Robin Hood

Robin of Locksley, an English nobleman who joined Richard the Lionheart in the Third Crusade, is imprisoned in Jerusalem along with his comrade Peter. Robin escapes, saving the life of a Moor named Azeem in the process. Peter dies while escaping and has Robin swear to protect his sister Marian. Robin returns to England with Azeem, who vows to accompany Robin until the debt of saving his life is repaid.

1. What were the crusades about?
The Crusades about the people in Europe went to the Holly Land. In there we were fighting versus the muslims.

2. How about the same period in Spain and Catalonia?
In Catalonia and Spain the soldiers and the boys went to the Holly Land. In here there was a lot of battles and there were a lot of conflicts.

3. Where's Robin Hood at the beginning of the film?
They stayed in the Holly Land. The city is Jerusalem.

4. Why is Azeem with Robin?
Because Robin explain him how escaped to the prison in the Jerusalem.

5. Where do Robin and Azeem go?
Robin and Azeem went to the zone of Nottingham. In there, they went to the outlaws and they stayed in the Sherwood Forest. They fighted to the cruel people and with the soldiers.

6. Who are the outlaws? Where do they live?
The outlaws are a honest and poor people. They lived in the Sherwood Forest with the Robin Hood. They stole the money to the rich people and they gave to the poor people.

7. What happened to Robin's father?
When Robin Hood went to the Crusade, the Sheriff of Nottingham killed the father of the Robin of Losckley.

8. Who's Lady Marian?
She's the cousin of King Richard, her brother was the best friend of Robin.

9. Why do Robin and Azeem join the outlaws?
Because they want killed the Sheriff of Nottingham. The outlaws are very happy people and Robin and Azeem too. They liked the strong and funny people.

10. Why do they fight against the Sheriff of Nottingham?
Because the Sheriff wanted to married with Marian. In this moment the Robin Hood went to the ceremony and fighted to the Sheriff. Finally, Locskley, win the battle and killed the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham.

By : ANDREU MAYOLAS AND ALBERT ROCA

Robin Hood

Vocabulary :

Outlaws : Fora de la llei
Suffered : Patit
Hunger : Fam
Slaves : Esclaus
Hiding Place : Lloc secret
Greedy : Avarícia
Embraced : Abraçat
Sword : Espasa
Piligrims : Musulmans
Freely : Lliurement

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
a. Did Robin Hood really exist? Yes, Robin Hood really exist. The historians sought the real name and they found a bandit called Juan sin Tierra.
b. What was he famous for? Is famous because he's an very good archer and a strong man. He is a ombudsman and he is a poor person.
c. Where was he from? He from the Forest of Sherwood near the city of Nottingham.
d. Can you write a few lines about the story? The following links can help you.
Robin Hood married with the beautiful Mariana Gilewater. The soldiers of the king interrupt the ceremony and said Robin it's a outlaw. Robin and his friends hide in the forest. Mariana Gilewater stayed and the prison and Robin struggling for the poor and outlaws persons.

HISTORY of Robin Hood :
Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor," assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men." Traditionally Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes.[3] The origin of the legend is claimed by some to have stemmed from actual outlaws, or from ballads or tales of outlaws.Robin Hood became a popular folk figure starting in the medieval period continuing through modern literature, films, and television. In the earliest sources Robin Hood is a commoner, but he was often later portrayed as an aristocrat wrongfully dispossessed of his lands and made into an outlaw by an unscrupulous sheriff.

Tom Sawyer : Chapter 1

Tom lived in a small village in St.Petersburg with his Aunt Polly. In the summer evenings Tom walked around the village. One Saturday morning Tom painted a long fence. Tom saw his friends in the street. His friends were painting with a white brush. Aunt Polly saw the beautiful fence and she was very happy with Tom.

What do you know about Mark Twain? The original name of Mark Twain it's Samuel Langhorne Clemens.He borned in Florida, but he lived in the river Mississippi. He wrote a fantastic novels, the bests of the novels are the adventures of Tom Sawyer or the adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
2. Write a summary of each chapter. Add images/videos...
3. Write a description of the main characters.
4. SPEAKING:Podcasting
Option A : Reading the summaries.
Option B: Find your favourite scene and podcast it in pairs.
5. Write your group summary in Tom Sawyer's wiki