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GUESS WHO THIS PERSON IS

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You have to guess who is behind the caption and what he has to do with the second picture and with our unit.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

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Our notes can be downloaded here Society in the 19th century   Lets watch some videos about the industrial revolution, they are quite clear: And finally a really good movie about this unit and the life conditions of the working class: Escenas para uso didáctico Daens from profesor Francisco on Vimeo .

Viva VERDI!

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When Giuseppe Verdi died in January 1901, almost a quarter of a million people took to the streets, marching to Va, Pensiero from Nabucco – better known as the Chorus of Hebrew Slaves. It is difficult to imagine any country today in national mourning over the death of a classical composer.  a) Can you imagine what has to do the Chorus of Hebrew Slaves "Va pensiero" by Verdi and the slogan "Viva VERDI!" with the topics we are studying currently in our classes? b) Do you know which politician compared laws to sausages? Tell me the exact quote. Now, we change the topic. c) Who are these soldiers? Where were they? Why? d) Explain this caricature: