3RD ESO

  Watch the trailer of the 2004 movie about King Arthur:  What type of story do you think it is? KING ARTHUR

  Working with the past… Write a definition for each of the following words (pages 4-5): 1.Legend 2.A knight 3.A leader 4.To fight 5.A ballad 6.A record (of somebody’s life) 7.Exciting Was King Arthur a Legend?

  Working with the past… Write the Past Simple of the following verbs (regular and irregular) (p. 4,5,7): BEFORE YOU READ… BASE FORMPAST SIMPLE STAY WIN BUILD FIGHT WRITE LOVE LEAVE GO INVADE

 BEFORE ARTHUR’S TIME  History of Britain. Homework: Complete the chart with information about some of the British inhabitants before Arthur’s time (p.7). NAMEPeriod of timeWhat they did Celts Romans Angles Saxons Scots

 HADRIAN’S WALL

  Vocabulary: Match the word to its definition 1.Magiciana) a person who gives advice 2.Counsellorb) a religious leader 3.Courtc) wealthy men 4.To raise somebodyd) to take out from a place 5.Archbishope) place where a monarch lives 6.Kingdomf) a person who uses magic 7.Noblemeng) the king’s territory 8.To pull outh) to look after, to take care YOUNG ARTHUR

  Page 13 Exercise 1 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C ANSWERS TO EXERCISE P.13

  Page 14 Exercise 1  1. B  2. A  3. C  4. A  5. B  6. C ANSWERS TO EXERCISE P.14

  Understanding the text. Answers to the exercises:  Page 18 Exercise 1 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A  Page 18 Exercise 2 a.10 b. 6 c. 8 d. 7 e. 2 f. 9 g. 3 h. 4 i. 5 j. 1  Page 19 Exercise 3 a. This b. That c. This d. Those e. These f. This THE SWORD IN THE STONE

  Watch this video from Merlin Series 4 Episode 13 ( The sword in the stone part II): Are there any similarities between the movie scene and the story in the book? Are there any differences?

  Make a list of King Arthur’s qualities and complete the chart: BRITAIN HAS A KING King Arthur Age He lived in… Hobbies Positive qualities Negative qualities

  Page 23 Exercise 1 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D  Page 24 Exercise 2B a. friendly b. courageous c. loyal d. adventurous  Page 25 Exercise 3 a. doesn’t like eating b. liked fighting c. liked causing trouble d. didn’t like riding e. likes reading f. didn’t like living UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT 23-25

 The knight’s armour and weapons

  Complete the chart with information about Excalibur and its scabbard.  Watch the video: EXCALIBUR ExcaliburScabbard

  Page 32 Exercise 1 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A  Page 32 Exercise 2 a. with b. during c. of, in d. out e. with EXCALIBUR

  Watch this video about Guinevere (from the movie King Arthur 2004):  Can you find any differences between the character of Guinevere in the book and in the movie? Any similarities? ARTHUR MEETS GUINEVERE

  Documentary about King Arthur’s Round Table:  Answer the questions: 1.- Where can you find a replica of the Round Table? 2.- When did King Arthur use the Round Table? 3.- What does the narrator think about the existence of the Round Table? ARTHUR MEETS GUINEVERE

  Page 36 Exercise 1 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. C  Page 37 Exercise 2 b. King Leodegrance was thankful to him. c. Arthur met her at the banquet. d. Merlin wasn’t happy with Arthur’s choice, but he accepted his decision. e. King Leodegrance said, ‘Thank you for protecting us.’ f. Arthur called them to sit at the Round Table. UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT. P.36-37

 Page 39 Exercise 1  1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B Before you read. P.39

  Answer these questions: 1.- Why did the five kings join against King Arthur? 2.- Why did King Arthur want Guinevere to come with him? 3.- How many knights were with King Arthur? THE FIVE KINGS

  Page 43 Exercise 1 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. A  8. A 9. B  Page 43 Exercise 2 a. beautiful b. king c. stron d. protect e. forest f. queen g. dangerous  Page 44 Exercise 3 a. her b. my c. our d. his e. your f. their Understanding the text p.43-44

  Watch this video from Merlin TV series. What is the relationship between King Arthur and Lancelot? What is the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere? LANCELOT

  Page 48 Exercise 1 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. A  Page 49 Exercise 2 A Merlin: counsellor, wise, magician Arthur: king, friendly, courageous, loyal, adventurous, knight Lancelot: generous, kind, knight Guinevere: wife, beautiful, queen Galahad: courageous, loyal, knight B a. magician / wise b. king / courageous, adventurous, loyal and friendly c. knight / generous and kind d. queen / beautiful e. knight / loyal and courageous  Page 50 Exercise 3 a. Do not enter b. Give money c. Take me d. Don’t open e. Tell me f. Stop UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT P.48-50

 CASTLES Match the picture to the name of the castles on pages

  Why was the Grail so important for King Arthur and his knights? Watch this documentary about the Holy Grail and find out:  Answer these questions as well: 1.- Where is Indiana James? How is it related to King Arthur? 2.- What can you see at the top of the hill? 3.- Why is the water from the spring red? THE HOLY GRAIL

  Page 61 Exercise 1 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. C  Page 62 Exercise 2 Where is the Holy Grail now?  Page 63 Exercise 4 1. at the end 2. is dangerous 3. likes 4. over 5. weighed UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT P.61-64

  Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake: (From the movie “Excalibur” 1981). KING ARTHUR GOES TO AVALON

  Page 70 Exercise 1 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B  Page 70 Exercise 2 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C  Page 72 Exercise 3 a. Arthur’s life was long. b. King Arthur’s going to France. c. Mordred’s army was in Dover. d. Sir Bedivere’s taken Excalibur to the Lake. e. is f. is g. has h. genitive  Page 73 Exercise 4 the year, king, magician, Archbishop, noblemen, great church, Christmas Day, stone, sword, written, pulls, true, Arthur, new, good, Merlin, Excalibur, married, Round Table, Holy Grail, disappeared, Galahad, Bors, Percival, Mordred, return, Mordred, army, died, Avalon. UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT P.70-73

 Watch this documentary about King Arthur and discuss the similarities and differences with the book. KING ARTHUR’S LIFE SimilaritiesDifferences