Anhui 2026 Sessions
- Andrew Starr
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This page is for organising the sessions with students from Anhui Province in China.
A shortened link to this page is ajstarr.short.gy/ascn
Thursday, 5th March 13:00 - 16:00 Room 2.20
All about Britain Fun Quiz PPT HERE
Where is Portsmouth?
Portsmouth's Coat of Arms - Links to Richard the Lionheart
Who was Richard the Lionheart?
Who was William the First? Where did he come from? What is the significance of the year 1066?
The Battle of Hastings
The Bayeux Tapestry
Duisburg
Portsmouth's Chinese Sister Cities
What was the Titanic?
April 1912 was a major historical tragedy that marked the UK, Ireland, France, the USA, and Canada. - The sinking of the Titanic
Reading Activities in Files
Céline Dion - Theme from Titanic - Céline is French Canadian, but the song is in English and made for the film dedicated to this historic tragedy featuring many people who were from Portsmouth and Southampton - the workers on board, most of whom perished in the icy Atlantic Ocean.
No Movie Scenes
The Stone Age in England... What is Stonehenge ?
Stonehenge - a World Heritage Site
This has a Computer Generated Voice with a US Accent.
Friday, 6th March 09:00 - 12:00 Room 0.05
Exploring British Customs and Cuisine
Exploring British Customs - Traditional Food and Drink.
The "traditional" Full English Breakfast.
Something for toast
A full English Breakfast A Traditional English Breakfast
Paddington Bear Meets the Queen.
Traditional Food by the Seaside and on a weekend evening (Friday or Saturday) - now any day and not just Fush, but many other options.
The Pub Menu...
Reggie's Bar & Kitchen (Opposite the Park Building) -
The Green Posts - More traditional menu (typical of most pubs)
Exploring British Customs - The Sunday Roast
How to make the ultimate Sunday Roast
Culture - The British Obsession with the Weather.
What's the weather like today?
What sort of weather do we have today?
What was the weather like yesterday?
What is the forecast for tomorrow and the weekend?
"Lovely weather we are having today, aren't we?"
"We're having terrible weather today, aren't we?"
"Isn't the weather awful today?"
"Isn't the weather terrible today?"
All of those will require some sort of response. If you get a shrug or an uninterested response, your conversation will not proceed, but it will most often proceed.
We have many songs in our culture that refer to the weather. These two are typical examples.
The first one is about the joys of seeing blue skies and the sun after so long without them.
The second is about the rain and the mood it brings, especially when it comes back again and again...
The British Obsession with queuing
Extra:
Welcome to the City of Portsmouth.
The Spinnaker Tower and Gunwharf Quays. map of the city
The Hotwalls Studios and the City Ramparts
The Historic Dockyard - There are 11+ Attractions at the Historic Dockyard.
Portsmouth was granted city status in 1926. What is the difference in the UK between a hamlet, a village, a town, and a city? (It does not all involve physical and population size.)
This year Portsmouth turns 100 years as a city. This website gives information on the celebrations and things to do in the year.
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