Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Lookatthetitleandthepictureonpage47.Thestoryonthispageisbasedonapoem.Doyouknowwhowrotethepoem?AEvaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.AlexanderPushkinisknownasRussia’sgreatestpoet.DuringatimewhenmostgreatliteraturewasbeingwritteninFrenchandEnglish,PushkinrevolutionizedRussianliteraturewithnarrativepoems,lovepoems,politicalpoems,shortstories,novels,plays,histories,andfairytales.Pushkin’sskepticalmindandsenseofironyhelpedhimcapturewhatitmeanstobeRussian,winningtheheartsofhis

countrymen.Hiswritingstylehasdistinctiverhythmicpatternsthatarenearlyimpossible

totranslate,sonon-Russianspeakershave

notalwaysbeenabletoappreciatethe

truepowerandbeautyofhiswork.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Readthefirstparagraphonpage47andanswerthesequestions.BWheredidthisstorytakeplace?Whoisthestoryabout?Wheredidtheylive?Whatunusualthinghappenedtothefishermanonemorning?Howdidthegoldenfishbegthefishermantolethimgo?Wasthefishermanagreedyman?Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.OnceuponatimeinRussia,therelivedanoldfishermanandhiswife.Theywerepoorandlivedinanold,mudhutnearthesea.Onemorning,somethingunusualhappenedwhilethefishermanwasatwork.Hecaughtasmall,goldenfishinhisnet.Thefishbeggedthefishermantolethimgoandofferedtogrant

thefishermananywishinreturn.However,

themanwaskindandaskedfornothing

beforereturningthefishtothesea.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.Themanwenthomeandtoldhiswifeaboutthefish.She

shoutedathimangrilyandcalledhimafoolfornotmaking

awish.Shesenthimbacktotheseatocatchthefishandaskforanewbucketbecausetheirbucketwasbroken.TheSunwasshiningasthemanmetthefishagainandwhenhereturned,hesawanewbucket.Butthefisherman’swifewasstillnothappyandwantedanewhouse.Theweatherwasgettingbadasthemanexplainedtothefishabouthisrudewife.Thefishcomfortedhimandpromisedtograntthesecondwish.Whenhereturned,hesawanice,newcottage.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.Thenextday,hiswifesaidthatshewantedtobemayorof

thecity.Thewavesweregettingbigandtheskywasbecoming

darkasthemanapologizedtothegoldenfish.Again,likethe

wishesbefore,thiswishwasgranted.Whenhereturned,hefoundhiswifedressedinexpensiveclothesandgivingorderstoservants.Shetoldherhusbandthathestillhadtosleepinthehuteventhoughshenowhadabiggerhouse.Shewasaverygreedywomanandthefollowingweekshedemandedtobequeenofalltheland.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.Againthefishermanwentdowntotheshore.Bynowtherewasaterriblestorm.Therewasthunderandlightning,andgiantwavesinthesea.Themanshoutedasloudlyashecouldsothatthefishcouldhearhim.Thistimethefishdidnotreplyandturnedaroundtoswimouttosea.Thefishermanwaitedbutthegoldenfishnevercameback.Whenthemanreturnedhome,hefoundhiswifeintheold,mudhutholdingtheirbrokenbucket.Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Findwordsorphrasestomatchthemeaningsinthestory.Aalongtimeago ______________________asksomebodyforsomethinginaverystrongway __________givesomebodywhattheyhaveaskedfor __________stupidperson __________notpolite __________makesomebodyfeellessworried __________asmallhouseinthecountry __________theleaderofagroupofpeoplewhocontrolatown __________

orcitywantsomethingstrongly __________verybig __________Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Readthestoryagain.Whatwerethefisherman’swife’sfourwishes?Fillinthespeechbubblesbelow.B____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Whatwastheweatherlikewheneachofherwisheswasmade?Drawthedifferenttypesofweatherintheboxesbelow.CEvaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Insmallgroups,discussthequestionsbelow.DWhatdidthechangesintheweatherinthestorysymbolize?Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?Whatwouldyouwishforifyoufoundthegoldenfish?Evaluationonly.CreatedwithAspose.Slidesfor.NET3.5ClientProfile.Copyright2004-2011AsposePtyLtd.

Ingroupsoffour,makeupaplayabout‘Thefishermanandthefish’.Thereshouldbethreecharactersandonenarrator.Actyourplayinfrontoftheclass.Youmaybeginlikethis:ENarrator OnceuponatimeinRussia,therelivedanoldfishermanandhiswife.Theywerepoorandlivedinanold,mudhutnearthesea.Onemorning,somethingunusualhappenedwhilethefishermanwasatwork.FishermanOh,look!I’vecaughtasmall,

golden