sábado, 13 de enero de 2018

English materials for Unit 4: Industrial revolution

Here you have the English materials of Unit 4: The Industrial Revolution.

Read this information carefully and then write in your notebook the definition and historical background of the following concepts:

Industrial Revolution, Enclosure Acts, Norfolk system, factory, capitalism, class society, bourgeoisie, proletariat, Luddities, Trade Unions, Socialism, Anarchism, IWA, mass serial production.

viernes, 12 de enero de 2018

Who wants to be a cotton millionaire?

In this link you can launch a BBC game that will test your knowledge on the key points of the Industrial Revolution. Have success!
After playing this game, please, write a report in this way:
[***Please, tell your classmates that here there are some last minute changes. Sorry for the inconvenience!***]

  1.  Where to locate?
    I decided to locate in [Cumbria / Lancashire] because... and my stacks of money have gone ...
  2.  Who to employ?
    I decided to employ [men / women and children]
    because... and my stacks of money...
  3.  What power to use?
    I decided to use ...
    because... and my stacks of money ...
  4.  What future investment to make?
    I decided to invest ...
    because... and ...

    At the end, I [got / amassed / lost] ... stacks of money and [I made a success... / I failed and ... ]