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?

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?