Text 4. PRINCE WILLIAM

 

Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was 20 years old on June 21^st 2002. He is a very popular member of the Royal family and looks a lot like his mother, Princess Diana.

Like his father, Prince William went to Eton College, an exclusive boys-only boarding school. He left it in 2000 and then went to Chile to help in a charity project with Raleigh International. At the moment he is studying Art History at St. Andrew's University in Scotland.

The Prince likes to be active and loves sport, especially swimming, tennis, skiing, rowing and cycling.

FUTURE

After university Prince William is going to join the army or navy. This is a family tradition. The Prince does not want to become King, but one day in the future people will call him King William III of England.

 

TASKS

MATCH THE WORDS

1. prince 2. royal 3. to look like 4. boarding school 5. college 6. charity project 7. rowing 8. cycling 9. art history 10. to join the army 11. to join the navy 12. king

а) служить во флоте b) благотворительная организация с) искусствоведение d) король е) принц f) служить в армии g) похож h) королевский i) гребля j) школа-интернат к) езда на велосипеде 1) колледж

 

TRUE OR FALSE

1. The public like Prince William very much.

2. There are no girls at Eton College.

3. Prince William is Irish.

4. Like his father and grandfather, Prince William is going to join the army.

 

FILL IN THE GAPS

1. Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was 20 years old on ... 2002.

2. He looks a lot like his mother, ....

3. He went to Eton College, an exclusive ... boarding school.

4. He left it in ... .

5. At the moment he is studying ... in ....

6. After university Prince William is going to ... or ....

7. The Prince does not want to become ....

 

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Who is Prince William?

2. Where did he study?

3. What is he fond of?

4. How will people call him one day?

 

NOTES

В Великобритании каждый ребенок должен ходить в школу с 5 до 16 лет. Некоторые продолжают свою учебу в университете (university). После двух лет учебы в средней школе (secondary school) принц Уильям ходил в школу-интернат (boarding school).

В тексте мы встретились несколько раз с существительными мужского рода: prince - принц и king - король. Существительные женского рода: princess - принцесса, queen - королева.

 

 

SPEAKING

With a partner try to find out as much as you can about each other. When you ask about each other's family also ask these questions:

Who do you most look like in your family?

Do you sound like anyone in your family when you answer the telephone?

Who do you take after in character?

The questions can be about where you come from, your studies or work, your hobbies or your future plans.

Text 5. DIANA

Diana was born in 1961, into a very wealthy and aristocratic family. Her ancestors acquired the title of earl from king Charles I in the 17th century. For the next three centuries they felt comfortable at the royal court, holding various positions and bearing various titles.

In 1980 Diana appeared on the world stage as the future bride of Charles, the next king of England. They married on July 29, 1981 in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Even though they had two children, William and Harry, Diana and Charles soon became un­happy together.

Diana was a very modern woman who enjoyed pop music, romantic novels and charity work. Charles enjoyed many different interests, but their age difference and mentalities clashed. After a very public separation in 1989, an equally public divorce fol­lowed in 1996.

As a single woman Diana put all of her energy into her two sons and her charity work.

In 1997 she started a romance with Dodi Fayed, son of the owner of Harrods. Soon after the two were tragically killed in a car crash in Paris. She was a very English Rose, whose early death stunned a nation into silence.

TASKS

MATCH THE WORDS

1.to acquire 2. age difference 3. ancestor 4. king 5. royal 6. earl 7. position 8. title 9. charity work 10. court 11. mentality 12. owner 13. death 14. to stun

a)благотворительная деятельность b) королевский c) менталитет d) двор e) смерть f) приобретать, получать g) владелец h) разница в возрасте i) ошеломлять j) титул k) король l) граф m) позиция n) предок

TRUE OR FALSE

1. Diana was born into a very poor family.

2. Her ancestors didn't acquire the title of earl from King Charles I.

3. Last year Diana appeared on the world stage as the future bride of Charles.

4. In 1997 she started a romance with a son of the owner of Harrods.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. When was Diana born?

2. When did she marry?

3. Diana and Charles had 3 children, hadn't they?

4. Were they a happy family?

5. What was Diana fond of?

6. What was the reason of their divorce?

7. Did Diana put all her energy into her 2 sons and her charity work?

8. Why did she die?

NOTES

marriage - брак

to marry - жениться, выходить замуж

married - женатый, замужняя

bride - невеста

groom - жених

divorce - развод

divorcee - разведенный, разведенная

Guess the word:

1. A man who is going to marry.

2. If people are in love they usually do it.

3. She usually wears a white dress.

4. People usually do it when their love and tenderness disappears somewhere.

SPEAKING

Describe in 5 words Diana's character beginning your sentence with: She was a —