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Unit 8
The Ruler Is Long
big
small
The watermelon is .
The apple is .
The elephant is big.
The bird is small.
The yellow box is big.
The red box is small.
The sun is big.
The earth is small.
The moon is smaller.
long
short
The train is .
The car is .
The ruler is long.
The pencil is short.
That girl’s hair is short.
This girl’s hair is long.
tree
grass
The is .
The is .
tall
short
The father is tall.
The son is short.
Yao Ming is tall.
Cheng Long is short.
Practice Time:
The _______is _______.
bear
big
I am a ______.I am a _______ girl. I have _______ hair. I have two_______ eyes. I have a ______ nose and a________ mouth.
I am a beautiful girl.
girl
tall
long
big
small
small
Homework:
Find the Difference :
The Blind Men and The Elephant
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$$The Blind Men and the Elephant
There were once six blind men in India who stood by the roadside every day, begging from the people who passed. They had often heard of elephants, but they had never seen one, for being blind, how could they?
It so happened that one morning an elephant was driven down the road where they stood. When they were told that the great beast was before them, they asked the driver to let him stop so that they might see him.
Of course they could not see him with their eyes, but they thought that by touching him, they could learn just what kind of animal he was. For, you see, they trusted their own sense of touch very much.
The first happened to put his hand on the elephant’s side. “Well, well,” he said, “now I know all about this beast. He is exactly like a wall.”
The second felt the elephant’s tusk. “My brother,” he said, “you are quite mistaken. He is not at all like a wall. He is round and smooth and sharp. He is more like a spear than anything else.” The third happened to take hold of the elephant’s trunk. “Both of you are ent