7/29/2019 English Speaking Activity Task 15_V_British History (2012_new)

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V LEVEL (INTERLOCUTOR'S TASK SHEET)

Task One (3.5 mins.)

In Task One you are asked to speak on your own about British history. The following pictures (3A3D)and points may help you.

Who? What? Where? When? Why? Historical significance

3A: The Battle of Hastings 3B: Oliver Cromwell

3C: Second World War 3D: Elizabeth I

Task Two (1.5 mins.)

In Task Two you are asked to speak on your own about the role of the places (localities / countries)listed below in British history. Choose at least two of the places / buildings and speak about the rolethey played in British history.

HADRIANS WALL STONEHENGE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

WESTMINSTER ABBEY THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

PART THREE (5 mins.) British History

7/29/2019 English Speaking Activity Task 15_V_British History (2012_new)

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V LEVEL (INTERLOCUTOR'S TASK SHEET)

Students Task Sheet:

Pictures:

3A: The Battle of Hastings(1066)where Duke William II of Normandy(later to be called William theConqueror) defeated the army of the

Anglo-Saxon King Harold II; thebeginning of Norman rule in Englandand French influence on the language

3B: Oliver Cromwell(1599-1658)English political and military leaderwho overthrew the English monarchyand temporarily turned England into arepublican Commonwealth. Later heclaimed the title Lord Protector ofEngland, Scotland and Ireland.

3C: Second World War (1939-45)Britain was fighting Germany alone,after the defeat of France, until 22June 1941 when Hitler invaded theSoviet Union. Britain became part ofthe Allies alongside the USA and theSoviet Union.

3D: Elizabeth I (1533 1603) wasqueen regnant ofEngland and Irelandfrom 1558 until her death. Sometimes

called The Virgin Queen, Elizabethwas the fifth and last monarch of theTudor dynasty. Elizabeth's reign isknown as the Elizabethan era.

Task One (3.5 mins.)

In Task One you are going to speak on your own about British history.

Are you ready?

Q: What is the most important moment in British history?

Q: Who are the most important personalities in British

history?

Q: Why was the Battle of Hastings so significant for British

history?Q: Who was Oliver Cromwell? Who were the Puritans?

Q: What do you know about British colonialism?

Q: What wasappeasement?

Q: What was Great Britains position in the Second World War?

Thank you. Now lets go to Task Two.

Task Two (1.5 mins.)

In Task Two you are asked to speak on your own about therole of the places (localities / countries) listed below in Britishhistory. Choose at least two of the places / buildings andspeak about the role they played in British history. Are youready?

Thank you. This is the end of Part Three.

PART THREE (5 mins.) British History

3A: The Battle of Hastings 3B: Oliver Cromwell

3C: Second World War 3D: Elizabeth I

Students Task Sheet:

HADRIANS WALL STONEHENGE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

WESTMINSTER ABBEY THE FALKLAND ISLANDS

Students Task Sheet:

The following picturesand points may help you: Who?

What?

Where?

When? Why?

Historical significance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_regnanthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Irelandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Tudorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_erahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_erahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Tudorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Irelandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_regnant