Comedy for ELT - The Royal Family

[To download a free worksheet (+ KEY + Script) just click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByC3... ] With the advent of the new 'Royal Baby' and all the accompanying hype, it is interesting to reflect on the fact that the Windsors are not in fact English! Believe it or not, they are all Indian! 'What, all of them?!?' I hear you ask... Well, no, there is one exception... A hilarious clip and a good warm-up to the topic of cultural differences... Level B2 -- C1 Topic: Institutions / Cultural Differences Taken from the BBC Series 'Goodness Gracious Me' [To download a free handout, please visit my site: www.michelioudakis.org] [NB: I do not own the copyright to this video clip. I have uploaded it here for educational purposes]. SCRIPT N: Ah! Trooping of the colour! Great! The Queen looks nice, doesn’t she? U: Nice? Of course she’s nice – because she’s Indian! * N: What? The Queen?!? U: All of them! The whole Royal Family, Indian! * N: What are you talking about? U: Well, think about it, yeah? Descended from Queen Victoria – Empress of India; so – Indian! * N: Rubbish! U: Not rubbish; look at them! They all live in the same family house together – Indian! * …all work in the family business – Indian! * …all have arranged marriages – Indian! * …they all have sons; daughters no good – Indian! * …children live with their parents until they are married – Indian! * N: …but dad… U: …what more do you want? You want them to put on turbans and charm snakes out of baskets?!? N: …but dad! Harry, Will, Fergie… U: …they’re all Indian! All except Prince Charles… * …he’s African… * N: What?!? U: If he was Indian, he would have smaller ears!! **