April 5st Thursday

☆ Culture Club 1 Changes around the world Thursday Apr 5th

Changes of Miss Zheng 7 years ago

Liyuan Primary School in 1982

Changes in Liyuan Primary School 30 years agonow

ChinaCanada Mexico The UKAmericaGermany

The UK Germany North America

The UK Germany North America

1. Was London a clean city? 2. Do they use ‘pounds’ now?

Long ago, London was not a clean city. There was a lot of smoke in the air because there were lots of factories. This is not true today. The air there is quite clean now. The London Eye The United Kingdom

Money there changed, too. In the past, people in the UK used ‘pounds’ and ‘shillings’ but now they use ‘pounds’ and ‘pence’. shilling pence pound The United Kingdom

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1. What did they call black people? 2. Is it rude to say ‘Negro‘?

North America You may read an old book about black people in the US and see the word ‘Negro’. We don’t use this word now. People think it is rude. We usually say ‘Africa American’ now.

North America It’s the same with ‘Indians’ in North America. This name comes from Christopher Columbus. He thought he was in India. Now, we usually say ‘Native American’, ‘Native Canadian’ or ‘First Nations’ because they are the first people of North America.

1. When did Germany become one country again? 2. Do they use pounds?

Germany After World War II, Germany became two countries; East Germany and West Germany. Then, in 1990, Germany became one country again. Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany

Germany On January 1 st, 2002, people in Germany started to use the Euro as their new money. After February 28 th, 2002, they could not use their old money, the Deutsche Mark,any more. Many countries in Europe use the Euro now.

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poundGermany native Euro shilling true Negro World War Ⅱ

Long ago, London was not a clean city. There was a lot of smoke in the air because there were lots of factories. The United Kingdom

This is not true today. The air there is quite clean now. The London Eye The United Kingdom

Money there changed, too. In the past, people in the UK used ‘pounds’ and ‘shillings’ but now they use ‘pounds’ and ‘pence’. shilling pence pound The United Kingdom

North America You may read an old book about black people in the US and see the word ‘Negro’. We don’t use this word now. People think it is rude. We usually say ‘Africa American’ now.

North America It’s the same with ‘Indians’ in North America. This name comes from Christopher Columbus. He thought he was in India.

North America Now, we usually say ‘Native American’, ‘Native Canadian’ or ‘First Nations’ because they are the first peopleof North America.

Germany After World War II, Germany became two countries; East Germany and West Germany. Then, in 1990, Germany became one country again. Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany

Germany On January 1 st, 2002, people in Germany started to use the Euro as their new money. After February 28 th, 2002, they could not use their old money, the Deutsche Mark,any more. Many countries in Europe use the Euro now.

Changes in my hometown

Venice ☆ a city full of water ☆ sinking quickly ☆ in the future, may sink into the water ☆ maybe, people can not live

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