Desarrollo de la expresión
escrita a través de la Integración de las TICS
Objectives:
Read comprehensibly looking for
information about a place.
Learn vocabulary related to travelling
and other cultures.
Revise the use of the simple past.
Write about a place and its history.
Search for information in the internet.
Writing for a purpose.
Procedures:
Use search engines on the internet.
Read a text searching for specific
information.
Use vocabulary related to travelling.
Work in groups to design a written
guideline for a trip.
Let's Go to York!
Clifford's Tower
The history of York is
the history of England
The city has passed through the hands of Romans,
Saxons, Vikings, and Normans.
Pre-writing:
Work in groups of four.
Each of you will read
a period of the history of York. Take notes about important dates, names
and events.
Roman York
Before
the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, the area that is now northern
England was controlled by a confederation of tribes known as the
Brigantes. So important did York become in Roman Britain that a royal
palace was built in the city, and the emperor Septimus Severus stayed
here with his imperial court in the years 209-211. The Romans left York
some time around 410 AD, and the city, like much of Roman Britain, fell
into a period of decay and decline. A new invader fell upon the city;
the Anglo-Saxons.
Anglo-Saxon York
The Saxons
originally came to Britain as mercenaries in the Roman army. Under the
Saxons the city was renamed Eoferwic. Little remains of Saxon York,
however, for their wooden buildings have not survived. York enjoyed
prosperity and a prominent place in the Anglo-Saxon world, but its
destiny changed again with the appearance in the 9th century of a fierce
new invader, the Danes.
Viking York
The prosperity of the city made it an
obvious target for the Danish Vikings. The Vikings changed the name of
the city from the Saxon Eoforwic to the Danish "Jorvik". The Danes left
a legacy of street names. The Viking influence lasted less than a
century. Many local rebellions and invasions from Norway kept the north
of England in a state of confusion in the 11th century. An invasion in
1066 left England and York in the hands of the Normans.
Medieval York
When William the Conqueror
became king of England, he marched north and made York his base of
operations in the north. He expropriated the land and divided half
amongst his Norman followers and kept half for himself. William
strengthened the defenses of the city and the castle to the north was
later replaced by Clifford's Tower. York blossomed under the Normans,
and quickly regained its economic importance in the north. The
magnificent Minster was rebuilt in Gothic style over the years
1220-1482.
York Minster
Now see pictures and read about historic
sites in York and decide which one you would like to visit and why:
York Minster
Yorvik, the Viking City
York Dungeon
Micklegate Bar Museum
The city walls
Clifford's Tower
Vocabulary
revision: travelling
Read the following words. You will remember
many of them. You can also use the dictionary (below)
go sightseeing
suitcase
tour tourism
tourist vacation
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
bicycle
bike bus station
car coach
coach station lane
motorbike
motorway
rail go by rail
railway railway station
road main road
minor road taxi
traffic train
tube underground
subway
VERBS
board (boat / plane)
go by go on board
get on board hitch-hike
set off
Vocabulary
practice:
"Travelling by plane"
Writing:
Surfing the web
to improve our writing
In this activity we are
going to visit a web pages especially created to help us improve our
writing. You will see that writing can be exciting!
"Let's
send a postcard!":
Select the appearance of your postcard following the instructions. Fill
in the mesage and when you are finished send it to another student in
the class. Remember to send a copy to your teacher.
Before
the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, the area that is now northern
England was controlled by a confederation of tribes known as the
Brigantes. So important did York become in Roman Britain that a royal
palace was built in the city, and the emperor Septimus Severus stayed
here with his imperial court in the years 209-211. The Romans left York
some time around 410 AD, and the city, like much of Roman Britain, fell
into a period of decay and decline. A new invader fell upon the city;
the Anglo-Saxons.
The Saxons
originally came to Britain as mercenaries in the Roman army. Under the
Saxons the city was renamed Eoferwic. Little remains of Saxon York,
however, for their wooden buildings have not survived. York enjoyed
prosperity and a prominent place in the Anglo-Saxon world, but its
destiny changed again with the appearance in the 9th century of a fierce
new invader, the Danes.
The prosperity of the city made it an
obvious target for the Danish Vikings. The Vikings changed the name of
the city from the Saxon Eoforwic to the Danish "Jorvik". The Danes left
a legacy of street names. The Viking influence lasted less than a
century. Many local rebellions and invasions from Norway kept the north
of England in a state of confusion in the 11th century. An invasion in
1066 left England and York in the hands of the Normans.
