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What kind of stories are they?
Fairy tales
Who wrote these fairy tales?
Hans Christian Andersen
(1805-1875)
/hæns/
/ˈkrɪstʃən/
/ˈændərsən/
Emma is sharing a story with her class. Guess which story she is sharing?
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!
2a
Pay attention to the verbs in the story? What tense is used?
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The emperor
The two brothers
The little boy
The officials
What are the main characters in this story?
Read the story. Complete the flow chart.
Tip: Remember the verbs in the story.
An emperor wanted to buy new clothes.
Two _______ lied to the emperor.
They _______
to make
beautiful clothes.
The emperor
and his officials couldn’t _____
the clothes.
They _______ when a boy told the truth.
People ______
the clothes at first.
The emperor ______ people his new clothes.
brothers
pretended
see
showed
praised
laughed
2b
Plot
wonderful
lovely
beautiful
Why did they praise the clothes?
What they said about the new clothes?
two brothers
the emperor
the emperor’s officials
people in the street
Because they didn’t want to look silly.
Only clever people could see them.
Why do you think the boy told the truth?
Because the boy was young and honest and he didn’t care about looking silly. He just said what he saw.
Why do you think everyone started laughing at the end?
Because the boy told the truth-the emperor had no clothes on. And they thought the situation was so silly and funny.
Further think some questions.
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(1) “We can make a lot of money by lying to the emperor.” one of the brothers
(2) “There are two brothers outside. They say that they can make you fine clothes.” ________________
(3) “Oh! Where are my new clothes? I can’t see them. Am I silly? That can’t be true!” ________________
(4) “I can’t see the emperor’s clothes. But everyone in the street is praising the clothes! I hate to be different. I should praise them too.” ___________________
(5) “What’s everyone talking about? The emperor isn’t wearing anything! I know he isn’t!” ________________
one of the officials
the emperor
one of the people in the street
the boy
Which characters from the story do you think said the sentences?
2d
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Personality
vain
confused
silly/stupid
cowardly
dishonest flattering
dishonest
crafty
greedy
cowardly
dishonest
thoughtless
honest
brave
innocent
What can you learn from the story The Emperor’s New Clothes?
We should not be easily affected
by others.
It's important to be honest.
Appearances aren't everything.
What would happen to them after the boy told the truth?
Write an ending for the story.
After hearing what the boy shouted, the emperor ...
Word Bank:
punish, lose face, shamed, die, angry, happy, brave,
kill, put ... into prison...
Other
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