The Odyssey: Myth, Heroes, and Storytelling
ESL Lesson PlansThe Odyssey: Myth, Heroes, and Storytelling

The Odyssey: Myth, Heroes, and Storytelling

Explore one of the greatest works of world literature through this engaging B2 ESL interactive worksheet. Students learn about The Odyssey, ancient Greek mythology, oral storytelling, and epic poetry while developing listening, vocabulary, and discussion skills. Perfect for adults, literature classes, history-themed ESL lessons, and online teaching. Keywords: Greek mythology, Homer, The Odyssey, epic poetry.

Skills

  • Can follow the essentials of lectures, talks and reports and other forms of academic/professional presentation which are propositionally and linguistically complex.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Study the images.

  1. What do these pictures have in common?
  2. Which stories or movies do they remind you of?
  3. Why do people still enjoy myths thousands of years later?
  4. What qualities make someone a hero?
2

Match the words with the definitions.

3

Discuss these questions.

4

Watch the video and choose the correct summary.

5

Watch the video again and choose if the statements are true or false.

6

Vocabulary in Context: Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

7

Discuss the questions.

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