英语人教版八年级下册Hansel and Gretel.doc

Hansel and GretelI. Synopsis故事梗概A poor brother and sister were abandoned by the stepmother, went into a forest, and finally came to a candy house. The brother and sister cant wait to eat it. But the owner of the candy house is a man-eating witch, she caught the brother and sister, she wants to keep the brother fat, and then eat him. But the brother and sister with their own wisdom defeat the witch, and find the way home. II. Comprehension & Appreciation理解、欣赏(Picture 1) Place: at home; Character: Hansel, Gretel, their father and the stepmother (Picture 2&3) Place: in the forest; Character: Hansel and Gretel. (Picture 4) Place: in the house of witch; Character: Hansel, Gretel and the witch. III. Classic dialogues 经典对白SCENE ONE: at homeOnce upon a time, there was a brother and a sister called Hansel and Gretel. They lived in a small house by the forest with their father and stepmother, and they were very poor. One evening, Hansel overheard(偷听) the husband and wife talkingStepmother: Oh, honey, we need to talkProblems? Sweetheart, if we continue like this we will all soon starve(饿死)!Father: You are right, but I dont know what we should do.Stepmother: I have a plan. We have to leave the children in the forest.Father: Never! How can you say that? How? Tell me!Stepmother: If we continue to live together, we will all starve. This way, at least we can take care of ourselves.Father: ButStepmother: PleaseIn the end, the father agreed to abandon(抛弃) his children in the forest. The children were sohungry. They couldnt sleep, and they heard everything their parents said.SCENE TWO: in the forest for the first timeThe following morning, Hansel and Gretel were taken to the forest. As Hansel already knew their parents plan, he had collected some pebbles to drop along the way to mark their way home. When they were deep in the midst of the forest, they finally stopped.Stepmother: Children, wait here. Your father and I will go collect some firewood.With that, their father and stepmother turned and left them all alone. Hansel and Gretel waited and waited, but their parents did not return. The forest grew darker and darker until the sun finally set.Frightened(害怕的) and confused(糊涂的), Gretel started to cry.Gretel: Oh, Hansel, our parents have abandoned us! How will we ever find our way home?Hansel: Dont cry Gretel, look? The moon is rising. Soon, I will be able to find our way home.As soon as the moon rose, the white pebbles Hansel had dropped along the way began to glow and sparkle(闪耀) in its light. Hansel and Gretel could see them clearly, and were able to follow themoonlit pebbles the way home.SCENE THREE: in the forest for the second timeThe next morning Hansel and Gretel were led back into the forest. This time, Hansel didnt have the chance to pick up and pebbles so he scattered(撒开) breadcrumbs instead. Soon after thechildren had been left along again, the sun set and it became dark.Gretel: Hansel, how will we get home this time?Hansel: Dont worry, I marked the trail again.Gretel: You did?They started to walk but the breadcrumbs were nowhere to be found! The birds must have eaten them all up.SCENE FOUR: in the house of witchHansel and Gretel were left alone in the forest not knowing how to find their way home. They went deeper and deeper into the forest, almost losing all hope of ever finding the way out. Suddenly, they came upon a very curious(奇妙的) looking house. When they came closer for a better look, They were amazed to realize that it was all made up of tasty treats.Gretel: Hansel, look! The windows are made out of cookies and the door is chocolate.Hansel: Wow! And there are candies in the walls instead of bricks(砖)!Hansel and Gretel were very hungry by that time, so they began to snatch(抢夺) cookies and candies out of the house and eat them. Suddenly, the door creaked open and a fearsome old hag appeared.Witch: Who is eating down my house?Hansel: We are sorry, but we were very hungry.Witch: Oh my, you must be lost in the woods. Help yourself to whatever you want, and then come inside for a nice nap. Hansel and Gretel had as much as they wanted and came into the house. Theold woman was very kind to them, and offered them more delicious food. They ate until they werestuffed(饱的), and fell asleep right there. In fact, the ugly old woman was an evil(邪恶的) witch.She put Hansel in a cage, and forced(强迫) Gretel do chores around the house. Everyday the witch gave Hansel lots of tasty food. She wanted to fatten him up because she was planning to eat him.Each morning, she would check on him to see if he was fat enough to eat yet.Witch: Hansel, stick out your finger. I want to see how fat you are today.But Hansel was very clever, and would always stick out a chicken bone instead. The witchcouldnt see very well, so she believed the bone was Hansels finger.Witch: Why arent you getting fat Hansel? I will have to feed you more.Finally, the day came when the witch could wait no longer. She decided she would eat Hansel whether he was chubby enough or not.Witch: I will not wait any longer. Gretel, start the fire, I am going to cook Hansel!Gretel was very scared, but she remembered that the witch had bad eyes and decided to trick her.She just sat in front of the oven without making a fire. The witch began to grow impatient.Witch: Why havent you started the fire?Gretel: I cant get it to start.Witch: Move aside, you stupid girl!The witch couldnt see the oven properly on account of her bad eyes, so she moved her face closer to the fire. Desperate(孤注一掷), Gretel seized(抓住) the moment and shoved the witch into the oven! Soon and the witch burned to a cinder in the flames. Gretel immediately freed Hanselfrom the cage, and when they entered the witchs room, they realized it was filled with treasures!Taking as much as they could carry, Hansel and Gretel left the witchs house behind and went off again in search of their home.IV. Cultural Background and Direction 背景与指南作者是德国的格林兄弟-哥哥雅各布格林(Grimm Jacob 17851863)和弟弟威廉格林(Grimm Wilhelm 17861859) 是德国的两位博学多识的学者、民间文学研究家、语言学家、历史学家。因两人兴趣相近，经历相似，合作研究语言学、搜集和整理民间童话与传说，故称“格林兄弟”。V. Groupwork 小组活动Can you give the story a new ending? Try to make a conversation about the ending.VI. Relevant text 关联教材内容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: The children learn that something bad is going to happen.Gretel: Did you hear our stepmother planning to kill us?Hansel: Dont worry! I have a plan to save us.Gretel: How can you save us?Hansel: Be quiet! Im going outside to get something in the moonlight. Now, go to sleep.SCENE TWO: The children wake up.Wife: Get up, lazy children!Husband: Yes, dears. You must come with me to the forest to get wood.Wife: Heres some bread. Dont eat it until you get to the forest. SCENE THREE: Gretel learns about Hansels plan.Gretel: Hansel, what are you doing?Hansel: Im dropping white stones along the way. Unless I do, well be lost. Tonight, when the moon is shining bright, well be able to see the stones.SCENE FOUR: The children surprise the parents.Wife: You bad children! What a long time you slept in the forest!Husband: We thought you were never coming back.Wife: Now, go to bed. As soon as you wake up, you must go to the forest with your father.Hansel: Wh