Find the Odd One Out and explain your choice.

1) a sword, a castle, a knight, armour, a gun.

2) Oh, dear!, God saves us!, Mercy, God!, Enough of that!, Lord!

3) roaring, frightening, lightning, dreadful, monstrous.

4) a nightmare, a hill, a panic, a monster, a dragon.

5) struck, hit, knocked down, smashed, disappeared.

6) fire, smoke, whistle, coal, horse.

Fill in the gaps with the correct words using those given in brackets.

1) It was a __________ night. (silence)

2) Two men were sitting by their lonely fire in the __________. (wild)

3) They were listening to each other's quiet __________. (breathe)

4) The dragon's __________ is so great that tower walls shake back to dust. (angry)

5) Across the dark country full of night and __________, the wind blew. (empty)

6) There came a fog from the __________. (dark)

7) Only these men were standing in a __________ frost and heavy storm, listening to white thunder and green lightning. (suddenly)

8) Miles off, rushing with a great roar __________ the dragon. (appearance)

9) The midnight wilderness was filled with a __________ roar. (monster)

10) __________ yellow eyes flashed. (frighten)

11) On the moment, the dragon ___________ a hill. (round)

12) The __________ dragon, the fire and the smoke all around and under it, disappeared. (roar)

Speaking

1. Are the following sentences true or false? You choose! Try to prove your point of view using the facts from the text. Say at least four sentences starting them with the following phrases.

I'm convinced…

I agree with the point…

I completely disagree…

I feel…

I doubt…

I have my doubts about it…

This is absurd from my point.

As far as I know…

I am sure that…

I suppose that…

I believe that…

In my view…

In my opinion…

To my mind…

From my point of view…

1) It is a medieval legend about a dreadful dragon.

2) The story consists of two parts.

3) It is a time travelling story.

4) The writer assures us that it was not a dragon that killed the knights.

5) It is a story about the special place where the past meets the present.

2. Retell the story as if you were:

· a witness of a battle between the dragon and two knights;

· the one on the train.

Writing

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