Museum of English Rural Life: ESOL Visitors

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1 Museum of English Rural Life: ESOL Visitors Pre visit worksheet Q1. Q2. a) What does rural mean? countryside/of the country b) What word do we use to mean the opposite of rural? urban a) What are the names of the four seasons of the year in England? b) Give two words to describe the weather during each season? c) Which months of the year are these seasons? Season Weather December to February March to May June to August September to November Spring warm, April showers, rain March, April & May Summer hot, sunny, dry June, July & August Autumn cool, windy, stormy, rain September, October & November Winter cold, icy, frosty, snow, freezing December, January & February 1

2 Q3. a) What food does the word dairy describe? MILK, CHEESE, BUTTER b) What animals give us dairy products in the UK? COWS & GOATS c) Is this different from your country?.. Q4. a) What does healthcare mean? Doctors and nurses looking after the sick b) What is the name of the British healthcare system? (3 letters) NHS Q5. a) What is this animal? FOX b) Do you have these animals in your country? YES/NO c) Are they pets or wild animals? WILD ANIMALS d) What do you think they eat? RABBITS, CHICKENS, WILD BIRDS Q6. a) What animals do you find on a farm? Make a list. Sheep, cows, goats, chickens, pigs b) Is this list different in your country?... Q7. a) England is divided in to counties. Look at a map. Can you name some? b) A lot of the county names end with the same letters, what are they? SHIRE c) Which counties look rural? Name 3: 1. DEVON 2. NORTHUMBERLAND 3. HAMPSHIRE 2

3 Museum of English rural life Visit quiz Q1. The Farm in all seasons a) What animal pulls the cart you can see at the entrance? HORSE b) What is the cart made of? WOOD c) What is the name of the tree in the photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot? OAK TREE d) What was the cart used for? TRANSPORTING LOGS Q2. A year on the farm a) Since the 1800s there has been a decline in mixed farming, what does this mean? The farming of both CROPS AND ANIMALS together b) What happens on the farm in Spring, name 2 things? 1. Planting crops 2. Animals are born (especially lambs) c) What words are carved on Henry Beecham s stick? What was his job? by a poor shepherd his job was to look after sheep Q3. INTERACTIVE SHEEP GAME: a) What do these words mean? 1. lambs baby sheep 2. to give birth to have a baby 3. pregnancy expecting a baby 3

4 4. lying down - 5. bleating noise a sheep makes 6. clumsy moving around with difficulty 7. hungry needs feeding 8. tapping touch repeatedly 9. drag pull with your finger across the screen. 10. open pen fence around an animal (pen) with no top on it (open) d) Name 2 products which come from sheep? 1. wool 2. mutton/lamb e) What is the plural of sheep? The word stays the same for singular & plural practise pronouncing it. Q4. Summer a) What happens on the farm in the summer months? HARVEST b) What is grass made in to? Hay c) What is the name of this tool? Scythe d) What is the traditional reason for long school summer holidays? So that the children can help with harvesting the crops 4

5 Q5. Autumn and Winter a) What happens on the farm in the autumn? Fields are ploughed b) What is the name of the famous company in Reading which makes seeds? Suttons Seeds c) What is cider and what fruit is it made from? An alcoholic drink made from pressed apples. d) Do hens lay more or less eggs in winter? Less in winter. Farmers often provide artificial light to try and make them produce more eggs. Q6. INTERACTIVE FOOD GAME a) What are the 3 types of food you can make? 1. Curry 2. Pie 3. Ice Cream b) Name 4 foods you have found which you didn t know c) What food did you make?. Q7. Town and Country a) What is motorised power? Vehicles which use an engine. b) Which animal used to pull the carts between towns and villages? Horses Q8. Health in rural England a) What is the word for this object in the glass cabinet? Mattress b) What was it used for? Mothers giving birth or for a dead body and burnt afterwards c) What was Jean Young s job? Midwife and nurse 5

6 Q9. Dairy to Doorstep a) What product is this section about? Milk b) What was put in the glass bottles on the top shelf? Milk c) Choose a bottle. What is written on it and why? These are adverts d) What is a Milkman and what did he do? He worked for a dairy and delivered milk to people s doorsteps (front door) Q10. Into the Country a) What is the name given to the bicycle? Does it sound comfortable? Boneshaker literally - shaking your bones does not sound like a smooth ride! b) What is the name of this vehicle? Landrover c) What is an urban status symbol? A sign of the level of importance (wealth) of a person who lives in a town. d) What was this vehicle s nickname when it was used in towns? Chelsea Tractor Chelsea is a very wealthy and fashionable part of London Q11. INTERACTIVE SCREEN a) What does evacuation mean? To send people away from the towns b) When did it happen? During World War 2 c) Who did it happen to? Children who lived in towns were sent to the countryside d) What essential item did they take with them? Gas mask 6

7 Q12. English Country Kitchen a) What is the name of the oven in the country kitchen? Aga b) When did it arrive in England and from which country? Sweden 1929 c) What did rural labourers eat in the 1800s? Bread and potatoes d) What were they NOT able to eat and why? Sugar and spices because they were too expensive. Q13. Hunting a) Hunting what animal is an old British tradition? Fox b) What colour is a huntsman s jacket? Red c) What animals went on a hunt? Horses and dogs (specifically beagles) d) What does debated fiercely mean? Argued about a lot and with very strong opinions on both sides. Q14. Poaching a) What does poaching mean? To kill and steal animals birds or fish on another person s land. b) What is the name of this metal object? A mantrap c) What was it used for? Catching poachers d) What does outlawed mean and when did this happen? In 1827 a law was introduced making it illegal to use the mantrap. 7

8 Q15. Makers at Work a) What did W. Mullins make? Baskets and Hampers (baskets for food) b) What other service did he offer? Mending chairs c) What was George Lailey s job? Making bowls A bowl turner d) What material did he use? Wood e) What did Michael Cardew make in 1938? An enormous teapot f) What does a cooper make? Barrels, buckets and churns g) Where does a cooper mainly work? Breweries (the barrels hold beer) Q16. Modern Machinery a) What modern machinery did Betty Merrett like to drive? Tractor b) What product is being made in the Traditional Revival Anne Wigmore section? Cheese 8

9 Q17. Festival of Britain Wall Hanging What rural activities are shown on this wall hanging? Use 8 vocabulary words to describe the scene: Some Examples 1. Hops 5. Horse 2. Fruit 6. Farm 3. Sheep 7. Apples 4. Chickens 8. Cart Q18. There are 6 black and white photos of a farm animal on the wall. a) What animal is it? Cow b) What is the name for the male? Bull c) How many of the photos are males? 2 (bottom right clue no udders) d) What 3 products come from this animal? 1. beef, 2. leather, 3. milk 9

10 Q19. Wagon Walk a) Look at the wagons. Which one do you like best? Write down the name of the county your favourite wagon comes from?... b) What is the difference between a cart and a wagon? A cart has 2 wheels and a wagon has 4 wheels c) Which cart could be turned in to a wagon? Hermaphrodite Wagon mainly used in Lincolnshire converted during Harvest season d) How? By adding 2 wheels to the front. e) What is the number on this example? 5 f) Where is a lynchpin on a wagon? It holds the wheel on. g) How do we use this word in English in other ways? A term used to describe something essential which is holding everything together. h) What does a miller do? Grinds the wheat to make flour 10

11 DIGGING DEEPER ACTIVITies There are lots of interesting objects upstairs 1. Find and name Can you find these objects and name them? Childs leather boots c.1900 Ladies Cotton Bonnet Fan Wagon oil lamp Ceramic Doll

12 Smock for gardener or milk maid Huntley & Palmer Biscuit tin Sewing machine 2. SHOW AND TELL a) Find an object which interests you. b) What is it? c) Show your friends d) Tell them why you like it 12

13 Post visit research topics British Fox Hunting tradition What facts can you find out about this? Why do some people in the countryside like it? What is the argument against fox-hunting? Additional BBC resources for a student debate: 67.stm English Cheeses What is the most popular cheese in England? What facts can you find out about it? Huntley & Palmer s Biscuit Factory What are biscuits? One of the things Reading is famous for is the Huntley and Palmer Biscuit factory. What facts can you find out about its history? =huntley.htm 13