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A Hansel and Gretel

In this story, a brother and d&erget
lost in a forest. fher@,they meet a Little Red Rtding Haad
bad witch who tries to eat them. In this story, a pun$ girl walk to her
grahhdhe?'~hwse. Ori the Way, she
me& a wolf that wWs to eat h$r.

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A- Discussion. Look at the books above. Do you know these
stories? Are there similar stories in your country?
R. Predict. Look a? the title, headings, pictures, and captions on
the next page, and answer the questions below. Then read the
passage to check.
1. 'where were the men from?
2. When did they write?
3. Who were their stories for?
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Multiple Choice. Chms~th.6"
1. What Is the main Durpose af The rming?
a. to gesaibe the: Grimm brothers -md,their&ofieS
6. to.e%pl.@n why &m~lllh f9gImportant in Gkrmany
e. 2:o' earnineywo 6T the @rimpil$' faiq tat=
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tl to cornpa* fl$~I~g:,g~~,O-&
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Detail 2- TWGfirWn brqtliem~
a. mv&hWttreT$iy WE&Kikir books
b. qlways ~ & i t e t6.
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12.becam l t i f G ' d in folktatel Wern
:d. wer@adtually French but mou~dto @Wnmx

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a,, the Qrlrnm brbth~rs 0. the fa@ t3&>
b,,the childr~n' d. the adults
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Ai Completion. Complete the tnfarmation wlth t h c0rrvr;r
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form of words from the box. Two war&, are extra.

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In Piidand, there once was a region known aa Viem Karelia.
The people here were great storytellers and had many fbkales
and legend$. The most fmous is rhe Xalwah. This is a(n)
ofseveral poems that forms ollc 101% stoq,
. The Kaltqala tells tales of 2.
am bcitlg~and
monsters.
For catrxries, smytellers, called P%M &gl:rsiha* lear11cd
and spoken the IC&.k.ev&la mernol-y. Today, Jussi H~~ov,hen is
~ i d k d ' slast great rune singel..When he dies, the ancie1-t: h e of
rune singers will end, 4. becaust no one has
5- t h e entire K u k ~ ~ k a ~
But there is good news. 0. JwsiH~uvinenis the
last rune singer, the ICaltvah d not &e with 11i1n. Today,.there is
a written 7. of the I < ~ E P &
fbr people. to read.
Also, British author J.RR. Tolkien (who wrote Lord of the
] the ICaltvala. Many of the Kdleudh's ideas are
R k ~ sread
8. in Tolkiea's. stories, Some characters in
Token'&books also speak a language sirmlar to the ancient

B. Matching. Match the wrdg from the box in A with the

correct definition.

1. m y writtan matwid
2. mainly mostly
3. making you feel afraid
4. gespite
5. suitable far a particulat"pekon ar ~ ~ ~ i 6 9 7
6, a sel or group of something
7 , to show (eVg.,in a mirror)
8. to learn something so you member it 0xactly

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Diseussian. Look at the photos and read the paragraph.
Theh answer the questions heraw.
Once upon a time, there lived a m21:and a woman who had
seven sons. The couple wanted a daughkr very much, and
finally, they had a girl. She was very pretty, and he^ parents
I loved her very much. Oae day, the father needed water fok the
child. So b sent the seven brbthem tb a well h the b s t to
get it. Once there, though, the boys began to khk and t b
water jug fell into the well, . ,
1. How many childt%ndid the cbuple Rave?
2. w h y w m the ~ r c 3 tin~the
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8 What happened'theie?
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8. Predict. What db you think h m e h nneH

~ in t h stdry?
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first two paragraphs an the n w t page to check yuur id-.
How do you think the stdry en&? ReW the re-& a7 the story to
find out.

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flying ~awqy.The f i k was dm&& T I &JIE P
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lo In time,the )gdgrew up nnd & $ c Q P &She ~ had bxodi~rs. he looked:up, he
The story of their misfofmtl &m.d br~4hqxly3 and,she
egw s*@ I!&&$
tq h d than. P Qy~a w die &&mhed &d mp.
ah* was-?&r to &d her brcrther~,P M y 5she f ~ u ~ 1 d b r n ft@lg.
6 ~ m eTQ . enter, she raeed&da specid made h m BW?
16 a &&&I bone, wbich she did fitir hdvk. The @.+I thought
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fa+ i-kmenr, and then to& a and cut of? .omo f h
hg&; =th it, 3he o p n a -thk&&tit m ~ d ~ &itxdde.
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On a t&i@,
there were plate and wen cups. She.ate
gnd dm& little froin each. Ih the last cup, she a&txs&j.. .
20 &topped a -&at hw par en^ had &en her.
I Emn.mally, che.mvmreturned Eor &%ir d. The girl
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. behind the door and watched. When the -nth raven &ank
from . ..-iis cup, somezhiag hit Mmtpth.The raaca7 m x p & d
it inmmdi;ztely-it was, h ~ s ~ p r n u ~ ' T ,&h! .our sister
25 were here,? he said, &and theslrw~dd be Hai" At that
m m e a t , their ~i3tcrcan to t h m n , { y the ravens
were human again. The brothem bed'the& sister, and all
eight 'ofthem went hame together happily,
Misf&une'@J+d IW
'If you cut sornetldng off, or cut dfF something, y w m o v e Tt wlth a War a-similar t&,
 EI; Multiple Choice, Choose.the be& answer for each questlgn.
Gist 4. What is this story mainly &nut?
a, a father who leaves his ~ k j l d r m
~ in a Egwt
b,.a bad witch w h lives
c. a sishr Who saves her brothers
d, magid M F ~who S help children
Vocabulary 2. In fine 5, what dam turfldinto,msan?
a changed ta e. drct~darQund
b. Interested in ell return& ta
Detail 3. Why daes the girl cut off her finger?
a. 5s she an remove a ring kern he^ finger
b, hecause her finger is &wk,in.a&or hole
c. because a bad wit& makes h-w do it
d so she >Ganuse it ta enter the ravens' hwse

Detail 4. Haw do h e raven8 b m m e human again?

a. Their sister kisses them.
b, They eat a magio ring.
c. Dns raven makes a wbh.
d. They drink from a special sup. .
Inference 5. Whd is -the moral of this story?
a, Your parents always knaw best,
b. A wish can change y ~ life.u ~
c. Don't talk t~ strange people,
d, Work hard and you will be hqppy.

Sequencing. Put the events 'betaw'in order fram 1- 6. Then retell

this story to a partner.
a. -One raven.finds the ring and wishes he could see
his (si~ter,
b,, Ths ravens changs back it30 humans and return
home with their si;ister.
C. -Ths girl finds €hehouse uf f h $even
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dl -The fajher makes an angry wish. His sans
change in20 birds.
e. Thagirldropsherdngintoone~f~emven's~ups~
f, -The ghl learns she has bmthers and she
seakhm for tharn.
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ebrfect Tam aF wofds from the box. One.ward is eMra.

Sd Guy .and Josh Thome want t~ td yau a story--

a red-& f&y tale. In one story) v, pms rhitd grows
up md helps thousands of peaple in East Mica. In
mother, a .succarf. hip-hap mtia &om Brazil builds
community centem and hel& children. These -people
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t. to lnake changes and improve lives.
Guy and Thome's TV %Vpw.,4KB&, tell* these

musician) to a Merent country. There, the celebrities I

meet pug people who are helping athers,. Many of
these Z a.e pmr, bux they aren't sitting
and waiting for help. They; want to do somethiig
?, - now, day. Thek energy is am-.
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v what [[these]pegple are
[bhg], you'll never think ahput these issues in the same way,"
Says Thome.

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a know b-dm't &IW of_Ehe medicine on rats.
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of She@ Hohla, writtznbj Washington Irving. Ining visited visit Sleepy Hollow?,
Sleepy H d o w as a 2. . The young man Why or why not?
was 3. influenced by the rown" people
and stsries. Wh-efi he grqw up, he wrote his h o u s tale,,ab~ut 2. Why do you think
real people and pJaces.fiomthis tm. so many people like
re3ding or hearing
In the stmy, a man named Ichabad Cradle is ri&ng his home SG@V 3 t 0 n 0 ~ ~
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one night. 4- ,anather man an a horse. r
begins to ~ U D Wbim.Id~abodd o a n t 5.
rider gets daser, he sees that-it k,a
the man, but as thq o t h e ~
rrran with nB..hegkaheadless horseman! Ichabod is . , ' '

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