<h2>The Great Plague of London (1665) was perhaps the most significant medical emergency in English history. </h2><h2><strong><em>A Journal  of the Plague </em></strong>Year opens with the unnamed narrator reporting alarming news arriving from Europe.</h2><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><h3>Presentation: <a href="https://1drv.ms/p/s!AnM1lqRRctbqggV73SwvHjpTtQf0?e=GuF1mk" target="_blank">The Great Plague of London - Outbreak</a></h3></li><li><h2><a href="https://forms.gle/8VncoCJ3fruemy8V7" target="_blank">Quick Quiz</a> - how much can you remember?</h2></li><li><h2>Worksheet: <a href="https://esolepacks.com/s/Worksheet_-St-Giles.pdf" target="_blank">St Giles</a> * <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jOROgwf69Urqq60MGZmJZODy_tZB9_4bgRE7tnBufs8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Answers</a></h2><h3><strong><em>Language level</em></strong><em>: Low Intermediate </em><a href="https://esolepacks.com/s/CER-Language-Levels.pdf"><em>CEFR</em></a><em>&nbsp;B1 </em> &nbsp;</h3></li></ul>




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The Great Plague of London (1665) was perhaps the most significant medical emergency in English history.

A Journal of the Plague Year opens with the unnamed narrator reporting alarming news arriving from Europe.

Presentation: The Great Plague of London - Outbreak

Quick Quiz - how much can you remember?

Worksheet: St Giles * Answers

*Language level**: Low Intermediate* CEFR B1

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