The Ugly Duckling

Sleeping Beauty

Cinderella wears a beautiful gown.

Cinderella’s new stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her.

Cinderella was forced to do hard work which makes people feel sympathy for her.

A forest spirit helps the Cinderella in a version from the Philippines.

Cinderella triumphs in the end and lives happily with the prince.

Skimming and Scanning 1.What kind of story is the Cinderella, a roma

ntic story or a horror story?

2.Does every country have the same version of the Cinderella story?

3.Are there any people starred in the Cinderella story? who are they?

(The Cinderella story is found in many different countries with sight variations. )

Read paragraph 1-2 and try to answer the following questions

1.How did Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters treat her?

(They forced her to wear old clothes and work hard.)

2.Who helped Cinderella?

3.How did the prince find Cinderella in the end?

(The prince used a glass slipper to find Cinderella. )

(A good witch helped Cinderella. )

Read paragraph 3-4 and complete the chart

versions characters variations

A_____ Cinderella has one stepsister

Philippines Cinderella a forest s____helps the Cinderella

Middle E_____ Settareh attends a New Year’s party

Irish Becan marries a p______ and lives happily

a r__ version Cinder-Elly goes to a b_______ game

pirit

rincess

asketball

frican

astern

ap

Read paragraph 5-6 and fill in the blanks

The story of Cinderella is very p______in many different countries . Perhaps there are several r______ why a lot of people like it. Firstly, it’s a r_______story, which is a popular style. Secondly, Cinderella is a kind girl with a hard life. That makes people feel s_______ for her. Finally, she faces many c________ and t_______in the end. The e______ of the story makes everyone feel happy.

opular

easonsomantic

ympathyhallenges

riumphs nding

Exercise 1 : Match column A with column B to make true sentences

A1.The African Cinderella

2.Becan

3.Cinder-Elly

4.The Philippine Cinderella

5.Settareh

6.Whitney Houston

Ba.acted in a version of the

Cinderella story.

b.attends a New Year’s party.

c.is a boy Cinderella.

d.goes to a basketball game.

e.is helped by a forest spirit.

f.has only one stepsister.

Exercise 2 : Find the words in the reading that match the definition

1.treated in a cruel or unfair way (line 6) _________

2.a long dress worn on formal occasions (line 11)______

3.differences (line 15) ________

4.ghost (line 16) ________

5.kindness （ line26 ） ________

6.wins (line 27) ________

mistreated

gown

variations

spirit

sympathy

triumphs

Homework

1.Read the article after class.

2.Do the exercises in your workbooks.