1C CULTURE: Royal party

  

1C CULTURE:

Royal party: Exercise 1

Complete the facts about the UK with the words in the boxes.

laws

elections

queen

government

parties

1

The three main   in the UK are the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

2

Elizabeth II is the   , but her husband, Prince Philip, is not a king.

3

In the UK,   are always on a Thursday.

4

Inside the House of Commons, the   sits on one side of the room and the other MPs sit on the other side.

5

British MPs vote on new   every year.

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Royal party: Exercise 2

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

1

There are four Royal garden parties at Buckingham Palace every year.

True

False

2

The Royal Family chooses all of the guests.

True

False

3

The parties start at 3 p.m. and finish at 6 p.m.

True

False

4

The guests drink tea, but they don’t drink coffee.

True

False

5

The guests take photos of the Queen at the garden parties.

True

False

6

The Queen and her husband go to all of the garden parties.

True

False

Tea and cake

There are four Royal garden parties every year – one in Scotland and three at Buckingham Palace in London. About 8,000 people go to each party. The government and many different charities all help to choose the guests.

The party starts at three o’clock in the afternoon. The guests listen to music (there are two bands) and walk around the beautiful gardens. They drink tea or coffee and eat sandwiches and cakes. They can’t take photos or use mobile phones.

At four o’clock, the Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, join the party. Other members of the Royal Family – like Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne – don’t go to every garden party, but they go to one or two a year. It’s a chance for the Royal Family to meet and talk to the public. The party finishes at six o’clock.

 

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Royal party: Exercise 3

Play the recording and listen to three people talking about Royal garden parties. Match sentences a–c with speakers 1–3.

a

This person helps to decide who goes to the parties. 

b

This person asks guests some questions. 

c

This person prepares food for the parties. 

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Royal party: Challenge!

Complete the sentences. Look on the Internet and then write the answers. Check your answers with your teacher.

1

The Prime Minister of the UK is .

2

The President of the USA is .

3

The President of Germany is .

4

The King of Spain is .