(课件网) Unit 8 Once Upon a Time 8.2 Section A (2a—2e) Pronunciation 1 Listen and repeat. Add one more word to each group. beach photo short three this what whom 2 In pairs，read the conversation aloud slowly. Then listen and read it again at a normal speed，Notice how the letters in bold change sounds. A：Did you read Little Women for English class It′s great! B：No，I didn′t. Would you like to tell me about it A：Well，I′d like to. But don′t you want to read it by yourself Have you read these stories 2a Emma is sharing a story with her class. Listen and circle the coloured words you hear. Here′s The Emperor′s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Once upon a time，an emperor loved / liked clothes very much. He wanted to buy some new clothes. Two brothers came and lied to him，“We can make wonderful clothes! But only clever / smart people can see them!”They pretended to make the clothes. The emperor′s officials couldn′t see the clothes，but they said，“What lovely clothes!”The emperor couldn′t see anything either，but he said，“They′re beautiful !” No one wanted to look silly. The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street / city praised them. They were afraid to look silly too! Suddenly，a boy cried / shouted，“Look! The emperor has no clothes on!”Everyone looked at one another. They started / began laughing. The end! Did you like the story Please tell me what you think! Listen again and check your answers. Here′s The Emperor′s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Once upon a time，an emperor liked clothes very much. He wanted to buy some new clothes. Two brothers came and lied to him，“We can make wonderful clothes! But only clever people can see them!”They pretended to make the clothes. The emperor′s officials couldn′t see the clothes，but they said，“What lovely clothes!”The emperor couldn′t see anything either，but he said，“They′re beautiful !” No one wanted to look silly. The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street praised them. They were afraid to look silly too! Suddenly，a boy shouted，“Look! The emperor has no clothes on!”Everyone looked at one another. They started laughing. The end! Did you like the story Please tell me what you think! 2b Read the story. Complete the flow chart. brothers pretended see showed praised laughed 2c Read the story again and answer the questions. 1. What did the two brothers say about their clothes 2. Why did the emperor and his officials praise the clothes They said they could make wonderful clothes and only clever people could see them. Because no one wanted to look silly. 3. Why did the people in the street praise the clothes at first 4. Why do you think the boy told the truth Because they were afraid to look silly too. Because he was innocent，brave and didn′t care about others′ opinions. 5. Why do you think everyone started laughing at the end Becau ... ...
