Where will you be on the big day? Is it even a big day for you? Whatever your answer, the coronation of King Charles III is a pretty big deal all around the world. May 6, 2023 will be a once in a lifetime even for many, and King Charles is looking to bring some modern touches to this ancient ceremony.
Use our ESL Discussion Coronation of King Charles III to discuss these changes with your students and their possible implications and consequences. Has he really modernized things, or simply justified his irrelevance in the eyes of the British people?

Instructions

Use this ESL Discussion Worksheet however you’d like, but here’s what we recommend:

1. Warm-up question: What do you know about King Charles III?
2. Watch the videos once: Ask students to each give one difference between the two broadcasts. This can be anything such as the accents heard, the type of interview employed, tone of the broadcast, information, etc. Just one difference from each student.
3. Vocabulary: Check out the vocabulary on the PDF and answer any questions.
4. Watch the a second time: Answer the questions on the PDF in pairs.
5. Speaking Activity: Put students in pairs to complete the speaking activity – directions on the PDF. When asking students to list from most important to least important, mention that they can number them with the text box next to each phrase.
6. If you’ve still got time left over, put your students in new pairs or small groups and discuss the group activity.

The videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjJ7TquOPPk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBWKeCSdC_M

Looking for something else on the royal family? Talk about the death of Queen Elizabeth II or where the royal family gets its wealth.

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