Listen to the story of “Freddy the Frog(I)” once and then write down the main idea.

The story is about a frog who joined a band and became a singer.

Listen to the tape  again and decide which of the statements are true or false.

F 1. Freddy had changed from a man to a frog.

T 2. He felt lonely in his lake till he met his friends on the lily leaf.

T 3.The singers of the band could sing very loudly.

T 4. Freddy thought he could sing as well as the other singing frogs.

F 5. Freddy was very confident about his singing.

T 6. He sang the song to ask the other frogs to be his friends.

Listening Text

Freddy the frog dipped his long, thin legs into the water. Within a few short weeks he had changed from a small tadpole into the beautiful animal he was now. He smiled to himself. Then suddenly he heard a fine, deep sound that carried far into the darkness of the quiet night. Freddy looked up. “Other frogs! I must try and find them,” he thought. “It’s so hard being a grown-up frog on my own.”

He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large lily pad. On it sat three confident frogs and they were playing instruments. Freddy climbed onto the leaf. “Can I sing with you?” he asked quietly. “Of course,” they said. He opened his mouth wide and began:

Help! I need somebody,

Help! Not just anybody.

Help! You know I need someone. Help!

When I was young and so much younger than today,

I never needed anybody’s help in any way.

But now these days are gone,

I’m not so self-assured.

Now I find – I’ve changed my mind,

I’ve opened up the doors.

(chorus)

Help me if you can, I’m feeling down.

And I do appreciate you being round.

Help me get my feet back on the ground.

Won’t you please, please help me!