II)-Read this legend, and do the tasks that follow.
Da Trang and the Magic Pearl
Long ago, there was a hunter named Da Trang who lived near the edge of
the forest. One day, when he returned from hunting, he was terrified to see two
bright green snakes moving quickly moving quickly through the grass to the
temple! But when he saw them raise their heads to listen to the prayer coming
from the nearby temple, he thought, “They are surely harmless. Maybe they are
sacred snakes.”
When passing the temple one morning, Da Trang saw a big cobra, jaws
open, attacking the snakes. He raised his bow and shot the cobra to save the
snakes.
When the arrow struck him, the cobra hissed horribly and moved away as
the male snake chased it down the hill. The female snake was badly wounded,
and soon died. Da Trang buried her under the temple.
The male snake gave him a beautiful white pearl to allow one to
understand the language of animals as a gift of its gratitude.
The King had Da Trang bring the magic pearl to the palace because the King
was very enthusiastic to hear about the animals’ conversation and spent a great
deal of time listening to them.
One beautiful spring morning, the King and Da Trang went sailing. While
the fish were singing happily, Da Trang burst out laughing and dropped the magic
pearl into the sea.
Da Trang ordered an army of workmen who brought hundreds of cartloads
of sand to the seashore to fill up the sea to find his lost pearl, but he failed and
died. Before death, he asked to be buried near the seashore.
Nowadays, when you are at the seashore early in the morning, you can see
many small crabs, believed to do the work of Da Trang.
Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the
answer in each blank.
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A B
______ 1. prayer (n) A. having a connection with a god
______ 2. sacred (adj) B. to make a sound like a long ‘s’
______ 3. bow (n) C. the words that you use when you speak to
a god
______ 4. hiss (v) D. a weapon for a shooting arrows
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.
5. Why did Da Trang think that the two bright green snakes were harmless?
6. What did he do to save the snakes when the cobra attacked them?
7. What did the male snake give him? Why?
8. Why was the pearl called a magic one?
9. Why did Da Trang lose the magic pearl?
10. What did he do before his death?
Task 3: Read again, and then complete the details of the legend by filling in each
blank with ONE suitable word.
Main characters Character 1: Da Trang. He was (11)____________, but
he did an impossible thing.
Character 2, 3: The green snakes. They were
(12)__________, sacred and (13)____________.
Character 4: The cobra. It was (14)____________.
Plot: beginning Long ago, there was a (15)_____________ named Da
Trang who lived near the edge of the forest.
Plot: middle One day, when he (16)___________ the temple, he saw
a big cobra, attacking the snakes. He (17)___________ to shoot the cobra to save
the snakes. The female snake died (18)____________ Da Trang buried her under
the temple. The male snake gave him a magic pearl to allow one to understand
the language of animals.
The King was also (19)_______________ in the magic
pearl, and asked him to bring the magic pearl to the palace.
Plot: end One day, (20)__________ sailing on the boat with the
King, Da Trang dropped the pearl into the sea. He tried to fill up the sea with sand
but he failed and died.
C. WRITING
Make sentences about the Legend of the Milky Way, using the words and
phrases given. You can add some words and make changes. The first two
sentences have been done for you as examples.
The Legend of the Milky Way
0. Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful and charming princess,
named Chuc Nu.
1. She was a very hard-working lady and she was often sitting on the shore of
the Silver River to sew clothes.
1. One day/ a young man, named Nguu Lang/ heard/ his buffaloes/ the river
2. He/ fall in love/ the princess at first sight/ she/ love/ him, too.
3. The King of Heaven/ not allow/ daughter/ marry Nguu Lang.
4. But the couple/ have to promise/ continue their work/ after marriage.
5. They/ enjoy/ being married/ and/ they/ forget their promise.
6. The King/ become furious/ and/ order/ them/ separate.
7. Each of them/ would live/ one side of the river/ and/ could only look at
each other/ across the river.
8. The King/ allow them/ meet once a year/ the seventh month/ the lunar
year.
9. When/ they/ meet/ they/ usually cry/ joy.
10. They/ cry even more bitterly/ when/ it/ time for separation.
11. That is why/ it/ rain/ heavily/ the beginning/ the seventh lunar month in
Vietnam.
12. If/ you/ look at/ the sky/ clear nights/ you may see/ Silver River/ which/
look like/ a long milky white strip.
( Gấp nha, hihi :3 )
