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The story of Canterbury

Canterbury, where the Johnsons live in Charlton Rd, is in the county of Kent in south-east England. Canterbury is a very old town dating from Roman times. It is not far from the coast and the port of Dover with its famous white cliffs. It is also a university town with a large student population. The town is most famous for its Cathedral, which is the centre of the Anglican Church for the whole world and the seat  of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the head of the Church in England. There is very interesting   story connected with the Cathedral: the story of Thomas Beckett, who was the adviser to the King, Henry 2. In 1162 the King made Thomas the Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas did not always agree with the King. The King was very angry because of this and four of his knights went to Canterbury to do sometimes about  the situation. They murdered Thomas in the Cathedral in 1170. As a result of his death, Canterbury became a place of pilgrimage  and there  is a famous story by Geoffrey Chaucer called The Canterbury Tales , written in the fourteenth  century, which tells about a pilgrimage to Canterbury. In a humorous way, Chaucer describes pilgrim typical of their time such as a miller, a cook, a lawyer and a merchant.

Read and match:

1 What is Dover?                                        He was Archbishop of Canterbury

2 Where  do  the  Johnsons  live?           The  Сanterbury  Tales

3 What did Chaucer write?                       In  Kent in south-east England

4 Who was Thomas Beckett?                    On the coast

5 Where is Canterbury?                             In Canterbury

 Choose the correct answer:

1 Geoffrey  Chaucer wrote…

a)a shot history of Canterbery  b)the Canterbury tales c)the life of Henry11

2 Thomas Beckett was murdered

a)in Dover Castle  b)in Charlton Road  d)in Canterbury Cathedral

3 Who murdered Thomas Beckett?

a)Four knights  b)King Henry11 c)Mr Johnson

4 Centerbury is situated:

a)on the coast  b)in the south - east of England  c)near London

5 over is famous for its:

a)Harbour  b)coast walk  c)white cliff

Complete the sentences with   There is/There are

1___________a famous cathedral in Canterbury

2___________humorous stories about pilgrims in the  Canterbury Tales

3___________a humorous story about Canterbury by Chaucer

4___________two archbishops in the Anglican Church

5___________an interesting story connected with the cathedral

6___________famouse white cliffs in Dover

Match the words with the same meanings

1)law                                  a)dating

2)to sit                                b)cook

3)to advise                         c)lawer

4)to cook                            d)seat

5)pilgrim                              c)adviser

6)date                                   e)pilgrimage

Retell the story