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 Do you remember the EU countries and their capital cities? Do you remember the different landmarks we saw in DU 10? Now we´re going to work upon these contents and the weather forecast together. You´ll have to correct the mistakes in the following statements in your notebooks. Read and think before you do anything. The only piece of information CORRECT is the name of the different CAPITAL CITIES Off you go!!! 1.     PARIS, the capital city of Germany, number 6 on your maps,   is going to have a foggy and cold day. If you go there you can see the Atomium. 2.     If you want to see Alcala Gate you have to go to AMSTERDAM, the capital city of Nicosia, number 24 on your maps. Today it´s going to be windy and warm there. 3.     DUBLIN, the capital city of Sweden, number 16 on your maps, will have a stormy and hot day. There you can see the Parthenon. 4.     If you want to see the Mermaid you have to travel to STOCKHOLM, the capital city of Ireland and number 11 on your maps. Today th

     Do you who Sonia Delauney was?      She was a multifaceted ARTIST who exploited her creativity and contributed to fields a varied as Art, Crafts and Fashion      Watch this short video and enjoy some of her productions        Now click on this link and extract the info you need to complete the written task.       Here you can explore the extension of her creativity

 Tea is undoubtedly the most widespread drink in England.   But do you know anything about tea itself?   When and how did it become so reknown in the UK in general?   You will find the answers to these questions and more info in the following text: What Is Tea? After water, Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world. Tea is a drink that is produced from the combination of cured leaves of the Camellia Sinensis (tea) plant – that grows in tropical and sub-tropical climates, mostly Asia and Africa -  with hot water. Tea is recorded to have been consumed first in 10th century BC in China . Then, it spread to Korea and Japan . During the 16th century Portuguese exploration of the Far East , tea was traded with the West and as a result, the tea plant spread to the rest of the world. Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese queen consort to King Charles II, introduced the drinking of tea in the UK . In the 19th century until tea drinking became a common pastime for all th

  Whenever we talk about British food the first thing that comes to our mind  - and our mouth - is ...  FISH & CHIPS                      The Real History of Fish and Chips       PART I After having been celebrating it on the first Friday in June for some years, this year (2024) National Fish & Chips Day will fall on the 6th of June. Nowadays there are about 10,500 fish & chips shops in the UK serving an staggering number of 167 million meals a year.   The fish and chip Britisn market may be worth £1,2billion On any Friday evening, British takeaway day, 1 in every five orders are fish & chips. The irresistible pairing of fish & chips - let’s not forget a sprinkling of salt and vinegar – has always been considered Britain´s best contibution to international cuisine. But let´s travel back to when it all started:   from the 8th to the 12th centuries, Jews, Muslims, and Christians lived in relative peace in the Iberian península ( Spain and Portugal ), kn

 The ABOTT MARATHON SIX MAJORS are the SIX largest marathons in the world, They take place in six differnt towns in different continents: PLACES DATES                         Only ONE SPANISH athlete has won THE SIX MAJORS in the category of over 50 years old. Do you know WHO he is?

Do you know where and when are marathons run in Spain? There are marathons all over the year - except when it´s too hot - . Find out when and whereabouts in Spain some of them take place: MURCIA    BILBAO   ZARAGOZA     VALENCIA VITORIA-GASTEIZ  LAVIANA (ASTURIAS)   MADRID   LOGROÑO  SAN SEBASTIAN ALCAÑIZ (TERUEL) MONTH DATE PLACE STARTING TIME JANUARY       FEBRUARY       MARCH       ABRIL       MAY       JUNE       JULY       AUGUST       SEPTEMBER       OCTOBER       NOVEMBER       DECEMBER  

 Do you know when was the first marathon run in Spain? and where? Who were the winners in the male and the female categories? Fill in the grid with the info you can find in this  running.es DATE: PLACE: WINNER´S NAMES TIMES MALE     FEMALE