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ACTIVITIES　Before Reading
ACTIVITIES　While Reading
ACTIVITIES　After Reading
参考译文

1．Look at the picture on the cover of the book．Now answer these questions.
　　1）Where do you think the story happens？
　　a　Japan.
　　b　England.
　　c　Spain.
　　d　Australia.
　　2）When do you think the story happens？
　　a　Ten years ago.
　　b　Fifty years ago.
　　c　A hundred years ago.
　　d　Over a thousand years ago.
　　2．Read the back cover of the book．Which of these words do you think are in the story？Put a tick next to them．Perhaps not all of them are in the story．Why not？
　　1．Answer these questions.
　　Who…
　　1）puts the sword in the stone？Why？
　　2）pulls the sword out of the stone？
　　3）is Arthur's half-sister？What can she do？
　　4）wins the battle？
　　2．Are these sentences true（T）or false（F）？
　　1）Arthur and Guinevere talk for a long time.
　　T/F
　　2）Merlin wants Arthur to marry Guinevere.
　　T/F
　　3）Merlin builds a new castle.
　　T/F
　　4）Merlin shows Arthur a magic sword.
　　T/F
　　3．Now answer these questions.
　　1）What does Guinevere give Arthur？
　　2）Who fights a lot of different men？
　　3）Who is the strongest knight in England？
　　4）Why are the people in the villages happy？
　　4．Who says these words？
　　1）'You must be king，my son.'
　　2）'Be careful，Arthur．Mordred is a bad man.'
　　3）'Oh Lancelot．You're very strong！'
　　4）'Perhaps Guinevere and Lancelot are in love.'
　　5）'Leave Camelot now，before I kill you.'
　　5．Are these sentences true（T）or false（F）？