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BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

06 June 2012 

Queen's small celebration

Transcript: 

Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee… in miniature. 

A new Lego model of Elizabeth II, complete with a mini version of the crown 

jewels, has been added to the Buckingham Palace scene at the toy company's 

theme park. 

The 1.5 cm tall crown is made from silver, and has been studded with 48 real 

diamonds. 

It's in the town of Windsor, which is home to one of the Queen's real castles. 

Vocabulary: 

Diamond Jubilee 60th anniversary celebration 

miniature 

smaller version of something 

the crown jewels 

the precious stones and ornaments used to decorate a monarch  

theme park 

park of entertainments based on one idea or set of characters 

studded  

decorated with small precious stones  

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

BBC news reports. 

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly. 

Diamond Jubilee / Miniature/ the crown jewels/ theme park / studded 

1. By contrast, Spain and Italy have __________ carriers with around a dozen 

planes, while China has only one ex-Soviet model, preferring to put its defence 

budget into missile technology. 

2. The centre - which opened in 2006 - has a cinema, a hotel and a Venice-styled __________. 

3. It is made of quetzal and other feathers mounted on a base of gold 

__________ with precious stones. 

4. The Queen has taken part in a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral 

on the final day of her __________ celebrations. 

5. The two largest gems form part of __________ - one is set at the head of the 

Sovereign's Sceptre and the other into the Imperial State Crown. 

Answers: 

1. By contrast, Spain and Italy have miniature carriers with around a dozen 

planes, while China has only one ex-Soviet model, preferring to put its defence 

budget into missile technology. 

2. The centre - which opened in 2006 - has a cinema, a hotel and a Venice-styled theme park. 

3. It is made of quetzal and other feathers mounted on a base of gold studded 

with precious stones. 

4. The Queen has taken part in a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral 

on the final day of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. 

5. The two largest gems form part of the Crown Jewels - one is set at the head 

of the Sovereign's Sceptre and the other into the Imperial State Crown. 

Source: Jewellery from world's largest diamond to go on display