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Bewitched
In this soundfile Irving Finkel tells us about the British Museum’s exhibition of items
Witchcraft at the British Museum
connected to witchcraft throughout history.
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Before listening why not test your knowledge of famous witches
with our bewitching quiz? 'Which Witch is Which?'
Witches seem to be everywhere these days. Some of them you may
remember from books you read when you were younger. Others can be
found on TV, in films, plays and books. If you don’t know the answers you
could consult your crystal ball, or get online and conjure up the answers
for yourself. (Check the answers at the end of these activities).
1. In the books about Winnie the Witch, she has a cat. What’s his name?
Which Witch is Which?
a/ Mog b/William c/ Wilbur
2.In 2005 the 1960s television show ‘Bewitched’ was re-made as a film starring Nicole
Kidman as Isabel the witch. What was the witch’s name in the original TV series?
a/ Samantha b/ Sabrina c/ Sorcerina
3. In British legend King Arthur's half sister was a powerful sorceress. What was her name?
a/ Morgan le Faye b/ Morgan le Capitain c/ Hermione Gingold
4. The beginning of which Shakespeare play features three witches?
a/ Romeo and Juliet b/ King Lear c/ Macbeth
5. Now complete the Shakespeare’s witches’ rhyming spell ‘Hubble bubble toil and ........’.
a/ magic b/ trouble c/ sorcery
6/ More recently, the ‘Wyrd Sisters’ is a group of witches who feature in books by which
present day writer?
a/ J. K. Rowling b/ Terry Pratchett c/ Eoin Colfer
7/ In the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' which witch isn't wicked?
a/ the Witch of the North b/ the Witch of the East c/ the Witch of the West
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Bewitched - Witchcraft at the British Museum
Listening 1 - Listening for particular words.
Listen to the sound file and number the words in the order you first hear each one. The
first one is done for you.
horrible good
magician wizards
1 witchcraft figurine
love ancient
witches magic
evil gruesome
Listening 2 - Comprehension
Listen again, more carefully, and answer the following questions.
1. In ancient times witches were thought to be “responsible for all sorts of horrible things.” What
were they?
2. How could a wax figurine help you ‘if you thought there was a witch after you’?
3. In the British Museum’s Egyptian galleries there are lots of magic things “for good purposes,”
but what were these 'good purposes'?
4. Irving makes the connection between our ideas of witches and wise old women living in the
country. What kind of knowledge does he suggest they may have?
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It's Witchcraft
Ten words from the soundfile are hidden in this wordsearch, can you find them.
h f w a p t z p j h g g r c d
n m i d v r s l l a r e k b o
h o r r i b l e n u u u u i o
w a x c v x q c l t e h l m g
q m o b p x i h f t s j h g t
q q a y p e o a u z o f w x z
n g b g n r r f f h m d v u o
l v a t i c f o j e e t f v p
l m y o h c u e d r a z i w d
o p t c v r i v h e k k n b d
c l t r t n b a v z r p l e o
a i j b z u i o n r y r n q s
w t g l s w l z p x s m i k s
p c z a j m a v l x j f a d u
t j l f m u n i o z o n g g u
witchcraft
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