The Soul of Great Bell-Part 1
The Soul of Great Bell-Part 1
The Soul of Great Bell-Part 1
Bell
Prepared by:
Roscell D. Reyes
Teacher 1
Preliminaries
Prayer
Greetings
Checking of Attendance
1. A mallet is ______
A. a hammer B. an axe C. a saw
2. To smite is to _____
A. hit B. touch C. caress
All the little dragons on the high-tilted eaves
of the green roofs (3) shiver to the tips of
their gilded tails under that deep wave of
sound.
A. twisting
B. pointing
C. leading
Therefore, the worthy mandarin Kouan-Yu
assembled the master-molders and the
renowned bell smiths of the empire, and all
men of great repute and cunning in foundry
work.
A. with difficulty
B. lightly
C. unmindfully
(9) Gold and brass will never meet in
wedlock, silver, and iron never will embrace,
until the flesh of a maiden be melted in the
crucible; until the blood of a virgin be mixed
with the metals in their fusion.” What does
this mean?
A. The blood of a virgin maiden is made up
of gold, brass, silver, and iron.
A. squat
B. jump
C. run
Activity
Here now is a folktale from China retold in
English by Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904).
Hearn was an American journalist whose
parents were Irish and Greek. He spent the
latter part of his life in Japan later marrying
a Japanese girl. His interest in oriental
culture inspired him to write the English
version of well-loved Chinese and Japanese
folktales. When he became a Japanese
citizen, he took the name Yakumo Kaizumi.
Analysis
TASK 3: The students will read the story
of the Soul of the Great Bell by Lafcadio
Hearn. After reading, students will
answer the activity. (10 mins.)
Analysis
TASK 4: SPIN A STORY WHEEL (15 mins.)
Analysis
1. Who are involved?
4. What happened?