The Culture of England by Cristina G. https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz Hi there! There are only 8 weeks until you go to London with the exchange program. Let's start to discover the culture of England... en-us 2016-02-02 10:30:44 UTC 2025-09-28 07:32:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/96598857/f97ca605255bf2511204755a5e4050d0671a48b8/373bf0e8ab2a7f0e77d31323a558790e.jpg Where is England? crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93560604 England is one of the four countries which form part of the United Kingdom. Do you know the name of the other three countries? I will give you the first letter of each name as a clue...
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- N _ _ _ _ _ _ _     I _ _ _ _ _ _ ]]> 2016-02-05 19:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93560604 Who is she? crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93564244 Try to find relevant information about the United Kingdom's government and who she is]]> 2016-02-05 19:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93564244 Pound sterling crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93566295 The Pound sterling is the currency of the United Kingdom. It is commonly known as "pound" and its symbol is £. There are coins of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, £1 and £2 and notes of £5, £10, £20 and £50. For example, £1 is around €1,30. Be careful with the change when you are in London! ]]> 2016-02-05 19:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93566295 Traditional food in England crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93573892 Have a look at this video to explore the food that you will probably find there!]]> 2016-02-05 20:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93573892 Checking your knowledge crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93576114 It is time to know how much you know about England...

]]> 2016-02-05 20:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93576114 Music crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93583737 Here it is one of the most popular song in England at the moment...]]> 2016-02-05 20:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93583737 crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93584528 2016-02-05 21:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93584528 crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93586122 2016-02-05 21:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93586122 crisdesolana https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93586305 2016-02-05 21:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93586305 Listening activity zaidagr https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93616119 (Zaida)


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Read the text and then answer the following questions: 

a)   What is the difference between England and Britain?
 
b)   Why might the dominance of England be bad for Britain?

c)   Find a synonym in the text for the following words or phrases.

  1.     to talk about
  2.     at one time
  3.     habit
  4.     undesirable
]]> 2016-02-06 14:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93616994 True or false? (By Marta) mhe_1993 https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93624425
Here you have some funny facts about England. Do you dare say which of them are not true?

1. Bars in the UK are legally obligated to provide free tap water.
2. Tea envelopes used at Tea Time are colour-coded (scorn, friendship, love...)
3. You're never supposed to know more than once when visiting an English relative.
4.Winston Churchill was born in the ladies toilet during a dance.
5. There are over 30,000 John Smiths in England.
6. Uper-class British girls typically wear a fringe.
7. Guinea pigs are a common gift for women in Valentine's Day.
8. John Lennon may have inadvertently predicted his own assassination.
9. More cat food is bought in Britain each year that can be eaten by the number of cats in the country.
10. William Shakespeare's favourite meal was fish and chips.
11. Oxford University once had rules that specifically forbade students from bringing bows and arrows to class.

]]> 2016-02-06 17:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/93624425 Typical British fod and drinks (by Alicia)  mellicika_2 https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/100670388 How much do you know about the typical British food and drinks? Check your knowledge with this quiz!]]> 2016-03-13 22:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/crisdesolana/67ld81skjfz/wish/100670388