Percival - Knight of the Round Table
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Until Percival was seventeen years old, he knew nothing about knights! He
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lived with his mother in the quiet forests of Wales. Since he was a little
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boy, he loved the adventure. He spent a lot of time following his hobbies
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hunting, fishing and riding his horse. His mother loved him a lot. She was
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always afraid when he was alone in the dark forest because there were
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some dangerous animals there. But Percival was never afraid of anything.
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One day, when he was riding through the forest, he met a group of King
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Arthur’s knights. Percival was so impressed by their golden armour that it
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became his biggest dream to be a knight. One of the knights invited him to
10 Camelot, King Arthur’s castle!
11 When Percival came home, he told his mother about his wish. His mother
12 started to cry. Then she told him about his two brothers and his father.
13 They were knights, too and they were killed in a battle. Percival’s mother
14 missed all of them a lot. So she didn’t want that Percival would die, too.
15 Percival loved his mother very much, but his wish to become a knight was
16 bigger than that. The next day he started his journey to Camelot.
17 On his way he met a knight in red armour. The Red Knight showed him a
18 golden cup, which belonged to King Arthur. “Tell King Arthur that I have
19 stolen his cup. If he wants it back, one of his knights must fight against
20 me”, said the Red Knight. Percival was very angry when he heard this, so
21 he hurried to Camelot to tell King Arthur. When he arrived in Camelot,
22 Percival brought the message to King Arthur.
Reading Comprehension
Percival – Knight of the Round Table
Exercise 1: Which line from the text tells you something about the following
statements! Write down the correct line!
a) Percival lived with his mother in Wales.
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b) Percival’s hobbies were hunting, fishing and riding.
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c) Percival liked the golden armour of King Arthur’s knights.
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d) King Arthur’s castle was in Camelot.
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e) Percival’s mother missed his dead father and his dead brothers.
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f) His wish to become a knight was bigger than his love for his mother.
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g) The Red Knight stole King Arthur’s golden cup.
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Scan the following QR-code with the help of the
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your own!
Exercise 2: Tick the right answer!
a) Percival’s mother was always afraid when …
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⃝ he was riding on his horse.
⃝ he spent time alone in the dark forest.
⃝ he was talking to other people.
b) One of King Arthur’s knights …
⃝ offered Percival a cup of hot tea.
⃝ invited Percival to Camelot.
⃝ stole Percival’s horse.
c) When Percival told his mother about his wish to become a knight …
⃝ she was bored.
⃝ she started to cry.
⃝ she didn’t listen.
d) The Red Knight hoped …
⃝ to marry a young beautiful lady.
⃝ for a warm place to sleep.
⃝ for a fight against one of King Arthur’s knights.
Scan the following QR-code with the help of the
App „Barcode Scanner” and correct Exercise 2 on
your own!