4º - WW1 videos

Here you have a set of videos summarising WW1... They are short, and easy to follow... Please watch them...

World War I - How Did It Start? 

World War I - Which Countries Fought



WW1 - Weapons and Technology



WWI - The Aftermath



World War I - How Did It End?



World War I - Treaty of Versailles




And here you have also a rap to remember how the alliances came into practice at the beginning of the war... :)




Last, but not least... a summary of the war through two different videos... it can be very useful for both, practicing english and learning about WW1... :

4º - Challenge 13

You must choose ONE of the scenarios below and write a short piece (2–3 sentences).
Use imagination — but also be historically accurate.

🟠 OPTION 1 – “Through the Eyes of a Soldier”

Imagine you are a young soldier on the Western Front in 1916.
You are inside a trench.
You hear the artillery.
You can smell the mud, smoke, and fear.

👉 Write 2–3 sentences describing what you see, what you feel, or what you fear might happen next.

Be original...

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🟠 OPTION 2 – “If My City Were Caught in the War…”

Imagine that today, your own city suddenly experiences life during WWI as if it were 1914–1918.

👉 In 2–3 sentences, describe:

• what daily life would look like,
• what would be difficult to access,
• how people’s routines would change.

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🟠 OPTION 3 – “Voices From the Home Front”

Imagine you are a teenager in 1917 whose brother, father, cousin, or friend is fighting far away.

👉 Write 2–3 sentences explaining what you would write in a letter to them.

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⭐ RULES OF THE CHALLENGE

• Keep it short.
• Be imaginative and historically realistic.
• No copying from the internet.
• Avoid modern technology unless the scenario asks for it.

2º - Challenge 13: “Step Into the Past”

🟦 OPTION 1 – A Visitor in an Asturian Church

Imagine you enter an Asturian building in the 9th century (like Santa María del Naranco or San Miguel de Lillo).
👉 Describe in 2–3 sentences what you notice inside: the space, the decorations, the atmosphere, the light.

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🟩 OPTION 2 – Life Near a Mozarabic Monastery

Imagine you live close to a Mozarabic monastery around the 10th century.
👉 In 2–3 sentences, describe what your daily surroundings look like and how the architecture makes you feel.

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🟥 OPTION 3 – Working on a Mudéjar Building

Imagine you are an apprentice helping build a Mudéjar tower or palace.
👉 In 2–3 sentences, describe what you see as you work: the materials, colours, patterns, movement around you.

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⭐ RULES OF THE CHALLENGE

• Write 2–3 sentences.
• Use imagination + historical details.
• No copying from the internet.
• Make it vivid enough that the reader feels they are there.

2º - Reading plan!

We have almost arrived to the moment in which we are ready to read in English!

That's also the moment because of the topic, the Catholic Monarchs are arriving... so you need to buy this book for next weeks:

2º - Challenge 12

🏰 COMIC CHALLENGE: Life in a Medieval Christian Kingdom

Life in medieval Christian kingdoms was very different from today. Castles, villages, wars and religion were part of everyday life.

Your challenge is to tell a short medieval story… as a comic.

👉 What do you have to do?

Create a short comic (4-6 panels) about life in a medieval Christian kingdom.

In your comic you must show:

1. Who you are (king, knight, monk, peasant…).

2. Where the story happens (castle, village, monastery…).

3. One daily activity.

4. One problem or danger (war, taxes, hunger, attack, hard work…).

✏️ Format

• The comic can be:

  • ✏️ Hand-drawn (take a photo).

  • 💻 Digital (simple tools are fine).

• Each panel must have 1–2 short sentences in English.

📌 Rules

• Use simple English.

• Present tense.

• Use your own ideas.

• ❌ No copy-paste.

• ❌ No AI.

💡 Useful words

Castle · kingdom · knight · church · land · work · war · protection · taxes

⭐ Assessment

• Historical correctness

• Clear story

• Effort and presentation

• English level

👉 History tells stories… comics tell them better.

4º - Imperialism, the Conference of Berlin

4º - Challenge 12

Hi there,

This challenge will transform you into researchers! The best journalist in research wins!

The topic is... the Congo genocide that was driven by somebody in the Imperialism there in the Belgian Congo...

So in a little report, you will offer: (please do not copy and paste, make a summary in your own words):

What happenned

Where

When

What strike you most about your investigation...

2º - Challenge 11

Hi you all!

Here you have a new challenge!

You have to investigate about the Battle of Covadonga in the different sources / versions...

The best commentary wins a card.

When

Where

Who

Why

Anecdotes