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Activities 'l

What's the book about?Look at the picture on the front of this book.You can see a man and aMinotaur.Talk about the picture.Then write these words in the sentences.

bad dark good knife room name

1 They are in a smat[..........f99f"...""".""... .2 lt is.."..".."..". in the room.3 The young man's ......... ... is Theseus.4 He is a ."...."..... man.5 The Minotaur is big and6 The young man has a ................. in his hand.

What happens first?What do you think? Number the picture s,1-.4.

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A King's Sword'You haue two fathers, Theseus,' his mother said. 'You are tle son of Posei.d.on,

the god of the sea, and the son of KingAegeus.'

heseus lived with his mother in toezen, in Greece. He was aclever, hrppy young man, but he did not knorv his father.

One da his mother said to him. 'Cor-ne u'ith n-re into the garden,Theseus. Do you see that big rocki Cirn vou move it. mv son?'

Theseus was strong. He moved the rock rnd looked under it. There

was a sword - a king's swordl

god /god/ (n) Apollo was not a man. He was a Greek god.king /kr4/ (n) The people in this country love their klng.rock /rok/ (n) That rock is going to fall on his head.sword /scrd/ (n) He was dead on the floor, with a srzord in his back.

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'This is the sword of King Aegeus,' his mother said. 'And now it isyours.'

Theseus looked at her, and then at the sword. 'Mine?' he said. "Mhyis it mine?'

'You have two fathers, Theseus,' his mother said. 'You are the son ofPoseidon, the god of the sea, and the son of King Aegeus. King Aegeus

lives in Athen. Gotto him now. It is time.'That night, Theseus said goodbye to his mother.'I am going to walk t my fatherk home,' he said to her.'But it is a long and difficult walk,' his mother said.'I am strong,'Theseus said. 'You know that, Mother. Dont cry for me.'

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cry lkratl (V past cried /krard4 Dont cry! Be happy.

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Theseus walked for ten dar-s. There \\'.re man). bad men on the road.But he fought them - and he killed rhem. Then he came to Athens, tothe home of King Aegeus.

ButAegeus had a ne.. r-ife. \fdea. rnd she had a son roo. She wasangry about Theseus.

'He is your father's firsr son,'she said to her son-'Youare goingto be king after your father - norhim.'

She wanted to killTheseus.But Aegeus watched her and hestopped her.

The king talked to Theseus.'You moved the rock and you havemy sword,'he said. 'You are myson.'

fight /fartl (V past fought /f rt/) (n) Don'r fight himt He has a knife.kill /krl/ (v) They kil/ people for money.wife /warf/ (n) My mother was my father's first wife.

;uA King Cries

'The Minotaur liues in d drk lnaze neltr its fnther\ house'

People go into tha mdze - but thelt do nttt clnte ont"

ne evening, Theseus went for a walk in the garden' His father was

there and he looked verv unhaPPv.

'\Vhy are you crying, Father?'Theseus asked',Early romorrow a boat is going to sail to the island of crete,' Aegeus

said.'Minos is king of Crete and his son is the Minotaur''

'\lhat is the Minotaur?'Theseus asked'

maze lmetzl(n) There are children in the maze and they can't get out'

sail /serV (v/n) I can saii those boats. The boats have white sails'

island /'arland/ (n) They are on holiday on one of the Caribbean rslands'

Cihaprer2 AKineClries

'The Minotaur is half bull and half man. Minos had two sons,but we killed one in a fight. Then we lost the fight. Now, eyery year,

fourteen young Athenians go to Crete. Th.y are food for the Minotaur.''The Minotaur eats people?'Theseus asked.'Yes,' his father said. 'The Minotaur lives in a dark maze near its

father's house. People go into r1're

maze - bur rhey do not comc (,ut.Theseus was angry. 'Father,' h.

said. 'I can go tool I can fight theMinotaurl I can kill itl'

'How?' King Aegeus asked.'I am strong and cler.er,' Theseus

said. 'Tomorrow I am going to sail rothe island of Cretel'

half lho:li (adj) He has got a hall bottle of water.bull /bol/ (n) The bul/ is a big black animal.lose ilurzl (V past lost/lnst/) I am angry because he /ost my book.

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Activities 2

Were you right?Look at your answers to Activityanswers.

1 The sword is under a big rock.2 Theseus can't move the rock.3 lt is Poseidon's sword.4 Medea [oves Theseus.5 Theseus is KingAegeus's son.

1.2 on page ii. Then circle the right

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What more did you learn?Write the names under the pictures. Then talk about the people. Are theygood or bad?

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Language in useLook at the words on the right.Thenput going o in the right place in thesesentences.

1 'l am walk to my father's home.'

'Tomorrow I am going tosailto the istand of Crete.

'You are be king after your father.'

Medea's son is not be king.

4 ls the Minotaur eat the Athenians?

' ;::;;l :::: ::;;: ;J;::::What's next?What are you going to read now? Write { or X.

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A Lost Ri.gAriadne looked at Theset.tis bedutiful face ruith loue . She ttonted to ltelp him

She uanted to be his utifi.

( f am going to make a promise to you,'Theseus said to his father inI,h. morning. 'I am going ro come back again. Look at the sails of

this boat. They are black. But we have white sails on the boat tcio. I am

going to kill the Minotaur and we are going ro come home again. Then

our boat is going to have white sails. \7atch for those white sails.'

'I am going to watch for them all day and all night,' King Aegeus

said. 'Remember your promise!'

'The boat is going to sail now,'Theseus said. 'Goodbye, Father!'

help /help/ (vin) 5he has got a problem. Please help her.promise /'promrs/ (n/v) | am gong to write to you every day' That's a promise.

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The boat sailed quickly across the blue Aegean Sea to Crete.King Minos a,d his daughter Ariadne waited for the boat. The young

Athenians were very unhappy. Only one man did nor cry."/ho are you?' King Minos asked Theseus.'I am Theseus,'he said. 'I am the son of KingAegeus. But I am the

son of Poseidon, king of the sea, roo.,Minos smiled. 'You arc rhe son oi.l eoclr \7hat can you do? Let,s see!My ring is in the sea. S*.im do*,n ancl irr,l ir fbr mel,Theser-rs r'venr inro rhe *'arer anil asked for he1p. r.o *.hite dorphins

came ro him uirh rhc rirrq.'Here is your rins,' he saicl ro King -\linos.Ariadne looked ar Trreseus's r,.".,,iti l iice *,irr-r ror e . She *.anted ro

help hirn. She u.anted ro be his u.ile.Theseus and the Arhenians *,ent *'irh rhe king\ n-ien. There was one

small, dark room For Theseus urd one room for the -{rhe nians.'The Minotaur had food toda' King N{inos said. '\bu ca, sreep.,But the visitors did not sleep.

flng /nrr'(n) The girls have beautiful rings on their handsdolphin ,dnltrn (n) Dolphins swim near the boats.

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A \7oman's Help'rhe Minotaur ts steeping n",*;,,'l'li,','nir,!r'I

ffrii,to kitt it before morning'

hat evening, Aiadne went to Theseus's room.

'I want to talk to him,' she said to the men at the door. Thg men

opened the door for her.

Under her dress she had a knife

and some string. 'Take these,'she said quietly to Theseus. 'Kill

the Minotaur with the knife. Butit is very dark in the maze. Putone end of the string under a

rock near the door. Then take the

string into the maze with you.'

string /strr/ (n) Close the bag with some sfring.end /end/ (n) We walk to the school at the end of the road

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'\Vhy are you helping me?'Theseus asked.'I don't like my father,'Ariadne said. And I dont like Crete. Kill the

Minotaur, but take me away with you. Promisel''I promise,' Theseus said.He did not want to wait for the morning.'The Minotaur is sleeping nou.,'Theseus said. 'I am going to kill it

before morning. Then we can all go brck to ,{thens. Please, Ariadne,

help my friends. Tke the )or1ns Athenians ro the boat.''Yes,' said Ariadne, and she u-ent.

First, Theseus killed the nro n.re n t rhe door r,r'ith his krife. Then he

went to rhe Nlinotartr'. m.tz..

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Theseus and the youngAthenians ' to Crete'

Their boat has btack

Ariadne Theseus'

She wants to . him'

The Minotaur doesn't any Athenians that day'

Theseus . in a smatt' dark room'

4 'You can steeP.'

5 'Kitt the Minotaur with the knife''

6 'Take the youngAthenians to the boat"

What more did You learn? d* &Who istatking? tr ffitrffi1 'l am going to come back again'' t ffi2 'Remember Your Promisel' tr ffi3 'MY ring is in the sea'' " %ffi

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'l am going to make aPromse to you.'

'l promise.'

1 'Remember your ;......., 1'2 'Kittthe Minotaur, but take me away with you.3 'l am going to kitlthe Minotaur. L . my father.'4 She is going to saiI away from Ci-ete. That is Theseus's ,,

to her.

What did Theseus ........ Ariadne?Ariadne is happy becauseTheseus

What's next?Look at the pictures. What are these people going to do? Write sentences.

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Language in useLook at the words on the right. Then writepromise or promised in these sentences.

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The End of the MinotaurThe Minotduri el,es opened and it moued quickly. Suddenly,

Tleseus utls on the floor.

frheseus arrived at the door to the Minotaurt maze. It was veryI dark, but Theseus remembered the string. He started it at the door

of the maze. Then he walked slowly into the maze and listened for the

Minotaur.

There was no noise.

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Theseus walked ar-rd s'alked in the cold, dark maze. The end of thestring was always in his hand.

And then he sees it - rhe Minotaurl His hand goes ro his knife and thestring falls to the floor. But his foot hits a small rock. 'fhe Minotaur's eyesopen at the noise and it moves quicldy. Suddenl Theseus is on the floor.

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But Theseus is voung and strong and he has his knife. Again and

again, his knife goes ir-)to the lr4inotaur's head. It is a long and difficultfight. But in the end the Minotaur is on the foor.

It is dead.But it was yery dark in the maze. \Zhere was the door? Theseus

rernembered the string. He walked back to the door and then to the

bort - and there were Ariadne and the young Athenians.'Quicklyl' Theseus said. 'The Minotaur is dead. Let's sail for Athensl'

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'Theseus, remember your

promisel'Ariadne said. 'Take me

with youl'Theseus, Ariadne and the

young Athenians sailed for

Athens, but first the boat sroppedar rhe island o[ Naxo:.

'You cannot go to Arhens r,,'irh

us,'Theseus said ro Ariadne .'Please get off here.'

'But I u'rn Io go ro -\rr.nslAriadne criecl. 'l lcre -.-i.-r -.r: I\\'allt tO bq r.,LLr u l:r.'

'I did not promise you that,'Theseus said. 'You wanted to get awayfrom Crete. You can live here.'

'Theseus, you promised!'Ariadne said. She was very angry.'Now you

are going to be very unhappy too.'

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Black Sails, \/hite Sails'The sails,t'Thesetts suddenll, said. 'Take dotun the bLtck sails

and Put uP the white saik!'

f h.re,.rs and the young Athenians sailed home to Athens' TheyI talked about Theseust fight with the Minotaur and they were very

h"ppy.They did not talk about fuiadne. she was the daughter of King

Minos. They did not want her on their boat'

They sailed all day and watched the white dolphins in the sea near

the boat. In the evening, the lights ofAthens were in front of them.

They all smiled.,The sails!'Theseus suddenly said. 'Thke down the black sails and put

the white sails! I promised my father. Do it quickly, or he is not going

know about the Minotaur.'

The white sails went up, but the boat was very near Athens'

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The same dar', r'rg -\ge us \\-as in his garden. He watched the sea.There was the boarl -\rd rhere u-ere the black sails!

'Oh, Theseus, m\'son. did rhe Minoraur kill you?'he cried.A short time later. ,\r-9iuS 's

dead.

Theseus and his bo,rr rrir-ed

in Athens. The people oi-\rl-rens

were happy because rheir childrenwere home again. But tl'Lev s-ere

very unhappy about the old kins.Theseus was unhappv roo. He u.asthe killer of the Minotaur and thenew King of Athens - but he criedfor his father.

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V1/hy did f sendTheseus fo

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Why is Ariadnein our boat?

Why amT onNaxos2

Why is Theseusin ,4fhens

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You are Ariadne. Now you live on Naxos. Are you angry? Do you have

questions? \7rite a letter to Theseus.

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What was the promise?

Did he do it?

What do you think? Was he right?

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@ Wno is right? Why? Read the words and tatk to your friends._____{_

Promises are notimportanf. They're

only words.

T'rn gong to love you{er all time.tr prcmise.

promise, thenyou do it.-=-_s-

@ Ar" you an angry person? Do rou get up late? Do you watch TV for a[ong time every evening? Now is the time! Be a new person!Write yourpromises in the box. Here are some words for your promises.

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@ ruow tatk to your friends about your promises. ln one week, look againat a friend's promises. Did he/she do we[l?

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