ul|Jaarto Over Cater Bright Agcy Series Editors: Bowler and Sue Parminter Merlin Janet Hardy-Gould Illustrated by Ollie Cuthbertson Janet Hardy-Gould kas worked as a teacher of English for many years. In her free time she enjoys reading history books and modern novels, visting other European countries, and drinking the ancient town of Lewes in his Six Wives and King Ar and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Crying Wolf and Other Toles, The Great Fire of London, Sinbad, Mulan, Hercules, and ‘an adaptation of Sherlock Holmes: The Emerald Crown in the Dominoes series, OXFORD& ‘Merlin Ceridwen Story Characters Contents he boy Merlin The bullies come back Word Work Grammar About DominoesChapter 1 Merlin BEFORE READING 1 Match the words n the box with the characters, Use a dictionary te help you, a Adhants. od Coridwenis King Vortigern’s kingdom. Me her. He's fighting for the kin; the castle is near a forest. M cenchanttess ‘When you're older, you can come here without me,’ ‘But be careful. There are many hunters. an enchantress, Ceridwen, ere,READING CHECK Choose the correct words to complete these sentences, back home... “We're not afraid, Mc hasn't got a lot of friends. home,’ {Merlin Fas gota toud/ dog Perhaps you're a demon's 9 One day, two boys it / a fh The boys say ba ‘What can I do about these boy 4) Metin speais/ GUESS WHAT ‘What happens in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write ‘yes! or ‘no!Chapter 2 The bullies come back ‘Ican talk to those bullies,’ Princess Adhan says. ‘No,’ Merlin answers. “They call me a “mother's boy” without that!" “Then your father can speak to them after he comes home,’ she smiles, ‘But be careful with Morfran. He's Ceridwen’s son.’ Next week, Merlin goes to the village shop with his mother, He sits near the door with his toad in his hand, Suddenly, Morfran and Arwel jump out in front of him. ‘It's Merlin and his toad!’ they ery, ‘That night, Merlin sees his father ina dream. He is sitting under an oak tree after a fight with the king’s enemies. ‘r'm dying,’ Merlin’s father tells him. ‘Father, no! I need your help with some bi you, walk away,’ his father ™ says. ‘Look for the biggest oak in the forest. There's something important near e,Next morning, Merlin tells his mother about the dream, ‘Listen to your father,’ she says quietly. When Merlin meets the bullies again, they take his nd eats forest plants. ‘Then, one day, he finds the biggest oak in the forest. ‘There's a little house near it. In front of the house, there's a boy. He’s sitting near a cauldron, “Who's that?’ Merlin thinks, READING CHECK ‘Match the first and second parts of the sentences. age shop. ‘the biggest oak GUESS WHAT ‘What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes, ‘a From behind 2 Dichanges a 3 OsChapter 3 Merlin watches of the house. ‘Oh no!’ Merlin thinks. ‘It’s Morfran, and ~ the enchantress Ceridwen. ‘Is the potion ready?’ Ceridwen asks, Ceridwen’s magic potion he house from behind the oak tree. ‘Morfran!’ a woman cries through the open window. “Yes, Mother,’ the boy says, The woman comes out ‘Soon, Mother,’ Morfran answers. potion can give magic powers to the first drinker 0 she cries. ‘And that is you, my son!” Morfran smiles. ‘I need to find a bottle. Then you can drink the potion from it. We must do it quickly, before your father comes home,’ Ceridwen says. She goes back ito the house, Merlin moves nearer, but Morfran doesn’t see him. Just then, Morfran takes something out of a little bag. ‘Oh, no!’ Merlin thinks. ‘It's my toad ‘Hal Hal’ Morfran laughs. ‘Here's one more thing for the potion!’ ‘Stop!’ Merlin cries. He jumps out and t toad from Morfran. But at the same time, he hits the cauldron with his leg, It goes over onto the ground, Some of the potion falls onto Merlin’s hand. ‘Merlin!’ Morfran cries angrily. Merlin smiles, He moves his hand up to ‘Wait!’ Morfran cries, ‘Don’t drink th is mouth,READING CHECK Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes. fan news has magi p nis very angry with M GUESS WHAT a OHe can ut inspeaks What magic power has Merlin gotin the next chapter? Tick one box, True False LT Ta Ie I iat Ia Ia OOOOO00O0Oo008i hare son aig att feanrunvery ae animal 9 berg tat mo dog ora Chapter 4 Merlin runs away ‘Come here, boy!’ the enchantress cries. ‘[need to run!’ Merlin thinks. In his hare. Then, suddenly, he ig a hare. ‘hat he thinks. ‘So now Ican change into different animals,’ head, he sees a Merlin runs away into the forest. ‘I can easily run faster than Ceridwen now,’ he thinks. But when he looks behind him, he sees a big dog. It is running after him, and its angry mouth is open. ‘Oh, no!” he thinks. ‘Ceridwen can change into different animals, too.’ Merlin moves quickly through the trees. But he can hear Ceridwen behind him. She is coming nearer. ‘Ceridwen’ Just then, he arrives at a lake. ‘I need to be a fish,’ he thinks. Suddenly, he’s a long, dark fish. He moves fast through the cold water of the lake. ‘T'm all right now,’ he thinks. But when he looks back, an otter is coming through the water behind him. he thinks. ‘san otter now So he changes into a little bird, and goes far up into the sky. But soon he hears an angry cry behind him. Now a big eagle is coming after him. {ich an anna! rye, andes fh 3‘Ceridwen again!’ Merlin thinks. He moves here and there in the sky, but he can’t lose the eagle. Just then, Merlin sees a hunter far down in the forest, and there's a sudden noise ~ ‘Whoosh!’ An r her READING CHECK Correct the mistakes in these sentences. animals: a hange into different paepts: tuns into the forest. ‘¢ ‘Morfran can change into diferent animals to. d_ Merlin soon arrives at a sea, and he goes into the water, en isan eagle, xt, Metin goes far up into the Then Merin sees a p he forest 1 Morfanis vety anayy because GUESS WHAT ‘What happens in the next chapter? potions and b Lhhechangesintoatue ¢ Che gi Tmagkian, new 6Chapter 5 King Vortigern’s castle After some year: Princess Adhan ~ Merlin’s mother ~ Moves away to a convent. But Merlin stays in his father's castle, He reads books, and works on his magic powers. ‘I want to be the best magician in the kingdom,’ he s Atfirst, Merlin learns to change the weather. Next, he learns to see through walls. Then he learns to look into the future, Morfran lives with his father in the forest. He often thinks about Merlin. “Perhaps I can ki with one of my mother's old poti , Morfran tells his friend Arwel. But the old potion bottles have nothing in them — all people,’ Morfran says. ‘It makes ill people wel “So give it to somebody important,’ Arwel answers, ‘and pretend to be a magician.’ie Soon after that, King Vortigern visits Wales after years of fighting. He has a new wife, Ronwen, but she Ronwen is happy in Wales. She wants to stay there. ‘Let's make a castle on this hill!’ she tells Vortigern. Vortigern begins the new castle, but the walls fall down again and again: ‘Make a magic potion and stop this!’ the king tells Morfran. ‘Ineed the blood of a boy without a father for that,” Morfran answers. ‘Now, the son of a demon here. Give me some men, and I can bring him to you! READING CHECK ‘Choose the right words to finish the sentences, 2 Lithekingswfe 3 CiMerin 3, imagicien forest GUESS WHAT In the next chapter, there are two dragons. What do they do? Tick two boxes.Chapter 6 A true magician Vortigern's men bring Merlin to the hill. ‘Here's the demon's son!’ Morfran tells Vortigern. ‘Kill him, I can make a potion with his blood, and put iton the ground. Then you can finish your cas ‘Morfran's my enemy! And he’s wrong!’ Merlin cries, "There are two dragons under the hill. Ican see them through the ground,’ ‘Dragons?’ Vortigern asks. “Yes,’ Merlin cries, ‘A red dragon and a white ‘dragon, When they fight, the walls fall down.’ ‘The dragons hear Merlin’s cries, and they come up angrily through the ground. They are fighting, and breathing fire and smoke ‘L can stop them!’ Morfran says, He pretends to do some magic, but he is not a true magician. The dragons breathe fire on Morfran, and kill him. Merlin quickly changes the weather. Suddenly a wall of rain in front of the dragons. They e up into the sky. When the rain goes, the dragons are far away. “You're a true magician!’ Vortigern cries. He finishes his castle, and calls for Merlin. “Fell me about the future!’ the king says, brente « fireern, die without years of fighting READING CHECK Put the sentences in order. Number them 1-9, a L)Meriin makes a b [ihe nges into a hare, and runs away GUESS WHAT ‘What happens to Merlin after the story ends? Tick’yes’ or not CEC a |de X49, A magician or enchantress BMI Meciin - magician | Friends Gri eas fn ay) v Morgane le Fay is an enchantress, and you can read many intoresting old stories of of Comveall fas two : and sickly through the sk. friend is Buin the end, Morgana helps Avil the and be the king when he is dy Arthur stays very again Find out about more famous magicians or enchantresses on the Internet. Write notes about them. ie Medea Nicholas Flamet Circe Dr Faustus Baba Yaga Choose one magician or enchantress from activity 3. Write a short text about them, Use the texts in activities 1 and 2 to help you. % 2eye A letter from a story character 3 When Princess Adhan goes to the convent, she writes to Meili. Order the questions inthe box to complete her letter. 1 Merlin’s father, Prince Meui to his wife, Princess Adhan. tthe letter with the words in the box. and he's does he ike best? Ant is to all ny) om Dear Merlin, “Thing ave nice here at the courent, but U think about you every Day, ax There a lo of uetions to ask you! First of ‘often think about our visi forest. Whet about food? What about your work? Thats all for new! Write to me son, and answer all my questions Lots of love, Mother xxx 4 Swap your letter with a different student in the class. Read the letter you get. Imagine you are Merlin. Write his answer. 2WORD WORK1 ‘These words don’t match the pictures. Correct them. a b ° m : es Jon castle demon e 9 bom pnt jump cake ceuiston i ji k I fing figkt demon Complete the sentences with different words from Chapters 1 and 2. a Shes an..2nehanteess... She can change into different b When havea bad, WORD WORK 2 1 Find words from Chapters 3 and 4 in the cauldrons to match the pictures. = 2 Complete the sentences with different new words from Chapters 3 and 4. a itsdatk b Metin nas 5 We've got Weneeda 1 i gh+WORD WORK3 1 Complete the words from Chapters 5 and 6 to match the pictures, to bell GRAMMAR CHECK it Continuous: Information and Yes/No questions verb be and the ~ing form of chere or who. The subject Merftan running? b where /the king's men / ¢ theking /sit/ona chai? d the dragons / breathe / fre?GRAMMAR CHECK ‘Adverbs of frequency ‘We use adverbs of frequency to show how often something happens. always often never LAI sometimes ‘These adverbs go after the verb to be but before other verbs, Front ofthe vilage shop. ever at home 3 Choose the correct adverb of frequency from the words in brackets. Put it in the correct place in each sentence. sometimes 4 Pancess harass he vllage when she gos out, Gometimes ays) b Mer lis to is toad {often / never) © ‘Marfran and Arve are nice to their enemas. (never / usually) f Voitgem the most important man in his kingdom. (often / always) 4 Complete Merlin’s diary with adverbs of frequency. \ dort now my father Because hes a)... HEMET, (1.00%) away fighting For King’ (Gore vst the forest (30%) teaches meabout (9050) walleto the Hes) Mother is here all the time. Wee (100%) take my toad Tom” with her and 1 (9096) very goods ‘with me. Tom is g): Wyevercoeecevee es (309) Jumps ofF GRAMMAR CHECK The possessive 's ‘We use the possessive ‘sto show that something belongs to somebody. ‘eyes (= more than one dragon), more than one baby) re chileren coats With most plural nouns, we just add boys teacher (= many boys), the ba ular plural nouns, we add’ 5 Match the people or things on the left with the people or things on the right. Se ree ee b KingVortigem ¢ themen 3 fkeand smoke d Morfran 4 fat, green body @ the dragons 5 end, Awe f the toad Write the phrases from activity 5 with's or Merlin's mather,.Adhan. se ane 7. Put’ in these sentences where necessary. son isthe kings new magician, ¢ The billies names are Morfran and Arwel The bigs arg afraid of those hunters cries.fl Your Choice ||| Read Dominoes for pleasure, orto develop language skill. I's your choice. 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