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C/ San Antonio, 22 21800 Moguer (Huelva) Robin Hood | Ángela Torronteras Moreno Telf. 959 371 677 [email protected]
ROBIN HOOD
1. Who are these people? Explain who are the main characters of the story following the example:
a) Richard the Lionheart: he was the king of England. He left to fight in the Crusades. b) Robin Hood: ______c) Marian: ______d) Prince John: ______e) The Sheriff: ______f) Guy of Gisborne: ______g) Richard of Verysdale: ______h) Little John: ______i) Friar Tuck: ______
2. Are these sentences true or false? Check it in the book and justify your answer:
a) Prince John is a very good king to England. b) Richard leaves to fight in the Crusades because he doesn’t like being king. c) Robin and Marian want to marry. d) Little John is a very little man. e) The Sheriff wants to have Marian’s lands. f) Richard of Verysdale rents a boat that belongs to the Sheriff.
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3. Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box:
a) Richard of Verysdale ______that prince John was ______Edward’s death. b) When prince John became king, he asked terrible Norman ______to be his ______. c) When Robin and Little John met in the middle of the ______, Little John ______Robin into the river. d) Guy of Gisborne ordered to ______Much’s ______. e) The Sheriff know Robin was very good with his ______, so he organised an ______competition. f) Marian asked for ______to make the soldiers think the forest was ______.
log burn noblemen bow archery haunted mill sheets behind found out threw counsellors
4. Answer the following questions:
a) Why did the Saxons rebel against the Normans? b) Why did Richard the Lionheart leave England? c) What was Edward and Richard’s deal? d) How did Robin become an outlaw? e) How did Marian scare the soldiers? f) What lie did the Sheriff and Guy of Gisborne tell prince John? g) Why did king Richard call the king of Scotland?
5. Who said these sentences? Check it in the book and write the answer in your notebook:
a) “Don’t worry, brother. I can be a good king. Go in peace.” b) “Robin and Marian must join our families when they grow up.” C/ San Antonio, 22 21800 Moguer (Huelva) Robin Hood | Ángela Torronteras Moreno Telf. 959 371 677 [email protected]
c) “Come with me and join my band.” d) “You shouldn’t go out of Sherwood, Robin.” e) “You can dress as a servant and help in the dining room.”
6. Choose the right answer:
When Edwards is killed/kidnapped, Richard knew prince John is behind/after his death. So, he decided to go to Jerusalem/Scotland to tell king Richard about his brother’s/cousin’s actions. But he made a mistake: he rented/bought a boat that belonged to Guy of Gisborne/the Sheriff. He discovered Richard’s intentions, and he told the Sheriff/prince John, who ordered to arrest him. He spent a long time in a cell/hospital, until Much discovered he was Marian’s/Robin’s father.
7. Place these events in the right order:
a) Robin rescues Marian and brings her to Sherwood. b) The Sheriff and Guy of Gisborne convince prince John to attack Sherwood. c) Marian scares the soldiers and comes up with a plan to spy on the Sheriff. d) King Richard leaves England to go to the Crusades. Prince John becomes king. e) Prince John send the army to catch Robin. f) Prince John orders to kill Edward and to arrest Richard of Verysdale. g) Robin and his band release Much and Richard of Verysdale. h) Robin Hood attacks Guy of Gisborne’s castle and becomes an outlaw. i) The Normans invade the Saxons and they rebel. j) Marian sends friar Tuck to warn Robin about the Sheriff. k) Richard the Lionheart becomes king and brings peace to England. l) The Sheriff organises an archery competition to catch Robin. m) King Richard comes back to England and banishes prince John. n) Robin and Marian get married. o) Robin meets Little John and Much.
8. What do these words mean? Write the right translation in Spanish:
a) Archery: ______b) Bandits: ______C/ San Antonio, 22 21800 Moguer (Huelva) Robin Hood | Ángela Torronteras Moreno Telf. 959 371 677 [email protected]
c) Cell: ______d) Counsellor: ______e) Crusades: ______f) Deal: ______g) Earl: ______h) Peasant: ______i) To crash: ______j) To find out: ______