Warm-Up
Warm-Up
1. In class, read the text excerpt below. It introduces the rather dark theme of this unit:
Did you know that fairy tales were originally stories for adults? They were often cruel and filled with violence.
The Frog Prince, for example, was not kissed by his princess. Rather, she smashed him against the wall when he asked her to let him sleep in her bed.
It was only later that fairy tales were adapted into children's stories.
2. Next, watch a video in class. It introduces you to five popular fairy tales in their earlier forms.
3. Talk about the following questions:
- Which five fairy tales were presented in the video?
- How many of you know the fairy tales presented?
- What other fairy tales do you know?
- Who do you think the audience of fairy tales is today?
- Who do you think the audience of fairy tales was in earlier times?
- What are some of the typical features of fairy tales?
- Who are some of the typical characters in fairy tales?
- What do you like or dislike about fairy tales?