Ice King's story! Lesson 1

Hello!!! 

Before reading: 

- Scan the text and try to spot new words, then write them down and discuss their meaning before looking them up.
- What do you think? Is this going to be a fun or a sad story?
- There are some grammar mistakes which I have corrected. After the text you will find an explanation about them.

Let's start with a series of stories to follow. This is the story of Simon Petrikov: 

Simon: Hello, my name is Simon Petrikov. I am recording this tape so that people will know my story.

Ice king: Oh no! Turn it off Bmo! Turn it off!!!

Simon: I was studying to be an antiquarian of ancient artifacts. Now, I never believed in the supernatural stuff myself. (I)' Just had a fascination with superstitions. But everything changed when I came into contact whit this item. *Shows the crown*

FINN&JAKE: The Ice-king!!!

Simon: After purchasing this crown from an old dock worker in northern Scandinavia, I brought it home and exitedly showed my fiancee Betty and *1(I) jokingly put it on my head just for a good laugh or something and that's when it started. The visions. I fought with them. Shouted at them until I realized it wasn't real. It was the crown. I quickly took it off and saw my fiancee in front of me looking at me with such contempt. What did I said*2(SAY!)? What did I done*2(DO!) when I worn this crown? All I know is that I never saw Betty again.

Since then, I now see the visions always whether or not I wear the crown. They tell me the secrets. The secrets of ice and snow, that the power of the crown will save me with its frost. I don't yet know what this means. As you can see, my skin is beginning to turn blue. My body temperature has been lowering in a supernatural rate to what it's now about 30 degrees celsius. I don't know when it will end. I'm really scared. 

I know my mind is changing. But I'm already too far gone to know what to do. I want people to know that if I do things... If I do thing that hurt anyone... Please. Please forgive me. Just watch over me

until I can find my way out of this laberynth in my brain and regain my sanity. And then maybe... Betty, my princess, maybe you will love me again. Please love me again, Betty!

Ice-king: *Cries*

Jake: Drama BOMB.

Ice-king: Now you know my secret... You know that I used to wear glasses!!!!

After reading!

*1 - WE NEVER OMMIT THE SUBJECT IN ENGLISH! 

*2/3 -  If we have the AUXILIARY DID/DO, the main verb will ALWAYS go in its INFINITIVE form. 

*2/3 -  Moreover, if we want to talk about something that happened in the past but it has an effect on the present, we ought to use the PRESENT PERFECT tense: 

- Eg:

        What did I said*2(SAY!)? = What have I said?

       What did I done(do) when I wore this crown? = What have I done when I wore this crown?

REMEMBER that in the perfect tenses the main verb will be conjugated in the past participle (third column)

ACTIVITY!

1- What is a CURSE?

2- What is the difference between a curse and a spell?
3- Do you believe in curses?
4- Do you think Simon will be able to get rid of his curse?

Until next lesson!

-Chris!