Using Language (II) Listening, Speaking & Writing

Listening (page 15)

Pre-listening 1. Before you listen to the tape, look at the royal family trees,in pairs and in turn ask and answer these questions Who was the sister of the Queen Mary? Who was Queen Mary’s father ? Who was Edward V’s uncle? Who were King Edward IV’s sons?

1. Who was the sister of the Queen Mary? Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth I. 2. Who was Queen Mary’s father ? King Henry VIII. 3. Who was Edward V’s uncle? Richard III.

4. Who were King Edward IV’s sons? Edward V and Richard.

2. Look again at the names of these English Kings and queens as you listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the tape. Tick the ones you hear about. Ticks for brother King Edward Ⅴ and Richard Ⅲ (sons of King Edward IV) ; King Edward Ⅳ ; Richard (later King Richard III); Queen Mary; Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I)

1. Which king on the list was one of the princes in the Tower? How do you know? Prince Edward was one of the princes murdered in the Tower. We know because: Listen to Part 1 and then answer the questions.

2. Who had the two princes killed? King Richard III killed the princes because he wanted to become king. both were princes both were young boys their uncle was Richard who later became King Richard III.

4. Listen to part 2 and fill in the blanks below ZP: Who_____ to the Tower as a prisoner? G: A ______ queen. In the 1500s Queen ______ sent her sister _______ Elizabeth, to the ______as a prisoner. ZP : _______ !Why did she do that? G: She ______ Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth ________a special gate called “_________gate.” That only _________ to very bad people came future Mary Princess Tower Strange thought through Traitors’ happened

Listening (Page 52)

1. King James was a Catholic. 2. King James supported Protestants. 3. He never allowed the Catholics to practise their religion. Decide which sentences are true and which are false. F T F

4. The king thought there were few Catholics at first. 5. The king was consistent in his attitude towards the Catholics. 6. The interview supported the king. T F F

Listen to part 2 and answer the questions. 1.Why did King James change his attitude to the Catholics? 2.Why was he afraid of the Catholics? 3.Why didn’t he want England to be a Catholic country?

4. Did King James talk about his worry to Fawkes and Catesby? 5. Why did the interviewer say that the king had brought about the conflict?

Key for them: 1.King James changed his attitude to the Catholics because he was frightened when he saw how many of them there were. 2.All the countries that were friendly to England were Protestant and all the countries that were not friendly were Catholic.

3. Then he would lose the friendship of all the Protestant countries. 4. No, he didn’t. 5. The king changed his mind and upset the Catholics. He did not discuss things with them. They felt their only action was to kill him.

King James’ Problems to Catholics Listen to the whole text and fill in the chart. 1 at first not worried 2 then stopped Catholic services

To foreign countries To protestants 1 friendly to Protestant countries 2 unfriendly to Catholic ones Pro/support Protestant

Speaking on page 15

Excuse me… I’m afraid I can’t follow you. Please, can you speak more slowly? I beg your pardon? Pardon? What did you mean by …? I didn’t understand … I’m sorry but could you repeat that? When you have problems understanding the guide, use these phrases:

Sample dialogue: A: Excuse me. Are you a guide? B: Yes, I am. Can I help you? A: Can I ask you a questions about the Temple of Heaven? B: Of course. What do you want to know? A: What is this Temple for?

B: The Emperor came to pray for good crops and a good harvest for the country. He made offerings to the God and asked him for help. A: Please can you speak more slowly? I’m afraid I can’t follow you.

B: I’m sorry. I’ll speak more slowly. This is the Hall where the Emperor made his sacrifices to the Gods. You may not go in but just look through the door. A: What did you mean by making sacrifice? B: He killed many animals after making prayers. He also dressed in special clothes.

A: I beg your pardon? Special clothes! I thought his clothes were always special! What were they? B: They were clothes kept just for this occasion. He changed in a special yellow room and came out to go to pray to the Gods.

A: I see. When did this stop? B: When the Emperors stopped ruling China. A: Thank you. You have been most helpful.

Writing on page 16

Alternatives words that can be used instead of “ nice” and“ is” nice be smart, clean, excellent, exciting, famous, beautiful, grand, great, huge, special, unusual, amazing, wonderful, splendid… appear, be built, stand, lie, remain, stay, look, sound, become, keep, grow

The temple was built long ago. The old temple was built long ago. The old temple was built two hundred years ago. Vary the adjectives and verbs to make the writing more interesting and lively.

The old temple was constructed two hundred years ago. The temple was burned down early last century. The temple was built in 1980’s.

This great stone castle was constructed five hundred years ago when King Henry Ⅷ was king. He loved his food and you can tell that by visiting his extremely large and well-provided kitchens. See where he fed six hundred people at on e time. Admire the

beautifully decorated rooms where he met the kings from other countries. Examine the care with which he provided toilets for all his followers. Walk through his wonderful gardens.

So paying some attention to the use of words can make you writing to be an exciting one. Now write a passage to introduce a scenic site in your city for a local guide book. Make the site to be an attractive one with your words. Assignment: