World War 2 in Normandy
What is the precise date of the D-Day landings?
What is Brexit?
Brexit is the name given to the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. It is a portmanteau of the words “Britain” and “exit”.
Who were the Grand Tourists?
Mainly young, aristocratic English men.
Que faut-il faire dans la première partie de l'épreuve orale ?
Il faut présenter les documents (nature, auteur, date, source), les décrire puis les expliquer en fonction de la problématique proposée.
What was the bloodiest beach of the D-Day landings?
Omaha Beach.
When did the Dieppe raid take place?
On August 19th, 1942.
What is the precise date of the Brexit referendum?
June 23, 2016.
Give three places that Grand Tourists usually visited.
Paris and other major French cities, Venice, Florence, Rome, Milan and Naples. More adventurous travellers ventured to Sicily or even sailed across to Greece.
Give the precise name of four possible picture documents.
a cartoon / a drawing / a caricature / a photograph / a graph / an infographic / a book cover / the front page of a newspaper / a postcard / a film still / a painting
Give the precise name of three possible text documents.
a press article / an extract from a blog / from an essay / from a speech / a quote
Who were the leaders of the Allied forces?
What do the following acronyms stand for?
The EEC, the EU, the UK
The European Economic Community, the European Union, the United Kingdom.
Who was Thomas Cook?
He has been named the "founder of modern tourism" by many historians, as in 1851 Cook organised the first ever group package holiday for a trip of working class people from the Midlands.
Traduisez la phrase suivante : Dans l'image, je vois le drapeau britannique et le drapeau de l'Union Européenne.
In the picture, I can see the Union Jack and the E.U. flag.
What was the Atlantic Wall?
German coatal defenses from Norway to the south of France.
What is the Dieppe raid otherwise known at?
The "Disaster at Dieppe"
Give three themes that were debated before the Brexit referendum.
Immigration, employment, national sovereignty, security, trade, the economy.
Modern tourism as we know it today was a direct result of ...
... the industrial revolution.
What are the three themes we studied for the oral exam?
Places associated to WW2 in Normandy, the relationship between the UK and the EU since 1973, British tourism, then and now.
When exactly did the UK leave the EU?
The United Kingdom left the European Union at midnight on 31 January 2020. The transition period lasted until 1 January 2021.
6,000 troops stormed the beaches. 80% of them were Canadian.
What happened in 1963 and 1967?
Charles de Gaulle’s first and second vetoes over British accession to the EEC.
Mass tourism is the large-scale movement of people to popular destinations. Overtourism is defined as a situation where too many visitors flock to a destination, exceeding its ability to manage them sustainably.
Traduisez la phrase suivante : Je vais essayer de répondre à la problématique suivante […] Merci de m'avoir écouté.
I will adress / try to answer the following question... Thank you for listening.
What is "Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside"?
It is a popular British music hall song. It was written in 1907 and first recorded in 1909. It speaks of the singer's love for the seaside and his wish to return there for his summer holidays each year.