Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Culture through English 2A: Alhambra・アルハンブラ

Hello!



How are you? Today I have a short video for you about Alhambra (アルハンブラ宮展) in Spain.  


Do you know this place? How about the picture above? Let's find out more about Alhambra!

Activity/homework

Watch the video below. It's short, and you can turn on Japanese subtitles (字幕) if you need them. But try to challenge this in English! Watch the video more than one time. 


Now answer these questions after you watch the video. I have also put these on the question sheet I have given you. 


Questions
1. What is the main attraction (名所) at Alhambra? 
2. Where do you enter the palace complex (位置)? 
3. What’s the name of the courtyard (中庭 ) of the palace? 
4. Why is it called by this name? 
5. What other famous building in the world has the same kind of reflection () in the water? 
6. In the Palace of the Lions, what do the designs on the ceiling look like?
7. Why did the sultan create the Generalife Gardens?  
8. What is another feature of the Generalife Gardens?  
9. When was the old citadel (城郭) at Alhambra built?  
10. What can you see from the citadel? 

Take care! See you next class!


Image: By Fernando Martín - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17075
Video uploaded from YouTube. All rights reserved to the copyright holder(s). I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded for educational purposes only. 

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