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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Jason, Medea, and the Golden Fleece
Unscramble the Blue Letters
In the center of Colchis in an enchanted garden, the hide of a mystical flying ram hung from the tseallt oak, guarded by a dragon who never slept. jaosn would have to tread carefully to pry it from King Aeetes’ clutches and win back his promised throne. But dialcpomy was hardly one of the Argonauts’ sthgnrets. Jason would have to ntviaage this difficult task alone. Or so he toghhut.
laenivg most of his bedraggled crew to rest, Jason made for the palace with some of his more even-tempered men. His first instinct was to simply ask the king for his prized possession. But Aeetes was enraged at the hero’s ppeoumistrn. If this outsider wanted his treasure, he would have to prove his worth by facing three perilous tasks.
Open Cloze
In the center of Colchis in an enchanted garden, the hide of a mystical flying ram hung from the _______ oak, guarded by a dragon who never slept. _____ would have to tread carefully to pry it from King Aeetes’ clutches and win back his promised throne. But _________ was hardly one of the Argonauts’ _________. Jason would have to ________ this difficult task alone. Or so he _______.
_______ most of his bedraggled crew to rest, Jason made for the palace with some of his more even-tempered men. His first instinct was to simply ask the king for his prized possession. But Aeetes was enraged at the hero’s ___________. If this outsider wanted his treasure, he would have to prove his worth by facing three perilous tasks.
Solution
- strengths
- diplomacy
- presumption
- tallest
- jason
- navigate
- leaving
- thought
Original Text
In the center of Colchis in an enchanted garden, the hide of a mystical flying ram hung from the tallest oak, guarded by a dragon who never slept. Jason would have to tread carefully to pry it from King Aeetes’ clutches and win back his promised throne. But diplomacy was hardly one of the Argonauts’ strengths. Jason would have to navigate this difficult task alone. Or so he thought.
Leaving most of his bedraggled crew to rest, Jason made for the palace with some of his more even-tempered men. His first instinct was to simply ask the king for his prized possession. But Aeetes was enraged at the hero’s presumption. If this outsider wanted his treasure, he would have to prove his worth by facing three perilous tasks.
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