13/10/07

The Canterbury Tales

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Antonio and Lito gave the first,
and some of you (Albert, Sabina & Vero, Pilar, Sonia and Gonzalo, Yaiza, Laura and Miguel Angel, Alex, Estefanía, and Eliana) corrected them very well!
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THE LIFE OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER (5-8)
Complete these sentences:

Chaucer was born in 1340.
He was born in London.
He was connected with the royal court in London.
He was taken prisoner in France.
The Canterbury Tales was almost certainly based on Boccaccio’s Decameron.
Chaucer began writing it when he was about forty years old.
He hadn't finished writing it when he died in 1400.
The place he was buried in in Westminster Abbey is known as Poet’s Corner.

CHAUCER'S WORLD (10-11)
Answer these questions:
-Which three kings were in power during Chaucer's life?
There were three kings during his lifetime: Edward III, Richard II and Henry IV.
-Which country had a long war with England?
France
-What was the 'Black Death'?
An illness which killed great numbers of people in the Middle Ages
-Complete this line: 'God is ..... '
'God is deaf '
-Name three people from The Tales who work for the church.
The Pardoner, the Summoner and the Prioress.
-Where was Thomas Becket murdered?
In Canterbury Cathedral
-Why did the Wife of Bath visit Jerusalem?
Because she is an authentic religious person
-In which month did the pilgrims begin their journey?
In April the pilgrims began their journey