1. Unit 8 Fables and Fairy Tales Lesson A Animal Tales

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

4. hare [hɛə] lion tortoise grasshopper fox mouse ant frog crow [krəu] 12 3
hare [hɛə]
lion
tortoise 4 6 5
grasshopper
fox
mouse 8 9 7
ant
frog
crow [krəu]

5. 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]

6. I’m small and I can jump high.

7. I’m small and I love cheese!

8. I’m small and I work hard.

9. I’m black and I can fly.

10. I’m green and I can hop.

11. I’m clever and I look like a dog.

12. I carry my house on my back.

13. I’m similar to a rabbit.

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

15. Pre-listening

16. 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。

17. tie 捆绑
rope
绳, 索

18. cheese 奶酪
chew 咀嚼

19. nap 小睡

20. cross 穿过

21. 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

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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. Summary

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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.