Tuesday 5 November 2024

4º - Challenge 5... music & history!

Today's challenge is about MUSIC...

We are going to study the process of unification of the italian penisula into the Republic of ITALY...

We are looking for a related song! A song that has to do with the ideas or feelings of the revolution that italians followed... Let's try!


4º - Music & history

Here you have a pair of songs related to the French Revolution...

Waterloo by Abba, about Napleon's defeat...



... and Viva la vida by Coldplay about Louis XVI's life... and death... This last activity is inspired in another teacher's blog, you can visit his activity in this link.

Tuesday 29 October 2024

2º - CHALLENGE 5

Hi there!

Here we have our challenge number 5!

You have to put yourself in a medieval crusader's mind... 

So tell me... who you are, when did you live, and why did you become a crusader!?

We have time until next Monday 11!




4º - Challenge 4 - Music and history!

Music and history... 

Here we have a new challenge!!!

The challenge is to find a song or 2 songs ... related to our last topic in history... The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire.

1- A song related to the end of Napoleon.

2- A song related to the life of Louis XVI.

I'm thinking in 2 famous musical groups ... 2 famous songs, number 1 is older... the 2 is newer...

Resultado de imagen de music and history    

Monday 28 October 2024

2º - Challenge 4 - answer

Hi!

Tha was the full correct answer!

You had to tell me: What is it?, Where can you find it?  and  Who did it?

The answer was: The Palatine Chapel, built by Charlemagne during the 8th century in his Palace in Aachen, capital city of the Carolingian Empire.


























We have a new challenge available! 

The 3 contestants have their positives... the other their negatives....!


Thursday 24 October 2024

4º - French Revolution videos

Hi there,

Here you have another videos to study the French Revolution while you practice english! I have made a selection for you, you can choose:

1- High level by Mr Green (in History and in English):


2- A brief one. a summary:


3- the French Revolution in 9 minutes...


4- Finally a long but good one, it has 2 parts, by oversimplified: