This podcast serves as a learning aid for Tamil listeners preparing for the ’Life in the UK’ test.
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Episode 6: Kappaleri poyachu- Vikings part 1
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Episode 6 recap: AD 789 Vikings came to Britain -they were from Denmark and Norway (Swedish Vikings mostly sailed towards the East of Europe) Vikings stole goods and kidnapped people to sell as slaves Scandinavians who settled in Britain went to form communities in the East and North of England, and in Scotland Grimsby and Scunthorpe are examples o…
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Episode 5: Kappaleri poyachu- Anglo-Saxons
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Episode 5 recap: The Anglo-Saxon period in Britain is from AD 410 to 1066. It was known as the Dark Ages due to the few written sources from this time. The English we speak now derives from the west-Germanic languages the Anglo-Saxons spoke The Anglo-Saxons are Germanic people from Denmark and Germany. They were the Jutes, Angles and Saxons They se…
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Episode 4 recap: 55BC General Julius Ceasar is the first Roman to come to Britain- he defeats the local tribes but does NOT capture Britain AD 43 Emperor Claudius invades all of Britain except Scotland AD 47 ICENI tribe queen, Boudicca, leads an uprising against the Romans. There is a statue of Boudicca in Westminster Bridge, London AD 122 Emperor …
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Episode 3: Kappaleri poyachu-Stone age, Bronze age, Iron age
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Episode 3 recap: Stone age 10,000years ago the Channel permanently broke Britain away from the continent Flint was used to make tools The first people who lived in Britain were hunter-gatherers 6000 years ago the first farmers from South Eastern Europe arrive Stonehenge (large stone structure)-is in Wiltshire, England Skara Brae (best preserved his…
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Intha episode-le discuss panina topics: 1. UK 's definition 2. Great Britain's definition 3. British Isles-Crown dependencies 4. British Overseas TerritoriesBy dhurgachandra
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Ithu introduction episodeBy dhurgachandra
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