2.MY HOME IS MY CASTLE
Focus on Reading
1.Write your associations to the picture.
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2.Give the equivalents to the following words.
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parents
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aunt
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nephew
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relatives
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husband
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wife
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2. Match the sentences in A with the ones in B.
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1. Do you have any brothers? a) My family is large
2. Is your sister older or young than you? b) No, I don’t have any sisters
3. Is your family large or small? c) She is older than me for two years
4. Are you an only child in the family? d) She is an accountant
5. What is your sister’s occupation? e) Yes, I am
6. We have got a lot of relatives f) I try to help my mother at home
7. My grandfather is on the retire g) They are: my aunts, uncles, cousins
8. My mother is 49, but… h) she looks much younger
9. When I have a spare time.. i) He is a pensioner
10. Do you have any sisters? j) Yes, I have two brothers
4. Read the text “My home is my castle”.
Queen Elizabeth II was born April 21, 1926 in London, England. Her father was King George VI and her mother was Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother.) Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret were taught at home by tutors. Her father became king in 1936. Elizabeth studied history and law. She also studied art, music, learned to horseback ride. She even became a Girl Guide when she was eleven. (That's like Girl Scouts in the United States.)
Queen Elizabeth II has got a large family. Their surname is Windsor.Elizabeth married Lieutenant Mountbatten in Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. Lieutenant Mountbatten was the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Today he is called HRH (His Royal Highness) Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip supports the Queen in her Royal Duties: gives interviews, works with lots of charity organizations, travels around the UK and abroad with the Queen and alone. The Duke of Edinburgh is interested in environment, wildlife, science, technology, sports. He also likes sports.
Elizabeth and Prince Philip have four children, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales born on November 14, 1948, Princess Anne, now The Princess Royal born on August 15, 1950, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York was born on February 19, 1960, and Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex born on March 10, 1964. They all support the Queen in her Royal Duties: work with charity organizations, travel around the UK and abroad with official visits. They also have seven grandchildren: three grandsons and four granddaughters. Their names are Prince William Prince Henry (or Harry) , the sons of the Prince of Wales, Prince Peter Philips, Princess Zara Philips the children of The Royal Princess, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the daughters of the Duke of York, and Lady Louse, who is only four, the only child of the Earl of Wessex.
Elizabeth's father, King George VI died on February 6, 1952. And she became queen that very day. Her coronation was heard on radio and broadcast on television around the world on June 2, 1953.
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