Royal vocabulary

 ADJECTIVES

1° What you imagine about former kings and queens

2° what you would be if you were a king or a queen

3° what you know about the British Royals

VERBS AND EXPRESSIONS

1° What you imagine about kings and queens

2° what you would be if you were a king or a queen

3° what you know about the British Royals

NOUNS

1° What you imagine about kings and queens

2° what you would be if you were a king or a queen

3° what you know about the British Royals

celebrated  

comfortable / relaxed ≠ uptight  

firm / strict (+ -ly = adv) determined  

happy / joyful / pleased  

harassed  by paparazzi

next-in-line

old-fashioned / traditional ≠ modern

popular / admired / beloved /bɪ'lʌvɪd/

powerful / influential / strong / almighty ≠ helpless…

shy/ timid  

stubborn / headstrong  

sulky / irritable

traditional ≠ modern  

a strong/ weak/lovely personality (exp.)

an iron fist in a velvet glove

be at the head of / be crowned

celebrate / praise / adore

cheer / applaud

comply with rules

connect/ unite

contrast

despise /dɪ'spaɪz/ / reject / attack

head / lead /'li d/ / r        ule over (v.)  (the country is headed by...)

govern / be in authority of / hold the reins / reign (v.) succeed someone / come after someone (v.) inherit / gain as possession / obtain / receive (v.)

rule = govern the country the/ kingdom /'kɪŋdəm/

stand firm (v.)

support / defend the monarchy /ˈmɒnəkɪ/

to obey / follow ≠ disrupt / challenge the rules / traditions…

wear a crown /ˈkraʊn/

a newcomer/ an addition

a duke / a duchess/ a queen / a king / a monarch / a sovereign/ king consort/ queen consort

an heir /ˈɛə/ / an inheritor / a successor /a succession/  a descendant / a prince / a princess

the head

grandchild / grandchildren

grandmother/ grandfather

great-grandchild/ great-grandmother