Unit 8 Fables and Fairy Tales Lesson A Animal Tales

What animal sign were you born under? I was born in the year of the dog.

hare [hɛə] lion tortoise grasshopper fox mouse ant frog crow [krəu] 1 2 3 hare [hɛə] lion tortoise 4 6 5 grasshopper fox mouse 8 9 7 ant frog crow [krəu]

Match each animal to the sentence that best describes it. I’m small and I can jump high. I’m small and I love cheese! I’m small and I work hard. I’m black and I can fly. I’m green and I can hop. I’m clever and I look like a dog. I carry my house on my back. I’m similar to a rabbit. Another name for me is “King of the Jungle”. [ 'dʒʌŋgəl]

I’m small and I can jump high.

I’m small and I love cheese!

I’m small and I work hard.

I’m black and I can fly.

I’m green and I can hop.

I’m clever and I look like a dog.

I carry my house on my back.

I’m similar to a rabbit.

Another name for me is “King of the Jungle”. I’m clever and I look like a dog.

Pre-listening

Pre-listening fable /'feibl/ n. 寓言 A fable is a short story that teaches a lesson, typically with animals as characters (主人公). 寓言是用假托的故事寄寓意味深长的道理，给人以启示、教育。一般比较短小，故事的主人公通常是拟人化的动物。

tie 捆绑 rope 绳, 索

cheese 奶酪 chew 咀嚼

nap 小睡

cross 穿过

Pre-listening 看不见，在视野之外 自信的 释放 out of sight confident /'kɔnfidənt/ adj. release /ri'li:s/ vt. 自信的 释放

Listen to these four fables. Write the number of each story in the box. 2 1 4 3

Listen again. Circle True or False. 1. The lion ate the mouse. True False 2. The tortoise won the race. 3. The grasshopper worked hard. 4. The fox ate the cheese.

Listen again. Match the title of each story to its main point. 1.The Lion and the Mouse. a. Small friends are important, too. 2. The Tortoise and the Hare b. It’s best to prepare for the future. 3. The Ant and the Grasshopper c. Slow and steady wins every time. 4. The Fox and the Crow d. Be careful about kind words from a stranger.

Summary

A lion caught a mouse. He was going to Fill in the blanks A lion caught a mouse. He was going to the mouse, but the mouse said, “Please don’t eat me! Someday I can you." The lion the mouse. Many months later, some hunters caught the lion. They time to a tree. While the men were sleeping, the mouse through the ropes and the lion escaped! eat help released tied chewed

Fill in the blanks A hare challenged a tortoise to a race. “I’m going to win! You are too slow." said the hare, and he raced . Later in the race, the hare sat down under a tree and took a time When he woke up, he saw the slow tortoise the finish line! out of sight confident nap crossing

Fill in the blanks It was summer. An ant was hard while a grasshopper watched. “Come and with me. Don’t work so hard.” Said the grasshopper. “I have to work,” said the ant. “You , too.” The grasshopper . “I’m ”. But when winter came, the grasshopper had no food, and the ant had plenty to eat. working play should laughed having fun

sitting One summer day, a fox a crow in a tree. The crow had some Fill in the blanks One summer day, a fox a crow in a tree. The crow had some in his mouth. The fox the cheese. He said to the crow, “Hello, Mr. Crow. You are a very beautiful bird! What about your ?Is it beautiful, too? Let me it. ” The crow his mouth to speak and the cheese to the ground. The fox quickly the cheese. saw sitting cheese wanted voice hear opened fell ate

Homework among your classmates and make a report. 1) Conduct a survey on favorite fables among your classmates and make a report. 2) Preview the text and design questions according to the text.