Learn English with Troy

• ☐ ☐ ☐ hospitality [n] - the friendly treatment of guests [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ legend [n] - a famous story or reputation passed down over time
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bidding [n] - a command or request from someone in authority
• ☐ ☐ ☐ mercenary [n] - a soldier who fights for payment rather than loyalty
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tyrant [n] - a cruel and unjust ruler
• ☐ ☐ ☐ glorify [v] - praise highly, treat as glorious
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fleet [n] - a group of ships
• ☐ ☐ ☐ doom [n] - death or a terrible fate
• ☐ ☐ ☐ honor [n] - great respect, or a strong sense of what is right
• ☐ ☐ ☐ silver tongue [exp] - the ability to speak in a very persuasive or charming way
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trick [n] - a clever or deceptive act
• ☐ ☐ ☐ reputation [n] - the general opinion people have of someone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ command [v] - have authority over

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. How does Odysseus describe Achilles's reputation at the start?
   As a fierce warrior
   As a legendary host
   As a wealthy king
   
   
2. Why does Achilles refuse Odysseus's request at first?
   He says he will not fight for Agamemnon
   He says he is too old
   He says the Trojans are his allies
   
   
3. What does Odysseus say he is really asking Achilles to fight for?
   Gold
   Greece
   Agamemnon's honor
   
   
4. How does Achilles view the conflict between Menelaus and Paris?
   As his own personal business
   As one man's problem, not his
   As something only the gods should judge
   
   
5. What role does Odysseus suggest each man should play in the war?
   Achilles for honor, Agamemnon for power
   Both should fight for Agamemnon
   Neither should go to war
   
   
6. What does Patroclus ask Odysseus about?
   The size of the Greek fleet
   Whether Hector is as skilled as people say
   Whether Achilles will die in Troy
   
   
7. What does Achilles warn Odysseus about at the end of their talk?
   Not to play his tricks on Patroclus
   Not to trust Agamemnon
   Not to sail without him
   
   
8. What does Thetis want for Achilles if he stays in Larisa?
   Wealth and power
   A peaceful life with a family
   A place beside the gods
   
   
9. According to Thetis, what will happen to Achilles's name if he stays home?
   It will be forgotten over time
   It will be remembered by his village
   It will be cursed
   
   
10. What does Thetis say Achilles will gain if he goes to Troy?
    Wealth beyond measure
    Eternal glory and fame, but never returning home
    A kingdom of his own
    
    

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?

1. The friendly treatment of guests. [ hospitality ]

   Your reputation for [ hospitality ] is fast becoming legend.

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2. A famous story or reputation.

   Your reputation for hospitality is fast becoming [ legend ].

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3. An order or request from someone in authority.

   Are you here at Agamemnon's [ bidding ]?

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4. A hired soldier.

   I won't be remembered as a tyrant's [ mercenary ].

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5. Praise highly.

   Let the gods decide which man to [ glorify ].

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6. A group of ships.

   We're sending the largest [ fleet ] that ever sailed.

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7. A terrible fate or death.

   For your glory walks hand in hand with your [ doom ].

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8. A very persuasive way of speaking. [ silver ___ ]

   They say the King of Ithaca has a [ silver ] tongue.

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

Інструкції: Виберіть найбільш природне слово (лише одне слово) для кожного пропуску.

• xxx (xxx) > xxx.

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

Odysseus / visit / Achilles / and / meet / Patroclus / his cousin

Odysseus visits Achilles and meets Patroclus, his cousin.

Achilles / say / he / will / not / fight / for / Agamemnon

Achilles says he will not fight for Agamemnon.

Odysseus / clarify / that / he / ask / Achilles / to / fight / for / Greece / instead

Odysseus clarifies that he is asking Achilles to fight for Greece instead.

Achilles / question / whether / Trojans / ever / harm / him

Achilles questions whether the Trojans ever harmed him.

Odysseus / argue / that / Trojans / insult / all / of Greece

Odysseus argues that the Trojans insulted all of Greece.

Odysseus / propose / that / Achilles / fight / for / honor / and / Agamemnon / fight / for / power

Odysseus proposes that Achilles fight for honor and Agamemnon fight for power.

Patroclus / ask / about / Hector's / skill / as / warrior

Patroclus asks about Hector's skill as a warrior.

Odysseus / invite / Achilles / and / Patroclus / to / join / fleet

Odysseus invited Achilles and Patroclus to join the fleet.

Achilles / warn / Odysseus / not / to / trick / Patroclus

Achilles warned Odysseus not to trick Patroclus.

Thetis / tell / Achilles / that / staying / home / bring / peace / and / family / but / no / lasting / fame

Thetis tells Achilles that staying home brings peace and family, but no lasting fame.

Thetis / say / that / going / to / Troy / bring / eternal / glory / but / also / death

Thetis says that going to Troy brings eternal glory, but also death.

Achilles / must / decide / between / peace / at / home / and / glory / in / war

Achilles must decide between peace at home and glory in war.

1. What request does Odysseus bring to Achilles at the start of the scene?
2. Have you ever had to choose between personal ambition and loyalty to a group? How did you decide?
3. Why do you think Achilles draws a distinction between fighting "for Agamemnon" and fighting "for Greece"?
4. Do you agree with Thetis that eternal glory is worth never returning home? Why or why not?
5. Compare the arguments Odysseus and Thetis each make to persuade Achilles. Whose argument do you find more convincing?