questions
questions for
for the
the following
following answers.
answers.

The
The children
children usedused to to go
go and
and play
play in
in the
the giant's
giant's garden.
garden. Where
Where did
did
the children use to go
the children use to go and play?and play?
The
The giant
giant hadhad been
been away
away for for seven
seven years.
years. How
How long
long
had the giant been
had the giant been away? away?
When
When he he returned
returned to to his
his castle,
castle, he he saw
saw the
the children
children playing
playing in
in the
the garden.
garden. What
What
did
did he
he see
see when
when he he returned
returned to to his
his castle?
castle?
To
To stop
stop thethe children
children fromfrom entering
entering his his garden.
garden. Why
Why
did
did he
he build
build aa high
high wall
wall all
all around
around his his garden?
garden?
The
The frost
frost and
and the
the snow
snow invited
invited thethe north
north wind
wind to to stay
stay with
with them.
them. Who
Who did
did the
the
frost and the snow invite to stay
frost and the snow invite to stay with them? with them?
The
The giant
giant waswas lying
lying awake
awake in in bed
bed when
when he he heard
heard some
some lovely
lovely music.
music. What
What
was the giant doing when he heard
was the giant doing when he heard some lovely music? some lovely music?
The
The children
children werewere sitting
sitting inin the
the branches
branches of of the
the trees.
trees. Where
Where
were
were thethe children
children sitting?
sitting?
Because
Because he he was
was so so small
small that
that he he could
could not
not climb
climb up
up the
the tree.
tree. Why
Why
was the little boy crying
was the little boy crying bitterly?bitterly?
By
By bending
bending its its branches
branches downdown as as low
low as
as itit could.
could. How
How
did the tree try to help the
did the tree try to help the little boy?little boy?
When
When the the giant
giant sawsaw the
the child’s
child’s wounds,
wounds, he he waswas very
very angry.
angry. How
How
did
did the
the giant
giant feel
feel when
when he he saw
saw thethe child’s
child’s wounds?
wounds?

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Task 3.
3. Solve
Solve the
the crossword
crossword puzzle
puzzle with
with suitable
suitable words
words from
from the
the video.
video.

1 2
F R O S T
3
P E R F U M E E
E L
4
W B F
5
H A I L I
6
B N E S
L D H
7
O G R E E D
S I R
S A
8
W O U N D
M T
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Across
Across
1.a
1.a thin
thin white
white layer
layer of
of ice
ice that
that forms
forms on
on things
things outside
outside when
when the
the weather
weather isis very
very cold
cold (n)
(n)
3.a
3.a liquid
liquid with
with aa pleasant
pleasant smell
smell that
that you
you put
put on
on your
your skin
skin (n)
(n)
5.rain
5.rain that
that freezes
freezes in
in the
the sky
sky and
and falls
falls to
to the
the ground
ground as
as small
small balls
balls of
of ice
ice (n)
(n)
7.a
7.a strong
strong wish
wish to
to have
have more
more money,
money, things,
things, or
or power
power than
than you
you need
need (n)
(n)
8.to
8.to injure
injure (someone
(someone or
or something)
something) by
by cutting
cutting or
or breaking
breaking the
the skin
skin (v)
(v)

Down
Down
1.physically
1.physically weak,
weak, especially
especially because
because you
you are
are old
old or
or ill
ill (adj)
(adj)
2.thinking
2.thinking only
only about
about yourself
yourself and
and not
not caring
caring about
about other
other people
people (adj)
(adj)
4.to
4.to travel
travel from
from place
place to
to place,
place, especially
especially on
on foot,
foot, without
without aa particular
particular direction
direction or
or purpose
purpose (v)
(v)
6.a
6.a flower
flower especially
especially of
of aa fruit
fruit tree
tree (n),
(n), to
to produce
produce flowers
flowers (v)
(v)
7.an
7.an imaginary
imaginary person
person in
in stories,
stories, who
who isis extremely
extremely tall,
tall, strong,
strong, and
and often
often evil
evil (n)
(n)

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TRANSCRIPT

Every afternoon as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the giant's garden. It
was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like
stars. And there were twelve peach trees that in the springtime broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and
pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used
to stop their games in order to listen to them. "How happy we are here," they cried to each other! One day
the giant came back. He had been to visit his friend, the Cornish Ogre, and had stayed with him for seven
years. After the seven years were over, he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited.
And he determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden.
"What are you doing here," he cried in a very gruff voice! And the children ran away. "My own garden is my
own garden," said the giant. "Anyone can understand that! And I will allow nobody to play in it but myself."
Building a wall to surround you, Gathering all your treasures around you, Living a life apart, Not letting
anyone near you, Building a wall and making them fear you, Saying you have no heart! You're a fool if you
think you can live your life without sharing sunshine and gladness. If you think you can live without love,
you're building a wall of sorrow and madness, sorrow and madness. You're building a wall to surround
yourself. You're just building a wall to protect yourself. You're just building a wall to defend yourself. But
you're building a wall that will break your heart! You're a fool if you think you can live your life without
sharing sunshine and gladness. If you think you can live without love, you're building a wall of sorrow and
madness, sorrow and madness. You're building a wall to surround yourself. You're just building a wall to
protect yourself. You're just building a wall to defend yourself. But you're building a wall that will break
your heart! So he built a high wall all around it, and put up a notice board. "Trespassers will be prosecuted!"
He was a very selfish giant! The poor children had now nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, but
the road was very dusty, and full of hard stones, and they did not like it! They used to wander round the high
walls when their lessons were over, and talk about the beautiful garden inside "How happy we were there,"
they said to each other. Then, the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little
birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish giant it was still winter. The birds did not care to sing in it as there
were no children. And the trees forgot to blossom. Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass,
but when it saw the notice board, it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again,
and went off to sleep. The only people who were pleased were the snow and the frost. "Spring has forgotten
this garden," they cried! "So we will live here all the year round!" The snow covered up the grass with her
great white cloak. And the frost painted all the trees silver. Then, they invited the north wind to stay with
them. And he came! He was wrapped in furs and he roared all day about the garden, and blew the chimney
pots down! "This is a delightful spot," he said, "we must ask the hail on a visit!" So the hail came. Every day
for three hours he rattled on the roof of the castle till he broke most of the slates. And then he ran round and
round the garden, as fast as he could go. He was dressed in gray, and his breath was like ice. "I cannot
understand why the Spring is so late in coming," said the selfish giant as he sat at the window and looked
out at his cold white garden. "I hope there will be a change in the weather." But the Spring never came, nor
the Summer. The Autumn gave golden fruit to every garden; but to the giant's garden she gave none. "He is
too selfish," she said. So it was always winter there. And the north wind and the hail and the frost and the
snow danced about through the trees. One morning the giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some
lovely music. It sounded so sweet to his ears that he thought it must be the king's musicians passing by. It
was really only a little linnet singing outside his window. But it was so long since he had heard a bird sing in
his garden, that it seemed to him to be the most beautiful music in the world. Then, the hail stopped dancing
over his head, and the north wind ceased roaring. And a delicious perfume came to him through the open
casement. "I believe the Spring has come at last," said the giant! And he jumped out of bed and looked out.
What did he see? He saw a most wonderful sight! Through a little hole in the wall, the children had crept in.
And they were sitting in the branches of the trees. In every tree that he could see there was a little child. And
the trees were so glad to have the children back again, that they had covered themselves with blossoms and
were waving their arms gently above the children's heads. The birds were flying about and twittering with
delight. And the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. It was a lovely scene; only,
in one corner it was still winter! It was the farthest corner of the garden, and in it was standing a little boy.
He was so small that he could not reach up to the branches of the tree, and he was wandering all around it
crying bitterly. The poor tree was still covered with frost and snow, and the north wind was blowing and
roaring above it. "Climb up little boy," said the tree, and it bent its branches down as low as it could. But the
boy was too tiny. And the giant's heart melted as he looked out. "How selfish I have been," he said. "Now I
know why the spring would not come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I
will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's playground forever and ever!" He was really
very sorry for what he had done. So he crept downstairs and opened the front door quite softly, and went out
into the garden. But when the children saw him, they were so frightened that they all ran away, and the
garden became winter again. Only the little boy did not run, for his eyes were so full of tears that he did not
see the giant coming. And the giant stole up behind him, and took him gently in his hand, and put him up
into the tree, and the tree broke at once into blossom and the birds came and sang on it. And the little boy
stretched out his two arms and flung them around the giant's neck and kissed him. And the other children,
when they saw that the giant was not wicked any longer came running back, and with them came the spring!
"It is your garden now, little children," said the giant. And he took a great axe and knocked down the wall!
And when the people were going to market at 12 o'clock, they found the giant playing with the children in
the most beautiful garden they had ever seen. All day long they played. And in the evening they came to the
giant to bid him goodbye. "But where is your little companion," he said, "the boy I put into the tree?" The
giant loved him the best, because he had kissed him. "We don't know," answered the children, "he has gone
away." "You must tell him to be sure and come tomorrow," said the giant. But the children said that they did
not know where he lived, and had never seen him before. And the giant felt very sad. Every afternoon when
school was over, the children came and played with the giant. But the little boy whom the giant loved was
never seen again. The giant was very kind to all the children, yet he longed for his first little friend, and
often spoke of him. "How I would like to see him," he used to say. The song I sang in my youthful years was
restless as the spring, but now I'm into my autumn years, a different song I sing. Years go over, years go
over, and the pleasures of the past, seem so empty, oh so empty, but I've learnt to love at last. My summer
years were so full of greed I'd reap what I had sewn. I had no time for the joy of life, no time to call my own.
Years go over, years go over, and the pleasures of the past, seem so empty, oh so empty, but I've learnt to
love at last. Years went over, and the giant grew very old and feeble. He could not play about any more, so
he sat in a huge armchair, and watched the children at their games, and admired his garden. "I have many
beautiful flowers," he said, "but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all." One winter morning, he
looked out of his window as he was dressing. He did not hate the winter now, for he knew that it was merely
the spring asleep, and that the flowers were resting. Suddenly, he rubbed his eyes in wonder and looked and
looked. It certainly was a marvellous sight. In the farthest corner of the garden was a tree quite covered with
lovely white blossoms. Its branches were golden, and silver fruit hung down from them, and underneath it
stood the little boy he had loved. Downstairs ran the giant in great joy, and out into the garden. He hastened
across the grass and came near to the child. And when he came quite close, his face grew red with anger, and
he said, "Who hath dared to wound thee?!" For on the palms of the child's hands were the prints of two nails,
and the prints of two nails were on the little feet. "Who hath dared to wound thee," cried the giant? "Tell me
that I may take my big sword and slay him!" "Nay," answered the child, "but these are the wounds of love."
"Who art thou," said the giant? And a strange awe fell on him, and he knelt before the little child. And the
child smiled on the giant and said to him, "You let me play once in your garden. Today you shall come with
me to my garden, which is Paradise." And when the children ran in that afternoon, they found the giant lying
dead under the tree, all covered with white blossoms.