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)
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.
Move the question tags with your mouse!
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?
King 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.
