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BY YUSHEN
Unit6
Plan for Yourself
Reading Plus
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1. get the key information about the story.
2. talk about the moral lessons you learn from the story.
3. write a new ending to the story.
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Look and share
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(1) What can you see in the picture?
(2)What are they doing?
(3) Who works harder? Why?
n. 蚱蜢;蚂蚱
The Ant
Grasshopper
/ˈɡræshɑːpər/
n. 蚂蚁
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The Ant and the Grasshopper
(Adapted from Aesop’s Fables)
Have you ever heard of the story?
Can you predict what happens according to the pictures?
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In what order is the story organised?
a) Time order
b) Place order
c) Problem-Solution
order
Fast-reading
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Read the story and answer the questions.
1. What did Ant do to get ready for the winter?
2. What did Grasshopper do before winter came?
In summer the Ant collected corn and took corn home. In autumn, the Ant collected lots of wood to keep warm in winter.
Grasshopper just sang songs, danced, played his violin and enjoyed the sunshine.
Careful reading
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Read the text and finish the mind map.
in summer in autumn in winter
the ant collected . fought her way to collect . enjoyed
.
feelings . . .
the
grasshopper was in the sun. . around the farm . songs. didn't have
.
feelings . . .
corn
wood
soup
bored
bored
satisfied
relaxing
ran
singing
food or fire
relaxed
happy
sad
Careful reading
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Further thinking
What makes different ends?
The ant is hard-working.
The grasshopper feels relaxed and happy but feels sad in the end.
The ant feels bored when he gets ready for winter, but feels satisfied in the end.
The grasshopper is lazy.
He who laughs last laughs best.
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In real life, the Ant and the Grasshopper represent two attitudes:
Work first (Plan ahead, save money, be safe...)
Enjoy first (Have fun now, worry later...)
Which do you prefer? Why?
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Role-play the story.
Three students make a group, one for the ant ,one for the grasshopper, and the last one for the narrator.
Then choose 3 groups to show in front of the class. When enjoying the show, the other students think about the question below.
Question :
Let’s Role-play
Ant refused to help Grasshopper in the end. Do you think this was cruel(残忍的)? If you were Ant, would you do the same? Why?
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Write a new ending to the story.
And then the cold winter came. ____________________
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What if the ant helped the grasshopper?
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Some students share their text, then the other students find out the most creative one.
The grasshopper had nothing to eat while the ant. had plenty of food stored away. The grasshopper. went to the ant and asked for some food. The ant, being kind-hearted, shared his food with the . grasshopper. The grasshopper learned his lesson . and promised to work hard in the future.
What can you learn from the story?
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