【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 let’s begin. A sample version:Sa: One night, Will was on his way back home. He was very tired.Sb: Because it was too late, he could hardly see any buses, cars and travelers. Everything was very quiet.Sc: Perhaps he was too tired to think clearly. He stood there not knowing what to do.Sd: Just then he saw a cat. She seemed to know Will.Sa: The cat came up to Will when Will held out his hand.Sb: But the cat, then, turned away and went across the road.Sc: And when she was going towards the bushes just past the trees, she stopped as if she were waiting for Will.Sd: Will stood there, watching the cat. And the cat began to behave strangely.Sa: The cat raised her paw to touch something in the air in front of her. But Will could see nothing in front of the cat.Sb: The cat leapt back, with her tail held up.Sc: The cat moved to the place again and patted the air in front of her again.Sd: Then she leapt back again, but less far and she was not afraid any more.Sa: After a few seconds the cat vanished.Sb: Will could hardly believe his eyes.Sc: Will kept his eyes on the place where the cat vanished, though it was not very easy.Sd: He crossed the road after a truck passed by.Sa: He came to the place where the cat vanished and looked more closely.Sb: Of course, he saw the patch in the air.Sc: The patch looked as if it had been cut in the air. And it was almost square in shape.Sd: And the patch was less a meter across.Sa: On the other side of the patch was also a patch of grass, just like this side.Sb: Will bent down and looked through. He was frightened by what he saw.Sc: However, Will climbed through the patch and went into the new world.Sd: He was in the centre of the road in a different world.Sa: He knew nothing about the new world. But he came here.Sb: Then he had to look for his guide, the cat.T: Will came to a new world but knew nothing about it. He had to look for his guide, the cat. But where was the cat? What would happen next? Now go on with the story. Sa: Will found the cat in the bushes. The cat spoke, and Will was surprised. She told him, “I was ordered to guide you to this magical world. You will bee a great hero here.” Then she showed Will a handbook, telling him to follow the instructions in the book. After that, the cat vanished again. But this time Will failed to find her again. He had no choice but to read the book...Sb: Will suddenly changed into a cat, too. How terrible! He had paws instead of hands, and also a long tail behind him. On the other side of the road stood his guide, the cat that vanished. He began to regret what he had done. But the patch was nowhere to be found again. He said to himself, “OK, I’ll have to follow my guide to see what will happen to me.”Step Ⅱ Speaking Task 1: Rearrange the story Ask the students to do Activity 1 in LISTENING AND VOCABULARY on page 15. Then ask the students to listen and check the answers. Then ask the students toread the story. A sample version: A king goes out hunting and es to a cottage. A beautiful woman es out and the king falls in love with her. The king takes the woman to his palace and marries her, not knowing that she is a wicked witch. The witch put a spell on the king and bees the ruler of the land. Argon, the king’s brother, who rules a nearby kingdom, goes to war with the witch. Before he leaves for the war, Argon asks his handsome son, Ferdinand, to revenge if he gets killed. The witch wins the war and kills Argon and his army. A frog jumps out of a pool and tells Ferdinand that he can help him kill the witch.Task 2: Continue the story First, ask the students to retell the above story. Then ask them to read the end of the story and then continue it. T: Now let’s work in groups of four and continue the story. A sample version: Sa: One afternoon, while sitting by a pool, Ferdinand sees a frog. The frog jumps out of the water and says, “Oh King, I will tell you how to kill the wicked witch.”Sb: Ferdinand is very surprised and happy as well, because he wants to revenge, but he doesn’t know what to do.Sc: The frog says that he was a wizard long ago, but the witch put a spell on him and turned him into a frog. He has lived in the pool for many years.Sd: Ferdinand is told that the witch is very powerful, but she has a weak point. She can never live in darkness. No matter where she is, she burns a lot of candles, even when she is asleep. If she is kept in dark for two minutes, she will bee weak and cannot use her magic.Sa: Ferdinand thinks it over, and has an idea. He calls on his friends and begins to carry out his plan.Sb: Everyone may wonder what the plan is and what the King will do. After meeting the frog, Ferdinand just stays in his palace, talking and laughing with his friends. Strangely enough, they never light a candle, even at night. Even the witch is puzzled.Sc: One night, Ferdinand calls on his men and goes to war with the witch. Just as the frog told him, the witch has a lot of candles and sticks burning around her as if it were in the daytime.Sd: The witch is about to catch Ferdinand when it suddenly begins to rain. The rain is being heavier and heavier, with wind blowing hard. Just as you can imagine, all the candles and sticks go out. Ferdinand and his men are used to the darkness, and they can see clearly in the darkness. They find the witch and kill her.Step Ⅲ Everyday EnglishTask 1: Ask the students to make sentences with the expressions in bold type in EVERYDAY ENGLISH. Sample answers:1. Go on, I’m listening. 2. Give me a moment, and I’ll finish the work as soon as possible.3. See what I mean? You should have listened to me carefully.4. Fortunately, the girl was on time for class. 5. It’s your turn to clean the blackboard.6. I’m stuck. I think the maths problem is too difficult for me.7. Look at the time! What’s your excuse for being late?Task 2: Ask the students to do the Activity in EVERYDAY ENG