Commonwealth 2

Yes, as Atakan reminded us in class today, there was a war between Britain and Turkey, known as the Anglo Turkish War, between 1807 and 1809. As you can see in the image, there were soldiers fighting for Britan  from different Commonwealth nations.

You can watch again the first clip on the British Empire.

And the next clip on the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Commonwealth 1

If you click on the clip below, you can watch again some of the countries that belong to the Commonwealth of Nations and other countries that belonged to the British Empire in the past.

If you click on the picture below, you will open the Commonwealth official website for young people. Click on each of the icons -the amplifying glass, the smiling face, the open book, the trophy, the diagram and the flag- to learn interesting things about this association of countries. Also click on the different Dig Deeper tabs.
If you visit any of the countries in this association, you will need to use English to communicate, as it is the official language, or one of the official languages in all Commonwealth countries.

This is your homework for the whole week. We will do the quiz in class on Friday, 23rd Feb.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

If you click on the picture below, you can watch some more pictures taken in Ireland and England... 

             (just click on the first one) 

...and two prehistoric monuments: Newgrange, an impressive mound that covers a single tomb, in Ireland, and Stonehenge, a ring of megaliths and an icon of British culture, in Wiltshire, England, Here there are, at one click.

The next picture shows a sculpture of London-based artist Anish Kapoor.
If you visit the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao you will see Tall Tree and the Eye, one of his most acclaimed works. You can also google 'Tall Tree and the Eye Guggenheim Bilbao" to watch pictures of it.
Click on this one to learn some interesting facts about Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Finally, you can watch again Rachael Walley's Power Point presentation on the UK, which, as you already know, is the shortened way to refer to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The picture below is of the graffiti mural of another Londoner, songwriter and singer David Bowie, painted after his death by an Australian artist. This mural can be seen opposite the tube station in Brixton, the London borough where Bowie was born.
Just click on it. I'm sure you'll be ready for the test on the UK next week!!!

Martin Luther King Jr.

Last 15th January, we celebrated Martin Luther King's Day. We learned about his life and death and why he is so important for the civil rights movement, not only in the US but worldwide.
Click on the image to see some vocabulary and names which came up in Sara's presentation. Can you remember why they were mentioned?