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课件网) Unit 1 Lesson 2 dragon Read and think. How many of the beasts are part bird Listen. Repeat the word and say the letters. 2 Feathers. 3 Mermaid. 4 Scales. 5 Nest. 7 Eagle. 8 Dragon. 6 Horn. Read again and say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. 1 Griffins have got feathers on their wings. 2 A dragon has the body of a lizard. 3 A unicorn has got two horns. 4 A centaur has got a goat’s beard. 5 Harpies live in nests. 6 Sirens and mermaids are the same. Yes. No. A unicorn has got a goat’s beard. Yes. Yes. No. A unicorn has got one horn. No. Sirens and mermaids are different. the Graeae, w ho were monsters who shared one eye. He also got presents from some hat which he wore so people couldn’t see him, and a special sword called a worked like a mirror. With this, he could fight with his back to Medusa, looking at her Medusa’s head. He used it to rescue a princess called Andromeda from a sea monster Argos, where he lived with his mother and his wife. horns haven’t got scale They’ve got human haven’t got hands They’ve got claws don’t live in nests They live on rocks A mermaid. A dragon. Practice Listen and choose the right words. 1 The phoenix is a song / myth / game. 2 The phoenix was a beautiful bird / lion / horse. 3 The phoenix lived for five / fifty / fifth hundred years. 4 The first people to believe in the phoenix were the Egyptians / Romans / Greeks. 5 The phoenix was born in the sea / a fire / a tree. Read and complete. Order the pictures. do sports sea Greece horse island sings song clearer Fleece 2 3 4 5 This is part of the myth from Ancient Greece Of Jason and the Golden Fleece. Listen and check. Say the rap. Myths and legends, stories of old, Beastly tales which people told. Adventures and monsters, strange animals too, Heroes who had great things to do. The Greeks are famous, not just for sports But also for Jason and the Argonauts. They wrote, in their mythology, Of his adventures across the sea. Jason's bad uncle made him look for the ‘fleece'. Special wool made of gold, so they tell us in Greece. He had a clever teacher, like yours, of course! His teacher was a centaur – half man, half horse. The Argonauts were sailing and before too long, They started to hear the siren's song. It sounded lovely, but they didn't go nearer 'Cos Orpheus' music was louder and clearer. The teacher told him all about the dangerous siren Who could break his boat on rocks round the island. She's half woman, half bird, with feathers and wings. She sounds really beautiful when she sings. 2 3 5 4 6 8 9 10 7 11 12 18 17 16 15 14 Invent a mythical beast. Answer the questions. 1 What are you going to call it I’m going to call it a … 2 What’s your beast going to look like It’s going to have a ...’s head, ... 3 What colour’s it going to be 4 Is it going to have feathers, fur or scales 5 What else is it going to have on its body Ask and answer about your beast in pairs. 1 What are you going to call it I’m ... ...
