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#"Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race." | #"Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race." | ||
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#She went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. | #She went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. | ||
#The Hare laid down by the wayside and took a nap under a tree. | #The Hare laid down by the wayside and took a nap under a tree. | ||
| − | #At last, he woke up and ran as fast as he could, but it was too late | + | #At last, he woke up and ran as fast as he could, but it was too late. |
| − | # | + | #The Tortoise had already won the race! |
#Slow but steady progress wins the race. | #Slow but steady progress wins the race. | ||
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Revision as of 12:29, 5 September 2012
The Corpus A2 is dedicated to the development of grammars at the A2 level. It consists of 5 short texts which are adaptations of Aesop's Fables.
Text I
This text is used during the A2 workshops.
- The Hare and the Tortoise
- The Hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise.
- The Tortoise replied:
- "Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race."
- The Hare believed her assertion to be simply impossible and assented to the proposal.
- They agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal.
- On the day appointed for the race the two started together.
- The Tortoise never for a moment stopped.
- She went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
- The Hare laid down by the wayside and took a nap under a tree.
- At last, he woke up and ran as fast as he could, but it was too late.
- The Tortoise had already won the race!
- Slow but steady progress wins the race.
