Listen to the first part of the Scottish folktale and select the main characters.
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- Učenik nakon slušanja zvučnog zapisa bajke The Selkie Bride pokazuje razumijevanje rješavanjem zadataka odabira glavnih likova i riječi.
- Učenik nakon čitanja drugog dijela priče The Selkie Bride pokazuje razumijevanje stavljanjem odlomaka u pravilan redoslijed.
- Učenik nakon čitanja drugog dijela priče The Selkie Bride pokazuje razumijevanje rješavanjem zadataka odabira točnog i netočnog odgovora te odabira rečenica.
- Učenik prepričava priču koristeći prethodno izrađenu ilustraciju i oblak riječi kao predložak.
1 The Selkie Bride
The Selkie Bride.
A Scottish folktale.
Long ago, on a wild Scottish coast, a fisherman spent all day at sea, but he caught only a few very small fish.
As the sun began to set, the fisherman still had only a meagre catch, but when night fell, he rowed to shore and beached his little boat.
As he walked toward his little cottage across the pebbly beach, he heard beautiful voices singing a sweet, high, lyrical and lovely tune, a song more beautiful than any he had ever heard.
He turned toward the sound and saw what few had ever seen. There, near the water, a dozen Selkie people were laughing and playing and singing. The fisherman could not believe his eyes. Few ever saw the seal folk, who now and then cast aside their skins and took on human form to play onshore.
The fisherman stood and stared, but when the Selkie people noticed him, they quickly dived into the sea. Slipping beneath the rolling waves, they disappeared.
"I must have been dreaming," the fisherman said out loud, and he turned back towards his cottage. But something nagged at him, so he turned again, and this time he noticed something sleek and shiny lying on a rock. He walked closer, and now he saw: It was a seal skin.
"No one will ever believe I've seen the Selkies unless I show them this," he said, and so he leaned over, picked up the skin and slung it over his shoulder.
As he walked, he whistled, and then he suddenly stopped. "My, what a fine penny I'll earn by selling this."
Just as he said this, he heard footsteps close behind him and, fearing a thief, quickly turned to look.
Now, there was no thief behind him. No thief, indeed. An exquisitely beautiful young woman was standing there, and she was weeping so hard, it nearly broke the fisherman's heart.
"Beautiful lady," he said, "why are you weeping?"
She sniffed and looked into his eyes. "Kind sir," she said, choking back tears, "you have my sealskin. Kindly give it back, for I belong to the Selkies, and I cannot live under the sea without my skin."
The fisherman could not stop staring. You see, he had fallen in love at first sight, and because he was a young man and terribly headstrong, he thought he had to keep her with him. He clutched the sealskin to his chest, pressing it to his pounding heart.
"Dear lady," he said gently, "be my wife, for I have fallen madly in love with you, and without your sealskin, you'll have to live on land. I'll make you happy, that I promise."
"Please, sir," she cried, "my folk will be so worried. I must go home. Never could I be happy on land."
But the young man was stubborn. He was that way. So he smiled as sweetly as he could, bowed his head and bent down on one knee. "Dear woman, my cottage is a cosy place. I'll keep you warm by the fire, I'll feed you well with all the fresh fish you could ever wish to eat. I promise you will live a happy life on land as my bride."
The young woman felt helpless without her skin. "I fear I must go home with you until you return my skin," she said. With that, he took her hand and led her to his home.
2 Listening comprehension
Read the sentences and select the correct answer.
The Selkie Bride.
A Scottish folktale.
Long ago, on a wild Scottish coast, a fisherman spent all day at sea, but he caught only a few very small fish.
As the sun began to set, the fisherman still had only a meagre catch, but when night fell, he rowed to shore and beached his little boat.
As he walked toward his little cottage across the pebbly beach, he heard beautiful voices singing a sweet, high, lyrical and lovely tune, a song more beautiful than any he had ever heard.
He turned toward the sound and saw what few had ever seen. There, near the water, a dozen Selkie people were laughing and playing and singing. The fisherman could not believe his eyes. Few ever saw the seal folk, who now and then cast aside their skins and took on human form to play onshore.
The fisherman stood and stared, but when the Selkie people noticed him, they quickly dived into the sea. Slipping beneath the rolling waves, they disappeared.
"I must have been dreaming," the fisherman said out loud, and he turned back towards his cottage. But something nagged at him, so he turned again, and this time he noticed something sleek and shiny lying on a rock. He walked closer, and now he saw: It was a seal skin.
"No one will ever believe I've seen the Selkies unless I show them this," he said, and so he leaned over, picked up the skin and slung it over his shoulder.
As he walked, he whistled, and then he suddenly stopped. "My, what a fine penny I'll earn by selling this."
Just as he said this, he heard footsteps close behind him and, fearing a thief, quickly turned to look.
Now, there was no thief behind him. No thief, indeed. An exquisitely beautiful young woman was standing there, and she was weeping so hard, it nearly broke the fisherman's heart.
"Beautiful lady," he said, "why are you weeping?"
She sniffed and looked into his eyes. "Kind sir," she said, choking back tears, "you have my sealskin. Kindly give it back, for I belong to the Selkies, and I cannot live under the sea without my skin."
The fisherman could not stop staring. You see, he had fallen in love at first sight, and because he was a young man and terribly headstrong, he thought he had to keep her with him. He clutched the sealskin to his chest, pressing it to his pounding heart.
"Dear lady," he said gently, "be my wife, for I have fallen madly in love with you, and without your sealskin, you'll have to live on land. I'll make you happy, that I promise."
"Please, sir," she cried, "my folk will be so worried. I must go home. Never could I be happy on land."
But the young man was stubborn. He was that way. So he smiled as sweetly as he could, bowed his head and bent down on one knee. "Dear woman, my cottage is a cosy place. I'll keep you warm by the fire, I'll feed you well with all the fresh fish you could ever wish to eat. I promise you will live a happy life on land as my bride."
The young woman felt helpless without her skin. "I fear I must go home with you until you return my skin," she said. With that, he took her hand and led her to his home.
3 Phrasal verbs
Match the verbs to the correct prepositions.
To bend
.
To pick
.
To fall in love
.
To choke
.
To cast
.
To take
.
To dive
.
4 Fill in
Fill in the sentences with the phrasal verbs. Put the verbs in the correct tense. If you need help, listen to the first part of the story again.
The Selkie Bride.
A Scottish Folktale.
Long ago, on a wild Scottish coast, a fisherman spent all day at sea, but he caught only a few very small fish.
As the sun began to set, the fisherman still had only a meagre catch, but when night fell, he rowed to shore and beached his little boat.
As he walked toward his little cottage across the pebbly beach, he heard beautiful voices singing a sweet, high, lyrical and lovely tune, a song more beautiful than any he had ever heard.
He turned toward the sound and saw what few had ever seen. There, near the water, a dozen Selkie people were laughing and playing and singing. The fisherman could not believe his eyes. Few ever saw the seal folk, who now and then cast aside their skins and took on human form to play onshore.
The fisherman stood and stared, but when the Selkie people noticed him, they quickly dived into the sea. Slipping beneath the rolling waves, they disappeared.
"I must have been dreaming," the fisherman said out loud, and he turned back towards his cottage. But something nagged at him, so he turned again, and this time he noticed something sleek and shiny lying on a rock. He walked closer, and now he saw: It was a seal skin.
"No one will ever believe I've seen the Selkies unless I show them this," he said, and so he leaned over, picked up the skin and slung it over his shoulder.
As he walked, he whistled, and then he suddenly stopped. "My, what a fine penny I'll earn by selling this."
Just as he said this, he heard footsteps close behind him and, fearing a thief, quickly turned to look.
Now, there was no thief behind him. No thief, indeed. Exquisitely beautiful young woman was standing there, and she was weeping so hard, it nearly broke the fisherman's heart.
"Beautiful lady," he said, "why are you weeping?"
She sniffed and looked into his eyes. "Kind sir," she said, choking back tears, "you have my sealskin. Kindly give it back, for I belong to the Selkies, and I cannot live under the sea without my skin."
The fisherman could not stop staring. You see, he had fallen in love at first sight, and because he was a young man and terribly headstrong, he thought he had to keep her with him. He clutched the sealskin to his chest, pressing it to his pounding heart.
"Dear lady," he said gently, "be my wife, for I have fallen madly in love with you, and without your sealskin, you'll have to live on land. I'll make you happy, that I promise."
"Please, sir," she cried, "my folk will be so worried. I must go home. Never could I be happy on land."
But the young man was stubborn. He was that way. So he smiled as sweetly as he could, bowed his head and bent down on one knee. "Dear woman, my cottage is a cosy place. I'll keep you warm by the fire, I'll feed you well with all the fresh fish you could ever wish to eat. I promise you will live a happy life on land as my bride."
The young woman felt helpless without her skin. "I fear I must go home with you until you return my skin," she said. With that, he took her hand and led her to his home.
5 A word cloud
Listen to the first part of the story once again. Make a word cloud with all the words relevant for the plot. You will need the cloud at the end of the unit so include as many details as you can.
The Selkie Bride.
A Scottish Folktale.
Long ago, on a wild Scottish coast, a fisherman spent all day at sea, but he caught only a few very small fish.
As the sun began to set, the fisherman still had only a meagre catch, but when night fell, he rowed to shore and beached his little boat.
As he walked toward his little cottage across the pebbly beach, he heard beautiful voices singing a sweet, high, lyrical and lovely tune, a song more beautiful than any he had ever heard.
He turned toward the sound and saw what few had ever seen. There, near the water, a dozen Selkie people were laughing and playing and singing. The fisherman could not believe his eyes. Few ever saw the seal folk, who now and then cast aside their skins and took on human form to play onshore.
The fisherman stood and stared, but when the Selkie people noticed him, they quickly dived into the sea. Slipping beneath the rolling waves, they disappeared.
"I must have been dreaming," the fisherman said out loud, and he turned back towards his cottage. But something nagged at him, so he turned again, and this time he noticed something sleek and shiny lying on a rock. He walked closer, and now he saw: It was a seal skin.
"No one will ever believe I've seen the Selkies unless I show them this," he said, and so he leaned over, picked up the skin and slung it over his shoulder.
As he walked, he whistled, and then he suddenly stopped. "My, what a fine penny I'll earn by selling this."
Just as he said this, he heard footsteps close behind him and, fearing a thief, quickly turned to look.
Now, there was no thief behind him. No thief, indeed. Exquisitely beautiful young woman was standing there, and she was weeping so hard, it nearly broke the fisherman's heart.
"Beautiful lady," he said, "why are you weeping?"
She sniffed and looked into his eyes. "Kind sir," she said, choking back tears, "you have my sealskin. Kindly give it back, for I belong to the Selkies, and I cannot live under the sea without my skin."
The fisherman could not stop staring. You see, he had fallen in love at first sight, and because he was a young man and terribly headstrong, he thought he had to keep her with him. He clutched the sealskin to his chest, pressing it to his pounding heart.
"Dear lady," he said gently, "be my wife, for I have fallen madly in love with you, and without your sealskin, you'll have to live on land. I'll make you happy, that I promise."
"Please, sir," she cried, "my folk will be so worried. I must go home. Never could I be happy on land."
But the young man was stubborn. He was that way. So he smiled as sweetly as he could, bowed his head and bent down on one knee. "Dear woman, my cottage is a cosy place. I'll keep you warm by the fire, I'll feed you well with all the fresh fish you could ever wish to eat. I promise you will live a happy life on land as my bride."
The young woman felt helpless without her skin. "I fear I must go home with you until you return my skin," she said. With that, he took her hand and led her to his home.
6 The second part of the story
Read the second part of the story and do the exercises below.
7 Reading comprehension
Read the second part of the story and select the correct answer.
8 True or False
Based on the story from exercise 6 read the sentences and select if they are True or False.
9 Illustrate
Illustrate the second part of the story in four pictures. Do it on a separate piece of paper.
10 Ending the story
Put the paragraphs in order to end the story.
Without thinking she turned and said, "I'm sad because I was born in the sea. It's the home to which I never can return because your father hid my sealskin."Now the boy, like all children in Scotland, had heard tales of the Selkie folk, so right away he knew what his mother must be, and he ran to the fireplace, reached up and pulled the sealskin from its hiding place. He held it out to his mother.
When the fisherman arrived home, he learned what had happened, and he felt his heart breaking in two. But he understood his son was a loving boy. He was braver and more generous than the fisherman had ever been. Forever afterwards the fisherman and the children missed the Selkie woman, but knowing she was happy in the world where she belonged gave them a measure of joy.
"How did you find it?" she asked, astonished at the sight of her skin. "One day I was here alone with father," said the boy, "and he took this from its hiding place and stared at it. I knew it was special, and now I understand what it is." The woman embraced the sealskin, and then she reached for her child and embraced him. "My darling," she whispered, "I will always love you," and then, clasping sealskin to her heart, she ran outside and down to the sea. She slipped into her skin and dived into the bracing water.
Soon after that moment, as they were heading home the fisherman and his children rowed past a group of seals. As they passed, the fisherman noticed a sleek young seal gazing at the boat, a strange expression on her face. And just as they were motoring out of sight, he heard that seal cry, a plaintive sound, and then she disappeared underwater.
11 Retelling a story
Retell a story based on the word cloud you have made for the first part and the illustrations you have made for the second part. If you have put all the paragraphs in exercise 10 in order, you have found yourself an ending. Use it while retelling a story.