INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA

CIUDADELA DEL SUR

EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA

SECUNDARIA GRADO 9°

ÁREA LENGUA INGLESA

Periodo 1

ELBORADO POR

HERMAN ÑUSTES OSPINA

2011

Institución Educativa Ciudadela Del SurInstitución Educativa Ciudadela Del SurInstitución Educativa Ciudadela Del SurInstitución Educativa Ciudadela Del Sur EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA SECUNDARIA

ÁREA LENGUA INGLESA

Primer periodo

UNIDAD DIDÁCTICA 1: “PAST EXPERIENCES” LOGRO: Identificar estructuras relacionadas con eventos pasados, comprendiendo y produciendo narraciones en dicho tiempo aplicándolas así a su entorno social. INTERPRETATIVA: Identifico mi origen cultural, reconociendo y respetando las semejanzas con otras personas. ARGUMENTATIVA: Sustenta de manera crítica lo que sucede en la comunidad. PROPOSITIVA: Reconozco las posibles formas de enfrentar una situación.

CONTENIDOS

GUÍA Nº1 Story telling GUÍA Nº2 Biographies

GUÍA Nº3 Story and History Past tense

Pronouns Simple past

Regular verbs Was- were

CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN: Momento A: Apropiación de conceptos. Momento B: Análisis y propuesta de solución de problemas Momento C: Práctica en el contexto Momento D: Capacidad de hacer nuevas propuestas e inventiva.

• Cumplimiento y responsabilidad

• Puntualidad

• Asistencia.

9°

GUÍA No. 01

”STORY TELLING” (4 SEMANAS)

Pregunta problematizadora: What Is Storytelling?

1. MOTIVACIÓN: Lee el texto

DRÁCULA Just as I had come to this conclusion I heard a heavy step approaching behind the great door, and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light. Then there was the sound of rattling chains and the clanking of massive bolts drawn back. A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse, and the great door swung back. Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere. He held in his hand an antique silver lamp, in which the flame burned without a chimney or globe of any kind, throwing long quivering shadows as it flickered in the draught of the open door. The old man motioned me in with his right hand with a courtly gesture, saying in excellent English, but with a strange intonation. "Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own free will!" He made no motion of stepping to meet me, but stood like a statue, as though his gesture of welcome had fixed him into stone. The instant, however, that I had stepped over the threshold, he moved impulsively forward, and holding out his hand grasped mine with a strength which made me wince, an effect which was

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not lessened by the fact that it seemed cold as ice, more like the hand of a dead than a living man. Again he said. “Welcome to my house! Enter freely. Go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring!" The strength of the handshake was so much akin to that which I had noticed in the driver, whose face I had not seen, that for a moment I doubted if it were not the same person to whom I was speaking. So to make sure, I said interrogatively, "Count Dracula?" He bowed in a courtly was as he replied, "I am Dracula, and I bid you welcome, Mr. Harker, to my house. Come in, the night air is chill, and you must need to eat and rest." As he was speaking, he put the lamp on a bracket on the wall, and stepping out, took my luggage. He had carried it in before I could forestall him. I protested, but he insisted. "Nay, sir, you are my guest. It is late, and my people are not available. Let me see to your comfort myself. "He insisted on carrying my traps along the passage, and then up a great winding stair, and along another great passage, on whose stone floor our steps rang heavily. At the end of this he threw open a heavy door, and I rejoiced to see within a well-lit room in which a table was spread for supper, and on whose mighty hearth a great fire of logs, freshly replenished, flamed and flared. The Count halted, putting down my bags, closed the door, and crossing the room, opened another door, which led into a small octagonal room lit by a single lamp, and seemingly without a window of any sort. Passing through this, he opened another door, and motioned me to enter. It was a welcome sight. For here was a great bedroom well lighted and warmed with another log fire, also added to but lately, for the top logs were fresh, which sent a hollow roar up the wide chimney. The Count himself left my luggage inside and withdrew, saying, before he closed the door. "You will need, after your journey, to refresh yourself by making your toilet. I trust you will find all you wish. When you are ready, come into the other room, where you will find your supper prepared." The light and warmth and the Count's courteous welcome seemed to have dissipated all my doubts and fears. Having then reached my normal state, I discovered that I was half famished with hunger. So making a hasty toilet, I went into the other room.

1.1Contesta en tu cuaderno las siguientes preguntas de comprensión Choose the best answer, a), b) or c) 1. The man who opened the door and welcomed the guest was: a) Count Dracula´s butler b) Count Dracula c) Mr. Harker2 2. The man who opened the door was: a) Made of stone b) young and short c) old and strong 3. When the guest finally got upstairs and saw his room he was: a) scared b) sad and lonely c) impressed and hungry 4. The guest is going to eat supper a) In a room next to his bedroom b) Downstairs in the dining room c) In his bed room 5. Would you describe the host as being a) Inhospitable and cruel b) Hospitable and welcoming c) Indifferent and unconcerned for his guest´s comfort

2.PRESABERES. 2.1 Diagnóstico en lecto-escritura y comprensión de texto (traducción), y en escritura, composición de oraciones en presente progresivo y presente simple (Trabajo individual), además, ejercicios que comprendan el uso de adjetivos y verbo TO – BE, con su respectiva interpretación: 2.2 A continuación hay dos ejercicios de comprensión lectora, sigue las instrucciones, y al finalizar el trabajo, escribe TODOS los adjetivos encontrados y traduce cada uno de ellos.

EXERCISE NUMBER 1: 1. Put the verb in brackets into the Present Simple (do) or the Present Continuous (is doing). Example: He never (drink) _____ alcohol. (Key = drinks) 2. Escribe el verbo que corresponda en los espacios en blanco, ya sea en presente simple (do), o en Presente progresivo (is doing): � (you ever work)_________ at the weekend? � (you go)______________ to the party next Saturday? � Where is Kate?' 'She (watch)___________ TV in the living room. � At work he usually (sit)_______________ all day. � you know anyone who (speak)______________ Italian? � He usually (work)_________________ with paints and brushes. � I never (go)_____________________ out in the evening. � I'm looking at that woman, she (wear)____________________ a nice dress. � In his job he usually (stand)_______________________ . � Most people (not like)____________________ to visit a doctor. � My brother (not like)__________________ animals. � My dog (not eat)______________ vegetables. � Oak trees (grow)_______________ very slowly. � Right now she (run)______________ down a hill. � She (have)_________________ a shower at the moment. � She often (talk)_______________ to herself. � The days (be)_________________ longer in summer. � They (go)_____________________ on holiday every winter. � We (go)_____________________ to the cinema this Friday. � What's that noise? Somebody (practise)_________________ the piano. EXERCISE NUMBER 2: � Escribe la forma correcta del verbo que se encuentra entre paréntesis, ya sea en presente progresivo o en presente simple, traduce o interpreta cada oración: � (you go)___________ to the meeting next Friday?

� At the moment he (stand)___________ inside a telephone box. � Do you know anyone who (speak)___________ German? � He (spend)______________ all his pocket money on sweets. � He usually (work)________________ with paints and brushes. � He usually sits down and (use)________________ a computer. � I never (drink)_________________ alcohol at lunch time. � I wonder what's with Ann. She (look)____________ very unhappy. � I'm looking at that girl. She (wear)______________ a nice jackets. � It (get)_______________ cold now. � Jane often (talk)___________ to herself. � Look! He (drink)_____________ beer. � Most of my friends (not like)_____________ visiting their relatives. � Ornithologists (study)______________ birds. � She can't talk to you right now. She (have)_______________ a shower. � Temperature usually (rise)__________________ in the afternoon. � This animal (eat)________________ meat. � We (go)______________ on holiday in summer. � What are you doing? I (read)________________ a very interesting magazine. � What's the noise? Tim (practice)__________________ the piano.

3. CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO. 3.1 Para acciones pasadas. Indican el período de tiempo durante el que se desarrolló y completó una acción ya finalizada. Es habitual que vaya acompañado de un adverbio de tiempo. I bought this car last year / Compré este coche el año pasado 3.2 Para expresar una acción indeterminada en el pasado: They used pencils and paper / Utilizaron lápices y papel 3.3 Para expresar una acción habitual en el pasado They never drank alcohol / Nunca bebían alcohol. 3.4 Puede servir para expresar una condición improbable. If I saw her, I should speak to her / Si le viera le hablaría.

A continuación te daremos una lista de verbos irregulares en presente, en pasado y en presente perfecto o participio pasado, este último lo veremos en temas posteriores, entonces, pon atención solamente a aquellos que se encuentran en presente (infinitivo) y en pasado (pasado simple) estos te serán de gran ayuda en ejercicios posteriores del pasado simple, léelos y entiéndelos: Infinitive

Simple Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Present Participle

to drive drive(s) drove driven driving

to feel feel(s) felt felt feeling

to put put(s) put put putting

to swim swim(s) swam swum swimming

4. ACTIVIDADES DE APROPIACIÓN. 4.1 Complete la siguiente oración sencilla, aplicando el verbo que están dentro del paréntesis, en forma irregular en cada una de ellas. (Play) 1. I_________ 2. You ______ 3. He _______ 4. We_______ 5. You ______ 6. They _____

FORMA NEGATIVA: Escríbala como el primer ejemplo. 1. I did not play 2. You____________ 3. He_____________ 4. We_____________ 5. You____________ 6. They___________ INTERROGATIVA: Escríbala como el primer ejemplo. 1. Did I play? 2. Did______ 3. Did______ 4. Did______ 5. Did______ 6. Did_______ 4.2 Construir ejemplos con cada uno de los verbos que se encuentran en el Cuadro anterior sobre verbos irregulares. 5. ACTIVIDAD EN CLASE

� YOU CAN WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER En este ejercicio podrás practicar el uso correcto de los verbos. Lee atentamente las oraciones y completa los recuadros con las formas correctas de los verbos que se encuentran entre paréntesis. 1. Paul and Jeannie (stay) ______________ at home last night. 2. Samantha (drive) ___________________ for an hour. 3. She (take) _________________________ three books from the library last week. 4. Lucy (buy) _________________________ a new dress yesterday. 5. They (watch) ______________________ a movie last night. 6. Ann (go) __________________________ to the supermarket last month. 7. You (read) ________________________ the book in an hour. 8. The tree (grow) ____________________ very fast last month. 9. He (study) _________________________ all night but he didn't pass the exam. 10. Sheila (write) ______________________ a letter to her mother yesterday.

5.1 ACTIVIDAD EN CASA.

En este ejercicio podrás practicar el uso correcto de los verbos. Lee atentamente las oraciones y completa los recuadros con las formas correctas de los verbos que se encuentran entre paréntesis. 1. Five people (die) _______________ in a fire on Main Street yesterday. 2. The fire (start) ________________ at four o'clock. 3. A man (see) ___________________ the flames and called the firemen. 4. The firemen (be) ______________ in fifteen minutes. 5. They (put) ____________________ the fire out after an hour. 6. But they (find) ________________ five people inside the house. 7. A woman (say) ________________ she knew the five people. 8. She (be) _____________________ was really shocked. 9. Finally, the house (collapse) ________________________ last night. 6. Desarrolla la siguiente actividad con ayuda de tus familiares o vecinos

En este ejercicio podrás practicar el uso correcto de los verbos. Reescribe las siguientes oraciones en tiempo pasado y en forma negativa.

1. Sheila is at work.______________________________________________________________________ 2. The sun is shining today._____________________________________________________________ 3. They work for an insurance company._______________________________________________ 4. I'm having dinner.____________________________________________________________________ 5. Tom hopes to get a job._____________________________________________________________ 6. I want to stay home tonight._________________________________________________________ 7. I know what to do.___________________________________________________________________ 8. Do you stay home today?___________________________________________________________ 9. You have to go.______________________________________________________________________

GUÍA No. 02

”BIOGRAPHIES” (3 SEMANAS)

Pregunta problematizadora: What Is a biographie?

1. MOTIVACIÓN: Read the text Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was born (1910) in Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known

about her early life, but at a young age she felt a calling to serve through helping the poor. At the age

of 18 she was given permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland. After a few months of training

Mother Teresa travelled to Calcutta, India where she formally accepted the vows of a nun.

In her early years she worked as a teacher in the slums of Calcutta, the widespread poverty made a

deep impression on her and this led to her starting a new order called “The Missionaries of Charity”.

The primary objective of this mission was to look after people, who nobody else was prepared to.

Mother Teresa felt that serving others was a key principle of the teachings of Jesus Christ. She often

mentioned the saying of Jesus, "Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to me."

"Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is

service.”

- Mother Teresa

The Missionaries of Charity now has branches throughout the world including branches in the

developed world where they work with the homeless and people affected with AIDS. In 1965, the

Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI

In the 1960s, the life of Mother Teresa was first brought to a wider public attention by Malcolm

Muggeridge who wrote a book and produced a documentary called “Something Beautiful for God”.

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1.1 Contesta en tu cuaderno las siguientes preguntas de comprensión 1. Was she born? 2. When did she work as a teacher? 3. Where did go after a few months of training? 4. What was the primary objective of this mission? 5. What did Mother Teresa feel? 6. What happened in 1965? 7. What did happen In the 1960s? 2. CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO.

What is a Pronoun? A Pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. Usually pronouns refer to something that was already mentioned in previous sentence or understood by the listener or reader. They are very useful words because when you use them, you do not need to repeat nouns all the time. Without pronouns Alexander is my neighbor. Alexander says that Alexander likes to sleep. With pronouns Alexander is my neighbor. He says that he likes to sleep. When a pronoun replaces a word (or a group of words), the word being replaced is called an antecedent. I wrote a letter to the president, who responded quickly. In that sentence, president is antecedent of the pronoun who. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in person, number, and gender.

Personal pronouns In order to use personal pronouns, it is important to know about case (subject, object, and possessive), number (singular and plural), person (first, second, and third), and gender (male, female and neutral). Subject Pronouns: I, you, she, he, it, we, they are used as a subject or predicate noun. She is a teacher. It was he who said that. Object Pronouns: me, you, him, her, them, us, it are used as an indirect object, direct object, or object of a preposition. She baked him a pie. I can hardly see it. They are going with us. Possessive Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours, its take the place of possessive nouns. If this isn’t ours, it must be theirs. Yours is much better then mine.

3. ACTIVIDAD EN CLASE

• YOU CAN WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER Pronouns Match the word or group of words on the left with the Corresponding pronoun on the right. _____ 1. Pat and I a. he _____ 2. Joseph b. she _____ 3. Alyssa c. we _____ 4. the big truck d. they _____ 5. Kevin and Martin e.it

3.1 ACTIVIDAD EN CASA. Write a pronoun that could replace the underlined word(s) is each sentence. 1. Joseph loves to sing. ___________________ 2. Jennifer and Carl enjoy listening to Joseph's singing. ___________________ 3. Joseph will sing a duet with Olivia. ___________________ 4. Olivia has a beautiful voice too. ___________________ 5. The concert will be tomorrow evening. ___________________ 6. Freddy and I will be sitting in the front row. ___________________ 7. Freddy will go with Joseph's parents. ________________

4. Desarrolla la siguiente actividad con ayuda de tus familiares o vecinos USE: Possessive Adjectives: my - your - his - her - its - our - your - their Possessive Pronouns: mine - yours - his - hers - its - ours - yours – theirs 1. Paul and Jeannie are going to visit ________ friends tomorrow 2. He usually goes to England for ____________ holidays. 3. Sheila is buying a present for _______________ mother. 4. We are living in ___________________________ new home. 5. This is their car. It's________ 6. This is my computer. It's _______ 7. You received a letter from ________________ brothers. 8. The dog has ________________________ own place here. 9. This is his telephone. It's_________ 10. Monica and Sheila will meet _______________ parents.

GUÍA No. 03

”story and history” (3 SEMANAS)

1. MOTIVACIÓN: READ THE TEXT European Union The European Union (EU) is a unique political and economic community with supranational and intergovernmental dimensions. It is composed of twenty-seven member states primarily located in Europe. In 1957, six European countries formed the European Economic Community (EEC) by the Treaty of Rome. Since then the EU has grown in size through the accession of new member states and has increased its powers by the addition of new policy areas to its remit. In 1993, the Maastricht Treaty established the base of the current legal framework. The EU created a single market which seeks to guarantee the freedom of movement of people, goods, services and capital between member states. It maintains a common trade policy, agricultural and fisheries policies, and a regional development policy. In 1999 the EU introduced a common currency, the euro, which has been adopted by thirteen member states. It has also developed a role in foreign policy, and in justice and home affairs. Passport control and customs checks between many member states were abolished under the Schengen Agreement. With over 492 million citizens the EU generates an estimated nominal GDP of €8.6 ($10.7) trillion in 2007. It represents its members in the WTO and observes the G8 summits. Twenty EU countries are members of NATO. Important institutions of the EU include the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, the European Court of Justice and the European Central Bank. EU citizens elect the Parliament every five years.

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1.1 Questions about the text, select the appropriate answer: 1. How many members have the EU? • 6 • 27 • We don´t know 3. The euro is used in all the countries of the EU.

• True. • False • We don´t know 4. Passport control between many member states was abolished. • True. • False. • We don´t know

5. What is the estimated nominal GDP of the EU? • 8,600,000. • 8,600,000,000. • 8,600,000.000.

6. Only twenty EU countries are members of NATO. • True. • False • We don´t know

2. CONSTRUCCIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO. HISTORY AND STORY “History” is all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation. “Story” is a description of an event or how something happened that is intended to entertain people and may be true or imaginary. A story is defined as a narrative or tale of real or fictitious events. Stories are nourishment for our hungry souls. Often stories we regard as fiction have elements of truth dressed up to make them more palatable. Stories are magic, taking us everywhere: backwards, forwards or happening right in the present time, transporting us to many places and situations we might never go. The teller is the magician, creating an atmosphere in which anything is possible. When storytelling is presented well a special kind of energy develops between the teller and the audience it really is magic. The simple past: was and were We use this tense when you want to talk about something at a definite i9n the past: Yesterday, last night, in 2006 etc. The past simple of be is '' was'' or ''were'': the form depends on the subject as it is almost always the case. POSITIVE SENTENCES I was at home yesterday She was yesterday It was rainy last week We were in 1999, in 1819 They were in prison two days ago You were at the cinema yesterday morning

SOME USEFUL EXAMPLES I was at the optician an hour ago. Now I am at home Yesterday she was at the office. Today she is at a meeting…What a busy life she Has! It was three four hours ago. Now it is seven o’clock You were at the cinema last night. Now you are at a party…you really enjoy life! NEGATIVE SENTENCES To take negative sentences with the verb to be in this tense you have to use: was + not (wasn`t) or were + not (weren`t) Example: I wasn't at home yesterday You weren't at the cinema yesterday morning They weren't three week ago He wasn't yesterday afternoon 2.1 ACTIVIDADES DE APROPIACIÓN. 1. She________ at home yesterday morning...Now she is at the office. 2. My father_________ in hospital last month...Remember...He was there two months ago. 3. Paul and Tom________ in prison two years ago. Now they work in a restaurant 4. It_________ cloudy yesterday....It was sunny. 5. You___________ in America last summer. You were in Paris! 6. My cousin________ at a party last night. Were you there? -Yes, I was there too. 7. My best friends_______ in Porto Seguro Brazil last summer. It is a beautiful place! 8. Paul's aunt Tina________ at home last night. She never misses her favourite programme. 9. Yesterday it____________ rainy and cold. Today it is sunny and hot. Who understands the weather? 10. The American Independence_______ in 1700...It was in 1776

3. ACTIVIDAD DE CLASE:

• You can work with your partner

History of the FIFA World Cup The History of the FIFA World Cup started in 1928, when FIFA president Jules Rimet decided to stage an international football tournament. The first competition, in 1930, consisted of just the final tournament of 13 invited teams. The competition has subsequently expanded to a 2 year qualifying process involving almost 200 teams from all over the world. The first international football match was played in 1872 between England and Scotland, although at this stage the sport was rarely played outside Great Britain. An expansion in international football led to FIFA being formed in May 1904, comprised of football associations from seven continental European countries. As football began to increase in popularity, it was held as a demonstration sport (with no medals awarded) at the 1900, 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics before football became an official competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Organised by England's Football Association, the event was for amateur players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. The England national amateur football team won the event in both 1908 and 1912. With the Olympic event continuing to be contested only between amateur teams, Sir Thomas Lipton organised the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy tournament in Turin in 1909. The competition is often described as The First World Cup, and featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany and Switzerland. The first tournament was won by West Auckland, an amateur side from north-east England that was invited after the Football Association refused to be associated with the competition. West Auckland returned in 1911 to successfully defend their title, and were given the trophy to keep forever, as per the rules of the competition. In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the Olympic tournament as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for organising the event. This led the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition, at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Uruguay won the tournament, before winning the gold medal again in 1928, with another South American team, Argentina, taking silver. In 1928 FIFA made the decision to stage their own international tournament. With Uruguay now two-time official football world champions and due to celebrate their centenary of independence in 1930, FIFA named Uruguay as the host country. The 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, did not plan to include football as part of the programme due to the low popularity of football in the United States. FIFA and the IOC also disagreed over the status of amateur players, and so football was dropped from the Games. FIFA president Jules Rimet thus set about organising the inaugural World Cup tournament to be held in Uruguay in 1930. The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides.

Indeed, no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition. Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia to make the trip. In total 13 nations took part — seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously, and were won by France and the USA, who beat Mexico 4-1 and Belgium 3-0, respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France. Four days later, the first World Cup hat-trick was achieved by Bert Patenaude of the USA in the Americans' 3-0 win against Paraguay. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo, and became the first nation to win a World Cup. 3.1 Questions about the text 1. The first international football match was played in 1872. • True • False • We don´t know 2. FIFA was created in 1904. • True • False • We don´t know 3. The first FIFA World Cup was played in Uruguay. • True • False • We don´t know 4. Uruguay was the first nation to win the World Cup. • True • False • We don´t know

4.Desarrolla los siguientes cuestionamientos con ayuda de tus familiares o vecinos de tu comunidad

Cool Britannia Cool Britannia is a term used in some media to describe the contemporary culture of the United Kingdom, coined in the mid-1990s and closely associated with the "New Labour" government of Tony Blair. It is a pun on the title of the patriotic song "Rule Britannia". The phrase "Cool Britannia" was first used in 1967 as a song title by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, but there is no connection between that usage and the modern coining of the term. This seems to have arisen from the description of London in Newsweek in late 1996 as "coolest capital city on the planet." The phrase was coined shortly after and widely used in the media and in advertising. The election of Blair's government in 1997 on a platform of modernisation and with Blair as a relatively young Prime Minister gave the idea fresh currency. (There is a strong parallel between this and the catch-phrase "Swinging London" during the early years of Harold Wilson's Labour government.) To the extent that it had any real meaning, "Cool Britannia" referred to the transient fashionable London scene, 1990s bands such as Blur, Oasis, and later The Spice Girls, fashion designers and magazines. By 1998 The Economist was commenting that "many people are already sick of the phrase," and by 2000 it was being used mainly in a mocking or ironic way. Similar terms for Wales and Scotland, "Cool Cymru" and "Cool Caledonia" respectively, were coined but had next to no currency whatsoever and to this day most people have never heard of them. "Cool Britannia" was also a registered trade mark for one of Ben & Jerry's ice-creams (vanilla with strawberries and chocolate-covered shortbread), designed for the British market.

4.1 Questions about the text 1. The term was invented in the 1990s. • True • False • We don´t know 2. London was described as the coolest city on the planet by Newsweek in 1996. • True • False • We don´t know 3. Tony Blair introduced this phrase. • True • False • We don´t know 4. Many people got tired of this phrase. • True • False • We don´t know 5. Similar names were introduced in Wales and Scotland with a great success. • True • False • We don´t know