Myths andlegends-South America[Brazil]

英国大使馆文化教育处供稿

You are going to read about the legend of Saci from Brazil. A legend is a famous story.

Before you read， complete each sentence with one of these words.

1. A _____ is something long and thin that people use to smoke.

2. An animal's _____ is at the back of its body. A cat has a long one.

3. Flowers have a nice _____， but toilets don't！

4. If a child is _____ they do bad things for fun.

5. If someone plays a _____ on you， they do something funny to make you upset.

6. If something _____ bad， it is not nice when you put it in your mouth.

7. If you _____ something， you put it where no one can find it.

8. You can use _____ to tie things together.

9. Your _____ is on the outside of your body.

A What problems do you have at home？ Does your dinner sometimes taste bad？Does your dog wake you up at night？ Do you lose your keys？

Does your car stop working？ If your answer is 'yes' to these questions and you live inBrazil， perhaps there is a little boy called Saci in your house！

B Saci is about 10 to 13 years old. He has very dark skin. He only has one leg， and he wears a little red cap. He smokes a pipe and he can do magic using his little red cap.He can go anywhere he wants at any time. He is very fast， and he is good at riding horses.He can even change into a bird！

C Saci likes to play tricks on people. He isn't really bad， but he is very naughty！ Hehides children's toys. He breaks your eggs. He puts too much salt in your food. He puts flies in your soup！ And he pulls animals' tails to make them upset！

D If you think Saci is giving you bad luck， there are three things you can do. Walk across a bridge. When he follows you， he will lose his magic.

Throw a piece of string on the grass. If he sees string， he always wants to stop and play with it. Finally， take his hat. But be careful-it has a very bad smell！

The story has four parts， A to D.What is the best heading for each part？ （A heading is a group of words that tell you what each part is about.）1. Problems at home？

2. Stopping Saci.

3. What does Saci do？

4. Who is Saci？

Part A _____

Part B _____

Part C _____

Part D _____

True or false （not true）？

1. Problems in your house are because of Saci.

2. Saci uses his pipe to do magic.

3. Saci can fly if he wants.

4. Saci is really bad.

5. There are four ways to stopSaci.

6. His cap smells nice.

Look at these sentences from the story. There are two clauses in each sentence. （A clause has a subject and a verb.） One clause starts with if， and the other clause starts after the comma.

If your answer is 'yes' to these questions and you live in Brazil， perhaps there is a little boy called Saci in your house！

If you think Saci is giving you bad luck， there are three things you can do.

These are conditional sentences. The form is If + Clause A， Clause B.

Match a Clause A with the right Clause B to make conditional sentences.

Activity 1

1. pipe; 2. tail; 3. smell; 4. naughty; 5. trick; 6. tastes; 7. hide; 8. string; 9. skinActivity 2

1.A; 2. D; 3.C;4. B

Activity 3

1. True; 2. False; 3. True; 4. False; 5. False; 6. False

Activity 4

1. If you miss your train， Saci made it go early！

2. If you can't find your wallet， Saci has got it！

3. If you find a fly in your soup， Saci put it there！

4. If you buy some eggs but they are broken， Saci played with them！

5. If your golf ball moves just before you hit it， Saci moved it！

6. If your car stops working， Saci broke it！