EXERCISES. Choose one of the following Winston Churchill quotes and draw rendition to bring to the Show!

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1 Par I EXERCISES Level one - Beginner Choose one of the following Winston Churchill quotes and draw rendition to bring to the Show! a) Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. b) Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. c) Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. d) All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. e) Never, never, never give up. Read paragraph I and answer the following questions: a) Which is the name of the current reigning Monarch of United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand? b) Which year and month was the UK Bill of Rights passed and what did it establish? c) Why was it considered a modern act in 17th century Europe? Do a search on Winston Churchill and mark the correct statements Winston Churchill was son of a lord His mother was the doughter of a New York Times editor Winston Churchill attended Cambridge University He took part in the Boer War He was defeated during the Gallipoli campaign in the World War I Winston Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940

2 His speeches and radio broadcasts helped inspire British resistance He accepted to create the basis for the Allied counter-attacks of with URSS and USA He faced the problem of the german air attacks against several American Cargo Ships heading to the UK Winston Churchill, together with Stalin and Roosvelt shaped a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give selfdetermination to the liberate peoples of post-nazi Europe. PAR II Read the We shall never surrender text and underline the subjects in red and the verbs in blue. Read the following jokes and try to play your favourite in class: 1) Little Johnny had finished his summer vacation and gone back to school. Two days later his teacher phoned his mother to tell her that he was misbehaving. "Wait a minute," she said. "I had Johnny with me for three months and I never called you once when he misbehaved." 2) Teacher: Where is your homework? Pupil: I lost it fighting this kid who said you weren't the best teacher in the school 3) Teacher: What's the past participle of the verb "to ring?" Student: What do you think, sir? Teacher: I don't think. I KNOW. Student: I don't think I know either, sir. 4)The children had all been photographed for school pictures, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer; she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, he's a doctor.'" A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's teacher; she's dead."

3 Answer the following questions: a) We shall never surrender is remarked to be one of Churchill s greatest public speeches, where and when did he deliver it? b) Why did Churchill make this speech and what was his intent? c) What was the historical and geopolitical aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation? PAR III Recognize the following pictures and answer the questions: a) Which one of the four Museums reminds the structure of a Church? b) Which one of the four Museums has a very hight tower at the center of the facade? c) Which one of the four Museums has a glass ceiling? d) Which one of the four Museums has the entrance that reminds a Temple? Answer the following questions a) Which are the most important museums in London? b) Which countries belong to the European Union? c) What does the terminology soft power mean in modern day? Please expand on nowadays tolerance and diversity. Level III Avanced A friend in London has recommended us a trip there during the Design Festival. Imagine to write to a friend living in the UK describing one of the best events in your town or region.

4 PAR IV Click here and sing the song! Level II - Intermediate Which typical dish of your town/region would you recommend to a friend coming from London? Write the recipe and post a picture on Instagram tagging BroadWay to English. Answer the questions. a) When did the second world war end? b) Why and how did the Beatles reach out world wide? c) What happened in 1968? Please expand on the major changes that this event brought nationally and internationally. PAR V Read the following Shakespeare play with teacher and choose one scene to perform with your classmates. Romeo & Juliet Level II - Intermediate Answer the questions. a) What did William Shakespeare do? b) How did theatre up the spirit of the British and why is the West End its playground? c) Which Museums in London are famous for showcasing todays art? Please expand on contemporary's art vision nowadays.

5 Do you know Bansky? Do a small research of his works on the internet, choose your favourite and try to list 10 sensation/associations that this work inspires you and compare them with your classmates.