4. Read and remember the text about Henry III

Henry II was born in 1491 and became king of England and Wales in 1509. When he came to the throne he seemed to have everything – he was tall, handsome, good at hunting, and also religious and musical – he composed several songs including Greensleeves. He was also happily married to his new wife Catherine of Aragon. But Henry wanted a son to be his heir, and was prepared to do anything to get what he wanted. He broke with the Catholic Church in order to divorce Catherine, and he married five more times, although his marriages were mostly unsuccessful. He had a very bad temper and he could be extremely cruel to people who opposed him or disagreed with him, as all of his wives discovered. As her drew older he became even more terrifying. He had a painful ulcer on his leg and was so overweight that a machine had to drag him upstairs. He died in 1547, aged 55.

Tell A what you remember

Listening

Listening for specific information

Sometimes when you listen, you only want to find out some specific information. Just concentrate on listening for that and don’t worry about the rest.

a. T – 10Listen once to a recorded guide for tourists to Madam Tussaud’s about Henry III’s wives. Fill in as much as you can of the chart. In the last column write died, beheaded, divorced, or survived.

b. Listen again and complete what you have written

	Description	children	How long the marriage lasted	What happened to her
1.Catherine of Aragon
2. Anne Boleyn
3. Jane Seymour
4. Anne of Cleves
5. Katherine Howard	Pretty Naïve, Empty-headed	none	About a year and a half	beheaded
6. Katherine Parr

c. Choose one of the wives. Listen again. Tell a partner everything you remember about her life.

READING AND SPEAKING

London: the world in one city

1 What is the capital city of your country? Write down two things that you like about your capital and two things that you don't like. Tell the class.I like the shops, but I don't like all the traffic.

2. Describe your capital city. What is it like? How big is it? Is it old or modern? Is it very cosmopolitan? Which nationalities live there?

3. Read the introduction to the article on this page. Are these sentences true (/) or false (X) according to the article?

1 London is more cosmopolitan than Toronto.

2 New York is the most diverse city ever.

3 Londoners don't work as hard as people in other cities.

4 Immigrants want their children to learn English.

5 Londoners are the friendliest people in the world.

6 Londoners only like eating English food.

7 Most Londoners want to leave the city eventually.

4 Work in two groups to answer the questions about your texts.

Group A Read texts 1 and 3. Group В Read texts 2 and 4.

1 Who are the people in the photo? Where are they?

What are they doing?

2 What nationality are they?

3 Write the names of ... the owner/manager

the shop/cafe/restaurant the area of London where it is

4 What other nationality is mentioned?

5 Are/Were there any problems between nationalities?

6 What food is mentioned? What's it called? What is it like?