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crazy_arcade
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 Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: England for advanced middle school students |
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I need to come up with several questions about England for an advanced middle school class. They have to research and write about England tomorrow so I need to give them questions to prompt their research.
I guess I'm going to give them questions about famous sites, history, famous people, pop culture and I don't know what else.
The problem is that I'm Canadian and have never been to England. If you have good topics or questions I'd really apprectiate it. |
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rhinocharge64
Joined: 20 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Could you please dispel the myth that all Englishmen are gentlemen, and that England is always foggy.
Cheers mate
Oh, and we also hate the furking queen. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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England is not always foggy, sometimes it rains.
cbc |
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shantaram
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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You could start with "How many times does Hugh Grant say *beep* in Four Weddings and a Funeral".
Some suggestions:
Who is the Queen and what does she do?
What is a Dalek?
Who are some of the best soccer teams in Britain?
What do they eat for breakfast there?
What is a double decker bus and how much is the fare?
How many different ways can you get to France from England?
Name three actors from the film 'Love Actually' and tell us about another film they have been in.
Where is Stonehenge and what is its significance? |
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rhinocharge64
Joined: 20 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| To the last poster we don't use soccer we use football. No offence but so do two thirds of the speaking world. And no we won't change to fit in with North Americans. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| rhinocharge64 wrote: |
Could you please dispel the myth that all Englishmen are gentlemen, and that England is always foggy.
Cheers mate
Oh, and we also hate the furking queen. |
All Englishmen I know are gentlemen and tolerate the Queen. |
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shantaram
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| And no we won't change to fit in with North Americans. |
I don't care what you change to fit in with whom. I'm from New Zealand and we call it soccer. It was a mistake.
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contrarian
Joined: 20 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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You can always tell an Englishman - You just can't tell him bugger all.
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mrsquirrel
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Why England
Not the UK
There is also Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Oh sorry you are an American. You think London is England. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| rhinocharge64 wrote: |
Could you please dispel the myth that all Englishmen are gentlemen, and that England is always foggy.
Cheers mate
Oh, and we also hate the furking queen. |
No no no, you don't want to dispel the gentlemen myth! That would rob us all of our preferential treatment! |
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trubadour
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| Chavs: What and why and why not. |
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Wangja
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well, perhaps it did and has provided the OP with all the material needed.
"When two Englishmen meet and speak for the first time they hate each other. Do you know why?" |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
Why England
Not the UK
There is also Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Oh sorry you are an American. You think London is England. |
Excuse me? Perhaps you should learn how to read your own language before replying. Oh wait, everyone who speaks English and isn't from the UK is automatically American, right?
Why England? Simply because our sister school is in Brighton England. I will cover some things about the British Isles and UK in a class period but it doesn't pertain to the assignment I'm doing.
Spinoza thanks for the great reply. Some stuff I can use now and some stuff later. Thanks. |
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wylies99
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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What about Spike Milligan and Benny Hill? |
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dogshed
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