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a. Look at these Irish mythical creatures. Make hypotheses before listening to the audio. Where are these creatures believed to live? Share your ideas with the class and together write down key words you expect to hear.

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b. Circle adjectives corresponding to these creatures.

c. Listen to the beginning of the audio. What type of recording is it?

a radio interview

a news radio programme

a radio programme about mysteries and the unknown

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Û Philippe Gady, Irish Creatures (2017)

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d. Listen to the second part of the audio and complete the table with key words.

NAME WHERE IT LIVES PHYSICAL APPEARANCE MAGICAL POWERS

The Puca

The Banshee

The Dullahan

e. Say who is who in the drawing.

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b.

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f. Which creature was not described in the audio? Imagine its living place and behaviours. What animals does it remind you of?

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COMMENT-EST-CE QUE... J’ANTICIPE UNE COMPRÉHENSION ORALE ?• Observe les consignes a et b. À ton avis, à quoi ont servi ces étapes de pré-écoute ?

• As-tu absolument tout compris à l’enregistrement ? Si ce n'est pas le cas, cela t’a-t-il empêché(e) de réaliser les activités ?

• Deux des images étaient assez semblables. Comment as-tu orienté ton choix ?

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a. Talk with your classmates and together choose three real animals that you all like. Write their names in the chart below. Then select a body part for each animal.

NAME OF THE ANIMALS

PART(S) OF THE BODY SELECTED

b. Write a description of the creature you have created: name, physical appearance and magical powers.

My creature is called...It has the... of a...

c. Practise orally within your group before presenting it to the class.

d. Draw the creatures described by your classmates in your notebook. The most accurate drawing wins!

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LES PRONOMS RELATIFS• Grâce aux pronoms relatifs (who, that, which, where, when), on peut relier deux phrases

simples pour faire une phrase plus élaborée.

• Observe ces phrases.a. The Dullahan is a scary man. He carries his head under his arm.   The Dullahan is a scary man who carries his head under his arm.

b. The Dullahan also carries a human spine. He uses it to whip his horse.   The Dullahan also carries a human spine which / that he uses to whip his horse.

c. An Irish cemetery is a scary place. A lot of magical creatures live there.   An Irish cemetery is a scary place where a lot of magical creatures live.

d. Halloween is a special time of year. At Halloween, the Irish celebrate many magical creatures.   Halloween is a special time of year when the Irish celebrate many magical creatures.

• Complète la règle.

J’utilise le pronom relatif…

1. who / that2. which / that3. where4. when

quand l'antécédent fait référence à…

a.b.c.d.

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GROUP A Match these expressions logically.Then complete the text with sentences 1 to 4.

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1 Entoure l’antécédent dans les phrases ci-dessous. Complète ces phrases à l’aide d’un pronom relatif (who, that, which, where, when).

a. Finn McCool is the Irish giant built the Giant’s Causeway.

b. Galway is the city my sister met her boyfriend.

c. 2016 is the year Conor visited the Giant’s Causeway.

d. This is the banshee scared me.

who / that

b. Leprechauns are small.

c. They are all male.

d. Their job involves making shoes.

a. They are malicious, naughty creatures.

2. enjoy playing tricks

4. there are no female leprechauns

3. as tall as a three-year-old

1. making and fixing shoes

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What is a Leprechaun?

Legend has it that a leprechaun is a type of fairy that

stands about .

A leprechaun is usually described as a bearded

man who wears a green suit and hat. It ’s believed

to be found.

The leprechaun is said to be a shoemaker who spends

most of his time

. In fact , some say when

a leprechaun is near, you can hear the tap-tap

-tapping of his tiny hammer as he drives nails into shoes.

These little men are also said to be very mischievous

and to on those they meet.

Û Nick Harris, © Octopus Publishing Group (2015)

Û CBC, The Legend of the Leprechaun (2016)

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LA VOIX PASSIVE • Observe ces phrases et souligne les formes verbales.

Qu’ont-elles en commun ?

a. Ireland is known for its legends. c. Leprechauns are described as bearded men. b. A leprechaun was spotted in Dublin. d. Strange creatures were seen in the forest.

• Complète la règle.

Pour former la voix passive, on utilise l’auxiliaire conjugué au (is / are) ou au (was / were) + .

• Compare maintenant ces deux phrases. Entoure celle à la voix passive. e. The puca helped farmers. f. Farmers were helped by the puca.

• Coche les bonnes réponses.Dans la phrase active, on parle surtout du puca. des fermiers.Dans la phrase passive, on parle surtout du puca. des fermiers.

GROUP B Read the text.Decide if the statements below are true or false. Correct the sentences that are false.

a. Leprechauns are tall.

b. Leprechauns can be male or female.

c. Their job involves making shoes.

d. They are naughty creatures.

What is a Leprechaun?Legend has it that a leprechaun is a type of fairy that stands about as tall as a three-year-old child. A leprechaun is usually described as a bearded man who wears a green suit and hat. It’s believed there are no female leprechauns to be found. The leprechaun is said to be a shoemaker who spends most of his time making and fixing shoes. In fact, some say when a leprechaun is near, you can hear the tap-tap-tapping of his tiny hammer as he drives nails into shoes. These little men are also said to be very mischievous and enjoy playing tricks on those they meet.

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MY OWN EVALUATION

MY TEACHER'S EVALUATION

Consigne• Les cinq aspects (nom, apparence physique, caractère,

habitat et pouvoirs) ont-ils été décrits ?

Langue

• Des pronoms relatifs ont-ils été utilisés ?

• Des formes passives ont-elles été utilisées ?

• Des adjectifs de caractère ont-ils été utilisés ?

MINI CHALLENGE: MAGICAL CREATURES

1 Mets ces phrases à la voix passive. Utilise by quand c’est possible.

a. The troll ate the children. The children were eaten by the troll.b. The banshee visited the old man minutes before his death.

 

c. Some people in the village heard the banshee.

 

d. The yellow eyes of the puca scare people.

 

e. Teachers often tell these legends to children.

 

Dans les deux cas, on donne un coup de projecteur différent sur l’action ; l’élément le plusimportant est situé en : première position. deuxième position.

• Observe maintenant ces phrases et coche les bonnes réponses.g. The Dullahan was seen in the forest. h. The ghost story contest was won by Sarah. Dans la phrase g sait-on qui a vu le Dullahan ? oui non Dans la phrase h sait-on qui a gagné le concours ? oui   non

• Dans chaque phrase, repère le sujet, le verbe et l’agent (celui qui accomplit l’action).

SUJET VERBE AGENT

Phrase g ------------

Phrase h

• On peut donc déduire qu’à la voix passive, on s’intéresse plus au sujet grammatical qu’à l’agent (celui qui accomplit l’action).

Yes indeed! So so Not really

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2. Irish legends

GROUP Aa. Focus on the first paragraph.

Highlight in different colours the name and nationality of each character. Complete the map below with this information.Circle all the words that express the idea of confrontation.

b. Read paragraphs 2 and 3.

a. Who is very tired?

b. Who is bigger?

c. Who is very scared?

d. Who runs away?

c. From the text and the picture say what Finn built.

d. Read the end of the text and put the pictures in chronological order.

e. Now, with your previous answers, match these titles with each paragraph.

a. The Irish giant is scared and goes back home. b. The Scottish and the Irish giants start an argument. c. The Scottish giant flees, destroying the passage. d. The Irish giant creates a passage between the two countries. e. The Irish giant’s wife has an idea and the Scottish giant falls into the trap.

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Giant’s name:

Nationality:

Giant’s name:

Nationality:

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~ The legend of Finn Mc Cool ~ A long time ago there was an Irish giant who was called Finn Mc Cool. One day he challenged his enemy, the Scottish giant Benandonner, to come to Ireland and fight him.

So Finn built a passage across the sea from Ulster to Scotland but he was so exhausted when it was finished that he fell asleep.

Suddenly he heard a tremendous noise. It was the Scottish giant who was walking towards him. Finn was terrified when he realised that Benan-donner was much bigger than him. So he ran back home, where his wife, Oonagh, was waiting for him.

Later on, Oonagh had an idea. She disguised him as a baby to pretend he was their son and put him in the cradle. When Benandonner arrived, she told him her husband was hunting in County Kerry. As soon as the Scottish giant saw the huge ‘baby boy’ he imagined the size of the father and did not want to stay there.

Without waiting around to find out, Benandonner raced back across to Scotland, destroying the causeway as he went, so that Finn could not come after him. And that is why only two fragments of the causeway now remain. In the end Finn came out of the cradle and thanked his wife.

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Û Steward Ross, Finn Building the Causeway (2012)

GROUP Ba. Read the first paragraph.

Answer these questions.

a. Who are the main characters?

b. Where are they from?

c. What happens between them?

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b. Read the rest of the text and complete the table.

FINN'S FIRST REACTION

BENANDONNER'S RESPONSE

FINN’S PROBLEM OONAGH’S IDEA

BENANDONNER’S REACTION

c. Now, with your previous answers, match these sentences with each paragraph.

a. The Irish giant is scared and goes back home.

b. The Scottish and the Irish giants start an argument.

c. The Scottish giant flees, destroying the passage.

d. The Irish giant creates a passage between the two countries.

e. The Irish giant's wife has an idea and the Scottish giant falls into the trap.

d. Sum up orally the legend of Finn McCool.

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LE PRÉTÉRIT SIMPLE ET LE PRÉTÉRIT EN BE + V-ING

• Observe cette phrase et souligne les formes verbales.

Finn was pretending to sleep in a baby’s cot when Benandonner arrived at his house.

• Quelle forme verbale sert à parler d’un évènement ponctuel ?

• Quelle forme verbale sert à poser le décor de l’histoire ?

• Associe un symbole visuel à chaque forme verbale que tu as identifiée.

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2.

• Pour résumer, on dira que pour raconter une histoire...

1. le prétérit en be + V-ing 2. le prétérit simple

a. plante le décor d’une histoire. b. décrit une action d’arrière-plan.c. décrit une action ponctuelle dans le

passé.

1 Entoure la forme correcte.

a. The giant was having / had dinner in the forest, when he was seeing / saw a strange creature.

b. While Conor was reading / read a book in his bedroom, he was realising / realised that he had not done his homework yet.

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a. Match each picture with one of these words and phrases.

b. Find a possible order for the seven scenes. What is the story?

c. Write down the link words that you need to tell the story.

d. Listen to the legend of the Black Widow.

First listening. Write down key words that you understand.

Second listening. Circle the words you hear.

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Dundalk / run-walk

owned / old

marriage / courage

breath / death

Rohesia / Rodesia kits / kiss

bridal chamber / bridal member

widow / pillow

ruins / fluids

build / killed

barbarous / murderous

chapel / castle

pushed / cooked

bands / lands

to get marriedto look at the lands

to make a promise

to die

to push

to dream

to build

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e. Write the legend of the Black Widow in your notebook using your previous answers and the illustrations .

COMMENT EST-CE QUE... J’ÉCRIS UNE HISTOIRE ? • Observe ce schéma.

Build

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MIDDLE END

• Long, long ago…• Once upon a time, …• A long time ago, …

• In the end…• Finally…• And they all lived

happily ever after.

• Suddenly…

• Combien d’étapes peut-on distinguer dans l’écriture d’une histoire ?

• Quel est, selon toi, le « twist » de la légende que tu viens d’écouter ?

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LES CONNECTEURS LOGIQUES• Observe ces phrases. Souligne les connecteurs logiques et note la fonction qu’ils remplissent parmi celles proposées ci-dessous.

a. Saint Patrick lived in Wales. He also spent part of his life in Ireland.

 

b. First, Finn felt enraged. Next, he wanted to build a causeway. Finally, he changed his mind.

 

c. Benandonner decided to flee because Finn was impressive in his cot.

 

d. Benandonner was aggressive; however he ran away.

 

e. The giant raced back to Scotland, breaking the causeway. That’s why only two fragments now remain.

 

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LES SUBORDONNÉES DE TEMPS • Observe ces phrases et entoure les pronoms relatifs qui introduisent la subordonnée de temps.

a. While Benandonner was looking around in the house, Finn was sleeping like a baby.b. He was sleeping, when he heard a noise.c. As he was fleeing, Benandonner was breaking the causeway.

• Dans quelle(s) phrase(s) une situation est-elle interrompue par un évènement soudain ? • Dans quelle(s) phrases(s) deux évènements se déroulent-ils en parallèle ? • Complète la règle.

• Pour indiquer qu’un évènement soudain vient interrompre une autre action en cours de déroulement, j’utilise .

• Pour indiquer que deux évènements se déroulent en parallèle, j’utilise ou

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1 Fais une seule phrase en utilisant les subordonnées de temps.

a. Her fiancé was building the castle. She was thinking how to get rid of him.

 

b. The Black Widow was walking up the stairs. Suddenly she had an idea.

 

THE EVALUATION

OF MY GROUP

THE EVALUATION OF ANOTHER

GROUP

Consigne

• Les éléments de la carte mentale ont-ils été utilisés ?

• L’histoire répond-elle aux cinq questions en -wh ?

• Le temps de parole a-t-il été équitable ?

Langue • Le prétérit et le prétérit en be + V-ing ont-ils été utilisés ?

• Les connecteurs logiques ont-ils été utilisés ?

Expression orale

• L’histoire a-t-elle été lue d’une voix forte et avec le ton adéquat ?

Yes indeed! So so Not really

MINI CHALLENGE: A STORYTELLING CONTEST (Groupwork)

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Réponds au questionnaire ci-dessous.1

a. Which of these animals has a tail?

a horse

a frog

b. Which of these animals has one of its horns on the nose?

a sheep

a rhinoceros

c. Name two animals with claws at the end of each toe.

d. Which of these animals doesn't have wings?

a butterfly

a duck

a tiger

a bat

e. Which of these animals have fangs?a snail

a snake

a bird

a lion

Faites des groupes de quatre.Observez ces images.Dressez la liste des mots et adjectifs qu'il vous faut pour décrire ces monstres.Le premier groupe qui en trouve cinq par image a gagné !

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a. Classe chacun de ces mots dans l'un des Post-it.3

Observe ces dessins et complète la grille de mots croisés.

Verbs Adjectives (attitude) Adjectives (appearance)

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scaryfrighten

scare

strange

tiny

naughty

mischievous ugly monstrouschallenge

uncanny

pretty

hugehideous

murder

benevolent

kill

evil

spooky

b. Trouve quatre paires de synonymes et deux paires d'antonymes parmi les adjectifs de la liste précédente. Puis, trouve deux paires de synonymes parmi les verbes.

PAIRES DE SYNONYMES (ADJECTIFS)

PAIRES D’ANTONYMES (ADJECTIFS)

PAIRES DE SYNONYMES (VERBES)

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LA PRONONCIATION DE WAS

Lis les phrases ci-dessous et souligne les occurrences du verbe be au passé. Décide si be est le verbe principal de la phrase (VP), ou bien seulement un outil grammatical (OG). Puis, écoute les phrases et coche le son que tu entends pour was : /wɒz/ ou /wəz/ ?

a. Finn was exhausted when he finished the causeway. /wɒz/ /wəz/ b. The prince was killed by the Black Widow. /wɒz/ /wəz/c. “Was Finn McCool a giant?” /wɒz/ /wəz/

d. “Yes, he was.” /wɒz/ /wəz/Coche la bonne prononciation.

Was accentué (verbe principal de la phrase) se prononce /wɒz/ /wəz/Was non accentué (outil grammatical) se prononce /wɒz/ /wəz/

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LA PRONONCIATION DE LA TERMINAISON -ED

Écoute ces verbes au prétérit. Entends-tu /t/, /d/ ou /ɪd/ ? Coche la bonne réponse.a. wanted /t/ /d/ /ɪd/ b. finished /t/ /d/ /ɪd/ c. enjoyed /t/ /d/ /ɪd/

Écoute ces bases verbales et coche la case qui correspond au son final. Puis, écoute les verbes au prétérit et coche la case qui correspond.

Bases verbales

Son final : voyelle ou consonne voisée en /b/, /g/, /m/, /n/...

Son final : consonne sourde/p/, /f/, /k/, /s/,

/ʃ/, /tʃ/...

Son final : /t/ ou /d/ Prétérit

/d / /t/ /ɪd/

1. arrive 1. arrived

2. land 2. landed

3. exhaust 3. exhausted

4. destroy 4. destroyed

5. clean 5. cleaned

6. ask 6. asked

Complète cette règle de prononciation.

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Après un son voyelle ou un son consonne voisée en /b/, /g/, /m/, /n/..., le -ed se prononce .Après un son consonne sourde en /p/, /f/, /k/, /s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/..., le -ed se prononce .Après un son /t/ ou /d/, le -ed se prononce .

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READINGA strange encounter

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ListeningThe history of the leprechauns

Justify

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SPEAKINGAn anecdote

Talk

One day, I was playing… when…

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INTERACTINGAn important event

Ask

● What were you doing when…? ❍ That was in 2015… I think I was…

A2/B1

WRITINGA legendary woman

Imagine

to be born in 1530

to become a pirate

to sail the seven seas

to be captured

to raid other ships

to escape

A2/B1

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I remember being told, as a young child, of an uncle who was walking home on a cold and dark night. On arriving home he told my grandmother that he had tried to comfort an old woman he had met along the way. Describ-ing her to my grandmother, he said that the old woman was dressed in black with a veil over her face. She was crying outside the house but every time he went over to her she moved away. All the while, she kept pointing at the house. My grandmother, with all her knowledge of the old Irish legends, knew that this old lady was in fact a banshee and hurried my uncle to bed, reas-suring him that she herself would have a look for the old woman. Needless to say, she didn’t dare do such a thing. Then, only three days after this strange encounter, my grandmother’s brother died peacefully in his sleep.

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