UNIT 3 CROSSING THE CHANNEL

THE FIRST PERSON TO SUCCESSFULLY SWIM THE CHANNEL FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE WAS AN ENGLISHMAN CALLED METHEW WEBB, ON 24 AUGUST 1875. IT TOOK HIM 21 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE CROSSING.

THE FIRST PERSON TO SWIM ACROSS THE CHANNEL FROM FRANCE TO ENGLAND WAS AN ARGENTINIAN CALLED ENRICO TIRABOSCHI, ON 12 AUGUST 1923. THE CROSSING TOOK HIM 16 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES.

UNIT 5: BLOCK PARTIES

Block parties are outdoor street parties for people who live in the same street or city block.

They became popular in New York City in the USA during the 1970s when DJs  set their sound systems in the street, often using electricity from the street lights.

The origins of hip hop can be traced back to these block parties in New York.