English Listening Lesson on
 Monarchy

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THE LESSON ON MONARCHY

Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Monarchy. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:


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Do we really need a monarchy in the 21st Century? It’s such a strange idea. It certainly is not a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has a wonderful life. This is not fair. I had to study and work very hard just to get an average job, with not much money. Those in a monarchy are born into wealth. They never really have to lift a finger. The strange thing is that most people who live in a monarchy like their king and queen. Take the United Kingdom, for example. Around 80 per cent of British people support  their monarchy. I suppose it’s good for tourism. I wouldn’t say no to being part of a royal family.


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THE ACTIVITIES

LISTENING GAP FILL

Do ________________ monarchy in the 21st Century? It’s such a strange idea. ________________ a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has ________________. This is not fair. I had to study and work very hard just ________________ job, with not much money. Those in a monarchy are ________________. They never really have to lift a finger. The strange ________________ people ________________ monarchy like their king and queen. Take the United Kingdom, for example. Around 80 per cent of British people support their monarchy. I suppose it’s good for tourism. I wouldn’t ________________ part of a royal family.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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STUDENT MONARCHY  SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about monarchy  in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

 

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WRITING

Write about monarchy  for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about monarchy . Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about monarchy . Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. MONARCHY  POSTER Make a poster about monarchy . Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY MONARCHY  LESSON: Make your own English lesson on monarchy . Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on monarchy . Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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