King Arthur

King Arthur is a legendary king. In the stories he led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD.

King Arthus^(English)

König Artus Runder Tisch in der Großen Halle von Winchester Castle

Interactive exercises

People - who is who

Uther Pendragon	Arthur's father
Igraine	Arthur's mother
Guinevere	Arthur's wife
Merlin	Magician
Percival	Knight of the Round Table - who saw the Grail
Lancelot	best friend of Arthur - but -alas of his wife, too!
Sir Ector	Knight who raises Arthur after his parents' death
Galahad	Knight who found the grail

Which is which

Camelot	Arthur's castle (maybe at Tintagel?)
Excalibur	Arthur's sword with magical power
Holy Grail	The cup Jesus used for the Last Supper
Avalon	magical island (Land of Apples)
Round Table	circular furniture - capacity: 144

Vocabulary

synonyms

king	leader of the country
true	correct
perhaps	maybe
beautiful	lovely
afterwards	later
nobody	no one
choose	decide
become husbband and wife	marry

opposites

Match the opposites.

attack	defend
let in	keep out
afterwards	before
battle, war	peace
to live	to die
strong	weak
clever	stupid
enemy	friend
safe	dangerous

Structures

Question tags

Auf einen bejahten Aussagesatz folgt ein verneintes Frageanhängsel. Es besteht aus

Hilfsverb + n't + Pronomen

Bei verneinten Aussagesätzen wird die Verneinung entfernt.

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King Arthur was a very big king, wasn't he?

King Arthur has pulled out Excalibur, hasn't he??

King Arthur didn't live with his real father.did he?

Kind Arthur had a magic cap, didn't he?

His brothers were really good fighters, weren't they?

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King Arthur was a very big king, wasn't he()?

King Arthur has pulled out Excalibur, hasn't he()??

King Arthur didn't live with his real father.did he()?

Kind Arthur had a magic cap, didn't he()?

His brothers were really good fighters, weren't they()?

His sword is really sharp, isn't it()?

Simple Past and Present Simple

• more exercises: Kontrastierung (Gegenüberstellung) von Simple Past und Simple Present

one and ones

Complete the dialogue. Put in one, ones or it.

1. Arthur: Here are many shields. Which one() would you like?

2. Percival: I would like the one() with the horse on it.

3. Arthur: I will give it() to you. Try it().

4. Percival: This one() is perfect but I want to see the other ones(), too.