Teacher's Notes: Snow White (intermediate)

While reading the story, students will come to parts where the story is missing. The correct parts must be chosen from the list at the bottom of the page to finish the story. This story introduces many new words in the context of a familiar fairy tale.

New Words

detest
vain
care about
spend time
ordinary
lovely
satisfied
grow up
wicked
outraged
get rid of
shoot
instead
curious
messy, a mess
stack
dishes
ceiling
floor
mud
sand
cluttered
organized
disorganized
can’t stand
sweep
dry
neat
tidy
yawn
upstairs
miniature
fall fast asleep
to peer
dwarf
selfish
introduce
speechless
meal
keep
tuck in
accept
get along
furious
demand
disguise
offer
fascinated
amazed
visit
sneeze
bashful
grumpy
dopey

Worksheet Answers

Story completion: PART 1: blank 1: her skin was white as snow, 2. so he decided to remarry, 3. spent hours in front of her mirror, 4. the stepmother was the most beautiful lady in the land, 5. there is another who is even more beautiful; PART 2: 1. tell me who is the most beautiful, 2. deep into the woods and shoot her, 3. you must run far, far away, 4. she saw a very small cabin, 5. opened the tiny door and stepped inside, 6. was covered with clothes, sand, and mud; PART 3: 1. immediately started to clean, 2. the room was neat and tidy, 3. Snow White was exhausted, 4. fell fast asleep, 5. but then they began to talk, 6. you must stay and live with us; PART 4: 1. got along wonderfully, 2. she was furious, 3. offered her an apple, 4. fell to the ground, 5. they thought she was dead, 6. Snow White’s eyes opened
Ordering sentences: 5, 9, 2, 7, 4, 10, 1, 8, 3, 6
Synonyms: detest – hate; ordinary – normal, not special; lovely – beautiful; grow up – get older; outraged – angry; shoot – kill with a gun; curious – wanting to know everything; messy – disorganized; miniature – small; dwarf – little man; peer – look at closely; speechless – unable to speak; can’t stand – don’t like; wicked – evil; demand – order, ask; disguise – costume; amazed – surprised; bashful – shy; dopey – silly; meal – food
Sentences: 1. fascinated, 2. disguised, 3. vain, 4. satisfied, 5. yawn, 6. jealous, 7. speechless, 8. curious, 9. outraged, 10. detest, 11. fast asleep, 12. satisfied, 13. ordinary, 14. messy, 15. fascinated, 16. stack, 17. keep, 18. care, 19. peered, 20. spend, 21. tucks, 22. offered
Antonyms: grumpy – happy; get along – argue; accept – refuse; speechless – talkative; miniature – large; upstairs – downstairs; cluttered – organized; fascinated – bored; ordinary – unusual, special; vain – modest
Crossword: Across: 1. miniature, 2. selfish, 3. cluttered, 4. disguise, 5. sweep, 6. bashful, 7. fascinated, 8. vain, 9. tidy, 10. get along, 11. shoot, 12. lovely; Down: 13. furious, 14. wicked, 15. speechless, 16. sand, 17. curious, 18. ceiling, 19. sneeze, 20. ordinary, 21. accept, 22. detest, 23. introduce, 24. yawn

Vocab Review (Snow White and Happily Ever After):

Sentences: 1. cabin, 2. keep, 3. glared, 4. confident, 5. care, 6. spend, 7. neat, 8. sweep, 9. mud, 10. tucked, 11. introduce, 12. sneeze, 13. offered, 14. changed my mind, 15. After all, 16. visit, 17. fell fast asleep, 18. dishes, 19. get rid, 20. Instead, 21. sand, 22. liar, 23. satisfied, 24. stack, 25. furious, 26. familiar, 27. middle, 28. true

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