openMind Level 3

class video worksheet

Unit 8  Stories we tell

Before you watch

Look at the pictures and discuss these questions in pairs.

1 One of these places is in Northern Ireland and one in South Africa. Which is which?
2 Which place is called Giant’s Causeway? Why do you think it might have been
given this name?
3 Which place is called Table Mountain? Why do you think it might have been given
this name?

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While you watch

1 Watch the video to check your ideas.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun, who,

which, or where.
1 Giant’s Causeway is made up of columns have 40 sides.
2 Qamata was an African God angered a great sea dragon.
3 Table Mountain is a famous landmark looks over the city of Johannesburg.
4 Scotland is Finn MacCool came from.
5 The Himalayas are a mountain range are nowhere near as old as
Table Mountain.

3 Watch the video again and choose T (true) or F (false) for the
sentences from Ex. 1.
1 T/F
2 T/F
3 T/F
4 T/F
5 T/F

After you watch

Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1 The legends of the causeway are more entertaining / gripping than the real story
of how it was made. The story of the giant pretending to be a baby really made
me laugh.
2 Whoever first thought of the stories must have been very thought-provoking /
imaginative.
3 Some people think that stories and legends are thrilling / childish, but I think
adults can enjoy them, too.
4 Seeing the sea crashing on the rocks at Giant’s Causeway is really imaginative /
thrilling. It takes your breath away.
5 Remembering old legends is pretty pointless / disturbing. We know the truth
about how these rocks were formed now, so why do we need old stories?
6 I found it really gripping / moving to think of Table Mountain watching over and
protecting the land.

Over to you

Discuss these questions in pairs or small groups.

1 Which of the statements in After you watch do you agree with?
2 Why or why not? Explain your answers.

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