Interviews before Queen’s appearance

CULTURES AND TRADITIONS

Look at the photos of these two women.

Talk to the rest of the class about them.

1. 
   What do you know about these women?
   
2. 
   In what ways do you think the women’s lives are connected?
   

Listen to the interviews to see if any of the things you talked about have been mentioned.
Listen to both interviews again. For each of the questions, choose the best answer, bbbbbbbbbbA, B or C.

1. 
   Who was Queen Elizabeth ІІ’s father?
   

A Edward VІІІ
B George VІ
C Henry VІІІ

2. 
   How has the Queen contributed to the survival of monarchy?
   

A She has always done the right thing
B She has been the Queen for such a long time
C She has given a consistency to the British and has always been broad-minded

3. 
   According to Robert Jobson, when will the Queen retire?
   

A Never
B When her grandson William marries
C When she is physically unable to serve God and people

4. 
   How long was Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister?
   

A For 11,5 years
B For 10 years
C For 7,5 years

5. 
   What did some people say about relationship between the Queen and Margaret
   

Thatcher?
A They were getting on perfectly with each other
B They didn’t like each other deep in their mind
C Despite some misunderstanding between them they respect each other

6. 
   How many Prime Ministers has the Queen worked with?
   

A 11
B 10
C 5

Look at the list of words for character-drawing and choose those women need to do politics:

tolerant generous reserved

hard-working intelligent cheerful
helpful self-confident ambitious
shy well-mannered cautious
optimistic persistent wise
self-centered open-minded far-sighted
Discuss in pairs the role of women in politics and try to answer the question: “Why are
there so few women in politics?”