Page 63 - IP3Y 002 Listening Success BT11

A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

1. What is the main idea of the passage? Topic :

knights

squires
pages Main idea :

kings

2. Who described the ideal knight? 1 Major point :
st
Charlemagne

Boccaccio
Chaucer Details :

Dante

3. Which of the following is not a duty that a knight in
training has to follow?

He serves his master’s table.
nd
He has to carry armor that is as light as possible. 2 Major point :
He receives religious instructions from the chaplain.
He has to lend his horse when the master loses his own.

Details :
4. At what age will a knight in training know how to
handle a sword and lance?

4 years old

7 years old
14 years old
3 Major point :
rd
17 years old

B. Check True or False.
Details :
1. A knight who cannot ride a horse is called a

squire.

2. A page learns to play the lute.

3. A page was normally 14 years old.

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