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Topics for the oral presentation

English language
1. Differences between American and British English.
2. African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
3. Other Englishes (varieties from the British islands)
4. Other Englishes (varieties from the ex-colonies)
5. Received pronunciation (RP) and cockney.
6. English language in the film and videogame industries.
7. The English language spoken online and chat abbreviations.
8. Euphemisms and taboo words in the English language.
9. Origins of the English lexicon.

English history
10.The Anglo-Saxons.
11.The Vikings.
12.The Norman Conquest.
13.The Plantagenet.
14.Middle Ages - The Black Death.
15.The Wars of the Roses.
16.The Tudors.
17.English Queens.
18.The Industrial Revolution in the UK.
19.The loss of the colonies.
20.War propaganda during WWI and/or WWII.

English culture and literature


21.English nursery rhymes and songs.
22.English sayings and idioms.
23.Folklore and magical creatures.
24.Dickens.
25.Gothic novels.
26.Romantic poets.
27.Female writers.
28.Jonathan Swift and the Irish famine (A Modest Proposal)
29.Traditional recipes.
30.Sports (not only football)
31.Music in English.

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