Review
Tell something about the Monkey King.
The Monkey King is the main character in Journey to the West.
His name’s Sun Wukong. He is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!
Yeah. This is because he can make 72 changes to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.
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Warming up
Look at the picture. Do you know this story?
What’s the name of this story?
The Emperor’s New Clothes.
Can you tell the story briefly?
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Listen again and fill in the blanks.
This story is about an emperor who loved _______.
Two _________ came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.
The emperor had to ______ them silk and gold, but they _____ everything for themselves. They were trying to cheat the emperor.
When the emperor ________ at himself, he only ______ his underwear.
Nobody wanted to sound stupid. But suddenly, a young boy _______, “Look! The emperor isn’t _______ any clothes. ”
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Listen and answer the questions.
1. What’s the name of the story?
The Emperor’s New Clothes.
2. Is it a traditional Chinese story?
No, it isn’t. It’s from Europe.
3. What was the emperor’s hobby?
He liked new clothes. He loved buying and looking at his new clothes.
4. Why were the new clothes special?
Because people couldn’t see the new clothes unless they were clever.
5. How do we know that the two brothers were really trying to cheat the emperor?
Because they kept all the gold and silk for themselves.
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Tell the story
Use the pictures in 1c to tell the story.
Once upon a time, there was an emperor. He loved clothes very much. He loved buying clothes and looked at his beautiful clothes.
Two brothers came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor. They said people couldn’t see the clothes unless they were clever.
In fact, the two brothers were really trying to cheat the emperor. They asked for much gold and silk and kept them for themselves.
When the emperor looked at himself, he only saw his underwear. But he didn’t want people to think he was stupid. So he said his new clothes were really beautiful.
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New words
stepmother n. 继母
e.g. Luckily to her, her
stepmother was kind to her.
幸运的是,她的继母对她很好。
wife n. 妻子; 太太
e.g. He phoned his wife to say he’d be late.
他打电话告诉他太太说要晚到。
husband n. 丈夫
e.g. Mrs. Brown lost her husband in the crowd.
在人群中布朗太太和丈夫走散了。
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Reading
Match each description below with the correct scene.
A. The children get lost.
B. The children wake up.
C. The children cannot find the pieces of bread.
D. Gretel learns about Hansel’s plan.
E. The children surprise the parents.
F. Hansel has to change his plan.
G. The children learn that something bad is going to happen.
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Read the play again and answer the questions.
1. Why does the wife tell her husband to leave the children in the moonlight?
The weather was so dry that no food would grow. If they didn’t left the children to die in the forest the whole family would die.
2. What does Hansel go out to get?
He gets some stones.
3. Why does he do it in the moonlight?
Because they’ll be able to see the stones in the bright moon.
4. How do Hansel and Gretel find their way home?
Because Hansel is dropping white stones along the way. When the moon is shining bright, they’ll be able to see the stones and find their way home.
5. Why do Hansel and Gretel get lost the second time?
Because they can’t see any bread on the ground. Maybe the birds ate them.
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Homework
1. Read the play again after school.
2. Try to act out the play in groups of four. One is Gretel, one is Hansel, one is Husband, one is Wife.
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