The Little Match Girl 
Ⅰ. Teaching contents
1. Talk about Hans Christian Anderson and his fairy tales.
2. Tell the story of The Little Match Girl.
3. Suppose the little match girl is still alive. She’s just asleep at the corner of the street in some place. Say something to her or write a letter to her.
Ⅱ.Objectives
1. To know something about Hans Christian Anderson and his fairy tales. 
2. To retell the story of The Little Match Girl.
3. To say something to the little match girl or write to her.
Ⅲ. Language skills
Listening
Develop intensive listening skills by completing the sentences.
  Speaking
1. Describe the story of The Little Match Girl.
2. Respond to questions about the story.
Reading
Expand vocabulary by retelling the story according to the cartoon.
Writing
Write to the little match girl.   
Ⅳ.Teaching preparing
multi-media, PPT, blackboard, paper
Ⅴ.Teaching process
Step 1
点亮qq图标Talk about Hans Christian Anderson and his fairy tales. 
Anderson was….    Anderson wasn’t….
Anderson’s fairy tales:
1) The Little Mermaid 海的女儿  2) Thumbelina拇指姑娘
3) The Ugly Duckling 丑小鸭      4) The Real Princess 豌豆公主
5) The Fir Tree 枞树            6) The Snow Queen 白雪皇后
7) The Happy Family 幸福的家庭  8) The Old House 老房子
9) The Bell 钟声               10) The Naughty Boy 顽皮的孩子
11) The Story of a Mother 母亲的故事    12) The Red Shoes 红鞋
13) The Little Match Girl 卖火柴的小女孩
14) The Emperor's New Clothes 皇帝的新装
…
Step 2
Tell the story of The Little Match Girl.
1) Look at the pictures and say.
2) Read the story and answer the questions.
白雪皇后3) Listen and complete the sentences.
4) Retell the story according to the cartoon.
Step 3
Suppose the little match girl is alive. She is just asleep at the corner of the street. Say something to her or write to her.
  1) Discuss in groups. 
  2) Say something to the little match girl or write a letter to her.
3) Act out a playlet.
                                                (By Shi Yan)
The Little Match Girl
怎么画鼻子                         
改  编  施  燕
Characters: G-the Little Match Girl  N-Narrator  M-Man  Gr-Granny
Scene 1
N: The snow was falling from the beautiful winter sky. It was New Year’s Eve. It was very, very cold. Many people hurried home. A little girl was selling matches.
G: Oh, my matches! They are falling down on the street.
N: What a poor girl!
G: Matches, matches, would you like some Matches?
Madam, buy some matches, please.
Matches, matches!
Sir, sir, do you need matches?
Matches, matches, would you like some Matches?
Um, the kids are dancing. The boy has presents. Now the families are sitting in a horse carriage. They are going home now. How happy the family!
小尼古拉
M: Danger! Come down!
G: Would you like some Matches, Sir? 
M: No!
Scene 2
G: Oh, so cold. A light!
N: The little girl had no shoes. She was so cold and so hungry but she couldn’t go home. Today she didn’t sell any matches. Her father would beat her. She walked on and found a corner and sat down. She looked at her matches.
G: It’s so cold. Ah, the, the matches! Just one. It will make my hands warmer.
N: She took one match and struck it against the wall. She felt the warmth from that one tiny match. Suddenly, she saw a large stove in front of her.
G: This stove is so warm.
N: She put her hands closer to the stove. But at once the stove was gone. There was only the burnt match left.
Scene 3
G: It’s too cold. I will light another match. Maybe the stove will come again.
N: Again, the match sparkled in the night air. This time she saw some nice food. 
G: A big goose! The smell is mouth-watering. I want to eat the delicious food.
N: But it all disappeared at once. There was nothing left but the burnt match. She felt very disappointed.
Scene 4
N: Without thinking, she took another match and lit it. This time she saw a horse carriage coming. She was so happy. She sat in it and went away quickly.
G: I, I will go to find my granny. She loved me very much.
诚惶诚恐的意思N: Granny died many years ago. She was the only person who was kind to the little match girl.
G: Granny, Granny, Granny!
N: Granny opened the door.
G: Granny!
N: Suddenly, the match went out and Granny disappeared.
Scene 5
N: The little match girl lit the rest of the matches. The grandmother took the little girl in her arms.
G: Granny, I miss you so much. I’m so sad without you. Don’t leave me.