The Wind in the Willows - The River Bank and The Wild Wood

Stage 1 100 headwords | below A1 | Starters | Original | Multimedia files

Kenneth Grahame. Retold by Jane Cadwallader

Enjoy two stories from The Wind in the Willows with Mole, Ratty and their friends, Otter and Toad. The Wind in the Willows is a collection of stories about five animal characters: Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter and Toad. Set in the English countryside, the stories are adventures where friendship, loyalty, and the joy of simple pleasures win the day.

Syllabus

Vocabulary

Rooms and furniture
Food
Time
Parts of the body

Grammar

Present simple
Present continuous
Descriptive adjectives
Can for ability
Have got for possessions
Prepositions of place and movement
Question words who, where, what; Like + v +ing; Let’s…
Expressions: Phew! Oh! What a beautiful ...!; Hello Ratty; It’s time to + vb for + n; Oh no!; Oops!; I’m sorry!; It’s OK!; Thank you!; You’re a wonderful friend; Suddenly; Ouch!; What’s that?: Hmm; Oh! It’s you!; Wake up! It’s good to be with friends.

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