Unit 6 grade 8: Folk Tales – Getting Started
1. Task 1 Unit 6 Grade 8 Getting Started
Listen and read (Listen and read.)
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Translated:
Positive: I called you at 9pm last night, but you didn’t answer.
Nick: Oh, I was looking on the Internet for legends for my project.
Positive: Have you found something you like yet?
Nick: Actually not yet. Do you have any suggestions?
Positive: We have many legends, folk tales and fables. One famous one is the legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co.
Nick: Oh great isn’t it? What does it talk about?
Positive: Well, it’s about the origin of the Vietnamese people.
Nick: Who is the main character?
Positive: Lac Long Quan – the dragon king of the sea, Au Co – a fairy and their son.
Nick: And what is the story?
Positive: Let me see… Lac Long Quan married Au Co. She gave birth to an egg sac with 100 eggs that hatched 100 sons.
Nick: One hundred boys? So much.
Positive: And a few years later, Lac Long Quan missed the sea, so he took 50 children to the sea, and Au Co took another 50 children to the mountain. Those children are the ancestors of the Vietnamese people.
Nick: What a great legend! I think I’ve found a theme for my project!
a. Read the conversation again and choose the correct answers.
(Read the conversation again and choose the correct answer)
Guide to answer
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1. REMOVE |
2 C |
3. A |
4. OLD |
5. A |
Translated:
first. What did Duong do at 9 o’clock last night?
He’s calling Nick.
2. What did Nick do at 9 o’clock last night?
He is looking for information on the web.
3. Duong suggested Nick which legend?
A legend about Vietnamese origin.
4. Who is Lac Long Quan?
Dragon king of the sea.
5. Where does Au Co take his half of his son?
Climbing mountain
b. Match the words to their meanings. (Match words with meaning)
Guide to answer
1 C: title – the name of the story (name of the story)
2 – d: genre – the type of the story it is (story genre)
3 – a: main characters – the people the story is about (whom the story is about)
4 – b: plot – the content of the story (story content)
c. Find the information in the conversation to complete the table. (Find the information in the conversation to complete the table.)
Guide to answer
| Title |
Lac Long Quan and Au Co |
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Genre |
Legend |
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Main characters |
Lac Long Quan, Au Co and their sons |
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Plot |
– Lac Long Quan married Au Co – Au Co gave birth to one hundred baby boys – Lac Long Quan missed the sea – Lac Long Quan took 50 of their son to the sea – Au Co took the others to the mountains. |
Translated:
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Title |
Lac Long Quan and Au Co |
|
Category |
Legend |
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Protagonist |
Lac Long Quan Au Co and their children |
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Plot |
– Lac Long Quan married Au Co – Au Co gave birth to 100 sons – Lac Long Quan misses the sea – Lac Long Quan brought 50 of them into the sea – Au Co brought 50 children to the mountain |
d. What does this sentences from the conversation express?
Do you know what kind of sentence it is?
What does this sentence in the conversation show?
Do you know that kind of sentence?)
Nick: What an interesting legend it is!
→ This sentence shows Nick’s feeling about the legend; he finds it interesting.
Do you know what kind of sentence it is?
(Do you know what kind of sentence that is?)
→ It is an exclamatory sentence.
(It’s an exclamation.)
2. Task 2 Unit 6 Grade 8 Getting Started
Match the words with their definitions. Then listen, check and repeat.
(Match the words with their meanings. Then listen, check and repeat.)
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Guide to answer
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1 C |
2-d |
3-b |
4-a |
first. traditional, imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson; typically using animal characters – fable
(traditionally, short imaginary story that teaches a moral lesson; typically uses animal characters — fables))
2. an imaginary story typically involves magic or fairies, usually for children – fairy tale
(a fantasy story involving witches or fairies, usually for children – fairy tales cổ)
3. a very old, traditional story from a particular place that was originally passed on to people in a spoken form – folk tales
(a very old traditional story that was originally passed on to many people in oral form — folk tale)
4. an ancient story about brave people or magical events that are probably not true – legend
(an old tale of brave people, magical events that may not be true – legend)
Audio scripts:
first. A very old, traditional story from a particular place that was originally passed on to people in a spoken form — folk tale
2. An ancient story about brave people magical events that are probably not true — legend
3. An imaginary story typically involves magic or fairies, usually for children – fairy tale
4. Traditional, imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson; typically using animal characters — fable
Translate Script:
first. A very ancient, traditional story from a particular place that was originally passed down to people in spoken form – folk tale
2. An ancient tale of brave magical events that may not be true – legend
3. A fantasy story usually involving magic or fairies, usually for children – fairy tale
4. Traditional, fantasy short stories teach a moral lesson; often use animal characters – fables
3. Task 3 Unit 6 Grade 8 Getting Started
GAME: GUESS THE STORY (Game: Guess the story)
a. Think of a legend, folk tale, fable or fairy tale you know. Complete the table below. (Think of a legend, folktale, fable, or fairy tale that you know. Complete the table below.)
Guide to answer
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Title |
Who is faster? |
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Genre |
Fable |
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Main characters |
a hare and a tortoise |
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Plot |
– The hare boated he run faster than the tortoise. – The tortoise challenged him to a race. – The Hare soon left the tortoise behind and took a nap. – When he woke up, he found (out) that the tortoise arrived before him. |
Translated:
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Title |
Who’s faster? |
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Type |
Fables |
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Protagonist |
Rabbit and Turtle |
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Plot |
– rabbit running bragged faster than turtles. – Tortoise challenges rabbit to race. – Rabbit quickly outstrips the tortoise and lie down to sleep. – When the hare wakes up, he sees a tortoise reached its destination before it. |
b.Work in pairs. Interview each other and try to guess the title of the story. (Work in pairs. Interview each other and try to guess the title of the story.)
Guide to answer
A: What kind of story is it?
B: It’s a fairy tale.
A: What’s it about?
B: It’s about Cinderella, a kind and beautiful girl who finally gets married to a prince.
A: Who are the main characters?
B: Cinderella, her stepsisters, her stepmother, and a prince.
A: Is it Cinderella?
B: Yes!
Translation:
A: What kind of story is it?
B: It is a fairy tale.
A: What does it talk about?
B: It’s about Cinderella, a kind and beautiful girl who ends up marrying a prince.
A: Who is the main character?
B: Cinderella, her step-sister, stepmother and a prince.
A: That’s Cinderella, isn’t it?
B: Right!
4. Practice Task 1
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: My grandmother often told __________ to me when I was young.
A. fairy tales B. court music C. wolf pack D. ogre man
Question 2: The fox in the fable “The fox and the grape” is very __________.
A. brave B. generous C. cunning D. giant
5. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others
Question 1: A. wicked B. knight C. lion D. mine
Question 2: A. cruel B. cuning C. cure D. buddha
Question 3: A. glitch B. chest C. peach D. school
6. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students should memorize the following words:
- reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ reply, reply
- suggest /səˈdʒest/ suggest
- legend /ˈledʒənd/ legend
- folk tale /fəʊk teɪl/ folk tale
- fable /ˈfeɪbl/ fable
- fairy tale /ˈfeəri teɪl/ fairy tale
- character /ˈkærəktə(r)/ character
- title /ˈtaɪtl/ title, name
- genre /ˈʒɒ̃rə/ genre
- plot /plɒt/ content, plot
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