5.6 The King of Ireland's Son

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

What are the rules & meaning
of the past simple?

5.6 Literature

The King of Ireland's Son

(classic literature for children)

• 1914
• Padraic Colum: Irish writer & poet

Story about the eldest of the King's sons, his adventures. Trying to win the heart of Fedelma, daughter of an enchanter. The story is based on fairy tales and folk tales.

Today's lesson:

- Words related to fairy tales (exc 2)

- Words to describe characters (exc 3)

- Fairy tales

- Listen and read along with fragment in book 

- Finish 5.6

fairy tales    vs     folk tales

Location

Character

Appearance

beast

beautiful

castle

evil

fairy

giant

in front of a magic mirror

a land far, far away

magic carpet

old farmhouse

prince/princess

sad

strong

ugly

witch

Match the following words with their meanings.

1. brave

2. funny

3. kind

4. generous

5. chatty

6. neat

7. nasty

8. clever

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

is amusing

always talks a lot

cares about others

is not afraid of dangerous things

is good at learning things

is mean and unpleasant

shares things with others

is well organised

Which fairy tales
do you know?
(ENG titles)

Now pay attention

Read along with the fragment on the screen

Fairy tale = sprookje

Wat zul je in een fairy tale niet tegen komen?

1. Scary characters like monsters, ghosts and murders.
2. A person who is both good and evil.
3. An ending in which everything ends badly.
4. A fairy, fairies actually have nothing to do with fairy tales.

Welke van de volgende opties passen bij de start van een fairy tale?

1. Once upon a time there was a poor orphan who had to live with his drunken uncle.
2. In a land far away, three princesses were putting on dresses for the king's ball.
3. Once upon a time, Emma and Sophie lived in a city house.
4. Once upon a time, a wood cutter lived in a small house near the cursed forest.

Kijk naar het volgende filmpje en oordeel zelf

sff

A fairy tale

Both

Michaela's story

happy ending

villain(s)

magical creature

very difficult obstacles to overcome

teaches a moral lesson

good overpowers evil

villain is punished

magical setting 

violence

Let's get to work!

Read the fragment of 'The King of Ireland's Son' and make exc 4 until 6 (the others were part of this Lessonup!)

Done? Make exc 7 and write your part of the story!

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