The power of music
to read the topic of the myth from a bas‑relief
to read the sense of the myth about Orpheus and Eurydice
to recognise true and false sentences regarding the context of a myth
to describe the characters of a myth
to talk about the events from the myth in the point of view of Eurydice
to interpret works of painting related to the myth about Orpheus and Eurydice
Read the myth about Orpheus and Eurydice in the lesson „Siła muzyki” on the epodreczniki.pl website. Pay attention to the way of keeping a narrative. Does the narrator know everything about the world he describes? How can you recognise this?
Do you know how different instruments sound like? Listen to the recordings and match to them the names of the instruments. Drag and drop items to the correct places.
| flute | |
| violin | |
| piano | |
| guitar | |
| saxophone | |
| ukulele |
Zadanie posiada plik audio, który można odsłuchać w wersji online podręcznika.
Here are eight sentences regarding the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Decide which of them are true and which are false. Justify your choice. Drag and drop items to the correct places.
The magic lute was Orpheus’s weapon., Charon decided to let Eurydice free., Only inevitable, cruel Erinyes were not moved by the song of a despair husband., Aristaeus knew that Eurydice was Orpheus’s wife., Aristaeus’s chase was ended with tragedy., Eurydice did not did not resist the temptation and looked behind her back., Eurydice was a tree nymph, hamadryad., Orpheus was a king.
| true | |
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| false |
Describe in your own words Orpheus and his wife Eurydice.
Talk about the events from the myth from the point of view of Eurydice.
Find in the text the correct quotes and tell with your own words, what was the reaction of the listeners conveyed in the table on the music played by Orpheus. The listeners: trees, rivers, wild animals, Charon, Cerberus, Furies.
Imagine that you have a magic lutelute. When would it be worth using it? Write down your proposition in the notebook.
Write a letter on behalf of Orpheus with a request to the ruler of the underworldunderworld Hades to change the decision to detain Eurydice. Remember to include all elements of the letter, as well as arguments that support your request.
How was this lesson? Did you like it? Finish selected sentences.
Keywords
myth, Orpheus, Euridice, music
Glossary
nimfa. W mitologii nimfy są boginkami niższego rzędu, reprezentują siły przyrody.
czarodziej
pogoń
żmija
rozpacz
podziemie. W greckiej mitologii: Hades, kraina rządzona przez boga o tym samym imieniu.
cuda
pragnienie
strata
bramy
krajobraz
lutnia, rodzaj instrumentu strunowego szarpanego.
bartnik – inaczej: pszczelarz, osoba zajmująca się pracą w pasiece, przy pszczołach.