"World news B 2007" November 16

This blog is based on a class of "World news B" in Osaka Shoin Women’s University .


Today’s lesson


1.
1. 15-20 minutes vocabulary or language work. Choose something from this list .

I tried one andanother.


2.
Watch this video and write about it on your blog:
1. How much television do you watch every week?
2. What are the messages of this video? (Write two messages).
3. Do you agree with these messages?
4. What do you think of television?


3.
What is November 11th called in Britain? Go to the Woodlands Junior School homepage to find the answer.

1. Who lays a wreath?

The Queen


2. Where?

All over Britain


3. Why?

British lament for people who sacrificed their lives for us during wars.


4. How many years is it since the end of World War One?

It has past 89 years.


5. What is the red flower? (Answer here ).

It is poppy.


6. (Bonus question) Why is this red flower used on November 11th? (Answer here ).

We forget to the people who were killed by the war.


7. (Watch a video of this year’s event here ).


4.
What happened on November 6th in London? (See pictures here and here ).

Elizabeth Ⅱperformed the state opening of parliament.


5.
What happened on November 10th in London?

It was Lord Mayor's Show; marching unhurt through everything from the black death to the blitz.


6.
What is the Mayor’s name? (See pictures here for the answer).

It is David Lewis.