Wednesday, February 4, 2015

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (Level Starter)




Ichabod is a cunning teacher in the village. But what will become of him after his encounter with the Headless Horseman? The Legend of the valley Sleepy Hollow starts.



THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

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Vocabulary:

  1. legend: an old story - half true, half not true
  2. valley: land between two hills
  3. headless: without a head
  4. horseman: a man on a horse
  5. thin: not fat
  6. school: students learn there
  7. stick: a long thin piece of wood
  8. extra: more than usual
  9. direct: to make people begin and stop singing
  10. church: Christian people go there to pray
  11. witch: a woman who can fly through the sky and do bad thing
  12. black magic: bad magic
  13. brave: not afraid
  14. haunted: where people see lots of ghosts
  15. under someone's spell: only thinking of one person
  16. field: a piece of land that a farm has
  17. only child: a person with no brothers or sisters
  18. strong: with a body that works well
  19. fight: when someone hits people again and again
  20. lose hope: to stop thinking that something nice can happen
  21. play tricks on somebody: to do bad things and laugh at somebody
  22. howl: to cry (of a dog)
  23. nightfall: the time when night begins
  24. servant: a person who works for someone rich
  25. party: a time when lots of people meet to eat, talk, and drink
  26. suit: a jacket and trousers of one colour
  27. borrow: to take for a short time
  28. neighbourhood: all the houses near your house
  29. music: people listen or dance to this
  30. dance: to move your body and feet to music
  31. follow: to go after someone
  32. bridge: people can go across a river on this 
  33. step: to put your foot down
  34. disappear: to go away suddenly
  35. flash: a sudden light
  36. fire: this is a red and hot, and it burns
  37. shoulder: this is between your arm and your neck
  38. weakly: not strongly
  39. figure: someone that you cant see very well.
  40. slap: to hit with your open hand
  41. gallop: to move fast (on a horse)
  42. saddle: the thing that you put on a horse back to sit on
  43. kick: to kick with your feet
  44. throw: to make something move quickly from your hand through the air
  45. knock: to hit strongly
  46. pumpkin: a big orange vegetable
  47. marry: to make someone your husband or wife
  48. favourite: the one that people like best


2 comments:

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  2. ủa rồi Ichabod bị ma bắt hay làm sao? :(

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