British History Seen Through Art CD AUDIO (pre-intermediate)
A stimulating cross-curricular approach to British history and art. Significant events in the history of Britain are described simply and clearly. Each chapter in the book is lavishly illustrated with works of art which cast light on periods, events, characters. Perceptive commentaries describe the works of art and place each in its cultural context.
PET-style exercises after each chapter and PET-style exit test at the end of the book!
Is Britain really perceived as a nation of poorly dressed, roast-beef-eating, snaggle-toothed xenophobes? Or do the British perhaps all live in stately homes, and lead supercilious, emotionally repressed, tea-drinking lives? In "Brit-Myth", the author probes these and other myths, conceptions and misconceptions of Britishness, looking not only at how Britons see themselves, but also at how the British are seen overseas. Moving between high and popular culture, from the myths of King Arthur and Albion to national opinion polls on Great and Evil Britons'; and from "Big Brother" to international surveys of British national characteristics, he delineates the current state of Britishness.
Students retain geography and history information better when they experience living images of world cultures. These programs about some of the world’s major countries help students understand other peoples’ environments, values.
One of the most beautiful countries in the world, this two-island nation varies from Alpine landscapes in the South to breathtaking coasts in the North. The British heritage of the settlers is very much in evidence, as is the native Maori culture, intermingling in seeming harmony.
