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= 1ST TERM EUROPEAN CULTURE 14 15 = =**TASK 1**= Last year you learned many things about Scotland. Look at the chart and see if you can remember what these Scottish words mean.

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=The 18th September last year was an important day for Scotland. Find out why. Write a paragraph explaning what where when, who ...Include it in your Google Drive document.Who can vote? Who can´t? Answer the question using the following words: //abroad, foreign, foreigner.//= =//WATCH THIS VIDEO: As we can´t watch the video, let´s read the text together//= http://www.bbc.com/news/events/

REMEMBER THE WORD TURNING POINT. What doers it mean?You are looking at **//Turning points in History//** in class Open a new document and do the next task =//VOCABULARY 1//= This page will help you with your History and European Culture classes [|INFORMATION AND VOCABULARY ON ELECTIONS:] [|REFERENDUM TEXT]

Remember thr documents you should have shared with your teacher so far: 1- COUNTRIES 2- VOCABULARY 1

=**TASK 2 October**=

= IRELAND =

WHO WAS MICHAEL COLLINS?

Open a new document in Google Drive. Find information on who he was and answer the following questions:

NAME OF THE DOCUMENT: = Michael Collins = PUT PARTS **A, B AND D** IN THE SAME DOCUMENT


 * A- ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. **

1- Where and when was he born? 2- How old was his father when he was born? 3- Where did he work in England? 4- When did he go back to Ireland?

Here´s a link to his biography : []

1- The Four Courts The Castle (What is it?) 2- The GPO (What is it?) 3- Ha´penny Bridge 4- Kilmainham Gaol 5- Trinity College 6- Dun Laoghaire
 * B- FIND THESE PLACES IN DUBLIN: Just include a picture and a short explanation. Why is each famous? **
 * Remember, we want to know the relevance of places 1 and 2 connected to Michel Collins´s days. **


 * C- OPEN A NEW DOCUMENT. NAME IT VOCABULARY 2**


 * Look for the following words that appear in the film .**
 * Include them in one of your VOCABULARY documents:**

//TRUCE, CASUALTIES, ASSAULT, FIASCO, G-MAN, BRIEF, CABINET, STEPPING STONE,//

**Remember: The following tasks will be part of your English mark.** Paragraphs, Vocabulary 1 Vocabulary 2 Review on the film :MIchael Collins =**TASK 3**= = Let´s travel to Ireland = OPEN A NEW DOCUMENT IN DRIVE. NAME IT [|THE IRELAND TOUR] taken from EGO4U


 * Click on the names of the towns, cities, places and answer the questions.

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