The Industrial Revolution

Task 1:

Watch the short video about the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the
1800s on your mobile device/computer.

Use the transcript option if you can’t understand the speaker. Take notes about
the content of the video, you will need them for task two.

Task 2:

Watch the video again and answer the following questions in full sentences.
Use your notes from Task 1.

What does the term “Industrial Revolution” The term Industrial Revolution mean a rapid development of
mean? industry that occurred in Britain.

What does the term “Agricultural
Revolution” mean?
What were the living conditions in the cities
like during the beginning of the Industrial
Revolution?
The term Agricultural Revolution mean gradual
transformation of the traditional agricultural system
that began in Britain.
The living conditions in the cities were overcrowded,
dirty, with dangerous conditions in the factories and
strict ruies and punishments.

Which sectors of the industry were The textile industry, farms and mines
changed the most through industrialization?

Which was the first industrialized nation of Britain was the first industrialized nation of the
the world and why? world because hey had the resources included coal water
iron ore rivers harbors and banks.

Task 3:

Match the vocabulary

Match the words (1-9) to their definitions (a-i).

1. Textile industry a. A religious group which opposed violence.

2. Patent b. Countryside

3. Quaker c. The making of woollen or cotton cloth on a large scale

4. Rural d. Members of the parliament

5. Common land e. A legal document that stops anyone else copying your
ideas

6. Enclosure f. Father of the factory system

7. Richard Arkwright g. Land for use by everyone

8. 4 fields crop rotation h. Charles Townshend

9. MPs i. An area that is surrounded by a barrier

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