Welcome to all the students who are going to London. This is YOUR blog too! You have one week to share your suggestions for last-minute things to do, for example, what to put in the suitcase! I'm looking forward to your comments too.
Jane
June 7, 2009 (Happy Mother's Day...in France!)
Here you can read the information you heard in Posts 50 and 51.
Post 50
The Tower of London Vocabulary:
1. fortress
2. palace
3. prison
4. ravens ----- LOOK the word UP in your dictionary
5. Beefeaters ----- LOOK in your dictionary
6. crown jewels
7. armoury
8. executions
9. torture
10.The White Tower
Post 51
There is more of London's history in the Tower of London than anywhere else. It is the oldest surviving building in London. It goes back to the Norman Conquest, and before that the site had been used by the Romans and later by the Saxons as a fortress. The Tower has been a fortress, a royal palace, a prison, a treasury, a mint, an arsenal, a royal observatory, and for 300 years there was a royal zoo!
The oldest part is the White Tower, built as a fortress and a family residence by William the Conqueror in 1078.
Monday, March 30, 2009
1 ---- UIAD English students leaving for London in one week
Hello everyone, and welcome to the UIAD in London blog. Please watch this space (read this blog often). We can share our 5 days in London with everyone. 5 days filled with culture, fun, and of course, English! We will try to update the blog regularly, so check in often.
Please leave us a comment in English or French to let us know ( tell us) what you think of our blog.
Melanie Erin Jane and Joëlle
SURPRISE!!! Today is May 26th, 2009 and I've returned to Post 1 to give you the answers to the Oxford Quiz which can be found at Post 20:
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
In fact the information changed. The correct answer is "38 colleges now!" Two colleges became one in October 2008! Our guide Peter sent me this answer. Thank you Peter.
10. C
YES, MY MAIDEN NAME IS SHELDON! IT'S THE PART OF ME WHICH IS BRITISH. MY SHELDON ANCESTOR, JOHN SHELDON, WAS BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1630 AND IMMIGRATED TO NORTH AMERICA, TO PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. HE DIED IN PAUTUXET, RHODE ISLAND ON SEPTEMBER 27th, 1708. (Thanks, Dad, for this information!)
Curious for more information? Google House of Names and you can search "Sheldon".
Please leave us a comment in English or French to let us know ( tell us) what you think of our blog.
Melanie Erin Jane and Joëlle
SURPRISE!!! Today is May 26th, 2009 and I've returned to Post 1 to give you the answers to the Oxford Quiz which can be found at Post 20:
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
In fact the information changed. The correct answer is "38 colleges now!" Two colleges became one in October 2008! Our guide Peter sent me this answer. Thank you Peter.
10. C
YES, MY MAIDEN NAME IS SHELDON! IT'S THE PART OF ME WHICH IS BRITISH. MY SHELDON ANCESTOR, JOHN SHELDON, WAS BORN IN ENGLAND IN 1630 AND IMMIGRATED TO NORTH AMERICA, TO PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. HE DIED IN PAUTUXET, RHODE ISLAND ON SEPTEMBER 27th, 1708. (Thanks, Dad, for this information!)
Curious for more information? Google House of Names and you can search "Sheldon".
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