Gastronomy Terms

SVEN, THE BUDGIE

The following pictures illustrate a story you are going to listen. Guess the order of the pictures.


These verbs will be used in the story you are going to listen. Write the past tense form of the verbs.

|VERB |PAST TENSE |VERB |PAST TENSE |
|Decide| |Think | |
|Put | |Stand | |
|Go | |Drink | |
|Fly| |Land | |
|Reach | |Bite | |
|Shout | |Drop | |
|Spill| |Wash | |
|Don’t know | |Come back | |
|Hear | |Look | |
|Find| |Is | |


SVEN, THE BUDGIE
(Simple Past Tense)


One day I __________________________ to make a lovely cup of tea. I _____________________ it would be nice to eat some biscuits while I was drinking the tea, so I ______________ some biscuits onto a plate. Sven, the budgie,______________-____ on my shoulder watching me very, very very carefully. After that, I ______________ into the lounge and _______________ my tea. Suddenly Sven __________________, ___________________ on my nose, _________________ down and _________________ me very hard on the lips. Arrggh!!!, I __________________, and __________________ the biscuit onto the floor. Tea ___________________ all over my shirt.Sven _________________ away quickly, shouting “incredible”. Well, after that I ____________________ into the kitchen and __________________ my shirt under the tap. It was covered in tea. I _______________________, but when I was in the kitchen, Sven very, very, very carefully ____________________ all of the biscuits into my cup of tea. Finally, I ________________________ into the lounge. I was verysurprised, I _____________________ a small voice, “hello”. I __________________... Sven was standing on the plate, but there were no biscuits. “Oh my God”, I thought, “He’s eaten all of the biscuits.” I was surprised again when I _________________ the tea, and _________________ that the tea ________________ full of biscuits.


SVEN, THE BUDGIE

One day I decided to make a lovely cup of tea.I thought it would be nice to eat some biscuits while I was drinking the tea, so I put some biscuits onto a plate. Sven, the budgie, stood on my shoulder watching me very, very very carefully. After that, I went into the lounge and drank my tea. Suddenly Sven flew, landed on my nose, reached down and bit me very hard on the lips. Arrggh!, I shouted, and dropped the biscuit onto the floor. Teaspilled all over my shirt. Sven flew away quickly, shouting “incredible”. Well, after that I went into the kitchen and washed my shirt under the tap. It was covered in tea. I didn’t know, but when I was in the kitchen, Sven very, very, very carefully dropped all of the biscuits into my cup of tea. Finally, I came back into the lounge. I was very surprised, I heard a small voice, “hello”. I...