Cultural heritage

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 What are these cultural symbols? Where are they from?

Look at the list. Which of these things are the most important for a country's cultural heritage? If you could only save three things from the list, what would they be ?

  • architecture
  • literature
  • monuments
  • objects of everyday life (tablewear, furniture)
  • music and songs
  • theatre
  • cinema
  • manners and etiquette
  • dead languages
  • artefacts
  • museums
  • traditions and rituals
  • religious objects

🤔Is culture connected to history?

🤔How does war affect culture?

👄Can you finish these sentences?

Culture is what makes us ...
European culture is one of the ...
Pop culture is ...
You experience culture shock when ...
For every country its culture is ...
Cultural diversity brings ...
To destroy a culture ...

Do this culture quiz and see how much about this world you know :


What do you know about the Notre-Dame and its fire?
Watch the video and say if the statements are true or false
  1. The Notre-Dame cathedral is one of the symbols of the Eastern civilization.
  2. The spire and much of the roof were destroyed.
  3. It's the start of Holy Week.
  4. The interior of the cathedral also suffered a lot.
  5. The reaction of the city citizens was very emotional.
  6. The fire broke out at 5.50 pm Paris time.
  7. 500 firefighters battled.
  8. The wooden beams inside the cathedral were made of oak.
  9. Putting off fire from the air would destroy the cathedral.
  10. The holy crown of thorns wasn't recovered.
  11. You can hear people sing prayers.

What adjectives would you use to describe an event like this?

Do you think they could save more of the Notre-Dame?



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