16 February 09 - 3ºC

• Grammar.

1. Excalibur: King Arthur's sword which he is supposed to have pulled out of a stone.
2. Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's second wife.
3. The Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur's 12 most trusted men, who in many adventures search for the Holy Grail, the cup which in Christian legend was used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
4. Lancelot: King Arthur's best and bravest knight.
5. Guinevere /ˈgwi-nə-ˌvir/: King Arthur's wife and Sir Lancelot's lover.
6. The Pope: The head of the Catholic Church and the man who refused to give Henry VIII a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke his relations with the Catholic church to get what he wanted, and this led to the Anglican (Protestant) Church becoming the official religion in Britain.
7. Thomas More: A Catholic scholar and Henry VIII's chancellor. He disagreed with Henry's decision to break with the Pope in order to divorce his wife and was executed.
8. Camelot: King Arthur's castle.
   

• b. King Henry (H) or King Arthur (A)?
  

1. A
2. A
3. H
4. A
5. H
6. A
7. H
   

• Communication - Two English Kings. - Speaking.
• Pronunciation - Silent letters.
  http://esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/a/silent.htm - A list of some of the most common silent letters.
  http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/72.html - Now, it's your turn...

• HENRY VIII's wives - Listening
  Catherine of Aragon
  Kind, religious a girl (Mary) 22 years divorced
  Anne Boleyn
  attractive, clever, ambitious a girl (Elisabeth) 3 years beheaded
  Jane Seymour
  not beautiful, Henry's favourite a boy (Edward) 2 years died
  Anne of Cleves
  intelligent, Henry thought her ugly no children (less than 6 months) divorced
  Katherine Parr
  mature, intelligent, married before no children 4 years survived
  
• READING - p. 46 - 1. E - 2. G - 3. D - 4. B - 5. F - 6. A - 7. C
  
• Find out more about king Henry...
  http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tudors/kings.htm
  http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history3.htm
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/majesty_menace_01.shtml
  http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/flash/index.shtml?page=master.swf
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV5jSXyoWd4&feature=related
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDkd2oCNMxw&feature=related
  and his six wives...
  http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/six_wives_henry_viii.htm
• Practical English - Could you do me a favour?

2. Vocabulary

1. do me a favour
2. fill in a form
3. make a phone call
4. send a fax
5. sign your name
6. book a table in a restaurant
7. leave a message
8. check into/ out of a hotel

3. Reading - The perfect hotel...

A - 2 / B - 3 / C - 4

• HOMEWORK

* Grammar Bank - p.134
* Reading - pp.46-47 - A rose without a thorn...

* Revise and Check - p. 51

* Workbook - pp. 30-32