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Tom Has A Tooth-Ache 01
Tom Has A Tooth-Ache 01
Tom has a
Toothache Self, Family, Home, Friends and Pets
Learning Outcomes
read the extract aloud with expressions and comprehend its central idea
learn new words and infer their meanings
draw from personal experiences or real-life situations
learn about anagrams and phrasal verbs
revise subject and predicate, and learn about direct and indirect objects
learn about /tr/ and /pr/ sounds
write a story (guided)
Dentistry, the branch of medicine that deals with oral health and hygiene, is one of the oldest
branches of medicine. People who specialised in helping others to deal with tooth problems
existed as long ago as 2600 BC, in ancient Egypt, and slightly later in ancient Greece and Rome.
However, people living at this time may not have had as many cavities as we do in modern times
because they didn’t consume as much sugar and processed food. Ancient toothpaste may have
included things like eggshells, bones and perfume agents. The Greeks even used mint, which is
found in toothpaste even today.
Cross-curricular Connection
Comprehension
A. Answer these questions.
1. What did Tom wish to be on a Monday morning?
2. What ailments did Tom consider having?
3. How did Tom try to get Sid’s attention?
4. How did Aunt Polly react to Tom’s condition?
5. What did Aunt Polly want to do to ease Tom’s toothache? Why did Tom stop
her from doing so?
B. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
1. He generally began that day with wishing he had had no intervening holiday, it
made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious.
a. Which day does the speaker mention here?
b. What is the word ‘captivity’ being used to describe here?
c. What does this line tell you about the protagonist of this story?
2. ‘Tom, why didn't you wake me sooner?’
a. Who said this and to whom?
b. What was making the speaker frightened?
c. What was the speaker doing before saying this?
C. Think and answer.
1. Why did Tom pretend to be sick? Did Aunt Polly care for Tom? Give reasons
for your answers.
2. Tom Sawyer wants to skip school, but many children around the world
do not have the opportunity to go to school and receive education. This is
especially true of girls, who are often not given the chance to go to school at
all. Explain why receiving education is important for every child.
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What do the words LISTEN and SILENT have in common? What about ROOM and
MOOR; PEALS and LEAPS?
An anagram is a word that is made by arranging the letters of the word in a
different order to form a new word.
Language Lab
A. Say these words aloud. Circle the words that contain the /tr/ sound and
underline the ones that contain the /pr/ sound.
B. Listen to the audio recording of the story again. Identify the emotion each of
these sentences conveys.
1. ‘Here, Tom! Tom! What is the matter, Tom?’
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Activity
Look at this picture.
Work in groups. Circle the food items you think are
unhealthy. Out of the remaining food items, create a
menu for a balanced diet for one week. Present your
menu in the class.