The garden gnome, 53 (A1, beginner)

The detective tells us:

I am Groans.
I am a detective.
My garden is small.
I want a gnome for my garden.
A gnome is little.
It has a red hat.
It is nice.
I take my binoculars.
I stand in the garden.
I look for the gnome.
I see flowers.
I see grass.
I see a tree.
No gnome.
I walk.
I look up. Bumm!
I bump into a branch of a tree.
My head hurts.
I say: „Aua!“
Suddenly the gnome comes.
It jumps from the tree.
The gnome is small.
It has a hammer.
It is angry.
The gnome hits my hands with the hammer. Biff! Biff!
My hands hurt.
I groan: „Stop!“The gnome laughs.
It runs away.
It runs fast behind the flowers.
It is gone.
I look at my hand.
My hand is swollen.
It is big. It is red. I am sad.
I sit.
I want a gnome for my garden.
But this gnome is wild.
No gnome today.
Tomorrow I try again.
With a helmet.

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He is a detective. His garden is small.
He wants a gnome for his garden.
A gnome is little. It has a red hat. It is nice.
He takes his binoculars.
He stands in the garden.
He looks for the gnome.
He sees flowers. He sees grass. He sees a tree.
No gnome. He walks. He looks up. Bumm!
He bumps into a branch of a tree.
His head hurts. He says: „Aua!“
Suddenly the gnome comes.
It jumps from the tree.
The gnome is small. It has a hammer. It is angry.The gnome hits his hands with the hammer. Biff! Biff!
His hands hurt. He groans: „Stop!“The gnome laughs. It runs away.
It runs fast behind the flowers. It is gone.He looks at his hand.
His hand is swollen. It is big. It is red.
He is sad.He sits.
He wants a gnome for his garden.
But this gnome is wild.
No gnome today.
Tomorrow he tries again. With a helmet.

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Vocabulary:

• a detective – a person who looks for clues and solves problems
• a garden – a small place with plants and flowers
• small – not big
• a gnome – a tiny person in stories, often in gardens
• little – very small
• a hat – something you wear on your head
• to take – to pick up and hold something
• binoculars – glasses you use to see things far away
• to stand – to be on your feet
• to look for somebody – to try to find a person
• flowers – pretty plants with colors
• to see – to use your eyes
• to walk – to move with your feet
• to look up – to move your eyes up
• to bump into something – to hit something by accident
• a branch of a tree – a part of a tree that sticks out
• to hurt – to feel pain
• suddenly – fast and without warning
• to jump from a tree – to move down quickly from a tree
• a hammer – a tool for hitting things
• to be angry – to feel mad
• to hit a hand – to strike a hand
• to hurt – to cause pain
• to groan – to make a sound when something hurts
• to laugh – to make a happy sound
• to run away – to go away fast
• behind the flowers – at the back of the flowers
• to be swollen – to be bigger because of pain or injury
• to be sad – to feel unhappy
• today – this day (now)
• a helmet – something you wear on your head to protect [to keep safe from hurt or danger] it

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Vocabulary:

Deutsch	English	A1 Definition
Detektiv, Ermittler	a detective	a person who looks for clues and solves problems
Garten, Hof	a garden	a small place with plants and flowers
klein, gering	small	not big
Zwerg, Gnom	a gnome	a tiny person in stories, often in gardens
klein, winzig	little	very small
Hut, Kopfbedeckung	a hat	something you wear on your head
nehmen, holen	to take	to pick up and hold something
Fernglas, Doppelfernrohr	binoculars	glasses you use to see things far away
stehen, aufrecht stehen	to stand	to be on your feet
suchen nach, jemand suchen	to look for somebody	to try to find a person
Blumen, Blüten	flowers	pretty plants with colors
sehen, anschauen	to see	to use your eyes
gehen, laufen	to walk	to move with your feet
nach oben schauen	to look up	to move your eyes up
gegen etwas stoßen, anstoßen	to bump into something	to hit something by accident
Ast, Zweig	a branch of a tree	a part of a tree that sticks out
wehtun, schmerzen	to hurt	to feel pain
plötzlich, auf einmal	suddenly	fast and without warning
vom Baum springen	to jump from a tree	to move down quickly from a tree
Hammer, Werkzeug	a hammer	a tool for hitting things
wütend, ärgerlich	to be angry	to feel mad
eine Hand schlagen	to hit a hand	to strike a hand
wehtun, verletzen	to hurt	to cause pain
stöhnen, ächzen	to groan	to make a sound when something hurts
lachen, kichern	to laugh	to make a happy sound
weglaufen, fliehen	to run away	to go away fast
hinter den Blumen	behind the flowers	at the back of the flowers
geschwollen sein	to be swollen	to be bigger because of pain or injury
traurig sein	to be sad	to feel unhappy
heute, am heutigen Tag	today	this day (now)

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Match the word with the correct definition

1. a detective
2. a garden
3. small
4. a gnome
5. little
6. a hat
7. to take
8. binoculars
9. to stand
10. to look for somebody
11. flowers
12. to see
13. to walk
14. to look up
15. to bump into something
16. a branch of a tree
17. to hurt (pain)
18. suddenly
19. to jump from a tree
20. a hammer
21. to be angry
22. to hit a hand
23. to hurt (cause pain)
24. to groan
25. to laugh
26. to run away
27. behind the flowers
28. to be swollen
29. to be sad
30. today

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Definitions (mix)

A. to feel pain
B. to make a happy sound
C. to strike a hand
D. to be on your feet
E. a tiny person in stories, often in gardens
F. glasses you use to see things far away
G. a small place with plants and flowers
H. to move down quickly from a tree
I. not big
J. fast and without warning
K. to try to find a person
L. pretty plants with colors
M. something you wear on your head
N. a tool for hitting things
O. to be bigger because of pain or injury
P. a person who looks for clues and solves problems
Q. to move your eyes up
R. to go away fast
S. at the back of the flowers
T. to feel mad
U. very small
V. to use your eyes
W. to hit something by accident
X. a part of a tree that sticks out
Y. to make a sound when something hurts
Z. this day (now)
AA. to cause pain
AB. to pick up and hold something
AC. to move with your feet
AD. to feel unhappy

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Answers (word – definition letter)

1-P, 2-G, 3-I, 4-E, 5-U, 6-M, 7-AB, 8-F, 9-D, 10-K, 11-L, 12-V, 13-AC, 14-Q, 15-W, 16-X, 17-A, 18-J, 19-H, 20-N, 21-T, 22-C, 23-AA, 24-Y, 25-B, 26-R, 27-S, 28-O, 29-AD, 30-Z

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Fill in, words below:

the hammer – jumps – hurts – sad –
branch – garden – sees –
gnome – swollen – looks

1. He _________ for the gnome.
2. His head ___________.
3. The ___________ laughs.
4. He walks in the __________.
5. Suddenly the gnome __________ from the tree.
6. He bumps into a __________ of a tree.
7. His hand is __________.
8. The gnome hits his hands with __________.
9. He __________ flowers and grass.
10. He is __________.

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Correct answers:

He looks for the gnome.

His head hurts.

The gnome laughs.

He walks in the garden.

Suddenly the gnome jumps from the tree.

He bumps into a branch of a tree.

His hand is swollen.

The gnome hits his hands with the hammer.

He sees flowers and grass.

He is sad.

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True or false:

1. The detective stands in the garden.
2. The gnome gives him a flower.
3. He looks for the gnome with his binoculars.
4. The gnome is big and tall.
5. He bumps into a branch of a tree.
6. The gnome hits his hands with a hammer.
7. He sees a car in the garden.
8. His hand is swollen.
9. The gnome runs away behind the flowers.
10. He laughs because he is happy.

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Correct version:

The detective stands in the garden.
The gnome gives him a flower. No, the gnome hits his hands with a hammer.
He looks for the gnome with his binoculars.
The gnome is big and tall. No, the gnome is little.
He bumps into a branch of a tree.
The gnome hits his hands with a hammer.
He sees a car in the garden. No, he sees flowers and grass.
His hand is swollen.
The gnome runs away behind the flowers.
He laughs because he is happy. No, he is sad.

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Sentences, in incorrect order –
regroup sentences,
start with sentence 4::

1. He bumps into a branch of a tree.
2. He looks for the gnome.
3. The gnome hits his hands with a hammer.
4. He stands in the garden.
5. The gnome runs away behind the flowers.
6. His hand is swollen.
7. Suddenly the gnome jumps from the tree.

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Full story:

1. He stands in the garden.
2. He looks for the gnome.
3. He bumps into a branch of a tree.
4. Suddenly the gnome jumps from the tree.
5. The gnome hits his hands with a hammer.
6. His hand is swollen.
7. The gnome runs away behind the flowers.

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What is the correct sentence? Reorder:

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1

behind / the flowers / runs / the gnome / away

2

jumps / tree / from / the gnome / suddenly / the

3

with / his hands / hits / a hammer / the gnome

4

he / in / stands / garden / the

5

looks / binoculars / he / for / the gnome / with

6

is / swollen / hand / his

7

into / a branch / bumps / of a tree / he

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Correct sentences:

1. The gnome runs away behind the flowers.
2. Suddenly the gnome jumps from the tree.
3. The gnome hits his hands with a hammer.
4. He stands in the garden.
5. He looks for the gnome with binoculars.
6. His hand is swollen.
7. He bumps into a branch of a tree.

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