Robin Hood - Chapter 7: Robin Hood Masked VirtuAule LiveStream English + Phonetics = Story - Robin Hood - Chapter 7: Robin Hood Masked This live video broadcast retells the story of Robin Hood in different episodes. The seventh episode of this English Classic describes how Robin wins the golden arrow at a contest that the Sheriff of Nottingham organized to catch Robin. Hear the spoken text while you read the English and Phonetics together. This practice will improve your pronunciation and will increase your vocabulary and comprehension. After the reading, the speaker will introduce some topics for consideration and discussion. You can find links to all the references here: presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ekKVX8Dh_bvmYkw3j_i3DE4RMgMi-aLUlvt8u3TQH94/edit?usp=sharing Main site: https://virtuaule.com YouTube video channel: @Virtuaule Facebook video: https://www.facebook.com/virtuaule/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VirtuAule Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtuaule-english-language-system/ Instagram: VirtuAule English Language Sys (@virtuauleenglishlanguagesystem) The Sheriff announced a special harvest festival in Nottingham. ‘There will be an archery contest with a prize of a golden arrow.' The Sheriff expected Robin to enter and win the contest. That way he could arrest Robin Hood and hang him. Soon Robin heard about the contest. On the day of the archery contest, archers had come from all over England. The Sheriff’s men were told to watch out for Robin Hood in disguise. The people cheered when the Sheriff stood up and raised his hand. 'All men who wish to enter the contest may shoot an arrow,' he said. For the first hour, a hundred men took turns to shoot an arrow at a target. Twelve archers were chosen because of their skill. Among the twelve men was the Sheriff's champion Gilbert Red Cap. The Sheriff watched the twelve men carefully but he could not identify Robin Hood. For the second part of the contest, the twelve archers shot only two arrows each. After that, the three best archers would then shoot one arrow at a target from two hundred paces. The man who shoots closest to the centre of the bull's eye wins. A tall stranger dressed in blue stepped forward. He gave his name as Robert of London. Both of his arrows hit the target. The other archers took turns to shoot. Only Gilbert Red Cap was able to hit the target. The last archer to shoot in the contest was a strange man with poor clothes and a bent back. He had a black patch that covered half his face and his right eye. 'He is a strange-looking man,' said the Sheriff. The beggar stepped forward. His arrow hit the centre of the bull's eye. 'That beggar is lucky,' said the Sheriff. Now the three best archers could shoot only one arrow each. Robert of London was the first to shoot. The Sheriff thought to himself, ‘This man is tall and fair - just like the description of Robin Hood!’ His arrow hit near the bull's eye. 'A good shot,' said the Sheriff, 'but Gilbert can do better. Then Gilbert stepped forward. In fact, Gilbert’s arrow went right to the centre of the bull’s eye. 'He is better than Robin Hood,' said the Sheriff.