## The royal family

The royal family
Do you know anything about the British Monarchy?
Write down as many members of the British royal family as you can think of in one minute.
Then compare your answers to those of a classmate.
How many members can you think of together?
You are now going to listen to the podcast of the Britisch royal family and do the exercise.

You are going to listen to the audio again.Then answer the questions.

1. How many 'family words' (e.g. father, mother, uncle, aunt etc.) can you think of? Make a list of ten family related words (with a classmate).
   Have a look at the following link if you need inspiration: www.languageguide.org .
2. Now listen to the audio and listen if any of the words of your list were mentioned. Are any of your words mentioned?
3. Listen to the audio one more time and add more family related words you hear to your list. What's your total?

Do the following exercise about the royal family.

Pick two members of the royal family and let your classmate explain their family relation, preferably using one word of course!
Voorbeeld: Queen Elizabeth II is Sarah Ferguson's ..............................?
Food for thought:
You heard that Anne did not want a title for her children so that they would lead more normal lives. Do you know anyone with a title?
Would you like to have a title? Why/Why not?
Discuss with your partner and think of two reasons to support your ideas.