Medieval Festival, one
Vocabulary
| castle | parade | cross (2) |
| brick | tower | battlements |
| moat | helmet | chain-mail |
| lathe | sword | costume |
| steel | banner | shield (2) |
| flag | lance | hammer |
| drum | turret | audience |
| owl | actors | bow and arrow |
| torch | incense | acrobatics |
| lute | falcon | reenactment |
| violin | hatchet | trebuchet |
| beer | knitting | blacksmith |
| tent | armor | merrymaking |
| joust | knight | falconry |
| ale | bridge | medieval |
| feast | festival | festivity |
| fiddle | target | performance |
| hawk | gallop | market stalls |
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Questions
Knights. The festival took place in Sydney, Australia. True or false?
Lords, Noblemen. Did only the royalty, nobility and aristocrats attend the festival?
King, Queen. There were football and rugby matches. Is this right or wrong?
Prince, Princess. Was there hip-hop dancing? Were there pop concert performances with electric guitars, bass guitars and synthesizers?
Duke, Duchess. Were people shooting assault rifles and pistols?
Baron, Baroness. Everyone was dressed in jeans, shirts and tennis shoes. Is this correct or incorrect?
Aristocrats. Were people making 3-D printed objects?
Vassal, Squire. Everyone ate hamburgers, pizzas and shawarma. What do you think?
Craftsmen. How did people feel? Were they serious?
Traders, Merchants. I have visited or attended Medieval or Folk festivals. Yes or no?
Peasants, Serfs. Are Medieval, Renaissance or Folk festivals common and popular?
Hut, Cottage. Do you think these traditional festivals are strictly cultural events, a hobby, business enterprises or all of the above?
Manor, Mansion. What might happen in the future?
Castle, Fortress, Palace. There should be more Medieval, Renaissance and Folk Festivals. Do you agree?
