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Activity 7
• While reading the stories, 7. Listen to Tracks 6 and 7 and follow the tales in your
Reader´s Book pages 9 to 17.
model attentive listening. 8. Read a brief biography of the authors of the tales in this READER'S BOOK TRACKS
6 and 7
• Elicit the general meaning of
rack 6, 7 the stories, and paraphrase to Author Legendary figure Aesop is presumed to have Title of the story
lesson. Write who wrote each story.
lesson. Write who wrote each story.
Title of the story
Biography
Author
clarify meaning if necessary.
Legendary figure Aesop is presumed to have
been born around 600 B.C. and is the supposed
author of a collection of Greek fables. Various
T • The CD icon will appear been born around 600 B.C. and is the supposed
author of a collection of
throughout the unit to indicate
attempts were made in ancient times to
the activity the track is linked establish him as an actual celebrity. He was most fables
likely invented to provide an author for fables
to. However, remember the centering on animals, so that a story of Aesop lawyer
Glossary on
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became synonymous with ‘fable’.
way we order activities is French poet and writer Charles Perrault was born
a suggestion and you may in 1628, in Paris. Though he began his career as
a lawyer, Perrault earned a positive reputation
change them to suit the for his poetry. He is perhaps best known for his
Mother Goose fairy tales, including Little Red
purposes you established Riding Hood and Cinderella, which he wrote for
with your students. his children.
Activity 8 9. Complete the chart below. Read the moral of the tales in READER'S BOOK
your Reader's Book pages 9 and 18. Identify the purpose.
• Discuss what fables are with Remember
• Think about whom it is for and what they can learn from it. The author of a
students, give them some Title story writes it for
somebody to read,
examples and elicit others The Milkmaid Purpose an addressee. The
addressee can be
from them. and Her Pail determined by the
• Ask them if they have heard of subject matter and
the language used
Aesop and Perrault’s stories Puss in Boots in the story.
and when they first listened
to them.
Activity 9 For our big book moral (n.):
moraleja
• Guide the discussion to talk 10. Write the purpose of the classic tale you selected.
about the moral in fables,
what purpose it serves, who
the addressee is, why most of
the characters are animals, 30 Studentʼs Book / Practice 2
et cetera.
• Help students find the moral
in each tale and interpret the moral to determine the purpose of it in the story.
Activity 10
• Guide students to determine the purpose of the tale they selected for their big book.
• Encourage them to think about the addressee and to adjust the purpose according to their age
and interests.
• Ask them questions such as: What do they want to express with the tale? What attitudes do they want to
encourage in the addressee? Is there anything they are trying to demonstrate with their tale?
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