IES "DIEGO TORRENTE PÉREZ". SECCIÓN BILINGÜE EN INGLÉS

On 27th November it will be, 922 years ago, when a person made the most influential speech of the Middle Ages. He finishes his speech crying: 'Deus Vult!" or "God wills it!". You can see some information about this event in the former video (from the second 00:35 until the end) a) Who was that person? b) What began with that cry? c) How many of these campaigns do you know? Which one was the most famous? Why?

Read this information and answer the quiz questions: Knights belonged to the noble class and were part of a military order, but not all soldiers could become knights.  Training began at a very young age. At 7, the son of a medieval nobleman or knight would be sent off to serve as a page in a lord's castle. There, he would learn horsemanship, archery and swordsmanship, and perform various other duties around the castle. Squires would begin training at age 14 years old. A squire's training concentrated on strength, fitness and skill with various weapons. Individual training was only part of the regimen, as knights also needed to know how to fight as part of a team of skilled horsemen. The squire would care for the knight's horse, clean the stables, polish the knight's armor and maintain his weapons. They would learn the chivalric codes of conduct and listen to epic tales of Roland, Charlemagne, Arthur, Percival and Lancelot. After years ...

You can watch and download the presentation we are using during the class.   Islam 2º ESO from Mencar Car

The Camino de Santiago, also known by the English names Way of St. James, St. James's Way, St. James's Path, St. James's Trail, Route of Santiago de Compostela and Road to Santiago, is the name of any of the pilgrimage routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried.

In this interesting video you can watch information about a medieval city, London.   Try to watch it in English and understand it. You can use the English subtitles.

You can find the notes clicking here or in the medieval town draw. And you can see the presentation we will watch during the classes. La ciudad medieval / Medieval towns / Late Middle Ages  

Today we could learn about activities monks should make in a monastery with a funny song from Horrible Histories , a program on BBC. You can visit the page to watch more "Horrible Histories". And with these lyrics , you can sing like a Monk. Maybe you can also answer these questions: a) What is a "vow of silence"? b) What order can you currently find in the Monastery of Silos (Burgos)? c) What is the Gregorian Chant? d) Do you know a place in Spain where this kind of chant is still sung? e) What does monks illuminate?

Try to answer these questions: a) Whose effigy is this? Who was this man? Why was he important? b) Who is this other man? What relationship had he with the former question's person?    c) What is the title of this movie?  d) In the minute 2:58 of this video, the person in question b) is talking about a ransom. What is a ransom? How much was that ransom? Who was a prisoner?  e) To which social group were people who were having the banquet?

Questions: What were the crusades? Which Pope initiated the first crusade? When?

1. What did knights vow in the oath  of Chivalry? 2. At what age did nobles' sons become pages? and squires? 3. Which was King Arthur's sword name? 4. Who was Arthur's wife? 4. Who was King Arthur's wife's lover?

We'll begin our adventure in bilingal with a very simple video, made for children. As we have to learn about Islam and its origins, students can learn from a video prepared for children: