Using Language (II) Listening, Speaking

& Writing

Listening (page 15)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 and ⅤRichard (sons of King Edward IV) ; ⅢKing 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 belowZP: 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

camecame

futurefutureMary Mary PrincessPrincess

Tower Tower Strange Strange

thoughtthoughtthroughthrough

Traitors’Traitors’happenedhappened

Listening (Page 52)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.

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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 worried2 then stopped Catholic services

To foreign countries

To protestants

1 friendly to Protestant countries2 unfriendly to Catholic ones

Pro/support Protestant

Speaking on page 15Speaking 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 was king. He loved his food Ⅷ

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: