1、Story TimeThe Emperors New Clothes我們今天要來聽故事了,不一樣的是老師要用英文講故事喔!The Emperors New ClothesOnce there lived an emperor who was fond of beautiful clothes. He spent all his money on being finely dressed. He changed clothes every hour and loved to show them off to his people.Two rogues decided to take advant
2、age of it. They came up with a plan to cheat the emperor. They went to the palace and were presented to the emperor. “Your Highness! We are the worlds most famous tailors. We can weave cloth so beautiful that no one has ever seen before!” said one rogue. “And the cloth has magic powers. Only those w
3、ho are clever enough can see it,” said the other rogue.The emperor believed every word they said. He couldnt wait to see his new clothes made from this magic cloth. The two rogues were brought to a room where two looms were already set for them. They asked for the finest silk and the purest gold, al
4、l of which they hid away, continuing to work on the empty looms, often late into the night.The day came when the emperor was going to try on his new clothes.“My Highness, try on the suit we made for you,” said one rogue.“Look at the brilliant colors. It suits you perfectly! Do you like it?” said the
5、 other rogue.All the ministers there pretended that they could see it. They said, ”Yes, its so beautiful! It suits you perfectly.”Q1. Can you see emperors new clothes? Is it beautiful?Q2. Can emperor see his newly made clothes?Q3. Do you like beautiful clothes?“Oops, I cant see anything. If I say th
6、at, everybody will think that Im stupid and not fit to be an emperor,” thought the emperor.The emperor pretended he could see it and said, “Yes, its so beautiful. I would like my people to take a look.”The emperor walked proudly into the street. The crowd began to clap their hands and praised the be
7、autiful clothes. No one wanted to admit that they were not clever enough.Then a little boy said, “Ha! Ha! The emperor is naked.” There was a moment of silence and then everyone started to laugh, “Ha. Ha. Look at his funny underwear!”The emperor was so embarrassed.1. Emperor 國王2. clever 聰明的3. clothes
8、 衣服4. embarrassed 覺得很糗Answer the questions1. The emperor was found of: a. beautiful clothesb. beautiful shoesc. beautiful hatsd. beautiful girls2. What did the rogues dress like to cheat the emperor?a. clownsb. dancersc. tailorsd. doctors3. The rogues said to the emperor that the clothes that they weave can be only seen by: a. normal peopleb. clever peoplec. silly peopled. dead people4. When the emperor wore the magic clothes on the street, he was actually wearing: a. nothingb. a jacketc. a robed. a swimming hat