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2 Profesorado de Ingls
Curso de Ingreso 2016 MODULE 1
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM CH1 TROUBLE IN ATHENS
By William Shakespeare
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Read and listen Chapter One of Midsummer Nights Dream.

Understand the story by solving activities.
Get to know the culture of Ancient Greece.
Learn and practice about Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past.
Learn vocabulary on appearance, clothing, description of people.
Develop the four abilities: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Learn how to use technological tools.

Read and listen to Chapter 1

TROUBLE IN ATHENS
Everyone in the city of Athens was getting ready for the wonderful celebration.
In a few days, their duke, Theseus, was going to marry the beautiful Hippolyta.
Theseus and Hippolyta walked through the city streets together, hand in hand. Four
days! said Theseus. Its a long time. I want to marry you now! Hippolyta smiled at
him.
Just then they saw Theseuss friend, Egeus. He was walking quickly towards
them and he looked very angry. He was holding his daughter, Hermia, by her arm.
She didnt want to go with him. Hermia was quite short with blonde hair. She was
small and very pretty, but she was a strong person inside.
Two young men followed Hermia and her father. They were Lysander and
Demetrius, and they both loved Hermia. Lysander didnt have much money, but he
was very handsome and kind. Demetrius was also handsome, and he was rich, but
sometimes he was unkind and he often got angry easily.
Duke Theseus, you must help me! saidEgeus. Its my daughter Hermia! I chose
this man, Demetrius, for her. He wants to marry her but she wont do it!
Why, Hermia? asked Theseus. Demetrius is a good man.
Lysander is a good man, too said Hermia, and I love him. I dont love Demetrius
and I will never marry him.
I agree, said Lysander. Hermias father likes Demetrius. Thats fine. He can marry
her. Ill take Hermia.
Ill fight you for that! said Demetrius.

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Curso de Ingreso 2016 MODULE 1
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM CH1 TROUBLE IN ATHENS
By William Shakespeare
Demetrius, youre forgetting about Helena! said Hermia. Helena was Hermias best
friend. A few months before, Helena and Demetrius were in love. Then Demetrius
suddenly fell in love with Hermia instead. Now Demetrius never talked to Helena.
Helena still loves you very much, said Hermia. You broke her heart.
That was a long time ago, said Demetrius. It was a mistake. Youre going to marry
me, Hermia! Your father wants it and I want it.
Egeus turned to Theseus. Duke, please help me.
Im sorry, Hermia. You must listen to your father, said Theseus.
Later, Hermia and Lysander were alone together on a quiet street. Hermia felt afraid
and sad. She began to cry. Lysander, I cant marry that man! I want to be with you.
Lysander put his arms around her. He had a plan. We can run away together, he
told Hermia. I have an aunt who lives far away. We can go there. We`ll be safe with
her. Then, I can marry you. Meet me tomorrow night. Well leave this city and well
never come back!
Of course, Ill be there! said Hermia. Ill go anywhere with you.
Just then they saw Helena. Helena was a tall, pretty girl with red hair. She often
looked sad, because she thought about Demetrius day and night.
You are so lucky, Hermia, Helena said. Demetrius loves you, and he doesnt even
want to look at me. And now hes going to marry you.
Dont worry, said Lysander. That will never happen. They told Helena about their
plan.
Ill miss you, Helena, Hermia said. But think of it! Ill be far away. Demetrius will
forget about me. Hell love you again! But Helena was not sure.
Hermia and Lysander walked away, hand in hand. They were smiling and talking
about their new life together. Helena sat alone and watched them. She thought about
Demetrius for a long time. Then, she had an idea.
Ill tell Demetrius about Hermias plan. Hell go to her, but hell thank me. Hell talk
to me. Hell smile at me. Ill tell him now!
Helena ran to Demetriuss house.

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Curso de Ingreso 2016 MODULE 1
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM CH1 TROUBLE IN ATHENS
By William Shakespeare
THE STORY: READING & WRITING
Log intohttp://goo.gl/forms/AHEh9K1vlcand solve the activities.

THE CHARACTERS: LISTENING Listen to the sentences. Who is

talking? Write the number of the sentence next to the right characters.
There is an example at the beginning. (0)
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_ (0) __ Theseus
_______ Egeus
_______ Hermia
_______ Lysander
_______ Demetrius
_______ Helena

CULTURE CORNER: The Clothing in Ancient Greece

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Curso de Ingreso 2016 MODULE 1
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM CH1 TROUBLE IN ATHENS
By William Shakespeare
Read these questions and share with a partner. In Ancient Greece

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1. What did men wear?

What were the most popular clothing materials?
Who wore jewelry?
What were perfumes made of?
What was the agora?
Who invented the petasos?

GRAMMAR PRACTICE: From Essential Grammar in Use Lessons 10

to 14 Simple Past and Past Continuous

THE CHARACTERS
Look at the picture and share with your partner some ideas on the
characters.

From left to right: Theseus Hippolyta Lysander Demetrius Hermia Helena Egeus

A- Match each character with the person he/she loves.

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By William Shakespeare
B- Explain the family relationships. E.g. Egeus is Helenas father.
C- Read Theseus description. Choose THREE more characters and write
descriptions.

Theseus is the Duke of Athens. He is rather tall and slim. He is fit. He has
short black hair and dark eyes. He is Hippolytas fiance, he is engaged to
her. He represents power and order. In the picture, he is wearing a red
and yellow tunic, yellow belt and yellow sandals.

VOCABULARY:
1. Watch the ppt presentation on Describing Appearances and take down
notes.
2. Solve the activities in the Activities ppt.
3. Choose your favorite character and be ready to speak about him/her.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE: From Essential Grammar in Use Lessons 1 to 9

Verbs to be and Have got Simple Present Present Continuous
VOCABULARY PRACTICE: From English Vocabulary in Use Lessons 36
48 49 & 61

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By William Shakespeare
SELF-EVALUATION
Tick the answer(s) that most applies(y) to you.
1) This module was:
Easy
Quite easy
Difficult
Verydifficult
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2) I learned:
New vocabulary
How to read
How to write
How to listen
New grammar tems
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3) I am good at:
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Memorizingvocabulary
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4) In order to learn, I need:
To read more
To write more
To listen more
To learn more vocabulary
To pay more attention.
To askquestions
All of theabove
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