Perseus and Medusa.

Perseus was another Greek hero, also son of Zeus. He had to kill Medusa, a horrifying monster.

Medusa once had been a very beautiful woman; but she was punished by immortal gods because her wickedness. She was transformed into a horrible monster; and the only thing she kept from her beauty was her face.

Medusa's blood was venomous; and she could convert to anyone into stone only with a glance. It was a formidable foe; for this reason Perseus ask for advice to Atenea, the ancient god of wisdom. Atenea, impressed by the courage of the hero, gave him three presents: a helmet of invisibility; a pair of flying sandals; and a mirror shield.

Perseus started his travel. He flew to the island where Medusa lived with the sandals. There he could enter into Medusa's cave hidden under the invisibility helmet. And finally he could cut off Medusa's head avoiding to look at her, using for this the mirror shield.

Then, Perseus could come back riding on Pegasus, the winged horse. He had many other adventures: he killed evil kings, he rescued beautiful princesses... But that is another tale, and shall be told another time.

Questions:

1. Who was Perseus?
2. Who was his father?
3. What was his hero's task?
4. Describe Medusa.
5. Who helped Perseus?
6. What did she give to him?
7. Where did Medusa live?
8. How did Perseus kill Medusa?
9. How could Perseus come back from Medusa's island?
10. What was the name of the winged horse?

Hercules and the Hydra.

Hercules was a hero from ancient Greece. He was son of Zeus, and he had a supernatural strength. During his life he had to achieve some incredible tasks: the very famous "twelve labours". One of them was to kill a terryfing monster called "Hydra".

In the place of Lerna, in ancient Greek, there was a horrible and awful monster called Hydra. It had nine heads, it lived in a very deep cave and it loved to kill and eat up cattle and people. Hercules, who was a hero, knew about it and decided to kill the monster.

But when Hercules arrived to the cave and started to cut off Hydra's heads, he could check that when he slashed one, other new two appeared from the bloody neck. Astonished, he flew away. Fortunately a nephew of him, called Iolalus, was over there. He was very intelligent, and he told Hercules that when cutting off heads, it was necessary to burn the wound in order to avoid the raising of new heads.

So both ones, Iolalus and Hercules, returned to the Hydra's cave. There, Hercules started again chopping heads; but this time his nephew cauterized the stumps. Hydra didn't raise new heads, and so Hercules could finish his task, killing the hideous animal.

Questions:

1. Who was Hercules?
2. Who was his father?
3. What was his "super - power"?
4. Where did the Hydra live?
5. How many heads had it got?
6. Whad did it do with people and cattle?
7. Why was so difficult to kill the hydra?
8. Who helped Hercules?
9. What did he tell him?
10. Could Hercules finish his task?

Mythological beings game.

Mythological beings

Definitions about Mythological beings.

1. Magical female being, usually small, beautiful and winged. It lives in the forest. It can grant wishes. It is benevolent.
2. Giant sea monster. It is like an octopus / squid. It appears on some sailor stories, eating up ships.
3. Small male being, from Irish tradition. It is a small goblin. It wears a hat, jacket and trousers. Its representative plant is the shamrock.
4. Sea being half woman, half fish. 
5. It is a winged horse. Usually white.
6. It is a horse, but with one horn on its head.
7. Mythological being, half horse, half man. It is armed with bow and arrows.
8. Mythological being, half bull half man. 
9. Mythological monster, with a snake covered head. It could convert people into stone with only a glance.
10. Magical male being. It lives in a lamp, and it can garant three wishes.
11. Horrifying multi headed monster. In accordance with tradition, if you cut off one of its heads, other two ones appeared from it.
12. It is like a big monkey, completely covered by fur. It is over 2m tall. It appears in regions like the Rocky Mountains or the Himalayas.
13. Magical being almost like a person. They have sharp ears. They're beautiful and immortal. They live in the forest.
14. It is a small person. It is the only of these beings who can really exist.
15. It is a very big person, usually strong and armed with a club.
16. A very big one eyed monster.
17. A very ugly being. Traditionally it has been considered evil, dirty and foul. Shrek is the most famous one.
18. Mythological being, half lion, half eagle. From Persian tradition.
19. Mythological fire bird. It can be reborn from its own ashes.
20. Female Mythological monster, half bird, half woman. It was very agressive and bloodthirsty.

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Definitions about tools.

1. Instrument by which you can drive nails. It has got a handle and a head usually made of iron or steel.
2. Grey powder used at construction for "sticking" bricks. It is usually prepared in the cement mixer.
3. Instrument used for transporting heavy loads. It has got one wheel and two handles (or levers)
4. You can thigten or loose screws with it.
5. It is an instrument typical at gardening. Like a comb. You can prepare the ground or gather leaves with it.
6. Device by which you can inflate your bicycle, or the wheels of a car.
7. Small hexagonal piece usually made of metal. It usually thigtens a screw.
8. Tool with two handles. It is used for cutting or bending wires and cables.
9. It is a large tool. It has got a long handle and a flat metallic part. It is used for removing cement, sand, gravel... 
10. An instrument used for lighting up. 
11. Tool by which you can remove any filth stuck on any surface: paint drops, dried dirt... 
12. Instrument suitable for doing perfect circles.
13. You use this tool for thigtening metal nuts.
14. Tool composed by a handle and a metal surface in which there are sawteeth. There are many kinds of it: for wood, stone, metal, diamond... 
15. Electrical device designed for drilling surfaces (walls, wood, stone, metal...)
16. Gardening tool designed for digging and removing soil.
17. Harvesting tool composed by a long handle and a sharp blade. At Halloween, the Death holds it with his bony hands.
18. Tool with a short handle and a flat metal surface. It is used at construction to spread the cement on bricks.
19. Chopping and cutting tool. It is also a weapon. It has got a handle and a sharp head, usually made of iron or steel. 
20. A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

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To be verb

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A St. Isidro's day.

In the morning I woke up at 9 o'clock. Then I dressed up and later I went to the

culture house. I watched the parades, I rode one of them and I went to the river.

I put off my party dress and I went to the stands and I bought a bracelet.

Then I went to our tent and I ate. In the afternoon I walked over there with my

friends and we watched a couple of fights. We also jumped in the inflatable castle

and played the bottle game.

In the evening we came back to the town. Here I went to the square and I enjoyed

the music band (orchestra) And a councillor gave the rewards to the parades.

I went to bed at 2 o'clock at night.

International day of Recycling.

May the 17h is the "International day of Recycling". On this report we're going to answer some questions about Recycling.


What is recycling?

According to dictionary, recycle is "to convert waste into reusable material". Also "to use again".


 Why is so important to recycle? Here I give you three basic reasons:

• Because, on Earth, resources are finite. If we don't recycle, one day there will be no more plastic, lead, copper, alluminium...

• Because it is very expensive to extract / get raw materials; and cheaper to recycle them. The money we save with recycling can be allocate towards other ends: education, health services, roads, retirement pensions...

• Because waste contaminates ground, oceans, rivers, forests... Making the Earth a worse place for living.

Consequences of not recycling.

Here I show you some of the most extreme consequences of not recycling. They're real problems which are striking us actually:

• The plastic tide: in the middle of some oceans, like Atlantic or Pacific,there is a great accumulation of plastic called "the plastic tide". It is killing all sea life beneath it. Scientists reckon that about a 60% of the total sea surface is covered by plastics.

• Health problem: in some countries, like India, Uganda or Sri Lanka, landfills are killing people. Toxic waste contaminates water and soil.

What can you do?

You can recycle. You know there are four kinds of containers: blue for paper and cardboard; green for glass; yellow for plastics and cans; and brown for organic waste. Don't be lazy and think of your planet!

Plans for St. Isidro.

In the morning we go to the church. Then, we walk to the river. It is a procession. We follow the image of St. Isidro, which travels in a cart. We also go by cart. Later we arrive to the river. There we eat with family and friends, we enjoy the party, some people ride horses, we also dance... Then we come back to the town and we reward the most beautiful chariot. We finish the party in the town square, dancing until the end.

St. Isidro.

St. Isidro is the saint patron of farmers. He lived in the XI century. He  had a very interesting life, a life between reality and legend. Today I'll tell you some of his most famous miracles. These are, in my opinion, the most significant ones:

• One. St. Isidro used to go to the church in the morning, before working the growing fields. For this reason, sometimes he was late. One day his boss went to the church looking for him. He scolded Isidro, taking him back to the farm. When they arrived, surprise! Oxen were ploughing the fields by themselves. The boss understood that God had interceded for him.
• Two. St. Isidro used to prepare a big meal for poor people every year. But once there were too much people, and food wasn't  enough. How Isidro solved it? He introduced the food in a very big copper pot and miraculously it multiplied.
• Three. One year came a very severe drought. All the fields were dry, and crops couldn't grow. In accordance with tradition, St. Isidro stroke a rock with his mattock and a great spring appeared. There was enough water for all the growing fields and also for the town of Madrid.
• Four. St. Isidro loved animals very much. One day he was carrying a sack of wheat, and he saw that birds were hungry. He opened the sack and gave the wheat to those birds. When he arrived to his house, the sack was full again. God had filled the sack as reward for his goodness.

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Questions about "George and the Dragon"

Answer these questions. Possibly they could appear on next exam.

1. Who was St George? ¿What was his profession?
2. In one of his trips, what did he find out?
3. Who told him the story?
4. Can you enumerate the five things that the villagers and the king did in order to stop the Dragon?
5. When George knew that the Dragon was going to eat up the Princess, what did he do?
6. How does the story end?

And here we go with the answers:

1. He was a knight.
2. He found out that a dragon was attacking a village.
3. An old man.
4. a) The villagers gave food to the dragon. b) They gave animals to the dragon. c) They gave money to the dragon. d) The king sent his army. This army is defeated. e) The king sent his daughter (the princess)
5. He went to fight the dragon.
6. George won the fight and he rescued the princess.

Some Medieval legends.

Medieval Legends

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Accidents and Injuries.

Accidents and injuries

George and the dragon

 This is the transcription of "George and the Dragon" Read and try to understand it

 

Once upon a time there was a brave knight called George. George had lots of adventures as he travelled by horse across many lands.

 

One day he came to a small village and met a man who lived in a cave

next to the village. The hermit told the knight about the awful things that were

happening there. A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every day.

 

The villagers didn’t know what to do. First, they gave the dragon all their food, but the dragon just took the food and still attacked the village.

 

So then the villagers gave the dragon all the animals from their farms. The dragon took all the animals, but continued to attack the villagers.

 

So then they gave the dragon all their gold and jewels. The dragon took all their money, but still was not satisfied.

 

The king sent his army to try and capture the dragon, but the dragon was too strong and the knights of the army were too scared and they ran away.

 

With nothing left to give, the king could only think of one thing to help protect his people. He sent his only daughter, the princess, to the lake to wait for the dragon.

 

When George heard this he rode as fast as he could to the lake. Just then the dragon jumped out from the lake and was going to eat the princess. George attacked the dragon. He fought very bravely, won the fight and killed the dragon. George and the princess returned to the village and everyone was very pleased that they would have no more problems with the dragon.