3RD ESO
KING ARTHUR
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 Watch the trailer of the 2004 movie about King
Arthur:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqZh1tg_bF4
 What type of story do you think it is?
Was King Arthur a Legend?
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 Working with the past… Write a definition for each
of the following words (pages 4-5):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Legend
A knight
A leader
To fight
A ballad
A record (of somebody’s life)
Exciting
BEFORE YOU READ…
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 Working with the past… Write the Past Simple of the
following verbs (regular and irregular) (p. 4,5,7):
BASE FORM
STAY
WIN
BUILD
FIGHT
WRITE
LOVE
LEAVE
GO
INVADE
PAST SIMPLE
BEFORE ARTHUR’S TIME
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 History of Britain. Homework: Complete the chart
with information about some of the British
inhabitants before Arthur’s time (p.7).
NAME
Celts
Romans
Angles
Saxons
Scots
Period of time
What they did
HADRIAN’S WALL
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http://www.visithadrianswall.co.uk/
YOUNG ARTHUR
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 Vocabulary: Match the word to its definition
1. Magician
a) a person who gives advice
2. Counsellor
b) a religious leader
3. Court
c) wealthy men
4. To raise somebody
d) to take out from a place
5. Archbishop
e) place where a monarch lives
6. Kingdom
f) a person who uses magic
7. Noblemen
g) the king’s territory
8. To pull out
h) to look after, to take care
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE
P.13
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 Page 13 Exercise 1
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE
P.14
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 Page 14 Exercise 1
 1. B
 2. A
 3. C
 4. A
 5. B
 6. C
THE SWORD IN THE
STONE
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 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
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 Watch this video from Merlin Series 4 Episode 13
( The sword in the stone part II):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaBmWqQkKYE
Are there any similarities between the movie scene and
the story in the book? Are there any differences?
BRITAIN HAS A KING
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 Make a list of King Arthur’s qualities and complete
the chart:
King Arthur
Age
He lived in…
Hobbies
Positive qualities
Negative qualities
UNDERSTANDING THE
TEXT 23-25
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 Page 23 Exercise 1
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D8. 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
The knight’s armour and
weapons
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EXCALIBUR
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 Complete the chart with information about Excalibur and its
scabbard.
Excalibur
Scabbard
 Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o4viqGUtrw
EXCALIBUR
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 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
ARTHUR MEETS
GUINEVERE
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 Watch this video about Guinevere (from the movie
King Arthur 2004):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RREc5c2OcW8
 Can you find any differences between the character
of Guinevere in the book and in the movie? Any
similarities?
ARTHUR MEETS
GUINEVERE
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 Documentary about King Arthur’s Round Table:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H82wi557sHs
 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?
UNDERSTANDING THE
TEXT. P.36-37
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 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.
Before you read. P.39
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Page 39 Exercise 1
 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B
THE FIVE KINGS
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 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?
Understanding the text
p.43-44
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 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
LANCELOT
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 Watch this video from Merlin TV series. What is the
relationship between King Arthur and Lancelot?
What is the relationship between Lancelot and
Guinevere?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfvsd_MP1zY
UNDERSTANDING
THE TEXT P.48-50
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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
CASTLES
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Match the picture to the
name of the castles on pages
54-55.
THE HOLY GRAIL
 Why was the Grail so important for King Arthur and his
knights? Watch this documentary about the Holy Grail
and find out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-4sqSGNX-c
 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?
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UNDERSTANDING
THE TEXT P.61-64
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 Page 61 Exercise 1
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D8. 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
KING ARTHUR GOES
TO AVALON
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 Excalibur and the Lady of the Lake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9lQdzXZ0Hs
(From the movie “Excalibur” 1981).
UNDERSTANDING
THE TEXT P.70-73
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Page 70 Exercise 1
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
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Page 70 Exercise 2
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C
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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
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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.
KING ARTHUR’S LIFE
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Watch this documentary about King Arthur and
discuss the similarities and differences with the book.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZL0b_FNTNY
Similarities
Differences