Starter quiz
- When was this photograph taken?
- Just before you were born
- A long time before you were born ✓
- After you were born
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- Look at this photograph. Who is the youngest?
- The baby ✓
- The mother
- The grandmother
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- Look carefully at this photograph. It was taken before you were born. How do you think these people know each other?
- They are friends.
- They are a family. ✓
- They work together.
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- Who do you think is shown in the photograph?
- This is a young man. He is a footballer.
- This is a farmer. He does not have much money and not many people know him.
- This is the King of the United Kingdom. He is an important and powerful man. ✓
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- Which of these images do you think is the oldest?
- Children playing with toys around 50 years ago.
- Children playing with toys around 100 years ago. ✓
- Children playing with toys around 3 years ago.
- Match the word to the correct meaning.
- past⇔something that happened before ✓
- present⇔something that is happening now ✓
- future⇔something that is going to happen ✓
Exit quiz
- Where was Elizabeth II born?
- At the hospital
- At her grandparents’ house ✓
- At her uncle’s house
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- Which family was Elizabeth born into?
- The dancing family
- The founding family
- The royal family ✓
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- What title did Elizabeth’s parents have?
- Duke and Duchess of York ✓
- Mr. and Mrs. York
- King and Queen of York
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- Who did Elizabeth stay with when her parents went to Australia?
- King George V and Queen Mary ✓
- The Duke and Duchess of York
- The Earl and Countess of Strathmore
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- Match the word to the correct meaning.
- king⇔The male head of a royal family and leader of a country. ✓
- queen⇔The female head of a royal family and leader of a country. ✓
- duke⇔An important man who owns a lot of land. ✓
- duchess⇔An important woman married to a duke. ✓
- When Elizabeth’s parents, the King and the Queen, went to Australia, how did they keep in touch with Elizabeth?
- By video calling
- By telephone
- By telegram ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Elizabeth was born in one of her family's houses in Mayfair, London on the 21st April 1926.
- She was born into the royal family, her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York.
- When she was still a baby, her parents had to go on an official visit to Australia.
- During this time she spent a lot of time with her grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary.
- They kept her parents informed of her development through telegram.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that Elizabeth was born a queen.
There was already a king and queen in throne. There cannot be more than one king and queen at a time.
Keywords
Royal family - the royal family is a group of relatives who rule a country
Duke - a duke is an important man who owns a lot of land
Duchess - a duchess is an important woman who owns a lot of land
King - the male head of the royal family is called a king
Queen - the female head of the royal family is called a queen
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