TN-Queens_Birthday_Gimn.pdf

Teacher’s Notes

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

by Małgorzata Krzemińska-Adamek

Type of activity : whole-class, group work and

individual work

Focus : vocabulary connected with royalty: feminine

and masculine nouns for regal titles, reading skills,

speaking skills

Level : pre-intermediate - intermediate

Time : 35-40 minutes

Answers :

masculine

feminine

Polish

equivalent

king

queen

król/królowa

duke

duchess

diuk (often

translated as

‘książę’, e.g.

the Duke of

York = Książę

Yorku

Preparation : Photocopy students’ worksheets:

Worksheet 1 - one per student, Worksheet 2 – one

per student or enough for each of the three groups,

so that the students can easily read the quiz

questions. Prepare a list of answers to the quiz, but

in a random order. Photocopy them (one per group,

i.e. 3 copies). Find photos of royal family members

on the internet (choose popular ones – the Queen,

Prince Charles and Camilla, his sons, perhaps Diana

and Kate Middleton), print them out and bring them

to the lesson.

prince

princess

książę/

księżniczka

count

countess

hrabia/hrabina

Sir (Knight)

Lady/Dame

rycerz/dama

3. Distribute Worksheet 2. Divide the students into

three groups. Ask each group to choose a name

(e.g. counts, dukes, kings). Tell them that they

are going to solve a quiz concerning the royal

family. Prepare lists of answers in case the

students need help. Explain that if they can

provide answers without help, they can get

2 points for each question. If they decide that

they need help, they get a list of answers and

have to match them to the questions, but they

can only get 1 point for each question. Give the

groups 7-8 minutes to work on the quiz. Then

check their answers and award points.

Procedure:

1. Show photos of different members of the royal

family. Ask the students if they recognize the

people. Introduce the topic of the lesson – the

Queen’s double birthday and the royal family.

2. Distribute Worksheet 1. Tell the students to

complete the table with the correct words – either

feminine or masculine nouns and their Polish

equivalents. After 2-3 minutes allow the students

to compare their answers and check as a class.

Focus on the differences in meaning between

some of the titles, e.g.:

prince – a descendant of royal blood, who can

potentially become a king

duke – lower in position than prince, but a prince

can also be a duke (e.g. Prince William is the Duke

of Cambridge)

Sir(Knight)/Lady/Dame – the title given e.g. to

artists for public service

Answers :

1. Catherine Middleton

2. Sarah Ferguson

3. Prince Henry/Harry

4. Diana Spencer

5. Prince Philip

6. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

7. Princess Anne

4. Tell the students that they are going to prepare

30-second speeches to answer the question: What

would you tell the Queen if you met her on her

birthday? Give the students one minute to prepare

bullet points with information they would like to

include in their speeches. Ask the students to

work in groups of 4 and take turns to present their

speeches. Monitor the activity and note down the

most interesting ideas. Discuss them as a whole

class.

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