How does changing your name affect the way people treat you?
You're going to read an article about Toby Walne who bought a Lord's title for only £195, but was it worth the money?
it is worth it = the reward is as good as the effort
blue blood = of royal descent
your prerogative to do something = your right to do something
to pocket some money = to make money from a deal
Before you read the full article:
Think about these questions:
How easy do you think it is to buy a title?
What are the advantages of having a title?
it is worth it = the reward is as good as the effort
blue blood = of royal descent
your prerogative to do something = your right to do something
to pocket some money = to make money from a deal
Before you read the full article:
Think about these questions:
How easy do you think it is to buy a title?
What are the advantages of having a title?
Now read the article and answer the questions below.
1. What's Toby's job title and his new legal name?
2. What's Toby's 'crucial' question at the beginning of the article?
3. Where did Toby get the idea to have a title added to his name?
4. What were some of the advantages claimed by the advertisement?
5. Is there a difference in price depending on which title you choose?
6. Where can you legally use these titles?
7. What are the advantages of buying a 'seated title'?
8. How does Toby describe the certificate?
9. Who is Robert Smith and what is his opinion on Toby's title?
10. What does Toby learn about the owner of his title's company and its location?
11. What are some of the advantages of 'real' titles given after the 1922 act?
12. What are the minimum and maximum costs of titles from the Manorial Society?
13. What does Robert Smith of the Manorial Society say are the benefits and dangers of having a title?
14. Would you like to have a title? How would you use it to your benefit?
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1. What's Toby's job title and his new legal name?
2. What's Toby's 'crucial' question at the beginning of the article?
3. Where did Toby get the idea to have a title added to his name?
4. What were some of the advantages claimed by the advertisement?
5. Is there a difference in price depending on which title you choose?
6. Where can you legally use these titles?
7. What are the advantages of buying a 'seated title'?
8. How does Toby describe the certificate?
9. Who is Robert Smith and what is his opinion on Toby's title?
10. What does Toby learn about the owner of his title's company and its location?
11. What are some of the advantages of 'real' titles given after the 1922 act?
12. What are the minimum and maximum costs of titles from the Manorial Society?
13. What does Robert Smith of the Manorial Society say are the benefits and dangers of having a title?
14. Would you like to have a title? How would you use it to your benefit?
For more reading practise on this topic go here.
Send your answers to [email protected]