IRISH LEGEND 2
Je suis capable de comprendre le
déroulement d’une histoire.
 Utiliser les mots clés pour
comprendre le déroulement d’une histoire.
Les connecteurs logiques.
Les subordonnées de temps.
Les temps passés.
A. Write the verbs
under the
corresponding
picture.
To look at the land – to die
– to dream – to get
married – to make a
promise – to push – to
build
B. Put the pictures in the (possible) chronological order of the story.
1
2
3
PICTURE C
C. Fill in the grid below with one or 2 key words.
Who
What
4
5
Where
6
When
7
Why / how
D.  Read the sentences below that tell you the story. Read again and underline key words.
E. Number the sentences in the order of the story.
Now, as visitors walk around the castle, they can hear her hauling and shrieking throughout
the place in order to scare them out so that she can keep her secret.
She decided to protect her castle that’s why she is still haunting it.
When the young man finished building the castle, she married him.
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The story took place in Ireland, in a place called Dundalk.
First , it is the story of Rohesia, an Irish young woman who possessed a lot of land. She also
wanted a castle in order to overlook all that she possessed.
However , while her new husband was looking by the window, she pushed him, he fell and
died.
Next , she made the decision to marry the man who could built her the castle of her dream.
The young man felt very lucky because he was now married and he possessed half of
Rohesia’s land, cattle and castle.
She chose one pretender. (=the man who will marry her)
F.  Listen to the story and check your answers to E.
G. Vocabulary. Match the vocabulary from the story (recording and summary) to its definition.
A widow
To own 
A castle
Some land
Cattle 
The bride 
A pretender 
To shriek 
To haunt 
To make a decision 
Lucky 
To take place
To possess
Throughout 
A big and fortified sort of building.
A woman whose husband died.
To possess
A woman who has just got married or is about to get married
A lot of cows
Fields and / or forests
 To own
 to torment or trouble the peace of …
 To scream
 To happen
 fortunate
 a man who wants to marry a woman
 To decide
 all around the place, the area or the country
H. Choose the best title for the legend:
 An Irish legend  The legend of the black widow  The legend of the bride.
 Justifie ton choix en français.
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