IES "DIEGO TORRENTE PÉREZ". SECCIÓN BILINGÜE EN INGLÉS

As it is not an easy task, you will have a better reward this time!! Just try word by word. If you need a clue about any of the words, just let me know.

Read this information and answer the quiz questions: Knights belonged to the noble class and were part of a military order, but not all soldiers could become knights.  Training began at a very young age. At 7, the son of a medieval nobleman or knight would be sent off to serve as a page in a lord's castle. There, he would learn horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship, and perform various other duties around the castle. Squires would begin training at age 14 years old. A squire's training concentrated on strength, fitness and skill with various weapons. Individual training was only part of the regimen, as knights also needed to know how to fight as part of a team of skilled horsemen. The squire would care for the knight's horse, clean the stables, polish the knight's armor and maintain his weapons. They would learn the chivalric codes of conduct and listen to epic tales of Roland, Charlemagne, Arthur, Percival and Lancelot. After years ...

It is a pity these cartoons are in Spanish with subtitles, I found them in French or Italian, but not in English: AFTER WATCHING THE CHAPTER:  a) Make a short summary of it.  b) Tell me some characteristics of the Feudalism you can distinguish in the chapter.  c) Which parts of a castle can you see? d) What was the complete name of El Cid? e) Who was his wife? f) Who was the king of Castilla at that time?    And the same chapter in French:

In this video you can review how a medieval castle was:    The questions we prepared for students are in this document .

We were yesterday watching a video about Feudalism, the Medieval way of life, but there were several technical problems and we couldn't listen to it properly. Anyway, you can watch the video here: And try to answer the following questions: 1.   How was The Medieval way of life known? 2.   Who was the highest class? 3.   After them, came the noble lords, such as __________ and ___________. 4.   Who followed the noble lords? 5.   Where did serfs work? 6.   Under the Feudal system, how did people of lower classes show their respect to the upper classes? 7.   For example, the lord of a great castle might serve his king by supplying him ___________ and soldiers for a war. To show his appreciation for the service, the king might reward the lord with the gift of _______, usually in the form of a ____________, which was an important unit of ___________ in Feudal society. 8.   What did  a manor usually come with?

Today we could learn about activities monks should make in a monastery with a funny song from Horrible Histories , a program on BBC. You can visit the page to watch more "Horrible Histories". And with these lyrics , you can sing like a Monk. Maybe you can also answer these questions: a) What is a "vow of silence"? b) What order can you currently find in the Monastery of Silos (Burgos)? c) What is the Gregorian Chant? d) Do you know a place in Spain where this kind of chant is still sung? e) What does monks illuminate?

Questions: What were the crusades? Which Pope initiated the first crusade? When?

1. What did knights vow in the oath  of Chivalry? 2. At what age did nobles' sons become pages? and squires? 3. Which was King Arthur's sword name? 4. Who was Arthur's wife? 4. Who was King Arthur's wife's lover?

In this video you can see quite clearly how the medieval way of life was. I hope you like it. We will watch it in the classroom.

You can download our notes about the new unit, Feudal Europe, just clicking here .   To download the presentation just click here (pdf).