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READ
Do we really need a monarchy in the 21st Century? It’s such a strange idea. It certainly is not a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has a wonderful life. This is not fair. I had to study and work very hard just to get an average job, with not much money. Those in a monarchy are born into wealth. They never really have to lift a finger. The strange thing is that most people who live in a monarchy like their king and queen. Take the United Kingdom, for example. Around 80 per cent of British people support their monarchy. I suppose it’s good for tourism. I wouldn’t say no to being part of a royal family.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Do ________________ monarchy in the 21st Century? It’s such a strange idea. ________________ a democratic idea. No one votes for someone to be king or queen. When a prince or princess is born, he or she automatically has ________________. This is not fair. I had to study and work very hard just ________________ job, with not much money. Those in a monarchy are ________________. They never really have to lift a finger. The strange ________________ people ________________ monarchy like their king and queen. Take the United Kingdom, for example. Around 80 per cent of British people support their monarchy. I suppose it’s good for tourism. I wouldn’t ________________ part of a royal family.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about monarchy . Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about monarchy . Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. MONARCHY POSTERMake a poster about monarchy . Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY MONARCHY LESSON:Make your own English lesson on monarchy . Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on monarchy . Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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