Listening Practice
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students are able to:
- identify vocabulary from the Snow White story through listening;
- distinguish similar-sounding English words;
- identify the main idea and specific information from an audio story;
- identify the moral value of the story.
Activity 1
Fill the Blanks
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Once upon the time, in the middle of ………… 1, a Queen sat sewing at a window with an ebony frame. She pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell on the snow. She thought, “I wish I had a ………… 2 as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony.” Soon after, she had a daughter named Snow White. Sadly, the ………… 3 died, and the King married a new woman who was ………… 4 but very vain and wicked.
The new Queen had a magic ………… 5 and would ask, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” For years, it answered that she ………… 6 the fairest. But when Snow White turned seven, the mirror said Snow White was now the fairest. Enraged, the Queen ………… 7 a huntsman to take the girl into the woods and kill her. The huntsman felt pity and told Snow White to run away into the deep ………… 8, where she found a tiny cottage.
Inside the cottage, ………… 9 was small and neat. There were seven little plates and seven ………… 10 beds. Snow White, exhausted, fell asleep. When the owners, seven dwarfs who worked in the mines, returned, they were ………… 11 but welcomed her. They told her she could stay if she kept the house ………… 12. They warned her never to let anyone in while they were away, fearing the evil Queen would find her.
The Queen did find out and tried to kill Snow White ………… 13 times using disguises. First with a tight lace, then a poisoned comb, and ………… 14 a poisoned apple. Snow White took a bite of the red side of the ………… 15 and fell as if dead. The heartbroken dwarfs couldn’t bear to bury her in the ground, so they placed her in a glass coffin on a ………… 16. One day, a Prince riding through the forest saw her and immediately fell in love with her beauty.
As the Prince’s ………… 17 moved the coffin, the piece of poisoned apple lodged in Snow White’s throat fell out. She opened her ………… 18 and was alive again! The Prince asked her to be his wife, and they had a grand wedding. The evil Queen was ………… 19, but when she saw Snow White, she was so consumed by rage and fear that she fell ill and died. Snow White and her Prince lived in ………… 20 and happiness.
Activity 2
True or False Listening
After reading the story one more time, ask students to write T (True) or F (False).
The story began in summer. ______
Snow White's mother wished for a child as white as snow. ______
The new Queen was kind and humble. ______
The Queen ordered a huntsman to protect Snow White. ______
Snow White ran away into the forest. ______
She found a cottage belonging to seven dwarfs. ______
The Queen tried to kill Snow White three times. ______
Snow White ate a poisoned apple. ______
The Prince's servants helped move the glass coffin. ______
Snow White and the Prince lived in peace and happiness. ______
Activity 3
Put the events in the correct order.
1. Snow White ate a poisoned apple.
2. The Queen ordered the huntsman to kill Snow White.
3. Snow White was born.
4. Snow White opened her eyes again.
5. Snow White found the dwarfs' cottage.
6. The magic mirror said Snow White was the fairest.
7. The Prince saw Snow White.
8. Snow White and the Prince got married.
Activity 4
Structure Analysis
Write down these structures based on the story you’ve heard
Orientation (Who? Where? When?)
Complication(What problem happened?)
Resolution(How was the problem solved?)
Reorientation(What happened at the end? What is the moral value?)
Activity 5
Answer the Questions
What is the main idea of the Snow White Story?
Why do you think the Queen became jealous of Snow White? What does her behavior tell us about her personality?
Do you think the huntsman made the right decision when he allowed Snow White to escape? Explain your answer.
If you were one of the seven dwarfs, what rules would you make to keep Snow White safe from the evil Queen? Why?
What lesson can people today learn from the Queen's obsession with being the fairest? How is this lesson relevant to modern life?
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