«Castles in the World Heritage» «Мировое наследие: замки»

Rules: 1. Do take an active part in our work. 2. Be polite and respectful to your fellows and opponents. 3. If you know the answers write them down on Answer sheet. 4. Choose the person from your team who will be responsible for passing your answer sheets to the jury.

Task 1. Presenting teams. You have 3 minutes to decide upon your teams name and motto

Task 2. What is what? Match the terms with definitions a. castle 1. a large and stately mansion or building, the official premise of a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage b. palace 2. the place, the house, in which a person lives or stays; dwelling place; home 2. the place, esp. the house, in which a person lives or stays; dwelling place; home c. residence 3. fortified, usually walled building, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.

KEY. What is what? 1. a large and stately mansion or building, the official premise of a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage - palace. 2. the place, the house, in which a person lives or stays; dwelling place; home – residence. 2. the place, esp. the house, in which a person lives or stays; dwelling place; home – residence. 3. fortified, usually walled building, as of a prince or noble in feudal times – castle.

Task 3. Watch the video about the best castles in the world and mark the following statements True or False: 1. The Palace of Versailles is situated in the south of France. 2. An Alcázar was built in Turkey by Arabic masters. 3. The word Alhambra means The red one. 4. The Summer Palace may be found in Japan. 5. Neuschwanstein Palace in Bavaria belongs to the Middle Ages epoch. 6. Schőnbrunn Palace is a former imperial residence in Vienna. 7. The office of Czechoslovakian president is in Rrague castle. 8. The Forbidden City is situated in Thailand. 9. The Tower of London is the place where the British queen lives. 10. The Chillon Castle is located in the Mediterranean sea.

KEY True / False 1. The Palace of Versailles is situated in the south of France. F (in the north) 2. An Alcázar was built in Turkey by Arabic masters. F (in Spain) 3. The word Alhambra means The red one. T 4. The Summer Palace may be found in Japan. F (in China Beijing) 5. Neuschwanstein Palace in Bavaria belongs to the Middle Ages epoch. F (19th century) 6. Schőnbrunn Palace is a former imperial residence in Vienna. T 7. The office of Czechoslovakian president is in Rrague castle. T 8. The Forbidden City is situated in Thailand. F (in China Beijing) 9. The Tower of London is the place where the British queen lives. F 10. The Chillon Castle is located in the Mediterranean sea. F (Lake Geneva)

Task 4. Historic background quiz. Choose the correct answer 1. What was the principle of feudalism? a. presenting land in return for religious loyalty and beliefs; b. presenting castles in return for money and payment taxes; c. presenting land in return for duty or service to a lord.

2. Which is the largest castle? a. Versailles; b. The castle of Prague; c. Peterhof Palace.

3. Who built the first castle in England? a. Julius Caesar; b. William the Conqueror; c. Edward the Confessor.

4. What was the most effective way to destroy a castles walls in the early period? a. to blow it up; b. to commit arson; c. to dig a tunnel beneath a wall.

5. Why did people stop building castles? a. too expensive; b. due to introduction of gunpowder; c. time-consuming.

KEY History background Test 1. What was the principle of feudalism – c) presenting land in return for duty or service to a lord 2. Which is the largest castle? b) The castle of Prague 3. Who built the first castle in England? b) William the Conqueror 4. What was the most effective way to destroy a castles walls in the early period? c) to dig a tunnel beneath a wall 5. Why did people stop building castles? b) due to introduction of gunpowder

Task 5. Look at the transcriptions and write down the words meaning parts of a castle: 1. / t ʃ ap( ə )l/ - 2. /st ɒˈ ke ɪ d/ - 3. /bat( ə )lm( ə )nt/ - 4. /k ə :t( ə )n w ɔ :l/ - 5. /p ɒ st( ə )n/ - 6. /be ɪ li/ - 7. /b ɑː t ɪˈ zan/- 8. /t ʌ r ɪ t/ - 9. /m ə ʊ t/ /ge ɪ tha ʊ s/ -

KEY Transcriptions 1. /t ʃ ap( ə )l/ - chapel 2. /st ɒˈ ke ɪ d/ - stockade 3. /bat( ə )lm( ə )nt/ - battlement 4. /k ə :t( ə )n w ɔ :l/ - curtain wall 5. /p ɒ st( ə )n/ - postern 6. /be ɪ li/ - bailey 7. /b ɑ :t ɪˈ zan/- bartizan 8. /t ʌ r ɪ t/ - turret 9. /m ə ʊ t/ - moat 10. /ge ɪ tha ʊ s/ - gatehouse

Task 6. Match the terms Castle attributes with their explanations, use the picture to help you. 1. battlement a. a long wide hole which is dug all the way around a place such as a castle, and usually filled with water, to make it more difficult to attack 2. turret b. a small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense, usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an entrance gateway 3. postern c. a small circular tower which is part of a castle or a large building 4. bartizan d. a private entrance or any entrance other than the main one; a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle 6. moat e. a wall around the top of a castle, with regular spaces in it through which the people inside the castle can shoot

KEY Castle attributes battlement 1.Battlement – e 2. Turret – c 3. Postern – d 4. Bartizan – b 5. Moat - a

Task 7. Legends about castles Watch the Legend video and decide on 1) What legend does this song refer to? 2) What is the language used in the song?

KEY Legends about castles 1) What legend does this song refer to? Dracula 2) What is the language used in the song? Ukrainian

Task 8. Listening Bran Castle. Watch the video about Bran or Dracula castle. Finish the following statements: Task 8. Listening Bran Castle. Watch the video about Bran or Dracula castle. Finish the following statements: 1. Bran castle is situated in ___________. 2. This castle is place associated with terrors of ______. 3. It is settled in the ______. 4. The castle was built in the 13th century by the _________. 5. _____ the Impaler (upon whom Dracula is partially based) used this castle during the raids.

KEY Bran castle 1. Bran castle is situated in ___________ Romania. 2. This castle is place associated with terrors of ______the night. 3. It is settled in the ______ woods. 4. The castle was built in the 13th century by the _________Saxons. 5. _____ Vlad the Impaler (upon whom Dracula is partially based) used this castle during the raids.

Task 9. Read the text about Dracula Castle. Complete the sentences with the correct word form, (add suffixes to the words in brackets) Dracula - Beyond the Legend Bran Castle is a 1) ________(nation) monument and museum in Romania. It is known 2) _______ (local) as 'Dracula's Castle,' and is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia. The castle was built in 1377 and although there is a pretty widespread belief that the former 3) ____ (to rule) of Wallachia, the infamous Vlad the Impaler, once lived within its walls, in actual fact this is untrue, but it is believed that he may have spent a couple of days locked in the castle's dungeons, when the Ottomans where the residing power in the region. In 1920 Bran was the principal 4) _______ (to reside) of Queen Marie of Edinburgh. Marie was born in the English County of Kent and was the Eldest daughter of the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia and Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, who was the second eldest of Queen Victoria's children. Marie married Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania in During her time living at Bran Marie collected a lot of 5) ________ (tradition) furniture and many tapestries that she felt were good examples of Romanian crafts and skills and many of these items remain, for all to see and appreciate, in the present day museum.

KEY Bran Castle / Dracula 1- national; 2 – locally; 3 – ruler; 4 – residence; 5 - traditional 5 - traditional

Task 10. Castle Idioms. Match the idioms and proverbs with their explanations AB 1.An Englishman's home is his castle a.plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening 2. To build castles in the air / in the sky / in Spain b. the relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue 3. King of the castlec. to have very fit and strong body and great physicals strength 4. Palace politicsd. the most successful or most powerful person in a group of people 5. To be built like a castlee. British people believe they should be able to control what happens in their own homes, and that no one else should tell them what to do there

KEY Idioms 1 - e; 1 - e; 2 – a; 3 – d; 3 – d; 4 – b; 5 – c. 5 – c.

Task 11. Find the pairs of rhyming words Wife, goodbye, dance, pain, share, sky, despair, die, again, strife, chance, try

KEY Rhyming words Wife – strife; Wife – strife; Goodbye – sky, die, try; Goodbye – sky, die, try; Dance – chance; Dance – chance; Pain – again; Pain – again; Share - despair Share - despair

Task 12. Fill in the gaps in the song with the words from Task 11: And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you That I'm tired of Castles in the Air I've got a dream I want the world to 1) ________ in castle walls Just leave me to 2) _______ And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you That I'm tired of Castles in the Air I've got a dream I want the world to 1) ________ in castle walls Just leave me to 2) _______ Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the 3) ______ A dream come true, I'll live there 'til I 4) _______ A dream come true, I'll live there 'til I 4) _______ I'm asking you, to say my last 5) _______ I'm asking you, to say my last 5) _______ The love we knew, ain't worth another 6) ________ Save me from all the trouble and the 7) __________ I know I'm weak but I can't face that girl 8) ________ Tell her the reasons why I can't remain Perhaps she'll understand if you tell it to her plain Oh, but how can words express the feel of sunlight In the morning in the hills away from city 9) _______ I need a country woman for my 10) _______ I'm city born but I love the country life For I can not be part of her "Cocktail-Generation Partner's Waltz," Devoid of all romance The music plays and everyone must 11) ______ I'm bowing out, I need a second 12) ______ The love we knew, ain't worth another 6) ________ Save me from all the trouble and the 7) __________ I know I'm weak but I can't face that girl 8) ________ Tell her the reasons why I can't remain Perhaps she'll understand if you tell it to her plain Oh, but how can words express the feel of sunlight In the morning in the hills away from city 9) _______ I need a country woman for my 10) _______ I'm city born but I love the country life For I can not be part of her "Cocktail-Generation Partner's Waltz," Devoid of all romance The music plays and everyone must 11) ______ I'm bowing out, I need a second 12) ______

KEY Gaps filling in the song And if she asks you why you can tell her that I told you That I'm tired of Castles in the Air I've got a dream I want the world to 1) ________share in castle walls Just leave me to 2) _______despair Hills of forest green where the mountains touch the 3) ______sky A dream come true, I'll live there 'til I 4) _______die I'm asking you, to say my last 5) _______goodbye The love we knew, ain't worth another 6) ________try Save me from all the trouble and the 7) __________pain I know I'm weak but I can't face that girl 8) ________again Tell her the reasons why I can't remain Perhaps she'll understand if you tell it to her plain Oh, but how can words express the feel of sunlight In the morning in the hills away from city 9) _______strife I need a country woman for my 10) _______wife I'm city born but I love the country life For I can not be part of her "Cocktail-Generation Partner's Waltz," Devoid of all romance The music plays and everyone must 11) ______dance I'm bowing out, I need a second 12) ______chance

Task 13. Film quiz. Look at the photos of the castles. Can you tell the title of the movie which was set in this castle? Choose the correct option.

1. Alnwick castle?

A B C

2. Livadia Palace

A B C

3. Tower of London

AB C

4. Versailles

A B C

5. Swallow's Nest castle

A B C

KEY Film quiz 1. Alnwick castle – Harry Potter 2. Livadia Palace – The Dog in the Manger 3. Tower of London – Elizabeth. The Golden Age 4. Versailles – Angelique 5. Swallow;s nest – 10 little Niggers

Task 14. Castles Quotations 1. Death is the golden key a. I have finished my work, and am now going to receive my wages. (Christopher Love) 2. Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air - b. leads to the palace of wisdom. (William Blake) 3. I am now going from a prison to a palace: c. on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness. (Hannah More) 4. The road of excess d. that opens the palace of eternity. (John Milton) 5. The difference between a neurotic, a psychotic, and a psychiatrist: e. they are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. (Henry David Thoreau) 6. Genius without religion is only a lamp f.. the neurotic builds castles in the sky, the psychotic lives in them and the psychiatrist collects the rent. (unknown author)

KEY Quotations 1. - d 2. - e 3. - a 4. - b 5. - f 6. - c

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