Wales/Mock-Test Caldicot Castle

Task

1. Read "A trip to Caldicot Castle" (page 62-63 in your English book).
2. Do the interactive excercises.
3. Do the Writing Exercises ex1 and Writing send it to your teacher via mail or chat.

READING COMPREHENSION

ex1

► Ex 1 Find the information.    

1.   Who went on the trip? ....

2.   Where did they go? ....

3.   When did they go? ...

4.   Who did they meet? ...

5.   What did they like best? ....

6.   What did they do in the end?                                                

► Put these sentences in the correct order..

1 C    The students arrived at the castle.
2 E    The door opened and a knight stood there.
3 A    He showed them around the castle.
4 B    In the kitchen, the students learned about food from the past.
5 F    Before they left, Richard tried the stocks.
6 D    They said goodbye to Lancelot.

► Did Holly like the trip? Complete her diary entry about the day.

Dear diary,

Today we visited Caldicot Castle. It was fantastic! We met a knight at the castle. He was very funny and told us lots of interesting stories about the castle. He even told us that the castle has a ghost. It's a woman who lived here more than 500 years ago. He said you can hear her singing sometimes. Scary!

The best part for me was in the kitchen. I love cooking so it was really interesting to find out what people ate. I don't think I would like to go back to those days - they didn't have any chocolate then - and that's my favourite food!

In school I sometimes think our History classes are a bit boring, but this was different. I'm going to work harder at school now. That's going tosurprise Mr Yeates!

Dear diary,

Today we visited Caldicot Castle. It was fantastic! We met a knight at the castle. He was very funny and told us lots of interesting stories about the castle. He even told us that the castle has a ghost. It's a woman who lived here more than 500 years ago. He said you can hear her singing sometimes. Scary!

The best part for me was in the kitchen. I love cooking so it was really interesting to find out what people ate. I don't think I would like to go back to those days - they didn't have any chocolate then - and that's my favourite food!

In school I sometimes think our History classes are a bit boring, but this was different. I'm going to work harder at school now. That's going tosurprise Mr Yeates!

USE OF ENGLISH - VOCABULARY

► Fill in the right synonyms (words with the same meaning) for the underlined words.

0. Grandpa is another word for grandfather.
1. Next week we go/ travel to Wales.
2. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ beautiful.
3. It was easy to enter/ get into the castle- There was a big gate.
4. In the afternoon I was tired and started to yawn.
5. In the end/ Finally we went back home.

1. Next week we go/ travel to Wales.

2. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/beautiful.
3. It was easy to / get into the castle- There was a big gate.
4. In the afternoon I was tired and started to yawn.

5. In the end/ Finally we went back home.

► Now write the words in!

0. Grandpa is another word for grandfather.
1. Next week we go/ travel() to Wales.
2. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ beautiful().
3. It was easy to enter/ get into() the castle- There was a big gate.
4. In the afternoon I was tired and started to yawn().
5. In the end/ Finally() we went back home.

1. Next week we go/ travel() to Wales.

2. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ beautiful().
3. It was easy to enter/ get into() the castle- There was a big gate.
4. In the afternoon I was tired and started to yawn().

5. In the end/ Finally() we went back home.

► Now write the words in! (Be careful - > to stop → stopped)

1. Last week we went/ travelled() to Wales.
2. There we made a break / stopped() at a castle. 3. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ beautiful().
4. We entered/ got into() the castle through the big gate.
5. In the end/ Finally() we went back home.

1. Last week we went/ travelled() to Wales.

2. There we made a break / stopped() at a castle. 3. There we saw Caldicot Castle. It was really nice/ beautiful().
4. We entered/ got into() the castle through the big gate.

5. In the end/ Finally() we went back home.

USE OF ENGLISH - STRUCTURES

► Make comparisons. Put in adjectives in the correct form.

0. Holy is a (happy) happy girl. Her friend Freddie is even (happy) happier than her.
1. Caldicot Castle is not the biggest(big) (that's Caerphilly Castle) but the most beautiful (beautiful) castle in Wales.
2. It's a bit younger(young) than Caerphilly.
3. The students liked it very much and thought it was more exciting (exciting) than a history lesson. 4. Each room has been better(good) than the room before. 5. Holly climbed on a tower. It was higher(high) than the other buildings and so she had a better(good) view.

1. Caldicot Castle is not the biggest(big) (that's Caerphilly Castle) but the most beautiful (beautiful) castle in Wales.

2. It's a bit younger(young) than Caerphilly.
3. The students liked it very much and thought it was more exciting (exciting) than a history lesson. 4. Each room has been better(good) than the room before.

5. Holly climbed on a tower. It was higher(high) than the other buildings and so she had a better(good) view.

Für die Schulaufgabe: It was built in less(little) than three years.

Have you ever …?

Form questions in the present perfect. Then give answers in the short form:

1. Have you ever been (you,ever be) to Wales? - No, I haven't (???) been there.
2. Have you already seen (you, already, see) photos of Welsh castles? - Yes, I have (???).
3. Where have you put (you, put) the brochure with the prices? - Over there.
4. Have you already seen (you, already, see) the prices?
      - No, I haven't (???). I haven't had (not, have) time this morning.
5. Have you done (you, do) your homework yet? - Yes, I have (???).
6. Has the dog had (the dog, have) some breakfast? - Yes, it has (???).

1. Have you ever been (you,ever be) to Wales? - No, I haven't (???) been there.

2. Have you already seen (you, already, see) photos of Welsh castles? - Yes, I have (???).
3. Where have you put (you, put) the brochure with the prices? - Over there.
4. Have you already seen (you,already, see) the prices?
      - No, I haven't (???). I haven't had (not, have) time this morning.
5. Have you done (you, do) your homework yet? - Yes, I have (???).

6. Has the dog had (the dog, have) some breakfast? - Yes, it has (???).

(For the apostrophe use the #-key next to the Enter-key.)

Writing

Choose one of the tasks.

a) Draw a plan of a castle or similar place in your area. Label it in English and add some information (how old?, who lived there?,.:.?)

b) Make a sound diary for the castle trip. Collect, make and record the sounds.

Play the recording to your class -can they guess the sound?