WEEK 15 ROBIN HOOD

“Stories about him and his closest… (!), Friar Tuck,… (2) John, and Maid Marian may be found in the popular ballads of the time. They … (3) that Robin Hood and his … (4) lived in Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham. They were called the “… (5) men” and used to wear …(6) clothes, a particular shade of green, called “…(7) green”. They also say that Robin’s outlaws were very well …(8) and skilful in their …(9). They were very disciplined and obeyed strict rules of …(10). “ ( Robin Hood and the Black Cloak)

I.                   Complete the gaps with only one word in each gap using the following words:  companions, green, friends, merry, organized, attacks, behaviour, Lincoln, Little, say. (1p)

II.                Use the underlined words from ex. I in contexts of your own. (2p)

III.             Name the main characters of the story. ( 1p)

IV.             Name the qualities of Robin’s outlaws. ( 1p)

V.                Translate the fragment beginning with “Stories about him…” and ending with “… near Nottingham”. ( 2p)

1.- She is Robin Hood ´s wife                                                         ______ Prince John

2.- He is Robin´s best friend                                                           ______ Marian

3.- He wants to be the king and                                                       ______ Robin Hood

      he is King Richard ´s brother  

4.- She is Marian ´s sister                                                                ______ Little John

5.- He helps the Prince John and he is bad                                      ______  Will Scarlet

6.- He is known as the Black Knight                                               ______   Sheriff of Nottingham

7.- He is tall and strong .He fights with Robin in                            _____    King Richard

      the river.

8.- He helps poor people and lives in Sherwood                              _____   Ann

      forest .  

True or False

1.-   _______ Sir Guy of Gisborn is Robin ´s friend .

2.- ________ Friar Tuck is Robin ´s enemy.

3.- _______  Prince John hates  his brother,King Richard .

4.- _______ Sheriff of Nottingham is  Robin ´s  enemy.

5.- _______  Robin won a gold arrow in a competition.

6.- ________ Little John is the Black Night .

7.- _______   The story takes place in London and Sherwood Forest.

8.- _______Robin and Little John fight in the sea .

9.- _______ Guy of Gisborn is killed by Will Scarlet.

10.- _______  Robin Hood helps rich people.

11.- _______ The Merry men are Robin ´s friends.

12.- _______ Ann is Marian´s mother.

13.- _______ The Black Night helps Robin.

14.- ________  King Richard is a good man and loves his brother.

Order the sentences from 1 to 8.

a)      _______   Robin and his parents live in the Sherwood Forest.

       b)________ Robin fires arrow to the Pirates in the sea.

       c)________ Sheriff´s men kill Will Scarlet .

      d)________ Robin ,Marian go back to the Sherwood Forest.

       e)_________  Robin goes to the Archery Competition.

       f)_________  Sheriff ´s men take Robin ´s father as a prisioner.

       g)_________   Robin and the Merry men take money from rich people.

       h)________  Ann wants to kill Robin .