How The Grinch
Stole Christmas is a poem by Dr. Seuss, about a character who hates Christmas,
so he decides to steal it. Read these extracts from the poem...
I. Vocabulary (Set 1)
1. reason 原因；理由
2.
sour 不友好的
3. frown 皺眉
4. hated 憎恨，憎惡，厭惡
5. whole全部的；整個的；整體的
6. head screwed on頭腦清醒，明智
7. cave洞穴；山洞；地洞
8. -ville = suffix (後綴，詞尾) for place, town (城鎮，市鎮)
Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot... But
the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole
Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were
too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all, May have been that
his heart was two sizes too small. Whatever the reason, his heart or his
shoes, He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos, Staring down from
his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown, At the warm lighted windows below in their town.
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...the Grinch comes up with an idea
to steal Christmas, and takes all the presents and decorations from the
houses...
1. quarter past兩點/三點/四點等過十五分鐘
2. ribbon帶子，絲帶，緞帶
3. wrappings (禮品）包裝紙
4. tags標籤，標牌
5. snooze 打盹，小睡
6. puzzling令人迷惑的，令人不解的
7. sore痛的，疼痛的
8. carve把（熟肉）切成小片
9. roast烘；烤；焙
10. beast動物；野獸
It was quarter past dawn... All the Whos, still a-bed, All the Whos,
still a-snooze when he packed up
his sled, Packed it up with their presents! The ribbons! The wrappings!
The tags! And the tinsel! The
trimmings! The trappings! Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mt. Crumpit,
He rode with his load to the tiptop to dump it! "Pooh-pooh to the
Whos!" he was grinchishly humming. "They're finding out now that no
Christmas is coming!" "They're just waking up! I know just what
they'll do!" "Their mouths will hang open a minute or two, Then the
Whos down in Whoville will all cry Boo Hoo!" "That's a noise,"
grinned the Grinch, "That I simply MUST hear!" So he paused. And
the Grinch put his hand to his ear. And he did hear a sound rising over the
snow.
It started in low. Then it
started to grow. But the sound wasn't sad! Why, this sound sounded merry! It couldn't be so! But it WAS
merry! VERY! He stared down at Whoville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he
shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Who down in Whoville, the
tall and the small, Was singing! Without any presents at all! He HADN'T
stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the
same! And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How
could it be so?" "It came without ribbons! It came without
tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he
puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of
something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought,
"doesn't come from a store." "Maybe
Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" And what happened then?
Well...in Whoville they say, That the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes
that day! And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed
with his load through the bright morning light, And he brought back the toys!
And the food for the feast! And he, HE HIMSELF! The Grinch carved the roast beast!
THE
END
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II. Vocabulary: Fill in the blank with the correct new word.
1. Our muscles were __________ after PE class.
2. I woke up at a_________ six today.
3. He forgot to cut off the
______ of his new baseball cap.
4. My brother ________ to eat mushrooms, he thinks they’re
disgusting.
5. My father’s face had a big ________ when he saw my poor grades.
6. The meaning of the movie _________ the audience.
7. Alice had blue
___________ in her hair.
8. My family likes to ________
in on the weekends.
9. There are many bats in this __________.
10. I have been in a _______ mood the ________ week because of the
grey skies.
III. Comprehension.
1. What kind of person was the Grinch in the beginning?
2. Who
is the audience for the poem? Is it for children, or adults, or both? Why?
3.
Is there a moral or message to this poem?
4.
Do you think the poem is funny? Why/ why not?
5.
Can you think of the reason why the Grinch hates Christmas?
6.
Do you think the people of Who-ville were able to forgive the Grinch for
stealing their Christmas? Why/ why not?
III. Christmas Objects: What were the 17 objects the Grinch stole
from the townspeople?
1.
2.
17.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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13. 14.
15. 16.
Sia's Cover (2015)
IV. Winter Songs: Listen and fill in the lyrics. Sing!
California Dreaming加州夢想 |
Winter Time
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All
the ______ are brown and the sky is ________.
I've
been for a _______ on a winter's day.
I'd
be safe and warm if I was in _____.
California
dreamin' on such a winter's day.
Stopped
into a _________ I passed along the way.
Well
I got down on my _____ and I pretend to pray.
You
know the preacher liked the _________.
He
knows I'm gonna __________.
California
dreamin' on such a winter's day.
All
the leaves are brown and the sky is gray.
I've
been for a walk on a winter's day.
If
I didn't ______ her I could leave today;
California
dreamin' on such a winter's day. (x3)
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In
the winter time when all the leaves are ________
And
the wind blows so ___________
And
the birds have all flown for the_________
I'm
callin', hear me callin', hear me callin'
(x2)
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