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CONCRETE POEMS

little sad

strong weak

young old

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

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ME MOM DAD SISTER BROTHER

YOUNG HAPPY NICE LIKE

IS CAN BIG ARE OR

PET FRIEND I

SHE HE IT WE

DRAW POST PICTURE WITH

A S AND LEARN LITTLE

THE LAND CHAT AND IS

FAMI LY PLAY

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.

CONCRETE POEMS

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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 pages 120 and 121. Discuss the answers as a class and say which version you like best.

INTERTEXTS

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 protect them again.

Similarities Diff erences

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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.

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.

harp headphones TV snake van Hades tunnel

ferryman dark glasses Underworld Orpheus elevator

goodbye river Persephone

Orpheus Underworld Sir Orfeo Fairyland

Eurydice Hades Herodis King of the fairies

musician Persephone English king Queen of the fairies

snake looks back tree goes back

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INTERTEXTS

6 Follow the instructions and play the game ‘Describe the scene!’.

Materials: 1 boardgame, 1 coin, 2 countersInstructions: 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 describe the scene. If you make a language mistake, you stay in the same square. The first player to get to the ‘FINISH’ square is the winner.

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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.

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.

ANGLO-SAXON POEMS

monsters help kill strong young hero weak old brave

Danes attack monster strong big small kill

THE DANISH NEWS

THE DANISH NEWS

NEEDED Position:

Task: To Grendel

Characteristics:

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•

•

Qualifications:

Experience in fighting,

NEEDED Position:

Task: To the Hall

Characteristics:

•

•

Qualifications:

Experience in fighting,

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ANGLO-SAXON POEMS

3 Watch Beowulf movie clip at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A9rFt7ITy4. Then read the sentences and writeT (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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PROJECT - Starter level

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

Step 1

Characteristic Rate

brave

a good leader

altruistic (he risks his life for others)

intelligent

visionary

tenacious

charismatic

determined

ambitious

honest

kind

Orpheus Sir Orfeo Beowulf

What are they? He is a musician.

When does theiradventure start?

The fairies take Herodis to the underworld.

Who helps them? The coastguard.

Where do they go?He goes to live in the

forest.

The problems they face:Beowulf wants to

kill Grendel.

Which is the result?Orpheus turns back and

Eurydice disappears forever.

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.

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1 In groups of three or four students, think of two movies, for example: Harry Potter, Minions, Finding Dory, etc. Choose two characters and complete the table.

Step 2

Character 1: _____________ Character 2: _____________

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 Activity 1. Does he/she change at the end of the movie? What does he/she learn? Draw a calligram of your character’s new knowledge/skill.

PROJECT - Starter level

Answer Key


INTERTEXTS1 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 Not in the video: d, g, h

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5 Orpheus and Eurydice: Orpheus, Underworld, Eurydice, Hades, musician, Persephone, snake, looks back

Sir Orfeo: Sir Orfeo, Fairyland, Herodis, King of the fairies, musician, English king, Queen of the fairies, tree, goes back

ANGLO-SAXON POEMS3 1 T; 2 F; 3 F; 4 T, 5 T; 6 F; 7 T; 8 F; 9 T; 10 T; 11 F

PROJECT

Step 1

2

Orpheus Sir Orfeo Beowulf

What are they? He is a musician. He is the English King He is a warrior.

When does theiradventure start?

Eurydice dies.The fairies take Herodis to the Underworld.

Grendel is attacking Heorot.

Who helps them? The ferryman. The fairies.The

coastguard.

Where do they go?He crosses

the river Styx.He goes to livein the forest.

Beowulf goes to Denmark

by ship.

The problems they face:

Orpheus meets many monsters.

Orfeo survivesin the forest.

Beowulf wants to kill Grendel.

Which is the result?

Orpheus turns back and Eurydice

disappears forever.

Orfeo and Herodisgo back to England.

Beowulf wins.

Persephone

Orpheus

harp snake

river ferryman

Underworld

Hades

goodbye

headphones

TV

van tunnel

dark

glasses elevator

CLASSIC VERSION MODERN VERSION

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