Стр.50-51 Модуль 3 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 6 класс

Vocabulary — Legendary creatures

1. Listen and say, then match each creature (A–F) with a description (1–6). Explain the words in bold.
   1. It looks like a snake with a long neck.
   2. It’s small, with wings and magical powers.
   3. It looks like a human but it’s huge and terrifies local people.
   4. It looks like a horse with a single horn.
   5. It can breathe fire.
   6. It’s half human and half fish.
2. Think! Do you know any stories about any of the creatures A–F? Tell the class.

Listening & Reading

3. Look at the title of the text, the subheadings and the pictures. What is each myth about? Listen, read and check.

Creatures of legend

People all over the world love to tell stories of terrifying giants, magical unicorns and mysterious mermaids. Here are two of these magical tales!

Bolster the Giant

Bolster was so big that with one step he could travel six miles from hilltop to hilltop! He lived in Cornwall on the tip of England and terrified the locals, stealing sheep and even eating people. One day, though, he fell in love with a young girl called Agnes and asked her to marry him. Agnes didn’t want to, so she tried to think of a way to get rid of him for good. She asked him to do dangerous things to win her love but nothing worked, so she had one last idea. She asked him to fill up a hole in a nearby cliff with his blood. Bolster agreed. After all, how much giant’s blood does it take to fill a small hole? The hole, though, led down into the sea. All his blood ran into the sea and that was the end of the evil giant. This is a very popular legend in Cornwall. Locals say you can still see a red stain on the cliffs at Chapel Porth!

Lara the mermaid

In Brazil, the locals tell the myth of the mermaid Lara who lives in the Amazon River. One night, a young man dreamed of a beautiful woman singing a sad song. The next day, he went fishing with his father and saw the woman from his dream in a hut floating on the water. She sang to him and he went to her. Too late, the man’s father saw that the woman had the long tail of a pink dolphin. She grabbed the young man and dived into the water with him. His father never saw him again. To this day, the locals still say that they sometimes see the mermaid swimming deep in the water. And when they hear the sad song of the mermaid Lara, they lock their doors and stay far away from the river!

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4. a) Read the text again and complete the sentences. Compare your answers with your partner.
   b) Ask and answer questions based on the text.
5. a) Use words/phrases from the Check these words box in the correct form to complete the sentences.
   b) Look at the pictures and narrate the tales to the class.

Study skills — Expanding vocabulary

6. Match the highlighted adjectives in the text with their synonyms below.

Speaking & Writing

7. a) Do you think there is any truth in the legends in the text? In three minutes write a few sentences, then read your sentences to the class.
   b) Is there a story about a legendary creature in your country? Write a short text about it. Write its name, place it lives, what it looks like, the story about it. Read it to the class.