Period 3 Oxford English Module 4 Things we enjoy 12 The giant’s gardenThe giant’s garden

Watch and enjoy

2 the giant / garden / children / like to play / have a lot of fun find the children / angry / get out build / a tall wall / cannot come / bring / does not bring Look and retell

knock down / any time / never come late do not visit / not kind to lovely sounds / flower / happy children / through / bring cold / sad Look and retell

In a big castle lives a giant. He is strong and tall. He has a lovely garden. Children like the garden very much. But the giant does not like children. He does not want them to play in his garden. One day, the giant is very angry because he find some children playing in his garden. He drives the children away and builds a wall around his garden. The children cannot play in it any more. Read and learn － From a little boy

From then on, Miss Spring does not come to the giant’s garden. Miss Autumn and Miss Summer do not come either. It is always winter in the giant’s garden. The giant feels sad and lonely. One morning, some children come into the garden through a hole. They bring Miss Spring there. Winter goes away. The garden is green and lively again. The giant is very happy to see flowers and birds in his garden. He knocks down the wall and says to the children, “Welcome to play in my garden any time”. Read and learn

Different people may tell the same story in different ways. Do you want to have your own script?

Giant Child 1Child 2 Miss Spring Miss SummerMiss Autumn Look and say

Step 1: Form groups of six. Step 2: Choose a role you want to play in your group. Read and act

Act I Background: The giant’s garden Child 1: It’s a sunny day. Let’s play games here. Child 2: (cheer) Hurray, ha, ha. Child 2: (point to the garden) Hey, there’s a big garden. So many flowers there. Let’s go inside. Child 1: No, no, no! Don’t do that! That’s the giant’s garden. He’s so tall and strong. He doesn’t like anyone else going into his garden. Child 2: But now, there’s no one in the garden. Shall we play there for a while? Child 1: Let’s go and have a look. Child 2: There’s no one inside. Child 1 & Child 2: (play in the garden) Read and act

Step 3: Practise in your group. Act I Background: The giant’s garden Child 1: It’s a sunny day. Let’s play games here. Child 2: (cheer) Hurray, ha, ha. Child 2: (point to the garden) Hey, there’s a big garden. So many flowers there. Let’s go inside. Child 1: No, no, no! Don’t do that! That’s the giant’s garden. He’s so tall and strong. He doesn’t like anyone else going into his garden. Child 2: But now, there’s no one in the garden. Shall we play there for a while? Child 1: Let’s go and have a look. Child 2: There’s no one inside. Child 1 & Child 2: (play in the garden)

Act I

Act II Giant: I’m a giant. I’m back from a friend's home. What are you doing in my garden? Children: (run away) The giant is back. Giant: The garden is mine. I must build a tall wall around the garden. (build the wall) Child 1: The garden now must be very beautiful, but we can’t see. Child 2: If we can play in the garden, we’ll be happy. Miss Autumn: Spring is coming. Here and there outside the garden, flowers are blooming. Miss Summer: Here, the giant’s garden is still in winter. Miss Spring: I don’t like the giant. He’s not kind to children. Giant: It’s too cold in my garden. Where’s Miss Spring? Read and act Step 3: Practise in your group.

Act II

Act III Child 1: Maybe the giant isn’t at home. I really want to play in the garden. Child 2: Hey, come here! Let’s play in the giant’s garden. The giant isn’t in now. Child 1 & Child 2: (crawl) Wow, we’re coming. Child 1: The birds are singing and dancing. Child 2: What a beautiful garden! Read and act Step 3: Practise in your group.

Act III Giant: Really beautiful! Hooray! Miss Spring is here! Child 1 & Child 2: (see the giant and feel sorry) We’re so sorry. We’ll go outside right now. Giant: Never mind! Never mind! Children! Welcome to my garden! It’s our garden. Child 1: Really? Really? Yeah! Giant: Let’s knock down the wall. OK? Child 1 & Child 2: OK! Miss Spring, Miss Summer, Miss Autumn: Without children, the garden won’t become beautiful! Read and act Step 3: Practise in your group.

Act III

Act I-Act III Act out the story

What do you learn from the story? Think and say

The roses in her hand, the flavour in mine. Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. － Bacon A single flower does not make a spring. Do well and have well.

1.Listen to and read Student’s Book pages 80 to Finish Workbook page 73.