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21 Oct 2026
The Great Pumpkin Escape - What a Funny Day!
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) A giant pumpkin rolls down a road.
b) A cat finds the biggest pumpkin in a shop.
c) A pumpkin flies to the moon.
Ask:
(1) Do you like pumpkins? What colour are they?
(2) Is it windy today where you live?
VOCABULARY
giant (/ˈdʒaɪənt/, adjective)
Meaning: Very, very big.
Example: The elephant has giant ears.
wind (/wɪnd/, noun)
Meaning: Air that moves outside. You cannot see it, but you can feel it.
Example: The wind is blowing my hat off my head!
rope (/rəʊp/, noun)
Meaning: A long, strong, thick string. We use it to hold or pull things.
Example: We are pulling the rope in our school game.
roll (/rəʊl/, verb)
Meaning: To move by turning over and over, like a ball.
Example: The ball is rolling down the hill.
worried (/ˈwʌrid/, adjective)
Meaning: Feeling a little scared because something bad can happen.
Example: I am worried because my dog is lost.
catch (/kætʃ/, verb)
Meaning: To take and hold something that is moving.
Example: I catch the ball with two hands.
safe (/seɪf/, adjective)
Meaning: Not in danger. Nothing bad is happening to you.
Example: My little brother is safe in his car seat.
It is Sunday morning in October. Daniel is driving to Pumpkinfest with his wife and their baby girl. Pumpkinfest is a big autumn party at Phillips Farms in North Carolina, in the USA.
At the farm, there is a giant orange pumpkin. It is not a real pumpkin. It is full of air, and it is as tall as a house!
But today, the wind is very strong. It is pulling and pulling the ropes. Suddenly, the ropes break, and the big pumpkin is rolling down the road!
Daniel sees the pumpkin. It is coming towards his car! At first, he is laughing. Then he sees a heavy pump. It is flying behind the pumpkin. Now Daniel is worried, so he drives his car backwards.
Some kind people are running after the pumpkin. Daniel stops his car and helps them. They catch the ropes and take the air out. Now everyone is safe, and nobody is hurt.
The farm is very happy. It says thank you to the helpers and gives them free tickets to Pumpkinfest. What a funny day!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Section 8: Discussion Questions
1. What colour is the giant pumpkin?
2. Is the pumpkin real? What is inside it?
3. How does the dad feel? Why?
4. Do you like windy days? Why or why not?
5. What do you like at autumn parties?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: safe | giant | worried | wind
It is Sunday morning in October. Daniel is driving to Pumpkinfest with his wife and their baby girl. Pumpkinfest is a big autumn party at Phillips Farms in North Carolina, in the USA.
At the farm, there is a _______(1) orange pumpkin. It is not a real pumpkin. It is full of air, and it is as tall as a house!
But today, the _______(2) is very strong. It is pulling and pulling the ropes. Suddenly, the ropes break, and the big pumpkin is rolling down the road!
Daniel sees the pumpkin. It is coming towards his car! At first, he is laughing. Then he sees a heavy pump. It is flying behind the pumpkin. Now Daniel is _______(3), so he drives his car backwards.
Some kind people are running after the pumpkin. Daniel stops his car and helps them. They catch the ropes and take the air out. Now everyone is _______(4), and nobody is hurt.
The farm is very happy. It says thank you to the helpers and gives them free tickets to Pumpkinfest. What a funny day!
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of the story?
a) The wind takes a giant air pumpkin down a road, and kind people catch it.
b) A family grows a giant pumpkin for a party.
c) A dad buys a pumpkin at the farm.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. The giant pumpkin is full of air. T/F
2. The wind is very weak. T/F
3. The helpers get free tickets to Pumpkinfest. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put the events in order. Write 1, 2 or 3.
a) ___ Kind people catch the ropes.
b) ___ The ropes break in the wind.
c) ___ The pumpkin rolls down the road.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. giant
2. wind
3. rope
4. worried
5. safe
a) not in danger
b) air that moves outside
c) very, very big
d) a little scared
e) a long, strong, thick string
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
Choose the best word to complete each sentence.
1. The pumpkin is rolling because the wind is ______.
a) strong
b) sleepy
c) small
2. I think the helpers are very ______.
a) kind
b) angry
c) sad
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.
1. A) down | B) The pumpkin | C) the road. | D) is | E) rolling
2. A) the | B) catch | C) Kind | D) ropes. | E) people
ANSWER KEY
Answer Key
Warm Up: a) A giant pumpkin rolls down a road.
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) giant, (2) wind, (3) worried, (4) safe
Section 2: Main Idea
a) The wind takes a giant air pumpkin down a road, and kind people catch it.
Section 3: True or False
1. True
2. False (The wind is very strong.)
3. True
Section 4: Put Events in Order
a) 3 – Kind people catch the ropes.
b) 1 – The ropes break in the wind.
c) 2 – The pumpkin rolls down the road.
Section 5: Vocab Match
1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – e, 4 – d, 5 – a
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. a) strong
2. a) kind
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. B – D – E – A – C: The pumpkin is rolling down the road.
2. C – E – B – A – D: Kind people catch the ropes.
Section 8: Discussion Questions (model answers)
1. It is orange.
2. No, it is not real. It is full of air.
3. He is laughing, but he is also worried because a heavy pump is flying behind the pumpkin.
4. Open answer, e.g. Yes, I like windy days because I fly my kite.
5. Open answer, e.g. I like the games, the pumpkins and the food.
Thank you for your feedback!