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Teacher’s Identity Fatema Motaleb Lecturer: English Aushkandi Rashidia Public High School & College Nabiganj, Habiganj.

Introduction of the lesson English 1 st Paper Class: xi Unit: Nine(Myths and Literature) Lesson: 4 Time: 1 hour Date:

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Announcement of the lesson

Learning outcomes Students will be able to……. # Tell the meaning of some words. #Describe the” first labour” of Hercules. # Describe the” second labour” of the hero. # Describe the reasons for calling Hercules a hero.

Family tree of Hercules Hercules was the son of Zeus or Jupiter and Alcmena.

Jupiter: Father of Hercues

Alcmena: Mother of Hercules

Eurystheus, the King of Mycenae Eurytheus and his cousin made Hercules undergo some difficult tasks,which are known in Greek myths as the ‘twelve labours of Hercules’

Twelve labours of Hercules

The first involved a fight with a lion. The valley of Nemea was being disturbed by a terrible lion and so Eurystheus ordered Hercules to slay the beast and bring him his skin.

At first he tried to fight the lion with his club and arrows but this took him nowhere.

Then Hercules attempted a different tactic: he decided he would use his hands. Hercules managed to slay the animal on his own, relying entirely on his immense strength.

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Word meaning Terrible Slay Victorious Dreadful kill Winner

Strength Terrified Beast Power Scared Animal

His next task was to slay a monster called Hydra that was ravaging the country of Argos.

The Hydra had nine heads. Among them the middle one was said to be immortal.

Our hero struck off its heads with his club, but whenever he knocked off a head,two new ones erupted in its place.

Micheal Hurst as IolausIolaus Eventually with the help of his devoted servant Iolaus, Hercules succeeded in burning all the heads if the Hydra except the ninth or immoral one, which he decided to bury under a huge rock.

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Single work 1.Who gave Hercules all the labours? 2.What was the first labour of Hercules? 3. How did he kill the lion?

The Hind The Horses The Bull The Boar Hercules triumphed again and again, as he would every time he was given an impossible task by Eurystheus The stable

Kevin as Hercules Because of twelve labours Hercules began to acquire reputation of a hero possessing immense strength throughout the world.

Pair work 1.Discuss Hercules’s second labour? 2. What did he do with Hydra’s immortal head?

Evaluation Which of the following statements seem to be false and which true? a.Hercules decided to accomplish impossible tasks because he wanted to be a hero. b. The king was impressed when he saw Hercules after his first victory. c. Hercules managed to defeat Hydra entirely of his own. d. Hercules ended up burying all parts of Hydra. e. Every time he was given an impossible task, Hercules succeeded in doing it.

Write a paragraph on Hercules

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