martes, 26 de mayo de 2009

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About Jane Austen
1. In what English village was Jane Austen born? In what year?
Jane Austen was born in Hampshire,London in 1775

2. Finding the right person to marry is a central theme in several of Jane Austen’s novels.
Did she ever marry?
Jane lived in the romance and she had the character of these time.
In 1802 a one rich men proposed to marry with his (Harris-Bigg Wither) and she said no.

3. List three Austen novels, other than Pride and Prejudice.
Emma,Nothanger Abbey and Ann radcliffe.

About Pride and Prejudice

4. In what year was Pride and Prejudice published?
In 1813

5. What was Austen’s original name for the novel?
The original name of the novel was Jane.

6. Which Bennett daughter is the oldest?
Elizabeth is the oldest daugther of the family Bennet.

7. Which Bennett daughter is her father’s favorite?
Jane is the favorite daughter fot Mr.bennet

8. What leads to a misunderstanding between Jane Bennett and Mr. Bingley?
Jane doesn't want to allow her sister to go with Wickham but finally, her father allows her.
9. Describe one way that class differences affected the relationship between Elizabeth and
Darcy.
the big difference of Mr.Darcy and Elizabeth is that Mr.Darcy is a rich men and Elizabeth is a poor women.

Signs of the Times
10. Jane Austen wrote during what is known as the “Regency Period”. What years did the
Regency Period span?
In 1789

11. How did the Regency period get its name?
Because its was a period of nonworkers
12. As Austen’s novels describe, class was very important during the Regency Period. British
Peerages are still around today. Who ranks higher; an Earl or a Baron?
Baron
13. Find pictures of men and women in Regency dress and paste them into your answer
document

14. For an authentic Regency Era experience, what kind of food and drink should you serve
at a “Pride and Prejudice Ball”?

Traditional food from United Kingdom (U.K.).

martes, 12 de mayo de 2009

Activities of TinTin Url:http://www.englishryan.com/plus/view.php?aid=146

Now answer these multiple choice questions.

Question 1
How many Tintin movies will be made?

a - 3 b - 6
c - 2

Question 2
Tintin is a

a - captain.
b - pilot.
c - reporter.

Question 3
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are going to

a - expectorate.
b - collaborate.
c - correlate.

Now listen to these words:

collaborate

familiar

life-threatening

You will use these words in the following phrases.

For example, you will hear:

Madonna and Britney Spear once collaborate on a song.

You will say:

Madonna and Britney Spears once collaborated on a song.

Question 1
Have I met you before? You look familiar.

Question 2
People are often afraid of sky-diving because it is a life-threatening sport.

Question 3
I have never been to India, so I am not familiar with Indian culture.

Question 4
Would it be alright if I collaborate with you on that project?

Question 5
I can not play American football because I am not familiar with the rules.

dialoge!