Презентация по английскому языку на тему "Robin Hood" (7 класс)

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  Robin Hood is one of the best-known figures of English folklore. No one really knows if Robin Hood was a real person or not. Robin Hood is a fictional figure who may have been based on a real person.
  The Life of Robin Hood was set in the era when King Richard the Lionheart went to the crusades leaving his brother John as Regent.
  Robin Hood
  

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  He was the king of England from 1189 to 1199. He was killed in battle in France.
  Richard I of England
  (1157 –1199)
  

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  Robin Hood was a favourite figure in the ballads and stories of England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
  According to these stories Robin Hood was born in AD 1160 in Locksley or Loxley. Robin Hood was a member of the Saxon nobility. He fought at the crusades. On his return to England his lands had been taken by the Normans.
  

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  John Lackland
  (1166 – 1216),
  King of England
  Prince John, who ruled in the absence of Richard the Lionheart, was imposing high taxes on the English population. England was ruled by the Norman Conquerors. He was acting king from 1189 and became king in 1199 when Richard was killed.
  The legend of Robin Hood dates from this time in which John is portrayed as Bad King John. He was a cruel and greedy king. His men were arrogant and brutal. The poor people of England suffered a lot. Many families died of hunger!
  

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  The main enemy of Robin Hood was the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin Hood objected to the high taxes and was declared an outlaw. He hides from the Normans with his band of followers in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham. They were called the 'Merry Men'. They were great archers, courageous, resourceful, and noble people.
  Their motto is "To rob the rich to pay the poor“.
  

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  Robin Hood is known for dressing in green, for being a skillful archer. He was a brave fighter, and was very good with his bow and arrow. Robin Hood was clever and strong. He was also kind and never hurt the weak or the poor. He took money from the rich and gave it to the poor.
  

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  Robin Hood is said to have hidden from his enemies in the Major Oak tree in Sherwood Forest.
  The huge tree measures about 30 metres around and is almost 1,000 years old.
  

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  The Robin Hood Festival takes place for one week in late July to early August every year in Sherwood Forest, an ancient woodland in Nottinghamshire, England.
  The event celebrates the life and times of one of the most popular outlaws in the world: Robin Hood. People make tents, wear olden day clothing, have battles, eat drink and be merry, all to the tune of the Robin Hood legend. 75,000 visitors take part in the week's activities. It has taken place every year since 1975.
  

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  Robin Hood has been portrayed in over 100 films and many books. He has been played by Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner and Sean Connery, and portrayed as a fox in the Disney cartoon version.
  
  

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