Пособие состоит из двух художественных
текстов о Робине Гуде и комплекса
лексико-грамматических упражнений,
направленных на усвоение и закрепление
лексико-грамматического материала. Особое
внимание уделяется расширению лексического
запаса учащихся и развитию логического мышления.
К пособию прилагаются слайды с заданиями (Приложение 3), аудитивный
текст (Приложение 1) и ключи
к упражнениям (Приложение 2).
Учебный материал не поделён на учебные
40-минутные занятия. Учитель делает это сам в
зависимости от уровня языковых знаний и
возможностей учащихся.
ROBIN HOOD
Part I
After Duke William conquered England he took away lands and houses, money and cattle
from the Anglo-Saxons and gave them to the Normans. Many poor Anglo-Saxons became the
serfs of the Normans. Two different peoples lived in England at that time: each spoke its
own language, and each hated the other. This went on for a very long time.
Robin Hood was a legendary hero of those times. He was well known and loved by the poor
people of England. He was tall, strong and handsome, and his songs were heard everywhere.
He was brave too and there was no better archer in that part of the country. He was also
kind and never hurt the weak or the poor. One day the Normans came with many soldiers to
Robin's house. There was a terrible fight in which Robin's father was killed. The Normans
took everything from the house and burnt it down. Only Robin was saved, because he fought
so bravely that no soldier could go near him, kill him or take him prisoner. But when
Robin saw that his father was dead and that his house was burnt down he stopped fighting
and ran away to the great forest of Sherwood. Many other Saxons, who were oppressed by the
Normans, soon learned that Robin was in Sherwood Forest. A great number of poor men joined
him. In a short time there were very many men in the forest who wanted to take revenge
upon the oppressors. They made Robin Hood their leader. The poor people loved Robin and
his men whom they called the Merry Men. Maid Marian was his sweetheart and his real
friend.
Robin became known as Robin of Sherwood Forest or Robin Hood. We do not know how he got
the name Hood. Some people say that he was called Hood because he and his men wore green
hoods. He became known not only in England, but in many other countries as Robin Hood. And
now we know him also as Robin Hood.
Robin Hood and his men fought against monks and Norman barons who oppressed the people.
Robin Hood took money from the oppressors and gave it to the poor people. That’s why he
became an outlaw. The sheriffs tried to arrest him hut could not do it. He kept
thinking and thinking how he might take Robin prisoner. At last he fell upon a plan.
The sheriff of Northampton decided to organize a shooting contest and offer a golden arrow
as a prize to the man who could shoot best, where he could arrest Robin Hood. He knew that
Robin Hood could shoot very well. He knew that Robin and his men would hear about this
shooting match, and would come to try to win the prize. He meant to have a great many
soldiers ready, and, as soon as Robin and his men came into the town, the soldiers would
seize them and put them into prison.
Robin Hood called his men and asked them whether they would like to take part in the
contest. They decided that the risk was great but they would play a trick on the
sheriff.
The day of the contest was fine and clear. The town was decorated with flags and the field
for the contest was full of people. The sheriff and his wife took the seats of honor
prepared for them, just behind where the archers stood to shoot their arrows. The sheriff
looked everywhere for Robin Hood and his men but did not see them. He knew that they were
always dressed in green. The contest was won by a man dressed in red who had come from a
village with a company of young men. The sheriff’s wife presented the winner the Golden
Arrow. He received the prize and left the town. Nobody thought that it was Robin
Hood. When leaving the town Robin Hood shot an arrow into the sheriff's open window. There
was a paper at the end of the arrow with the following words: "Robin Hood thanks the
sheriff for the Golden Arrow."
EXERCISES
I. Match the synonyms.
| 1) people 2) go on 3) well-known 4) handsome 5) fight 6) save 7) take smb prisoner 8) contest 9) play a trick on smb 10) take part 11) be dressed 12) outlaw |
a. battle b. wear c. fool d. criminal e. good-looking f. famous g. escape h. continue i. arrest j. competition k. nation l. participate |
II. Find the right explanation of the words. One word is extra.
| 1) archer 2) hood 3) arrow 4) take revenge 5) sheriff 6) leader 7) oppress 8) monk |
a. To treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly, and prevent them from
having the same rights that other people in the society have. b. A member of all-male religious group that lives separately from other people in a monastery. c. It is made of wood and has a sharp point. d. Someone who shoots arrows from a bow. e. A part of clothes with which you can cover your head. f. The representative of the King or Queen in a county of England and Wales. g. To do something in order to punish someone who has offended you. |
III. Ask questions and complete the answers where it is necessary.
1) How ________________________?
– He was tall, strong and handsome.
2) What _______________________ for?
– He was the best archer in the county.
3) Where __________________________?
– _______in Sherwood.
4) _______ Robin Hood _____________?
– No, he wasn’t Scottish. He was ______.
5) _______ Robin Hood _____________?
Once he had. But his father ________.
6) Why _________________?
– Maybe, because he wore ______ .
7) What _________________for?
He wanted to catch Robin, that’s why _______ .
8) How ______________?
He dressed in red instead of _______.
IV. Combine the simple sentences into compound ones, using the sequence of tenses (the Past Perfect and Past Simple).
- Duke William conquered England. His army took away lands and houses from the Anglo-Saxons.
- Money and cattle were taken from the Saxons. They became the serfs of the Normans.
- Robin’s father was killed. He ran away to the forest of Sherwood.
- Many Saxons joined Robin. They made him their leader.
- Robin Hood took money from the oppressors. It was given to the poor.
V. Slide # 1. Make up sentences, using the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect. (См. Приложение 3, cлайд №1)
VI. Complete the text.
Everybody knows the name of Robin Hood ______1. He lived in
Sherwood with his friends, ______2 . Nobody knows why he had
the name “Hood”, probably, because of the green hood _____3 .
Robin and his men fought against the oppressors _____4 . The
Merry Men helped the weak and gave money to the poor, _____5 .
The sheriff tried to take Robin prisoner. He organized a shooting contest _____6 that
Robin would take part in the shooting. So, the sheriff and his soldiers waited
for Robin Hood and his people. But the
contest was won by a man dressed in red _____7 . The sheriff’s wife
presented the prize – the Golden Arrow – to that young man. Can you imagine the
sheriff’s surprise _____8 that it was Robin Hood ____9 to
play a trick on the sheriff?
- when he knew f. which he wore
- who was a legendary hero of England g. who had come from the village
- as he was sure h. that’s why they were loved by
- who were called the Merry Men people
- who had dressed red clothes i. that took houses and cattle from people
VII. Slides # 2, 3, 4. Listen to the text about Robin and Little John and do the task. (См. Приложение 3, слайды № 2, 3, 4)
Part II
The sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin Hood even more. He was happy when he could catch
one of Robin's men and put him into prison. But he could not catch Robin. Robin Hood went
to Nottingham very often but he was always dressed in different clothes and the sheriff
could not recognize him. So Robin was never caught. One day he was walking through the
forest and met a butcher. This butcher was riding to the market at Nottingham. He was
dressed in a blue coat. On each side of his grey horse hung a basket full of meat. Robin
came out from behind the trees and stopped him.
"What have you, my good friend?" he asked. "Meat," answered the
man. "Fine meat for Nottingham Market. Do you want to buy some?"
"Yes, I do," said Robin. "I'll buy it all from you, and your horse, too.
How much do you want? I want to be a butcher and go to Nottingham Market." So the
butcher sold his horse and all the meat to Robin. Then Robin changed clothes with him. He
put on the butcher's blue clothes and the butcher went away in Robin's green suit.
Robin Hood went to Nottingham Market and sold the meat very cheap. The butchers in
Nottingham were angry with Robin Hood for selling the meat so cheap. They wanted to know
where he came from. They invited Robin to a dinner with the sheriff of Nottingham.
So, they came to the town-hall and the butchers learned nothing about Robin Hood. At
dinner the sheriff knew that this new butcher sold meat so cheap.
The sheriff wanted to buy cattle cheap too. So he asked Robin Hood if he had any cattle to
sell. Robin offered the sheriff to see his cattle in the field the next morning.
That night the sheriff took out three hundred pounds of his gold and put it in three bags.
In the morning the sheriff got on his horse, and with three hundred pounds in gold went
with Robin Hood to see the cattle. When the sheriff saw that they were on the road to
Sherwood Forest he was frightened and wanted to go back to Nottingham. But Robin laughed
only and they went on. When they came into the forest Robin saw about a hundred deer among
the trees.
"Look there!" he cried. "How do you like my cattle?"
The sheriff was more frightened and wanted to go back, but Robin Hood invited him to dine
with his Merry Men. That was just what Robin Hood always did. He gave those men, who took
money from poor people, a very fine dinner, and then he made them pay very much money for
it. The sheriff understood that he was in the hands of Robin Hood. After dinner Robin Mood
asked the sheriff to pay for the dinner.
"I am a poor man," said the sheriff, "I have no money."
"No money! What have you in your bags, then?" asked Robin.
"Only stones, nothing but stones," answered the frightened sheriff.
Robin's men opened the bags and put there three hundred pounds of gold on the ground.
"Sheriff," said Robin, "I shall take all this money and give it to the
poor. You have taken much more than that." Then Robin told his men to bring the
sheriff's horse. The sheriff got on his horse, and Robin led him through the forest. Then
he said good-bye to the sheriff and went away laughing. So the sheriff paid three hundred
pounds in gold for a dinner with Robin Hood.
EXERCISES
I. Explain the words in English.
butcher
market
town-hall
pound
gold
frightened
II. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.
1. The sheriff … Nottingham tried to catch Robin. 2. One day Robin was walking … the forest when he saw a butcher. 3. Robin changed clothes … the butcher. 4. The butchers were angry with Robin … selling the meat so cheap. 5. The sheriff got … his horse and followed Robin Hood. 6. Robin put three hundred pounds … gold on the ground. 7. So, the sheriff paid much gold … a dinner with Robin and his men.
III. Ask why-questions to the sentences and answer them, using “as, because, that’s why”.
- The sheriff couldn’t catch Robin Hood. – Why …?
- Robin Hood changed his clothes with a butcher.
- Robin bought all the meat from the butcher.
- Robin Hood sold the meat very cheap.
- The sheriff asked Robin for a meeting.
- Robin Hood took the sheriff to Sherwood.
- Robin invited the sheriff to dine with the Merry Men.
- Robin took three hundred pounds from the sheriff’s bag.
Mixed Bag
I. Match the antonyms.
1)
hate
a. in front of
2)
famous
b. expensive
3)
weak c.
less
4)
sad
d. set free
5)
catch e.
love
6)
behind
f. unknown
7)
cheap
g. merry
8)
more
h. strong
II. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb “take”. Translate the sentences.
1. The Normans … over England. 2. The army of Duke William … away houses and cattle from the Anglo-Saxons. 3. Robin saw that the Normans … down his the village and his house and ran to the forest. 4. When the clothes … off, the butcher gave them to Robin. 5. The sheriff wanted to …Robin prisoner. 6. After Robin … the Golden Arrow, he sent a message to the sheriff. 7. The sheriff thought, that Robin …part in the shooting contest. 8. The shooting contest …place on the field. 9. …shelter in the forest, Robin fought against the oppressors. 10. Robin and his friends were sitting round the fire and …up their plans. 11. Robin … a great risk when he came to the contest. 12. The sheriff gave the Golden Arrow to the archer in red who … a nice shot. 13. …care about the poor, Robin and his friends gave all the robbed money to them. 14. After the soldiers had killed his father, Robin … revenge upon the oppressors. 15. The sheriff … in by Robin’s selling cheap meat. 16. The sheriff had to …an offer to dine with the Merry Men. 17. It … the sheriff much time to search for Robin.
III. Slide # 5. Prove, using the material of the texts that Robin Hood …(См. Приложение 3, cлайд №5)
IV. What person can be called “a real Robin Hood”? Can you give examples from some literary works?
V. Translate into English, using the Future-in-the-Past.
- Робин знал, что он будет спасён, добравшись до леса.
- Шериф думал, что Молодцы из Зелёного Леса примут участие в соревнованиях по стрельбе из лука.
- Робин был уверен, что шериф будет искать его на конкурсе.
- Никто не думал, что Робин оденется в красное.
- Робин Гуд знал, что шериф захочет купить дешёвое мясо.
- Молодцы из Зелёного Леса решили, что они пригласят шерифа пообедать.
- Шериф сказал, что он не будет платить золотом за обед.
- Робин Гуд пообещал, что он отдаст золото шерифа беднякам.
VI. Choose the right variant.
1. The territory of England … many times by different nations.
a. had been
conquered c.
would be conquered
b. was
conquered
d. conquered
2. After England … by William the Conqueror , the land … to the Normans.
a. had been captured; was given c.
had been captured; were given
b. was captured; had been given d.
was captured; was given
3. Robin Hood … as the best archer in that part of the country.
a. was
known
c. had been known
b. would be
known
d. knew
4. The men who joined him, … the Merry Men.
a. had been
called
c. called
b. were
called
d. was called
5. The sheriff thought, that Robin … at the contest.
a.
arrested
c. was arrested
b. had been
arrested
d. would be arrested
6. Walking in the forest, Robin saw that a lot of meat … by the butcher to the market.
a. was
brought c.
was being brought
b. were
brought
d. brought
7. After the blue clothes … on, Robin went to the town.
a. were
put
c. would be put
b. had been
put d.
were being put
8. When the sheriff realized that he was in the hands of the Merry Men, his three hundred pounds … already by Robin.
a. were
taken c.
were being taken
b. would be
taken d.
had been taken
9. The sheriff didn’t agree that so much gold … for a dinner.
a. is
paid c.
was paid
b. would be
paid d.
were paid
10. Nowadays legends and new stories about Robin Hood … still with great pleasure.
a. can
read c.
are being read
b. were
read d.
will be read
VII. Slide #6. How much do you know about Robin Hood? Add only one word to make the sentence complete. (См. Приложение 3, cлайд №6)