KD UNIT4 READING 2 "The Little Prince"

"The Little Prince"

In this excerpt from a play, a young prince meets a fox. The fox asks the prince to tame him, and they become friends. As they get to know each other, the fox teaches the boy some important lessons about friendship. He encourages the prince to take the time to get to know others and to value the emotional ties that result from these friendships. He says that the prince must use his heart and not his eyes to see what is unique and special in others.

Literary Words:

fantasy : is an imaginative story that usually includes characters, settings, or events not found in real life. Fantasies often involve supernatural elements or imaginary creatures
and places.


stage directions: are instructions that tell the actors what they should do and how they
should do it. Stage directions also describe sets, lighting, and sound effects. They are in italic type, set off by brackets or parentheses, and
are not spoken. It is important to read the stage directions when you read a play because they help you visualize the action.

Academic Words

establish = begin or set in motion
➡ The boy wanted to establish a friendship with his classmate so he could have someone to study with.

source = the cause of something or the place where it starts 
➡ The source of the bad smell was an old piece of fruit that had fallen under the stove.

unique = being the one and only of its kind 
➡ I decided to buy the shirt because it was unique; I had never seen anything like it.

version = a reworking of an existing work 
➡ This play is a new version of the novel that was written years ago.

Word Study: Contractions

pronoun + will
pronoun + have + past participle
pronoun + be
pronoun + would
pronoun + had better
could + have + past participle
Let + us

Highlighted Words

scampers, runs with short, quick steps
neglected, disregarded; ignored
monotonous, boring because it’s always the same
search me out a chicken, try to find a chicken for myself
wheatfields have nothing to say to me, I don’t care about
wheatfields
saluting, waving “hello” or “good-bye”
do-si-do, walk around each other with
their backs to each other
nuzzles, rubs with the nose

Present and Past Progressive

Use the present progressive to describe an ongoing action that is
happening now. Use be + -ing verb to form the present progressive.
The present progressive is used with always to express a repeated
action. This usually expresses a negative reaction to a situation.
Use the past progressive to describe an ongoing action that was in
progress during a period of time in the past. Use was or were + -ing verb.