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Unit 5 Lesson 14
The Dark Room
Do you like reading fables?
Can you list their names?
The Arabian Nights Lang, AndrewPublished:1898
Talk about one story that you like best.
Warm-up
the fisherman and the fish
the empire’s new clothes
the farmer and the snake
Yu Gong Moves The Mountains
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Eagle and the Arrow
Have you read the story The Blind Men and the Elephant? Can you answer these questions?
What was special about the men?
Which part of the elephant did they touch?
What did they think the elephant was like?
Reading
What was special about the men?
Which parts of the elephant did they touch?
tail
leg
ear
tusk
trunk
What did they think the elephant was like?
Key Words: Animals
ear, leg, tail, trunk, tusk
Key Words: Describing objects
flat, heavy, hose, iron, long, mat, rope, round, solid, thick, thin, tree
The men in the story were blind. One of them touched the trunk of the elephant. It was long and had holes at the end. He thought the elephant was like a hose.
Example
Read the beginning of the play.
Why did the king ask the officers to come to the palace?
What did he do?
The officers argued about many
things, even about small things.
He covered the officers’ eyes with
cloth and led them into a dark room.
Listening
Listen to the rest of the play. Order the pictures according to the officers’ answers.
Officer 1 _______
Officer 2 _______
Officer 3 _______
Officer 4 _______
Officer 5 _______
c
e
d
b
a
Listen again and complete the table.
rope
thick
tree
flat
piece
heavy
hose
thick
round
long
round
Look at the details in Exercise 4. Which part of the elephant did each officer touch? Write numbers.
1
2
3
4
5
Not one of you listened to the others and not one of you knew that it was an elephant. If you had listened to each other and worked together, instead of trying to be right, you could know what it was. I hope you’ve learned your lesson.
What lesson did the king want the officers to learn?
Think and Share
What can you learn from the