Unit 6
An old man tried to move the mountains.
Section B
2a- 3b

old traditional
Chinese
stories
old traditional stories
for kids
Fairy tales are
.
Little Red Riding Hood
(western)
Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Grimm brothers
from Germany
the beginning of 19th century
great works of literature（文学）
Hansel and Gretel
What information can you get from the picture?
Is there something usual? What’s it?
Skim the text and find out what the kids are eating.
a house made of
cake, bread and
candy
a candy house
Why are they eating a candy house?
What happened to them?
Read the first paragraph of Hansel and Gretel. Try to get more information.
Did the family live in harmony(和谐)?
What did the stepmother want to do with the kids?
What will be the most important two verbs in the following scenes?
Can you predict how the fairy tale will continue（继续）?
Read and think about the main idea of the tale.
The following pictures may help you !
Discuss “What does the tale mainly tell us?”
How Hansel and Gretel saved themselves
from their stepmother.
Read and find out how many times the stepmother
tried to kill the kids, while how the kids saved
themselves.
Twice
. The children get lost.
. The children wake up.
. The children cannot find the pieces of bread.
. Gretel learns about Hansel's plan.
. The children surprise the parents.
. Hansel has to change his plan.
. The children learn that something bad is
going to happen.
2c. Match each description below with the
correct scene. Underline the key words.
SCENE ONE：______________________
Gretel: Did you hear our stepmother
planning to kill us?
Hansel: Don’t worry! I have a plan to save us.
Gretel: How can you save us?
Hansel: Be quiet! I’m going outside to get
something in the moonlight. Now, go
to sleep.
G The children learn that something
bad is going to happen.
What is he going to get?
SCENE TWO：______________________
Wife: Get up, lazy children!
Husband: Yes, dears. You must come with
me to the forest to get wood.
Wife: Here’s some bread. Don’t eat it until
you get to the forest.
B The children wake up.
Really?
SCENE THREE_____________________
Gretel: Hansel, what are you doing?
Hansel: I’m dropping white stones along the
way. Unless I do, we’ll be lost.
Tonight, when the moon is shining
bright, we'll be able to see the stones.
D Gretel learns about Hansel's plan.
SCENE FOUR_____________________
Wife: You bad children! What a long time
you slept in the forest!
Husband: We thought you were
never coming back.
Wife: Now, go to bed. As soon as you wake up,
you must go to the forest with your father.
Hansel: What, again? I want to go out to look at
the moon.
Wife: No. You can’t go out now.
E The children surprise the parents.
To get white stones
Do something
different
我们原以为……
SCENE FIVE:________________________
Gretel: What can we do? You have no more
stones.
Hansel: I'll drop pieces of bread. As soon as
the moon rises, we can follow them
instead.
F Hansel has to change his plan.
SCENE SIX: ___________________
Gretel: I can’t see any bread on the ground.
Maybe it was the birds.
Hansel: Never mind! Just keep walking. Unless
we do, we won’t find our way out.
C The children cannot find the
pieces of bread.
No matter what happens
SCENE SEVEN：________________________
Gretel: Hansel, we’re really lost!
Hansel: Listen! That bird’s song is so beautiful
that we should follow it.
Gretel: Look! It’s leading us to that wonderful
house made of bread, cake and candy.
Hansel: Let’s eat part of the house!
A The children get lost.
While reading, we can get
the main idea from the key
words and expressions .
(Then they hear an old woman's voice from
inside the house.) Voice: Who is that? Who is
brave enough to eat my house?
Who might the old woman be?
A witch?
Introducing a new character(角色)and
leading in to another scene
Think of some adjectives(形容词) to describe
the four characters(人物).
stepmother:
Father:
Hansel:
Gretel:
mean(刻薄的 ), evil(邪恶的 ), cruel(残忍的)
cowardly(懦弱的 ), foolish(愚蠢的) weak
brave(勇敢的 ), smart
scared, worried,
Act out the play with your own words.
Show the personalities(性格) of each person.
The following pictures may help you, so please
try without books.
You fool! We have no food now!
3b. Complete the summary of the play.
Gretel heard that their___________ planned
to ______ her and her brother. But Hansel had a plan to _______ himself and his sister. He went to get some white______ before he went to bed that night. The next day, the wife sent the children to the_______. Hansel _______the stones as they walked. Later that night, they could see the stones because of the shining_____. The stones showed them the way home. Hansel wanted to get some more
stepmother
kill
save
stones
forest
dropped
moon
stones, but his stepmother did not let him go out. The next morning, the wife sent the
children to the forest again. Hansel had no stones, so he dropped _______of _____. But
the______ ate them, so Hansel and Gretel were _______ in the forest. They walked until they saw a ______made of food. Hansel
wanted to______ the house, but then they heard the voice of an old _______coming from the house.
pieces
bread
birds
lost
house
eat
woman
What makes a play interesting?
Contradiction and conflict 矛盾冲突
Narrator旁白 :
Acts/ scenes场景:
Stage direction:
舞台说明
words in the brackets
the background背景
Scene1,Scene2,Scene3…
written English
spoken English
helps us to know the play better
What kind of article is this?
A Play
dialogues
Language points
One year, the weather was so dry that no
food would grow.
2. Unless I do, we’ll be lost.
3. We thought you were never coming back.
4. As soon as you wake up, you must go to
the forest with your father.
1. ___________ her father died, the stepsisters
made her do all the chores.
2. She was____ busy _____ she had no time to
make a dress for the party.
3. The mice knew that ___________ they
helped her make a dress, she would not be
able to go to the party.
4. ___________ the prince saw her, he fell in
love with her.
Fill in the blanks with unless, as soon as
or so ... that. (Cinderella)
As soon as
so that
unless
As soon as
5. The prince knew that _________ the girl’s
foot could fit the shoe, it was not the right girl.
6. The new couple were ____ happy ______ they
couldn’t stop smiling when they got married.
unless
so that
Homework
Finish off the exercises in the book.
Act out the play .
Write your own story about Hansel and Gretel.
Read the end of the fairy tale, and try to write a few scenes.
Thank You!