Try it out!

Besides King Midas, you may watch a lot of stories in youtube. (http://www.youtube.com/)

For example,

Rosa Goes to the City: Learn English with subtitles. 

Writing : King Midas

Print out the writing exercise. Then hand in the exercise by 2/6/2013.

Reading : King Midas

Read the story. Or you may download the powerpoint files, then read the story offline.

Listening and Speaking : King Midas

Listen to the recording. Circle the correct answer according to the recording you hear.

 (  King Midas   ,   King Minus  )  was a rich king. He loved (  gold  ,  silver   ) more than anything else in the world. One day, while he was counting his (  gold coins  ,  silver coins)  , a genie suddenly  (  disappeared,   appeared )  before him.

            “King Midas, I am here to give you a (  wash  ,  wish  ). What do you wish for?” asked the  (  genius  ,  genie  ).

            “More gold, of course,” replied the king. “I want everything that I touch to turn into gold.”

            “All right, your wish will be granted,” said the genie.

            “From tomorrow, everything that you touch will turn into gold. However, I warn you that your wish will not make you  (  happy  ,  sad )  .”

“( Great!   ,   Nonsense!   ) I will be very happy,” said the king.

            The next day, King Midas woke up early. He quickly touched his bed and at once it turned into gold.

            “Oh! My wish has come true! The bed has turned into gold!”

            Then, King Midas touched many other things in his room and they all (  made  ,  turned  ) into gold.

            “Gold! Gold! Everything is now gold!” he said excitedly.

            Just then, the king’s (  doctor   ,  daughter ) entered the room.

            “Hello, Father,” said Princess Stefanie.

“Hello, my little ( princess    ,      prince  ), ” said King Midas and he gave her a   (  mat    ,  pat   ) on the shoulder. At once, the princess turned into gold.