English project
The 19th century
Name:
INVENTIONS IN THE 19th century
Put these inventions in chronological order and compare your ideas
with your partner. Then, write them on the timeline provided adding
James Watt's steam machine invented in 1769.
● In 1885 Benz invented the car
● Edison invented the electric bulb in 1882
● Fulton invented the first steamboat in 1803
● Stephenson invented the steam locomotive in 1825
● In 1877 Edison invented the phonograph
● In 1876 Graham bell invented the telephone
● The Lumiere brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895
● Densmore invented the typing machine in 1872
To report, use this structure.
e.g.: The first invention was the steamboat, invented by Fulton in 1803
The first
The
second
The third
The
fourth
The fifth
The sixth
The
seventh
The
eighth
invention
was
.......
invented by
.....
in
.............
TIMELINE : INVENTIONs
1800
1750 _________________________I______________________________________________________ 1900
LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Imagine you are a child from the countryside in the 19th century. What are you
doing? Where are you at the moment? Is somebody with you? ...
Draw a picture of yourself:
Word Bank1
eating
working
picking up2 stones
scaring birds moving
studying
in the field3
at home
outside
crafted clothes4
trousers
Me
Answer:
What are you doing?
I'm
What are you doing?
I'm
Where are you at the moment?
_________________________________
_________________________________
Where are you at the moment?
________________________________
________________________________
What are you wearing?
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1
Banc de paraules
recollint
3
camp
4
roba feta a mà
2
My friend
Ask:
What are you wearing?
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CHILDREN LABOR
You are going to watch a video clip about a child at work by Lewis Hine. Look
at the questions below and, with your group, decide what you need to find
out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOIvdhmMaOE
1.
Where do you think they live?
2.
How old are those children?
3.
Do you think they were happy or unhappy? Why?
4.
Do you think they could study?
5.
Why did they work?
6.
Do you think that child labor is good or bad?
PLANNING MY ORAL PRESENTATION
Group's name:
My name:
Introduction
Good afternoon, I'm a journalist from the East
London Advertiser. May I ask you some
questions?
What's your
name?
Where do you
live?
Hello. My name is ...
I live... (Choose one) in a farm in the countryside/
outside the city/ in a textile community/ in a city on
the coast
My house is ...
I'm a ...I work ... I get up at...I have to ...
What do you
For breakfast ...
usually eat?
What do you
usually wear?
I usually wear ...
What do you do in
your spare time?
After working in ..........................., I ...
After the lessons, I ...
What do your
parents do?
My parents ...
Do you know any
invention?
How has it
changed your
life?
Yes, I know the ...
Ending
Thank you very much. It was an interesting interview.
Now, I can...
When I go to the
port/river, I can see... I
like ...
RÚBRICA:
DOING A ROLE-PLAY
INTERVIEW
😢 😐 😊 😝
Before doing
Did I search for information on the
internet?
Do I know who the interviewer is?
Do I know what to put on?
What props (clothes, objects...) can I
bring?
GROUP REHEARSAL
Did I memorize my oral presentation?
Did I do a rehearsal with all my group?
Did I bring my clothes and props?
Did I do a second rehearsal with all my
group?
😢 😐 😊 😝
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an
American politician. He was the 16th President of the United States.
He was president from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.
Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered
and the war was ending, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln
because he believed Lincoln was a tyrant. Lincoln was the first
president of the United States to be assassinated.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English
novelist. She wrote many books of romantic fiction about the gentry.
Her works made her one of the most famous and beloved writers in
English literature. She is one of the great masters of the English
novel.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a
German-born scientist. He worked on theoretical physics. He
developed the theory of relativity. He received the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1921 for theoretical physics. His famous equation is
(E = energy, m = mass, c = speed of light).
Marie Curie
Marie Curie (November 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934) was a Polish
physicist, chemist, and feminist. She did research on radioactivity.
She was the first woman professor at the University of Paris. She
was also the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to
win two Nobel Prizes, one in physics in 1903 and the other in
chemistry in 1911. Her Nobel Prize in physics was for her research
on
uncontrolled radiation, which was discovered by Henri
Becquerel.
Self-assessment:
(Circle the answer)
1. I have understood about:
25%
50% 75% 90% 100%
of the classes.
2. I can ubicate some inventions on a timeline.
Yes or no
3. I can give details of how life was in the 19th century.
4/3/2/1/0
4. I know the difference between children’s life in the 19th century and now.
Yes/ I think so/ No
5. I can work in groups: suggest ideas, agree, organize myself and assume
responsibilities.
Always/ often/ sometimes.
6. What I have learnt about giving an oral presentation is:
7. What I want to improve is: