Dai fatti alla Storia - volume 2

M1 LISTENING ACTIVITY 3.B Listen to the first part of the recording and take notes in order to decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones. The Demographic Boom and the Agricultural Revolution 1. Between the end of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century no census of the population was taken. T F 2. In Asia and America the population grew from 110 million to 150 million inhabitants. T F 3. In the 18th century plague epidemics and famines caused a great number of deaths. T F 4. In the 18th century higher standards of hygiene contributed to reducing the death of young children. T F 5. In England the traditional open fields system improved the quantity and quality of agricultural production. T F 6. Enclosures transformed common fields into the property of poor farmers. T F 7. As a result of the Agricultural Revolution poor farmers were forced to sell their lands and move to the cities to look for new jobs. T F ACTIVITY 3.C Match the following words to their synonyms. LISTENING 1. fleet a. coke 2. cloth b. encouraged 3. machinery c. navy 4. mining d. small farmers 5. coal e. pay 6. devices f. 7. promoted g. earnings 8. peasants h. fabric 9. wages i. tools, pieces of equipment 10. income j. large machines extracting ACTIVITY 3.D Listen to the second part of the recording and take notes in order to complete the chart below. The Causes of the Industrial Revolution 544 Commerce England controlled (1.) .......... ........... ... commerce. Capitals As a result of the (2.) .......... ........... ... Revolution many (3.) .......... ........... ... had accumulated capitals. Resources Northern American and (4.) .......... ........... ... colonies sent cotton to England. English mines were rich in (5.) .......... ........... ... and (6.) .......... ........... ... . Transportation England s efficient (7.) .......... ........... ... of rivers and artificial canals was useful to (8.) .......... ........... ... goods. Cultural context Elementary education was common among (9.) .......... ........... ... . Academic community promoted (10.) .......... ........... ... and technological (11.) .......... ........... ... . Workforce The Agricultural (12.) .......... ........... ... had forced many peasants to (13.) .......... ........... ... to the cities in search of new (14.) .......... ........... ... . Markets (15.) .......... ........... ... could count on the (16.) .......... ........... ... market and on the internal market.