Magna Carta (B1)

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🌿 Exercise. Warm-Up Questions

📝 Task

Answer the questions in full sentences. Try to explain your answer.

  1. 😊 How are you feeling today, and why?
  2. 🕰️ What have you done today so far?
  3. ☀️ How was your morning today?
  4. 📚 What have you read, watched or learnt recently?
  5. 💬 Have you spoken to anyone today? What did you talk about?

⚔️ Exercise. Vikings and English History: Translation Practice

📝 Task

Translate the following English phrases into Belarusian.

  1. ⚔️ The Vikings in English history
  2. 🌊 To sail across the North Sea
  3. 🛶 A fast Viking longship
  4. ⚔️ A sudden Viking raid
  5. ⛪ The attack on a monastery
  6. 📜 The raid on Lindisfarne in 793
  7. 🏝️ The coast of northern England
  8. 🛡️ Warriors from Scandinavia
  9. 🧭 To travel by sea
  10. 🏘️ To settle in a new land
  11. 🌾 Viking farmers and traders
  12. 💰 To trade goods and silver
  13. 🏰 Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
  14. 👑 King Alfred the Great
  15. ⚖️ To make peace with the Vikings
  16. 🗺️ The Danelaw in eastern England
  17. 🏘️ Towns with Viking names
  18. 🗣️ Old Norse words in English
  19. ⚔️ Battles between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
  20. 🛡️ To defend a kingdom
  21. 🔥 To burn villages and churches
  22. 🌊 To cross dangerous seas
  23. 🧭 Skilled sailors and explorers
  24. 🏠 Viking settlements in England
  25. 📜 A historical source about the Vikings
  26. 🏰 A fortified Anglo-Saxon town
  27. ⚔️ The Viking army
  28. 🛶 Longships on the river
  29. 👑 A powerful Viking leader
  30. 🗡️ To conquer part of England
  31. 🏛️ The influence of Viking culture
  32. 📚 To study Viking history
  33. 🧠 To remember key historical facts
  34. 📝 To use historical vocabulary correctly
  35. ⚔️ The Vikings changed English history

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⚖️ Listening Practice: Magna Carta and English History

📝 Task

Listen to the sentences. Then explain what happened in your own words.

🎧 Listening Sentences

  1. 👑 In the early thirteenth century, England was ruled by King John. На пачатку XIII стагоддзя Англіяй кіраваў кароль Іаан Беззямельны.
  2. 💰 King John needed a lot of money for wars and government. Каралю Іаану трэба было шмат грошай на войны і кіраванне дзяржавай.
  3. 😠 Many English barons were unhappy with the king’s taxes and decisions. Многія англійскія бароны былі незадаволеныя падаткамі і рашэннямі караля.
  4. ⚔️ The conflict between King John and the barons became very serious. Канфлікт паміж каралём Іаанам і баронамі стаў вельмі сур’ёзным.
  5. 🏰 In 1215, the barons forced the king to discuss their demands. У 1215 годзе бароны прымусілі караля абмеркаваць іх патрабаванні.
  6. 🌿 They met at Runnymede, a place near the River Thames. Яны сустрэліся ў Ранімідзе, мясціне каля ракі Тэмзы.
  7. 📅 On 15 June 1215, King John approved Magna Carta. 15 чэрвеня 1215 года кароль Іаан зацвердзіў Вялікую хартыю вольнасцяў.
  8. 📜 Magna Carta was a document with important rules for the king. Вялікая хартыя вольнасцяў была дакументам з важнымі правіламі для караля.
  9. ⚖️ It said that the king also had to follow the law. У ёй было сказана, што кароль таксама мусіць выконваць закон.
  10. 🛡️ It tried to protect some rights of free people. Яна павінна была абараніць некаторыя правы свабодных людзей.
  11. 👑 It limited the power of the king. Яна абмяжоўвала ўладу караля.
  12. 🧑‍⚖️ It showed that royal power could not be completely unlimited. Яна паказала, што каралеўская ўлада не можа быць цалкам неабмежаванай.
  13. 📜 At first, Magna Carta was connected with a political conflict. Спачатку Вялікая хартыя вольнасцяў была звязаная з палітычным канфліктам.
  14. 🕰️ Later, people began to see Magna Carta as a symbol of law and rights. Пазней людзі пачалі ўспрымаць Вялікую хартыю вольнасцяў як сімвал закона і правоў.
  15. ⚖️ Today, Magna Carta is remembered as an important document in English history. Сёння Вялікую хартыю вольнасцяў памятаюць як важны дакумент у гісторыі Англіі.
  16. 🌍 It became one of the symbols of justice, rights and limits on power. Яна стала адным з сімвалаў справядлівасці, правоў і абмежаванняў улады.