Learn English with Excalibur

• ☐ ☐ ☐ pay no heed [exp] - ignore; not pay attention to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a robber knight [n] - a knight who does not fight honorably
• ☐ ☐ ☐ merciful [adj] - kind and forgiving to enemies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ modest [adj] - humble; not proud
• ☐ ☐ ☐ uphold [v] - support and defend (a reputation or ideal)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a joust [n] - a contest where two knights fight each other while riding horses
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unworthy [adj] - not deserving; not good enough
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bleed [v] - lose blood from a wound
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sin [v] - do something morally wrong, especially against God
• ☐ ☐ ☐ rise from the dead [exp] - return to life after dying
• ☐ ☐ ☐ victory in arms [exp] - winning by fighting; military success
• ☐ ☐ ☐ grace [n] - God's favour or blessing
• ☐ ☐ ☐ draw [v] - pull out (a sword)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the right of victory [n] - the privilege won by winning a fight
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a squire [n] - a person who helps a knight
• ☐ ☐ ☐ keep (s/o) [exp] - delay someone; make someone late

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Sir Ector	Kay	Arthur	Leodegrance

• Excalibur (1981) is a film about the legend of King Arthur of England.
• Sir Ector is a knight who raised two sons: Kay, a young knight, and Arthur, Kay's squire.
• They have come to attend a jousting tournament, where knights compete to try to remove Excalibur (a sword) from a stone.
• The person who pulls (draws) Excalibur (the sword) from the stone will become King of England.

1. Sir Ector tells Kay to be brave, honest, and merciful.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Sir Ector warns Kay that the joust will be painful.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Leodegrance wins the joust.
   True
   False
   
   
4. The Archbishop promises not to sin anymore if God sends a true king.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Leodegrance is unable to draw the sword from the stone.
   True
   False
   
   
6. Arthur left Kay's sword at the inn.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Arthur finds that Kay's sword has been stolen.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Kay decides to compete in the joust without his sword.
   True
   False
   
   

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

1. Pay no [ attention ] to these robber knights.

   [ heed ]

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2. And you, Arthur, be [ humble, not boastful ] and true.

   [ modest ]

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3. We are [ not good enough ], but the land bleeds, the people suffer.

   [ unworthy ]

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4. May one knight here through victory in [ battle ] find the [ God's blessing ] to [ take out ] the sword and be king.

   [ arms ] [ grace ] [ draw ]

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5. A good [ knight's helper ] doesn't forget his knight's sword.

   [ squire ]

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6. Father, I don't see what's [ making him late ] him.

   [ keeping ]

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Directions: Choose the most natural word (only one word) for each blank.

Instrucciones: Elige la palabra más natural (solo una palabra) para cada espacio en blanco.

Instruções: Escolha a palavra mais natural (apenas uma palavra) para cada espaço em branco.

지시 사항: 빈칸마다 가장 자연스러운 단어(한 단어만)를 선택하세요.

• Pay no heed (to) these robber knights.
• You, Kay, be brave and honest and merciful, (as) a knight should (be).
• Help your brother to uphold the good (name) of Morven.
• It looks far (worse) than it feels.
• We are unworthy, (but) the land bleeds, the people suffer.
• We have sinned, but (on) this Easter Day, when Christ rose from (the) dead.
• (By) my right of victory, (by) my blood, give (me) the power.
• I left it (in) the tent, father.
• Father, I don't see (what) is keeping him.
• Well hurry! You'll (miss) your chance!

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

sir / Ector / tell / son / pay / no / heed / robber / knight

Sir Ector tells his sons to pay no heed to the robber knights.

he / tell / Kay / be / brave / honest / merciful

He tells Kay to be brave, honest, and merciful.

he / then / tell / Arthur / be / modest / true

He then tells Arthur to be modest and true.

Leodegrance / win / joust / and / then / try / draw / Excalibur / stone

Leodegrance wins the joust and then tries to draw Excalibur from the stone.

he / pull / all / *might / but / he / fail

He pulls with all his might but he fails.

* might (n): strength

sometime / later / sir / Ector / ask / Arthur / Kay / sword / but / Arthur / leave / it / tent

Sometime later, Sir Ector asks Arthur for Kay's sword, but Arthur (has) left it in [the/their] tent.

Arthur / hurry / back / tent / only / discover / it / steal

Arthur hurries back to [the/their] tent only to discover (that) it has been stolen.

as / he / chase / after / thief / he / *come / Excalibur

As he is chasing after the thief, he comes upon Excalibur.

* come upon (phv): find someone or something unexpectedly

1. What did you know about King Arthur and Excalibur before watching this video? How does it compare to what was in the video?
2. Which qualities does Sir Ector value most for Kay and Arthur? Why are they different for each son?
3. What does the Archbishop say about the state of England at this time?
4. Many cultures have a legend about a special object — a sword, a bow, a stone — that only the right person can touch or use. Is there a similar legend from your country or culture?
5. Usually people become kings and queens through right of birth. Do you know of any other ways in which someone can become a king or queen?