Skills
3C
was the queen of the
Iceni tribe in Britain. She was
very tall and had long red hair.
She wore a lot of gold and rode
a chariot. In AD 60 the Ancient
Romans ruled Britain and asked
the people for money (taxes).
But Boudicca hated the Romans
and she decided to fight. She
had an army of 30,000 men and
they attacked the city of London.
The Romans had a smaller army,
but they beat the British army and
killed thousands of Britons. The
Romans tried to catch Boudicca but
she drank poison and died.
was only 15 when he did an
incredible thing. He pulled a sword
out of a stone ... and became king!
Later, Merlin the magician took
Arthur to a mysterious lake. Then
a woman gave him another sword
with special powers – Excalibur!
He had a beautiful palace at
Camelot and his knights sat with
him at a round table. They had many
adventures. They saved princesses,
fought with bad knights, and killed
dragons. At the end of his life, Arthur
returned to the lake and a boat took
him to the island
of Avalon.
was a thief and he didn’t like
rules – but English people loved
him! His great enemy was the
nasty Sheriff of Nottingham.
Robin didn’t live in a house. He
lived in the middle of Sherwood
Forest with his gang. His best
friends were Little John and
Will Scarlet. Maid Marian was
his true love. He wore green
clothes and was a fantastic
archer. He could hit a small
object from 300 metres!
Robin and his men robbed
rich people and gave their
money to poor people.
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Unit 3
Heroes
Reading and vocabulary
1
Warm up
Look at the pictures. Find the things below.
• a knight
• an archer
• a chariot
• a sword
• a dragon
• a magician
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