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MODULE 3 22 Reading 3a 1 2 Hua Mulan was a warrior in ancient China. She was born in the fifth century. Mulan, could fight with a sword and ride a horse very well. This was very unusual for women in ancient China. One year, there was a war. The emperor asked Mulan’s father to join the army but he was too old, and her brother was very young. Mulan’s father was very sad. Mulan decided to dress as a man and take her father’s place. Mulan was a brave person. She returned home ten years later with a beautiful horse, the emperor’s gift to the brave soldier. Her friends in the army didn’t have any idea that Mulan was a woman. They only realised that when they visited her at her home. Mulan’s story appeared in poems, stories, songs, paintings and ballads. Nowadays, her statue welcomes visitors to her hometown, a small village in Henan Province. Two stone tablets tell Mulan’s story. 3 What do you know about Hua Mulan? What else would you like to know about her? Think of three questions. Listen and read the text. Can you answer your questions? Read the text and mark the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). 1 Hua Mulan was from China. ..... 2 She was born in the fifteenth century. ...... 3 She could fight with a sword. ...... 4 She didn’t have a mother. ..... 5 Hua Mulan was very brave. ..... Match the words in the two columns. 1 could fight with 2 could ride 3 to join 4 she returned 5 she decided to dress 6 her friends didn’t have 7 two stone tablets tell 6 Other soldiers couldn’t tell that she was a woman. ..... 7 There are a lot of films about her in China. ..... 8 No one remembers her in her hometown. ..... a home b the army c a sword d any idea e a horse f Mulan’s story g as a man Check these words warrior, ancient, fight, sword, emperor, join the army, dress, brave, gift, soldier, realise, appear, ballad, statue, hometown, stone tablet ñ Use the phrases above to tell the class the summary of the text. Hua Mulan was a warrior in ancient China. She could fight with a sword.
4 5 6 ñ Appearance & character Read and choose the right words. 1 curly, wavy, straight, spiky, thick, long, short, brown, fair, grey hair/mouth 2 big, long, small lips/mouth Write the words in the spidergrams: tall, overweight, short, plump, thin, handsome, slim, beautiful, old, ugly, young, well-built, attractive, middle-aged, of medium height. tall ................. old ................. fat ................. Height ................. ................. ................. handsome Age Weight Looks ................. 3 big, small, blue, green eyes/face 4 small, wide nose/hair 5 thin, full lips/nose 6 long, round eyes/face ................. ................. ................. ................. Use the words from Exs 4 & 5 to describe the people in the pictures. Dave Helen Bill Jim ................. Dave is tall and thin. He’s got wavy brown hair and thin lips. Ann 7 Vocabulary 3a Match the adjectives (1-6) to their opposites (a-f). Then fill in the gaps. 1 funny 2 brave 3 hardworking 4 stupid 5 patient 6 honest a lazy b clever c impatient d dishonest e boring f cowardly 1 His dad is ............................ . He can’t wait for us. 2 The clown is very ................ . He plays a lot of tricks. 3 Mary is ................................ . She always gets high marks. 4 James is ............................... . He doesn’t study at all. 5 Mulan was ........................... . She wasn’t afraid to fight. 6 My sister is .......................... . She always tells the truth. 8 Speaking ñ Describing people’s appearance and character Find out about your partner’s friends. A: What does your best friend look like? B: He’s tall and thin with short fair hair, blue eyes and a small nose. A: What’s he like? B: He’s patient and honest. Describe someone from the class. Let your friends guess who he/she is. MODULE 3 23
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