Rossana Aimo

Roy Palmer

R. Aimo e R. Palmer
 The folklore of the British Isles has produced famous and beautiful legends, myths, fables and fairy tales. Among these: King Arthur, the most famous English legend with its protagonists Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, the Holy Grail and Excalibur; Robin Hood, the hero of Medieval England that steals from the rich to give to the poor; Owain, the hero of Welsh mythology, a brave knight that has a lot of adventurous stories in this book; The Sprightly Tailor, a very determined Scottish tailor that finishes his work in an old church where a terrible monster lives; Deirdre, the desperate love story of a very beautiful Irish girl.
 Each tale presents a closer examination of one of the themes of the story.
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 In questo reader sono presenti leggende, miti, favole e fiabe appartenenti al folklore delle Isole Britanniche: King Arthur, la più famosa leggenda inglese; Robin Hood, l’eroe dell’Inghilterra medioevale che ruba ai ricchi per dare ai poveri; Owain, le imprese cavalleresche dell’eroe della mitologia gallese; The Sprightly Tailor, un sarto scozzese che riesce a portare a termine il suo lavoro con determinazione nonostante la presenza di un orribile mostro; Deirdre, la disperata storia d’amore di una bellissima fanciulla irlandese.&nbsp;

Folklore: legends, myths, fables and fairy tales

Chapter 1 - King Arthur

Extension: Stonehenge

Chapter 2 - Robin Hood

Extension: Sherwood Forest

Chapter 3 - Owain

Extension: Welsh Castles

Chapter 4 - The Sprightly Tailor

Extension: Scottish Superstitions

Chapter 5 - Deirdre

Extension: Irish Folklore

Summing-up activities

Glossary

2  Robin Hood Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Complete the crossword puzzle. 1 ACROSS 3. 2 6. 3 4 DOWN 5 6 1. 2. 2 4. 5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate adjective and then write the opposite. new   poor   big   good a. b. c. d. 3 He hasn t got any money. He s .......................................... . ( .............................) I like my teacher. She is a ..................................... teacher. (..............................) My house has got 12 rooms. It s very ......................... . ( .............................) This is my ........................................... skirt. Do you like it? (..............................) Make predictions. a. Robin Hood lives c in a forest c in a castle c in a village b. Sherwood Forest is near c London c York c Nottingham c. Robin Hood and his men like living in c Sherwood Forest c London c Nottingham Castle d. Little John is c Prince John s friend c Robin s enemy c Robin s friend e. Robin .................................... the archery competition c loses c wins c doesn t go to 16 

Tales Robin Hood Chapter 2   (English Legend) It is the year 1090. Richard the Lionheart, King of England, is away on a crusade1 in the Holy Land. Richard s brother, Prince John, is ruling2 England during his absence. He is a cruel3 king, he is very bad to the people of England: they must pay lots of taxes4 to the Prince and if they can t pay, he takes their land and property. The Prince s soldiers are also cruel, like the terrible Sheriff of Nottingham. He is one of Prince John s men and he wants to take the lands of Robin of Locksley. One day the Sheriff of Nottingham goes to Robin s home. He takes Robin s home and lands and so Robin runs away to a big forest near Nottingham: Sherwood Forest. The forest is the home of the outlaws5 but also of poor people. Robin stays with them and becomes their leader. He changes his name to Robin Hood and decides to take money from the rich and give it to the poor. Robin Hood and his 1. crusade: religious war. 2. ruling: having the power over a country. 3. cruel: causing suffering, pain. 4. tax: money that you must pay to the government. 5. outlaws: people that do something illegal. 17 

Narrativa inglese, livello A1 principianti. Leggende e miti britannici: Re Artù, Robin Hood, Owain, il sarto scozzese e la tragica Deirdre.

Tales from the British Isles - Collana RAINBOWS

Level A1 • Beginner - Collana RAINBOWS

Tales from the British Isles

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