Listen to the tape and do the true or
false exercise.
1. Freddy had changed from a man
to a frog.
2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met
his friends on the lily leaf.
3.The singers of the band could sing
very loudly.
F
T
T
4. Freddy thought he could sing as well
as the other singing frogs.
5. Freddy was very confident about his
singing.
6. He sang the song to ask the other fro
gs to be his friends.
T
F
T
Listening textListening text
FREDDY, THE FROG
Freddy, the frog, slid his long, thin
legs into the water. He felt so tired!
It seemed only yesterday that he
had been a little tadpole. Within a
few short weeks he had changed
into the beautiful animal he saw in
the water.
He smile to himself. Then suddenly
he heard some music across the lake.
A fine deep sound that carried far into
the darkness of the quiet night.
Freddy looked up. Other frogs! I must
try and find them, he thought. I need
friends to cheer me up. It is so hard
being a grown-up frog on my own.
He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large water lily leaf lying on the water. The sound was very loud now. Freddy studied the leaf carefully. There were three confident frogs sitting still on the leaf and all three of them were playing instruments. It was their music that had amazed Freddy.
“Where did you learn to play so
well?” he asked. “All my family love p
laying music. My father and mother b
oth sing very well.” Freddy climbed o
nto the leaf. “Can I try to sing?” he as
ked quietly. “Of course,” they said. H
e opened his mouth and suddenly co
ughed. He tried again but he couldn’t
make any sound.
“Oh! Oh!” he thought, “ What am I goi
ng to do?” Luckily he was only nervo
us. Then next moment he knew what
he would sing and he opened is mout
h wide and began:
Help! I need somebody.
Help! Not just anybody.
Help! You know I need someone. Help!
When I was young, so much
younger then today , I never needed
anybody’s help in any way . But now
those days are gone. I’m not so self-
assured !Now I find I’ve changed my
mind. I’ve opened up the door.
Help me if you can, I’m feeling down
and I do appreciate you being round.
Help me get my feet back on the
ground. Won’t you please, please
help me!
( help me, help me, ooh )
And now my life has changed in oh so
many ways. My independence seem
to vanish in the haze. But every now
and then I feel so insecure.
I know that I just
need you like
I’ve never done before.
We formed a band
and soon we became
famous and went
to Britain to give
performances.
Then what would happen
in Britain? Would we
succeed or fail?
Did Freddy and his band get a
great success in Britain?
Yes, they got a great success and
became very popular in Britain.
What’s the main idea of the story?
This is a story about a band that
became famous and did not like it.
Homework
Express your opinion on the following questions.What do you think are the advantages of being famous?What are the advantages of not being famous?Do you think you would enjoy being famous?
This song is a ballad and tells a
story. Each part tells some of the
story. Write down the main idea
for each part.
P72 Reading task