Unit 3 More practice

1. Unit 3 More practice The fisherman and the fish Class 3,Grade 9 Helen Wang

2. The fisherman and the Fish

3. a bucket a mud hut a cottage

4. Match • beg a. especially wishing to have more than what one needs • comfort b. answer • greedy c. say sorry • reply d. want something strongly • apologize e. the leader who controls a town or a city • mayor f.make someone feel better • demand g.ask for

5. Ask and answer once upon a time an old man (fisherman) and his wife near the sea caught begged grant asked nothing and returned the fish to the sea

6. Retell the beginning caught begged granted asked and returned

7. Read and underline the wishes then put them in correct order. Group work

8. I want ___________. to be mayor of the city to be made queen of all the land a bucket a cottage

9. As the wishes changed, what else changed?

10. Why did the weather change? What was the golden fish thinking about?

11. A short play

12. Oh, look! I've caught a small, golden fish in my net. Please let me go, kind fisherman. I will grant you anything you desire in return. “Well, no need of so many words about the matter, I will let you swim away.” “Have you caught nothing today?“ “No, that is, I caught a fish, but he begged me to let him go and offered to grant me anything in return, so I let him go.” “Then, did you wish for nothing?” “No, what should I wish for?” “How silly! Go and ask for ________. If not, you won’t come back.” “Fish! Fish! — Such a tiresome wife I've got, For she wants what I do not.” “Now then, what does she want?” “Go home with you, she has it already.”

13. Oh, look! I've caught a small, golden fish in my net. Please let me go, kind fisherman. I will grant you anything you desire in return. “Well, no need of so many words about the matter, I will let you swim away.” “Have you caught nothing today?“ “No, that is, I caught a fish, but he begged me to let him go and offered to grant me anything in return, so I let him go.” “Then, did you wish for nothing?” “No, what should I wish for?” “How silly! Go and ask for ________. If not, you won’t come back.” “Fish! Fish! — Such a tiresome wife I've got, For she wants what I do not.” “Now then, what does she want?” “Go home with you, she has it already.”

14. Oh, look! I've caught a small, golden fish in my net. Please let me go, kind fisherman. I will grant you anything you desire in return. “Well, no need of so many words about the matter, I will let you swim away.” “Have you caught nothing today?“ “No, that is, I caught a fish, but he begged me to let him go and offered to grant me anything in return, so I let him go.” “Then, did you wish for nothing?” “No, what should I wish for?” “How silly! Go and ask for ________. If not, you won’t come back.” “Fish! Fish! — Such a tiresome wife I've got, For she wants what I do not.” “Now then, what does she want?” “Go home with you, she has it already.”

15. Oh, look! I've caught a small, golden fish in my net. Please let me go, kind fisherman. I will grant you anything you desire in return. “Well, no need of so many words about the matter, I will let you swim away.” “Have you caught nothing today?“ “No, that is, I caught a fish, but he begged me to let him go and offered to grant me anything in return, so I let him go.” “Then, did you wish for nothing?” “No, what should I wish for?” “How silly! Go and ask for ________. If not, you won’t come back.” “Fish! Fish! — Such a tiresome wife I've got, For she wants what I do not.” “Now then, what does she want?” “Go home with you, she has it already.”

16. Oh, look! I've caught a small, golden fish in my net. Please let me go, kind fisherman. I will grant you anything you desire in return. “Well, no need of so many words about the matter, I will let you swim away.” “Have you caught nothing today?“ “No, that is, I caught a fish, but he begged me to let him go and offered to grant me anything in return, so I let him go.” “Then, did you wish for nothing?” “No, what should I wish for?” “How silly! Go and ask for ________. If not, you won’t come back.” “Fish! Fish! — Such a tiresome wife I've got, For she wants what I do not.” “Now then, what does she want?” “Go home with you, she has it already.”

17. Show time

18. Think and share What do you think of these characters (the fisherman and his wife)? What can we learn from the story? Share the ideas with your deskmates.

19. There is enough for need, But not enough for greed.

20. Assignment: 1. Log on to www.xinzhitang.com.cn to read more classic fairy tales. 2. Share your favourite fairy tales with your classmates.

21. ‘The world has enough for everybody’s need but not enough for everybody’s greed’?