1.2. Practice: In Memoriam...
Culture counts
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It is common to hear that people in Andalusia don't like studying or working or that they only think of going to parties, singing or relaxing at the beach. Some people even say that Andalusians are lazy and that they never worry about anything different from flamenco or beer. Well, when this happens it is sad to see how little History some people know and how much they like stereotypes because Andalusia is a land of philosophers, Nobel prizes, prestigious journalists and scientists or explorers who changed the world as we know it today. To honor their contribution to humankind and to fight harmful stereotypes, you will be able now to learn a little about Andalusians who made History. Olé! |
Do it yourself
Match the pictures/photographs with the description of the historical figure. When you finish, check your answers and don't forget to click on 'Feedback' to learn more about these Andalusians.
PHILOSOPHERS AND THINKERS
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POLITICIANS AND ACTIVISTS
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SCIENTISTS
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ARTISTS AND WRITERS
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Moving on
Impressed? If you want more information about these Andalusians from the past, check the following websites.
- Francisco Suárez (in English, for higher levels).
- Emilio Herrera Linares (in Spanish).
- Carmen de Burgos y Seguí (a video in Spanish).
- Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas (in English and in Spanish).
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (in Spanish).
- María de los Dolores (Lola) Torres y Rodríguez de Gálvez (in Spanish).
- Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giralt (in English, for higher levels).
- Manuel María de los Dolores Falla y Matheu (in Spanish).
- Carlos Villarías Llano (in English and a video in Spanish).
- María Zambrano Alarcón (in Spanish).
- Juan Ramón Jiménez (in English, for higher levels, and in Spanish).
- Augusto Arcimís Wehrle (in Spanish).
- Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez (in Spanish).
This is just a selection but there are more. Why don't you search for more? You can prepare a monologue to deliver in class with your teacher.
Think of an important person in History. Look for information (place and year of birth, job and his or her contribution to History) about him/her on the Internet and write it down on a piece of paper.
Then, make questions about this information with the verb be in the past form and write them down.
Finally, ask your partner those questions and try to guess who your partner's historical figure is. Once you finish, answer your partner's questions.