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Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesAli Baba and the Forty ThievesThe storyAli Baba, a poor woodcutter, had a rich brother, Kasim, who never shared any of his money with his brother.Instead, he treated Ali Baba, his wife and son badly. One day, as Ali Baba finished cutting logs in the forest,he saw lots of men on horses and he hid. He climbed up a tree and watched the forty horsemen. The men hadsaddlebags full of gold and they took them to a big rock. One of the men cried, ‘Open, Sesame’, and a door inthe rock opened and the man entered the cave. The others followed. After a while they came out and the leadercried, ‘Close, Sesame’. When the thieves left, Ali Baba walked to the entrance of the cave. He said the magicwords and entered. He was amazed by all the gold, silk, jewels and gold crowns piled up. Feeling it was alrightto steal from thieves, Ali Baba decided to take some gold home for himself and his family.When he got home, he showed the gold to his wife. His wife wanted to know how much gold they had. Shewent to Kasim’s house to borrow his wife’s scales so she could weigh the gold. She did not want Kasim and hiswife to know about the gold, so she said they were weighing meat. Kasim’s wife did not believe Ali Baba’s wifeand wondered where they could have got the money to buy meat. She tricked Ali Baba’s wife by putting honeyin the bottom of one of the pans. When Ali Baba’s wife returned the scales the next day, a gold coin was stuckto the honey. Kasim’s wife knew their secret. When she told Kasim about his brother’s gold, he was jealous.He went to Ali Baba’s house and asked his brother where he got it. When Ali Baba saw the gold coin, he toldhis brother about the cave and the forty thieves. The next morning, Kasim went to the cave with ten donkeyscarrying ten huge chests. He got inside by saying the password but he forgot the magic words to get back out.The thieves found him inside and killed him.When Kasim did not come back, Ali Baba went to look for him. He found his brother’s body hanging inside thecave and brought the body home. With the help of Marjaneh, Kasim’s servant girl, they gave Kasim a goodburial without anybody wondering about the cause of his death.The thieves found that the body had gone and soon realized that somebody else must know their secret. Theyset out to look for him in town. They came up with many plans to find the man. However, each time their planswere foiled by the clever Marjaneh. The thieves eventually found the house of the man they were looking for.They did not know his name, Ali Baba.The leader of the thieves made a plan to kill the man who had stolen from them. He bought twenty donkeysand forty large clay oil jars with loose lids. He loaded the donkeys with two jars each and filled one jar with oil.He told his thirty-nine men to take their swords and daggers and to hide inside the jars. He gave them ordersto be ready to jump out and attack the man who stole from them. The leader filled the fortieth jar with oil. Hethen went to Ali Baba’s house, pretending to be an oil merchant in need of a bed for the night. Ali Baba gavehim food and a bed and a stable for his donkeys. The thief left his forty jars in a long row in the courtyard.Marjaneh discovered his plan and killed all thirty-nine men by pouring boiling oil on them. When the leadercame to find why his men were not ready to fight, he saw they were all dead and he ran away.A few weeks later the leader of the thieves went back to the town, disguised as a merchant. He soon becamefriends with Ali Baba’s son, Khaled, who took him home for dinner. Ali Baba invited him inside, but Marjanehsoon grew suspicious of the man. After dinner, Marjaneh performed a dance with daggers to entertain theguest. As she finished, she raised her dagger and killed the dinner guest.All forty thieves were dead and Ali Baba and his family were safe once and for all. Ali Baba was so impressedwith Marjaneh that he offered his son to her for her husband. Khaled happily married Marjaneh and they hada baby. Ali Baba decided to show Khaled the cave with the treasure. Khaled promised that he, too, would showhis son the cave when he was old enough. And so Ali Baba and his family were never poor again.1Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesIntroducing the booklThe coverTalk about the picture. Ask What is the manlooking at? (a huge rock) What has he got inhis hand? (an axe) How many donkeys has hegot? What are the donkeys pulling? (wood)What is on their backs? (baskets)The contents pagelHold up the cover. Read the book’s title toand with the class. Discuss the meaning ofthieves with the class.lTalk about the picture. Tell the children tolook at the men’s clothes. Ask Where do youthink the story happens? What are the mendoing? Who do you think they are? What is theman in the tree doing?lAsk the children to turn to the contents page.Explain that the Contents list tells us what isin the book. Explain that the story is dividedinto chapters.lAsk How many chapters are there? Read thechapter titles to and with the class. Brieflyexplain any unfamiliar words (most will becovered in the chapter notes). Ask thechildren what page each chapter starts on.lPoint out that the names Ali Baba, Mustafaand Marjaneh are Arab names.lPoint out that at the end of the book there isa poem (on pages 90 and 91) and someinformation about making clay pots(beginning on page 92), as well asinformation about where the story of AliBaba comes from (on page 96).lAsk questions about each chapter title tostimulate the children’s interest, for example:The title pagellLook together at the title page. Point out thatthis is a classic tale (one that has beenpopular for a long time) that has been re-toldand simplified. Ask Where does this tale (story)come from?– Chapter 3: What is found in the cave?– Chapter 4: Who gets more gold?Ask Why do you think there is no author’sname? (There is some information on theorigin of the story on page 96.) Ask Whoadapted the story?– Chapter 9: Who dances?– In which chapter do we read about someonewho cannot get out?2Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves– In which chapter is someone in great danger?lTell the children to do the related activity onpage 1 of their Workbook.You can play the audio download ofthe story at any time you choose.See www.macmillanenglish.com/younglearners3Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesChapter 1Treasure in a cavePages 4 to 13Active vocabularybelievefollows the rule of ‘i’ before ‘e’except after ‘c’caveremember the phrase: you must bebrave inside a cave!gallopnote the ‘ll’ in the middlemerchantthe second syllable ‘chant’ ispronounced ‘chent’promise‘mise’ is pronounced ‘miss’secreta two-syllable word; tap out thesyllables to checkstealrhymes with meal and dealsurprisepoint out the two ‘s’s (second onesounds like ‘z’) and two ‘r’sthievesnote how the spelling of thiefchanges in the plural: ‘f’ changes to‘v’ before adding ‘es’treasurepeople are sure when they findtreasurePassive vocabularyamazed axe bars basket bury donkeysdragged frowned log password pilesaddlebags scales shared successfulBefore readinglPre-teach the active vocabulary (see Teacher’sNotes Introduction page 13 and the Glossaryon page 50). Use the notes in the table todiscuss any interesting features of the words.4Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesllRead the title of Chapter 1. Ask Where is thetreasure? Who do you think put it there?lTell the children to look at the picture onpage 5. Ask Do you think the men riding thehorses are good or bad men? Who do you thinkthe man in the tree is? Why do you think themen have stopped in front of the big rock? Askthe children to describe the scene.lTell the children to look at the picture onpage 7. Ask Where is the man now? What is hedoing? How do you think he feels?lTell the children to look at the picture onpage 9. Ask Where is the man now? What hashe put in the baskets? What is the man doingwith the wood?lll– Read the chapter again and encourage theclass to read it with you.Ask the children to do the activities onpage 2 of their Workbook to practise the newvocabulary.– Read the chapter again, a paragraph at atime, and ask the class (or individuals) toread each paragraph aloud after you.– Do not read again yourself. Ask groups orindividuals to read the chapter aloud, aparagraph at a time.lRead (or play) the chapter again, aparagraph at a time. Explain the meaningand pronunciation of the words listed aspassive vocabulary (and any otherunfamiliar words).lDiscuss how the pictures can help the readerguess the meaning of the text.Stage 1 comprehension (literal)Ask the questions orally, or set them asa written activity. You can also ask thechildren to do the activity on page 3 of theirWorkbook.Tell the children to look at the picture onpage 12. Ask Where do you think the man andwoman are? How does the man feel? What is thewoman showing him? What do you think thewoman is saying to him?Tell the children that Persia is the old namefor Iran. Show them on a map where Iran is.Ask the children if they know anything aboutthis country and the people.Optional suggestion: you may wish to givethe children an appropriate amount of time,for example five minutes, to look quicklythrough the chapter to find (and perhapsunderline or copy) the active vocabulary theyhave been introduced to.During readingllRead the chapter expressively to the class (orplay the audio download). Do not stop toexplain anything or to ask questions. Ensurethe children are following in their books.1What was Ali Baba’s brother’s name andwhat was his job?2Why was Ali Baba’s brother not a goodbrother?3Why did Ali Baba go every day to the forest?4Where did Ali Baba hide when he saw thehorsemen?5How many horsemen were there?6What did the horsemen have in the bags?7What did the first man say to open and shutthe rock?8Why could Ali Baba see clearly inside thecave?9What did Ali Baba see inside the cave?10 What did Ali Baba decide to do?11 Why did he get his three donkeys from theirhiding place?Choose whichever of the following options ismost appropriate for your class:12 How much gold did he take? Why?5Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves13 Where did Ali Baba go instead of to themarket?lAsk the children to find any examples ofexclamation and question marks in the text.Read the sentences in which they appear andtalk about when we use them. Point out thatthe intonation used for questions andexclamations is different.lAsk the children to find and read aloudexamples of words containing: ‘ie’; ‘ea’; ‘oo’;‘ei’.lAsk the children to find and read aloud anywords containing a double consonant (forexample, gallop).lPoint out the words in italics in the chapter.Explain that Open, Sesame and Close, Sesameare magic words, which is why they arewritten in italics. On pages 10 and 13, thewords did and Gold! are in italics to showemphasis. Ask the children to read thesesentences using the correct intonation andemphasis.lFinally, ask individuals to re-read shortsections of the text aloud. Encourage them toread expressively and with appropriateintonation. (You might like to ask children toplay the role of particular characters andread their parts.)14 Why did he wait until dark to go into hishouse?15 What did Ali Baba tell his wife they coulddo?16 How did Ali Baba’s wife feel when she sawthe gold?17 Why did Ali Baba think it was all right tosteal the gold?18 What did Ali Baba’s wife borrow fromKasim’s wife? Why?19 Why did Kasim’s wife think it was strangethat Ali Baba’s wife wanted to weigh somemeat?20 What did Kasim’s wife put in the bottom ofone of the scale pans? Why?21 What did Ali Baba’s wife tell her husbandafter she weighed the gold?22 What didn’t Ali Baba’s wife see when shereturned the scales?23 What did Kasim say when his wife showedhim the gold coins and told him what hadhappened?24 What did Kasim say he would do in themorning? Why?lAfter readingAsk the children to find examples of peoplespeaking or thinking in the chapter. Drawattention to the speech marks and discusshow they are used. In each case, ask thechildren what the exact words were that werespoken or thought by the person. Elicit thatthese are the words that go inside the speechmarks. Discuss the various words used todescribe how the person spoke, for examplesaid, thought, cried, told, asked, replied.Stage 2 comprehension (extension)Ask these questions orally, or set them as awritten activity for the more able. Answerswill vary. Encourage the children to givereasons for their suggestions, and accept anyanswer they can justify.1How were Kasim and Ali Baba’s livesdifferent?2Why do you think Kasim’s work paid betterthan Ali Baba’s?3Why was Ali Baba worried that the men onhorses would try to kill him?6Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves4Why do you think the thieves hid theirtreasure in the cave?5How did Ali Baba know the men werethieves?6How do you think finding the treasure couldchange Ali Baba’s life?7Why did Ali Baba take some of the gold?8How do you think Ali Baba felt when he wasputting the gold into his donkey’s baskets?9Why do you think Ali Baba did not wantanyone to see his treasure?lDiscuss how finding the gold has changedAli Baba’s feeling about his life. Ask How willAli Baba live now? What will change in his life?How will his brother feel, now that they are bothrich?lWrite Open, Sesame! on the board. Say itcommandingly and with a loud voice. Askthe children to repeat it in the same way.Play an Open, Sesame! game. Ask thechildren to say the magic word Close Sesame!as they close their books. Write the followingwords and gaps on the board: wood(cutter), horse (men), saddle (bags),sun (light), every (thing), pass (word),and any (one). Tell the children to fill inthe second half of each compound word fromthe chapter. If they cannot remember it, theymust say Open Sesame! and open their booksto find the compound word. The first tocomplete them is the winner.lPlay a rhyming game. Write these wordsfrom the chapter on the board: son, poor, red,gold, cry, honey, meat. Brainstorm as a class,and write down on the board, as many wordsas possible that rhyme with each word.lWrite some of the words from the chapter onthe board and ‘forget’ to put in the vowels.Leave spaces for them, for example st ck(stuck). Ask the children to supply themissing vowels.lIf appropriate, try some Extension Activities(see Teacher’s Notes Introduction page 19).lAsk What do you think will happen next in thestory?10 What kinds of things did Ali Baba think hiswife would want to buy?11 How do you think that Ali Baba’s wife feltwhen she saw the gold?12 Why did Ali Baba’s wife want to weigh thegold and then bury it in the ground?13 Why did Ali Baba’s wife say she wasweighing meat?14 What kind of woman was Kasim’s wife?15 How do you think Kasim felt when he heardthat his brother was weighing gold?Stage 2 comprehension (extra)Characterisation Discuss Ali Baba’s feelingsof jealousy when he saw how much treasurethe thieves had. Ask Was it alright for Ali Babato steal from the thieves? Why did he tell hiswife they must keep it a secret? What did AliBaba want to do with the gold? Discuss how AliBaba’s discovery may change him and hiswife.lDiscuss what it must be like to be poor and tohave a rich brother who treats you badly. AskHow does Kasim feel about Ali Baba? How doesAli Baba feel about Kasim?7Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesChapter 2Trapped!Active vocabularyPages 14–21bodysingular, drop ‘y’ and add ‘ies’ tomake it pluralexcited‘c’ after ‘ex’ sounds like ‘s’fairfind air ‘hiding’ insideforgeta compound word: for getgreedysounds like ‘gr’ (the names of theletters) ‘E’ ‘D’hangchange ‘g’ to ‘d’ to make the wordhandpretend‘pre’ means before, but this wordends in ‘end’robrob is what a thief, or a robber,does; means the same as stealsighan onomatopoeic word (have thechildren practise sighing as theysay, ‘I sigh, oh my’!)trapped‘ed’ sounds like ‘t’Passive vocabularybarley gaspedtruth wheatjealoussweatterrifyingBefore readinglPre-teach the active vocabulary (see Teacher’sNotes Introduction page 13 and the Glossaryon page 50). Use the notes in the table todiscuss any interesting features of the words.lAsk the children to do the activity on page 4of their Workbook to practise the newvocabulary.lAsk the class to recall what happened in theprevious chapter.lRead the title of Chapter 2. Ask What do youthink the chapter is going to be about?lTell the children to look at the picture onpage 15. Ask What do you think Kasim issaying? How does he feel? How does Ali Babafeel?8Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesllllTell the children to look at the picture onpage 17. Ask Who is the man? How manydonkeys has he got? What is on their backs?Where is he going?Tell the children to look at the picture onpage 19. Ask Who is coming to the cave? Whyare two men pointing at the donkeys? What doyou think they are saying?What did Kasim say and do when Ali Babasaid he had no gold?7What did Ali Baba have to tell his brother?8What did Kasim say when Ali Baba finishedtelling him about the cave?9What did Ali Baba want his brother to do?10 How much gold did Ali Baba tell Kasim hecould take?Tell the children to look at the picture onpage 20. Ask What is Kasim doing? How do themen feel? What do you think the man with thesword is going to do?11 How many donkeys and chests did Kasimtake to the forest? Why?12 What was the password Kasim said? Andwhat happened when he said it?Optional suggestion: you may wish to givethe children an appropriate amount of time,for example five minutes, to look quicklythrough the chapter to find (and perhapsunderline or copy) the active vocabulary theyhave been introduced to.13 What did Kasim say and what happenedwhen he got inside the cave?14 How did Kasim feel when he saw the treasureinside the cave?15 What did Kasim do inside the cave?16 What did Kasim plan to do?During readingl617 Why couldn’t Kasim get out of the cave?Read the chapter to and with the class.Follow the same procedure as you did forChapter 1 (see page 5) to help the childrenread and understand the text. Use the audiodownload, if you wish.18 How did Kasim feel when he couldn’tremember the password?19 Why did Kasim’s blood turn to ice?20 What did the leader of the thieves say to hismen that made them laugh?Stage 1 comprehension (literal)21 What did the leader see that made himangry?Ask the questions orally, or set them asa written activity. You can also ask thechildren to do the activity on page 5 of theirWorkbook.22 Why did the thieves shout and clap theirhands?1Why was Kasim jealous of his brother?23 What did Kasim do when the door opened?2What did Kasim decide to ask Ali Baba?24 What did one of the thieves do to Kasim?3What did Kasim’s wife tell Kasim to take withhim to show Ali Baba?25 When one of the thieves saw the piles of goldby the door, what did he say?4What did Ali Baba say and do when hisbrother asked him about the gold?26 Why did the leader think that two men hadfound out the password?5What did Ali Baba say a rich man did in hismarble palace?27 What did the leader want to do to the otherman who stole from them?28 Where did the thieves hang Kasim’s body?Why?9Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesllAsk the children to find and read aloudsentences with the past tense of the followingverbs: reply, hurry, tie, carry, cry, stab, raise,hang. Discuss the rules for adding ‘ed’.Write thief and hoof on the board. Ask thechildren to find and read aloud the sentenceswith the singular and plural forms in thetext. Discuss the spelling rule for forming theplural (change ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘ves’). Ask thechildren to change the following nouns tothe plural: wife, life, leaf, wolf, loaf, half, shelf.1What do you think Kasim thought about onhis way to Ali Baba’s house?2Was Kasim’s wife’s idea to take the scaleswith the gold to Ali Baba a good idea? Why(not)?3Why did Ali Baba pretend to look surprisedafter Kasim asked him about the gold?4Would you tell Kasim where the cave was ifyou were Ali Baba?5Why did Kasim suddenly want to sharesomething with Ali Baba?6Do you think that Kasim would keep the cavea secret? Why (not)?lAsk the children to find and read aloudwords containing double consonants, forexample, trapped.lAsk the children to find and read aloud anytwo-syllable words on page 15. Ask them totap out the syllables as they read the words(for example, sur / prised).7Why did Kasim not want a little gold? Howwas he different from Ali Baba?8Why do you think Kasim tried to use thewords ‘barley’ and ‘wheat’ in the password?Write these words on the board: frowned,surprised, amazed, nod, gasped, shake with fear,wide with fear, terrifying. Ask the children tofind and read aloud sentences in the chapterwith these words. As they read, they shouldexpress the emotion on their faces or do theaction.9What did Kasim think would happen to him?Why?ll10 Why do you think Kasim did not try to talk tothe thieves?11 Do you think the leader of the thieves is aclever man? Why (not)?12 Why do you think the leader only wanted tofrighten the other man who stole from them?Finally, ask individuals to re-read shortsections of the text aloud. Encourage them toread expressively and with appropriateintonation. (You might like to ask children toplay the role of particular characters andread their parts.)13 Do you think that anyone will find Kasim’sbody? Who? How?14 Did the leader want to find more treasure?Why (not)?After readingStage 2 comprehension (extension)Ask these questions orally, or set them as awritten activity for the more able. Answerswill vary. Encourage the children to givereasons for their suggestions, and accept anyanswer they can justify.10Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesStage 2 comprehension extralWrite Open on the board. Discuss the useof the ellipsis on page 18 which shows thatKasim can’t find the right word (Sesame).Explain that sesame is a herb that has beenused in cooking since the time of the AncientEgyptians. When the plant is ripe, the podsburst open and the seeds scatter, which ispossibly where Open, Sesame comes from.Explain that wheat and barley are the oldestcultivated cereals.lIf appropriate, try some Extension Activities(see Teacher’s Notes Introduction page 19).lDiscuss what the leader means when he says,‘His body will be a terrible warning to anyoneelse who comes here!’ Ask What do you thinkwill happen next in the story?Plot Ask Do you think this chapter is exciting?Why? Review the key points of the chapterwith the children. Ask Do you think the authordescribes Kasim well? How do we know he is agreedy man? Did you guess something bad wasgoing to happen to Kasim when he could notremember the password? Does the author wantto make you read the next chapter? What do youthink of the story so far?lDiscuss greed and relate this to the story. Askquestions such as Why wasn’t Kasim happy forhis brother? Why did Ali Baba pretend to besurprised? Why did Kasim’s wife put the honey atthe bottom of the pan? Why did Kasim say, ‘I’myour brother!’? Why did Ali Baba tell Kasim totake a little gold for himself? Why did Kasim taketen huge empty chests to the forest?lWrite the words careless and armfuls on theboard. Ask the children to find these words inthe text. Discuss with the children themeaning of these words. Elicit the opposite ofcareless (careful). Point out that there is noopposite of armful (which means all that onecan carry in their arms).lWrite on the board the following italic words:shiny (coins), beautiful (jewels), ruby (bracelet),sapphire (necklace), rich (man), fat(saddlebags), long (swords), stone (door),sharp (swords). Ask the children to find thenoun they describe (the word in brackets).Ask the children which words describe whatsomething is made of (ruby, sapphire, stone).Make sure they understand the meaning ofthese words.11Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesChapter 3A body in a cavePages 22 to 30Active vocabularyaccidentthe first ‘c’ is a hard ‘c’ but thesecond ‘c’ is soft and sounds like ‘s’belongthis is a compound word: be longcleverremember the phrase: you are everso clevercoverthe ‘o’ is pronounced ‘u’ as in cupideapoint out that this small word hasthree syllables: i de amedicinea three-syllable word: med i cine; the last syllable sounds like‘sin’newsthe ‘s’ sounds like ‘z’worry‘or’ sounds like ‘er’; other wordswith the same ‘or’ sound includework, world, wordwrapwrap and rap are homophoneswrongthe ‘w’ is silent and is notpronounced; other ‘wr’ words arewrite and wristPassive vocabularybarn blindfold blood burial cellarcemetery dreadful gasped imam mastermistress needles pills servant shawlspade stall thread weptBefore readinglPre-teach the active vocabulary (see Teacher’sNotes Introduction page 13 and the Glossaryon page 50). Use the notes in the table todiscuss any interesting features of the words.12Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesllAsk the children to do the activity on page 6of their Workbook to practise the newvocabulary.Ask the class to recall what happened in theprevious chapter.1How did Kasim’s wife feel as she waited forher husband to come home?2Where did Kasim’s wife run to when the sunset?3What did Kasim’s wife tell Ali Baba?lRead the title of Chapter 3. Ask What do youthink the chapter is going to be about?4What did Ali Baba promise Kasim’s wife hewould do?lTell the children to look at the picture onpage 25. Ask Who is on the donkey’s back?What is on Kasim’s back? What do you think AliBaba is saying to the servant girl? How does shefeel? What do you think she is saying to AliBaba?5What did Ali Baba call out when he walkedamong the trees?6What did Ali Baba find on the ground as heapproached the cave?7What did Ali Baba do when he saw hisbrother’s body?8What did Ali Baba think was the reason whythe thieves killed Kasim?9What did Ali Baba cover his brother’s bodywith?lllTell the children to look at the picture onpage 27. Ask Where is the servant girl? What isshe doing? What is the man holding in hishand? How do the other two people feel?Tell the children to look at the picture onpage 29. Ask What is the old man doing? Whatis the servant girl doing? Where do you thinkthey are?10 Why did he cover the body with wood?11 Why did Ali Baba take three donkeys to thecave?Optional suggestion: you may wish to givethe children an appropriate amount of time,for example five minutes, to look quicklythrough the chapter to find (and perhapsunderline or copy) the active vocabulary theyhave been introduced to.12 What did Ali Baba tell his wife when hearrived home with Kasim’s body?13 What did Ali Baba tell his wife to do with thegold?14 Why did Ali Baba sigh with relief whenMarjaneh opened the door?During readingl15 What did Marjaneh do when she saw hermaster?Read the chapter to and with the class.Follow the same procedure as you did forChapter 1 (see page 5) to help the childrenread and understand the text. Use the audiodownload, if you wish.16 Where did Ali Baba say they would hideKasim’s body?17 What would they say was wrong with Kasim?18 What did Ali Baba tell Marjaneh not to do?19 Where did Ali Baba, his wife and Khaledmove to that evening? Why?Stage 1 comprehension (literal)Ask the questions orally, or set them asa written activity. You can also ask thechildren to do the activity on page 7 of theirWorkbook.20 What did Ali Baba take with him?21 What shop did Marjaneh go to the nextmorning?13Explorers 6: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Teacher’s NotesThis page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/young learners Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves22 Why did Marjaneh speak loudly when sheasked for pills for her very ill master?lAsk the children to find in the chapter andread aloud sentences with the words darknessand illness. Explain that the suffix ‘ness’changes some adjectives to nouns. Write thefollowing adjectives on the board and ask thechildren to add the suffix ‘ness’: sad, happy,dreadful, greedy, heavy, sick, loud. Point outthat they must change the ‘i’ to a ‘y’ beforeadding t
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