So 21a
1. Schulaufgabe im Fach Englisch am
Name: ________________________
King Arthur’s Last Battle
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King Arthur had won his last battle against Sir Mordred, but at the end of the day he
himself was near death. He remembered Excalibur, his powerful sword, which he had
promised to give back to the Lady of the Lake before he died. He knew he was dying,
so he said to his noble knight Sir Bedivere: “You may do me one last service. Take
my good sword Excalibur and go with it to the dark lake. Throw my sword into the
water and come back, and tell me what you saw.”
Sir Bedivere went away with Excalibur. He went to the water, but when he looked at
the beautiful sword and the expensive jewels in the hilt1, he decided to keep it for
later kings. So he hid the sword under a tree, hurried back to King Arthur and told
him he had thrown it into the lake.
“What did you see?” asked Arthur.
“The moon2 and the water,” said the man.
“You didn’t do what I said,” answered Arthur. “Go quickly and throw the sword far out
into the lake!”
Again Sir Bedivere went to the lake and again he decided to save the sword, hid it
once more and returned to the king.
“And what did you see this time?” Arthur asked the man.
“The dark and quiet water,” said Sir Bedivere.
“Why don’t you do what I ask?” said Arthur. “Are a few jewels on a sword so
important to you?”
Sir Bedivere was ashamed. He ran as fast as he could to the dark lake, took the
sword in his hands and threw it far out over the water. At once a hand came out of
the lake, caught the sword when it fell and disappeared with it under the water, which
grew dark and still once more. The knight ran back to the king. His face was white
with fear. King Arthur knew the answer to his question before the man could speak.
Then Sir Bedivere helped the king down to the water. A boat then appeared on the
water and came towards Arthur. Two women carried him into it and with the moon
high in the sky they sailed over the dark water to the fairy island of Avalon.
Legends say that he and his knights are still there. They are sleeping inside a hill. If
Britain is ever in danger, Arthur will come back with his army and save the land.
I. Questions on the Text
30 BE
Answer the following questions in your own words as far as possible. Do not copy
whole passages from the text!
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1. Arthur asked Sir Bedivere to do him a last service. Describe Sir
Bedivere’s actions. Limit yourself3 to the information in lines 7-20.
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2. Why didn’t Sir Bedivere do what the king wanted? And how did the
king know the knight had done4 it in the end?
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So 21a
1. Schulaufgabe im Fach Englisch am
Name: ________________________
II. An interview with King Arthur
Insert the correct forms of the words in brackets.
30 BE
After his final battle against the Saxons, King Arthur __________________________
(to give) this newspaper’s correspondent, Kenneth Smith, an interview:
“Your Highness, _____________________________________________ (to feel /
how / you / now) that the battle against the Saxons is over?”
“Well, Kenneth, at the moment __________________________________________
(to be / I / tired / very), but I’ll be o.k.
A victorious battle _______________________________________ (to have /
usually) a refreshing effect on me.”
“So, Your Majesty, _____________________________________________ (to kill /
how many / enemies / you)?”
“Ken, I ________________________________________ (to know / not) the exact
number at present, but I ____________________________________ (to count /
never) them, something about 30 or 40. It’s enough for me to know that we beat them
____________________________ (easy).”
“That is an astonishing number. ____________________________________ (to
expect / you) to kill so many?”
“To tell you the truth, Kenny, when the fight _________________________________
(to begin) I ____________________________________ (to be / excited / very). I
____________________________________ (to think / not) the battle would go so
_______________________________________ (good), however.
I ________________________________________ (to slaughter 5 / always) a fair
number, but this is my personal record.”
“So, _____________________________________________ (to do / you / what / at
the moment)?”
“Kennyboy, in a battle a sword __________________________________________
(to get / automatic) dirty and as you can see
I ____________________________________ (to clean) mine right now.
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My squire Larry ______________________________________ (to do / usually) that,
but ______________________________________________________________ (to
kill / unfortunate / the Saxons / him).”
“Oh, Your Highness, what a _____________________________________ (sad)
story.”
“Well, what can you do, people ____________________________________ (to die)
in battle, that is the _____________________________________ (simple) truth.”
Total: 60 BE
Good luck!
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