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VOCABULARY 1 In 1937 there was a movie of the fairy tale Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs. Many people enjoyed it. Other movies

based on fairy tales followed. Famous actors enjoyed
1 Listen and read. TR: 5.1
speaking characters’ lines. Many of these movies have the
same kinds of characters. Often, there’s a princess and a
2 Listen and repeat. TR: 5.2 prince. The princess is usually pretty and the prince is usually

handsome and brave. There’s always a happy ending.
Think about your favorite fairy tale. It’s probably
a wonderful story, but do you know where it came from? But times have changed. Now authors are rewriting the

traditional tales with a twist. The characters in these
The first fairy tales were not written down. One person simply new stories surprise us. Maybe the princess isn’t pretty,
told a story to other people. Then they told it to others. In 1812 but she’s smart, funny, and cool. Is she looking for a
the talented brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm wrote a book prince? No! She wants to do amazing things. She rides a
of the old fairy tales. They called their book Children’s Tales. But motorbike, or she’s a great athlete, perhaps.

some readers weren’t happy. The stories were too scary for children!

Both types of stories—traditional and modern—are great.
So, later on the Grimm brothers wrote a different book. The stories Which do you prefer?
were exciting, but not scary. It was very popular. After that many

other writers in different countries wrote down fairy tales.
3 Ask and answer. Talk
about the stories you like
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with a partner.

I like traditional stories.
They’re exciting!

What kind of stories
do you enjoy?

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