1. A. Read the story and fill in the blanks. enteredreadsuccessfulcheered touchinggiveninterestedsold Hans Christian Andersen （安徒生） was famous for his fairy tales （童話故事）. He was born in Denmark （丹麥） in 1805. Andersen was very (1) in arts when he was a little boy. At the age of fourteen, he left his hometown and started a new life as a singer, a dancer, and an actor （演員） in a big city. However, he wasn’t (2) at first and became very poor. Later in his life, Andersen was (3) a lot of money from a rich person and he used the money to go to university （大學） and (4) the world of writing. Andersen’s first book of fairy tales was published in 1835. This book (5) well, so he kept writing stories. In his whole life, Andersen wrote 168 fairy tales before he died in 1875. Andersen’s fairy tales were written not only for young children but also for people of all ages. Because these stories are (6) and easy to understand, they are still very popular today. Hans Christian Andersen interested successful given entered sold touching

2. B. Reading Comprehension How old was Andersen when he died? (A) He was 70. (B) He was 75. (C) He was 80. (D) He was 85. What was Andersen interested in when he was a little boy? (A) He was interested in movies. (B) He was interested in writing. (C) He was interested in arts. (D) He was interested in traveling.

3. How could Andersen have money to study at university? (A) His books sold well and he got a lot of money. (B) He got the money from a rich person. (C) He borrowed the money from his friend. (D) He stole the money from a rich person. How many fairy tales did Andersen write in his whole life? (A) He wrote 100 fairy tales. (B) He wrote 150 fairy tales. (C) He wrote 168 fairy tales. (D) He wrote 200 fairy tales. Who were Andersen’s fairy tales written for? (A) They were written for his own children. (B) They were written for people in Denmark. (C) They were written for people of all ages. (D) They were written for himself.

4. 1. Which of these Andersen’s fairy tales have you read before? 2. Are you interested in reading fairy tales? 3. What do you think of Andersen’s fairy tales? Were they written for children only? I have read all the fairy tales when I was in elementary school. Yes, I’m very interested in reading fairy tales because they’re easy to understand and very interesting. I think they were written both for old people and children. So people of all ages can read them. C. Discuss and Write The Little Mermaid 小美人魚 The Ugly Duckling 醜小鴨 The Little Match Girl 賣火柴的小女孩 The Emperor’s New Clothes 國王的新衣 The Princess And The Pea 豌豆公主