鲁教版2025年七年级上册英语新教材Unit 4 — Once upon a Time电子课本课文

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Unit 4 — Once upon a Time

Section A — Favorite Stories (1b, 1c & 1d) — Listening Scripts

Conversation 1 (The Lion and the Mouse)

Chen Jie: Please share your favorite story with me, Peter.Peter: Sure. Once a lion caught a mouse. The mouse was afraid. He said, “Please let me go! One day I will help you!” The lion laughed and let the mouse go. Later, a hunter caught the lion in a net. The mouse helped the lion then. He bit through the net and set the lion free!Chen Jie: I like that story. Kindness is never wasted.

Conversation 2 (The Farmer and His Horse)

Emma: What’s your favorite story, Teng Fei?Teng Fei: Oh, I like this one. A farmer lost his horse. His neighbours said, “How unlucky!” But the farmer just said, “Maybe.” Later, his horse came back with seven other horses. People said, “That’s great!” But the farmer said, “Maybe.” Later, his son broke his leg when he tried to ride a horse. People said, “That’s terrible!” Again, the farmer said, “Maybe.” Well, because of his leg, the son didn’t have to join a war. That saved his life!Emma: I see. Unlucky things may turn out well. And good things could go wrong too.Teng Fei: Yes, you never know.

Section A — Sharing a Story (2a & 2e) — Listening Script (The Emperor’s New Clothes)

Emma: Here’s The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.Once upon a time, an emperor liked clothes very much. He wanted to buy some new clothes.Two brothers came and lied to him, “We can make wonderful clothes! But only clever people can see them!” They pretended to make the clothes.The emperor’s officials couldn’t see the clothes, but they said, “What lovely clothes!” The emperor couldn’t see anything either, but he said, “They’re beautiful!” No one wanted to look silly.The emperor decided to show everyone his new clothes. People in the street praised them. They were afraid to look silly too!Suddenly, a boy shouted, “Look! The emperor has no clothes on!” Everyone looked at one another. They started laughing.The end! Did you like the story? Please tell me what you think!

Section B — Reading: The Ugly Duckling (1b)

Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. “He doesn’t look like us! What an ugly duckling!” the other ducklings said. “That’s not nice!” said Mother Duck. “He’s still a duck like us!” In the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.

He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them.One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. “May I stay with you?” he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. “I wish I looked like you!” he cried. “My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!” one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!

Section B — Story Ending Creation (2a) — Beginning of the Story

Once upon a time, a fisherman caught a bottle in his fishing net. When he opened it, a great cloud came out and became a genie!“Prepare to die!” shouted the genie. “A long time ago, I made a promise. If someone set me free, I would make them rich and powerful. But no one ever came. After years and years of waiting, I became very angry. If anyone set me free, I would kill them instead of giving them anything. So, you must die!”

Project — Create and Perform a Short Play (Reading Text)

The Fisherman and the Genie

Scene One [At the seashore.]

Narrator: A fisherman saw something surprising in his net.Fisherman: What’s this shiny thing? Oh, it’s a bottle! I wonder what’s inside.Narrator: The fisherman opened the bottle. A great cloud of smoke came out, and it became a genie …

Telling China’s Story — The Monkey King

The Monkey King, also known as Sun Wukong, is a popular character both in China and around the world. He is the main character in the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West. He is not an ordinary monkey. In fact, sometimes he doesn’t even look like a monkey! This is because he can change into 72 different forms, including different animals and objects.

To fight against evil, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. He can make the stick so small that it fits in his ear, or make it so big and long that it can reach the sky.The Monkey King’s story has inspired Chinese children for a long time. About 40 years ago, when a TV programme based on the story came out, children in other countries also became interested in the Monkey King. They like the clever monkey because he always helps the weak and never gives up. Everyone can learn valuable lessons from the story of the Monkey King.