HiSTORY of England

HiStory of
ENGLAND

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Let's start with an easy word bank.

Match the following!

• language

• million

• country

• adventure

• unite

言語

百万

国

冒険

統一

• 言語

• 百万

• 国

• 冒険

• 統一

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Let’s try a less easy one, too!

Match the following.

• average

• colony

• empire

• nation

• to rule

平均

植民地

帝国

国、民

支配

• 平均

• 植民地

• 帝国

• 国、民

• 支配

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Can you speak English?
Yes? Why?
There are about 7000 languages in the world.
The chance you speak English is actually really low.
Really, really low.

Multiple Choice

There are around 7000 languages in the world.

If the average person can speak 2 languages, then

How many speakers (as percentage of the world population)

does the average language have?

• 0.004%

• 0.03%

• 0.2%

• 1%

• 5%

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True, there are about 7000 languages in the world and so the average language is spoken by about 0.03% of mankind. Or 2 million people.
Yet almost 18% of the world population, 1.5 billion people can speak English.
60 of 200 countries use English as an official language.
Why is that so?

Multiple Choice

Which color marks English speaking countries?

• orange

• red

• sky-blue

• blue

• green

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Not so long ago, the British Empire ruled much of the world. Peaking in the 19th and early 20th century, England ruled over much of Africa and Asia including India. The United States, Australia and New Zealand started as English colonies.

Multiple Choice

At the turn of which century did the British crown rule most of the world?

• 1500

• 1600

• 1700

• 1800

• 1900

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You surely know that it was the small nation of England, who started the British Empire. But you might not know how long and hard the birth of this nation was.
In 400, no one there spoke English, in 600 the English weren't yet Christians and even in 800, England still hadn't united.

Reorder

In which order did these things happen?

• English is spoken in Britain.

• The English become Christians.

• England is united.

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

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England united, created the modern world. It revolutionized the sciences, brought law and education to the world, ended slavery and started the Industrial revolution.

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Let's try one last word bank!

• science

• revolution

• slavery

• industrial

• law

knowledge

big change

forced work

work

rules

• knowledge

• big change

• forced work

• work

• rules

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England united, created the modern world. It revolutionized the sciences, brought law and education to the world, ended slavery and started the Industrial revolution.
But the unification was not easy. It was a long, hard adventure and the rich tales and stories of those early beginnings are what we will look at for the next months.

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Arthur was the legendary son of a dead king, but didn't know it. Only when only he was able to pull a sword out of a stone, did the only man knowing reveal Arthur's true identity.

King Arthur, ...

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Connect phrases and question words about Arthur's miracle.

• what

• when

• how

• who

• where

Excalibur out of a stone

after the king had died

by virtue of being the true king

the young squire of one knight

in front of Merlin and all the knights

• Excalibur out of a stone

• after the king had died

• by virtue of being the true king

• the young squire of one knight

• in front of Merlin and all the knights

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Robin Hood is the story of a folk hero.
A very good bowman and sword-fighter, he helped the poor by giving them money that he stole from the rich.

​Robin Hood, ...

Multiple Select

Mark all correct answers! Who was Robin Hood?

• a hero

• a bowman

• a sword fighter

• a rich man

• a thief

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You, too, will be part of a history of England. Throughout winter, instead of homework, you will, using google classroom play an epic board game with 50 other students.

... and YOUR story

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On a gigantic virtual map of Great Britain, you will play The Settlers of Catan, one of the world's most popular board games; building and expanding cities, trading with other players and using heroes to achieve glory.

... and YOUR story

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First, you will need the basics.
Let's watch a How To Play to get to know the game!

... and YOUR story

Multiple Choice

How do you win in Catan?

• Be the last player left.

• Have most money.

• Have no cards left in hand.

• Have most victory points.

Multiple Choice

How do you get resources?

• Your dice shows the highest number.

• You buy them from the game.

• The dice shows the number of your resource.

• Everybody gets the same resources.

Multiple Choice

In which other way can you get resources?

• You steal them from other players.

• You trade with other players.

• You pull them out of your sleeve.

• You print your own resource cards.

Reorder

What's the order on your turn?

• you roll the dice

• all players get resources

• you can trade and build

• you end your turn

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Select

Choose all that apply!

What can you build in Catan?

• settlements along your roads

• bridges to the ceiling

• roads next to roads and settlements

• tunnels under the table

• cities as settlement upgrades

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Great! See you next time for the game.

... and YOUR story