Poem 1 The Owl ,........................

Myanmar Curriculum for Grade 6

1. Part 1
GRADE 6 ENGLISH
POEM 1
The Owl

3. Pre-reading
1.When can you usually see an owl?
2.Where can you find it?
3.What does it eat?

4. The owl
A wise old owl sat on an oak,
The more he saw the less he spoke,

5. The less he spoke the more he heard,
Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?
Edward H. Richards

6. The owl
A wise old owl sat on an oak,
The more he saw the less he spoke,
The less he spoke the more he heard,
Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?
Edward H. Richards

8. Part 2
GRADE 6 ENGLISH
POEM 1
The Owl

9. 2 Answer the following questions.
1.Wherewastheowl?
➢Theowlwas(sitting)onanoak.
2.Howmanylinesarethereinthepoem?
➢Therearefourlinesinthepoem.

10. 3.Findthewordthatrhymeswith‘oak’.
➢Thewordthatrhymeswith‘oak’is‘spoke’./‘Oak’rhymes
with‘spoke’.
4.Findthewordthatrhymeswith‘heard’.
➢Thewordthatrhymeswith‘heard’is‘bird’./‘Heard’rhymes
with‘bird’.

11. 5.Whatadjectivesareusedtodescribetheowl?
➢Theadjectives‘wise’and‘old’areusedtodescribetheowl.

12. Thanks
for
watching!