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TGR. Culture and civilization of English-speaking countries.

Classwork for A1/A2 and B1/B2: 16th and 23rd September

1. Hadrian’s Wall
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-
wall/history/description/
http://www.aboutscotland.com/hadrian /
http://www.visitnorthumberland.com/hadrians-wall/the-roman-wall
Questions to answer:
What exactly is Hadrian’s Wall?/
Where is it? /
When and why was it built?/
What is left of it today?/
How important is it on a world scale?/

2. Vindolanda
http://www.vindolanda.com/roman-vindolanda/life-at-vindolanda
http://www.vindolanda.com/roman-vindolanda/writing-tablets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/vindolanda_01.shtml
(very complete resource!)
http://archaeology.about.com/od/vterms/qt/Vindolanda-Tablets.htm
Questions to answer:
What are the famous “tablets”?/
What kind of information do they give us?/ give examples
http://www.history.co.uk/node/205486
After watching this short video, how serious would you say the
Iceni’s revolt was?

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