A Theme Page about the legend of King Arthur, suitable for lower-intermediate and intermediate students (A2-B1), year 4-9 in Sweden
Warm-up
Songs
CAMELOT – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/A4sulsDydts
Venture back through the mists of time to the glorious lost age of King Arthur, the sorcerer Merlin and the valiant Knights of the Round Table.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Teacher UE-MS-HS on Prezihttps://prezi.com/mp1wge5fq4z-/vocabulary-king-arthur-and-the-knights-of-the-round-table/
A Prezi-presentation of the key vocabulary to understanding the full story (yr 7-9)
Lesson Plans
The Legend of King Arthurhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Legend-of-King-Arthur-3155407
A short story with lesson activities of King Arthur at lower intermediate English level for English language learners. Available at TeachersPayTeachers for $3. (yr 5-7)
The legend of King Arthur worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/the_legend_of_king_arthur/past-simple-storytelling/48248
A reading activity of the famous legend. The lesson plan is included: pre-reading activity, reading activity by levels and post-reading activities, also with a song, documentary videos and a film. I hope you find it useful. We will make a project with role plays out of it. – ESL worksheets
Knights of Arthur’s Round Table: Legend & Overview – Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.comhttp://study.com/academy/lesson/knights-of-arthurs-round-table-legend-quiz.html#lesson
The Knights of the Round Table were an important component of King Arthur’s legacy at Camelot. Registering required (yr 8-9).
Listening
Learn English Through Story | King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table Audiobook – YouTube (1:24:49)https://youtu.be/w1JLjQd-Siw
Learn English Through Story | King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table Audiobook (yr 8-9)
King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table Archives – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/educational-and-entertaining-stories/knights-of-the-round-table/
The stories of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table are romances set in the mists of time somewhere between the dark ages and the middle ages. – Listen and Read (yr 8-9)
Reading
EBK for Kids: King Arthur’s Life-Storyhttp://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/arthur_life.html
Lots of writers have told us Arthur’s story. No-one really knows who he was, but this is what is usually said about him. Separate sentences (yr 6-9)
KING ARTHUR’S LEGEND worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/king_arthurs_legend/preintermediate-a2-reading/52250
Reading comprehension about King Arthur. – ESL worksheets
Library of Congress: Book Turner: In the Court of King Arthurhttp://read.gov/books/pageturner/king_arthur/#page/2/mode/2upTales of King Arthur and his legendary Knights of the Round Table.
Viewing
Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? – Alan Lupack – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/RBsY88Lir-A
King Arthur has risen again and again but where do these stories come from, and is there any truth to them? Alan Lupack traces the evolution of King Arthur (yr 8-9)
More Materials
King Arthur, the legend of Camelothttp://www.legendofkingarthur.co.uk/
King Arthur, who was he? Was King Arthur a real person or a folk tale? Depending on the source he might be a late Roman, a Celt; a king, a general, or a guerilla warrior fighting the Saxons, the Romans, or even the Picts in the north of England.
Isle of Avalon | Arthurian traditions in Glastonburyhttp://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-arthur.html
Arthur was a semi-legendary, semi-historic king or leader of the Britons during the 500s CE. At this time, Britain was in its post-Roman phase – the Romans had left Britain around 410 (yr 9)
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