E - Unit 2 - Twisted Tales

Find the title and the literary genre

Genially Storytale

Unit 2The past in the present Final Task Reinvent a classic fairytale and put a modern spin on it.

Twisted Tales

Find the French translation for those famous tales

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1. The Three Little Pigs
2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
3. Little Red Riding Hood
4. Cinderella
5. Sleeping Beauty
6. The Princess and the Pea
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Tom Thumb
9. Bluebeard
10. The Ugly Duckling

- Read the following definitions and guess who the characters are. - Then say if he/she belongs to the GOODIES or to the BADDIES categories.

Find the positive and negative characteristics

Recognize from which tales these quotes come from

1- “I want to have a house made of bricks.” 2- “All the fairies except a bad witch had been invited to the little princess’s birthday.” 3- “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the loveliest of them all?” 4- “This shoe is too small for you!” 5- “Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.” 6- “The wolf ate the grandmother and put on her nightcap and nightdress.”

Can you find which elements and characters are in the previous fairy tales?

Complete the sentences

Les propositions relatives

Complete the sentences

Exercise 1 (click on the fairy) --> Exercise 2: 1. Snow White has a stepmother. She is evil. 2. In Frozen, there is a princess. Her name is Elsa. 3. Cinderella has two stepsisters. They are ugly and jealous. 4. Hansel and Gretel found a house. It was made of gingerbread. 5. Pied Piper was a musician. He played in Hamelin. Rats had invaded the city.

Vocabulary

straw = glass = grandmother = granny =

a thumb = a beard = /ˈbɪərd/ slippers = Godmother / Godfather =

Describe

Who are the characters?

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Complete the table

Vocabulary

Complete the tale using the past simple

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What should a Prince look like?

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What's the tone of the extract? What does it make you tkink about?

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To which traditonal tale does it make you think about at the very beginning?

Vocabulary

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a fairy tale = a knight in shining armour= to be abused = the land of fancy = Although = lips= a wire= to give it up for = to applaud =to clap Last but not least = fiery (adj)

Vocabulary

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Blaming someone

To blame someone, use: Should have + p.passé - Ex: You should not have chosen Princess Fiona Had better + p. passé Why did you ? Your turn! Lord Farquaad chose Princess Fiona. You disagree with him and think he made the wrong choice. Blame him expressing your opinion.

Express advice

Pour donner un conseil : - Should + BV --> You should marry a princess. - Had better + BV = ('d better) --> You'd better choose Fiona. - ought to + BV (obligation morale, conseil très appuyé) --> You ought to think twice. - Why don't you + BV ?--> Why don't you select the most clever one? - What about + v-ing --> What about (opting for) Snow White? Your turn! Lord Farquaad has to marry a princess to become a King. He hesitates between Cinderella, Snow White and Fiona. He is seeking advice. Give him your opinion.

Rewrite one complex sentence using the correct relative pronoun.

1. Once upon a time, there was a fairy. She was wise and beautiful. 2. She was friends with a girl. The girl’s parents were very busy. 3. They met in a forest in Tarragona. The girl liked to play in the forest. 4. In the forest, there was a house. The house was abandoned. 5. One afternoon, in winter*, the child got lost. The winter was very cold. 6. The child got lost. The child didn’t go to school. 7. She started to cry near a lake. The lake turned into silver. 8. The fairy appeared at the lake. The fairy was worried about the girl. 9. The fairy took her home. The home wasn’t really far away. 10. The girl often thinks about the fairy. She adores her. • Winter = a period of time

What fairy tale is this inspired by? What do you know about it (characters, places, actions, etc.)?

By Gwennet.

The Little Girl and the Wolf

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--> Read the text and listen to the audio book, then answer the following questions : 1. Complete the timeline with events from the story 2. Tell the common points and differences between the story and the original tale. 3. Focus on cultural references to say in which country the scene takes place. 4. What does the moral reveal about the representation of girls in fairy tales ?

Vocabulary

to come along= go ahead (can also mean to accompany, to go with)to lurk = to wait, hidden to carry = a basket= a waste-paper basket = a bin = a trash can = garbage can a nightcap= a hat worn to sleep a nightgown= pyjamas (UK) = pajamas (US) an automatic= it fires in bursts a semi-automatic = you have to pull the trigger so that a shot comes out shoot - shot -shot = a moral = to fool= to deceive One foot is 0.3 meter, so 25 feet represent 7,6 meters

Grammar

1. Repérez les formes verbales en gras dans le texte. 2. Réfléchissez à la chronologie des actions et déduisez-en l'utilisation du past perfect par rapport au prétérit. ___________________________________________________________ Pour relater des faits passés, on peut utiliser soit le prétérit simple, soit le past perfect. - Le prétérit = raconter des faits passés, coupés du présent. C'est le temps du récit --> V + ed ou 2° colonne des verbes irréguliers Le past perfect exprime une action antérieure à une action passée. --> had + participe passé (= v+ ed ou 3° colonne des v. irr) Ex: The dwarves were (C) very surprised when they found (B) the young princess who had fallen (A) asleep on one of their beds.

What do you know aboutRoald Dahl?

Revolting rhymes

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Roald Dahl

Poetry

A poem is composed of lines. A poem often rhymes.

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

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Copy the vocabulary in your copybook and try to learn it

Find information about:

1. - The protagonists (description, accessories, name, attitude)
2. - The setting (time and space)
3. - The actions
4. - The tone, register

What can you say about Beauty and the Beast? Did you watch the adaptation with Emma Watson?

1. Listen to the interview. What do you learn about Belle's personality and qualities?2. Explain how Emma Watson feels about the story.

Training task

You are the journalist who interviewed Emma Watson. Write an email to your editor-in-chief to report the main things Emma Watson said during the interview.

Rapporter des paroles - discours direct et indirect

PRL + exercices

Vocabulary

Downtrodden = opprimée A bone A fishbone =une arrête An eagle To convey a message = transmettre un message, communiquer un message Hare and tortoise = le lièvre et la tortue (turtle = marine) Lamb = agneau To wrestle = faire de la lutte, du catch Children-friendly = adapté aux enfants Folk = les gens, personnes To get pregnant Poke out = faire sortir, crever A thorn = une épine / Every rose has its thorn = nobody is perfect