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4 Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

1 Baird invented an electronic TV system. T/F

2 The fi rst TV images were of a boy. T/F

3 The fi rst boy on TV wasn’t a famous person. T/F

4 Baird was the fi rst person to send TV images from England to the USA.

T/F

5 The BBC decided to stop using Baird’s system because it wasn’t good enough.

T/F

6 There weren’t many TV programmes in colour in the 1950s. T/F

5 Correct the false statements in 4.

6 What about you? Apart from TV, what do you think are the greatest inventions of the

20th century? Why?

I think the computer is probably the greatest invention of the 20th century.

Because you can do nearly anything with a computer.

Why?

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Popular cultureRobin Hood and Maid Marian

● Nobody knows if Robin Hood really existed or if he was only a fictional character. The name Robin Hood appears in official legal papers in England from 1228. But it seems that people used the name to talk about any criminal.

● Originally, people talked about Robin Hood as a criminal, not a hero.● Some similar characters from around the world are: Vasily Bazhenny

(Russia), Juraj Janosik (Slovakia), Ustym Karmaliuk (Ukraine) and Lampião (Brazil).

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7 Work with a partner. Make a list of things you know about Robin Hood and Maid Marian.

Robin Hood was in love with Maid Marian.

8 2.40 Robin Hood and Maid Marian have been heroes in British and American TV series and fi lms since 1908. Listen to a radio interview about Robin and Marian. Do you hear any information you talked about in 7?

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9 Listen again and answer the questions.1 How many diff erent TV and fi lm versions have

they made of Robin Hood?2 Why does the fi lm critic think that Robin Hood is

so popular?3 Why does the fi lm critic talk about Mexico,

Australia and China?4 How has Maid Marian changed in recent years?5 What does the fi lm critic think about this change?6 What is diff erent about Robin Hood in this latest

fi lm version?

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Click Onto Unit 5 Lesson 2 TV heroes

Word boosterStudents match the words and the pictures, and then match the words and the defi nitions before reading the text in more detail.

Key

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4 Now ask students to read the text again in detail and decide if the statements are true or false.

5 Students correct the false statements in 4.

Key

1 Baird invented a mechanical system.2 The fi rst TV images were of a doll.

6 What about you?In pairs students discuss what they think are the greatest inventions of the 20th century and why. Ask a pair to read out the model dialogue before they begin.

Popular culture: Robin Hood and Maid MarianWarmerWrite up on the board: Robin Hood was a common criminal. Find out whether students agree or disagree with this statement. Have a class trial of Robin Hood. Choose three volunteers to act out the roles of: Robin Hood, his lawyer and the judge. Divide the rest of the class into two groups: the rich, whom Robin Hood robbed, and the poor, whom he helped. Ask the student playing Robin Hood to start by describing his actions. Then, his lawyer should invite the rich to express their accusations and the poor should say how grateful they are to Robin Hood for helping them. At the end, the judge should decide what punishment, if any, Robin Hood deserves. After the role-play, ask students to imagine that Robin Hood lives in their country at the moment. Would he get away with his crimes? What kind of punishment would he get?

7 In pairs, students make a list of things they know about Robin Hood and Maid Marian, as in the example. Elicit information from diff erent students (see Inside information for answers).

Inside informationStudents read some facts about Robin Hood.

8 2.40 Play the CD for students to listen to a radio interview and listen for any of the information they talked about in 7.

Audioscript PRESENTER: And fi nally, our choice for Film of the Week is the new

Robin Hood fi lm, directed by Ridley Scott. The fi lm is yet another version of the legend of Robin Hood, the hero of Sherwood Forest, and we’ve invited fi lm critic David Johnson to tell us a bit about it. David, fi rst of all, why do you think the story of Robin Hood is still so popular in fi lms and on TV?

CRITIC: Well, it certainly is popular, isn’t it? There have been at least fi ve or six diff erent TV series about Robin Hood, and more than 20 fi lms! It’s a story that people have enjoyed for hundreds of years and it never seems to lose its popularity.

PRESENTER: Is it just because there’s lots of action and adventure in the stories?

CRITIC: Well, yes, that’s one reason. But I think people love the idea of ‘stealing from the rich and giving to the poor’, don’t they? I mean, basically, Robin Hood is a criminal, isn’t he? He goes against the law. But we want him to win because he’s a noble outlaw. He defends poor people, sick people, normal people who just need a hero. It’s really interesting that many countries have similar heroes in their cultures. There’s a Mexican Robin Hood, an Australian Robin Hood, and there’s also a Chinese Robin Hood. So I think people like the idea of a good outlaw.

PRESENTER: What about this new fi lm version?CRITIC: Well, as I said, there have been lots of diff erent TV series

and fi lms, so people want to see the old, traditional Robin Hood,

but they want to see something diff erent too. One of the biggest diff erences in the most recent fi lms and series, including this new fi lm, is Maid Marian. In the old versions of the story, she was always the typical heroine who didn’t do very much. Robin always had to save her, rescue her or do things to win her love, but she was just a pretty princess, essentially. More recently Marian has become much stronger and much more independent. Now she’s intelligent, she can fi ght, she’s brave, she’s a good archer. So often in new versions of the story, it’s Marian who saves Robin, not Robin saving Marian! And I think that’s a very positive change.

PRESENTER: And what about Robin in this new fi lm?CRITIC: Well, in this version, Robin is played by Australian actor,

Russell Crowe. He portrays Robin as a warrior, a real tough guy. The director has chosen to concentrate on telling the story of how Robin becomes an outlaw, how he was abandoned as a child, fi nally fi nds a sense of community with the people of Nottingham and how diffi cult it is for him to fi nd love … until he meets Maid Marian. But listen, I’m not going to say any more. You’ll have to watch the fi lm yourselves!

PRESENTER: I can’t wait!

Word boosterBefore students listen to the CD again, ask them to match the words and defi nitions.

Key

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9 Ask students to read the questions. Then play the CD again for students to answer them. Tell them to make notes as they listen and then write their answers as full sentences.

Key

1 There are at least fi ve or six TV series about Robin Hood and Maid Marian and more than 20 fi lms.

2 Because people like the idea of a good outlaw who steals from the rich to give to the poor.

3 In Mexico, Australia and China there are similar heroes to Robin Hood.

4 Maid Marian has changed from a pretty heroine who didn’t do very much to a stronger, more intelligent and independent woman who fi ghts and is brave.

5 The critic thinks it is a positive change.6 In the latest fi lm version the emphasis is put on how Robin

Hood became an outlaw and a warrior.

Teacher’s Resource Multi-ROM: Unit 5 CLIL worksheet The wildlife show.

Homework Refer students to the Workbook, page 96.

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