A glass slipper humble girl Prince’s ball good fairy beautiful gown step-sister & mother marriage

1__________ 2___________ 3_____________4____________5___________ 6___________ 7__________

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O nce upon a time, there was a humble girl called Cinderella. She was living happily with her family when her
mother________. Her father remarried. Later, her life was terrible. Cinderella was mistreated by her
stepmother and two stepsisters. She was forced to wear old __________while her sisters wore fancy
clothes. She always worked hard while her stepsisters relaxed and did nothing.
The day of the Prince’s ball, one stepsister argued, “I’m going to marry the prince”; and the other replied,” I’m
determined to marry him.” Then, while Cinderella was crying in the kitchen because she ________go to the ball,
she got a visitor.
Cinderella was __________all alone when the good witch appeared. Cinderella said, “Oh, good generous and
compassionate fairy! I want to go to the prince’s ball tonight, but I have nothing to wear!” The good fairy told her,
“Don’t fear, Cinderella. You will see the ________and loyal prince tonight.”
The good witch turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown with glass slippers, some _________into
strong white horses and servants, and a pumpkin into a coach. Then, the fairy told her, “But remember – you must
be home by__________.” And Cinderella said, “I promise, good fairy. And thank you.”
Cinderella went to the party and met the prince; he ______her and they fell in love each other at first________.
They were dancing when at midnight she suddenly ran out of the palace. Cinderella __________the party in a
hurry and didn’t tell him her name. But when she was rushing home just before midnight, one of the glass slippers
fell off.
The next day she got a visitor. The prince _________the glass slipper to find her. He asked her, “I’m the brave
and loyal prince. I’m looking for the woman who wore this slipper last night. Would you please ________on this
slipper? And he saw that it was indeed Cinderella’s slipper. He said that she was the princess he loved. And so they
got married and lived happily ever after.
Match the words in bold to meaning.
1. Treated in a cruel or unfair way A____GOWN
2. A long dress worn on formal occasions B____PRINCE’S BALL
3. High heeled shoes for women C____SLIPPERS
4. Woman who possesses magic powers D____PUMPKIN
5. A big fruit used for a container E____THE GOOD WITCH
6. A royal party for dancing F____MISTREATED Match
1. Cinderella was living happily with her family when A___ she got a visitor.
2. She was having fun until B___ at midnight she suddenly ran out of the palace.
3. While Cinderella was sitting in the kitchen, C___ her mother died.
4. Cinderella was crying all alone when D___ the good witch appeared.
5. The prince and Cinderella were dancing when E___ her new stepmother and two stepsisters moved in with her.
1. Who was Cinderella living with after her remarriage’s father? Questionnaire
2. How was Cinderella mistreated?
3. What did the stepsisters argue the day of the ball?
4. When and where did Cinderella get a visitor?
5. Why couldn’t Cinderella go to the prince’s ball?
6. What did the good witch tell her to calm down?
7. What did the good do to Cinderella?
8. Why did Cinderella run out of the prince’s ball at midnight?
9. Why did Cinderella lose her glass slipper?
10. Why was the prince knocking all the doors the next day?

3 Prof. Guillermo Fernández