Listening Comprehension Test (Кучма(6 рік навчання)

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Robin Hood

1. The story of Robin Hood is especially popular in ... .

a) Spain b) Switzerland c) every corner of the Earth

2. The well known tale about Robin Hood is ... .

a) 600 years old b) 800 years old c) 500 years old

3. William Tell, El Cid and Janosik  are ... .

 a) international heroes b) people’s heroes c) Robin’s followers

4. Robin Hood ... .

a) really existed b) didn’t really exist c) is a hero; we don’t know whether he really existed

5. One of real Robin Hoods was King Edward II’s ... . a) servant b) knight c) friend

6. It is probable that Robin Hood lived in the ... .

 a) thirteenth century b) fourteenth century c) sixteenth century

 7. Robin was a popular ... .

 a) Indian name b) Christian name c) French name

8. Now Nottinghamshire is a large ... .

a) castle b) fortress c) tourist attraction

9. Sherwood Forest is ... .

a) the place where Robin lived b) the oldest forest in England c) the biggest forest in England

10. Edwinstowe is the place where Robin and Lady Marion ... .

a) first kissed b) first met c) were married

II. Are the sentences true or false?

1. The most Poland popular hero of all the times is Robin Hood.
2. There are many versions of this tale.
3. Voroniachyi Forest is Robin Hood home.
4. In other countries there are similar stories.
5. In 2020 and 2021 historians found two Robin Hoods.
6. Different Hoods lived at the same part of England.
7. Robin was a popular Christian name.
8. Hood was a fairly common surname
9. Robin Hood lived around the year 1400
10. Robin Hood and Lady Marion were married

ROBIN HOOD

 The story of Robin Hood, the most popular English folk hero of all times, has reached every corner of the Earth. There are many versions of this well known tale which is about 600 years old. Everybody knows Robin’s friends (Little John, Brother Tuck, Will Scarlet) and the famous Sherwood Forest — Robin Hood’s home and the place where many of his adventures took place. In other countries there are similar stories, such as William Tell in Switzerland, El Cid in Spain or Janosik in Poland, but only Robin Hood has become an ‘international’ hero. Unfortunately, there is almost no evidence that Robin Hood really existed. Thirteenth-century ballads, fourteenth-century chronicles, sixteenth-century History of Great Britain, all talk about Robin Hood. However, none of them tells us about the sources they used. In the 1800s and 1900s, historians found two Robin Hoods who lived in the fourteenth century. One of them was even King Edward II’s servant. Later on other historians found several different Hoods living in different parts of England — Robin was a popular Christian name and Hood was a fairly common surname. It seems that by 1337, the story of Robin Hood was well established. Most probably, he lived around the year 1200. Today, the legend of Robin Hood has turned Nottinghamshire into a large tourist attraction. In the centre of Nottingham there is Nottingham Castle. Parts of it still remember the time of Robin Hood. Sherwood Forest has an excellent visitors’ centre with an attractive display and shop, and some very pleasant walks in the nearby forest. Edwinstowe church, in which, according to tradition, Robin Hood and Lady Marion were married, is one of the visitors’ favourite sites.