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C. Look at the vocabulary in exercise B on page 105.
1. Which mythical creatures have each body part?
2. What other mythical creatures do you know of, and
how can you describe them?

D. Write true (T) or false (F).
1. The legs of the Sphinx were of a lion, and she had
claws on each foot.
2. The Sphinx of Ancient Egypt was a fierce and
frightening creature.
3. Triton was the son of an Ancient Greek sea god.
4. All Japanese monsters, or kaiju as they’re known,
were dangerous to humans.
5. Mothra only appeared in films in the last century.
6. The French tarrasque from the original legend had
horns.
7. Unicorns are often portrayed as having magical
properties.
8. A hippogriff has a bird’s head and a horse’s body.

This six-legged, dragon-like creature from French E. Find these words and phrases in the text. What do
legend has a lion’s head and a protective shell, they mean?
like that of a turtle, covering its back. It appeared
in stories from the early 13 century and was a. landscape e. cinema-goer
th
said to live on the riverside, waiting to attack. b. riddle f. legend
A similar creature has appeared in Dungeons c. slash g. silvery
and Dragons games since the 1970s, in which d. blow into h. ferocious

it also has horns.
In the 1985 film Legend, Tom Cruise must rescue F. Discuss with a partner.
the world from darkness after a unicorn’s horn is
broken. In many other stories, unicorns are also
believed to be magical. For example, in Harry
Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the silvery
blood of a unicorn is used by Lord Voldemort
to keep himself alive as he’s returning to his full
strength. J.K. Rowling brought other fantastic
creatures to life, such as the hippogriff, which
has the body of a horse and the wings and
head of an eagle. With its powerful beak and
magnificent wings, it’s quite a ferocious-looking
creature, though Hagrid assures Harry that his
hippogriff, Buckbeak, is friendly. 1. What do you think is the answer to the Sphinx’s
riddle?
2. What other riddles do you know?

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