Pedagog: Teresa Romano
The Legends of King Arthur
The Knights of the Round Table
Listen and write
1. Why was the table round?
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2. Who is Guinevere?
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3. What did Merlin say about Guinevere?
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4. Who gave Arthur the round table?
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5. What is the code of chivalry?
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6. Who is Sir Lancelot?
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Pedagog: Teresa Romano
Discuss and Reflect
1. What is the love triangle in Harry Potter?
2. What other stories do you know where there are love triangles?
3. What could a modern code of chivalry be?
4. What would a modern Sir Lancelot be like?
5. How would a modern King Arthur react to betrayal?
6. What would a modern Guinevere be like? What is “flighty” today?
Read and discuss
Find facts about Celtic languages.
Prepare to talk about Celtic languages by answering these questions:
1. What Celtic languages are there?
2. What similarities are there between the Celtic languages?
3. Can you pronounce some common phrases in Cornish, Breton, Welsh, Irish,
Manx and Scottish Gaelic?
4. Find three phrases that could be useful in each language and learn how to
pronounce them!
5. Does anyone speak these languages today?
Sources for facts about Celtic languages:
http://www.omniglot.com/language/celtic/connections/index.php
http://www.omniglot.com/language/celtic/index.php
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cornish.htm
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/cornish.php
http://www.omniglot.com/language/numbers/celtic.htm
http://www.omniglot.com/language/celtic/index.php
http://www.omniglot.com/language/celtic/connections/colours.htm#colours
Pedagog: Teresa Romano
Read and present
Read about Cornwall and prepare a travel story. You may call it “My trip to
Cornwall”.
1. Where did you go?
2. For how long did you stay?
3. What did you do?
4. What did you see?
5. What and where did you eat?
5. Where did you stay?
6. How much did you spend?
7. Who did you meet?
Sources for presentation of Cornwall:
http://www.visitcornwall.com/
http://www.visitcornwall.com/search/site/tintagel
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx
http://cornwalltourism.com/
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/cornwall
Write a play and Present it in class
Work in groups of four and write a play about a love triangle. Prepare to play it
in class. Use props to make it more interesting and fun!
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Who are the characters?
What are they like?
How are they connected to each other?
How does the triangle develop?
Who is betrayed and who betrays?
Is there a wise man in your version?
How does it end?
You may want to leave the ending open for suggestions and create the ending
together in class!
Pedagog: Teresa Romano
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