Studio Classroom 空中英語教室 – August 2019

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fair, and Charlotte and a rat named Templeton

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ribbon at the fair, the judges still award him a

special prize. Wilbur is so proud – and will in all

likelihood never become ham or bacon. By this

time, Charlotte is dying because barn spiders

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and lays 514 eggs in it. Heartbroken, Wilbur

insists on taking her egg sac back with him to

the farm. Wilbur promises Templeton anything

he wants to bring him the sac from where it

hangs. Wilbur takes the sac back to the farm

with him and waits out the winter. He is delighted

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devastated, however, when they all seem to be

leaving him. But three remain and spin their webs

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Nellie, and the other two name themselves Joy

and Aranea. Wilbur will have new friends each

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friendless again.

Wilbur/befriends/Charlotte/the pig ~ ____.

at the fair/Wilbur/special prize/wins a ~ __.
(Suggested answers on page 74)

Key Points Unscramble the sentences to find the key points.

~ Would you like a pig for

a pet? Why or why not?

~ In your opinion, what

is the most important

quality in a friend?

Talk About It

theme (n) [>im]

The theme of the story is friendship.

loyalty (n) [:lOI/lti]

Loyalty is very important in employees.

plead (v) [plid]

She pleaded with her mother to let her go to the party.

slaughter (n) [:slOt-]

He couldn’t look at the slaughter.

heartbroken (adj) [:hArt;brok/n]

Shelia was heartbroken when her cat died.

devastate (v) [:dEv/;stet]

When Frank failed his test, he was devastated.

doorway (n) [:dOr;we]

Don’t stand in the doorway!

friendless (adj) [:frEndlIs]

The friendless boy looked very sad.

runt (n) [r<nt]

piglet (n) [:pIglIt]

snub (v) [sn<b]

egg sac (n) [Eg][s,k]

descendant (n) [dI:sEnd/nt]

loyal (adj) [:lOI/l]

You should be loyal to your family.

loyally (adv) [:lOI/li]

Nate loyally refused to gossip about his friends.

loyalist (n) [:lOI/lIst]

The loyalists showed their support for the government.

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