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Module2FantasyLiterature

Introduction

ReadthepassageandunderlinethewordsandphrasesthatshowHisDarkMaterialsisafantasystory.

HisDarkMaterials

byPhilipPullman

HisDarkMaterialsisoneofthegreatestfantasystorieseverwritten.Therearethreebooksintheseries,NorthernLights,TheSubtleKnifeandTheAmberSpyglass.TheheroineisayounggirlcalledLyraandtheheroisaboycalledWill.Inthefirstbook,Lyra'sscientistfathermakesitpossibletoenterotherworlds.Thechildrenhavemanyextraordinaryadventuresinthesedifferentworlds,andplayanimportantpartinawarthatcoulddestroytheuniverse.It'sanexcitingnovelwithwitches,talkingbears,andotherstrangecreatures.Itisalsoveryphilosophical,withideasthatbothadultsandchildrenwillenjoy.

Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsaboutthewordsandphrasesinthebox.

adult;bear(n.);creature;extraordinary;hero;heroine;philosophical;playapart;witch

Whichofthesewordsorexpressions:

refertopeople?;;;

referstosomeonewhousesmagic?

refertothemostimportantpeoplewhohavethemainpartinastory?;

refertoanimals?;

meansveryunusualorspecial?

meanstohaveinfluenceinasituation?

relatestoideas?

Discussyouranswerstothequestions.

Haveyoueverreadafantasynovel?Ifnot,whynot?

HaveyoureadHisDarkMaterials?Ifnot,wouldyouliketoreadit?Saywhy/whynot.

HaveyoureadaHarryPotternovelorseenoneofthefilms?Ifyouhave,didyouenjoyit?Saywhy/whynot.

ReadingandVocabulary

TheCatThatVanished

Willwas

stupefied

with

exhaustion

,andhemighthavegoneontothenorth,orhemighthavelaidhisheadonthegrassunderoneofthosetreesandslept;butashestoodtryingto

clearhishead

,hesawacat.

Shewasa

tabby

,likeMoxie.She

padded

outofagardenontheOxfordsideoftheroad,whereWillwasstanding.Will

putdown

hisshoppingbagand

heldout

hishand,andthecatcameupto

rub

herheadagainsthis

knuckles

,justasMoxiedid.Ofcourse,everycatbehavedlikethat,but

allthesame

Willfeltsucha

longing

toturnforhomethattears

scalded

hiseyes.

Eventually

thiscatturnedaway.Thiswasnight,andtherewasaterritoryto

patrol

,thereweremicetohunt.Shepaddedacrosstheroadandtowardsthebushesjustbeyondthe

hornbeam

trees,andthereshestopped.

Will,stillwatching,sawthecat

behave

curiously.

Shereachedouta

paw

to

pat

somethingintheairinfrontofher,somethingquite

invisible

toWill.Thensheleaptbackwards,

backarchedandfuronend

,

tail

heldout

stiffly

.Willknewcat-behaviour.Hewatchedmore

alertly

asthecatapproachedthespotagain,justanempty

patch

ofgrassbetweenthehornbeamsandthebushesofagarden

hedge

,andpattedtheaironcemore.

Againsheleaptback,butlessfarandwithless

alarm

thistime.Afteranotherfewsecondsofsniffing,touching,whisker-twitching,curiosityovercame

wariness

.

Thecatsteppedforward,andvanished.

Willblinked.Thenhestoodstill,closetothetrunkofthenearesttree,asatruckcameroundthecircleand

sweptitslightsover

him.Whenithadgonepasthecrossedtheroad,keepinghiseyesonthespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigating.Itwasn'teasy,becausetherewasnothingto

fixon

,butwhenhecametotheplaceand

castabout

tolookclosely,hesawit.

Atleast,hesawitfromsomeangles.Itlookedasifsomeonehadcuta

patch

outoftheair,abouttwometresfromthe

edge

oftheroad,a

patch

roughly

square

in

shape

andlessthanametreacross.Ifyouwere

level

withthe

patch

sothatitwasedge-on,itwasnearly

invisible

,anditwascompletely

invisible

frombehind.Youcouldonlyseeitfromtheside

nearesttheroad

,andyoucouldn'tseeiteasilyevenfromthere,becauseallyoucouldseethroughitwasexactlythesamekindofthingthatlayinfrontofitonthisside:a

patch

ofgrasslitbyastreetlight.

ButWillknewwithouttheslightest

doubt

that

patch

ofgrassontheothersidewasinadifferentworld.

Hecouldn'tpossiblyhavesaidwhy.Heknewitatonce,asstronglyasheknewthatfireburnedandkindnesswasgood.Hewaslookingatsomething

profoundly

alien

.

Andforthatreasonalone,it

enticed

himto

stoop

andlookfurther.Whathesawmadehishead

swim

andhisheart

thump

harder,buthedidn't

hesitate

:hepushedhisshoppingbagthrough,andthen

scrambled

throughhimself,throughtheholeinthe

fabric

ofthisworldandintoanother.

Hefoundhimselfstandingunderarowoftrees.Butnot

hornbeam

trees:theseweretallpalms,andtheyweregrowing,likethetreesinOxford,inalinealongthegrass.Butthiswasthecentreofabroad

boulevard

,andatthesideofthe

boulevard

wasalineofcafésandsmallshops,allbrightlylit,allopen,andall

utterly

silentandemptybeneathaskythickwithstars.Thehotnight

wasladenwith

the

scent

offlowersandwiththesaltsmellofthesea.

Willlookedaroundcarefully.Behindhimthefullmoonshonedownoveradistant

prospect

ofgreatgreenhills,andontheslopesatthefootofthehillstherewerehouseswithrichgardensandanopen

parkland

with

groves

oftreesandthewhite

gleam

ofaclassicaltemple.

Justbesidehimwasthat

bare

patch

intheair,ashardtoseefromthissideasfromtheother,but

definitely

there.HebenttolookthroughandsawtheroadinOxford,hisownworld.Heturnedawaywitha

shudder

:whateverthisnewworldwas,ithadtobebetterthanwhathe'djustleft.Witha

dawning

light-headedness

,thefeelingthathewasdreamingbut

awake

atthesametime,hestoodupandlookedaroundforthecat,hisguide.

TheSubtleKnifebyPhilipPullmancopyright©Philip

Pullman,1997thesecondbookintheHisDark

Materialstrilogy,publishedbyScholasticChildren's

Books.Allrightsreserved.Reproducedbypermission

ofScholasticLtd.

ReadtheextractfromTheSubtleKnife,thesecondbookofHisDarkMaterialsandputthesentencesinthecorrectorder.

Willdecidesnottoreturntohisworld.

Thecatvanishes.

ThecatcomesuptoWill.

Willclimbsthroughahole.

Thecatbehavesinastrangeway.

Matchthewordsfromthepassagewiththeirmeanings.

behave;bush;definitely;guide;hesitate;leap;scent;vanish

:todothingsinaparticularway

:someonewhoshowsyouwhichdirectiontogoin

:tojumphighintotheairoroversomething

:towaitbeforeyoudoorsaysomethingbecauseyouarenotsure

:anicesmell

:withoutanydoubt

:asmalltree

:tosuddenlydisappear

Choosethebestmeaningfortheexpressionsfromthepassage.

1....thecatcameuptorubherheadagainsthisknuckles...

ThecatcameuptobiteWill'shand.

ThecatwantedWilltotouchherheadwiththebackofhishand.

2.Shepaddedacrosstheroadandtowardsthebushes...

Sheranacrosstheroad.

Shewalkedquietlyacrosstheroad.

3....keepinghiseyesonthespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigating.

Hewatchedtheplacethatthecathadbeenlookingatandtouching.

Helookedonceattheplacewherethecathadbeensleeping.

4.Ifyouwerelevelwiththepatchsothatitwasedge-on,itwasnearlyinvisible...

Ifyouwerestandingnexttotheareaofgrassyoucouldnotseeit.

Ifyouwerelookingatthegrassyoucouldseeit.

5.Hewaslookingatsomethingprofoundlyalien.

Hewaslookingatsomethingveryexciting.

Hewaslookingatsomethingverydifferentandstrange.

6.Heturnedawaywithashudder...

Hisbodyshookslightlybecausehewasafraid.

Helaughednervously.

Readthepassageagainandchoosethebestanswers.

1.Thecatvanishesthrough____.

somethingWillcan'tsee

somebushes

anemptypatchofgrass

2.Willblinksbecause____.

hecan'tseeclearly

hecan'tbelievewhathesaw

hiseyeshurt

3.Itis____.

easytoseethepatchintheairfromsomepositions

difficulttoseethepatch

impossibletoseethepatch

4.Willlooksthroughtheholeintheair____.

becauseheisfrightened

becauseitisalien

becauseheknowsthereisadifferentworldontheotherside

5.Willdoesnotgobacktohisworldbecause____.

lifeisdifficultinhisworld

itisdifficulttoseetheoldworld

hewantstolearnaboutthisnewworld

Grammar

Readsentences1–4fromthepassage.Comparethemwiththerewrittensentencesa–d.

Willputdownhisshoppingbagandheldouthishand.

Will,stillwatching,sawthecatbehavecuriously.

Hecrossedtheroad,keepinghiseyesonthespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigating.

Hepushedhisshoppingbagthrough,andthenscrambledthroughhimself.

Puttingdownhisshoppingbag,Willheldouthishand.

Willwatchedandsawthecatbehavecuriously.

Hekepthiseyesonthespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigatingandcrossedtheroad.

Pushinghisshoppingbagthrough,hescrambledthroughhimself.

Underlinethewordsthatusethe-ingformoftheverb.Howisthe-ingformoftheverbused?

Answerthequestionsaboutthefollowingsentences.

Whichsentencesdescribetwothingsthathappenatthesametime?

Whichsentencesdescribeonethinghappeningimmediatelyafteranother?

Lookatsentencesaandd.Dothetwopartsofthesentencesrefertothesameperson?

Rewritethesentencesusingthe-ingformsoftheunderlinedverbs.

Example:

Thecatsteppedforwardandclimbedthroughthepatchintheair.

Steppingforward,thecatclimbedthroughthepatchintheair.

Thewitchleaptintotheairandvanished.

.

Themanshoutedangrilyandwavedhisswordatthestranger.

.

Shepickedupthecatandrubbeditsheadaffectionately.

.

Thebearcameoutofthebushes,showeditsteethandmadealoudnoise.

.

Completethepassage.

LastweekendIwalkedintoourlocalbookshop,tofindacopyofPhilipPullman'sHisDarkMaterials.AllmyfriendsreaditandIwantedtoknowpeoplelikeditsomuch.Iboughtallthreebooksandhurriedoutoftheshop,pleasedthatIhadfounditeasily.aNo.88buscomingalongtheroad,Idecidedtotakeit,itwasquitealongwalkhome.

onthebus,Iwassurprisedtoseeanoldfriendof.WestartedtalkingandIrealisedthatwehadarrivedatmystop.up,Icried,"Pleasewait!Thisismystop!"Ioffthebusintimeandsmiledhappily.Then,suddenlyIhadleftmybooksbehindonthebus,I,"Stop,please!"Butitwaslate.Thebushadgoneaway,mybookswithit.

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsoftheverbsbelow.

think;know;sit;see;leave

Onher,thekingimmediatelyfallsinlovewithher.

Hemarriesher,notwhoshereallyis.

Beforehiskingdom,hecallshissontohim.

Afteraboutthesituation,hedecidestokillthewitchhimself.

Whilebyapool,Ferdinandseesafrog.

Rewritethefollowingsentences.

Onseeingher,thekingimmediatelyfallsinlovewithher.

Hemarriesher,notknowingwhoshereallyis.

Beforeleavinghiskingdom,hecallshissontohim.

Afterthinkingaboutthesituation,hedecidestokillthewitchhimself.

Whilesittingbyapool,Ferdinandseesafrog.

Whenthekingseesher,heimmediatelyfallsinlovewithher.

Hemarriesher,buthe.

Beforetheking,hecalls.

AfterFerdinand,hedecides.

Whileheis,Ferdinandsees.

Rewritethesentenceswiththe-ingformsoftheverbs.

Example:

Whenhereturnstothepalace,thekingmarriesthewoman.

Onreturningtothepalace,thekingmarriesthewoman.

Whenhesawthewitch,theboyranaway.

On,.

Beforehestartsthewar,thekingspeakstotheprince.

Before,.

Whilehewasfightinginthewar,theprincelearntmanythings.

While,.

Afterhehadspokentohisson,thekingwenttowar.

After,.

Becausehedoesn'tknowwhattodo,Ferdinandfollowsthefrog'sadvice.

Not,.

Completethepassage.

enteringthepalace,thewitchimmediatelygivenherownrooms,lookedoutontoabeautifulgarden.Thekingtookherintogarden,andwalkingaroundit,hesaid,"Allthisisyoursnow."Onthesewords,thewitchturnedawaysmiled,thatshehadwontheking'sheart."youbemywife?"askedtheking,intothewitch'sbeautifulgreeneyes.Thewitchturnedfromhim."Iwill,"shesaid,lookingathim,butlookingdownattheground.Thensheopenedhergreeneyeswideandsaid,"Iamhappiestwomanintheworld."leavingthewitch,thekingwenttotellhispeoplethegoodnews.Butthewitchsatalone,withawickedsmileonherface.

ListeningandVocabulary

Putthesentencesinthecorrectorder.Listenandcheckyouranswers.

Beforeheleavesforthewar,Argonaskshishandsomeson,Ferdinand,torevengeifhegetskilled.

Thekingtakesthewomantohispalaceandmarriesher,notknowingthatsheisawickedwitch.

Argon,theking'sbrother,whorulesanearbykingdom,goestowarwiththewitch.

Abeautifulwomancomesoutandthekingfallsinlovewithher.

Akinggoesouthuntingandcomestoacottage.1

ThewitchwinsthewarandkillsArgonandallhisarmy.

AfrogjumpsoutofapoolandtellsFerdinandthathecanhelphimkillthewitch.

Thewitchputsaspellonthekingandbecomestheruleroftheland.

Answerthequestions.

brave;cottage;frog;handsome;hunt;kingdom;land;nearby;palace;pool;putaspellon(someone);wicked

Whichofthesewordsorphrases:

refertocountry?;

refertobuildings?;

describepeople?;;

meanstousemagic?

meanstochaseandkill?

referstowater?

tellsyouwhereaplaceis?

referstoanimal?

Makesentenceswiththewordsinthebox.Eachsentenceshouldhavetwoofthesewords.

brave;cottage;frog;handsome;hunt;kingdom;land;nearby;palace;pool;putaspellon(someone);wicked

Example:

Afrogjumpedoutofapool.

Matchthewordsandphraseswiththeirmeanings.

army;gotowar;king;rule(v.);takerevenge

:tocontrolacountry

:amanwhorulesacountryandbelongstotherulingfamily

:alargeorganisedgroupofsoldiersthatfightforacountry

:todosomethinginordertohurtorpunishsomeonebecausetheyhavehurtyouorsomeoneelse

:whentwolargegroupsofpeoplefighteachother

Answerthequestionsaboutthestory.Listenandcheck.

WhatdoesthegirlsayaboutHisDarkMaterials?

Whatdoesthegirlsayitiseasytodo?

Whendoesthewitchputaspellontheking?

Whatdoeseveryoneinthelandhavetodo?

WhendoesArgonaskhissontorevengehim?

WhydoesFerdinandfeelterrible?

WhatdoesFerdinanddecidetodo?

WhatexactlydoesthefrogsaytoFerdinand?

Function

Listenandanswerthequestion.

Whattenseisusedinthelisteningpassagetotellthestory?

Completethepassagewiththewordsbelow.Puttheverbsintothepresentsimple.

about;have;invent;know;try;sound;takeplace;use

A:

TellmemoreaboutHisDarkMaterials.

B:

Well,Ican'ttellyouthewholestory,becauseit'sverylong.Asyouknow,thestoryisagirlcalledLyraandaboycalledWill,anditinseveraldifferentworlds.InLyra'sworld,everyoneadaemon,acreaturethatispartofthembutseparatefromthematthesametime.Thisdaemoncan,forexample,beadogorabird.Yourdaemoneverythingyouthinkandisyourclosestfriend.Inthestory,agroupofpeopleamachinethatcanseparateapersonfromhisdaemon.Theythemachineonchildren.Lyratostopthis.

A:

Itveryinteresting!

B:

Itis!Youshouldreadit!

VocabularyandReading

Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthewordsinthebox.Answerthequestions.

appeal;cafeteria;envelope;literarybond;output;parents;schoolchildren;typewriter

WhatdidJ.K.RowlingusetowritethefirstHarryPotterstory?

Wheredidshewriteit?

Whodidshewritethebooksfor?

Howmanybooksayeardidsheintendtowrite?

Whatisthe

appeal

oftheHarryPotterseries?

TheStoryofJ.K.RowlingandHarryPotter

Theelder

stateswoman

ofBritishfantasyliteratureisJ.K.Rowling,the

gifted

creatorofHarryPotter.JoanneRowling's

roots

areinthesouthwestofEngland,whereshegrewup.ButtheideaforHarryPottercametoherwhileshewasonadelayedtrainbetweenManchesterandLondon.Shewrotedownherideasonthebackofan

envelope

.ShethenwenttoteachEnglishinPortugal,whereshecontinuedtoadd

flesh

tothebonesofthefirstHarryPotterstory.ButhernameisforeverassociatedwithEdinburghinScotland,whereshelivedanddevelopedthe

format

forthewhole

series

ofsevenbooks.

Therearemanyanecdotesabouthow,in1990,J.K.Rowlingbeganthefirst

draft

ofHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone.Shehadtheextra

burden

oflookingafterherbabydaughterwhilesheworked,andbecauseshewastoopoortoowna

typewriter

,shewrotebyhand.Shespentmanyhoursoverasinglecupofcoffeeinawarm

cafeteria

inEdinburghbecauseshehadnomoneytopayfortheheatingathome.

Successwasnot

swift

andRowlingmighthavegivenup.Butshewas

stubborn

and

overcame

allthedifficulties.Itwasonlyin1997thatshecompletedthefirstHarryPotterstory,which,becausethepublishersintheUSArequestedan

adjustment

tothetitle,wasalsoknownasHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone.

Rowlingalwaysintendedthather

output

wouldbeabookeveryyearuntilshehadfinishedthe

series

.Infact,ittookherabouttenyearstocomplete.Butafterthefirstbook,thesuccessofeachofthefollowingtitleswas

automatic

.Thefifthbook,TheOrderofthePhoenixsoldaboutsevenmillioncopiesthedayitwaspublished.

Rowling'sstylehasbeena

target

forsome

criticism

,butwhatmakesthebookssoimportantisthat,becausethey

appealtoreaders

ofallages,theycreateaspecial

literary

bond

betweenparentsandchildren.Inanageofcomputergamesandtelevisionprogrammes,itisalsoclaimedtheyareresponsibleforarenewedinterestinreading.HarryPotterhasevenbecomepartoftheschool

curriculum

,muchtothepleasureofthe

schoolchildren

.

AndtheHarryPottereffectisnotjustrestrictedtotheEnglish-speakingworld.Rowling'sbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethan55languages,andithasbeenestimatedthatmorethan250millioncopieshavebeendistributedaroundtheworld.In2005itwasestimatedthatRowlinghadaccumulatedmorethanonebilliondollarson

deposit

inherbank.Shehas

thus

attained

the

status

ofbeingthefirstwritertobecomea

billionaire

.

Matchthequestionsandtheparagraphs.

Howlongdidittaketowritetheseries?Paragraph

WhatistheappealofHarryPotter?Paragraph

WheredidtheideaforHarryPottercomefrom?Paragraph

HowmanypeoplehavereadHarryPotter?Paragraph

HowdidJ.K.Rowlingbeginwritingthefirstbook?Paragraph

Whendidsuccessarrive?Paragraph

Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.WhenJ.K.RowlingaddedfleshtothebonesoftheHarryPotterstory,she____.

soldthestoryforfood

createdtheothercharacters

gavemoredetailstothemainideas

finishedwritingthestory

2.Lookingafterababyandwritingabookatthesametime____.

isextremelyhardwork

meansyouhaven'tgotmuchmoney

isimpossibleinEdinburgh

madeJ.K.Rowlinggiveup

3.Assoonasthefirstbookwasasuccess,____.

J.K.Rowlingfinishedtheseriesmorequicklythanplanned

thepublishersaskedhertofinishonebookayear

shewroteTheOrderofthePhoenix

itwasclearthattheotherswouldbesuccessfultoo

4.HarryPotterstoriesaresoappealingthatthey____.

mustbeincludedintheschoolcurriculum

encouragechildrentoreadmore

areshownontelevisioninothercountries

havebeencriticisedforbadstyle

5.TheHarryPotterstories____.

cannowreadinonly50languages

areeasytotranslate

havemadeJ.K.Rowlingveryrich

aredistributedin55countries

Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirmeanings.

accumulate;adjustment;anecdote;attain;format;gifted;output;roots;stubborn;thus

:notpreparedtochangeyourideas

:theamountofworkproduced

:tocollect

:theplaceyoucomefrom

:toreach

:thebasicplan

:asmallstory

:talented

:asaresult

:asmallchange

Discussyouranswerstothequestions.

WhydoyouthinktheHarryPotterstoriesaresopopular?

Haveyouseenthefilms?Ifso,whatdidyoulikebest?

WhatdoyouthinkisthemostpopularbookforchildreninChina?Haveyoureadit?

Whichactivitydoyouthinkismoreimportanttoyouthantheothers,reading,watchingTVorplayingcomputergames?Why?

EverydayEnglish

Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.goonisused____.

tomakesomeonedosomething

toencouragesomeonetodosomething

2.givemeamomentisused____.

toaskforalittlemoretime

toaskforadvice

3.SeewhatImean?means____?

doyouunderstand

whatdoyouthink

4.fortunatelymeans____.

strangely

luckily

5.It'syourturnisused____.

whenyouneedtoturnaroundquickly

whenitistimeforyoutodosomething

6.I'mstuckisused____.

whenyoucan'tcontinuewithsomethingbecauseitistoodifficult

whenyouhaveagoodidea

7.Lookatthetime!isused____.

whenitislaterthanyouthought

whenyouarereferringtoaperiodofhistory

Writing

Readthestartofafantasystory.

Ayoungmanwaswalkingthroughawoodwhenhesawaringlyingontheground.Hediscoveredthatwhenheputtheringonhisfinger,hedisappeared.Whenhetooktheringoff,youcouldseehim...

Nowcontinuewritingthestory.

Thinkaboutthesequestions.

Whatdoestheyoungmandowiththering?

Doesheuseittogetsomethingthathewants?

Doeshehaveproblemsbecauseofthering?

Howdoesthestoryend?Happilyorunhappily?

Writethreeorfourparagraphs.Usepasttensesandthe-ingformsoftheverbsyouhavelearntinthismodule.

Example:

Onseeingthering,theyoungmanstopped.

ReadingPractice

Readtheintroductionandanswerthequestions.

WhatmakesTheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobeafantasystory?

Whowasitwrittenfor?

HowisC.S.LewissimilartoPhilipPullman?

Doyouthinkithasahappyorasadending?

Introduction

OneofthegreatestBritishwritersoffantasyliteraturewasC.S.Lewis(1898—1963),whowroteTheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe.LucydiscoversthewinterlandofNarniawheresheandhertwobrothersandsistermeettheWhiteWitch.TheyalsomeetAslan,thelion,whoistheonlyonewhocandefeattheWitchandrestoresummertoNarnia.WithAslan,thechildrenlearntobebraveandtoforgive.Theylearngreatsorrowandhappiness,andfinallytheylearnwisdom.TheirtimeinNarniaisthegreatadventurethateverychilddreamsof.

ExtractfromTheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe

Andthenshesawthattherewasalight

aheadof

her;notafewinchesawaywherethebackofthe

wardrobe

ought

tohavebeen,butalongwayoff.Somethingcoldandsoftwasfallingonher.Amomentlatershefoundthatshewasstandinginthemiddleofawoodatnighttimewithsnowunderherfeetandsnowflakesfallingthroughtheair.

Lucyfeltalittlefrightened,butshefeltvery

inquisitive

andexcitedaswell.Shelookedbackoverhershoulderandthere,betweenthedarktreetrunks,shecouldstillseetheopendoorwayofthe

wardrobe

andeven

catchaglimpseof

theemptyroomfromwhichshehad

setout

.(Shehad,ofcourse,leftthedooropen,forsheknewthatitwasaverysillythingtoshutoneselfintoa

wardrobe

.)Itseemedtobestilldaylightthere."Icanalwaysgetbackifanythinggoeswrong,"thoughtLucy.Shebegantowalkforward,crunch-crunchoverthesnowandthroughthewoodtowardstheotherlight.Inabouttenminutesshereacheditandfounditwasalamppost.Asshestoodlookingatit,wonderingwhytherewasalamppostinthemiddleofawood,andwonderingwhattodonext,sheheardthepitter-patteroffeetcomingtowardsher.Andsoonafterthataverystrangepersonsteppedoutfromamongthetreesintothelightofthelamppost.

HewasonlyalittletallerthanLucyherselfandcarriedoverhisheadanumbrella,whitewithsnow.Fromthewaistupwardshewaslikeaman,buthislegswereshapedlikeagoat's(thehaironthemwas

glossy

black)andinsteadoffeethehadgoat'shoofs.Healsohada

tail

,butLucydidnotnoticethisatfirstbecauseitwassoneatlycaughtupoverthearmthatheldtheumbrellasoastokeepitfromtrailinginthesnow.Hehadaredwoollen

muffler

roundhisneckandhisskinwasratherreddishtoo.Hehadastrange,butpleasantlittleface,withashortpointedbeardand

curly

hair,andoutofthehairtherestucktwohorns,oneoneachsideofhisforehead.Oneofhishands,asIhavesaid,heldtheumbrella;intheotherarmhecarriedseveralbrown-paperparcels.WiththeparcelsandthesnowitlookedjustasifhehadbeendoinghisChristmasshopping.HewasaFaun.AndwhenhesawLucyhegavesuchastartofsurprisethathedroppedallhisparcels.

"Goodness

gracious

me!"exclaimedtheFaun.

TheLion,theWitchandtheWardrobe

byC.S.Lewiscopyright©C.S.Lewis

Pte.Ltd1950.Reprintedbypermission.

Readthepassageanddecidewhenittakesplace.

Thepassagetakesplace____.

attheendofthestory

beforeLucydiscoversNarnia

asLucydiscoversNarnia

inthemiddleofthestory

Readthepassageagainandchoosethecorrectanswers.

1.AtthebeginningofthepassageLucyseemedtobe____.

halfwaybetweentherealworldandNarnia

walkingalongastreet

standinginawood

standinginaroomathome

2.Althoughshefeltfrightened,Lucy____.

wasn'tsurewhatsheshoulddonext

wassurprisedtoseealamppostinthemiddleofawood

decidedthatshecouldrunbackthroughthewardrobetotheroom

knewshecouldshutherselfinthewardrobe

3.TheFaunseemedtobe____.

apersonwholookslikeagoat

apersondressedasananimal

halfman,halfanimal

agoatdressedinclothes

4.WhenLucysawtheFaun,hewas____.

goingforawalkinthewood

comingoutofthewoodandi