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These tasks are based on literature from both the First Empire and the Second Empire.

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After reading the text about the British Empire, try the following tasks.

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Literature of the Second Empire

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Literature of the First empire

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The British Empire

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The British Empire is the largest empire to have existed in the history of the world. At its height, at the end of the 19th century, the British Empire comprised about 20% of the world’s population and about 22% of its land. Britain had colonies in every corner of the world - America, Africa, Asia and Oceania – thereby inspiring the phrase, “The sun never sets on the British Empire.”

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Pre-reading

  1. Have you ever been to the United States? Where and when? Share your stories with a partner.
  2. Where would you like to visit? In which part of the country? Which state(s)?
  3. Can you take a guess at approximately how many people live there?
  4. As the country is extremely vast, can you name some similarities and differences that you would find if traveling from one end to the other?

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