Vocabulary and Speaking

1. Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

Vocabulary extension: choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. Read the statements first and decide whether a-h below are true (T) or false (F). Then work in pairs to discuss your opinion.

a. Prince George released his first ever photos on Sunday.

b. The photos are from the family albums of Prince William.

c. A professional royal photographer took the photos.

d. Royal baby photos are usually taken inside palaces.

e. Prince George will become king after Prince Charles dies.

f. Prince George sleeps the whole night through.

g. The first person to change Prince George's diaper was his father.

h. William said George reminds him of himself when he was a newborn.

2. Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. released	a. nuisance
2 private	b. shot
3. photo	c. custom
4. happy	d. issued
5. tradition	e. loving
6. third	f. return
7. enjoying	g. personal
8. go back	h. joyful
9. wriggles	i. number three
10. problem	j. wiggles

3. Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one choice is possible):

1. the first official	a. includes the family dog
2 a royal photographer didn't	b. his son sleeps all night
3. Another snap	c. this tradition
4. a special studio	d. minute of being a father
5. break	e. around quite a lot
6. George is third in line to	f. photos of Prince George
7. he is enjoying every	g. very first nappy
8. looking forward to when	h. and background
9. He changed George's	i. the British throne
10. He wriggles	j. take them

5. Look in your dictionary to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms for the words ‘royal’ and ‘family’.

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

6. Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

7. Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

• first	• third
• different	• minute
• private	• joked
• happy	• hands
• palaces	• middle
• break	• problem

BABY PHOTOS SURVEY

Write five questions about baby photos in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1	STUDENT 2	STUDENT 3
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

BABY PHOTOS DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS

a) What did you think when you read the headline?

b) What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘prince’?

c) What do you think about what you read?

d) Would you like to see more photos of Prince George?

e) What do you think of baby photos?

f) What were your baby photos like?

g) Should a royal photographer have taken the official photos?

h) Why are people so interested in royal families?

i) Do you like taking photos of babies?

j) Is it good Prince William broke the royal baby photo tradition?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS

a) Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

b) What do you know about Prince George?

c) What kind of life do you think Prince George will have?

d) What is it best for babies to wear in photos?

e) Should parents put photos of their baby on Facebook?

f) Are baby photos better than teenager photos?

g) Is a photo of a baby better than a video?

h) What do you think of black and white photos of babies?

i) What questions would you like to ask Prince George?

j) What do you think his answers might be?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

1. What was the most interesting thing you heard?

2. Was there a question you didn’t like?

3. Was there something you totally disagreed with?

4. What did you like talking about?

5. Which was the most difficult question?

BABY PHOTOS PRESENTATION

Make a poster about baby photos. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?