 @@PLUGINFILE@@/17%20Track%2017.mp3 1. Listen to the story "The Owl" who was afraid of the dark' (Part 1) and answer TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). 1. The owl lives on the farm. T F 2. He went down the tree with his mum. T F 3. He doesn't like the dark T F 4. He met a girl first. T F 5. He watched fireworks. T F 6. Fireworks were nasty. T F PART 2: 20a. Read the second part of the story and answer the questions. _1. _What happened next? _2. _Who did the owl meet? _3. _What did he learn? _4. _What did he finally say about the dark? Part 2. The next morning, the mother owl tells Plop to go find more information on the dark. Plop decides to visit the old lady sitting in the verandah. ‘What do you like about the dark?’ asked Plop. ‘It’s beautiful. It’s kind and allows me to remember times gone by\ the old lady answered. Later that night, little Plop wanted to get more details. He saw light coming from the ground and he flew down once again, to a boy scout this time. ‘Is this a bonfire? Are you going to have fireworks too?’ Plop asked. ‘N0, this is our fantastic campfire! Dark sure is fim!’ said the boy scout. Once again，mum sent Plop down to speak to the lady and find out what she would say about the dark. Plop thought she was Father Christmas as she was wearing a red jacket and hat and black shiny boots. ’You’re not Father Christmas. Why are you here in the dark?’ Plop asked. ‘Dark is interesting. Have a look at all the pictures of other day and night animals in my book/ said the lady. Mrs. Owl sent Plop down to chat with the little girl who wore a ponytail so that she could get some undisturbed sleep and he could find out more about the dark. ‘I still don’t like the dark at all! Why can’t we do without the dark?’ said Plop. ‘Dark is necessary. Without it，Father Christmas wouldn’t come and we would not get any presents，’ said the girl. ^ Plop’s curiosity is aroused again as he sees a man with a strange contraption scowling up at the clouds that have hidden the moon. He goes down to chat with him. ‘What is that thing for? And why do you come to stare at the sky in the dark? I don’t like the dark too much at all，’ said Plop. ‘That’s too bad. Dark is wonderful. And this is a telescope，’ said the man. Once he had the stroll with the cat， Plop finally was thrilled to be a night bird. He flew back home to surprise his parents. ‘Dark is super, mum. I will go hunting with you, dad，’ said Plop. ‘I thought you were afraid of the dark!’ said his dad. ‘Me? That was a long time ago, dad. Let’s go，’ said Plop. 20b. Write adjectives from the story to describe the dark.