Activity

Boudicca and the regular verbs in past

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Boudica (Victorious Woman)

Theme:  Regular past verbs and their pronunciation. Writing a biography.

Competencies

Competence in Linguistic Communication

Multilingual Competence

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Competence in cultural awareness and expressions

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > English > 1st ESO > Communication

Spain > English > 1st ESO > Multilingualism

Enunciation

<img title="Women's Legacy logo" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/images/LogoWL.svg" /><hr />ACTIVITY 1&nbsp;
Exercise 1&nbsp;Listen to the video about the Boudicca and fill in the gaps with the correct regular verb.&nbsp;
<a title="The Tale of Boudica, by British Council. Youtube video" href="https://youtu.be/hYwds_rVGyA">https://youtu.be/hYwds_rVGyA</a> &nbsp;(retrieved on 15/04/2022)&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BOUDICCA&nbsp; &nbsp; Have you heard of Boudicca? She was queen of the Iceni, a tribe of people who ___1__ &nbsp;in Eastern England in Britain almost two thousand years ago. Boudicca was tall with very long red hair and wore a gold necklace and a beautiful brooch. She was very intelligent and she had probably been to warrior school so she knew how to fight. By Ad 43, the Romans had conquered southern England.
At first, they allowed Boudicca and her husband to continue to rule. But when Boudicca&rsquo;s husband __2___ the Romans took all his land and property, they __3___ to rule de Iceni and they treated them very badly, so in ad 60 or 61 Boudicca and the Iceni ___4__ against the Romans together with other tribes who were also treated badly by the Romans. Boudicca and her large army __5___ one Roman army and destroyed the capital of Roman Britain, Colchester. In Colchester, she ___6__ the temple built for Emperor Claudius. They also destroyed two more cities; many people died. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Now, I am fighting for my freedom, we must win the battles or die. Let the men live as slaves if they want, I will not&rdquo;&nbsp;
Finally, Boudicca and her army were defeated. The surviving Iceni people ran away or were turned into slaves. Boudicca probably ___7__ herself with poison, her body has never been found. The rebellion was so shocking to Emperor Nero, the ruler of the Roman Empire, that he __8___ &nbsp;to withdraw from Britain.
In the end, the Romans occupied Britain for over 350 years more, but they also __9___ the British people more fairly, and __10___ lower taxes. Boudicca has been an inspiration for other female leaders such as Elisabeth I or Queen Victoria. Her rebellion was one of the most significant against the Roman Empire. Now Boudicca is ___11_____ as one of Britain&rsquo;s greatest heroines. &nbsp; &nbsp;
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----lived&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ----treated&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;----killed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ----defeated
----died&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ----rebelled&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ----destroyed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;----remembered
----decided&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ----introduced&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;----wanted
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<td style="width: 33.281%;">Voiceless sounds are pronounced with /t/</td>
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<td style="width: 33.438%;">Verbs with /t/ or /d/ as a final sound are pronounced as /id/</td>
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<td style="width: 33.281%;">(p&nbsp; -s&nbsp; &nbsp;-sh&nbsp; -ch&nbsp; f&nbsp; p&nbsp; &nbsp; k&nbsp; -x)</td>
<td style="width: 33.281%;">(m r&nbsp; n l&nbsp; b v&nbsp; z&nbsp; y&nbsp; g&nbsp; w)</td>
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<td style="width: 33.281%;">Ex: cooked&nbsp;= /k0kt/</td>
<td style="width: 33.281%;">Ex:&nbsp; &nbsp; called = /kold/</td>
<td style="width: 33.438%;">Ex:&nbsp; waited = /weitid/</td>
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<td style="width: 33.281%;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;fixed&nbsp; = /fixt/</td>
<td style="width: 33.281%;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; closed&nbsp; = /klozd/</td>
<td style="width: 33.438%;">needed&nbsp; = /nidid/</td>
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Exercise 2. Place the regular verbs from the text in the corresponding column
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 Exercise 3: Answer the following questions about the text:&nbsp;
1. Who was Boudicca?&nbsp; 2. Who were the Iceni?&nbsp; 3. What happened when Boudicca&rsquo;s husband died?&nbsp; 4. What did Boudicca do?&nbsp; 5. Who won at the end?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Observations and context

- Among other famous women who fought against the Romans, we can mention Cleopatra (-69/-30) or Zenobia of Palmyra (245- c.290).

- The figure of Boudicca would be forgotten until the reign of Elizabeth I when she began to gain importance in the history of Britain as a national symbol.

- Later, Queen Victoria would also rescue her to reaffirm her role as queen of the empire, since their names meant the same thing. The Queen's poet laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, wrote a poem entitled Boadicea, and several ships were named after her. Between 1850 and 1860, with the support of Prince Albert, Thomas Thornycroft made a statue of Boudicca with her two daughters in a horse-drawn carriage.

- It would later become the symbol adopted by the suffragettes in the marches of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.

- To expand on this we can ask students to look for other warrior queens or princesses in different cultures.

Description

In this activity we work on listening comprehension using a video from the British Council which can be found on YouTube.
The students have to introduce the missing regular verbs in the past tense. Then, we explain the difference in pronunciation between them and they will be classified into the three different groups. Finally, we will ask five simple comprehension questions.
This activity can last for one session.

The aim is to practise the simple past tense of regular verbs and their pronunciation.
Common past actions and situations. Sound patterns.

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