First World War: Lesson two

Warm up: Look at the picture below and describe what you see. Write in your notebooks.

Compare your answer with a friend.

More animals in the war: http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/15-animals-that-went-to-war 

Second activity: Go through answers British Council activity, which we did during the Monday lesson.

Third activity: watch video World War I in 6 minutes and answer these questions:

• What incident marked the beginning of WWI?
• What new weapons or technologies were used during WWI?
• What were some of the dangers of the trenches?
• What made the United States enter the war? 
• Which WWI battle caused more than 80,000 deaths in the first day of the battle?
• What did Germany use in the water to attack British vessels?

Final question: What are your thoughts about this video or the first world war in general?