2.3. Say if the following statements are True or False.
On the evening of the grand ball the whole Kingdom was filled with merriment and cheer.
Cinderella and the Prince never left each other’s side at the ball.
Royal servants searched the Kingdom door to door carrying the glass slipper but could not find Ella.
Cinderella and the Prince got married and the Kingdom prospered in peace and happiness for ever after.
2.4. Listen to the tape and say whose these words are? Choose the answers from the list below.
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- Cinderella’s - her stepmother’s - her stepsisters’ - her godmother’s - the servant’s - the Prince’s |
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3. Language Focus
3.1. Fill in the gaps with a) the prepositions and b) the intensifiers used in the text. Then listen to the recording again and check your answers.
A.
Once ____ a time.
They were jealous ____ Ella.
She slept in cinders ____ the fireplace.
Her heart pounded ____ excitement.
___ the evening ____ the grand ball.
They swept ___ the house.
A coach drawn ____ four slim black horses .
She smiled gently ___ Cinderella.
___ the stroke____ twelve.
Except ___ the Prince
A hush fell ___ the room.
She tore herself ____ the Prince’s arms.
They searched the Kingdom door __ door.
___ the night ____ the ball.
Kneeling ___ her ___ shame.
B.
Because she was _____ beautiful.
They _____ made her sleep in cinders.
Ella is ___ fine a name.
She would have to stay home ____ alone.
She smiled ____ ____ gently.
The girl was their _____ own Cinderella.
It was _____ _____ tight.
3.2. Match the verbs in the left-hand columns with the postpositions in the right hand columns to make phrasal verbs which were used in the recording.
1. play 8. run 1. by 7. around
2. take 9. look 2. down 8. back
3. go 10. slip 3. up
4. flood 11. come 4. over
5. dash 12. try 5. off
6. get 13. put 6. on
7. walk
4. Follow-Up Activities
4.1. Reproduce the situations from the tale where these phrasal verbs were used (see ex. 3.2.).
4.2. Give a brief summary of the fairy tale.
Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: Alice in Wonderland by L.Carroll
Cassette: From Recordings for Children
1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
1.1. Go through the list of words below to avoid any difficulty of understanding.
be put out - to feel upset or offended
scurry [] - to move quickly with short steps
nibble - to eat by taking very small bites
shed - to drop sth or allow it to fall
capital - (old fashioned) excellent
languid [] - lazily slow and peaceful
D
odo
Duck
Lorry - curious birds and creatures
Eaglet
1.2. Make sure you understand the following sayings:
as sure as ferrets are ferrets - как дважды два четыре
like a streak of lighting - very fast
2. Listening Exercises
2.1. Listen to the fairy tale and identify its main character by choosing from the prompts given below.
a) the White Rabbit
b) a little girl, Alice
c) The Caterpillar
2.2. State the main events of the story:
a) Alice’s troubles with getting into a garden so as to play with the White Rabbit.
b) Alice’s adventures in a dream.
c) Alice’s troubles with not remembering properly the things that she used to learn at school.
2.3. Listen to the fairy tale again, passage by passage, focusing on the details of the events described.
Passage 1
1. Listen to the first passage picking out the information about Alice. Complete the following statements choosing the correct prompt:
1. Alice was beginning to get very tired
a) of sitting by her sister on the bank and answering her lessons
b) of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do
2. Alice couldn’t think clearly
a) for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid
b) because she was tired after her morning lessons at school
3. Alice thought that reading, writing and arithmetic were
a) difficult things to do
b) an awful bore
4. Alice didn’t want to work any more because
a) she wanted to go and play with Dinah
b) she wanted to go and play in the garden
c) she didn’t like to add up, subtract and multiply