Q1.
You will listen to a short poem. As you listen, fill in the missing words. I'm a parrot, my name is Paro, / My feathers are __ __ __ g __ __ and they glow. / In the morning, I spread my wings, / ___ ___ ___ around and see wonderful things. / Come with me through the skies so ___ l ___ ___, / To places old and places new. / Among the ___ ___ e ___ ___, where the breeze is light, / Many new s t __ __ __ ___ s, oh, what a sight!
Answer
The completed poem:
I'm a parrot, my name is Paro,
My feathers are bright and they glow.
In the morning, I spread my wings,
Fly around and see wonderful things.
Come with me through the skies so blue,
To places old and places new.
Among the trees, where the breeze is light,
Many new stories, oh, what a sight!
My feathers are bright and they glow.
In the morning, I spread my wings,
Fly around and see wonderful things.
Come with me through the skies so blue,
To places old and places new.
Among the trees, where the breeze is light,
Many new stories, oh, what a sight!
| Clue in the book | Word | How you can check it |
|---|---|---|
| __ __ __ g __ __ | bright | Six letters with g fourth, and it must go with ‘they glow’ — feathers that glow are bright. |
| ___ ___ ___ | Fly | Three letters; the bird has just spread its wings. |
| ___ l ___ ___ | blue | Four letters with l second, and it rhymes with ‘new’. |
| ___ ___ e ___ ___ | trees | Five letters with e third; a breeze blows among them. |
| s t __ __ __ ___ s | stories | Seven letters beginning with st and ending in s; it rhymes with nothing but fits ‘many new …’. |
Listening tip: Read all the blanks before the recording starts and count the letters. Then you only have to catch one word at a time instead of writing the whole poem.