The king had promised a reward for his kidnapped daughter.. “The one who brings back Princess Donna will be rich and marry the princess!” When Archie was reading this he ……… be happy, b
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Fill in the past simple!
Once upon a time
there ……… (live)
a lonely dragon
named Archie
He ……… (be)
very different
from the other dragons He ………
(cannot) fly or spit fire and he
…… … (do not) want to learn it
The other dragons …….… (laugh)
about him He always ……… (sit)
in the cave and …… … (listen)
to the wild dragons talking about
their adventures
One day a dragon ……… (bring) a princess and ……… (put)
her into a cage Archie had never seen such a pretty girl before
She …… (have) long, blond hair and ……… (wear) a golden crown
on her head Archie´s heart was beating wildly He ……… (want)
to help her So he ……… (make) a plan He boldly ……… (step) forward and ……… (say), "Have you heard the terrible news?"
All the other dragons ……… (listen) to Archie "A messenger
……… (come) by and ……… (bring) a message Thousands of enemy dragons are coming! They want to conquer our country! " ……… (lie) Archibald The other dragons ……… (be) terrified and ……… (go) to a secret hiding place.
The excited dragons ……… (forget) to take the princess with them Archie´s plan had worked He ……… (free) the princess and …… (take) her on his back First the king's daughter ……… (be) afraid of him, but
then she …… … (realize) that he … (be) a good dragon, who ……… (want) to help her The two ……… (have) a long way to go Archie ……… (wish) that he would have learnt to fly The dragon and the princess
…… (be) on their way for many days and many nights Finally they ….…… (come) to the castle of the
princess The king had promised a reward for his kidnapped daughter “The one who brings back Princess
Donna will be rich and marry the princess!” When Archie was reading this he ……… (be) happy, because he had fallen in love with the princess But when the king ……… (see) Archie he ….…… (call) the guards who should kill him Princess Donna ……… (cry), "Stop! Don´t kill the dragon He is a good dragon He has freed me! "So he should stay alive and leave the country But Archie ……… (be) not happy, he ……… (ask) angrily, "What about the reward you …….… (promise)?" The king ……… (answer) "You do not think that I´ll marry my daughter to a dragon" Now Archie ……… But he …… … (do not) believe the words of the
dragon So he ……… (reply), "Well! Prove to me that
you're a man, because only a man can solve riddles
Three riddles I want to ask you Do you agree? "
Archie …….… (agree) and the king …….… (begin),
"What is golden during day, red-hot at dawn, burning
hot and cannot be put out with water?" The dragon
…… … (answer), "Your Majesty! This is the golden
sun that shines from the sky during daylight, when
she goes down she glows like a ball of fire! And have
you ever heard that someone has tried to put out the
heat of the sun with water? " Archie ……… (laugh)
and ……… (go) on, "What is more beautiful than a
peacock's tail, flies like silver through the night sky,
but never lands on the ground to rest?"
Again Archie …….… (think) hard, "This can
only be a shooting star! Every night I lay in
front of my cave to admire the beautiful sky
with the stars And I've often seen shooting stars,
but never seen them touching Mother Earth "
The king ……… (ask) the last riddle, "What is for a king
like me the important thing in the world?"
This ……… (can) be everything and nothing Archie …… … (think) for some time and ……… (say), "Silver, gold and
precious stones are a real treasure for a king But your greatest treasure is your daughter She has also captured
my heart with her beauty "Now Princess Donna …… … (smile) because she had also fallen in love with Archie´s friendly character and his warm voice The king ……… (have)
no choice but to give the dragon his beloved daughter as wife A large wedding party was organized Just at that
moment when the princess …… … (kiss) the dragon there
……… (be) a huge bang and it ……… (get) dark When there
……… (be) light again Princess Donna …….… (can) hardly
believe her eyes The most beautiful prince she had ever
seen ……… (stand) in front of her Prince Archie of Sparkling Stone Castle They ……… (kiss) each other again and … … (go) happily to the altar
And if they have not died, they still live happily in
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dragon.
true
false
2 He loved flying best and he could spit fire very far.
true false
4 The dragons talked about their adventures true
false
3 The other dragons admired Archie.
true false
Tick off true or false!
5 One day a dragon
kidnapped Princess
Susie.
true false
6 Archie told a lie to the other dragons.
true false
8 Archie flew with the
princess to her father´s castle true false
7 The other dragons went away and took the princess with them.
true false
9 The king was happy
to see his daughter
again.
true false
10 The king gave Archie gold and diamonds.
true false
12 Archie married Princess Donna true false
11 Archie had to solve five riddles.
true false
Answer the questions!
1 Who was Archie?
………
2 Why couldn´t he fly or spit fire?
……….
3 What did the other dragons think about him?
………
4 How did Archie free the princess?
………
5 Where did the excited dragons go to?
………
6 What had the king promised?
……….
7 With whom did the Archie fall
in love?
………
8 What was the first riddle about?
……….
9 Who was the dragon in reality?
………
The king had promised a reward.
Archie turned into a prince.
One day an other dragon brought a princess The princess was put into a cage.
At the end Archie married Princess Donna Archie solved three riddles.
Archie lived in a cave and was very lonely Archie freed the princess.
He went with the princess to her father´s
castle.
But the king didn´t give the reward to
Archie.
The pr_n_ _ss had l_ _g, b_ _nd h_ _r and
a cr_ _n on her h_ _d A_l the dr_ _o_s li_t_ _ed to Archie He ma_e a p_an Fi_ _t the ki_g´s d_ _ght_r was afr_ _d of him The t_o w_nt for m_ _y da_s and ni_ _ts The _ing wa_ _ed to k_ _l the dra_ _n The p_inc_ _s f_ll in lo_e wi_h Archie
A l_r_e we_ _ing p_rty was o_gani_ed.
Put the sentences into the correct order!
Fill in the missing letters!
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Once upon a time there lived
(live) a lonely dragon named
Archie He was (be) very
different from the other dragons
He could not (cannot) fly or spit
fire and he did not (do not) want
to learn it The other dragons
laughed (laugh) about him He
always sat (sit) in the cave and
listened (listen) to the wild
dragons talking about their
adventures
One day a dragon brought (bring) a princess and put (put)
her into a cage Archie had never seen such a pretty girl before
She had (have) long, blond hair and wore (wear) a golden crown
on her head Archie´s heart was beating wildly He wanted (want)
to help her So he made (make) a plan He boldly stepped (step) forward and said (say), "Have you heard the terrible news?"
All the other dragons listened (listen) to Archie "A messenger came (come) by and brought (bring) a message Thousands of enemy dragons are coming! They want to conquer our country! " lied (lie) Archibald The other dragons were (be) terrified and went (go) to a secret hiding place.
The excited dragons forgot (forget) to take the princess with them Archie´s plan had worked He freed (free) the princess and took (take) her on his back First the king's daughter was (be) afraid of him, but then she realized (realize) that he was (be) a good dragon, who wanted (want) to help her The two had (have) a long way to go Archie wished (wish) that he would have learnt to fly The dragon and the princess were (be) on their way for many days and many nights Finally they came (come) to the castle of the princess The king had promised a reward for his kidnapped
daughter “The one who brings back Princess Donna will be rich and marry the princess!” When Archie was reading this
he was (be) happy, because he had fallen in love with the princess But when the king saw (see) Archie he called (call) the guards who should kill him Princess Donna cried (cry), "Stop! Don´t kill the dragon He is a good dragon He has freed me! "So he should stay alive and leave the country But Archie was (be) not happy, he asked (ask) angrily, "What about the reward you promised (promise)?" The king answered (answer) "You do not think that I´ll marry my daughter
to a dragon" Now Archie had (have) to explain something about him, "Mr King! I'm not a dragon I'm a prince! " The king knew (know) that such things really happened (happen) now and then.
But he did not (do not) believe the words of the
dragon So he replied (reply), "Well! Prove to me that
you're a man, because only a man can solve riddles
Three riddles I want to ask you Do you agree? "
Archie agreed (agree) and the king began (begin),
"What is golden during day, red-hot at dawn, burning
hot and cannot be put out with water?"The dragon
answered (answer), "Your Majesty! This is the golden
sun that shines from the sky during daylight, when
she goes down she glows like a ball of fire! And have
you ever heard that someone has tried to put out the
heat of the sun with water? " Archie laughed (laugh)
and went (go) on, "What is more beautiful than a
peacock's tail, flies like silver through the night sky,
but never lands on the ground to rest?"
Again Archie thought (think) hard, "This can
only be a shooting star! Every night I lay in
front of my cave to admire the beautiful sky
with the stars And I've often seen shooting stars,
but never seen them touching Mother Earth "
The king asked (ask) the last riddle, "What is for a king like
me the important thing in the world?"
This could (can) be everything and nothing Archie thought (think) for some time and said (say), "Silver, gold and
precious stones are a real treasure for a king But your greatest treasure is your daughter She has also captured
my heart with her beauty "Now Princess Donna smiled (smile) because she had also fallen in love with Archie´s friendly character and his warm voice The king had (have)
no choice but to give the dragon his beloved daughter as wife A large wedding party was organized Just at that
moment when the princess kissed (kiss) the dragon there was (be) a huge bang and it got (get) dark When there was (be) light again Princess Donna could (can) hardly believe
her eyes The most beautiful prince she had ever seen
stood (stand) in front of her Prince Archie of Sparkling Stone Castle They kissed (kiss) each other again and went (go) happily to the altar And if
they have not died, they still live happily in Sparkling Stone Castle
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dragon.
true
false
2 He loved flying best and he could spit fire very far.
true false
4 The dragons talked about their adventures true
false
3 The other dragons admired Archie.
true false
Tick off true or false!
5 One day a dragon
kidnapped Princess
Susie.
true false
6 Archie told a lie to the other dragons.
true false
8 Archie flew with the
princess to her father´s castle.
true false
7 The other dragons went away and took the princess with them.
true false
9 The king was happy
to see his daughter
again.
true false
10 The king gave Archie gold and diamonds.
true false
12 Archie married Princess Donna.
true false
11 Archie had to solve five riddles.
true false
Answer the questions!
1 Who was Archie?
A lonely dragon.
2 Why couldn´t he fly or spit fire?
He didn´t want to learn it.
3 What did the other dragons think about him?
They laughed about him.
4 How did Archie free the princess?
He told a lie tot he other dragons and they
went away.
5 Where did the excited dragons go to?
T a secret hiding place.
6 What had the king promised?
A reward.
7 With whom did the Archie fall
in love?
With Proncess Donna.
8 What was the first riddle about?
About the sun.
9 Who was the dragon in reality?
A prince.
6 The king had promised a reward.
9 Archie turned into a prince.
2 One day an other dragon brought a princess.
3 The princess was put into a cage.
10 At the end Archie married Princess Donna.
8 Archie solved three riddles.
1 Archie lived in a cave and was very lonely.
4 Archie freed the princess.
5 He went with the princess to her father´s
castle.
7 But the king didn´t give the reward to Archie.
The princess had long, blond hair and a crown
on her head All the dragons listened to Archie He made a plan First the king´s daughter was afraid of him The two went for many days and nights The king wanted to kill the dragon The princess fell in love with Archie A large wedding party was organized.
Put the sentences into the correct order!
Fill in the missing letters!