NA1 - Remembrance Sunday.

Do you know what this is?

It is a poppy, a symbol many Brits wear on their lapels in the first weeks of November. The poppy is the symbol of those that died in the great wars, and it comes from the poem "In Flanders' fields." in which the poet talks about the poppies growing between the thousands of graves of those who died in the war.

On November 11, 1918 the First World War finished, and to remember those who died in the wars, people keep silent for a minute at 11.00. It is on the eleventh day of the eleventh month and at the eleventh hour when hostilities finished. A special ceremony takes place on the Sunday closest to this date, and that was yesterday. So here's a video of the ceremony at the cenotaph in London.

Fifth year - Listening: Poppy Day in London (2011)

Watch the videos and answer the questions below:



1. What happened to Aaron?
2. Why does Aaron say the Poppy appeal is also important nowadays?
3. What happened to Samantha?
4. What does she say about the legion?
5. How old is the Poppy Appeal? What year did it first start in?
6. What impressed presenter Gethin Jones when he was filming a series in Afghanistan?



1. What does the man say about London Poppy Day six years ago?
2. What are the figures of today's appeal?
.... train tube stations covered
.... collectors
.... uniforms
Target: ....

War Memorials

WAtch the video and answer the question. Take into account that this video is from the year 2009.




1. What's the problem with war memorials nowadays?

2.What is the most famous war memorial in Britain?

3. What is terribly sad according to the lady on the video?

4. Why does Raymond Ashby say that war memorials are as important today as they ever were?

5. What is the government going to do about the names on war memorials?

6. What is going to happen in five years' time?


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Fourth year- Listening: Remembrance Day

Last week we talked about Remembrance Day. Here's a video on Remembrance Sunday to illustrate what I explained to you. Click here to see the video and answer the questions below:

1. What's a cenotaph?

2. When did the Queen first place her tribute for the dead at the cenotaph?

3. At what time does the two-minute silence start?

4. What do poppies and laurel leaves mean?

5. How old is Prince William? What rank does he have?

6. Who is Harry Patch?


Click here to see the answers.