THE ASSIGNMENT BELOW IS MEANT FOR TENTH GRADERS.
THE TEXT WAS TAKEN FROM CNN. THE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF USING THE PROGRAM "BABYLON" TO HELP THEM WITH UNFAMILIAR VOCABULARY.   AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, YOU CAN SEE THE
ANSWERS OF ONE OF MY STUDENTS.

 

This is your assignment. Read the following text and answer the questions. Send your answers to my box: aliceglick74@hotmail.com Questions: 1. Where can people hear Queen Elizabeth's Christmas broadcast this year? 2.  Why is ITN mentioned in the passage? 3. What time and date can Israelis hear this broadcast? 4. What has happened to the Queen since Princess Diana's death? Explain     Queen Elizabeth to send Christmas greeting on Internet November 28, 1997 Web posted at: 12:18 p.m. EST (1718 GMT) LONDON (Reuters) -- Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas broadcast will be posted on the Internet this year, according to Buckingham Palace.  While the queen's annual message to Britain and the Commonwealth will still be heard on radio and television, it also will be posted on the British monarchy's Web site (www.royal.gov.uk), which has proved immensely popular since it opened this spring.  That Web site will link to the Independent Television News (ITN) Web site (www.itn.co.uk) so users can access the audiovisual version of the message.  The broadcast, during which the queen will review 1997 and look ahead to the new year, will be beamed into British homes on Christmas day at 1500 GMT (10 a.m. EST).  Queen Elizabeth has shown a strong desire since the death of popular Princess Diana to update the British monarchy and build closer, less formal ties with her people.  Just last week, she admitted it was often hard for the royal family to interpret what the nation was saying, but she pledged to pay closer attention to the message.  Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.   Related sites: Note: Pages will open in a new browser window Welcome to ITN Online  The British Monarchy  External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. Watch these shows on CNN for more sci-tech stories: CNN Computer Connection | Future Watch | Science & Technology Week   Sound off on our message boards  it... © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.

BELOW ARE THE ANSWERS I GOT BACK FROM ONE OF MY STUDENTS.
HE SENT THEM TO MY ROCKETMAIL ACCOUNT FROM HIS ROCKETMAIL ACCOUNT.

Date:      Thu, 4 Dec 1997 23:33:26 -0800 (PST)
From:     Nadav Ashkenazy <nadavashkenazy@rocketmail.com>
Subject:  Queen Elizabeth assignment
To:          alisaglickman@rocketmail.com
 

Answers:
1) People can hear Queen Elizabeth's Christmas
broadcast on radio, television, on the British
monarchy's Web site (www.roytal.gov.uk) and on the
ITN web site also.

2) ITN (Indipendent Television New) is mentioned in
the passage because the British monarchy's web site
will be linked to ITN Web site (www.itn.co.uk) so
users can access the audiovisual version of the
message.

3) Israelis can hear that broadcast on Christmas day
on 10:00 AM.

4) Queen Elizabeth, after prinsess Diana's death,
wants to update the British monarchy and build
closer, less formal ties with her people.

I will send the article at some other time, since I
don't have enough time right now.
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     Nadav Ashkenazy. 

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