Meet Her

Majesty The
Queen
(“The Crown”
Episode 1
Episode 1)
Wolferton Splash
Level B2/C1
Prepared by
Lesson objectives:
Irina Vadan
 to improve listening skills by working on the material of the series “The
Crown”.
 to learn new vocabulary from the series “The Crown”, Episode 1.
 to develop speaking skills by answering the questions.
 to know more about British Accent and learn some truly British words.

WORDLIST
Verbs Collocations
to renounce an undue stress
to dally a structural alteration
to cherish to change your mind
to do part to sign oneself away
to bugger to give a moment
to know the full picture
Phrasal Verbs to step into sb’s shoes
to get through to be up to sth
to watch out to put sb to work
to count sb out to lift the spirits
to get up for You're right up my alley!
to do part Keep one eye on the future!
to cut through

Nouns Adverbs

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an heir utterly
dignity conspicuously
stag night inevitably
spittle
specks Adjectives
a wedded husband grouse
a bastard outrageous
a tumor divine
a snagoholic malignant

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 Happy watching!

Task 1: Warm up
Discuss the following questions:
o What do you know about the Queen?
o How long has she been the Queen?
o Do you think it is easy or difficult to be the Queen?

Task 2: Characters
A: Match the pictures with the characters.
Queen Elizabeth II / Princess Margaret / King George VI/ Queen
Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) / Queen Mary / Sir Winston Churchill

____________________________ _____________________________

____________________________ ____________________________

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 ____________________________ ___________________________

Task 3: Describe the characters which are mentioned below.

o Queen Elizabeth II
o King George VI
o Sir Winston Churchill

Useful Language: Words to use: patient, ill-

From my point of view… tempered, faithful, reserved,
From my perspective… chubby, obedient, humble,
As far as I am concerned … confident, selfish, nosy, curious,
To be perfectly honest … responsible etc.
I may be wrong but I think that …
I have the feeling that …
It seems to me that …
… appears/seems to be …

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Task 4: Vocabulary
Match the words with the definitions.
1. a bastard a) it is related to cancer, and is
2. a tumor likely to be harmful
3. a snagoholic b) shocking and morally
4. an heir unacceptable
5. a stag night c) to the full extent
6. utterly d) a mass of diseased cells that
7. conspicuously might become a lump or cause
8. grouse illness
9. outrageous e) good or excellent
10.malignant f) a person who sees
imperfections in everything
g) an offensive or disagreeable
person
h) a person who will legally
receive money, property, or a
title from another person,
especially an older member of
the same family, when that
other person dies
i) in a clearly visible way
j) a party for men only that is
usually on the night before a
man's wedding

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Task 5: Vocabulary practice
Fill in the gaps with the missing words.
1. A naval officer's _________? Chance would be a fine thing.
2. Despite having a large family, they still had no son and _________.
3. The pathologist’s report said the tumor was _________.
4. And they _________ fail to mention the results.
5. I think they'd have preferred a nice, pink-faced marquis with a
_________moor in the Scottish Borders.
6. It's time we gave that blockage a name, it was a _________.
7. Well, I'm afraid he's become something of a _________.
8. These prices are just _________.
9. You lied to me, you _________!
10. She was _________devastated when her husband died.

Let’s have some fun!

QUIZ
1. What is the full name of the Queen?
a) Elizabeth Natalia Diana
b) Elizabeth Kate Megan
c) Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
2. Where did the wedding ceremony take place?
a) Westminster Abbey
b) St. Paul’s Cathedral
c) Chapel Royal at St. James Palace
3. Which words were added to the vow of the Queen?
a) to love forever and be together

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 b) to love, and cherish, and obey
c) to rule together and help each other
4. What present did the King give his daughter?
a) a crown
b) a horse
c) a camera
5. Why did the King give his daughter that present?
a) to show off because nobody had a camera
b) not to miss a single moment of her happy marriage
c) to make family photos
6. Where did the Queen live with her husband?
a) Clarence House
b) Buckingham Palace
c) Kensington Palace
7. What present did the King get from a little girl on Christmas?
a) a song
b) a paper crown
c) a Christmas card

8. What happened to the Queen’s father?

a) He abandoned the throne and went to another country
b) He got a malignant disease and died
c) Nothing serious happened to him

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Task 6: Phrasal verbs
Match the words with the definitions.
1. to get through sth a) to keep someone out or not
2. to watch out include someone in an activity
3. to count sb out or arrangement
4. to get up for b) be motivated; to vote for sb
5. to cut through c) to deal with sth quickly and
easily
d) to successfully finish
something
e) used to warn someone of
danger or an accident that
seems likely to happen

Task 7: Phrasal words practice

Fill in the gaps with the missing words.
1. I'll look into it and ___ _____ you.
2. No one __ ___ ____ him.
3. I need an expert ___ ________ the jargon.
4. They keep trying to _______ him ___, but he keeps getting back up.
5. Don’t forget to _____ _____ when you are crossing the road.

Task 8: Collocations
Remember the words which you’ve heard and learnt from the Wordlist and
fill in the gaps with the missing words.
1. You're right up my _________!
2. I was wondering if you would consider ________ into my shoes, so to
speak.

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 3. Well, you still have 24 hours to change your _______.
4. But, in the end, there's nowhere better than the Splash with a bagful of
cartridge to _______ the spirits.
5. A patient has a right to know the ______ _________.

Task 9: Discuss the questions:

1. What do you think of “The Crown”? Did you like Episode 1?
2. What do you think about the decision of the King George VI to make
Queen Elizabeth The Queen?
3. What traits of character are needed to become a successful monarch?
4. If you had a chance to be the Queen/ or the King, would you agree to
become one?
5. What female leaders do you know from your country?
Try to use the following phrases for your answers.

To my mind…
In my opinion
The way I see it...
As far as I know...

It goes without
saying that…
I would say that

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 Homework
You might have seen that the actors in “The Crown” series try to imitate Royal
British Accent. But “How to sound like a posh British person?”, you may ask.
Here is a video for you. Watch it and repeat after the presenter. Write down
some typical British phrases from the video and record the following sentences
using the knowledge that you’ve got.

1. I desire to live in the spiffing city of London.

2. YouTube video appeared to be rather useful to develop the British
Accent.
3. The weather in Bath made me laugh and felt jolly good.
4. Oh, good golly gosh!
5. Rugger is a rather popular kind if sport in Britain.
6. Good morning, old bean!
7. He was rather blotto after the party with his chums and therefore he was
speaking poppycock.
8. Ma was beastly disappointed with her uncontrolled behaviour.
9. The idea of the picknick on such a day is spiffing.
10.Oh crumbs! How has that happened?

Let’s sound British!

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