Queen Elizabeth II: her reign in numbers
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Queen Elizabeth II: her reign in numbers
THE BLUE TREE
Culture
CEFR B1
Intermediate
warm up
- Do you like learning about the lives of famous people?
- Do you think life of a monarch, like Queen Elizabeth, is easy or difficult?
- What would you like/hate the most about being a monarch yourself?
part one
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 0:14 How long did Queen Elizabeth rule?
- ⌚ 0:19 How did the world change during her reign?
- ⌚ 0:30 What did she do as the first person in the UK?
- ⌚ 0:50 How satisfied were the people in the UK with her reign?
part two
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 1:07 When was she coronated?
- ⌚ 1:14 How old was she at that time?
- ⌚ 1:16 How did the population of Britain change over her reign?
- ⌚ 1:50 How many women were in the labour force in 1950s and 2021?
- ⌚ 2:11 What are some of the topics people changed their views about in this time?
- ⌚ 3:04 What proves that she was working very hard as a monarch?
- ⌚ 3:23 What is the Red Box?
part three
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 3:56 How did the empire change in her lifetime?
- ⌚ 4:26 What is Commonwealth and what facts about it do you remember?
- ⌚ 4:54 What was the first thing she did when she became the Queen?
- ⌚ 5:05 How long was her epic world tour? How many countries did she visit?
- ⌚ 5:19 Why was her visit to Ghana dangerous?
part four
key language
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COMPREHENSION
- ⌚ 5:57 How many countries did she visit in her life?
- ⌚ 6:03 How many US presidents and Popes did she meet?
- ⌚ 6:21 What was the most reproduced photo of her placed on?
- ⌚ 6:36 How many films and shows was she portrayed in? Have you seen any of them?
- ⌚ 6:48 How many times was she listed as the world’s most admired woman?
- ⌚ 7:02 Who was the only European monarch to have reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II?
- ⌚ 7:21 What is her most important legacy?
POLL
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