Task 1 (SPEAKING) - Work in pairs. Can you answer this famous riddle from Sophocles’s play Oedipus the King? Explain your answer- SHS Friends Global 11 page 12

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

‘What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three in the evening?’

2. Phương pháp giải

Làm việc theo cặp. Bạn có thể trả lời câu đố nổi tiếng này từ vở kịch Oedipus the King của Sophocles không? Giải thich câu trả lơi của bạn.

Sinh vật nào đi bằng bốn chân vào buổi sáng, hai chân vào buổi chiều và ba chân vào buổi tối?

3. Lời giải chi tiết

Student A: Have you heard the riddle from Sophocles's play Oedipus the King? It goes like this: 'What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three in the evening?' Do you know the answer?

Student B: Yes, I've heard of that riddle before. The answer is a human being.

Student A: That's correct! The creature referred to in the riddle is a human. In the morning, when we are born, we crawl on all fours like a baby. Then, in the afternoon, we walk on two legs, just like adults. Finally, in the evening or old age, we may need to use a walking stick or cane, which acts as the third leg. So, the riddle symbolizes the stages of human life.

Student B: Exactly! It's a clever way to represent the different phases we go through as we grow older. From crawling as babies to walking on our own two feet as adults, and eventually needing some assistance as we age.