The man, the king, the legend!

1. Is Brocéliande in the USA, in Australia or in France?
2. In Brocéliande, was there a magical fountain, a stone monument or a dangerous rabbit?
3. Were Yvain and Esclados horses, knights or tourists?

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Watch the trailer
of the film The Sword in the Stone.

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Observe : A long time ago, King Arthur lived in Great Britain. Fifteen centuries ago he married Guinevere.

Réfléchis : Repère le marqueur temporel ainsi que les verbes : à quel temps sont-ils conjugués ? ... .

Conclus : Ago associé à un marqueur temporel sert à traduire l’expression ... ; il se place ... le marqueur dans une phrase au ... .

Legend says that, a long time ago, King Uther Pendragon and Lady Igraine had a son: Arthur. Both his parents died when he was young, so Merlin, Uther’s wizard counsellor, sent Arthur to live with a knight, Ector.
One day, Arthur found a gleaming sword stuck in a stone! A man told him that whoever could pull out this sword as the true king. Arthur succeeded and became King of England.

During his reign, he battled against his rivals with the help of his fantastic sword Excalibur. Throughout his extraordinary adventures, Arthur lived with his wife Guinevere, Merlin, Sir Lancelot and other knights in Camelot, the castle where the Round Table was.

One legend even says that Arthur never died and that he still lives in Avalon, ready to return when the British need him…

Repeat

Repeat

Répète : Their father thought that their mother thought that they were thieves with knives!

Listen

Listen

Listen: Arthur, Uther, brother, both, father, them, this, think, thanks.

Réfléchis : Distingue les mots selon leur prononciation : /ð/ comme mother en bleu ; /θ/ comme theatre en jaune.

Mission 1

1

My production will be...

an interview.

×

with illustrations.

without illustrations.

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a cover.

2

I will write...

about the legend of Brocéliande.

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about the legend of Arthur.

a long story.

a short summary.

3

Choose your level:

A2

A1+

A2+

Exercice 1 : The Sword in the Stone

1

Find out the hidden words in this word snake. Then, complete the text with some of the words you found to describe the picture in your textbook.

The with hair and a yellow is King Arthur. He is trying to pull a from a .

2

Unscramble the sentences to discover more about Arthur.

a) Britain / King / of / a / was / Arthur / . / ➝ .
b) lived / Arthur / the / Ages / during / Middle / . / ➝ .
c) Wales / Arthur / from / came / . / ➝ .

3

Watch the trailer of the film. Then sum up the action.

The Sword in the stone is the

of Arthur and Merlin the

. It’s a tale of

, with honour and

. Arthur becomes

thanks to the magical 

.

Exercice 2 : King Arthur’s life

1

Read the text of your textbook, select key information and classify it in this mindmap.

2

List the characters, then link them to the actions. Write full sentences using the verb in the past tense.have / die / send / find / pull / become / battle / live💡 Tips: King Uther and Lady Igraine had a son.

3

Choose the right meaning for these words from the text.

a) Both: (one of two / two of two / none of two).
b) Gleaming: (shining / singing / dancing).
c) Pull: (move an object in the direction of your body / move an object away from yourself / move an object in a circle).
d) Against: (on opposite teams / on the same team).
e) Need: (call / find (surprisingly) / want (urgently)).

Exercice 3 : The legend today

1

Here are some adjectives to describe films. Fill the table with the words for positive reviews and negative reviews.

2

Choose one of the three posters and describe it. Explain why you like it.

This is a poster for the movie , released in and directed by .
I can see . There is / are .
I like it because .

3

In groups, vote for your favourite poster. Decide which poster is the most (or the least) attractive. Discuss with your group.