Getting ready for the exam
SPEAKING

1. BIOGRAPHY - I DESCRIBE AN IMAGE
 

    A FACTFILE

Born_______(YEAR AND PLACE)
influenced by_______
Date of birth____
place of birth______
death_____
childhood
education
work
important events (dates)
interesting facts
   
2. THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES (SEE CULTURE - QUESTIONS)

THE USA - CANADA - AUSTRALIA

3.HUMAN RIGHTS

THE APARTHEID AND MANDELA

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Who was Martin Luther King?
What is the name of  his famous speech?Do you remember its words?
 

 

 

WHO WAS ROSA PARKS? AND WHAT ABOUT GANDHI?

THE VICTORIAN AGE AND THE CHILD LABOUR
Which were the children's condition during Victorian Age?

Who was Charles Dickens?

Who was Oliver Twist?

WW2

Who was the leader of Germany/Italy during WW2? Which countries did the axis power include? Who were the Allies? What was the operation Overlord? What was the D-day?When did Germany surrend to the allies?


4.THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

What was the American Constitution?Where and when was it written?Which words open the Constitution? How many articles are there?
What is an amendment?
Can it be changed?
How are the first 10 amendments called?
 

THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

 

It is a special document written in 1787 in Philadelphia. Its nickname is "the highest law in the land". No laws can be written and passed if they are against the Constitution. "we the people" opens the Constitution because its aim is to protect people's rights. There are 7 articles and 27 amendments

 

AMENDMENTS (A SMALL CHANGE TO A DOCUMENT)

The Constitution can be changed.

changes are called amendments. The 1st 10 amendments went into effect in 1791. Those amendments are called the bill of rights.

The first 10 amendments guarantee and protect freedom

1st amendment(freedom of speech/religion/the press7assembly)
 

THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTION

 

It is the supreme law of the country. It  was drafted on 2nd June 1946 which was the year of the referendum (monarchy or republic) and when women vote for the first time. It came  into force on 1st January 1948. It was written to have democratic laws, to protect the rights of the people and it was based on liberty and equality.

 

THE UNITED NATIONS

 

In 1945 after two World Wars 193 countries decided to create an organisation for peace, they wanted everyone to have food, medicines, a home in a safe place, dignity. In New York there is the UN building where members vote for the secretary general that is the leader who must always work for peace. In 2015 an agenda for the sustainable transformation of our world by 2030 was written. It has 5 P's: people, prosperity, planet, peace and partners.

 

The 5 P's "agenda 2030"

 

PEOPLE

 

There must be no hunger, no poverty, clean water, clean energy, medicine, a safe place to live, equal education

 

PLANET

 

We must protect nature, eco-systems, life in oceans, food must be sustainable

 

PROSPERITY

 

Women and men must have a good job. There must be less inequality

 

PEACE & PARTNERS

 

There must be peace and justice. Countries must work together.

 

 

5.THE ENVIRONMENT

What is Global warming? What can you do to save the planet? Do you know any places at risk? Which are alternative energies? Which are the 3R's?What is the greenhouse effect?