Video activity Robin Hood

Season 1 Episode 5 - The Turk Flu

Without sound
I. Watch one minute of the video without sound and answer the following questions:
a) Where were they?
_____________________________________________________________________________
b) Why were the people so upset?
_____________________________________________________________________________
c) Who arrived at the end?
_____________________________________________________________________________
With sound
II. Watch the scene one more time with sound and answer the questions.
a) Why didnt the miners want to work in the mine anymore?
_____________________________________________________________________________
b) What did Rowans father tell Gisborne?
_____________________________________________________________________________
c) Can you think of some words to describe Gisbornes face?
______________________, __________________________, and ________________________

III. Watch the scene one more time and complete the gaps.

(at the beginning of the video)

Treeton mine
Rowan: Out of the ____________. Get out of my _____________!
Rowans father: ______________, you are too late. Your ________________ is dead. They are all dead.
Rowan: Here, father, Gisborne is coming. Tell him, go on, tell him. Father, tell his _________________ is a
death trap. You are not working down there no more.
Rowans father: We will not go down there again.
Gisborne: You will do as I say.
Rowans father: My _________________ is dead.
Gisborne: And your behavior ______________________ you would care to join him.
Rowans father: We are on ________________________.

IV. In the parentheses write B for things that happened in the book, V for things that happened in the

video, and S for things that were the same in the book and in the video.
( ) Gisborne invited Marian to the fair.
( ) Gisborne gave a present to Marian for her to go to the fair with him.
( ) Djaq was a girl.
( ) Marian went to the garden because she was tired of being at the fair.
( ) Marian entered the castle because she was tired of being at the fair.
( ) Rowans uncle died working in the mine.
( ) Marian was the mysterious rider who gave food to the miners.
V. The sentences below are false according to the video. To make them true change them to the
negative form (a) and rewrite them changing the wrong information by the correct one (b):

a) Djaq put her special water on Johns lips.

(a) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
b) Rowan wanted to hurt Marian.
(a) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
c) Robin started the fire in the mine with bombs.
(a) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
d) Rowan shot the arrow that won the archery competition.
(a) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
e) The guards threw sand at fire to put it out.

(put out the fire = to extinguish the fire)

(a) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
VI. Write information questions using the question word given.
a) ________________________________________________________________________ (How)
Little John put Brooker to sleep by hitting him.
b) ________________________________________________________________________ (Why)
Robin Hood took the money from Brooker to give it to the slaves.

Answers
I. Watch one minute of the video without sound and answer the following questions:
a) Where were they?
At the mine
b) Why were the people so upset?
Because many people died in the mine.
c) Who arrived at the end?
Gisborne and the Sheriff arrived.
II. Watch the scene one more time with sound and answer the questions.
a) Why didnt the miners want to work in the mine anymore?
Because the mine was not safe.
b) What did Rowans father tell Gisborne?
He said they wouldnt work anymore / /that they were on strike
c) Can you think of some words to describe Gisbornes face?
Cruel / cold / mean / evil
Listening
Treeton mine
Rowan: Out of the way. Get out of my way!
Rowans father: Son, you are too late. Your uncle is dead. They are all dead.
Rowan: Here, father, Gisborne is coming. Tell him, go on, tell him. Father, tell his mine is a death trap. You
are not working down there no more.
Rowans father: We will not go down there again.
Gisborne: You will do as I say.
Rowans father: My brother is dead.
Gisborne: And your behavior suggests you would care to join him.
Rowans father: We are on strike.

IV. In the parentheses write B for things that happened in the book, V for things that happened in the
video, and S for things that were the same in the book and in the video.
( S ) Gisborne invited Marian to the fair.
( V ) Gisborne gave a present to Marian for her to go to the fair with him.
( S ) Djaq was a girl.
( B ) Marian went to the garden because she was tired of being at the fair.
( V ) Marian entered the castle because she was tired of being at the fair.
( S ) Rowans uncle died working in the mine.
( S ) Marian was the mysterious rider who gave food to the miners.

V. The sentences below are false according to the video. To make them true change them to the
negative form (a) and rewrite them changing the wrong information by the correct one (b):

a) Djaq put her special water on Johns lips. (forehead and nose)
(b) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
b) Rowan wanted to hurt Marian. (He wanted to hurt Gisborne or He wanted to kill Marian)
(b) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
c) Robin started the fire in the mine with bombs. (arrows)
(b) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
d) Rowan shot the arrow that won the archery competition. (Robin)
(b) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
e) The guards threw sand at fire to put it out. (put out the fire = to extinguish the fire) (water)
(b) ________________________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________________________
VI. Write information questions using the question word given.
a) How did Little John put Brooker to sleep? (How)
Little John put Brooker to sleep by hitting him.
b) Why did Robin Hood take the money from Brooker? (Why)
Robin Hood took the money from Brooker to give it to the slaves.