a) Year of birth:

b) Year of death:

c) First year of reign:

d) Last year of reign:

e) Father's name:

f) Husband's name:

Exercise 2: Fill in the summary with words taken from the text.

The Victorian Age was characterised by the very long _____ of Queen Victoria (64 years). She loved her husband very much, they had nine ______ . She was the first queen to use a mean of __________ : the train. She ruled over an _______ that was the largest of all times.

Exercise 3: Answer the questions or complete the sentences with words taken from the text.

1) George III was Victoria's _________ .

2) Why did Victoria become the Queen of the UK?

3) How many languages did she have to study?

4) Who had the idea of the Great Exhibition in 1851?

5) Why was she called "the granmother of Europe"?

6) According to this text, what changed British people's lives?

7) What was the hobby that she kept until her old age?

8) During her reign, British population _______ .