This is Theseus. He is young, and he is very strong. Tonight he starts a long road.
Theseus: The Road to Athens · A1
Labour One: The Club-Man
Be and have, my and his, there is and there are, a and an, and the present simple: the first words of English, for the first day of Theseus’s road.
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SOPHIA
MARCOS
Where is he going?
The story
After the old stories of Theseus
Theseus lives in Troezen with his mother, Aethra. His father is Aegeus, the king of Athens. Theseus doesn’t know him.
There is a big rock in Troezen. Under the rock there is a sword and there are sandals. They are from Aegeus. Theseus is strong: he can lift the rock. Now he has a sword.
There are two ways to Athens: the sea and the road. The road is dangerous. Theseus takes the road.
On the road there is a bad man. His name is Periphetes. He has a big bronze club, and he hits people with it. Theseus fights him and takes the club.
Be: am, is, are
SOPHIA
I am Sophia. You are Marcos. He is Theseus. She is Aethra. We are in the Library. They are on the road.
DEMETRIA
Aethra is the mother of Theseus. Theseus and Aethra are in Troezen.
Have and has
MARCOS
Theseus has a sword! I have a pen.
SOPHIA
Good! I / you / we / they have, but he / she / it has.
My, his, her
PHILO
Aegeus is the king of Athens. Athens is his city. Aethra is Theseus’s mother: her son is Theseus.
SOPHIA
my, your, his, her, our, their go before a noun: my book, his city, her son.
There is, there are; a, an
DEMETRIA
There is a rock. There are two ways. There is an old woman.
SOPHIA
There is + one thing, there are + two or more. And an before a vowel sound: an old woman, an apple, but a sword, a road.
The present simple
MARCOS
Periphetes hits people. Does he live on the mountain?
SOPHIA
Yes! With he / she / it, add -s: he hits, she lives. Questions: Does he live…? Do they live…? And can never changes: he can carry.
Sophia’s summary
| Form | Use | From the story |
|---|---|---|
| am / is / are | the verb be | Aethra is his mother. |
| have / has | have (has with he / she / it) | Theseus has a sword. |
| my / his / her / their | before a noun | Athens is his city. |
| there is / there are | one thing / two or more | There are two ways to Athens. |
| a / an | an before a vowel sound | an old woman, a club |
| he / she / it + -s; Does…? | present simple | He hits people. Does he live here? |
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 word.
1. Theseus ___ very strong.
2. Aethra and Theseus ___ in Troezen.
3. Periphetes ___ a big club.
4. ___ a big rock in Troezen.
5. Theseus meets ___ old shepherd.
6. ___ Periphetes live on the mountain?
B · Write
Write the missing word.
7. Aegeus is the king of Athens. Athens is city.
8. There two ways to Athens.
9. Periphetes people with his club. (hit)
10. Theseus can the club. (carry)
C · Right or wrong?
Is it correct?
11. “The shepherd has twenty sheeps.”
12. “Theseus is a strong young man.”
13. “She have a son.”
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