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A long time ago, there was a noble gentleman who after losing
his tender wife got married to another. Her name was Sybil. Sybil was
a very nasty woman and she had two daughters as horrible as she was.
The gentleman had a daughter as soft as breeze. He died and left
her with Sybil in their big house. Life was very difficult for this little girl.
Wearing old clothes, she did all the housework alone and when she felt tired,
She used to hide in a fireplace in the kitchen. There, she got so dark of the
ash that she was called Cinderella.
One day, the prince invited all the noble families to a royal ballet in his
castle to celebrate his birthday and to choose his future wife. Sybil and her
daughters went there and left Cinderella alone at home. She got very sad.
She was crying when a nice fairy came in to help her, and with her magic wand.
she offered her a wonderful dress and lovely shoes made of crystal but she told
her to come back home before midnight.
Adapted from “ Contes de Charles Perrault”

A/ Reading comprehension:
1.

Read the text carefully then choose the right answer
 The text is : a letter
- a fairy tale - an article .
 The two daughters were Cinderella’s : sisters - step-sisters - cousins.
 The fairy offered Cinderella a nice dress and: a ring - crystal shoes - gold earrings.
 Sybil was Cinderella’s : mother - step-mother - aunt.
 The prince invited Cinderella’s family to his : marriage - engagement - birthday party.

2.

Pick out from the text the characters of this story and classify them ?
Nice characters : ........................................................................................................................................................

Wicked Characters : ..................................................................................................................................................

3.

Find in the text words that are closest/opposite in meaning to:
 Wicked = .................................................
terrible =..........................................................
 Midday ≠ ..................................................
fair ≠ ..............................................................

B/ Mastery of language:
1.

Give the feminine of the following words from the text.
 Man : ................................. – husband : ................................. - son : ........................................

2.

Put the verbs (…………) in their correct form.


Once upon a time, Two men ..................................................... (travel) together when suddenly
a bear .......................... ( meet) them. One of them ..................................( climb) up into a tree
and concealed himself in the branches.

3.

Give the infinitive and the past participle of the following verbs.
 To ............................
- went - .....................................

 To ............................
- left - .....................................

4.

Circle the silent letter of the following words .




back ......

wearing ........

wonderful
........

- daughters
........

C/ Situation of Integration:


Cinderella’s story has not ended. Match the pictures with the sentences then Put them in the
right order to get the end of the story.

1. So the ministers tried the crystal shoe on the foot of all the girls... and on Cinderella’s foot as
well... Surprise ! It fitted her foot perfectly.
2. Cinderella arrived at the palace and entered the ballroom, a hush fell. Everyone stopped in midsentence to admire her elegance, her beauty and grace.
3. The ministers said, "Come with us, fair maiden ! The Prince is waiting for you”. Cinderella and the

prince got married and lived happily ever after.
4. When the prince set eyes on Cinderella, he was struck by her beauty. So he walked over her and
asked her for a dance. They danced all evening. “Who are you, fair maiden ?” the Prince kept
asking her.
5. But suddenly, she heard the midnight clock ! She remembered what the fairy told her, and
without a word she slipped from the Prince's arms, ran down the steps and lost one of her shoes.
6. The Prince picked up her crystal shoe and told to his ministers to find her.

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A/ Reading comprehension:
1.

The right answers:
 The text is a fairytale.
 The two daughters were Cinderella’s step-sisters.
 The fairy offered Cinderella a nice dress and crystal shoes.
 Sybil was Cinderella’s step-mother.
 The prince invited Cinderella’s family to his birthday party.

2.

The characters are:
Nice characters : Cinderella – his father – prince – fairy.
Wicked Characters : Sybil – Her two daughters.

3.

Synonyms/opposites :
 Wicked = nasty
 Midday ≠ midnight

-

terrible = horrible
fair ≠ dark

B/ Mastery of language:
1.

The feminine of the following words from the text.
 Man : woman
– husband : wife
-

2.

Put the verbs (…………) in their correct form.

son : daughter

 Once upon a time, two men were travelling together when suddenly a bear met them.
One of them climbed up into a tree and concealed himself in the branches.
3.

5.

The infinitive and the past participle of the following verbs.
 To go
- went
gone.
 To leave - left
left.
Circle the silent letter of the following words .
 back wearing wonderful - daughters

C/ Situation of Integration:
2
4

5

6

1

3

Cinderella arrived at the palace and entered the ballroom, a hush fell. Everyone

stopped in mid-sentence to admire her elegance, her beauty and grace. When the prince
set eyes on her, he was struck by her beauty. So he walked over her and asked her for
a dance. They danced all evening. “Who are you, fair maiden?” the Prince kept asking
her. But suddenly, she heard the midnight clock! She remembered what the fairy told
her, and without a word she slipped from the Prince's arms, ran down the steps and lost
one of her shoes. The Prince picked up her crystal shoe and told to his ministers to find
her. So the ministers tried the crystal shoe on the foot of all the girls... and on
Cinderella’s foot as well... Surprise! It fitted her foot perfectly. The ministers said,
"Come with us, fair maiden! The Prince is waiting for you”. Cinderella and the prince got
married and lived happily ever after.