sábado, 19 de octubre de 2019

Units 1 & 2 | Questions in English

These are the definitions and questions in English from Units 1 & 2 that must be learnt for the test. Please, answer them in your notebook:
  • DEFINITIONS: Old Regime, Enlightenment, Enlightened Despotism, Mercantilism, Treaty of Utrecht
  • QUESTIONS:
  1. Name the different groups that made up the society of estates.
  2. In what country did absolutism rule? Explain the main features of absolutism.
  3. What happened in England when the king tried to impose absolutism?
  4. Name the main principles and rights that were given by Enlightenment.
  5. What happened after Charles II of Spain’s death? Who ruled the Nueva Planta decrees? What did they represent?

domingo, 10 de febrero de 2019

Comentario de textos Tema 6

En este enlace encontraréis los textos para comentario correspondientes al Tema 6: Imperialismo y I Guerra Mundial.
En este enllaç trobareu els textos per al comentari corresponents al Tema 6: Imperialisme i I Guerra Mundial.

lunes, 7 de enero de 2019

English materials for Unit 4

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

The Edward Jenner story

Here you have a video about the discovery of the smallpox vaccine by British physician and scientist Edward Jenner in 1796.
By the mid-18th century smallpox was a major endemic disease, and in Europe smallpox was a leading cause of death, killing an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year.  

Textos para el Tema 4

En los siguientes enlaces podréis descargar e imprimir los textos para el comentario correspondientes al Tema 4: