Interactive exercises I Love English, 2021-2022

1.Before you watch the video and do the next activity, read the sentences and choose the best answer.

1) An armed conflict between two countries or parties is called a .

2) If you deliberately put something where other people can’t find it, you it.

3) An insecure or risky situation can be a to you.

4) Swine is another word for a .

5) When a man and a woman get married, they become and wife.

6) A is a person who asks other people for money in the street.

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Now, watch the video:

Who is Ulysses?

2. Read the questions and choose the correct answer. Check your answer before you move on to the next question.

1) Who was Ulysses?

A fictional hero.

A real hero.

A real king.

2) Where did Homer come from?

Germany.

Greece.

Guatemala.

3) Where did Ulysses hide during the Trojan War?

In a dense forest.

In an old temple.

In a wooden horse.

4) What is the Odyssey about?

Ulysses’ family life.

Ulysses’ voyage back to Ithaca.

Ulysses’ life as king of Ithaca.

5) Why did Poseidon try to stop Ulysses?

Because Ulysses had always been his enemy.

Because Ulysses had blinded his son.

Because Ulysses had killed his son.

6) What did Circe, the beautiful witch, do to Ulysses’ sailors?

She invited them to a banquet.

She put them in prison.

She transformed them into pigs.

7) What did Penelope do to select a new husband?

She asked the candidates to compete as archers.

She asked the candidates to fight each other.

She selected the tallest and strongest man.

8) When Ulysses got back home, how did he dress and behave?

Like a writer.

Like a painter.

Like a beggar.

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3. Complete the sentences using words from the list below. Click on the word from the box and then click again on the right blank space. The video and the above activities will help you.

1) Lizzie got married five years ago. She and her are expecting their first baby this summer.

2) Climate change is a to the world.

3) There are lots of in city centres who hope that people will be generous.

4) In the 1960s there were a lot of demonstrations against and in favour of peace.

5) Of the 195 countries in the world, only 43 have a or queen as the head of state.

6) Did you know that King Arthur and Robin Hood didn’t really exist? They’re just

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SPEAKING

1) Work in small groups. Think of a character from fiction or legend and prepare a description of the figure and their adventures. Present your character to the class but do not say their name. The class will try to guess your character’s identity.

2) Listen to the other groups’ presentations and try to guess the identity of the character they are talking about.

3) Vote on the best presentation.