A bag full of winds. And then an island with a witch.
The Odyssey · B1
Book Ten: The Bag of Winds and Circe
So that, had opened, on the way, had to, suggested, into, still, that, instead of and look after: B1 grammar for a bag of winds, a witch, and a crew turned into pigs.
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SOPHIA
MARCOS
Pigs! It’s the pigs one!
The story
After Homer’s Odyssey
King Aeolus gave Odysseus all the winds in a bag, so that only the west wind would blow. On the way home, while Odysseus slept, his men opened the bag. By the time he woke up, they had opened it, and the storm blew them all the way back.
On the island of Aiaia lived the witch Circe. She turned his men into pigs. Odysseus had to save them. Hermes gave him a magic plant, so the magic didn’t work on him.
Circe turned the men back, and they stayed for a year. Instead of sailing home, they feasted. At last a man suggested going home. Circe said they must first go into the land of the dead. She promised to look after them, and she still helped them.
So that; had to; suggested
DEMETRIA
He gave him the bag so that the west wind would blow. He had to save them. A man suggested going home.
SOPHIA
so that + clause for purpose. had to = past of must. suggest + -ing.
Had opened; on the way; still
PHILO
By the time he woke, they had opened it. On the way home. She still helped them.
SOPHIA
Past perfect for earlier. on the way = during the journey. still = continuing.
Into; that; instead of; look after
MARCOS
She turned them into pigs! The plant that Hermes gave him. Instead of sailing, they feasted. She will look after them.
SOPHIA
turn into = become. that as a relative. instead of + -ing. look after = take care of.
Sophia’s summary
| Form | Use | From the story |
|---|---|---|
| so that; had to | purpose; past obligation | so that the wind would blow |
| had + pp; suggest + -ing | earlier past; suggestion | A man suggested going home. |
| on the way; still | journey; continuing | She still helped them. |
| turn into; instead of + -ing; look after | change; replacement; care | Instead of sailing, they feasted. |
Practice
Answer all the questions, then press “Check my answers”. You can try again as many times as you like.
A · Choose
Choose the correct form.
1. He gave him the bag ___ the west wind would blow.
2. When he woke, they ___ the bag.
3. Odysseus ___ save them.
4. A man suggested ___ home.
5. Circe turned them ___ pigs.
6. ___ sailing home, they feasted.
B · Write
Write the missing word or words.
7. On the home, his men opened the bag.
8. She promised to look them.
9. This is the plant Hermes gave him.
10. After a year, she helped them. (continuing)
C · Right or wrong?
Is it correct?
11. “He suggested to go home.”
12. “She turned them into pigs.”
13. “Instead of sail, they feasted.”
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