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Homer’s Iliad in twenty-four games, from the wrath of Achilles to the funeral of Hector. In every book you play a different hero, Greek or Trojan: Achilles, Hector, Helen’s husband, an archer, a goddess, and at the end, an old king. For older and advanced students, the English climbs from B2+ to C2+, and each book has its own lesson with practice exercises.
B2–C2 · 24 lessons and gamebooks · 📱 Phones · All language games
Grammar: if + had + pp, would + verb; if + past simple, would have + pp; wish + would; it’s time + past; had better (not) + verb
You are Achilles
A priest, a plague, and a quarrel over a girl that sets the whole war on fire.
Grammar: urge / warn / threaten; blame for; deny + -ing; be made to; need + -ing; as well as + -ing; despite + -ing
You are Odysseus
A lying dream, an army that runs for the ships, and Odysseus with the king’s sceptre.
Grammar: on + -ing; wish + past perfect; no choice but to; in case; so that + could; can’t help + -ing; be worth + -ing
You are Menelaus
A duel to end the war, Helen on the walls, and a goddess who cheats.
Grammar: be supposed to; be bound to; mean (something) to; enough to; get someone to + verb; used to + verb; be to blame
You are Agamemnon
One arrow from Pandarus, and the war begins again.
Grammar: tell A from B; mistake A for B; allow someone to; prevent someone from + -ing; too + adj + to; give way; the first time + present perfect
You are Diomedes
The day a man wounded two gods.
Grammar: It was X who…; What… is…; The reason… is that…; like + noun; on good terms; exchange A for B; no matter how; be inclined to
You are Hector
A warrior goes home for an hour, and takes off his helmet for his son.
Grammar: is said to have + pp; there is said to be; be reluctant to; set about + -ing; be no match for; get the better of; neither of + singular verb; call off
You are Ajax
A duel nobody wins, two gifts, and a wall round the ships.
Grammar: not to mention; to say nothing of; what’s more / moreover; forbid someone to; at stake; come to the rescue; have second thoughts; in vain
You are Teucer
Zeus forbids the gods to fight, and an archer hides behind his brother’s shield.
Grammar: it is essential that + base form; recommend / insist that + base form / be; suggest + -ing; make amends; turn down; hate it when; the same as
You are Odysseus
Gifts beyond counting, and the most famous refusal in literature.
Grammar: had been + -ing; had + past participle; was + -ing; It wasn’t until… that…; keep an eye on; under cover of darkness; lie in wait
You are Diomedes
Two men in the dark, a spy in a wolf skin, and horses whiter than snow.
Grammar: most / neither / all of whom; by which time; in which case; on whose handles; whereby; hold your ground; at a loss
You are Patroclus
The best of the Greeks fall one by one, and an old man tells Patroclus a dangerous plan.
Grammar: Object + subject + verb (fronted); Place / direction + verb + noun subject; Such was + noun + that…; steer clear of; bode ill; lead from the front
You are Sarpedon
A king’s speech about why kings must fight, and a gate smashed by a boulder.
Grammar: much as + clause; albeit + phrase; granted (that); be that as it may; turn a blind eye; keep a low profile; lose your nerve; put to the test
You are Idomeneus
Zeus looks away, the sea god comes up out of the waves, and an old king has one more great day.
Grammar: I was wondering if you could…; It would seem that…; I don’t suppose you could…; with all due respect; as it were; out of the question; drive a hard bargain; no strings attached
You are Hera
A borrowed girdle, a bribed Sleep, and the king of the gods in a golden cloud.
Grammar: be destined to; was to have + pp; beside yourself; at your wits’ end; make short work of; the upper hand; backs to the wall; hold the fort
You are Ajax
Apollo kicks down the wall, and Ajax holds the ships alone with a giant pike.
Grammar: Had + subject + pp…; Should + subject + verb…; in the guise of; unbeknownst to; get carried away; overstep the mark; tempt fate
You are Patroclus
A friend in borrowed armour, a son of Zeus, and Apollo waiting at the walls.
Grammar: afraid to; if so / not; I hope not; he wished he hadn’t; so did / neither did; stand guard over; hold your own; bear the brunt
You are Menelaus
Weeping horses, a thick mist, and a body that must not reach Troy.
Grammar: the arrival of; the rejection of; the making of; inconsolable; beyond words; a turning point; on the warpath; take to heart
You are Achilles
A cry from the ditch, and the whole world hammered onto a shield.
Grammar: admittedly; that said; all the same; in hindsight; for what it’s worth; to put it mildly; by the same token; as a matter of fact
You are Achilles
An apology, a widow’s lament, and a horse that speaks.
Grammar: might well; in all likelihood; on the cards; there is no knowing + wh-; may as well; could hardly; it stands to reason; beat about the bush
You are Aeneas
The earth shakes, Hades leaps from his throne, and Aeneas faces Achilles.
Grammar: suffice it to say; far be it from me; come what may; heaven forbid; so be it; flout / flaunt; tortuous / torturous; inflammable
You are Achilles
Achilles fights a river, and the river nearly wins.
Grammar: So + adj + be + subject + that…; bitterly regret; sorely tempted; utterly alone; sheer terror; flatly refuse; dead set on; nowhere to be seen; fraught with
You are Hector
Three times round the walls, past the springs where the women washed their clothes in peace.
Grammar: the more…, the less…; nowhere near as…; by far + superlative; inferior to; the former / the latter; neck and neck; second to none
You are Antilochus
A chariot race, a cheat, a gracious apology, and Ajax face down in the dung.
Grammar: not without; not unkind; no mean feat; by no means; it’s not as if; in no position to; the least I can do; not for the faint-hearted; words fail me
You are Priam
An old king kisses the hands that killed his son. The funeral of Hector, tamer of horses.
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