Tertulia June 2026
- Andrew Starr
- 2 days ago
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Updated: 16 hours ago
This page is for Emmanuelle Petit's group from France studying with Tertulia in Portsmouth.
If needed:
The British obsession with the weather. It's too hot.
One way to improve your English in France is to immerse yourself for a few hours at least per week in the English language.
Listening to the radio is an obvious thing to do, as is watching TV when possible – much of the BBC's and similar companies' output is blocked outside the UK.
Mary Rose Museum (Tuesday 23rd pm)
Thursday, 18th June
2-minute spoken presentation of an aspect of Portsmouth you have enjoyed.
Wednesday, 17th June
Your presentations about the famous people of Portsmouth.
History connected to the Portsmouth region from the below topics:
Henry VIII, Southsea Castle, and the Mary Rose (Thursday's visit)
The Battle of Hastings - Bayeux Tapestry - Bosham
History connected to Portsmouth and the region
D-Day
The Titanic Disaster
Reading Activities in Files
Southsea Castle
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
British Culture: - The Full English Breakfast - The Sunday Roast - Fish and Chips
Traditional English Foods
The Full English Breakfast
British Council Text British Council Questions (Eating at a Restaurant)
Cream Teas - Would you like to try a cream tea?
The Roast Dinner (The Sunday Roast) Toby Carvery
Monday, June 15th, 2026
The City South / Portsmouth geography (which we visit this afternoon). PPT
Portsmouth Intro Presentation. Further videos and information can be found here
Homework
Prepare a two-to-four-minute presentation in English about at least one famous person from Portsmouth and at least two different things from this afternoon's visit that you would like to present for delivery on Thursday.
We can begin to plan two presentations of your choice (either individually or in pairs), the first one about a famous person from Portsmouth. The second is about your favourite places in Portsmouth. See below...
The Millennium Walkway - Portsmouth (We will walk a little of this route this afternoon).
Here are some ideas for you to work on.
Local authors
Charles Dickens We have a text about his early life in Portsmouth. (Session 1 Main Folder)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle We have a text about his early life in Portsmouth. (")
H. G. Wells - Do you know his most famous work?
Rudyard Kipling - Do you know his most famous work?
Nevil Shute (He designed the Horsa gliders that landed in Normandy in 1944 on D-Day)
*Sir Francis Austen (brother of Jane Austen)
Neil Gaiman – A more recent author.
Graham Hurley: A more recent author. Deux flics aux docks
Michelle Magorian: A more recent author.
*Francis Austen (1774–1865) joined the Royal Navy. He and his brother Charles served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and eventually attained the rank of Admiral. Austen’s portrayal of naval life in Mansfield Park (1814) and Persuasion (1817) is often seen as a tribute to her brothers’ patriotism.
In Mansfield Park she even drew on their real commands, mentioning two of Francis’s ships, the Canopus and the Elephant, and two of Charles’s, the Endymion and the Cleopatra.
The main protagonist of the book Mansfield Park, Fanny Price was born in Portsmouth and is portrayed as a young woman in the book, returning to Portsmouth after having grown up in Mansfield Park.
Local Musicians
Mick Jones, founder of Foreigner
Local actors
People of note
John Pounds, founder of the ragged school
Hertha Ayrton, scientist and Suffragette
William Wyllie - Watercolour artist, Old Portsmouth Tower House
Infamous
Musical Gapfill (one of the bands of which a member is from Portsmouth). The band was formed while he was at university in Bath.
City Tour - South (pm)
You should make notes (or audio recordings) and take lots of photos so you can create presentations on certain aspects of your choice from what you see this morning.
City Walking Tour - The Millennium Trail (partial)
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Classical Music Pieces
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Point
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EXTRA:
The Coronation of King Charles III (Files)
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