The Norman legacy

1. How did the Normans affect the English landscape?  Did they opened French restaurants, did they built castles or did they built the Channel Tunnel?
2. What else did they change? Did they introduced French words to the English language, rode their horses on the wrong side of the street or did they drank wine instead of tea?

The feudal system

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Look at the document below. 
💡 Tip: It looks like...

a) Describe the shape of the document. 
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b) Who is at the top?
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c) Who is at the bottom?
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d) Complete the labels below.
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2

Match each title to its correct definition.

How did this system work?

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Find ten transparent words from the text.
💡 Tip: Two are synonyms for “villeins” and “nobles”.

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2

Note the pros and the cons of feudalism. Then give a title to each paragraph.

3

Sum up the lesson and complete the sentences. Use the simple past. See Grammar.

Feudalism (be) a system based on a pyramidal structure in the (period of time). The king (own) the land. On the contrary, the peasants (not/own) anything. The king (keep) them safe in return for their work.

Bon appétit!

1

Rearrange the words to describe the document from your textbook.

a) This / French restaurant / is / in London / from a / a menu / . / ➝ 
b) contains / It / words / French / many / . / ➝ 

2

These are words that the Normans introduced to the English language. Sort the words related to justice and administration from the words related to food.

3

Watch the video and answer correctly.

a) William the Conqueror brought many French words to English. (Right. / Wrong.)
b) Latin was used in church. (Right. / Wrong.)
c) The common people spoke Latin too. (Right. / Wrong.)
d) English words name the animals, but French words name the food served on the menu. (Right. / Wrong.)

4

Create your own Norman menu.

La prononciation du « k »

Listen: Knight, know, knee, knock, knit, key, kick, kind, kingdom.

Réfléchis : Écoute et élimine les « k » que l’on n’entend pas dans la liste ci-dessus.



Répète : Nutty Knott was not in, Nutty Knott was out. Knotting knots in netting, Nutty Knott was out. But lots of knots, were in Nutty Knott’s knotty netting.

La forme négative du prétérit simple

Observe : However, peasants were not free. The king didn’t own all the land.

Réfléchis : Repère les marques de la négation et les auxiliaires. Didn’t est-il composé de did + not ou de did + are ? 


Conclus : Lorsque l’on souhaite parler d’un événement à la forme , on utilise l’auxiliaire ou l’auxiliaire suivi de la négation .

Mission 2

1

You have to...

send a letter.

do an interview.

record a video.

write an article.

2

Choose your subject:

Feudalism.

1066.

French cuisine.

3

Choose your level:

A2

A2+

A1+