Communicative Language Learning: Famous British Monarchs

Communicative Language Activities: Famous British Monarchs

How to use these materials:

• Divide your class into small groups and give each student a copy of the table.
• Depending on your students’ knowledge of the British history, you can assign some more famous monarchs from the list below, or let them choose any that they like.
• Give students time to research and discuss the famous British monarchs of their preference.
• Ask students to fill the table as a group with their top five choices. Encourage them to look for interesting information, not dry facts like a list of dates.
• Ask groups to separate and mix with other classmates to make new groups.
• Students then compare the monarchs they chose. What are their similarities/differences? What was their long-lasting impact on history and the world? Do they admire the chosen monarchs? Why / Why not? 
• Elicit some answers and encourage them to explain their choices.
• Follow up with error correction and a whole class discussion about interesting history facts.

 Suggested monarchs:

• Queen Elizabeth I
• James IV
• Henry VIII
• Queen Victoria
• King George VI
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• Richard the Lionheart
• William the Conqueror