人教版八年级下册Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.SectionB 2a-2e课件.ppt

Section B 2a-2eUnit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains. 2aA fairy tale is an old, traditional story. Do you know what these fairy tales are about?Sleeping BeautyCinderellaLittle Red Riding Hood Sleeping Beauty is about a princess who falls asleep for a long time under a spell by a wicked fairy. She is awakened by a princes kiss years later. Cinderella is about a young woman who is bullied by her stepmother and stepsisters. Using magic, her fairy godmother gives her a beautiful dress and a carriage to attend a ball at the palace, but she must return home by midnight before the magic ends. Cinderella meets a handsome prince but has to leave the ball in a hurry and she loses a glass slipper. The prince finds it and tells everyone he will marry the person to whom the slipper belongs. The stepsisters each try on the slipper but it does not fit them. Cinderella tries on the slipper and it fits. She marries the prince and they live happily ever after. Little Red Riding Hood is ab- out a young girl who meets with danger when she meets a big, bad wolf. While she is on her way to visit her gran- dmother, the wolf dresses up and pretends to be her gran- dmother waiting in her bed.The wolf hopes to catch and eat Little Red RidingHood. She is saved by a woodcutter who kills the wolf. Finding Out the Text TypeBefore you read, decide what kind of text it is. Is it a letter, a play, a short story or something else? It is a play.2bRead the first paragraph of Hansel and Gretel. Think about how the fairy tale will continue. Then read the rest of the story. Hansel and Gretel lived near a forest with their father and stepmother. One year, the weather was so dry