4000 Essential English Words 2 » Unit 6: The Frog Prince

Word List
  • abroad [əˈbrɔːd] adv.
    If someone goes or travels abroad, they go to another country.
    → My brother wants to go abroad next year.
  • anger [ˈæŋgər] v.
    To anger someone is to make them mad.
    → It angers me when people are rude.
  • bride [braɪd] n.
    A bride is a woman who is getting married or has just gotten married.
    → The bride looked beautiful in her wedding dress.
  • brief [briːf] adj.
    If something is brief, it only lasts fora short time.
    → The meeting this afternoon was very brief.
  • chase [tʃeɪs] v.
    To chase someone or something is to follow them in order to catch them.
    → I was chased by an angry native.
  • disappoint [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt] v.
    To disappoint is to make one feel sad or unsatisfied.
    → I do not want to disappoint my family, so I try to do well at school.
  • dive [daɪv] v.
    To dive is to jump into water.
    → I will dive into the lake once we get there.
  • exchange [ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ] v.
    To exchange means to give something for another thing in return.
    → I exchanged my foreign money for American dollars.
  • favor [ˈfeɪvər] n.
    A favor is something you do for someone to help them.
    → Can you do me a favor and turn off the lights?
  • fee [fiː] n.
    A fee is an amount of money that a person or company asks for a service.
    → I had to pay an hourly fee to speak with my lawyer.
  • forever [fərˈevər] adv.
    If something lasts forever, it means it lasts for all time.
    → The young couple promised that they would love each other forever.
  • guy [gaɪ] n.
    A guy is an informal way to call a man.
    → The guy at the flower shop was really helpful today.
  • lovely [ˈlʌvlɪ] adj.
    If people or things are lovely, they are good-looking or beautiful.
    → The trees look lovely in the fall.
  • mood [muːd] n.
    A mood is the way someone is feeling.
    → I am in a good mood because I did well on my math test.
  • palace [ˈpælɪs] n.
    A palace is a very large building. It is often the home of a royal family.
    → The king and queen live in a beautiful palace.
  • permit [pərˈmɪt] v.
    To permit something is to let someone do it.
    → I was sick, so my mother permitted me to stay home from school.
  • protest [prəˈtest] v.
    To protest something is to argue about it with someone.
    → The people protested the decision of the president.
  • sculpture [ˈskʌlptʃə:r] n.
    A sculpture is a piece of art that is made from wood, clay, or stone.
    → We saw an old sculpture of Buddha at the museum.
  • tribe [traɪb] n.
    A tribe is a group of people who live in the same culture.
    → There’s a small tribe of people who live in the mountains of Spain.
  • youth [juːθ] n.
    Youth is a time in people’s lives when they are young.
    → My mother wanted to be a nurse in her youth.
Exercise 1

Choose the right word for the given definition.

  1. to make mad
    • a. dive
    • b. anger
    • c. mood
    • d. fee
  2. to get something and give something
    • a. lovely
    • b. palace
    • c. exchange
    • d. abroad
  3. very short
    • a. brief
    • b. forever
    • c. tribe
    • d. permit
  4. a woman who is getting married
    • a. guy
    • b. disappoint
    • c. bride
    • d. sculpture
  5. a time of being young
    • a. chase
    • b. favor
    • c. protest
    • d. youth
Exercise 2

Check (V) the one that suits the blank naturally.

  1. When my sister lost my best sweater,__________.
    • ____ a. it angered me
    • ____ b. I was in a good mood
  2. I don’t have much time, so __________.
    • ____ a. keep your story brief
    • ____ b. you can talk forever
  3. I am learning how to play the guitar, so __________.
    • ____ a. let’s get some coffee
    • ____ b. I’ll be able to play you a song soon
  4. She needed help, so __________.
    • ____ a. she asked me for a favor
    • ____ b. she chased my dog
  5. I wanted to go to the movies, but __________.
    • ____ a. Jack protested that he wanted to go to the mall
    • ____ b. she exchanged phone numbers with me
Exercise 3

Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

  1. Mary’s mother lets her stay up late.
    per_ _ _ _
  2. My friend asked me for some help.
    a fa_ _ _
  3. The police try to catch the man who took the money.
    ch_ _ _
  4. We saw a royal home while we were in France.
    pal_ _ _
  5. I will argue his choice for principal.
    pro_ _ _ _
  6. My friend was made unhappy by her bad grades.
    dis_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  7. That man walks his dog past our house every night.
    g_ _
  8. I don’t want to live for all time.
    fo_ _ _ _ _
  9. What was the cost you had to pay to see the concert?
    f_ _
  10. My dream is to go to a different country for a year.
    a_ _ _ _ _
Answer Key
Exercise 1
  1. b
  2. c
  3. a
  4. c
  5. d
Exercise 2
  1. a
  2. a
  3. b
  4. a
  5. a
Exercise 3
  1. permits
  2. favor
  3. chase
  4. palace
  5. protest
  6. disappointed
  7. guy
  8. forever
  9. fee
  10. abroad
Answer Key
The Frog Prince

A lovely princess sat by the pool and played with a sculpture of a bear. Suddenly, she dropped it, and it rolled away. She chased it, but it fell into the water. She began to cry. A large, ugly frog asked, “Why are you crying?” After the princess told him, the frog said, “I can get the sculpture. What will you give me in exchange for the favor?”

“I can pay you a fee in gold,” she said.

But the frog protested. “I want to sleep in your bed, and you must kiss me in the morning.”

“He’d die without water. So, I don’t have to keep my promise,” she thought.

The frog dove for a brief moment and got the sculpture. Then the princess ran away with it. Later, the frog went to the palace. The king told her to keep her promise. This put the princess in a bad mood. She permitted the frog to sleep on her pillow. In the morning, she gave him a kiss.

Suddenly, he turned into a guy. He said, “I’m from a kingdom abroad. In my youth, I angered a tribe of cruel witches, who turned me into a frog.”

The princess asked him, “Can I be your bride and stay with you forever?” But the prince said, “No. You disappointed me. You didn’t keep your promise.”

Reading Comprehension

Answer the questions.

  1. What is this story about?
    • a. A guy who angers a cruel witch
    • b. How people are not always what they seem to be
    • c. Why princes should go abroad to find a bride
    • d. How to keep promises made in exchange for favors
  2. The frog asked the lovely princess to __________.
    • a. be in a better mood
    • b. kiss him in the morning
    • c. dive into the pool to get the ball
    • d. permit him to live in the palace
  3. What can be assumed from the passage?
    • a. The princess was humiliated when the prince didn’t take her back to his kingdom.
    • b. The prince and princess were only happy for a brief time.
    • c. The frog protested he didn’t need gold because he was rich.
    • d. The prince was turned into a frog during his youth.
  4. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT __________.
    • a. the king made the princess keep her promise
    • b. the princess asked the prince if she could be his bride and stay with him forever
    • c. the princess chased her sculpture until it fell into the pool
    • d. the frog disappointed the princess by turning into a prince
  5. Why did the princess think she would not have to keep her promise?
    _____________
Answer Key
Answer Key
Reading Comprehension
  1. b
  2. b
  3. a
  4. d
  5. She thought the frog would die if he leaves the pool.
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