Podcast 72 - The Tudor Conspiracy (chapter 14)

Vocabulary listening test answers and question

Chapter 14 starts at 2:44

Reception bell

reluctant (C1 level)
Isabel was reluctant to say how she felt about Julie, so she said nothing. Philip interpreted this as a signal to go ahead and banged his palm down on the bell button.

moodiness / moody (C2 level - from 'mood' B1)
In reality, she was a modern woman living in 1997. The person sitting next to her was a very nice young man – an intelligent, sensitive and generous man. He did not deserve her moodiness.

apologetic (C2 level - from 'apologise' and 'apology' B1)
‘I’m sorry,’ came a quiet voice beside her. Isabel turned. Philip was looking into her eyes. He had an apologetic smile on his face.
‘No, no,’ said Isabel. ‘It’s my fault. I’m sorry too. Really, I am.’ She smiled.

Why did Anglia Nostra want to destroy the Elizabeth I play?
Isabel nodded her head. ‘I see. That’s why they want the Elizabeth I play by Shakespeare. They want to destroy it.’
‘That’s right,’ said Philip. ‘Imagine what a play like that would contain. Shakespeare would make references to the sea battle against the Spanish Armada. It would glorify the English defeat of the Spanish. We have to remember this was a time when the English felt immensely proud of what they had achieved.

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