Say if the following statements are True or False.

1. On the evening of the grand ball the whole Kingdom was filled with merriment and cheer.

2. Cinderella and the Prince never left each other’s side at the ball.

3. Royal servants searched the Kingdom door to door carrying the glass slipper but could not find Ella.

4. 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.

- Cinderella’s - her stepmother’s - her stepsisters’ - her godmother’s - the servant’s - the Prince’s

1) Sweep the chimney. 2) You must look beautiful. 3) But I must warn you about one thing. 4) I would be honoured, Your Highness. 5) It’s so dainty, so smooth. 6) It doesn’t fit either of you.

 

Language Focus

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.

1. Once ____ a time.

2. They were jealous ____ Ella.

3. She slept in cinders ____ the fireplace.

4. Her heart pounded ____ excitement.

5. ___ the evening ____ the grand ball.

6. They swept ___ the house.

7. A coach drawn ____ four slim black horses.

8. She smiled gently ___ Cinderella.

9. ___ the stroke____ twelve.

10. Except ___ the Prince

11. A hush fell ___ the room.

12. She tore herself ____ the Prince’s arms.

13. They searched the Kingdom door __ door.

14. ___ the night ____ the ball.

15. Kneeling ___ her ___ shame.

B.

1. Because she was _____ beautiful.

2. They _____ made her sleep in cinders.

3. Ella is ___ fine a name.

4. She would have to stay home ____ alone.

5. She smiled ____ ____ gently.

6. The girl was their _____ own Cinderella.

7. It was _____ _____ tight.

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

 

Follow-Up Activities

Reproduce the situations from the tale where these phrasal verbs were used (see ex. 3.2.).

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

 

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

Go through the list of words below to avoid any difficulty of understanding.

be put out - to feel upset or offended

scurry [ÈskÃrI] - 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 [ÈlQNgwId] - lazily slow and peaceful

Dodo

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

 

Listening Exercises

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.

Listen to the fairy tale again, passage by passage, focusing on the details of the events described.