Primary Classic Readers_Cinderella

PRIMARY CLASSIC READERS LEVEL 1



PRIMARY CLASSIC READERS LEVEL 1

Cinderella Sterling English Language Learning ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING STG The Orchard Prespas 2, office 302 Honiton Nicosia 1082 Devon Cyprus           United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.sterlingenglish.com Text, design, artwork and characters © Sterling English Language Learning, 2018 ISBN: 978-9925-550-73-9 Cinderella All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Any person who carries out any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Recording at GFS-PRO Studio by: George Flamouridis Illustrations by: George Melissaropoulos

Contents Cinderella page 4 Activities page 30 Picture Glossary page 35 3

Cinderella has got a father. She hasn’t got a mother. Her father is a good man. But he marries a bad woman. Now Cinderella has got a stepmother. The stepmother has got two girls. They are Cinderella’s stepsisters. Cinderella is kind. She is good to her stepmother and her new sisters. 4

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But Cinderella’s father dies. Now Cinderella lives with her stepmother and her stepsisters. Cinderella is beautiful, but the sisters are ugly. They don’t like Cinderella. They are very bad. ‘You’re a lazy girl,’ say the sisters. ‘You must go to the kitchen. You must cook and clean.’ Poor Cinderella! The birds and the mice are Cinderella’s friends. They help Cinderella. 6

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Cinderella is a good girl. She cooks and cleans. She works all day. Cinderella is tired. But she hasn’t got a bed and she hasn’t got a bedroom. She sleeps in the kitchen. Cinderella is a good girl. She says nothing. She has got her friends, the birds. They sing for Cinderella. 8

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Activities A Match. a b c d 1 father e f 2 stepmother 3 ugly sister 4 Cinderella 5 Prince 6 Fairy Godmother B Tick (√) true or false. TF 1 Cinderella hasn’t got a mother. 2 Cinderella isn’t kind. 3 The ugly sisters like Cinderella. 4 Cinderella goes to the party. 5 At 11 o’clock the magic stops. 6 Cinderella has got small feet. 30

C Write. beautiful cooks dresses happy marries mice ugly wand 1 Cinderella is . 2 The sisters are . 3 The birds and the are Cinderella’s friends. 4 Cinderella is a good girl. She and cleans. 5 The ugly sisters want new for the party. 6 The Fairy Godmother has got a magic . 7 The Prince Cinderella at the castle. 8 The story has got a ending. 31

Activities D Write. 1 P 2 R I 3 N 4 C E 5 6 1 The shoe is a glass . 2 The for the Prince is on Saturday. 3 The shoe is on the . 4 The ugly sisters are with the beautiful girl. 5 The stops at midnight. 6 The ugly sisters have got big . 32

E Find. bedroom girl happy kitchen lazy man old sad sister woman K I T C H E N X W F G K V B Z O S O S I S T E R E A M O R O L D O J D A M L M A L S O O N A H W Z I W B A X N U P Y H A P P Y X B E D R O O M N 33

Activities F Colour. 34

Picture Glossary angry birds clock cry footmen horse laugh mice slipper sing stairs wand 35

PRIMARY CLASSIC READERS LEVEL 1 Cinderella is the tale of a kind young girl who lives with her stepmother and her two stepsisters and magically changes her life when her fairy godmother appears. Sterling Primary Classic Readers is a three-level collection of classic tales including some of the best-loved children’s stories. The tales have been carefully adapted for learners of English. The books are graded in terms of vocabulary and grammar to reflect students’ capabilities at primary level. Each book contains: • beautiful colour illustrations to motivate students in their reading. • a picture glossary at the back of each book to build readers’ vocabulary. • an activity section designed to revise and consolidate the vocabulary found in each book. • an e-book with animation and a dramatised narration performed by professional actors. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Cinderella Thumbelina Peter Pan The Emperor’s New Clothes Gulliver’s Travels The Snow Queen The Hen that laid the Golden Egg The Brave Little Tailor The Tin Soldier The Little Mermaid The Elves and the Shoemaker Tom Thumb The Princess and the Pea The Pied Piper William Tell