(课件网) Unit 8 Once Upon a Time 8.4 Section B (1a—2b) What′s your favourite story book Can you introduce it 1a Look at the pictures. What do you think happens in this story Number the pictures. 3 2 4 1 1b Read the story adapted from Hans Christian Andersen′s The Ugly Duckling. Discuss the question with a partner. Is the ugly duckling a real duck The Ugly Duckling Once upon a time，there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow，but the last duckling was big and grey. “He doesn′t look like us! What an ugly duckling!” the other ducklings 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. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad，so he decided to search for a new home. He met many other birds，but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. One day，the duckling met a cat and a hen.“May I stay with you ” he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs! Some days later，the ugly duckling came to a lake. There，he saw three beautiful swans 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. The duckling looked down，and to his surprise，he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too! Is the ugly duckling a real duck No，he isn′t. He is a swan. 1c Read again and answer the questions. 1. How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings in size and colour How was he similar to them 2. What did the ugly duckling search for Why 3. What did the swans look like Were they friendly to the ugly duckling 4. What do you think the story teaches us 1. How was the ugly duckling different from the other ducklings in size and colour How was he similar to them The ugly duckling was big and grey，but the other ducklings were small and yellow. He was a duck like them. 2. What did the ugly duckling search for Why The ugly duckling searched for a new home. Because the other ducklings laughed at him and told him to go away，it made him very sad. 3. What did the swans look like Were they friendly to the ugly duckling 4. What do you think the story teaches us The swans were beautiful with long necks and white feathers. Yes，they were. It teaches us to be strong and brave when others are not friendly to us. 1d Match the characters with their opinions. Can you give these characters any advice Share your ideas. A. The ugly duckling B. The five ducklings C. The other birds D. The cat and the hen We only like animals with special skills. You are welcome here only if you can purr or lay eggs. 1._____ D A. The ugly duckling B. The five ducklings C. The other birds D. The cat and the hen You′re bi ... ...
