B1 · Intermediate
Monarchy & National Days
Understand the Danish constitutional monarchy, the change of monarch in 2024, Constitution Day and the flag days and speeches that mark the Danish year.
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- Words & phrases
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- Lessons
- 1
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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- monarchy
- a constitutional monarchy
- the royal house
- a king
- a queen
- a crown prince
- an heir to the throne
- a change of monarch, an accession
- to abdicate
- to proclaim (a new monarch)
- Queen Margrethe II
- Christiansborg Palace, seat of Parliament
- Amalienborg (the royal residence in Copenhagen)
- the changing of the guard at Amalienborg
- the Royal Life Guards
- a New Year's speech
- a constitution
- the Constitution
- Constitution Day (June 5)
- a Constitution Day meeting (with political speeches)
- to give a speech
- the Danish Parliament
- royal
- the Danish flag
- a flag
- a flag day
- to fly the flag
- a national anthem
- the era of Absolutism
- democracy, popular rule
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