Reading and Writing Activity: Queen Elizabeth • Vocabulary • Prepositions • Pronouns Queen Elizabeth Read the following facts quickly, then answer question Q When was Queen Elizabeth born? A 21st April 1926 Q Where did Elizabeth and Philip get married? A Westminster Abbey, London Q Where are the crown jewels kept? A Tower of London Q When was Queen Elizabeth crowned? A 2nd June 1953 Q When did Queen Elizabeth marry Prince Philip? A 20th November 1947 Q Where does Queen Elizabeth live? Q When did Queen Elizabeth have her first child? A 14th November 1948 Q When was Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee? A 4th June 2012 A Buckingham Palace, London Answer the following question… From the above information, what you think this text is mostly about? Read the facts about Queen Elizabeth again, then read the information below before answering questions to 6… Queen Elizabeth is not only the Queen of the United Kingdom, but is Queen of many other countries, including Jamaica and Barbados She is the eldest daughter of Prince Albert, Duke of York and his wife Elizabeth, who was also known as ‘The Queen Mother’ Queen Elizabeth had only one sister, Princess Margaret, who was four years younger than her They were both home schooled at their private home When Queen Elizabeth married her husband Prince Philip, they received over 2500 gifts from around the world The Royal family attract millions of tourists to Britain each year, as many of their celebratory events including Weddings and Christenings Following Elizabeth and Philip’s marriage, they made home at Buckingham palace before having three sons, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward Queen Elizabeth only had one daughter, Princess Anne The Queen was crowned in 1953, and her coronation was the first to be televised As Prince Charles is Elizabeth’s eldest child, he is next in line to the throne, and after him will be his Son, William Every year, Queen Elizabeth gives an 1 Reading and Writing Activity: Queen Elizabeth annual Christmas message live on television, where the nation tunes in to see it, this is a British tradition Elizabeth has reigned for 60 years in 2012, that’s three years less than Queen Victoria ? There may be a few words in the passage that you’re not familiar with If so, look them up in a dictionary before answering the following questions… Using the Information from each fact about Queen Elizabeth, fill in the gaps with the correct information, using the prepositions: in, on, at and to Prepositions refer to place and time Preposition Information a) Queen Elizabeth was born _ b) The crown jewels are kept _ c) Queen Elizabeth is married _ d) Queen Elizabeth got married _ e) Queen Elizabeth lives _ f) Prince Charles was born _ g) Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee was h) Queen Elizabeth was crowned b) Tick the statement that has the correct preposition Elizabeth’s coronation was in television th On 25 December, the Queen makes a speech Buckingham Palace is at London Tick the names of those who are NOT a parent of Queen Elizabeth Charles Albert Elizabeth Margaret ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Using the information about Queen Elizabeth, work out what the following pronouns in bold are referring to… a) They got married in 1947 b) He was Elizabeth’s first child c) She is Elizabeth’s sister Reading and Writing Activity: Queen Elizabeth d) Elizabeth and Philip received them from all over the world Circle the words below that are related to Queen Elizabeth and her family Prince Marriage London Television Buckingham Coronation Christmas Throne Jubilee Mother Princess Can you identify the irrelevant sentences in the following piece of text? Underline the irrelevant sentences a) In 1927, Elizabeth’s parents toured Australia and New Zealand Australia is both an island, country and continent Elizabeth remained in Britain, when her parents were abroad as her father thought her too young to undertake public tours b) However, they corresponded regularly and on 18th May 1927, Elizabeth and her parents made the first Royal transatlantic telephone call Alexander Graham Bell placed the first New York to Chicago telephone call in 1892 Do you have time to spare? Try this crossword about the Queen You’ll find the answers in the information you’ve already read about the Queen Reading and Writing Activity: Queen Elizabeth Down Across Charles’ Son The month of the Queen’s birth Title of the Queen’s Sons He is married to the Queen Where is Buckingham palace? Elizabeth and Margaret went to school here The month the Queen makes an annual speech The Queen’s oldest Son This is worn by the Queen 11 The Queen’s Daughter