The Norman legacy
P.75-77
Did you know?
1. How did the Normans affect the English landscape? , or ?
2. What else did they change? , or
2. What else did they change? , or
The feudal system
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Feudal /ˈfjuːdl/: referring to feudalism.
Knight /naɪt/: horseman who served his lord.
Knight /naɪt/: horseman who served his lord.
💡 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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| a peasant who worked on the land. He had to give his products to his master. | |
| a rich, powerful man who owned a lot of land! | |
| a nobleman who served the King. He rode a horse in battle. | |
| a male monarch. He was usually the previous monarch’s son or brother. |
How did this system work?
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💡 Tip: Two are synonyms for “villeins” and “nobles”.
The feudal system and the Domesday Book
BBC BitesizeHistorians suggested that it had a basic structure: King – owned all the land.
Barons – the king gave some land to the barons in return for money and men for the army.
Knights – the barons gave some of their land to the knights if they promised to fight when needed.
Peasants – the knights gave a few strips of land to the peasants and the peasants had to share their produce with them.
They were not allowed to leave and were not free men.[…] The feudal system was a way in which a king could rule a violent society […] The knights of the feudal system developed ideas of ‘chivalry’, from the French word ‘cheval’ meaning ‘horse’. These ideas have given us many of our beliefs about what is ‘good’ conduct – loyalty, courage and defending the weak.
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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!
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a) This / French restaurant / is / in London / from a / a menu / . / ➝
b) contains / It / words / French / many / . / ➝
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| Justice & Administration ⚖️ | Food 🍖 |
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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.)
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Phonology
La prononciation du « k »
Listen
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.
Repeat
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.
Grammar
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 .
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