Put it all together

“The truth, as they say, shall set you free” There are several myths about science, most of them emanating from the internet or folk wisdom. Here you will learn about some of the most common ones. 

Read the next questions, for each question there are three pictures, listen to the recording and choose the correct picture, put a tick (✔️) in the box below it.

1.What happens while the dog is walking in the park?
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Perro lavándose las patas después de llegar del parque Perro oliendo y lamiendo basura en el parque Perro usando cubrebocas mientras pasea en el parque
What happened in the girl's brain while she was sleeping?
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Niña durmiendo con el cerebro apagado Niña durmiendo con la mitad del cerebro apagado Niña durmiendo con el cerebro activo, soñando con su examen de matemáticas
3. What happens if a penny hits the man's head after dropping from the Empire State?
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La moneda golpeó al hombre y lo mató La moneda le golpeó y no le hizo daño La moneda le ocasionó un agujero tipo alcancía en la cabeza y la dejó como la alcancía
4. What happens if a man dressed in red clothes walks next to a bull that is eating?
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Un toro pastando y un hombre vestido de rojo pasando junto a él Un toro atacando a un hombre vestido de blanco que lo molesta con un palo Un toro enojado encerrado en un corral
5. What happened when Fankie left food for some goldfish exactly in the same place for three months?
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Un pez “goldfish” encuentra su comida debajo de un alga Un pez pasa del lado del alga, claramente se observa su comida pero pasa de largo sin verla Varios peces nadando como perdidos sin saber a dónde ir

“Match the questions from the previous exercise to the corresponding myth. There is one extra. Write the number of the question 1-5 or none for the extra myth.”

Question Myth
Bulls become angry at the color red.
Human beings evolved from apes
Humans use only 10% of their brains.
Dog´s mouths are cleaner than our mouths.
Goldfish have a 3-7 second memory
A penny dropped from the Empire State building can kill a person on the sidewalk

In this section you are going to read about one of the most popular legendary adventures of Thor. Be sure you read the whole text first and then choose the best linking word in each blank.

“Thor disguised as Freyja”

One morning Thor got up and saw that his hammer was missing, (1) he asked god Loki for help. (2) Loki knew about it, he guessed that the giants had stolen the hammer, so he went to see Thrym, the king of the giants.

(3) Loki asked Thrym about the hammer, the giant began to laugh and said “I buried it in a secret place, (4) I will give it back only if Freyja marries me.”

Loki returned to Asgard and told Freyja about the giant’s plan. She was sad and angry (5) she didn’t want to marry a terrible giant.

Freyja and Loki thought about what they could do and made a plan to fool Thrym, the giant-king . They decided to dress up Thor in a wedding dress so that he looked like Freyja.

(6) Thor didn’t want to wear a dress, but the gods convinced him that it was the only thing to do.

Thor and Loki arrived at the giant´s castle, they found that Thrym had prepared a great banquet in honor of Freyja.  Thor was really hungry (7) he began to eat, he ate an entire ox and eight fish. He couldn’t control himself! Thrym and the other giants were surprised to see Freyja´s great appetite.

Loki was worried that the king was suspicious, (8) he explained that Freyja was so excited about her wedding that she couldn´t eat.

Thrym was so happy that he tried to kiss his bride, but unfortunately, he saw Thor’s red eyes and got confused. Loki explained that Freyja couldn't sleep in eight nights (9) she was so excited about her wedding.

The giant-king was satisfied with Loki’s explanation, and the celebration continued.

(10) , the king brought the hammer and gave it to Freyja, with the hammer in his hand, Thor stood up and took off the veil, the giants recognized him and panicked. They tried to run away , but Thor and his hammer were too quick and defeated all the giants. Thor and Loki triumphantly returned to Asgard.

Self evaluation

Now that you have done all activities, please reflect about your learning and complete the chart below. In case you are not sure or you think you can’t do it, please click on the links and review the topics.

Self evaluationI am an expert NOW in this topic! Self evaluationI think I need to practice a bit more.
I can describe in an oral and written form two past events that happened at the same time using WHEN or WHILE.
Excellent!
Please check ... Grammar "When and While"
I can write or tell a story that happened in the past using time sequencers as: first, second, then, after, and finally.
Very well!
When writing or talking about a past event, I can order the events in a logical and coherent way, using words as: to begin with, in addition, to sum up, etc.
Very well!
I can ask and answer about past events and relevant past situations using Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Very well!