DOMINOES Starter 1/2 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE

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DOMINOES Starter
Dominoes starter 1/2 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
BEFORE READING
1 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
a Tristan lives with King Mark.
b Tristan is angry, and he kills Morold.
c Isolde helps Tristan when he is ill.
d Isolde and Tristan fall in love.
e Isolde marries King Mark.
f Brangwain helps Isolde when she meets Tristan.
g Melot hates Tristan, and wants to kill him.
2 Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answer is b.
Activities pages 67
READING CHECK
a King Mark
b Morold . . . Tristan
c Tristan . . . Kurvenal
d Isolde
e Tristan . . . Isolde
f Isolde
g King Anguish
h Tristan
WORD WORK
1 a uncle
b nephew
c poison
d wound . . . potion
e fall in love
f missing
g piece
h peace . . . at war
2 b fight
c king
d marry
e servant
f boat
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
b and d
Activities pages 1213
READING CHECK
a 6
b 4
c 1
d 8
e 2
f 7
g 3
h 9
i 5
WORD WORK
1
R N S K E M W T S L I
N B H S R E P M A I D
G F I C D S E S D J E
I M P O S S I B L E G
A L D H E A R T Y K H
C W Y P H G Y E M O A
U N F R I E N D L Y T
P D V A G H O L R B E
2 b message
c hate
d maid
e sadly
f impossible
g unfriendly
h ship
i heart
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answer
now. They will find out as they read that the answer is b.
Activities pages 1819
READING CHECK
b F (Isolde is happy about the love potion.)
c T
d F (Isolde doesnt love King Mark when she marries him. /
Isolde loves Tristan when she marries King Mark.)
e F (Brangwain goes to the kings room with King Mark and
Isolde.)
f T
g F (Isolde leaves the kings room and goes to Tristan.)
WORD WORK
1 b put out
c kiss
d torches
e wedding
f welcome
g wife
h lady
i feast
j full
2 b wife
c lady
d full
e feast
f put out
g torches
h castle
i kiss

GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
a 5 b 4 c 1 d 3 e 2
Activities pages 2425
READING CHECK
b 1 c 4 d 5 e 3 f 2
WORD WORK
b jealous
c harp
d lords
e signal
f believes
g together
h looks after
i busy
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
a 4 b 3 c 1 d 2 e 5
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DOMINOES Starter 2/2 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE
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Activities pages 3031
READING CHECK
b King Mark doesnt believe Melots story about Tristan.
c The king goes hunting with his lords in the evening.
d Isolde wants to put out the torch.
e When King Mark comes back, Tristan and Isolde are together.
f Melot fights Tristan in front of King Mark.
WORD WORK
b trust
c test
d lying
e plans
f husband
GUESS WHAT
Encourage students to guess but do not tell them the answers
now. They will find out as they read that the answers are:
a 2 b 2 c 3
Activities pages 3839
READING CHECK
b 8 c 4 d 7 e 1 f 3 g 9 h 6 i2
WORD WORK
1 fall
save
grow
shepherd
forever
dagger
rose
grave
break
news
stab
letter
word
sail
2 b dagger
c shepherd
d save
e fall
f sail
g news
h forever
i word
j grave
k rose
l letter
m grow
n break
o stab
3 Tristan and Isolde is a very good opera by Richard Wagner.
GUESS WHAT
Open answers.
Project A pages 4041
SAD LOVE STORIES
1 a soon
b later
c after
d when
e at once
f in the end
2 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 e 5 f 6 b
3 Open answers.
Project B pages 4244
FAMOUS CASTLES
1
Whats the name of the castle? Tintagel
Where is it? on a small island, near the sea
in the south-west of England
How old is it? two thousand years old
Are there any stories about
famous past owners?
some people think that its
King Marks old castle. Some
people say that its King
Arthurs home.
What can you do there now? walk through the ruins, take
photos and have something to
eat by the sea
When is it open to visitors? every day except 24-26th
December, and 1st January
2 Sample answer:
Bran Castle
Bran is the most famous castle in Transylvania, Romania .
Its on a hill above the village of Bran.
Its six hundred years old.
Some people think that its Vlad Tepess (the real Count Dracula)
old castle.
These days you can visit the museum, see the well, and go up the
towers.
The castle is open to visitors Tuesday to Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. .
3 Open answers.
4 Open answers.
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