Unit 6 L 9-10 • CB 29-30

• WB 25-26
Fables
 Unit 6 L 9-10
Fables
Key words:
character, narrator,
moral, translate, fable
Grammar:
Using Reported
Speech
CB 29-30
WB 25-26
 Settler Think about the question below and
answer on mentimeter link given.
Which story do you
remember from your
childhood? Do you
think there was a
message in it?

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4956326
https://www.menti.com/w7ns5rucpc
Lesson 9
Learning Objectives
• New Vocabulary
• Read and understand main
ideas and details of stories
• Reporting Verbs
 Starter
Match the words with their definitions

https://wordwall.net/resource/9511704/starter-fables
Discussion Features of a fable
 Vocabulary 1 Read the clues given and complete the
crossword puzzle:
https://crosswordlabs.com/view/fables-
vocabulary-4
Across
2. a storyteller
4. Explain the same ideas
in a different language
5. A lesson to be learned
from a story

Down
1. a person in a story
3. a story with a moral
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Vocabulary 1 Complete the

crossword puzzle:
Across
2. a storyteller 2

4. Explain the same ideas

in a different language
5. A lesson to be learned
3
from a story

Down
1. a person in a story
3. a story with a moral 5
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crossword puzzle:
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2. a storyteller 2
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4. Explain the same ideas N

in a different language A
5. A lesson to be learned
3
from a story C
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1. a person in a story
3. a story with a moral 5
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Vocabulary 2 Fill in the blanks with the Moral
words from the green box. Character
1. There are three __________ characters in my story. Fables
2. How do you say this word in Arabic? Can Translate
you __________
translate it?
3. He didn’t understand the _________ moral of
narrator
the story.
4. __________
Fables are a popular type of story in
my culture.
5. The _________
narrator tells the story.
Grammar Watch the video then answer the
questions about reporting verbs.

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Resources/1c73a9a
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Reading 1 Look at the picture.
What sort of book is this?
a. A series of short
stories which give
an Kalila
important message and
b. A novel about a crab
and a crane
Dimna
c. An adventure book
about animals
Grammar
Reporting verbs Examples
1. The manager said to me, “You can start your job from today.”
1. The manager told me that I could start my job from that day.

2. He said, “I am reading a book.”

2. He said that he was reading a book.
Grammar
Practice Quizizz Practice Activity

Teachers' link
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 Unit 6 L 9-10
Fables
Key words:
character, narrator,
moral, translate, fable
Grammar:
Using Reported
Speech
CB 29-30
WB 25-26
Settler
Quizizz Activity

Teachers' link
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/600
2de24bbcd0b001b370dc5
Lesson 10
Learning Objectives
• Read to understand the main
idea
• To use your own and others’
ideas to plan and develop
writing.
• To give advice
 Starter Put the reporting verbs in the suitable
blanks. (Live worksheet)

https://www.liveworksheets.com/ia1499436zh
Starter Put the reporting verbs in the suitable blanks.
1. “Free the soldier!” the Sultan ____________.
ordered

2. The pirate ___________

told them the ship was
safe to board.
3. “Why would you do such a thing? You could put
us all in danger!” He____________
shouted loudly. Said
4. “Try not to move. If we make a noise, they’ll
find us,” Ali ___________
whispered Told
to him. Shouted
said
5. The emperor ___________ it was a good day
to travel. Whispered
ordered
 What is the moral of
Reading
The Crab and The Crane?
Kalila and Dimna is one of the One fable is The Crab and the However, there was also a
first books to have drawings in Crane. In this story, a hungry crab in the pond who
it. The book contains many crane told a group of fish living discovered what the crane
stories called fables. These are in a pond that fishermen were was doing. The crab asked
short stories, typically with going to come and empty their the crane to help him too,
animals as characters, which pond and take them away. He and when the crane picked
convey a moral. The book was told them he would move him up, the crab put his
translated into over 60 them to another pond, one by strong claws around the
languages. Many years ago it one, and he started with their crane’s neck. Immediately,
was taught in schools for leader. But, instead of taking the crane understood that
students to learn from the them to another pond, he ate he was in danger. He
lessons in it. Kalila and Dimna is them on the way. dropped the crab, flew away
narrated by two foxes named and was never seen again.
Kalila and Dimna, and each Moral: Don’t trust
story has a moral to learn from. any strangers!
Reading Order the lines below to make a complete story.
Activity
d Then the fish asked, ‘Dear Uncle Crane, what can we
a Once upon a time, there was a crane who lived near a 4
do to save ourselves?’
small pond. 1
e The fish trusted the crane, and one at a time they went
b ‘My poor little children,’ said the crane, ‘you must trust
with the crane. But the crane had tricked them and ate
me and do as I say. If you allow me to pick you up in my
almost all of the fish until a crab discovered his secret!
beak, I will take you, one at a time to a bigger pond, filled 6
f One day, the crane said to the fish, ‘Oh my dear fish, it
with water and food. It will be a wonderful place for you!’
makes me sad to think of your future. The fishermen are
5
coming to take all the water out of your pond, so you
c There were also many fish living in the pond. The crane can’t stay here anymore!’
wanted an easy way to catch the fish for 3
2
his food.
 Writing
Planning
Main
In groups, Time characters

think of a
story or fable
that you all The
Story Title Place
know. Make ending

notes on each
story aspect in
the Main
Moral events
spidergram.
Look at the example in
the next slide
 Writing
Planning The The Crab and
Morning crane, the The Crane
crab and
the fish

Look at the
The
example of a cunning The Crab
A pond
spidergram crane
flew away
and The Crane

planner for
the story you A crane eats
many fish by
just read. Never trust
strangers
fooling
them/a crab
saves them
 Writing
Planning Your own story!!!
Main
In groups, Time characters

think of a
story or fable
that you all The
Story Title Place
know. Make ending

notes on each
story aspect in
the Main
Moral events
spidergram.
 Use your notes to write the story together as a group. You can discuss
Writing in breakout rooms and write in the Teams PowerPoint named
‘Fables’.
Group A Group B Group C Group D

Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader Team Leader

 Speaking

Challenge!!
Present
your stories
in 1 minute
 Write in the chat box what you have learnt
Plenary about planning and writing a story.

• Planning
• Researching
• Writing
• Proof-
reading