Dreams come true
you will talk about your plans and dreams
you will explain how the mythical Troy was discovered
you will read with understanding
you will write a myth summary
What do you think, is it worth to have dreamsdreams? What are they for? What do people dream about? Do all dreams come true? Do you know literary or film heroes who followed their dreams?
Try to draw your dream. Present your drawing to a colleague from the bench - can he guess what you dream about? Talk about your dreams and how to implement them.
Henryk Schliemann, a German merchant, from his childhood dreamed to find a mythical city known only from ancient tales – Troy. Because nobody had ever found the ruins of this city, his desire seemed almost impossible to achieve. See how the story turned out.
Read the text of Natalia Budzyńska titled „Skarb mitycznej Troi” in the lesson “Dreams come true“. Pay attention to the fate of the protagonist of this text. Then check the understanding of the text read by answering the following questions.
From the text, it arises that the inspiration to seek the mythical Troy for Schliemann was...
- encouraging him by different people.
- seeing the drawing of the burning of Troy.
- learning the Greek language.
- reading the “Iliad” by Homer.
Henryk Schliemann is…
- merchant and archeologist
- polyglot and amateur archeologist
- polyglot and scholar
- archaeologist and enthusiast
Schliemann's discoveries, although extremely important for science, also brought big losses, because...
- Many digs were destroyed, they were not saved.
- A photo of Zofia was published in Helen’s diadem.
- The Turkish authorities did not know anything about the discoveries.
- No archaeologist participated in the research.
Which historical source helped Schliemann in the discovery of Troy?
- "Illustrated history of the world"
- King Priam's chronicles
- Helen's diary
- "Iliad" by Homer
From the text "Skarb mitycznej Troi" it arises that...
- Troy never existed
- the lack of money makes it difficult to make your dreams come true
- it is worth to realize your dreams
- it was able to discover the Priam's treasure
Pair the names of people with the appropriate definitions.
a person engaged in the study of ancient cultures and civilizations, a person who is scientifically involved in some field, being an authority, a person without experience in a given field, dealing with something unprofessionally, a person willing to act, full of enthusiasm, a person who speaks many languages
| archaeologist | |
| polyglot | |
| enthusiast | |
| amateur | |
| scholar |
The text shows the figure of Helen of Troy – do you remember the history with which she is connected?
Write a short summarysummary of the myth about the Trojan War in a notebook. Try to fit the most important information in 6‑8 sentences.
In Polish, an idiomatic expression Trojan horseTrojan horse means a dangerous gift, a tricktrick, a prey that brings ruin. In English, a Trojan horse will define someone whose intentions are not pure. We will also say that to a computer spyware program.
How was this lesson? Did you like it? Finish selected sentences.
Keywords
Troy, Trojan warTrojan war, myths, archaeologist, Trojan horse, dreams
Glossary
marzenia
wojna trojańska, trwająca 10 lat wojna, która według greckiej mitologii wybuchła po porwaniu przez Parysa, syna trojańskiego króla Priama, pięknej Heleny, córki króla Sparty.
archeolog, osoba zajmująca się badaniem dawnych kultur i cywilizacji, m.in. na podstawie wykopalisk.
poliglota, osoba mówiąca wieloma językami.
entuzjasta, pasjonat, zapaleniec.
uczony, naukowiec będący autorytetem w swojej dziedzinie.
amator
wykopaliska archeologiczne
koń trojański, drewniana konstrukcja przypominająca konia, dzięki której Grecy zdobyli Troję.
podstęp
streszczenie lub podsumowanie