Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Document on the Magna Carta (1215)
Aural Comprehension:
Watch the document above and try to answer the following questions:
1. What caused King Richard the Lionheart's death?
2. What can you say about the personality of his brother King John Lackland who inherited the throne when Richard died?
3. What caused the Barons of England to unite and rebel against John Lackland?
4. Why is the Magna Carta such an important document?
Vocabulary:
Find in the document the English equivalent for the following words:
Casse-cou:
Lamentable, misérable:
Le chantage:
La rogne, le mécontentement:
Une veuve:
Etre recherché, traqué:
Un caprice:
Devoir rendre des comptes: