Canterbury

IBUassignments
SofieBernart
G1B

Content

1. Preparation
2. Preparation2
3. DoverCastle
history
mediaevalcastleglossary
photoassignments

4. newwords
5. prepareaninterview
6. bestphotocontest
7. makeashortdiary

Afterthetrip
1. Afunnyanecdote
2. Writealimerick
3. Writeapoem
4. Wereyourexpectationscorrect

Preparation

IdontknowanythingaboutCanterbury.ActuallyIdidntevenknowitexistwhenIheard
whereweweregoingto.SoIlookedupsomeinformationandIfoundsomethingaboutthe
CanterburyCathedralandaboutthesomeshops.Iexpectitwilllookabitlikemedievaltown
notthatbigandwithsomecutelittleshopsandthings.

IvebeenonaferrytwotimesbeforebutIwasveryyoungsoIcantreallyrememberhowit
waslike.IthinkthehostfamilywouldbeverynicetousandIthinktheywillteachus
somethingabouttheEnglishcultureandlanguage.IalsothinkdutchhousesaresmallerandI
thinkinenglandtherewillbemoredetachedhouses.

Ithinkareallyneedtoasksomedirectionsinenglandandmaybetoordersomethingorbuy
somethinginashop.IthinkImgoingtodevelopeansweringquestionsinenglish.Idont
thinkitwouldbeveryhardtospeakenglishmostofthetimebecauseeveryonearoundyouis
speakingenglish.

Preparation2

ShakespearewasanEnglishpoet,playwright,andactor,widelyregardedasthegreatest
writerintheEnglishlanguage.Afewofhismostfamousplaysare,RomeoandJuliet,A
MidsummernightsdreamandHamlet.Thisyearhedied200yearsago,sothatswhyheis
sopopularthisyear.

AMidsummernightsdreamisaromanticcomedybyWilliamShakespeare.Theplay
describestheadventuresoffouryoungloversandagroupofamateuractorsinaforest.The
storytellshowthefourloversandtheactorsinteractwitheachotherandwiththefairieswho
inhabittheforest.

ThemaincharactersinAMidsummernightsdreamandasummaryaboutthestory:

Thefourlovers
HermiaisinlovewithLysanderbutherfathersaysshehavetomarryDemetrius,sotheyrun
awayintotheforest.AndHelenalovesDemetriusbutDemetriuswantstomarryHermia.

fairies
OberonisthekingofthefairiesheisinlovewithTitaniathequeenofthefairiesandhe
wantsherlittlechildthatshehasstolen.ButTitaniarefusestogivethechild.Asrevenge
OberonaskedPucktofindafloweranddropsomejuiceofthefloweronTitania'seyesit
wouldmakeherlovethefirstoneshesee.AlsoheaskedtodothesamewithHelenaand
demetriusbutpuckfoundedthewrongpeoplesoLysanderfellinlovewithHelena.

Actors
Theresagroupofactorswhoisgoingtoprepareaplayforthefest.Theywantedtopractice
intheforestunderthebedofthefairyqueen.Buttheydontknowsheissleepingoverthere.
AlsoPuckisonthatplaceandafterawhilehechangedBottomintoadonkey.Everybodyis
scaredofBottombecausehechangedintoadonkeyandtheyrunaway.Bottomisleftover
andthefairyqueenisawakeshefellsinlovewiththedonkrybecauseoftheflowerjuice.

DoverCastle

HistoryofDoverCastle

TheDoverCastlealsocalled:ThekeytoEnglandwasbuiltinthe12centurybyHenryll.
Henryllwasbornonthefifthofmarch(1133,LeMans,Frankrijk).Hewasthesonof
GeoffreylV.HendrikIImarriedin1152withEleanorvanAquitani,Shewasthedaughterof
HertogWillemXfromAquitani.Therewerefiveboysborn,Willem,Hendrik,RichardI,
GeoffreyandJan.

Portcullis Drawbridge Chapel

Barbican Battlements Innerbailey

Keep Murderholes Kingssolar

Gateway Wallwalk Arrowloops

Decorations Thekingsarmofcoat RomanPharos

Newwords

nmr. word where meaning

1 Cheekydog Atthehostfamily Stoutehond

2 Bumblebee Atthehostfamily Hommel

3 Closingdown Onashopping Sluiten

window

4 Jolly Onashoppingmall Vrolijk

5 Salon Onashoppingmall Zaal

6 StPatrick'sday Atthehostfamily AnIrishfestival

7 Chancellor Canterbury Kanselier

Cathedral

8 Mediaeval DoverCastle Middeleeuws

9 Drawbridge DoverCastle Ophaalbrug

10 Chapel DoverCastle Kapel

Interviews

1. Hostfamily
Haveyoueverbeenahostfamilybefore?
YesIhave,Ivebeendoingthisforfouryears.


Whydoyouliketobeahostfamily?
Iliketomeetnewchildrenfromothercountries
andImadealotofnewfriends.

HaveyouevereatenDutchfoodandifso,didyoulikeit?
Stroopwafels,Ilovethose!

Whatdoyoupreferenglishfoodordutchfood?
IpreferDutchfood.

WhatisyourfavoriteEnglishfood?
Roastchickenismyfavorite.

Whatisyourfavoritemovieandwhy?
Thetheoryofeverything,becauseitsatruestoryanditgetsthemessage
acrossaboutdisabilities.

Haveyoueverseenadutchmovie?
No,Ihavent.

Doyouknowafewwordsindutch?
No,actuallynot.

WhatkindofsportdoyouthinkaretypicallyEnglish?
Cricketandfootball.

Whichsportdoyoulikethemost?
Iloveswimming.

2. Ontheboat
Wheredoyoucomefrom?
IcomefromDover.

Doyouknowsomeplacesyoureallyneedtovisit?
IthinkDoverCastleisquiteinteresting,andIreallywanttovisittheBigBen
inLondononce.

WhatdoyouthinkaboutDutchpeople?
Idon'tknowreallymuchaboutHolland,butIthinktheywillbenice.

Haveyoueverseenadutchmovieifso,whichone?
No,Ihavent.

DoyouknowafewwordsinDutch?
euh..No,Idont.

WhatistypicalEnglishfooddoyouthink?
euhm..Ithinkfishandchips..

DidyouevereatenDutchfoodbeforeifso,didyoulikeit?
No,Ihavent.

WhatisyourfavoritetypicalEnglishsport?
Cricket,Iliketowatchitontelevision.

Whatisyourfavoritecolour?
Myfavoritecolorisblue.

WhatdoyoulikethemostaboutEngland?
Idontknow,itsjustabeautifulcountry.

3. Onthestreet
Weredoyoucomefrom?
FromCanterbury.

WhatdoyouthinkaboutDutchpeople?
Ithinktheyarereallynice.

WhatdoyoulikethemostaboutEngland?
Goodquestion,Ivenoideaactually.

What'syourfavoritesong?
IdontlistenthatmuchtomusicsoIdontknow.

Haveyoueverlistentoadutchsong?
No,Ihavent.

Doyouknowsomewordsindutch?
euhm..noIdont.

What'syourfavoritemovie,andwhy?
ThatsTitanic,Ithinkit'squiteinterestingandalsoabitscarywhathappened
there.

What'syourfavoriteplacetogoonholidayandwhy
Croatiaismyfavorite,Itssobeautifuloverthere.

WhatsyourfavoriteEnglishfood.
Iloveenglishbreakfast.

HaveyouevereatenDutchfoodifso,whatdidyoueat?
No,IdontthinkIhave.

Diary

Wednesday,20thApril

Iwakedupveryearlyinthemorningbecausewehadtoleaveatschoolaroundhalfpastsix.
SoIwasquitesleepyinthebeginbutwhenwewereinthebusitwasokey.InthebusIsat
nexttoSanneandwemetsomenewpeoplefromtheHavoclass.TheywereveryniceandI
hadagoodtimeinthebus.Afterafewhourswewentontheboat.Wedranksomestarbucks
anddidaninterviewwithsomeverykindpeople.WhenwewereinCanterburywevisited
thecathedralbutitwasallquitefastsoicouldntseeeverything.Afterthatwehadsomefree
timeandwewentshoppinginthecityitwasreallyfun.IntheeveningwewenttoWestgate
onsea.Andwewerepickedupbyourhostfamily.Itwasexcitingbecauseyoudidn'tknow
whowasyourfamily.Whentheyarrivedweintroducedourselvesandweatesomepizzaand
wewenttobed.

Thursday,21thApril

Wewokeuparoundsevenoclock.Weatesometoastwithjamandwewenttothemeeting
place.Afterthatwewenttoadramaworkshopwhereweneededtodosomefunnygames.Its
wasallaboutthethemeAMidsummernightsDreambecauseafterwardswewenttothe
playintheMarlowetheater.Butitwasquitelongsoweonlysawthefirstpart.Aftertheplay
wehadsomefreeandwewentforthesecondtimeshoppingincanterburyandwealsodidan
interviewwithaveryfunnylady.Atsixoclockwewenttotherivercruise.itwasreallyfun.
Ourguidecouldexplaineverythingveryclearandhewasquitefunnytoo.intheeveningwe
wentbacktoourhostfamilies.Weatechickenfordinner,itwasreallydeliciousandwetook
andinterviewwiththeladyinourhostfamily.

Friday,22thApril

TodaywasthelastdayinEngland.Wesaidgoodbyetoourhostfamilyandwewenttothe
DoverCastle.Butitwasntthatnicebecausewewereinahurrysowecouldn'tsee
everythingandwealsocouldntfinishallassignments.Wealsowenttoaunderground
hospitalbutIfounditabitscary.AfterthatwewentbackandwecelebratedHarmsbirthday.
wewerehomeat11oclock.

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Afterthetrip

Anecdote
Inourfreetimewewentshopping.FirstwewenttotheLush.TheLushisashopwherethe
sellallkindofdelicioussmellingsoaps.Therewerealsoafewcupswithasoapoffruitand
things.Andafriendthoughtitwasediblesohetastesomethingbutthenhegrimacedbecause
itwasjustsoapanditdidnttastethatgoodasitsmells.Ontheendwewerealllaughing.

Lymmerick
Lastaprilwewereinahurry
WewereheadingforCanterbury
Wewentwithaship
Itwasanicetrip
AndthebestofitwastheCadbury

Poem
Wewentonajourneyafewdaysago
Englandwaswherewewouldgo
wetraveledbybusandbyship
itwasaverylongtrip
Wevisitedthecathedralwewentonacruise
overtheriverwithasortcanoes
Wewenttoaplayinthetheater
Itwasplayedbyagreatactor
Wewerebackhomeonfridaynight.
Itwasalreadydarkoutside
Ittooksometime
butthisistheendofmyrhyme

Weremyexpectationscorrect?
Canterburywasntthatbig.Itwasabitamedievaltown.Ourhostfamilywasveryniceand
theytaughtusaboutalotoftypicallyEnglishthings.ItwasntthatdifficulttospeakEnglish
alltimeIonlyspokeDutchwhenIwasalonewithmyfriends.

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