geoffrey chaucer the canterbury tales - junta de andalucía
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In 1387, a group of people went to Canterbury. On their way, they told stories. The stories were exciting and interesting. They helped the group to enjoy their time travelling. But these stories do not only tell us about the past. They are stories that anybody can read and enjoy today. And they are stories that can teach us many things, about love, about friendship, and about life.
In this reader you will find:- information about Geoffrey Chaucer- a section focusing on background and context- a glossary of difficult words- comprehension activities- an exit test
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The Canterbury TalesBy Geoffrey ChaucerRetold and Activities by Michael Lacey FreemanLanguage Level Consultants: Janet Borsbey and Ruth SwanIllustrated by Simone Massoni
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Contents
6 Characters
8 Before you read
10 Chapter 1 The Prologue
18 Activities
20 Chapter 2 The Knight’s Tale
28 Activities
30 Chapter 3 The Clerk’s Tale
38 Activities
40 Chapter 4 The Merchant’s Tale
48 Activities
50 Chapter 5 The Franklin’s Tale
60 Activities
62 Chapter 6 The Pardoner’s Tale
70 Activities
72 Focus on... Canterbury in the 1300s
74 Focus on... Geoffrey Chaucer
76 Focus on... Food
78 Test yourself
79 Syllabus
Retold and Activities by Michael Lacey FreemanIllustrated by Simone Massoni
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The FranklinThe Knight
The Clerk
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The Merchant
The Franklin
The Pardoner
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Before you read
Grammar
1 Read a part of a letter. Complete the letter with the verbs
below.
........... reading The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey
Chaucer. Do you (1) ........... anything about this book?
Chaucer wrote this book in 1387. At this time, God was
very important for many people. And people often
went on pilgrimages. You go on a pilgrimage when
you (2) ........... to an important town or city. People go
on a pilgrimage because they (3) ........... to be near to
God. In Chaucer’s book, a group of people go on a
pilgrimage to Canterbury. Canterbury (4) ........... a town
in England. Everybody in this group (5) ........... a story.
And these stories (6) ........... the Canterbury Tales.
I’m
am • are • is • know • tells • travel • want
2 Put in the right verb.
The Knight: ................. at the men in the picture on
page 27. That’s my job. Don’t worry! The group will be
safe with me.
1 The Clerk: I’m a student and I ................. all the time.
2 The Merchant: I have a business. I ................. things, and
then the people ................. for the things I buy.
3 The Franklin: I have a big farm. A lot of people .................
on my farm.
4 The Pardoner: I ................. to people about God. I help
them to be near to God.
Look
buy • look • study • talk • work • pay
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3 Read about some people from the stories. Complete the
sentences with is, do, does or doesn’t
Emily ...... in the Knight’s Tale. She (1) ........... young and
very beautiful. Who will be her husband?
1 Walter is in the Clerk’s Tale. Everybody (2) ........... what he
says. But will his wife (3) ........... what he says?
2 Damien is in the Merchant’s Tale. He works for a man
who has a lot of money. But does he (4) ........... a good
job?
3 Dorigen is in The Franklin’s Tale. She lives near the sea.
But she (5) ........... like something about the sea.
4 Ames is in The Pardoner’s Tale. He likes to have fun. But
(6) ........... he a good person?
is
4 Read these sentences about Chapter 1. Put in the right
preposition.
In Chapter 1:
We meet the people who tell the stories before
they go .............. Canterbury.
1 They meet ............... London.
2 They have dinner ............... the evening.
3 ............... dinner they eat together.
4 After dinner, they talk ............... what stories they
will tell.
5 Then, they go ............... bed.
to
about • at • in • in • to • to
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It’s a beautiful day! The weather is good. The birds are singing. The grass is green, and there are flowers everywhere. Now, my story can begin. My name’s Geoffrey. And today, I’m going on a pilgrimage* to Canterbury. I’m going to Canterbury with a group of people. We’re going there together. I met these people yesterday, at an inn*, in London.
I arrived* at the inn in the afternoon. I was very tired, and hungry. ‘Good afternoon!’ I said to the man who worked at the inn. He was the innkeeper. ‘I’d like a room for the night. I’m going to Canterbury tomorrow. The road to Canterbury is long. I need to sleep well before I start.’
‘Good afternoon,’ said the innkeeper. ‘Do you know that some other people are going to Canterbury tomorrow? They’re staying here tonight.’
‘I’d like to meet them,’ I said to the Innkeeper.
Chapter 1
The Prologue
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pilgrimage when you go to a special place to be near to Godinn a place to sleep, and to eat and drink
to arrive to travel and then find the place that you want to go to
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prayer when you talk to God, you say a prayer interesting something you enjoy
In the evening, I met the other people. The inn was big and there was a lot of good food and drink. Everybody had dinner together. And the innkeeper gave good food to everybody. The innkeeper was a nice person. He was a very big man and he enjoyed speaking to people. He was very good at his job. Everybody enjoyed their dinner.
After dinner, the innkeeper spoke to the group. ‘You’re a very nice group of people,’ he said. ‘I know that God will listen to your prayers*. You’re all going to the same place. So, you must go to Canterbury together. What do you think?’
‘Yes, we can go together!’ I said. ‘And I want to go to Canterbury with you,’ said
the innkeeper. ‘Now, we have to travel for a long time. And I think we can do something interesting*. We can play a game. What do you think?’
‘Yes!’ said everybody in the group. ‘Tell us about this game.’
‘Now, listen to what I have to say,’ said the innkeeper. ‘We’ll go to Canterbury together. And
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story when you tell someone about something that happened in the past
every person will tell a story*. I’ll listen to every story. Then I’ll tell you which story is the best.’ Everybody in the group wanted to play this game. ‘Very well,’ said the innkeeper. ‘And I will give something to the person who tells the best story. That person will have dinner at my inn. And I’ll pay for the dinner.’
The people in the group were very happy. And they began to think of what story to tell. In the group there was a Knight. Everybody liked him. And he was always happy to help people. He was an important man, but his clothes were cheap. His horse was fast, but it was small.
‘I’m a Knight, and my life is very exciting,’ said the Knight. ‘And my story is also going to be exciting. It’s about two brothers who love the same woman.’
There was also a Clerk in the group. He was a nice man, but he didn’t speak very much. He liked reading and studying. That’s all he wanted to do. He was very slim and he didn’t eat very much. And he liked books more than food.
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kingsecret something that you don’t want other people to know
another one morerich a person who has a lot of money
‘I read a lot of books,’ said the Clerk. ‘I don’t want nice clothes or good food. I don’t have much money. And I use the money I have to buy books. That’s why I read a lot of stories. My story is very easy to understand. But, it’s not boring. I think everybody will enjoy it. It’s about a king* who has many secrets*.’
Another* person in the group was a Merchant. He had a lot of money. But he wasn’t a happy man. He always had a sad face. He was different from the Knight. His clothes were very expensive. Everything he had was expensive, his clothes, his hat, and his horse.
‘I have an important business,’ said the Merchant. ‘And I have a lot of things to do. But I’m not very happy with my life. And that’s why my story will be sad. It’ll be about an old man who can’t see.’
I also have to tell you about another man. He was a Franklin. He was different from the Clerk. He was very rich* and important, but he didn’t have a business. He had a big house in the country.
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strange something that you don’t often see or hear is strange
And he often invited people there. He liked good food.
‘I’m very old. And my house is big. And I like inviting people there,’ said the Franklin. ‘In my house, I often tell stories. I enjoy it. My story will be very interesting. It’s about a woman who doesn’t like the sea. Why doesn’t she like the sea? Well, you’ll have to listen to my story.’
There is another person I want to tell you about. He was a Pardoner. He also liked reading. And he liked to sing songs and say prayers. He had a strange* face.
‘I travel a lot and I always say prayers for people,’ said the Pardoner. ‘There are a lot of bad people in the world. I’ll say a prayer for them, but they have to give me some money. My story will be about three people who do something very bad.’
Everybody was very tired. It was late in the evening, and the Knight said, ‘We can go to bed now. Then we can leave early in the morning.’ We all went to bed. We were tired, but happy.
Early next morning, we got up. And then we
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left for Canterbury on our horses. We were slow. And after many hours we came to a place called Saint Thomas. And we stopped there.
We sat down. And then we had something to eat. After eating, the innkeeper said, ‘Listen, do you remember what we said last night?’
‘Of course,’ said the Knight.‘Well,’ said the innkeeper, ‘who wants to begin?
Who wants to tell the first story?’‘I’m happy to tell you my story,’ said the Knight.
‘I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s very exciting.’And then the Knight began to tell his story.
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After-reading Activities
Reading
1 Match the descriptions of each story.
■The Pardoner’s story will be about three men
1 ■The Franklin’s story will be about a woman
2 ■The Knight’s story will be about two brothers
3 ■The Merchant’s story will be about an old man
4 ■The Clerk’s story will be about a king
a who doesn’t like the sea
b who do something very bad
c who love the same woman
d who has many secrets
e who can’t see
Writing
2 Complete the sentences, using some of the adjectives
from Chapter 1
Geoffrey was very tired and ................ .
1 The Knight’s horse was ................ .
2 The Clerk didn’t eat very much, and he was very
................ .
3 The Merchant’s horse was very ................ .
4 The Franklin was an ................ man.
5 The Franklin had a ................ house.
6 The Pardoner said that there are a lot of ................ people
in the world.
hungry
b
bad • big • expensive • fast • hungry • old • slim
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Grammar
3 Put the words in brackets ( ) into the contracted form.
‘I.................. on a pilgrimage.’ (am going)
1 ‘They .................. here tonight.’ (are staying)
2 ‘I.................. to meet them.’ (would like)
3 ‘You .................. a very nice group of people.’ (are)
4 ‘We................... to Canterbury together.’ (will go)
5 He .................. very much. (did not speak)
6 ‘I.................. happy to tell you a story.’ (am)
Listening
5 Listen to the first part of Chapter 2. Cross out the
incorrect option.
The knight / the merchant told the first story.
1 The two brothers were clerks / knights.
2 They were from Thebes / Athens.
3 They were happy / sad.
4 They lived in Thebes / Athens.
Before-reading Activities
The Knight’s Tale
‘My story is going to be exciting. It’s about two brothers who love the same woman.’
4 Look at the picture on page 23. Complete the sentences
with the words can, or can’t.
The man is in a place where he (1) ................... go out.
He (2) ................... see the woman, but he (3) ................... go into
the garden.
3
’m going
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Focus on...
Geoffrey Chaucer
In 1366, Chaucer married a woman called Philippa Roet. They had three or four children. Philippa Roet worked for the king’s wife, the Queen. This helped Chaucer to get important jobs.Chaucer’s first book was The Book of the Duchess. Then he wrote Parlement of Fowles, The Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. In 1387, Chaucer began his famous book, The Canterbury Tales.
Geoffrey Chaucer is very important for the English language. This is because he wrote in English. Before him, people in England wrote books in French or Latin.We don’t know very much about Geoffrey Chaucer’s early life. We only know that he lived between about 1340 and 1400. People think that Chaucer died in the year 1400. This is because we don’t know anything about him after this year.We know more about when Chaucer was an adult. In 1357, he started working. Chaucer had many jobs. He worked for the English kings, King Edward III and King Richard II. He travelled to France and Italy for his work. Italy was very important for Chaucer, because he could read the work of the writers Dante and Boccaccio.
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Stage 3 Charles Dickens, David CopperfieldAnonymous, Robin HoodMary Flagan, Val’s DiaryMaureen Simpson, Destination KarminiaJack London, The Call of the WildAnna Claudia Ramos, Expedition Brazil
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In 1387, a group of people went to Canterbury. On their way, they told stories. The stories were exciting and interesting. They helped the group to enjoy their time travelling. But these stories do not only tell us about the past. They are stories that anybody can read and enjoy today. And they are stories that can teach us many things, about love, about friendship, and about life.
In this reader you will find:- information about Geoffrey Chaucer- a section focusing on background and context- a glossary of difficult words- comprehension activities- an exit test
TagsFriendship Stories
Geoffrey ChaucerThe Canterbury Tales
Stage 1
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Classic
Elementary
Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate
600 headwords
800 headwords
1000 headwords
A1
A2
B1
Movers
Flyers/Ket
Preliminary
GEO
FFREY CH
AU
CER
Th
e C
an
Te
rb
ur
y T
al
es
Teen
EL
I Read
ers
Te e n R e a d e r s
Eli Readers is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics and specially-written stories for learners of English.
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ELI s.r.l.
TEEN ELI READERS
The Canterbury Tales
ISBN 978-88-536-1743-9
ELTA 1
A1
ELT
with Audio CD