Číslo šablony: III/2VY_32_INOVACE_P1_2.5

Tematická oblast: Festivals and Celebrations

INDEPENDENCE DAYTyp: DUM - kombinovaný

Předmět: AJ Ročník: 4. r. (6leté), 2. r. (4leté)

Zpracováno v rámci projektu

EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0296

Zpracovatel:

Mgr. Petra BrukováGymnázium, Třinec, příspěvková organizace

Datum vytvoření: prosinec 2012

Metodický list

DUM seznamuje studenty se základními informacemi o svátku Den nezávislosti formou prezentace . DUM procvičuje získané vědomosti pomocí cvičení v závěru

prezentace. Součástí DUM je i řešení cvičení. Snímky se mohou využít k souvislému vypravování. Obrázky slouží k popisu a zdůvodnění jejich souvislosti se státním svátkem.

Inovativnost materiálu spočívá ve využití ICT techniky. Klíčová slova: Independance Day, Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of

Independence, parades, picnics

INDEPENDENCE DAY

History

• the 13 colonies did not agree with British taxes,

• after French and Indian War King

George III made the American colonies pay the war costs,

• the King taxed sugar, coffee, wine, paper, glass, tea was the last straw,

• American people wanted more freedom.

• Samuel Adam organized a boycott of tea from China,

• Sons of Liberty, dressed up as Indians, dumped the tea into the harbour,

• some people were killed,• the Revolutionary War/the

War of Independence started and lasted for 8 years. 1)

The Declaration of Independence

• on July 2, 1776 the president of the Second Continental Congress John Hancock was the first to sign it,

• on July 4, 1776 the final draft was adopted, 2)

• Independence Day – an official holiday since 1783,

• a federal holiday since 1941.

Celebrations of July 4• are associated with

fireworks,• parades, barbecues,

picnics,• baseball games,• malls have sales,• everyone has a holiday,• families celebrate with

relatives,• homes are decorated with

streamers and balloons.

1. Describethe pictures.

obrázek č. 3,4,5,6,7o

2. Find two meals which are not typical for picnics in the USA.1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

3. Choose the correct answer.

1. When is Independence Day celebrated?a) July 14b) 2nd Friday in Julyc) July 4

2. What country did the 13 colonies originally belong to?

d) Englande) Germanyf) America

3. What two events united the colonists?a) a Royal Ball and a Massacreb) a Tea Party and a Massacrec) a Tea Party and a Carnival Party

4. Why did the Boston Tea Party take place?a) to get rid of teab) to protest against British tax policiesc) to win the support of the King

5. What war did the colonists fight the British?d) the Civil Ware) the Revolutionary Warf) the War of 1812

6. Who was the first to sign the document?a) A. Lincolnb) J. Hancockc) G. Washington

7. What was this document called?d) The Constitutione) The Declaration of Independencef) The Bill of Rights

8. Why is Independence Day celebrated on July 4?g) the date of tea partyh) the date of the Continental Congressi) the date of the end of the Revolutionary War

Řešení

1. Students´own answers.

2. Number 3 and 5.

3. 1c, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8c.

Zdroje:

1. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Boston_Tea_Party_Currier_colored.jpg/375px-Boston_Tea_Party_Currier_colored.jpg

2. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Thomas_Jefferson_rev.jpg/170px-Thomas_Jefferson_rev.jpg

3. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/BBQ_Food.jpg/220px-BBQ_Food.jpg

4. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Wrigley_field_720.jpg/300px-Wrigley_field_720.jpg

5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Thomas_Cole%27s_%22The_Picnic%22%2C_Brooklyn_Museum_IMG_3787.JPG/250px-Thomas_Cole%27s_%22The_Picnic%22%2C_Brooklyn_Museum_IMG_3787.JPG

6. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Fourth_of_July_fireworks_behind_the_Washington_Monument%2C_1986.jpg/225px-Fourth_of_July_fireworks_behind_the_Washington_Monument%2C_1986.jpg

7. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Fourth_of_July_Cake.jpg/200px-Fourth_of_July_Cake.jpg

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