Land of History, Land of Legends: Warmer: A Quick Quiz

Land of history, land of legends
1 WARMER: A QUICK QUIZ Answer these questions.

1. Who was King Arthur? a. a rap star 2. Where is Cornwall? a. in Scotland a. a stone circle b. in Wales b. a rock band c. in England c. a music festival c. ... a beautiful garden in the Bible. 3. What is Stonehenge? 4. Eden is the name of ... a. ... a theme park near Madrid. b. ... a city near Los Angeles. b. a legendary king c. Queen Elizabeths grandfather
Level 1 Elementary
2 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Write the words from the article into the gaps. The paragraph numbers are given to help you.
sword region
________________________ (title)
battle ruins
mystery legends
proud work experience
1. A word meaning old stories about famous people and events in the past. They are not usually true. 2. When you are not able to understand, explain or get information about something it is a ________________________. (para 1 ) 3. a large area of land whose politics, geography or culture is different from other areas ________________________ (para 2) 4. to feel happy about your culture or people or things you are connected with ________________________ (para 2) 5. a period of time that someone, especially a young person, spends somewhere in order to learn about a particular type of job ________________________ (para 4) 6. the parts of a building (e.g. a castle) that remain after it has been severely damaged ________________________ (para 5) 7. a weapon with a short handle and a long sharp blade ________________________ (Arthur places box) 8. a fight between two people or two armies ________________________ (Arthur places box)
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2009 SPOT ON NEWS LESSON / Land of history, land of legends / Elementary
CA HO N T O FR BE C O DO O M W P W N IA EB LO B SI A L TE DE E D

greenhouses environmentally friendly rafts huge attractions global warming diverse habitats astronomy
Level 1 Elementary
9. extremely large in size ________________________ (para 7) 10. simple flat boats made by tying long pieces of wood together ________________________ (para 9) 11. the scientific study of the stars, planets and other objects in the universe ________________________ (para 10) 12. designed not to harm the natural environment ________________________ (para 11) 13. buildings made of glass that are used for growing plants that need protection from the weather ________________________ (para 11) 14. very different places in which particular plants and animals like to grow and live ________________________ (para 11) 15. somewhere or something you can visit that is interesting or enjoyable ________________________ (para 12) 16. the slow increase in the temperature of the Earth ________________________ (para 15) Definitions from www.macmillandictionary.com

LAND OF HISTORY, lAND OF lEGENDS
Level 1 Elementary
by Martin Simmonds
Other cool Arthur places full of mystery, history and fun, with land a gine Ima 1 ld you Arthur got his sword, Excalibur, from the a beautiful coast and cool cities. Where wou r ! magical Lady of the Lake. Dozmary Pool, nea be?Youd be in south-west England . lake this sibly pos is ll, Slaughterbridge in Cornwa l Lands End the westernmost utifu bea at ts le! star It batt 2 With Excalibur, Arthur won every , point of England goes east to Bournemouth , . The Arthurs last battle was against his nephew and north to Bristol, the regions largest city was but des Mordred. Arthur killed Mordred people are proud of their culture, which inclu and les cast ur, Arth King l seriously hurt. The dying Arthur was brought Cornish food, the mythica y worlds to the mysterious Isle of Avalon, which man mysterious stone circles and even one of the t. people think is Glastonbury Tor in Somerse modern wonders! There are also lots of UFO stories about Arthur, king of legend Glastonbury. And of course, its home to the where else in Britain, Cornwall and any than e Mor 3 worlds biggest music festival, Glastonbury ! No one all of south-west England is Arthur country Festival of Performing Arts. say knows if King Arthur really lived, but legends l Castle, he was born in the sixth century at Tintage Stonehenge, circle of mystery near 7 which you can visit in the north of Cornwall, the worlds see to ld wor the ss acro el trav ple Peo the village of Tintagel. erts most famous stone circle Stonehenge. Exp King of nd lege the ut re abo whe all Tom Brown knows can tell us when Stonehenge was built and 4 l age Tint is es plac ws why Arthur one of his favourite the huge stones come from. But no one kno ned lear he t wha ut abo s talk 15, , Tom Castle. its there! . 8 by doing work experience there last summer outh and is rnem Bou r . nea hero lives ry 16, nda h, lege Nas the ly ur, Emi Arth King Tintagels theme is lest a total Stonehenge fan. Emily thinks the coo ls wal r inne y rock the lore been exp Its . can tery you , 5 If you visit thing about Stonehenge is the mys p stee b clim can you And le. it was cast why the and the ruins of here for so long, and we still dont know s che bea l utifu bea to n dow ding steps around the ruins t. But we do know that people started buil buil explains. that are great for swimming. Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago, Emily e. ston of s Its made of three different kind says that Arthur will return one day to save 9 6 Legend ger. dan t grea in nd Britain when the country is Some of the stones come from Wales arou sported Who knows?! 400 kilometres away! The stones were tran Other . land on river rafts and dragged on stones come from just 40 kilometres away, but some of them weigh 50 tonnes! It took 600 men to move one stone. 10 But what was Stonehenge for? Some historians think it had to do with astronomy, Emily says. Its something you have to see before you die. It looks good from a distance, but when youre close to it, its fantastic!

Eden Project, science for the future ironmentally friendly 11 Where can you see lizards, env Eden toilets and famous musicians? Its all at the ll. nwa Project, near the town of St Austell, in Cor e, golfball-shaped Inside the Eden Projects hug t Harry t abou All e greenhouses youll find som of Earths mos diverse habitats in one place. in 2001, it has become one of 12 Since it opened e Cornwalls best-known attractions. Laurain wants to dy Maddox, 21, sells tickets there. Everybo e like it. work at Eden because theres no other plac y mer, there are concerts by big stars, like Am 13 In sum iceWinehouse and Goldfrapp. In winter, theres uses, skating! But most important are the greenho which are called biomes.
4 visitors 1 Each house has a different environment for es and to walk through.You can see exotic butterfli One banana plantations or an African savannah. king wal re you t nex minute youre in Cornwall, the ll, erfa wat a through the rainforest theres even says Lauraine. 15 s to Eden uses art, music and theatre in fun way global teach people about plants, recycling, energy, all seen warming and the environment.You havent raine. Lau says n! Ede of Cornwall until youve seen
Level 11 Elementary Level Elementary
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3 FIND THE INfORMATION Look back at the article and choose the correct answer.
1. The place at the westernmost point of England is called ... a. Bristol. b. Bournemouth. c. Lands End. 2. Tintagel castle is on the Cornish coast ... a. near beautiful beaches. b. near the Eden Project. c. near Lands End. 5. The worlds biggest music festival is at ... a. Tintagel. b. Stonehenge. c. Glastonbury.
6. Stonehenge is about ... a. 500 years old. b. 5,000 years old. c. 50,000 years old. 7. A biome is ... a. a huge greenhouse. b. a rainforest. c. a type of exotic butterfly. 8. Which is the oldest? a. Tintagel Castle b. Stonehenge c. the Eden Project
3. According to legend, King Arthur died at ... a. Tintagel Castle. b. Glastonbury. c. Lands End. 4. What kind of job did Tom Brown have at the castle? a. full-time b. part-time c. temporary (just for a short time)

4 TEEN TAlK: FANTASTIC When Emily says Its fantastic! what is she talking about? Complete the sentence. Teens use this term to say that ... a. ... something has a lot of fans. b. ... something is really old. c. ... they think something is extremely good. Who or what do you think is fantastic? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
Daniel Radcliffe says that he gets a big kick out of being on the set and filming.
Level 1 Elementary
5 WEBQUEST AND PRESENTATION Read about Tintagel, Stonehenge or the Eden Project at one of these official websites. Prepare a two-to-three-minute presentation (with pictures or diagrams) about the place you have chosen and present it to your class. www.tintagelweb.co.uk www.stonehenge.co.uk www.edenproject.com 6 WRITING Complete this postcard to your American friend.
Stonehenge
POSTCARD
Dear _________________, I am in England on a school trip. We are staying in __________________________ for ____________________days. Yesterday we visited __________________________, it was ____________________! The weather here is __________________________ and the food is __________________________. Best wishes from your friend, ________________________ x

KEY
1 1. b 3 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 2 1. 2. 3. legends mystery region 6. b 7. a 8. b 4 Emily is talking about Stonehenge. c. extremely good
Level 1 Elementary
2. c 3. a 4. c
4. proud 5. work experience 6. ruins 7. sword 8. battle 9. huge 10. rafts 11. astronomy 12. environmentally friendly 13. greenhouses 14. diverse habitats 15. attractions 16. global warming

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1 WARMER: A QUICK QUIZ Answer these questions.

proud work experience