THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The industrial revolution took place in England, in the mid eighteenth century, and little by little it spread to other places. England was the perfect place, as it was a powerful country, with many iron and coal resources, and colonies all over the world. From there, they got raw materials, such as cotton, and once the product was manufactured, they could be sold in the colonies.

We say thet the Industrial revolution started, in fact, thanks to the invention of the steam engine. But what was it? Have a look at this video

Here you have some presentations and videos which will help you understand this period of time better.

Intro Indus Rev

No doubt, a social revolution took place at the same time, people migrated from the countryside to the urban area where the factories where located. Cities grew and we changed from a rural into a urban society.

However, the living and working conditions were taugh, and even children as young as six years were obligued to work because they could get under machines or in tiny and narrow places, better than an adult. Have a look!

FISHING TECHNIQUES AND NETS

For fishing we use sveral techniques, from the most simple ones till the most sophisticated ones. Here you have some:

bag net

fishing hooks

fishing rod

Nets are very important for fishing. here you have the pictures of some of those nets we have explained so far:

Drift net

trawling net

Almadraba

Palangre

VOCABULARY ON "FISHING"

Here you have a crosswords that may help you learn  some of the concepts we have been working on lately. Just give it a try!

FISH

finned fish

Fishing is quite a difficult topic for us as we have to learn a lot of different names for fish that sometimes we don't even know how they are called in our own language. Well, here you have an exercise that will help you learn names of fish by heart.

sole

halibut

sardine

anchovy

flounder

herring

tuna

hake

cod

sea bream

scallop

clam

squid

shrimp

Lobster

crab

oyster

FISHING - Interview to a fisherman

Listen to a fisherman talking about his job (act 28 from the book).

FISHING IN DBH3

Students from DBH3 have just begun learning about fishing.As an introduction to the topic, we have watched a very interesting video("Deep Trouble" from the series Blue Planet produced by BBC), which explains why our seas are in big trouble at the moment. Have a look at it.

Fish market in Tokyo:


Coral reefs:




In fact, the BBC has got a very niceweb with lots of information about the seas, and even some nice games to play and learn about sea wildlife.
Here you have a test to see how much you know about our seas. Give a try!

BASQUE WHALING

Did you know that WHALING was an important activity in Basque economy? Here you have a power point presentation about BASQUE WHALING.iNTERESTING, ISN´T IT?