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Û Dans cette unité, nous allons... • décrire des créatures mythiques irlandaises,• comprendre et écrire une légende irlandaise,• découvrir deux groupes de musique irlandais.

A magic islandUnit 2

En quoi l’Irlande est-elle une terre de légende ?

Your challenge Participer à un concours d’écriture créative autour d’une légende irlandaise.

Hi, I’m CONOR from Belfast, in Northern Ireland. In this unit you’ll learn why Ireland is sometimes called a ‘magic island’.

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1 Listen to Conor’s conversation with Hannah.Where did he go? Did he enjoy it?

2 Watch the video and give a short presentation of the Giant’s Causeway. Would you like to go there? Why? Why not?

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LET’S GO!

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Û Nomadic Samuel, The Giant's Causeway (2016)

Û View of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland

LET’S PLAY… The game of hangman

1. A student thinks of an adjective or a feature to describe a magical creature.

2. He / She draws a line for each letter.

3. The other students guess the word.

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1. Mythical creaturesJe décris des créatures mythiques irlandaises.

Does it have an A? Yes!

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1 Listen to the description of three Irish mythical creatures. Match them with the right image and check your answers with a classmate. WB p. 18

2 Choose three different animals.Mix up their body parts to come up with a new creature.Write a description: name, physical appearance and magical powers.Read your text aloud. Your classmates will draw the monster as you describe it.Vote for the best creature. WB p. 20

My creature is called...It has the head of an eagle, the body of...It is said to...

Vocabularybenevolent ≠ evil /ˈiːvəl/fiery /ˈfaɪərɪ/: flamboyant(e)hideous = monstrous m ischievous /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/:

malicieux(euse) naughty /ˈnɔːtɪ/: méchant(e)terrifying > spooky = scaryuncanny = strange

a beak: un beca claw: une griffea creature /ˈkriːtʃə/a fang: un croc ; un crocheta feather: une plumea horn: une cornea tail: une queue

to bring good / bad fortuneto haunt /ˈhɔːnt/: hanterto play tricks (on sb):

jouer des tours (à qqn)

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Pucas are said to bring good or bad fortune.

La voix passive

Û Philippe Gady, Irish Creatures (2017)

A leprechaun is a bearded man who wears a green suit.

Les pronoms relatifs

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MINI CHALLENGE: MAGICAL CREATURES

1 Choose one of these creatures. 2 Make a list of your creature’s

physical appearance, personality, living place and magical powers.

3 Give it a name.4 Write a short text presenting

your creature for the book ‘The Mythic Bestiary’.

Û CBC, The Legend of the Leprechaun (2016)

3 Look at this image of a leprechaun. Can you describe it? Read the text to find out if these sentences are right or wrong. Correct the sentences that are false. WB p. 21

a. Leprechauns are tall.b. Leprechauns can be male or female.c. Their job involves making shoes.d. They are naughty creatures.

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What is a Leprechaun?Legend has it that a leprechaun is a type of fairy that stands about as tall as a three-year-old child. A leprechaun is usually described as a bearded man who wears a green suit and hat. It’s believed there are no female leprechauns to be found. The leprechaun is said to be a shoemaker who spends most of his time making and fixing shoes. In fact, some say when a leprechaun is near, you can hear the tap-tap-tapping of his tiny hammer as he drives nails into shoes. These little men are also said to be very mischievous and to enjoy playing tricks on those they meet.

Û Nick Harris, © Octopus Publishing Group (2015)

My creature is called... It is half... half... It is said to be...

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An Irish publishing company is working on a book called ‘The Mythic Bestiary’. They are looking for strange new creatures. You have decided to send them a proposal. WB p. 23

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2. Irish legendsJe comprends et j’écris une légende irlandaise.

~ The legend of Finn McCool ~ A long time ago there was an Irish giant who was called Finn McCool. One day he challenged his enemy, the Scottish giant Benandonner, to come to Ireland and fight him.

So Finn built a passage across the sea from Ulster to Scotland but he was so exhausted when it was finished that he fell asleep.

Suddenly he heard a tremendous noise. It was the Scottish giant who was walking towards him. Finn was terrified when he realised that Benandonner was much bigger than him. So he ran back home, where his wife, Oonagh, was waiting for him.

Later on, Oonagh had an idea. She disguised him as a baby to pretend he was their son and put him in the cradle. When Benandonner arrived, she told him her husband was hunting in County Kerry. As soon as the Scottish giant saw the huge ‘baby boy’ he imagined the size of the father and did not want to stay there.

Without waiting around to find out, Benandonner raced back across to Scotland, destroying the causeway as he went, so that Finn could not come after him. And that is why only two fragments of the causeway now remain. In the end Finn came out of the cradle and thanked his wife.

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1 a. Read the text. Identify the names of people and the places. Match each sentence with a paragraph. a. The Irish giant is scared and goes back home.b. The Scottish and the Irish giants start an argument.c. The Scottish giant flees, destroying the passage.d. The Irish giant creates a path between the two countries.e. The Irish giant’s wife has an idea and the Scottish giant falls into the trap.

b. Practise reading the legend aloud. WB p. 24

2 Think about a popular tale from your country that you know. Tell it to the class.

A long time ago, there was a man who...

VocabularyOnce upon a time... = A long time agoSuddenly...As soon as...Then...Later on...Finally...In the end...

Û Steward Ross, Finn Building the Causeway (2012)

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Le prétérit simple et le prétérit en be + V-ingFinn was sleeping when he heard a tremendous noise.

Did you know...? Ulster is another name for Northern Ireland.

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MINI CHALLENGE: A STORYTELLING CONTEST (Groupwork)

Your teacher has organized a storytelling contest in the class. WB p. 29

1 Sit around the mind map your teacher will give you.

2 Take turns elaborating the story: who, where, when, what, why.

3 Read your story to the class.

4 Decide which one is the best.

3 Match each picture to one of these words or phrases.

to die to push to get married to make a promise to build to look at the lands to dream

Find a possible order for the seven scenes. What is the story?Listen to the story to check your ideas.Write the legend of the Black Widow. WB p. 27

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One day... Then...Suddenly...

She married him because he built her a castle.

Les connecteurs logiques

He was looking through the window when his wife pushed him.

Les subordonnées de temps

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Traduis la phrase suivante en français : English is spoken here. Que remarques-tu ? La structure est-elle la même qu’en anglais ?

1. LA VOIX PASSIVE WB p. 22

Lorsque l’on raconte une histoire, le sujet peut soit faire l’action (voix active), soit accepter ou subir cette action (voix passive). Le choix dépend de ce que l’on souhaite mettre en avant.• Pour former la voix passive, on utilise l’auxiliaire be conjugué au présent (is / are) ou au passé (was / were) suivi du verbe au participe passé.

SujetAuxiliaire

be conjugué

Verbe (participe

passé)Complément

Ireland is known for its legends.

Pucas are said to bring bad fortune.

He was killed in the forest.

The castles were built by a giant.

• La voix passive permet de placer en première position ce qui nous intéresse le plus.

The groom was pushed through the window. (Ici, on s’intéresse à la victime davantage qu’à la personne qui l’a poussée.)

• Quand on veut préciser qui a fait l’action (= « l’agent »), on l’introduit avec by.

The groom was pushed through the window by his wife. (Ici, on précise tout de même qui est responsable de l’action.)

• En anglais, la voix passive est souvent l’équivalent du « on » français. On l’emploie très couramment quand l’agent n’est pas connu, quand il est très évident ou quand il importe peu.

This castle was built in the 18th century. (Ici, on s’intéresse au résultat mais pas à la personne qui a construit le château.)

2. LES PRONOMS RELATIFS WB p. 20

Les pronoms relatifs sont de petits mots qui suivent un nom (= « l’antécédent ») pour donner des informations complémentaires sur ce nom.

There was a giant who lived on an island.

• Ils servent à relier deux idées simples pour en faire une phrase plus élaborée.

Idée 1 (There was a giant) + Idée 2 (This giant lived on an island) = There was a giant who lived on an island.

• Il existe plusieurs pronoms relatifs selon le type d’antécédent auquel ils renvoient.

Humain Non humain Lieu Moment

who / that which / that where when

The town where they live is near Dublin.

They still remember the day when they bought the house.

1 Complète l’histoire du chat noir de Killakee en choisissant la voix active ou la voix passive.

The Black Cat of Killakee describes / is described as a leg-

endary creature that noticed / was noticed in the area of Killakee, near

Dublin, years ago. How-ever, its legend really sprung / was sprung to life in 1968, when a young couple bought / was bought the old Killakee House and started / was started renovating it. The workers soon reported / were reported strange sounds. A few days later, a huge black cat with fiery demon eyes spotted / was spotted haunting the house. The terrifying animal appeared / was appeared and vanished / was vanished in the blink of an eye. The workers were scared and so was the lady of the house, who saw / was seen by the beast as well. In the end, the black cat drove out / was driven out of the house by performing an exorcism.

Pronunciation Û WB p. 32

La prononciation de wasLa prononciation de la terminaison -ed

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My grammar Û Banque d'exercices p. 125

Je comprends et je m’entraîne.

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3. LE PRÉTÉRIT SIMPLE ET LE PRÉTÉRIT EN BE + V-ING WB p. 26

• Le prétérit est le temps qui sert à marquer une rupture ou un éloignement. Il est souvent employé pour raconter une histoire dans le passé. La forme du prétérit « simple » permet de donner des informations sur le déroulement de cette histoire.

I went to a forest. I was cold. I saw a fairy.

• Le prétérit en be + V-ing est utilisé non pas pour donner simplement une information sur ce qui s’est passé, mais pour expliquer ou pour reparler de ce qui s’est passé. Il sert souvent à fixer le décor d’une histoire : au sein de ce cadre, des évènements ponctuels sont racontés au prétérit simple.

I was walking in the forest when, suddenly, I saw a fairy.

5. LES CONNECTEURS LOGIQUES WB p. 28

• Ce sont tous les petits mots qui permettent d’assembler deux propositions.

Ajouter and / also / moreover / too (en fin de phrase)

Ordonner first / later on / then / next / finally

Illustrer for example / such as

Introduire la cause because / as / since

Introduire la conséquence

so / consequently / therefore / that’s why

Opposer but / however Introduire un élément soudain et inattendu

suddenly

4. LES SUBORDONNÉES DE TEMPS WB p. 29

• La proposition « principale » nous donne l’information essentielle, puis on y ajoute des propositions « subordonnées » qui donnent des informations complémentaires. • Si cette information concerne le temps d’un évènement, on parle d’une subordonnée de temps. Elle est souvent introduite par des pronoms relatifs tels que when (quand), while et as (alors que, pendant que).

They were walking in the woods, when they met fairies.

He was reading while / as she was sleeping.

While he was walking in the woods, he saw a leprechaun.

2 Complète ces phrases avec le pronom relatif qui convient. Plusieurs réponses sont parfois possibles.

a. Irish is a Gaelic language is still spoken by many Irish people.

b. Conor is an Irish boy is good friends with an American girl called Hannah.

c. The castle they lived was on top of a hill.

d. What did you do with the money your mother lent you?

4 Complète avec when, while ou as.

a. I was walking in the forest suddenly I saw a leprechaun hiding his pot of gold.

b. he was walking down the cliff, he saw a strange sight: snakes!

c. I closed my eyes, I heard a strange noise.

5 Raconte ce que tu as fait hier en utilisant des connecteurs logiques.

3 Choisis la forme qui convient : prétérit simple ou prétérit en be + V-ing.

a. While Conor (to travel) around Ireland, he sent messages to Hannah and his friend Mike.

b. He (to take) pictures when Mike (to call) him on the phone.

c. As he (to try) to answer the phone, he (to drop) it to the ground.

d. He (to wipe) the mud off his hand when Mike (to call) him back.

e. Conor (to tell) Mike that he (to visit) the Giant’s Causeway at the moment and that it (to be) amazing.

f. Mike (to ask) Conor if he could bring him a souvenir from his trip.

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My vocabulary

J’observe et je mémorise.

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The main character

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DESCRIPTIONcharacters

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attitudes

angry

benevolent ≠ evil

dangerous

mischievous = naughty

uncanny = strange

a devil

an elf Û many elves

a fairy Û many fairies

a giant

a hero / a heroine

a leprechaun

a monster

a witch / a wizard

a beak

a claw

a fang

a horn

a tail

huge ≠ small > tiny

pretty / handsome ≠ ugly

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hideous = monstrous

terrifying > spooky = scary

STORYTELLING

ACTIONS

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LES ACTIONS1 Associe le verbe au nom correspondant.

LA DESCRIPTION2 Lis ces définitions pour retrouver les mots

mystères. Aide-toi des lettres déjà placées. Puis, fais une phrase avec chacun de ces mots.a. A hard, pointed part that grows on the nose

of a rhinocerosb. A sharp curved nailc. A long sharp toothd. One of the many soft things that

covers a bird’s bodye. The hard, pointed part of a bird’s mouth

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b. L W

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3 Associe les éléments de chaque colonne. Puis, utilise certains de ces mots pour décrire l’un des personnages des pages 28 et 29.

Create your mind map! Crée ta propre carte mentale en choisissant les mots qui te serviront à raconter l’histoire

de ton challenge (page 37).

a. to destroy

e. to terrify

2. destruction

c. to frighten

d. to challenge

5. challenge

b. to flee

1. flight

4. terror

3. fright / fear

a. bad 1. enormous

b. good 2. terrifying

c. big 3. fantastic

d. scary 4. tiny

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A long, long time ago…

Once upon a time…

One day…

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finally

All is well that ends well.

They lived happily ever after.

The end.

to attack

to fight

to flee = to leave

to frighten = to scare

to haunt

to scream

to kill = to murder

to play a trick (on someone)

the plot

PLACES

a castle

a city

a forest

a lake

a mountain

the sea

a haunted house

a town

It takes place in...

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to bring good / bad fortune

a cemetery

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1 Split into two groups. Each group reads a text. Then present your band to the other group.

2 Explain the title of the blog entry.

3 Listen to both bands. Which one do you prefer? Why?

YOU ARE AN ARTIST!

Create a collage about the traditional instruments used in Irish music. If possible, you could turn it into a multimedia presentation, with the instrument sounds associated with their pictures.

YOUR TURN!

PArcoursD’ÉDUCATIONartistiqueet culturelle.........................................

Today I’m writing about two Irish music bands that I love. I hope you’ll like them.

Û SOCKS IN THE FRYING PAN Socks in the Frying Pan is a band from County Clare, in the West of Ireland. The trio includes Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals and the Hayes brothers: Shane Hayes on accordion and Fiachra Hayes on fiddle and banjo.

They blend Irish traditional melodies with their own personal flair. Their style has gained them critical acclaim, including New Band of the Year by the Irish Music Association in 2014.

You should check them out!

IRISH MUSIC REVISITED

Û WE BANJO 3 We Banjo 3 is a band from Galway that plays a blend of traditional Irish music and American bluegrass, which is a type of country music from the southern US played on instruments such as guitars, ban-jos, and fiddles.

The band is composed of two sets of brothers: Enda and Fergal Scahill, and Mar-tin and David Howley. Their music was de-scribed by the Wall Street Journal as played with ‘a freshness and finesse bordering on the magical’. Wow! Not bad!

The group was influenced by their parents, who were American music fans, but their music also drew from Irish tradition. That is why in their music we can hear all the typical Irish instruments: accordion, flute, fiddles...

I think they are really special. Enjoy their music!

Û We Banjo 3, Happiness (2016)

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Û Socks in the Frying Pan, Spaceships & Frying Pans (2015)

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Your challenge

Pour bien réussir ton défi, fais le point

sur ce que tu as appris dans cette unité avec le

CHECK YOUR SKILLS de ton workbook (page 33).

Û Lake Lough Neagh, Ireland

Û Alternative numérique Tu peux utiliser le site framapad.

org pour écrire ton histoire de façon collaborative avec l’un(e) de tes

camarades.

Write a Legend for a Literary ContestThe Irish publishing company Kids’ Own has launched a writing competition. The topic is: ‘The legend of the creation of lake Lough Neagh’. Enter the competition!

1. Look at the picture and imagine a legend explaining how it was created.

2. Think about: the main characters, the setting, the problem and the resolution.

3. Organize your text into three or four paragraphs.

4. Choose a title.