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TIMESAVER BRITISH HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS Historic buildings

A prison and a palace

1 Match the words with the pictures.
bridge clock crown execute maze moon prison raven tennis tower

tower
1 .......................................... 2 .......................................... 3 .......................................... 4 .......................................... 5 ..........................................

6 .......................................... 7 .......................................... 8 .......................................... 9 .......................................... 10 .........................................

2 Complete the text about The Towert of London with words from Exercise 1.

The Tower of London Hampton Court

Hello. I’m a guard at the Tower of Hi there. I’m a guide at Hampton Court Palace on the north
London. People call us ‘beefeaters’. bank of the River Thames. Hampton Court was the favourite
Perhaps it’s because in the past they home of King Henry VIII. He lived in ‘Tudor’ times and I’m
paid us with meat, not money. wearing Tudor clothes. Cardinal* Wolsey built Hampton Court,
but Henry took it from him in 1529. Henry loved his home at
The Tower is over 900 years old and Hampton Court. He looked after* it very well too.
it’s next to the River Thames and
Bridge . William I built
Tower 1 ........................
it as a castle, then it was a zoo*, but
it is most famous as a 2 ........................ .
Many kings and queens stayed here.
They 3 ........................d some of them.
The Tower of London isn’t just one
4 ........................ . There are lots of
towers, some big and some small. One
is called the Bloody* Tower because
two young princes died there in 1483.

The Crown Jewels* are at the Tower.

Many kings and queens wore these
beautiful 5 ........................s and jewels.

Big, black birds called 6 ........................s

guard the Tower with me. Without
ravens at the Tower, people say it’s
the end of the kings and queens of
England. So be careful with our birds!

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3 Find out more about Hampton Court. Do the maze to answer these questions.
1 What was one of Henry’s favourite sports? Was it tennis or football? tennis
...................................
2 What does the astronomical* clock tell you? Is it the size of the moon or the size or the sun? ...................................
3 What did Henry put in the garden in 1769? (It’s still there today!) Is it a vine or an apple tree? ...................................
4 Which animals can you see in the parks around the palace? Is it deer or sheep? ...................................
5 What happened in 1986? Was there a fire or a flood? ...................................

1 2 3 4 5
4 Make sentences. Follow the example. Then write TOL (The Tower of London) or HC (Hampton Court).

Which building?

1 William I / build / it William I built it.

..................................................................................... TOL
.............................

2 Henry VIII / live / there ..................................................................................... .............................

3 the guides / be / in Tudor clothes ..................................................................................... .............................

4 Beefeaters / get / meat as pay ..................................................................................... .............................

5 they / execute / a lot of people there ..................................................................................... .............................

6 two young princes / die / there ..................................................................................... .............................

5 Find the words. 6 Find the names of the Princes in the Tower.
Use the letters in the squares and circles.
R __i __
1 The __ v __
e __
r __
T __
h __
am e __
__ __ s is near the
__ __ __ __ __ __ and
Tower and Hampton Court.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
2 You can see the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ at the Tower.

3 Hampton Court was the __ __ __ __ of Henry VIII. Personal Project

- Are there any old prisons or palaces in your
4 The Tower is hundreds of years __ __ __
country? Which famous people lived in them?
5 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ built Hampton Court. - Find out more about one prison or palace.

6 Beefeaters are __ __ __ __ __ __ at the Tower of London. * What is it in your language? Find out!

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