Chivalry Isn't Dead!
P.126-127
Unit 8
5 • Fiction and Realities
WB p. 60
Chivalry Isn’t Dead!
➜ How is today’s pop culture still influenced by medieval tales?
Retrouvez une banque d'audios et de vidéos authentiques en lien avec cette thématique.
Serious Game
Get ready!
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b. Find a title for each vocabulary list.
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b. How have these elements been updated for a sci-fi setting?
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a. Write down the elements relating to medieval times.
b. What do the Jedi represent? What are the values associated with them?
c. Discuss the link between Star Wars and medieval fiction. To you, is it obvious or ridiculous?
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How can we twist medieval fiction to make it more appealing today? Are you a fan of medieval fantasy? Can you name other works of medieval fiction?
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Toolbox
Toolbox
- determined /dɪˈtз:mɪnd/ (adj.)
- droid (n.)
- lightsaber (n.)
- spaceship (n.)
- cross (v.)
Let’s learn!
Knights’ word battle
Divide into threes. One player gives a word from the vocabulary lists, then the other two must each provide a word from the same category. One point for each right answer.
Idiom of the week!
Knight in shining armour
Idiom
The idiom “knight in shining armour” dates back to Victorian times, when stories about heroic medieval warriors battling against the forces of evil became especially popular. These fearless heroes often found time to rescue a princess or two along the way. They were popular tales that were handed down from generation to generation, and the inspiration behind famous stories such as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the Three Musketeers…
Medieval Fantasy
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box 1
- adventurous (adj.)
- confident (adj.)
- courageous /kəˈrɛɪdʒəs/ / valiant / brave (adj.)
- courteous (adj.)
- daring (adj.)
- dauntless / fearless (adj.)
- gallant (adj.)
- stout /ˈstaʊt/ (adj.)
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box 2
- armo(u)r (n.)
- breast plate (n.)
- chain mail (n.)
- gauntlet /ˈgɔːntlɪt/ (n.)
- helmet (n.)
- iron (n.)
- plating (n.)
- shield (n.)
- steel (n.)
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box 3
- clergyman (n.)
- craftsman (n.)
- entertainer (n.)
- king / queen (n.)
- knight (n.)
- peasant /ˈpɛzənt/ (n.)
- prince / princess (n.)
- serf /ˈsɜːf/ (n.)
- squire (n.)
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box 4
- assault /əˈsɔːlt/ (v.)
- battle / fight (v.)
- challenge (v.)
- duel (v.)
- protect (v.)
- resist (v.)
- strive (v.)
- struggle (v.)
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box 5
- banshee (n.)
- dragon (n.)
- elf (n.)
- fairy (n.)
- gnome /ˈnəʊm/ (n.)
- goblin (n.)
- mermaid /ˈmɜːrˌmɛɪd/ (n.)
- ogre /ˈəʊgə/ (n.)
- pixie (n.)
- troll (n.)
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box 6
- battle axe (n.)
- club (n.)
- crossbow (n.)
- flail (n.)
- longbow (n.)
- mace /ˈmɛɪs/ (n.)
- sabre /ˈsɛɪbə/ / sword /ˈsɔːd/ (n.)
- spear /ˈspɪə/ (n.)
- war hammer (n.)