LEGENDARY Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 280
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Pupils should read the story along with you in their Stories & More book, or ask volunteers to read
aloud to the class.
Cover (page 95)
The Selfish Giant
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In a small town there lives a big giant.
He is not a nice giant. He is selfish and mean.
The giant only cares about himself, and he doesn't like to share.
He doesn't like people and people don't like him.
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Point to the giant and ask: Who is this? (Elicit: the giant)
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Is he a nice giant? Why or why not? (Elicit: No, he is not. He does not like to share.)
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How do the people in the town feel about the giant? (Elicit: The people do not like the
giant.)
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He has a big garden with green grass, beautiful flowers, and a lot of fruit on the trees.
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Ask: What is in the giant's garden? (Elicit: He has flowers, trees, and fruit.)
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The children in the town want to play in the garden.
But the giant is selfish and mean. He doesn't like to share his garden.
The mothers and fathers always say to their children,
"You can't play in the giant's garden!"
So, the children play somewhere else.
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Ask: What do the children want to do? (Elicit: They want to play in the giant's garden.)
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In the summer, it is hot and sunny.
The children play at the beach. They swim in the water.
In the fall, it is cool and windy.
The children play at the park. They play in the leaves from the trees.
In the winter, it is cold and snowy.
The children play outside. They make snowmen.
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Remind pupils that they have read this previously in the Course Book (part 2).
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Point and ask: What's the weather in the summer? (Elicit: It is hot and sunny.)
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Where do the children play in the summer? (Elicit: They play at the beach.)
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Repeat to ask about the fall and winter.
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One spring day, the giant leaves his house to go on a long trip.
Now the people in the town are not afraid to walk near his house because he is not there.
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Ask: Where did the giant go? (Elicit: On a long trip.)
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How do the people in the town feel? (Elicit: They are not afraid.)
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The children go into the garden.
They sit on the green grass, smell the flowers, and eat the fruit from the trees.
They are so happy.
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Ask: Where are the children? (Elicit: They are in the giant's garden.)
UNIT 4 / STORY TIME
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