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Book key1 Open answers2 a brave b swords c helmets d kings and
queens e castles3 a Uther, Igraine b Merlin c Sir Ector d Sir Kay4
a does not have b easily c Guinevere d No knight is e Sir
Galahad5–6 Open answers7 a No b No c No d Yes8 1 c 2 d 3 f 4 e 5 b
6 a9–10 Open answers11 hates Excalibur Damas sword Queen castle
nuns12 a in the nuns’ house b scabbard from his bed c before he is
well d for hours e his scabbard into a lake f his scabbard
again13–14 Open answers15 a Merlin b Lady Vivien c Arthur16 a ✗ b ✓
c ✓ d ✗ e ✓17–18 Open answers19 a Sir T b Sir M c Sir M d Sir P e
Sir P f Sir P g Sir T20 a Stay at home! b Don’t drink it! c Find a
different girl! d You marry her! e Take your sword!21 Open answers
(Jesus used a gold cup at the Last
Supper. This is the Grail. The story says that Joseph of
Arimathea brought it to Britain.)
22 Open answers 23 On page 6, he says that Sir Galahad will be
‘a good
knight, your best knight’.24 a old man b father c knights d ship
(/table) e church25 a France b London c Dover d Dover26 a An animal
jumps on the foot of one of Mordred’s
men. He pulls out his sword. Arthur’s men think this means a
fight. So they take out their swords. The fight begins.
b He knows because the hand didn’t come out of the lake for
it.
c He dies in a boat on the lake.27–35 Open answers
Discussion activities key1 Open answers. King Arthur is both a
legendary and a
historical hero. The real Arthur may have lived in the 5th
century while most of his legends appeared in the 15th. There are
lots of films about him, among them First Knight, starring Sean
Connery and Richard Gere. The legend was passed down by word of
mouth. For more details on the written version see ‘The Original
Text’ in the Teacher’s Notes.
2–3 Open answers4 Uther was a great king because people did not
fight
in his country.5 Possible answer: Merlin used his magic.6 Open
answers7 Merlin brought the stone and the sword there.8 The Saxons
were a group of people who came from
Germany. King Arthur had to go to the north and east with his
knights to fight them.
9–12 Open answers13 King Arthur has two swords: the sword he
pulled out
of the stone and Excalibur. Swords are very important because
this is a story of knights and knights use swords to fight. This
sword has a name because it is a very important sword, it is a
magic sword.
14–15 Open answers16 Possible answers: Cinderella, Snow White
and Sleeping
Beauty.17 Open answers. According to legend, Morgan le
Fay hates King Arthur because she is his half-sister.18 King
Arthur fights people without knowing who they
are twice: in this chapter and in Chapter 3. These fights are
more interesting because Arthur has to fight his own knights.
19–20 Open answers21 In Chapter 3, Arthur also finds magic in
the woods.22–24 Open answers25 Stories of a man and a woman who die
because of
love are recurrent in every culture. One story that is very well
known is that of Romeo and Juliet.
26 The Grail’s importance is that it was used by Jesus and magic
things happen to the one that has it.
27 King Arthur takes long journeys in Chapters 3 and 4.
Tentative answer: Knights take long journeys because they are
looking for dangerous things to do / they like travelling / they
are looking for something, etc.
28–31 Open answers
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32 You can find the number three in lots of folk tales and fairy
tales. Some of these tales are: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The
Wolf and the Three Pigs, Cinderella’s father has three daughters,
etc.
33–34 Open answers35 Possible answers: A knight must be kind, do
brave
things, fight for his king, go on long journeys, fight for his
lady, etc.
Activity worksheets key1 Open answers2 NAME: Merlin AGE: (open
answers) COUNTRY: British LAST JOB: (open answers) MAGIC: I can
change into an animal or bird. When I use magic, nobody can see me.
I can help you marry the woman/man you love. I can help people with
my magic.3 Open answers4 Possible answers: – Merlin’s magic – The
sword in the stone – The knights that couldn’t move the sword – A
young boy, Arthur, who could take the sword
out of the stone5 Come to Arthur’s / and Guinevere’s wedding at
/
Camelot where the / Archbishop will marry / them. We will enjoy
a / wonderful party.
6 a 150 b wood c stone d best e bravest f sit g chair h top i
bottom7 Open answers8 Morgan Le Fay was a queen, with a castle in
the
country of Gorres. She was a very bad woman. She could do magic
for bad things. She hated King Arthur but he did not know it. She
wanted King Arthur to die.
9 a he wanted to catch animals. b he thought that she was a kind
friend / he did not
know about her evil plans. c he went a long way into the dark
woods /
night came. d he saw a small light on the ship. e he wanted the
three knights and himself to leave
the castle. f Morgan le Fay gave him Excalibur back. g the sword
was not Excalibur. h Morgan le Fay sent him / he thought Arthur
was
Sir Damas. i he was not a brave knight.
j he had a big wound from a fight. k she said that she loved her
king / she wasn’t going
to wake him up. l she did not want Arthur to use the
scabbard’s
magic when men fought him.10 Open answers. Students have to
write from Morgan
le Fay’s point of view.11 Open answers12 a 4 b 6 c 8 d 1 e 9 f 2
g 3 h 5 i 7 j 1013 Make his wound better and he will teach you to
play
the harp. Enjoy playing it and learn it well. You may end up
liking music and your teacher a lot!
14 Open answers15 Possible phrases: old man, white hair, white
clothes,
red clothes, red helmet, beautiful face, round table, gold
letter, loud noise, white light, gold cup, dead king, great men,
long journey, beautiful church, brave knights and new knights.
16–21 Open answers
Progress test key1 a 4 b 1 c 5 d 9 e 3 f 8 g 2 h 7 i 10 j 62 a
Merlin b Uther c the knights d the Archbishop e Arthur f Arthur g
the knights h Merlin3 a horse b wood c castle d queen e magic f
door g wall h knight4 a ✗ – he didn’t know. b ✗ – he went to sleep
on a ship but he woke up in a
small room. c ✗ – there were three knights in the room. d ✓ e ✗
– he told him (Chapter 3) about an evil woman
but he did not name her.5 a the Lady of the Lake b Merlin c
Vivien d Vivien and Merlin e Vivien f Arthur6 a queen, died b king,
uncle c poison, wound d bed, nights e helmet, clothes, horse f
help, come g evil, ground h eat, drink i gold, letters j cup, table
k ship, Grail l dead, face7 Possible answers: a fight Sir Lancelot.
b his fight with Sir Mordred. c took out their swords/started to
fight. d came out of the water and caught it. e Some ladies dressed
in black.