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

3  Owain Chapter BEFORE READING 1 Match each word to the objects in the picture. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. 2 spear shield armour storm helmet fountain bowl gate Some of the following words have a relation with  liquids , some with  metals  or  metal objects . Put the words in the right column. iron   rain   silver   water   storm   armour   river   sea   shield   spear   gold   fountain Liquids 3 Metals / Metal objects Weather words. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. WINDY ..................... ..................... ..................... RAINY ..................... ..................... ..................... 26 

Tales Owain Chapter 3   (Welsh Myth) The Guardian1 of the Forest A young knight called Owain lives in a castle. One day he decides to go and find his fortune2. So he says good-bye to his best friend, the knight Kymon, and leaves. After some days, he arrives at a castle. The lord of that place tells him that if he wants to find his fortune, he must ride3 north, through a dark forest. He will arrive when he finds a big man without his left eye or left foot, with a large iron4 staff in his hand. That man is the Guardian of the Forest. The following morning Owain leaves the castle and follows the instructions of the lord and after some time he meets the guardian of the forest. The guardian says,  You are a brave knight. Ride through the forest and you will arrive at a fountain under a big tree near a river. There you will find a silver5 bowl on a black table. Fill the bowl with water and then put the water on top of the table. After 1. guardian: protector. 2. fortune: success. 3. ride: sit on a horse to control its movements. 4. iron: strong metallic element whose symbol is Fe. 5. silver: precious grey-white metallic element whose symbol is Ag. 27 

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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