ourselves．" "Oh dear," thought the farmer, "that is not the answer．"So he stopped getting water from the well．

Then he noticed a beautiful bird．"Why not grow trees here?"it said,"There is a lot of water deep under the ground for trees to grow．We birds will be happy to rest in the trees．You can have a crop of coconuts or lychees．Everybody will be happy．" So the farmer did as the bird suggested．Every year the trees grew taller and the fruit grew larger and more plentiful．The farmer grew rich and every year there were more beautiful birds to be seen on his farm．He became famous and people came from near and far to see his trees and the beautiful birds．Everybody was indeed happy!

Go through each exercise before playing the tape．

Pre-teach the new words:

ditch （long roadway dug into the ground to carry water）, course （the way the river makes its way to the sea）and plentiful （more and more of them）．

Let the students listen twice and do the exercises on p62．

Check the answers first in pairs, then with the whole class．

PART TWO LISTENING TEXT on p66

Letter 1

Dear Aunty Gladys,