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1 In pairs, read the words and draw the calligrams. Then share your work with the class and talk
about your drawings.

little sad

strong weak

young old

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2 In pairs, make a poem using words, symbols and shapes. Use these cut-outs and add your own
ones. Then share your work with the class.

ME MU M DAD S I ST E R B ROT H E R

YOU N G HA PPY NICE LI K E

IS CA N BIG ARE OR

PET F R I E ND I

SH E HE IT WE

D RAW POST PI CTU R E WITH

A S A ND LEA R N LI T T LE

THE LA ND C HAT A ND IS

FA M I LY PLAY

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1 In pairs, read Sir Orfeo’s legend and find Celtic and medieval elements. Circle the Celtic elements
and underline the medieval ones. Remember that the Celts believed in fairies as spirits of the
forest.

Orfeo is sad. He leaves his castle and he takes his harp with him. Orfeo lives in
the forest now. One day, he sees the fairies, their king and... Herodis! He follows
them. Orfeo goes into a cave. This is a new world for him. Orfeo is in the world
of the fairies. He is in a beautiful castle. There are many people there. Orfeo says
he is a musician. He plays a song for the king. The king loves Orfeo’s music. He
offers Orfeo a present. Orfeo and Herodis go back to England. People are happy.
They have a king and a queen to protect them again.

2 Watch Orpheus and Eurydice’s myth at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyQIOZKsNmU. Then discuss as

a class: Which of these events are not present in the video?

a Orpheus and Eurydice are in love. e Orpheus plays a song for Hades
and Persephone.

b A snake kills Eurydice. f Orpheus and Eurydice are together again.

c Orpheus crosses a river

to the Underworld. g Orpheus looks back.

d Orpheus kills monsters. h Eurydice says goodbye to Orpheus.

3 Now watch a modern version of Orpheus and Eurydice’s myth at www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQFG8HVWiqA.

Then make notes about the differences and similarities you find between the video and the text
on page 130. Discuss the answers as a class and say which version you like best.

Similarities Differences

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4 Watch the two videos again and complete the following Venn diagram with the words from the box.
Discuss the answers as a class.

harp headphones TV snake van Hades

tunnel ferryman dark glasses Underworld
Orpheus lift goodbye river Persephone

CLASSIC VERSION MODERN VERSION

5 In pairs, cut out these cards and shuffle them. Then classify them into two groups: ‘Orpheus and
Eurydice’ and ‘Sir Orfeo’. Share your work with the class.

Orpheus Underworld Sir Orfeo Fairyland

Eurydice Hades Herodis King of the fairies

Queen of the
musician Persephone English king
fairies

snake looks back tree goes back

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6 Follow the instructions and play the game ‘Describe the scene!’.
Materials: 1 boardgame, 1 coin, 2 counters
Instructions: In pairs, take turns to toss the coin. If you get heads, you move your counter forward 2
squares. If you get tails, you move your counter forward 1 square. If you land on an illustrated square,
you have to a language mistake, you stay in the same square. The first player to get to the ‘FINISH’
square is the winner.

START

1 2

3
5 4

6
8 9

10
FINISH

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1 Imagine that King Hrothgar writes a job ad for The Danish News. Complete the ad with some of the
words from the box.

monsters help kill strong young hero weak old brave

THE DANISH NEWS

NEEDED
Position:
Task: To Grendel
Characteristics:
•
•
•
Qualifications:
Experience in fighting,

2 Imagine that Grendel writes a job ad for The Danish News asking for a new monster. Use some of
the words from the box.

Danes attack monster strong big small kill

THE DANISH NEWS

NEEDED
Position:

Task: To the Hall

Characteristics:
•
•
Qualifications:
Experience in fighting,

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3 Watch Beowulf movie clip at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9rFt7ITy4. Then read the sentences and
write T (True) or F (False).

1 This is Denmark.

2 This is Geatland.

3 Beowulf’s men are pushing the ship to the sea.

4 The coastguard rides on horseback.

5 One of Beowulf’s men wants to kill the coastguard.

6 Beowulf asks his man to wait.

7 Beowulf says ‘No’ to his man.

8 Beowulf smiles at the coastguard.

9 Beowulf tells the coastguard that there is a monster in that land.

10 Beowulf says his name is Beowulf.

11 Beowulf wants to kill the coastguard.

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Step 1
1 Discuss how important these characteristics are in a hero. Rate them: 5 (very important) to 1 (not
so important).

Characteristic Rate
brave
a good leader
altruistic (he risks his life for others)
intelligent
visionary
tenacious
charismatic
determined
ambitious
honest
kind

2 In groups of three of four students, complete the table with the information from the box.

He is a warrior. Eurydice dies. Orpheus meets many monsters. The ferryman.

Beowulf wins. Orfeo and Herodis go back to England. Grendel is attacking Heorot.
Beowulf goes to Denmark by ship. Orfeo survives in the forest. He is the English king.
Orpheus crosses the river Styx. The fairies.

Orpheus Sir Orfeo Beowulf

What are they? He is a musician.

The fairies take

When does their
Herodis to the
adventure start?
underworld.

Who helps them? The coastguard.

He goes to live in the

Where do they go?
forest.
The problems they Beowulf wants to
face: kill Grendel.

Orpheus turns
Which is the result? back and Eurydice
disappears forever.

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Step 2

1 In groups of three or four students, think of two films, for example: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings,
Star Wars, Finding Nemo, etc. Choose two characters and complete the table.

Character 1: Character 1:
_____________ _____________

What are they?

When does their adventure start?

Who helps them?

Where do they go?

The problems they face:

Which is the result?

2 Think of one of your characters from Exercise 1. Does he/she change at the end of the film? What
does he/she learn? Draw a calligram of your character’s new knowledge/skill.

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