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The picture below presents the monument of Queen Victoria. She was the Queen for almost 64 years. In this section you are going to find out some interesting facts about her life, both her private life and her life as a monarch.
Poniższe zdjęcie przedstawia pomnik królowej Wiktorii, która władała Wielką Brytanią przez prawie 64 lata. W tej części e‑materiału dowiesz się jeszcze więcej ciekawych faktów o królowej Wiktorii: zarówno z jej życia prywatnego, jak i życia jako monarchini.
Put the elements to make a sentence which you can hear about the queen.
Ułóż fragmenty w odpowiedniej kolejności, tak aby powstało zdanie, które można usłyszeć o królowej i jest odpowiednikiem polskiego „Niech żyje królowa!”.
Read the text below about Queen Victoria and do the exercises below.
Przeczytaj tekst o królowej Wiktorii i wykonaj poniższe ćwiczenia.
Long Live Queen Victoria!Do you want to learn about the Queen of the United KingdomQueen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen Victoria? She was a very important monarch for British people. People name the time when she lived the Victorian EraVictorian Era.
Who was she?
She was the Queen fromfrom 1837 toto 1901, for almost 64 years! She was born in Kensington Palace and she lived in London. Queen Victoria spoke English but her first language was German. How is it possible? Her mother was a German princessprincess and her father was a British princeprince, Prince Edward.
Queen Victoria became the Queen when she was only 18. She was the Queen of Great Britain, but she also ruledruled Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Canada. These countries were in the British Empirethe British Empire.
What did she do?
Queen Victoria was interested in many things. When she became the Queen, she started to live at Buckingham Palace. She did a lot of repairsrepairs there. Queen Victoria was also the first British monarch who travelled on a train, and used electric lights and a telephone. She was also an artist. She enjoyed painting, drawing, and writing. What is more, she spoke severalseveral languages: English, French, and Italian. She knew German, but didn't speak it in her adult life.
What about her family?
She met Prince Albert and married himmarried him in 1840. She had a very big family. Do you know how many children they had? Nine! Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had 9 children and 42 grandchildren. That’s a lot! In 1861, her husband died. She was very sad and she wore only black clothes for 40 years.
She died in 1901 at the age of 82. Her son, Albert Edward, became the king.
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Read the sentences below and choose the correct answer.
Przeczytaj zdania, a następnie wybierz poprawną odpowiedź.
a. she moved to Kensington Palace.
b. she moved to Australia.
c. she moved to Buckingham Palace.
2. Queen Victoria was also the queen of
a. Australia.
b. Germany.
c. only England.
3. In 1840,
a. Victoria became Queen.
b. Victoria got married.
c. Victoria had her first child.
4. Queen Victoria had
a. nine children.
b. nine grandchildren.
c. nine daughters.
5. Queen Victoria could speak
a. only English and German.
b. a few languages.
c. only English.
Read the sentences below and decide which sentences are true or false.
Przeczytaj zdania i zdecyduj, które są prawdziwe, a które fałszywe.
2. She was the first monarch to travel by train. TrueFalse
3. She had a small family. TrueFalse
4. Queen Victoria died before her husband. TrueFalse
5. After Victoria died, her son Alfred Edward became king. TrueFalse
Answer the questions below. Write one sentence.
Odpowiedz na pytania. Napisz w 1 zdanie do każdego pytania.
How long was Queen Victoria a monarch?
Where did Queen Victoria live?
Who did Queen Victoria marry?
What did Queen Victoria like?
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Słownik
/ frəm tuː /
od… do…
/ ˈmærɪd ɪm / / ˈmæri ˈsʌmbədi /
poślubił/poślubiła ją/go [poślubić kogoś]
/ ˈmɒnək /
monarcha/monarchini
/ prɪns /
książe
/ prɪnˈses /
księżna
/ rɪˈpeəz / / rɪˈpeə /
remonty [remont]
/ ˈrɔɪəlz / / ˈrɔɪəl /
członkowie rodziny królewskiej [członek rodziny królewskiej]
/ ruːld / / ruːl /
sprawował/sprawowała rządy [sprawować rządy]
/ ˈsevrəl /
kilka
/ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈempaɪə /
Imperium Brytyjskie
/ kwiːn əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm /
Królowa Zjednoczonego Królestwa
/ vɪkˈtɔːrɪən ˈɪərə /
epoka wiktoriańska, czas kiedy panowała królowa Wiktoria
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