ROBIN HOODSUMMARYRobin Hood was an honest and courageous man who lived in

Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.He was a robber who took money from the rich and gave it to the

poor. Many people joined Robin Hood in the forest because they wanted to be free and to help the poor people.

Prince John, King Richard’s envious and tyrannical brother, was ruling the crown. He worked with the sheriff and they were going to Nottingham, because it was the richest place in England. But Robin Hood had a plan. They would dress up as women, pretend to be fortune-tellers, and rob the Prince.

He was well succeeded. He stole all the gold and treasure from the carriage. The Prince was so furious that he offered to pay one hundred pounds reward for his capture.

Meanwhile, Maid Marian refused to marry the Sherriff, she loved Robin Hood. The sheriff organized a competition in Nottingham Castle because we wanted to plan a trap to get Robin into the castle and capture him. After being arrested, Robin Hood was kept in prison in the castle. Maid Marian and the Merry Men helped him to escape.

Then, Robin and Marian married in the forest. King Richard returned from the war and put his brother Prince John

and Sherriff in prison in the Tower of London.

A. Answer the following questions:

1. Where did Robin Hood Live?He lived in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire.

2. Who was Robin Hood?Robin Hood was a robber who took money from the rich and gave it to the poor.

3. Who was Prince John?He was King Richard, envious and tyrannical brother, who was ruling the crown.

4. Why did many people join Robin Hood?Many people joined Robin Hood in the forest because they wanted to be free and to help the poor people.

5. Who worked with the sheriff?Prince John did.

6. Where was he going? Why?He was going to Nottingham, because it was the richest place in England.

7. What was Robin Hood‘s plan?They would dress up as women, pretend to be fortune-tellers, and rob the Prince.

8. Was he well succeed?Yes, he was. He stole all the gold and treasure from the carriage.

9. Who did Maid Marian love?She loved Robin Hood.

10. Why did the sheriff organize a competition in Nottingham Castle?Because we wanted to plan a trap to get Robin into the castle and capture him.

11. Where did the sheriff keep Robin after being arrested?He was kept in prison in the castle.

12. Who helped Robin to escape from the castle?

Maid Marian and the Merry Men helped him to escape.13. Where did Robin and Marian marry?They married in the forest.14. What happened to Prince John and the Sherriff?King Richard returned from the war and put is brother Prince John and Sherriff in prison in the Tower of London.

B. Vocabulary exercise

Match the names with the pictures:

Robin Hood……. 1

Friar Tuck…… 2

Prince John……. 3

City of Nottingham…….. 4

Maid Marian….. 5

Sherwood Forest…. 6

King Richard……. 7

Sherriff ….. 8

Tower of London……... 9

C. Grammar

Put the sentences in the negative and interrogative form.1. Robin Hood was an honest and courageous man.

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2. Robin Hood had a plan. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------neg.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------int.3. He stole all the gold and treasure.

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4. The sheriff organized a competition.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------neg.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------int.

5. Robin and Marian married in the forest.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------neg.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------int.