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    The document provides vocabulary definitions and information about the British Royal Family. It discusses the roles of monarch, monarchy, and different types of monarchies. It then asks a series of questions about a video explaining why the British monarchy still exists. The video notes that Queen Elizabeth II surpassed Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch, and that around 25% of Britons support abolishing the monarchy. It describes how modern monarchies are mainly symbolic while absolute monarchies often faced human rights issues. The royal family is described as being invaluable for tourism and cultural preservation in the UK.

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    The document provides vocabulary definitions and information about the British Royal Family. It discusses the roles of monarch, monarchy, and different types of monarchies. It then asks a series of questions about a video explaining why the British monarchy still exists. The video notes that Queen Elizabeth II surpassed Queen Victoria as the longest reigning monarch, and that around 25% of Britons support abolishing the monarchy. It describes how modern monarchies are mainly symbolic while absolute monarchies often faced human rights issues. The royal family is described as being invaluable for tourism and cultural preservation in the UK.

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    PRACTICAL ENGLISH THE BRITISH

    ROYAL FAMILY
    VOCABULARY

    VOCABULARY TYPE SIMPLE DEFINITION SIMPLE SENTENCE

    Monarch noun a king/queen/emperor. Queen Elizabeth II is the current


    Monarch of the UK.

    Monarchy noun a government with a Monarch at The UK has a Monarchy.


    its head.

    Absolute noun a government where the Monarch Countries with an Absolute Monarchy
    Monarchy makes all of the decisions. are often troubled with Human Rights
    abuses.

    Sovereign / noun the leader of a country. Not many countries have a monarchial
    Head of state Head of State.

    Elect verb to choose by voting. Citizens can elect the Prime Minister,
    but not the Monarch.

    Inherit verb pass down through family. Queen Elizabeth II inherited the position
    of Head of State from her father.

    Symbolic adjective something that represents The Queen’s role is mainly symbolic in
    something, but has no real today’s society.
    meaning or power.

    Reign noun the time spent as Monarch. Queen Elizabeth II has the longest reign
    of any Monarch, 68 years as of 2020.

    Abolish verb to end something. Many Britons wish to abolish the Royal
    Family.

    Retain verb to keep something. The Royal Family has struggled to


    retain power and popularity.

    ACTIVITY
    First impressions
    What do you think and know about the British Royal Family? Can you name any members of the
    family? Where do they live? What are their roles? Discuss with your partner and share your opin-
    ions with the rest of the class.
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________

    1 PE | THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY


    Why the Monarchy still exists in the UK?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsKfw89djqg

    Watch the video entitled ‘Why do we still have a monarchy?’ and answer the following questions

    1. Who did Queen Elizabeth II surpass to be the longest reigning Monarch ever?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    2. How many Britons think that the Monarchy should be abolished?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    3. Approximately how many countries around the world have a Monarchy?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    4. How many of these are under British rule?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    5. Give an example of a country successfully ruled by an Absolute Monarchy?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    6. And an example of a country unsuccessfully ruled by an Absolute Monarchy?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    7. What type of power do most modern Monarchs have?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    8. In the UK, what could happen if the Monarch was to disagree with the government?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    9. What is one of the Queen’s most important roles today?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    10. What has the Queen contributed to over 3000 of?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    11. What is the Royal Family ‘invaluable’ for?

    ______________________________________________________________________________________.

    Your opinion
    Having watched the video – have you changed your mind at all about the role of the Royal Family
    in the UK? Discuss as a class.
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________

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    The Royal Wedding
    On the 19th of May 2018, Prince Harry married Meghan Markle. The wedding was paid for by the
    UK taxpayers, at a cost of around $45 million (most of this being spent on security). After watching
    the video and discussing the value and importance of the Royal Family – do you think it is fair that
    the UK taxpayers should pay for this? Consider factors such as tourism, cultural preservation,
    public happiness, etc.

    Advantages Disadvantages

    => Conclusion: I think the UK taxpayers should/shouldn’t have to pay for the Royal Wedding, because
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________

    Unelected or Elected
    The British people must vote for who they want to be their political representatives – but they
    cannot vote for who their Monarch will be. Does this seem fair in modern society? Do you think that
    the people of a country should be able to choose who their Monarch will be?

    I think a monarch should be elected/unelected, because


    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________________________

    PE | THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY 3

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