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| |  The Queen's Birthday This month there's a special birthday in the UK. The Queen, Elizabeth II, is 80 on April 21st. In this programme, Jackie Dalton finds out more about her, with the help of the Queen's friends, family and royal experts. This is also a chance to practise your listening comprehension and look at some language we use when talking about royalty. At the bottom of this page, you can download a script and an mp3 version of 'The Queen's Birthday'. Before you listen to the programme look at these comprehension questions. You can hear the answers in the programme. 1: As a child, was Elizabeth excited about becoming Queen? 2: What is one of the Queen's passions? 3: Does Graham think Elizabeth II has been a good Queen? 4: Does Margaret think she will abdicate soon?
Vocabulary from the programme royalty kings and queens and members of their family Example Just because she's famous she thinks she should be treated like royalty! the throne The special chair which kings and queens sit on Example The Queen sat on a throne made of silver and gold. OR the position of power held by a queen or king Example In 1913, George V was on the throne (he was ruling the country). idyllic happy and peaceful, with no problems Example She had an idyllic childhood. he was destined to inherit the throne / heir to the throne it was thought he would take over and rule as King Example The heir to the throne is Prince Charles. to abdicate to resign as queen or king Example In 1936 King Edward abdicated. to curtsey to bend the knees with one foot in front of the other as a sign of respect for royalty Example The Queen's friends all had to curtsey when they saw her. a coronation a ceremony where someone is officially made king or queen Example The Queen's coronation took place when she was just 25. remarkable very good Example She is a remarkable singer. a vow a serious promise Example He made a vow to do everything he could to help his people. Extras  Programme script (pdf - 21k) Audio - Download 'The Queen's Birthday' (mp3 - 1.7KB)  Find out more about Queen Elizabeth II | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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