Section B

1b Listen and number the pictures in 1c.

Tom, can you tell me a story from Europe?

Well, I know one.

It's called The Emperor's New Clothes.

This story is about an emperor who loved clothes.

He loved buying and looking at his beautiful clothes.

So what happened?

Two brothers came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.

But the emperor had to give them silk and gold.

Were the clothes nice?

Well, the brothers kept everything for themselves and told the emperor that people couldn't see the clothes unless they were clever.

Oh, so they were really trying to cheat the emperor!

Yes, you are right.

When the emperor looked at himself, he only saw his underwear.

But he didn't want people to think he was stupid, so he said his new clothes were very beautiful.

Did he wear the new clothes?

Yes, he did. He walked through the city wearing his new clothes.

Nobody wanted to sound stupid, so everyone said his new clothes were wonderful.

But suddenly, a young boy shouted, "Look! The emperor isn't wearing any clothes! "

What a funny story!

1c Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Tom, can you tell me a story from Europe?

Well, I know one.

It's called The Emperor's New Clothes.

This story is about an emperor who loved clothes.

He loved buying and looking at his beautiful clothes.

So what happened?

Two brothers came to the city to make special clothes for the emperor.

But the emperor had to give them silk and gold.

Were the clothes nice?

Well, the brothers kept everything for themselves and told the emperor that people couldn't see the clothes unless they were clever.

Oh, so they were really trying to cheat the emperor!

Yes, you are right.

When the emperor looked at himself, he only saw his underwear.

But he didn't want people to think he was stupid, so he said his new clothes were very beautiful.

Did he wear the new clothes?

Yes, he did. He walked through the city wearing his new clothes.

Nobody wanted to sound stupid, so everyone said his new clothes were wonderful.

But suddenly, a young boy shouted, "Look! The emperor isn't wearing any clothes! "

What a funny story!

2b Read the first paragraph of Hansel and Gretel.

Think about how the fairy tale will continue.

Then read the rest of the story.

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel lived near a forest with their father and stepmother.

One year, the weather was so dry that no food would grow.

The wife told her husband that unless he left the children to die in the forest, the whole family would die.

Gretel heard this, and Hansel made a plan to save himself and his sister.

SCENE ONE: ______________

Did you hear our stepmother planning to kill us?

Don't worry! I have a plan to save us.

How can you save us?

Be quiet! I'm going outside to get something in the moonlight.

Now, go to sleep.

SCENE TWO: ______________

Get up, lazy children!

Yes, dears. You must come with me to the forest to get wood.

Here's some bread. Don't eat it until you get to the forest.

SCENE THREE: ______________

Hansel, what are you doing?

I'm dropping white stones along the way.

Unless I do, we'll be lost.

Tonight, when the moon is shining bright, we'll be able to see the stones.

SCENE FOUR: ______________

You bad children! What a long time you slept in the forest!

We thought you were never coming back.

Now, go to bed.

As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.

What, again? I want to go out to look at the moon.

No. You can't go out now.

SCENE FIVE: ______________

What can we do? You have no more stones.

I'll drop pieces of bread.

As soon as the moon rises, we can follow them instead.

SCENE SIX: ______________

I can't see any bread on the ground.

Maybe it was the birds.

Never mind! Just keep walking.

Unless we do, we wont find our way out.

SCENE SEVEN: ______________

Hansel, we're really lost!

Listen! That bird's song is so beautiful that we should follow it.

Look! It's leading us to that wonderful house made of bread, cake and candy.

Let's eat part of the house!

(Then they hear an old woman's voice from inside the house. )

Who is that? Who is brave enough to eat my house?