ENGLISH ACTIVITIES 4th B

JUNE 20 FLAG DAY

The  Argentinian flag was created by Manuel Belgrano. First time raised 

at the city of Rosario on February 27, 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence. 

The National Flag Memorial built on the site in 1957 and the park that surround it are the seat of national celebrations every Flag Day.

Historians usually attribute the colours to either the devotion of Virgin Mary or loyalty to the House of Bourbon. 

 The use of the flag is forbidden by the  Primer Triunvirato.
Shortly after the Asamblea del Año XIII allowed the use of the flag as a war flag.
The Congress of Tucumán  finally designated it as the national flag, in 1816.
A yellow Sun of May was added to the center in 1818.

The full flag featuring the sun is called the Official Ceremonial Flag (Bandera Oficial de Ceremonia).
The flag without the sun is considered the Ornamental Flag (Bandera de Ornamento).
While both versions are equally considered the national flag, the ornamental version must always be hoisted
below the Official Ceremony Flag.

Pledge to the Flag      

 Flag Day is celebrated on June 20, in honour of the anniversary of Manuel Belgrano death, students oath to the Flag.

The following pledge is recited to students nationwide on this day by their respective school authorities .

In large towns where students are gathered en masse,

the pledge is taken by the city executive, preceded by words of advice and honor

to the memory of its creator, Manuel Belgrano, using the following formula:  

Summons:

:                  Summons: Niños/Alumnos, esta es la Bandera que creó Manuel Belgrano en los albores de nuestra libertad, simboliza a la República Argentina, nuestra Patria. Es el símbolo de nuestra libre soberanía, que hace sagrados a los hombres y mujeres y a todos los pueblos del mundo. Convoca el ejercicio de nuestros deberes y nuestros derechos, a respetar las leyes y las instituciones. Es la expresión de nuestra historia forjada con la esperanza y el esfuerzo de millones de hombres y mujeres, los que nacieron en nuestra tierra y los que vinieron a poblarla al amparo de nuestra bandera y nuestra Constitución. Representa nuestra tierra y nuestros mares, nuestros ríos y bosques, nuestros llanos y montañas, el esfuerzo de sus habitantes, sus sueños y realizaciones. Simboliza nuestro presente, en el que, día a día, debemos construir la democracia que nos ennoblece, y conquistar el conocimiento que nos libera; y nuestro futuro, el de nuestros hijos y el de las sucesivas generaciones de argentinos. Niños/Alumnos, ¿prometen defenderla, respetarla y amarla, con fraterna tolerancia y respeto, estudiando con firme voluntad, comprometiéndose a ser ciudadanos libres y justos, aceptando solidariamente en sus diferencias a todos los que pueblan nuestro suelo y transmitiendo, en todos y cada uno de nuestros actos, sus valores permanentes e irrenunciables? Response: Sí, prometo True or false? The flag represents independence.  People from other countries owe respect to the flag.  Students promise to defend, respect and love the school. In 1820 the flag was created. Fourth grade students oath to the flag The National Memorial Monument is in Tucuman.

Summons: Children/Students, this is the Flag that Manuel Belgrano created at the dawn of our freedom; it symbolizes the Argentine Republic, our Fatherland. It is the symbol of our free sovereignty, which renders sacred the men and women and all the people of the world. It calls on us to exercise our duties and our rights, to respect our nation's laws and institutions. It is the expression of our history forged with the hope and the efforts of millions of men and women, those who were born in our land and those who came to settle it under our flag and our Constitution. It represents our land and our seas, our rivers and forests, our plains and mountains, the efforts of its inhabitants, their dreams and achievements. It symbolizes our present, in which, day by day, we must build the democracy that ennobles us and conquer the knowledge that frees us, as well as our future, that of our children and the successive generations of Argentines. Children/Students, do you promise to defend, respect, and love it, with fraternal tolerance and respect, studying with determination, committing to be free and honest citizens, accepting in solidarity the diversity of all those who inhabit our soil, and passing on these permanent and irrevocable values in everything you do? Response: Yes, I promise! (standing to attention and extending the right arm towards the flag)

Read the paragraph and complete the crossword

MANUEL BELGRANO

Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González was born in Buenos Aires on 3 June 1770. He has a large family made up of 15 brothers and sisters .

Belgrano completes his first studies at the San Carlos School  (Nacional  Buenos Aires) where he learns Latin, Philosophy, Logic, Physics, Metaphysics, and Literature graduating in 1786. He travels to Europe to study Law and Economics at the university of Salamanca, Spain . Back in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata,  he is one of the first politicians to advocate the development of an important  Educational System, promoting the creation of free schools for poor children. As a  military leader  his concern with public education is not interrupted by his military campaigns in the Argentinian Wars of Independence.

  His descendants, two children from different women,  Maria Josefa Ezcurra and Maria Dolores Helguera,  already married.

His son Pedro Pablo was born on July 30, 1813 and adopted by Encarnación Ezcurra and her husband Juan Manuel de Rosas.  

Belgrano’s daughter, Manuela Mónica del Sagrado Corazón was born on 4 may, 1819. Neither of them is recognised  by Belgrano.

 He is regarded as one of the main Libertadores of the country. Because of his working compromise with the nation’s progress, the inhabitants’ education and his patriotic political convictions , 2020 is  “ GENERAL MANUEL BELGRANO YEAR.”

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1. Belgrano’s place of birth.
2. A synonymous for freedom
3. A place for teaching and learning.
4. Manuela's mother's surname.
5. His profession.
6. Belgrano studies in this university.
7. Belgrano’s civil state
8. This controversial man adopted Belgrano’s son.. 

Look for information about Belgrano’s relatives and complete the family tree with the following names

• Juan Manuel González Isla-Ines Casero
•  Domenico Belgrano Peri - María Josefa González Casero
• Juana María Belgrano
• Jose Gregorio Belgrano
• María Josefa Anastasia Belgrano
• Agustin Leoncio José Belgrano
• Miguel José Félix Belgrano
• Carlos Jose Belgrano
• Domingo José Estanislao Belgrano
• María Florencia Belgrano
• María Ana Estanislada Belgrano
• María del Rosario Belgrano
• José Gregorio Belgrano
• Manuela Mónica Belgrano 
• Pedro Rosas y Belgrano
• María Josefa Ezcurra 
• María Dolores Helguero y Liendo

   

Grandparents (mother’s side)

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   Parents

                   

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children 

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