Castle

Lead-in

  • What’s the best place for a vacation in your country?
  • Where did you go on your last vacation?
  • What do you miss the most when you are traveling?
  • Do you like traveling alone or in a group? Why?
  • What are some of the benefits of traveling alone? And in a group?
  • Which of the accommodations below do you prefer? Give your opinion about each one.

Presentation 1

Pre

  • What do you prefer, modern or old architecture? Why?
  • What do you think about castles?

Top Down

  • Is it the first time that the Palace is renovated? Watch the video and find out.
  • Yes, it is. Before this occasion only minor touch ups were made.
  • No, it isn’t. During WWII a German bomb demolished a part of the Palace.
  • Yes, it is. Before this occasion only minor touch ups were made.
  • No, it isn’t. During WWII a German bomb demolished a part of the Palace.

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: Currently I’m on my ____ destination. > Currently I’m on my first destination.

  1. ____ flock to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard.
  2. Inside there’s eight hundred and ____ thousand square feet of ornate space.
  3. How ____ man and woman power goes in to ____ it on something like that?
  4. You ____ the dresses team who create the Queen’s outfits and ____ and choose the jewerly.
  5. ____ for the building, not ____ good for ____ elderly occupants.
  1. Tourists flock to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard.
  2. Inside there’s eight hundred and thirty thousand square feet of ornate space.
  3. How much man and woman power goes in to put it on something like that?
  4. You have the dresses team who create the Queen’s outfits and hats and choose the jewerly.
  5. Good for the building, not so good for its elderly occupants.

Post

  • What do you think about renovating historical buildings?
  • Why are old buildings important to history?
  • What do you think could be more important than renovating a castle?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • Do you like to go to places where there are lots of other people or to more isolated places? Why?

Top Down

  • Who do they talk about in the video? Watch it and find out.
  • Kings
  • Queens
  • Princes
  • Princesses
  • Soldiers
  • Knights
  • Squires
  • Captains
  • Kings
  • Queens
  • Princes
  • Princesses
  • Soldiers
  • Knights
  • Squires
  • Captains

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: It was one of the only ____ to survive the fire. > It was one of the only objects to survive the fire.

  1. ____ inside Windsor Castle.
  2. If you ____ down at the floor, you can ____ the ____ carpet.
  3. At the end of Saint George’s hall ____ the lantern lobby.
  4. This was ____ private chapel of Queen Victoria.
  5. Can you see the large urn at the ____ of the ____?
  1. Welcome inside Windsor Castle.
  2. If you look down at the floor, you can see the Indian carpet.
  3. At the end of Saint George’s hall is the lantern lobby.
  4. This was the private chapel of Queen Victoria.
  5. Can you see the large urn at the end of the room?

Post

  • Do you like ballrooms?
  • Are there any drawbridges near where you live?
  • Do you think moats are necessary for castles?
  • Why do people like visitng chaples?
  • Where is it your dream to visit? Do you think you will ever get there?
  • What kinds of activities do you like to do when you are traveling?