Instruções:
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WELCOME TO YOUR LESSON:

Welcome to your beginner English lesson. When the lesson is over I would like you to practice as much as possible before our next lesson. You can do this by reading the sections again and listening to the audio at the same time. This way you can see the words you are reading and listen to the words.

Remember REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT 

This lesson is called:

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

SECTION ONE (Introduction) 

The Great Fire of London.

In 1666, a devastating fire swept through London, destroying 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, The Royal Exchange, Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral. So how did it happen?

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NEW VOCABULARY:  Devastating, Destroying, Parish, Church, Cathedral

SECTION TWO

NEW VOCABULARY:  Aware, Buildings, Timber, Flammable, Substance, Pitch, Thatch, Tightly packed, 
Little regard

NEW VOCABULARY:   Pitched Roof,  Thatched Roof

NEW VOCABULARY:  In the dead of night, According to, storyteller,  
oven,  voices, burst into flames

SECTION THREE:

Homes arched out over the street below, almost touching in places, and the city was buzzing with people. Lots of animals lived London too – there were no cars, buses or lorries back then,  so as well as houses, the city was full of sheds and yards packed high with flammable hay and straw.

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NEW VOCABULARY: Arched out, Buzzing, Sheds, Yards, Har Straw 

SECTION FOUR:

Following a long, dry summer the city was suffering a drought. Water was scarce and the wooden houses had dried out, making them easier to burn, it was a recipe for disaster.

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NEW VOCABULARY:  Following, Suffering, Drought, Scarece, Wooden houses, Burn, A recipe for disaster

SECTION FIVE:

Did you know?

NEW VOCABULARY:  Fire brigade, Skill, Knowledge, Involved, Leather, Buckets, Axes, Squirts,
To fight a fire, Little effect

SECTION SIX:

The Great Fire of London started on Sunday, 2 September 1666 in a baker’s shop on Pudding Lane belonging to Thomas Farynor (Farriner). Although he claimed to have extinguished the fire, three hours later at 1am, his house was a blazing inferno.

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NEW VOCABULARY:  Baker, Shop, Pudding, Lane, Claimed, Extinguished, A blazing inferno

At first, few were concerned – fires were such a common occurrence at the time. However, the fire moved quickly down Pudding Lane and carried on down Fish Hill and towards the River Thames. It spread rapidly, helped by a strong wind from the east. When it reached the Thames it hit warehouses stocked with combustible products including as oil and tallow.

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NEW VOCABULARY: Concerned, A common Occurrence, Carried on, Fish Hill, River Thames, Spread, 
A strong wind, Reached, Hit, Warehouses, Stocked, Combustible, Oil, Tallow

SECTION EIGHT:

Fortunately, the fire didn’t spread south of the river – but only because a major blaze in 1633 had already destroyed a section of London Bridge.

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NEW VOCABULARY:  Fortunately, Major, Blaze, DEstroyed, Section

SECTION NINE:

Samuel Pepys observed first hand…

Samuel Pepys (Peeps) , a man who lived at the time, kept a diary that has been well preserved. He was a Clerk to the Royal Navy who observed the fire. He recommended to the King that buildings were pulled down – many thought it was the only way to stop the fire.

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NEW VOCABULARY:  Kept, Diary, Preserved, A clerk, Royal Navy, Observed, Thought

SECTION TEN:

The Mayor was ordered to use fire hooks to pull-down burning buildings but the fire continued to spread. People forced to evacuate their homes chose to bury or hide what valuables they couldn’t carry. Pepys himself buried his expensive cheese and wine, and carted his other belongings off to Bethnal Green.

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NEW VOCABULARY:  Mayor, Fire hooks, Pull-down, Forced, Evacuate, Bury, Hide, Valuables, Cheese, Wine, 
Carted, Belongings, Bethnal Green

VOCABULARY QUESTIONS: Find the missing word from each sentence.

1. Sentence 1  In 1666, a __________ fire swept through London.
2. Sentence 2  Fires were such a _______  _________ at the time.
3. Sentence 3  Fortunately, the fire didn’t spread _______ of the river.
4. Sentence 4  Three hours later at 1am, his house was a ________ ________.
5. Sentence 5 What does the expression “in the ______ of night” mean?

YES OR NO QUESTIONS: Speak your answers and then write your answers on whatsapp.

1. Did the fire of London start in Hill Lane? Yes or No.
2.  What material were the walls of the houses made of?
3. Did the fire spread across the river Thames? Yes or No.
4. The name of the man who kept a diary was John Peeps. Yes or NO.
5. The fire started in 1866. Yes or No.
6. Pudding Lane was the address of the Mayor of London. Yes or No.

QUESTIONS ABOUT ME: Speak your answers and then write your answers on whatsapp.

1. Have you ever seen a house fire?
2. Where do you live?
3. When did you start living at your address?
4. Do you have any kind of fire protection in your house, such as an alarm?

WRITING EXERCISE:

Write a 150 word summary about what you have learned about The Great Fire of London. Use two examples of the simple present in your writing.

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SIMPLE PRESENT LESSON: Watch the video lesson below and then answer the questions.

QUESTIONS:

1. 1. 1. Do
      2. Does
      3. Did
      4. Does
      5. done