Vocabulary
What’s the opposite of hero?
Villain
Change to past simple: They escape from the villain.
They escaped from the villain
Which sentence can you use to begin a story?
One day / Once upon a time ...
Change to reported speech: The hero said: “I’m happy.”
The hero said he was happy.
What famous Irish holiday is on March 17th?
Which word means “the place where the story happens”?
setting
Which tense is used for an earlier past action?
Past perfect
What words can be used in the middle of a story?
Next / Then / After that
Report this: The witness said: “I saw the villain.”
The witness said she had seen the villain.
What bird is often magical in Irish myths: swan, crow, or dove?
swan
Give an adjective that means hard to believe.
Unbelievable / Incredible
Correct the mistake: When he arrived, the hero left.
When he arrived, the hero had left
Say a sentence using Because of that…
:)
What happens to the verb tense in reported speech?
It usually moves one step back in time.
What magical little man is famous in Irish stories and hides gold at the end of a rainbow?
Leprechaun
What word means “to save someone from danger”?
Rescue
Make a sentence with both past simple and past perfect.
Example: The villain had stolen the treasure before the hero found him.
Put these in order: Lastly, At first, After that.
At first, after that, lastly
Change the speech: “We will rescue the character.”
They said they would rescue the character
Who is the most famous Irish giant who built the Giant’s Causeway?
Finn MacCool / Fionn mac Cumhaill
Use treasure and reveal in one sentence.
:)
By the time the heroine ______ (arrive), the villain ______ (escape)
arrived / had escaped.
Talk about your day today using at least 3 sequence words.
Change back into direct speech: "She said she would try to help us with the treasure hunt".
In the Irish myth of Tír na nÓg, what happens to Oisín when he comes back to Ireland?
He becomes very old.