samedi 9 avril 2016

Happy Birthday, Your Majesty!




ACTION 1
Guess the Royal Baby!
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 BABY 1

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BABY 2



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BABY 3
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BABY 4

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 BABY 5

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 BABY 6
ACTION 2
A woman of influence

Look at the Queen's photo album 
and put  her photos in order.
PHOTO 1
       PHOTO 2                  
                                          


                               PHOTO 3                      




PHOTO 4

PHOTO 5

 ACTION 3
 Who is who?
Four generations of Royals are celebrating 
the Queen's 90th birthday. 
Find out more about the Royal family below.
 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23272491




a)   Make sure you understand the –‘s- in family relationsip.

b) Complete the following activities
(reproduce the instructions and exercises on your paper):

A.     Complete the sentences with possessive nouns 
         that describe the British royal family members’ 
         relationships.

        Example: Philip is Queen Elizabeth II’s husband.


1. Diana was ___________________ first wife.
2. William and Kate are ___________________ parents.
3. William and Harry are ___________________ stepchildren.
4. Charles is ___________________ father-in-law.
5. George is ___________________ nephew.
6. Peter is Princess ___________________ son.
7. Autumn is ___________________ sister-in-law.
8. Savannah and Isla are ___________________ cousins.
9. Mia Grace is ___________________ niece. 
    (Use a man’s name in your answer.)
10. Andrew is ___________________ father. 
        (Use ‘and’ in your answer.)
11. Eugenie is ___________________ sister.
12. Sophie is ___________________ mother.
      (Use ‘and’ in your answer.)
13. James is ___________________ brother.
14. Anne is Lady ___________________ aunt.
15. Charles, Anne, and Andrew are ___________________’s 
      siblings.

B. Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences 
    below.


                 Example: Queen Elizabeth II is married to Philip, Duke of 
                         Edinburgh. (They/Their (leur) /Them (eux)) have four 
                         children.

1. Charles is Prince of Wales. (He/She/It) is next in line to the 
    British throne. William and Harry are (his/her/their) sons, and    
    George is (his/her/its) grandson.

2. Princess Anne has two children by (she/her/hers) marriage with 
   Captain Mark Phillips. After (she/her/hers) divorced (him/her
   /them), (he/she/they) married Tim Laurence.

3. Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are two of Queen Elizabeth’s 
    grandchildren. (Her/They/Their) mother is Sarah, Duchess of 
    York. (They/Their/Them) are seventh and eighth in line to the 
    throne.

4. Louise and James have three uncles on (his/her/their) father’s 
    side. One of (him/they/them) is Andrew.


 ACTION 4
Learn more about the Queen
by clicking on the link below.
http://fr.slideshare.net/Ptimmins/queen-elizabeth-ii-12897782

Other resources... and some Fun facts! 
http://projectbritain.com/theQueen.htm 
 http://projectbritain.com/theQueenfacts.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2016/04/20/queen-elizabeth-ii-england-monarch/83289694/ 

ACTION 5
Revise your colours with the Queen’s outfit and hats !



 a) What does the Queen currently wear ?
Don't get stuck 
and revise your clothes and description vocabulary! 

b)  What is she wearing and what has she got
 in the first,second, third, fourth and fifth picture?
Don't forget to mention the colours!

For the Champions! [Optional]

You may enjoy the vintage story of her style
and comment on it! 
Example: "In 1928, when she was... years old she wore 
      a sleeveless white dress with flounces.
How cute she was!"

 ACTION 6


Imagine you are a curator (=conservateur de musée)
and you have decided to pay tribute
(=rendre hommage)
to the Queen’s 90th birthday by organizing an exhibit
(=une exposition)
in your museum.

YOUR MISSION:

Make a Tribute poster for Queen Eizabeth’s 90th birthday.

YOUR TOOLS:

-An attractive (=accrocheur) title to your poster
-Photos with captions
(=légendes)
-Biographical facts
-Fun facts
-A short personal message to the Queen


  ACTION +
The Obamas at Windsor 
for Queen's 90th birthday!

a) Watch the video and put the actions in order.
1.They are saluting by the Queen’s Royal Guards.

2. Mr Obama starts to go one way towards the Queen, then changed direction and got into the front seat.

3. The Royal and Presidential two couples are shaking hands.

4.The Queen’s husband, the Duke of Edinbugh, has a big laugh.

5.The 94-year-old Duke is sitting behind the wheel to conduct everyone himself to the Castle.

6. President Obama and First Lady are walking down the steps of Presidential helicopter Marine One.

7.The two  couples are chatting warmly on the castle lawn.


b) Look at the picture and describe it.
1.What is the building in the background called?
2. What does it look like?
3. Who are the people in the foreground? Why?


c) Look at this other picture.

1. Which vehicle can you see in the foreground?
2. Whose car is it? How do you know?
3. What is special about this vehicle?
Find out here on the following website
(bottom page)
It is just amazing!

d) Look at this other picture.
1. Who can you recognize?
2. Who stands right, center right, center left and left?
3. Where are they standing?
4. Describe the place.
5. To you, what does the scene symbolize?

e) Who wishes 'Happy birthday' to the Queen?

Which words are used ?
























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