1.Friedrich Froebel' lived in Germany many years ago. His mother died

 when he was a small boy. People didn't pay much attention to him. So

 Friedrich  played alone in a garden. He loved the flowers and the plants.

He was happy  and the plants .He was happy there .

2.Soon it was time for Friedrich to go to school. In school he sat on a hard

 chair. All day long he looked at books. The books didn't have any pictures.

 Friedrich couldn't play. He couldn't do things with his hands. He had to sit

 on that hard chair and look at books. It was no fun.

3.Friedrich grew up . He remembered his schoolhis garden.

4." School should be a happy place. It should be like a garden," said

 Friedrich." Children should play They should do things with their hands.

 They should have books with pretty pictures".

5. So Friedrich started a school like this. He called it a kindergarten.

 Kindergarten is a German word. It means children's garden.

6.People learned about Friedrich's new school. Soon there were

kindergartens all over the world. Friedrich Froebel made school a

 happier place for little children.

I. Answer the questions orally.

                    1. Was there a garden in Froebel's school ?

                   Yes, there was. There was a garden in Froebel's school.

          2. Did people pay much attention to him?

          No, people didn't. They didn't pay much attention to him. 

          3. Did he like to play in a garden?

          Yes, he did. He liked to play in the garden.

          4. Could he play in school?

         No, he couldn't. He couldn't pay in school.

          5. Should there be pretty pictures in children's books?

        Yes, there should. There should be pretty pictures in the book.

          6. Did people like Froebel's new school?

         Yes, they did. They liked Froebel's new school.

II. True or  False?

           1. Everybody loved Froebel when he was a small boy.

          False

            2. He played with his friends.

          False

             3. His books had many pictures.

          False

             4. His school was a happy place.

          False

              5. He always remembered his school days.

          False

III. Complete the sentences. Use a, b, c, d.

                    1. Friedrich played alone because ------------- .
                        

                         a. he was a very small boy

                         b. he lived in a garden

                         c. he loved flowers very much

                         d. people didn't pay attention to him

                  2. Friedrich thoughtthat ------------- .

                         a. there should be many students in a school

                         b. little children should study their books in gardens

                         c. schools should be happy places for children

                         d. people should love flowers and plants

                  3. Friedrich remembered his school and garden when ------

                         a. he was a man

                         b. he was in school

                         c. he was alone

                         d. he had books with pictures

                 4. Soon there were kindergartens in every country because  

                         a. people liked Friedrich Froebel's beautiful books

                         b. people learned about Froebel's new school

                         c. little children all over the world were not happy

                         d. children didn't like to sit on hard chairs

                 5.They should have books with pretty pictures. Pretty means

                        a. good

                        b. beautiful

                        c. bad

                        d. large