Year 9A & Year 9B
Today you are going to mark some work and then examine the “war beneath the waves” in more detail:
Follow the instructions step by step:
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HOMEWORK 7 – Pages 19-20
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Let’s examine this in more detail!
It tells you about the use of U-boats during WW1. (You can follow the content in your Workbook on p.29.)
(1:15 minutes long)
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Now, watch the following video to see what it tells about the convoy system.
WWI and the convoy system. (3:52 minutes long)
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The following definitions may be useful to you!
Definitions:
merchant: refers to involvement in business or trade, especially trading with foreign countries
minefields: an area (on land or at sea) planted with explosive mines
minesweeper: a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines
U-boats: a German submarine – it is the abbreviation of Unterseeboot, or “undersea boat”
convoy: a fleet (group) of ships (or vehicles), accompanied by a protecting escort (e.g. an armed force, warship, etc.)
Allied Blockade: an effort to cut off supplies from Germany by blocking German ports
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The u-boats’ actions greatly affected civilians. The most infamous example of this is the sinking of the Lusitania…
The century-old mystery of the Lusitania. (8:12 minutes long)
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Use the rest of the lesson to make sure that your books are up-to-date!
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10 Deadliest Ship Disasters Ever. (7:36 minutes long)
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