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The document summarizes and provides activities about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It includes: 1) An animated video and verb fill-in-the-blank activity about key events in the myth where Orpheus tries to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. 2) A true/false questionnaire to check comprehension of details from the video. 3) A crossword puzzle with vocabulary from the myth to reinforce terminology. The document provides three learning activities centered around familiarizing students with the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice through an animated retelling, comprehension questions, and a vocabulary reinforcement crossword.

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Orpheus and Eurydice PDF

The document summarizes and provides activities about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It includes: 1) An animated video and verb fill-in-the-blank activity about key events in the myth where Orpheus tries to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. 2) A true/false questionnaire to check comprehension of details from the video. 3) A crossword puzzle with vocabulary from the myth to reinforce terminology. The document provides three learning activities centered around familiarizing students with the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice through an animated retelling, comprehension questions, and a vocabulary reinforcement crossword.

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A.

Watch an animated video about the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and fill in the gaps with
A
the irregular past forms of the verbs in the box.
1 It was the perfect wedding, the guests ……………………………. begin
2 Suddenly, Eurydice stumbled, then …………………………….to the ground. bring
3 Cerberus, the three-headed dog who guards the dead, ……………………….down as Orpheus passed. fall
4 Charon, the ferry captain, …………………………….Orpheus across the River Styx. find
5 When Orpheus entered the palace of Hades, he …………………………….to sing. hear
6 He …………………………….of his love for Eurydice. lie
7 Furies, the demonic goddesses of vengeance, …………………………….. sing
8 He …………………………….nothing— where were her footsteps? swear
9 Orpheus …………………………….never to love another woman again. think
10 Orpheus …………………………….peace, and his other half, in the underworld. weep

BB. Now watch the video again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write
T for True or F for False.Correct the false ones.
1 Eurydice died because she fell to the ground and hit her head.
2 After the funeral Orpheus decided to make a journey around the world.
3 Cerberus was a beast which guarded the entrance to the underworld.
4 When he reached the gates, Orpheus struck Cerberus with his lyre.
5 Orpheus begged Hades to let Eurydice live on the upper world forever.
6 The king and queen of the dead wept when Orpheus finished his song.
7 Sisyphus had been condemned to roll a rock up a hill forever.
8 While climbing up to the upper world, Orpheus and Eurydice walked side by side.
9 Orpheus turned to look at Eurydice before he exited the underworld.
10 Orpheus was killed by the Maenads because he had rejected their love.

CC. Solve the crossword puzzle with suitable words from the video.

Across 1 2 3

1. to step badly and almost fall over (v)


6. time without an end (n)
7. to live in a particular place (v) 4

9. to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way (v) 5 6

10. a feeling that you want to do or have something


that you know is bad or wrong (n)
Down 7

2. the place where dead people go in Greek myths (n)


3. to slide over a surface (v) 8
4. an unhappy or angry feeling of wanting to have
what someone else has (n)
9

5. the act of doing something bad to someone who has done


something bad to you (n)
8. to feel very sad because someone has died (v)
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