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Green Apple.web Page 12 – exercise 3 Page 28 – exercise 5 1 They are sitting under a big tree. 1 Robin – kind, thin, friendly, brave honest, 2 He is looking out for enemies. handsome, young 3 He is telling his men about his plans. 2 – kind, strong, tall, big, friendly, brave, honest Page 18 – exercise 1 3 – kind, tall, big, brave, honest 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 D 4 King John – cruel, dishonest, greedy, evil Page 19 – exercise 2A 5 Sheriff – cruel, dishonest, greedy, evil 1 kind – the other words are the opposite Page 33 – exercise 1 of kind 1 F – They were made of stone 2 brother – the other words are titles of 2 T nobility 3 F – They were easy to defend. 3 attack – this word is the opposite of the 4 T retold by Gina D. B. Clemen others 5 T 4 meal – the others are names of meals 6 F – There were signs of the things sold 5 English – the others are names of inside. KEY TO THE ACTIVITIES AND EXIT TEST countries 7 T 6 tired – the others express states of 8 F – An apprentice worked for seven unhappiness years before he could open a shop. 7 slowly – the other words talk about Page 7 – exercise 1 Page 12 – exercise 2 Page 35 – exercise 1 speed 1 Elizabeth Jones 2 behind reception desk 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 A 6 B Page 19 – exercise 2B 3 10.15 4 £6 5 £3 6 Giant 7 apple A q e r s y u i o p j Page 35 – exercise 2 8 carrot salad 9 milk 10 1132 11 13 m n m v c l s A q w g 1 meal 2 kind 3 English 4 brother 1 It is almost sunset and Robin and Marian 12 Little John 5 slowly 6 tired 7 attack m z l e j h A f d s r are in the forest. Page 10 – exercise 1 2 Robin is dressed as a beggar and Marian c e b n r l k v p u e Page 19 – exercise 3 is dressed as a knight. They are talking. 1 The Normans were people from 1 Where 2 Who 3 Why 4 How 5 What Normandy and they conquered England m a b c c c z a e w e 3 They are both quite surprised. A 3 B 4 C 1 D 5 E 2 in 1066. u r n a h b h k m s d Page 41 – exercise 1 2 In the feudal system the land in the q l w v t y u A o p y Page 26 – exercise 1 1 C 2 G 3 E 4 A 5 H 6 B 7 J 8 D country belonged to the king. c v b e b g f d n y u 1 B 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 B 7 A 8 B 9 K 10 F 11 I 3 The peasant gave most of the food to 9 B 10 B the nobleman. l l p o i f k m n t h Page 41 – exercise 2 Page 26 – exercise 2 4 The king chose the sheriff. p l m o f n b j i j s Open answer 5 The sheriff had to collect taxes and carry 1 No one liked King John. out the decisions of the king. A d f a h b n m l p o 2 King Richard was away for four years. Page 42 – exercise 3A m n t g b s t r e A m 3 It was difficult to travel through 1 evil 2 disguise 3 beggar 4 quarrel Page 12 – exercise 1 . m s s z x c w e d f r 5 nightmare 6 amazed 1 G 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 E 6 B 7 F 4 There weren’t a lot of outlaws in the forest. w e s o i j k l p m n 5 There was no one in the cave except Page 42 – exercise 3B Little John. 1 beggar 2 nightmare 3 quarrel 4 helmet Page 27 – exercise 3 5 disguise 6 amazed 7 evil 1 some 2 anything 3 any 4 somewhere Page 42 – exercise 4 5 anything 6 something Open answer Page 27 – exercise 4 Page 43 – exercise 1 Open answer 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A 6 C

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Page 49 – exercise 1 Page 61 – exercise 6 Page 75 – exercise 6 Page 86 – exercise 4 1 D 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 D 7 B 8 C Open answer Across Open answer 9 D 10 B 11 A 12 C 2 target 4 evil 7 bishop 8 bow 9 stream Page 64 – exercise 1 Page 88 – exercise 1 12 horn 13 friar 14 dishonest Page 50 – exercise 2 1 180 metres Down 1 He was cruel and violent and thought 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 2 Sixteen arrows 1 cruel 3 merchants 5 Alice 6 arrow only about himself. 3 Knights fought on their horses while 2 He was very unpopular because he Page 52 – exercise 1 8 baron 10 Mark 12 helmetv ordinary men fought as archers on foot. taxed his people heavily and often killed 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 4 A bowyer made longbows and he used Page 78 – exercise 1 innocent people without a reason. Page 59 – exercise 1 the wood of the yew tree and twine from 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 B 3 They decided to change things and the flax plants. wrote the Magna Carta. Page 79 – exercise 1 1 He went to tell the king about his 5 Arrowheads were made of iron or steel. 4 It promised two kinds of rights to the problems with Robin Hood and his 6 Feathers made the arrow fly straighter. 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 B 6 A barons and to the people under them. adventure in Sherwood Forest. 5 The document limited the power of the Page 66 – exercise 2 Page 84 – exercise 1 2 They were laughing at the Sheriff king and said that no special taxes could because he was naked. 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C 6 C 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 Bv 6 B raised without the barons’ agreement. 3 He decided to have an archery contest. Page 72 – exercise 1 Page 85 – exercise 2 It also said that everyone, including the 4 He told his messengers to ride to every king, must respect the law of the land. village and tell the people about the 1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 A 8 B Nickname: Lionheart archery contest and the prize, which was 9 B 10 A Date birth: 8 September 1157 a silver arrow. Page 72 – exercise 2 Place birth: Oxford, England AFTER READING Father’s name: King Henry II 5 Friar Tuck told him. 1 before he goes 2 said 3 warm enough Father’s nationality: English Page 92 – exercise 1 6 He was happy and excited and wanted 4 not far 5 enough to see 6 wasn’t much Mother’s name: Eleanor of Aquitaine to take part in the contest. food 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 A 8 B 7 They told him that it was a trap and he Mother’s nationality: French 9 A 10 B 11 A 12 B 13 A 14 B 15 B shouldn’t go. Page 73 – exercise 3 Brothers: 4 8 They wanted to protect Robin Hood. 1 were walking, met Sisters: 3 Page 93 – exercise 2 9 There were colourful flags in the castle 2 was thinking, saw Hair: blond 1 Robin Hood 2 Sir Guy of Gisbourne square and there were a lot of people 3 was talking, picked Eyes: blue 3 Robin Hood 4 King John 5 Sheriff of who were talking and laughing. There 4 was, was celebrating Languages spoken: Latin and French 6 Marian Fitzwater 7 Little was also music and games. 5 was riding, attacked Hobbies: writing music and poems John 8 Friar Tuck 9 King John 10 Mark 10 He told the guards to stop the peasant 6 were hunting, heard Died: 6 April 1199 Fitzwater 11 Alan a’Dale 12 King Richard with the red jacket. 7 were hunting, started Buried in: Anjou, France next to his father 13 Friar Tuck 8 was fishing, saw Page 59 – exercise 2 Page 85 – exercise 3 Page 95 – exercise 3 Page 74 – exercise 4 1 outside 2 exciting 3 difficult 1 the outlaws to 2 there are many 3 smaller A 8 B 5 C 10 D 12 E 1 F 4 G 3 1 choose 2 arrive 3 disappear 4 explain than 4 belong to the 5 were built by 4 everyone 5 quickly 6 wonderful H 7 I 6 J 11 K 9 L 2 7 happy 8 careful 9 best 10 dangerous 5 inform 6 marry 7 agree 8 improve 9 announce 10 invite Page 60 – exercise 3 Page 74 – exercise 5 1 never 2 ever 3 ever 4 never 5 never 6 ever 7 never 8 ever rich – wealthy, prosperous, affluent beautiful – pretty, handsome, attractive key to the EXIT TEST Page 60 – exercise 4 thin – slim, skinny, slender A 5 B 3 C 1 D 5 E 2 F 2 G 4 happy – delighted, joyful, glad H 6 I 2 sad – depressed miserable, unhappy 1 D 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 B 9 B 10 A wonderful – fantastic, excellent, great Page 61 – exercise 5 1 trap 2 naked 3 loyal 4 cowardly 5 contest 6 peasants 7 enemy 8 guards © 2012 Black Cat, Genoa, London 3 4 EXIT TEST EXIT TEST

1 Comprehension check 7 The Sheriff’s messengers told everyone about Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. A Marian’s wedding. B Alan a’Dale and Alice’s wedding. 1 When King Richard went on a crusade C the archery contest. A the ruled England. D the Sherwood Tax. B no one ruled England. C the outlaws ruled England. 8 The winner of the silver arrow D his brother ruled England. A was an old peasant. B was a young peasant with a red jacket. 2 Little John, Friar Tuck and Will Scarlett C was one of Robin’s outlaws. A were friends of King John. D was Mark Fitzwater. B were Robin’s outlaws. C were the Sheriff of Nottingham’s men. 9 The knight in the forest D lived in Nottingham. A was old and ill. B was coming from a crusade. 3 Watling Street was a road C couldn’t speak English. A built by King Richard. D was King Richard’s brother. B built by King John. C that crossed Sherwood Forest 10 King Richard wanted D in the town of Nottingham. A to punish his brother and the Sheriff. B to talk to King John. 4 Rich, greedy travellers had to C to return to the Holy Land. A pay taxes to the Sheriff of Nottingham. D to join the outlaws in Sherwood Forest. B sleep in Sherwood Forest for one night. C pay taxes to King John. D pay the Sherwood Tax.

5 Sir Guy of Gisbourne A wanted to marry Marian Fitzwater. B wanted to become an . C was a good friend of Little John. D was a good archer.

6 King John offered a reward of A one hundred pieces of silver B one hundred pieces of gold C a big bag of gold D five hundred pieces of gold

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