2. Listening Exercises
2.1. Listen to the tape to identify whether the fairy tale was
a) read b) acted c) told
2.2. Answer the following alternative questions:
Were Ella’s stepsisters jealous of her because she was clever of doing things or because she was beautiful and happy?
Did Ella’s stepmother give her the name of Cinderella or was the name given to her at birth?
Did the King invite all the young ladies of the kingdom to a grand ball or only young girls under 20?
Did Ella’s stepsisters ask her to go with them or did she stay home all alone?
Was the prince unhappy at the ball because he didn’t like it or because he had not met the girl he could marry?
2.3. Say if the following statements are True or False.
On the evening of the grand ball the whole Kingdom was filled with merriment and cheer.
Cinderella and the Prince never left each other’s side at the ball.
Royal servants searched the Kingdom door to door carrying the glass slipper but could not find Ella.
Cinderella and the Prince got married and the Kingdom prospered in peace and happiness for ever after.
2.4. Listen to the tape and say whose these words are? Choose the answers from the list below.
- Cinderella’s - her stepmother’s - her stepsisters’ - her godmother’s - the servant’s - the Prince’s |
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3. Language Focus
3.1. Fill in the gaps with a) the prepositions and b) the intensifiers used in the text. Then listen to the recording again and check your answers.
A.
Once ____ a time.
They were jealous ____ Ella.
She slept in cinders ____ the fireplace.
Her heart pounded ____ excitement.
___ the evening ____ the grand ball.
They swept ___ the house.
A coach drawn ____ four slim black horses .
She smiled gently ___ Cinderella.
___ the stroke____ twelve.
Except ___ the Prince
A hush fell ___ the room.
She tore herself ____ the Prince’s arms.
They searched the Kingdom door __ door.
___ the night ____ the ball.
Kneeling ___ her ___ shame.
B.
Because she was _____ beautiful.
They _____ made her sleep in cinders.
Ella is ___ fine a name.
She would have to stay home ____ alone.
She smiled ____ ____ gently.
The girl was their _____ own Cinderella.
It was _____ _____ tight.
3.2. Match the verbs in the left-hand columns with the postpositions in the right hand columns to make phrasal verbs which were used in the recording.
1. play 8. run 1. by 7. around
2. take 9. look 2. down 8. back
3. go 10. slip 3. up
4. flood 11. come 4. over
5. dash 12. try 5. off
6. get 13. put 6. on
7. walk
4. Follow-Up Activities
4.1. Reproduce the situations from the tale where these phrasal verbs were used (see ex. 3.2.).
4.2. Give a brief summary of the fairy tale.
Lesson B. OUT-OF-CLASS LISTENING
Text Title: Alice in Wonderland by L.Carroll
Cassette: From Recordings for Children
1. Pre-Listening Vocabulary
1.1. Go through the list of words below to avoid any difficulty of understanding.
be put out - to feel upset or offended
scurry [] - to move quickly with short steps
nibble - to eat by taking very small bites
shed - to drop sth or allow it to fall
capital - (old fashioned) excellent
languid [] - lazily slow and peaceful
D
odo
Duck
Lorry - curious birds and creatures
Eaglet
1.2. Make sure you understand the following sayings:
as sure as ferrets are ferrets - как дважды два четыре
like a streak of lighting - very fast
2. Listening Exercises
2.1. Listen to the fairy tale and identify its main character by choosing from the prompts given below.
a) the White Rabbit
b) a little girl, Alice
c) The Caterpillar
2.2. State the main events of the story:
a) Alice’s troubles with getting into a garden so as to play with the White Rabbit.
b) Alice’s adventures in a dream.
c) Alice’s troubles with not remembering properly the things that she used to learn at school.
2.3. Listen to the fairy tale again, passage by passage, focusing on the details of the events described.
Passage 1
1. Listen to the first passage picking out the information about Alice. Complete the following statements choosing the correct prompt:
1. Alice was beginning to get very tired
a) of sitting by her sister on the bank and answering her lessons
b) of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do
2. Alice couldn’t think clearly
a) for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid
b) because she was tired after her morning lessons at school
3. Alice thought that reading, writing and arithmetic were
a) difficult things to do
b) an awful bore
4. Alice didn’t want to work any more because
a) she wanted to go and play with Dinah
b) she wanted to go and play in the garden
c) she didn’t like to add up, subtract and multiply
2. Listen to Alice’s song and focus on some language features.
1. Put down the adjective describing Alice’s cat Dinah.
2. Pick out the adjective which is not to be found in the dictionary but is formed by Alice by analogy with words of this kind.
3. Explain the metaphoric meaning of the following expressions:
a) the silky shadow of fur
b) there’s never been a lady in waiting like her
Passage 2
1. Listen to another extract from the fairy-tale. Trace down the events that happened to Alice and recall them by answering the following questions:
1. What happened to Alice when she was sitting on the bank with her sister?
2. What was there so very remarkable about the White Rabbit that Alice saw suddenly?
3. Why did Alice want to offer help to the White Rabbit?
4. Why do you think Alice wasn’t very much surprised by the sight of the White Rabbit itself and its clothes?
2. Listen to the White Rabbit’s song and say what kind of person the White Rabbit reminds you of? Use the prompts given below:
a person assuming an air of importance, boastful, self-conceited, thinking highly of himself, indecisive, unconfident.
3. Listen to the song again.
1. Put down the words that reveal the White Rabbit’s character.
2. Point out the means used by the author to achieve a comical effect and to show his ironical attitude to the character.
4. Choose the suitable answer and prove it by the text:
a) the use of paradoxes and puns
b) the use of words whose inherent meaning is that of mockery and irony
c) discrepancy between simple and insignificant contents and high-flown, pompous vocabulary
Passage 3
1. Listen to another extract from “Alice in Wonderland”. Say what happened to Alice further answering the questions that follow:
1. What did Alice do when she saw the White Rabbit disappear down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge?
2. What feelings did Alice have as she was falling down the hole?
3. Did Alice’s fall end successfully or did she hurt herself?
4. When did Alice find herself after she raced round the corner on seeing the White Rabbit?
5. Why was Alice worried when she tried each door of the long hall?
6. What curious things did Alice suddenly see before her eyes?
7. What was the trouble with the door that Alice opened with the little key?
8. What happened to the little girl when she drank from the bottle labelled “Drink me”?
9. Did she finally get into the lovely garden through the little door?
10. What could Alice do to grow larger? Was there anything else to do but eat the cake labelled “Eat me”?
11. Why was Alice upset as she grew larger?
12. Did Alice finally realise that crying wouldn’t get her into that lovely garden?