SectionAWhatareyourfavourite

stories?SectionB1a-1dUNIT

8

Once

upon

a

Timehttp://www.xyybTheEmperor'sNew

ClothesBehonestandbraveto

tell

the

truth.TheLionandtheMouseKindnessisneverwasted.The

ChineseFarmer

WhoLost

HisHorseUnluckythingsmayturnout

well.Andgoodthingscould

gowrongtoo.What

can

stories

teach

us?Stories

can

teach

us

lessons.Lookand

say.Doyouknowthis

storyfromthepicture?The

Ugly

Duckling(丑小鴨)

Look

and

share·Whatdoyouthink

happens

in

this

story?·Describeeachpictureinone

sentence.The

cat

and

the

hen

didn't

like

him

eitherbecause

hecouldn't

purr

or

lay

eggs.Theother

birds

thought

that

hewasugly

anddidn'twant

himto

live

withthem.Adifferent

little"duckling"came

out

froman

egg.The

uglyduckling

turnedintoaswan

Look

and

shareLookatthepictures.Number

thepictures.32

4

1Onceuponatime,there

was

a

mother

duck.She

hadsixlittleducklings

Fiveof

theducklingsweresmall

and

yellow,butche

last

duckling

was

big

and

grey.

"He doesn’t

look

like

us!What

an

ugly

duckling!"the

otherducklings

said."That's

not

nice!"said

Mother

Duck.“He's

still

a

duck

like

us!"At

the

river,the

ugly

duckling

swam

well,just

like

all

the

other

ducklings.Butthe

other

ducklings

still

laughed

at

him

and

told

him

to

go

away.It

made

thepoor

duckling

very

sad,so

he

decided

to

search

for

a

new

home.He

metmany

other

birds

butallof

themthoughtthathewasuglytoo.Theydidnotwanthimtolivewiththem.Oneday,theducklingmeta

cat

and

a

hep.“May

I

staywith

you?”he

askedhopefully.But

the

two

animals

saidno.They

didnot

likehimbecause

he

couldnotpurrorlay

eggs!Some

days

later,theugly

duckling

cameto

a

lake.

There,hesawthreebeautifulswans

with

longnecks

andwhite

feathers.

"I

wish

I

looked

like

you!"hecried."My

friend,you

do

look

like

us!Look

in

the

water!"one

ofthe

swans

said.Theduckling

looked

down,and

to

his

surprise,he

saw

that

he

was

abeautiful

white

swan

too!Thestoryisadapted

fremHans

ChristianAndersenThe

UglyDuckling.Check

youP

anguerSPre-reading

The

Ugly

Duckling

丑小鴨TheUglyDucklingOnce

upon

a

time,there

was

a

mother

duck.She

hadsix

little

ducklings.Five

oftheducklings

weresmallandyellow,butthelastducklingwasbigandgrey."Hedoesn'tlooklike

us!What

an

ugly

duckling!”the

otherducklingssaid.“That'snot

nice!"said

Mother

Duck."He'sstilladucklikeus!”At

the

river,the

uglyducklingswamwell,justlikeall

theotherducklings.Butthe

other

ducklingsstill

laughedat

him

and

told

him

to

go

away.It

made

thepoor

duckling

very

sad,so

he

decided

to

search

for

a

new

home.He

met

manyother

birds,but

all

ofthem

thought

that

he

was

ugly

too.They

did

not

want

himtolivewiththem.Oneday,theducklingmeta

cat

and

a

hen."May

I

stay

with

you?"he

askedhopefully.But

the

two

animals

said

no.They

did

not

like

him

because

he

couldnot

purr

or

lay

eggs!Some

days

later,the

ugly

duckling

came

to

a

lake.There,he

saw

three

beautifulswans

with

long

necks

and

white

feathers."I

wish

I

looked

like

you!"he

cried."My

friend,you

do

look

like

us!Look

in

the

water!"one

of

the

swans

said.Theduckling

looked

down,and

to

his

surprise,he

saw

that

he

was

a

beautiful

whiteswan

too!Read

the

story

adapted

from

Hans

Christian

Andersen's

The

Ugly

Duckling.Discuss

the

question

with

a

partner.Istheuglyduckling

a

realduck?No,heisn't.He

isabeautifulwhiteswan.Amotherduck,fivelittleducklingsandanugly

duckling.2.How

was

theuglyduckling

differentfromtheotherducklings

insizeandcolour?Howwashe

similartothem?bedifferent

frombesimilar

toThe

ugly

duckling

was

bigandgrey,while

theotherducklings

weresmalland

yellow.He

was

still

a

duck

like

other

ducks.TheUglyDucklmgOnce

upon

a

time,there

was

a

mother

duck,

Shehadsx

fittle

ducklings.Five

of

the

ducklings

were

small

andyellow.butthelast

ducklingwas

big

andgrey."He doesn't

look

like

us!What

anuglyduckling"the

otherducklings

said."That'snotnice!"saidMotherDuck."He's

still

a

ducklike

us!"Let's

scan!1.Whatarethemain

characters?Read

Para.1andanswerthequestions.The

UglyDucklingOnce

upon

a

time,there

was

a

mother

duck.She

had

six

little

ducklings.

Fiveof

theducklingswere

small

andyellow,but

the

last

duckling

was

big

and

grey.“He

doesn't

look

like

us!①What

an

ugly

duckling

!②”theother

ducklings

said.“That's

not

nice!"said

Mother

Duck.“He's

still

aduck

like

us!”2.What

did

the

ugly

duckling

search

for?Why

?He

searched

for

a

new

home.Becausehewantedto

find

happiness

and

beloved

for

who

he

really

was.At

the

river,the

ugly

duckling

swam

well,just

like

all

the

other

ducklings.

Butthe

other

ducklings

still

laughed

athim

andtoldhimto

go

away.It

made

the

poorducklingverysad,sohedecidedto

searchfor

a

new

home.He

met

manyother

birds,

but

all

of

them

thought

that

he

was

ugly

too.They

did

not

want

himto

live

with

them.The

ugly

duckling,the

otherducklings

and

many

other

birds.1.What

are

the

main

charactersof

this

paragraph?Read

Para.2andanswerthequestions.acceptance

and

belonging(接納和歸屬感)Attheriver,theuglyducklingswamwell,justlike

all

the

other

ducklings.Buttheotherducklingsstilllaughedathim

and

told

him

to

go

away.

Itlaugh

at

sb.

decide

to

do

sth.

tell

sb.(not)to

do

sth.madethepoorducklingverysad,sohe

decidedto

search

for

a

new

home.Hemetmanyotherbirds,butallof

them

thoughtthat

he

was

ugly

too.Theydidnotwanthimtolivewith

them.wantsb.todo

sth.livewithsb.賓語從句The

ugly

duckling,a

cat

and

a

hen.2.Did

they

accept

the

ugly

duckling?Why

or

why

not?No,they

didn't.Because

he

could

not

purr

or

lay

eggs.1.What

are

the

main

charactersof

this

paragraph?Read

Para.3

andanswer

the

questions.hopefilly.Butthetwoanimals

saidno.Theydidnotlike

himbecause

he

couldnotpurorlaycgs!One

day,the

duckling

met

a

cat

and

a

hen."May

I

stay

with

you?"he

askedOneday,theducklingmetacat

and

a

hen.“MayIstaywithyou?”heasked

hopefully.Butthetwoanimalssaid

no.

They

did

not

like

himbecausehecouldnotpurr

or

lay

eggs!③原因狀語從句The

ugly

duckling

and

threebeautiful

swans.2.What

did

the

swans

look

like?Were

they

friendly

to

the

ugly

duckling?The

swans

had

long

necks

and

white

feathers.Yes,they

were.Some

days

later,the

ugly

duckling

came

to

a

lakc.There,he

saw

three

beautifulswanswith

long

necks

and

white

feathers."I

wish

I

looked

like

you!"he

cried."Myfriend,youdoloklikeus!Lookin

the

water!"one

ofheswans

said.Theduckling

lookcd

down,and

to

his

surprise,he

saw

that

he

was

a

beautiful

white

swan

too!1.What

are

the

main

charactersof

this

paragraph?Read

Para.4andanswerthequestions.Some

days

later,the

ugly

duckling

came

to

a

lake.There,he

saw

threebeautiful

swanswithlongnecksandwhitefeathers.“IwishIlookedlike

you!”he

cried.“My

friend,you

do

look

like

us!Look

in

the

water!”

oneof

theswanssaid④.Theducklinglookeddown,andtohissurprise,hesaw

that

hewasabeautifulwhite

swan

too!賓語從句WeonlylikeanimalsYou're

big

and

grey,

We

want

you

to

go

I'm

not

happy

here.withspecialskills.but

we're

small

and

away.You

Is

there

a

right

placeYou

are

welcome

yellow.You’re

very

cannot

live

with

for

me

out

there?here

only

if

you

can

ugly

because

you

don't

us

because

you'repurr

or

lay

eggs.

look

like

us.

too

ugly!1.

D

2.

B

3.C4.AB.ThefiveducklingsD.Thecat

andthe

henA.TheuglyducklingC.Theotherbirds

Matchthecharacterswiththeiropinions.Canyougivethesecharactersany

advice?“We

only

like

animals

with

special

skills.You

arewelcome

here

only

if

you

can

purr

or

lay

eggs."Don't

judgeothersbywhatthey

can

or

cannot

do.Not

everyone

looks

or

actsthe

same,butthat'swhatmakes

the

world

interesting.Bekindtoothersandhelp

themwhen

you

can.Canyougivethesecharactersany

advice?“You're

big

and

gery,but

we're

small

and

yellow.You're

veryuglybecause

you

don't

look

like

us."Bekindto

others,even

if

they

look

different

fromyou.Laughing

at

others

doesn'tmakeyou

better.Beingfriendlycanmakebothyou

and

othershappier.Canyougivethesecharactersany

advice?“We

want

you

to

go

away.You

cannot

live

with

usbecause

you're

too

ugly!”