PANCAKE DAY

Hi everybody!!

Do you know what day it is today? It's Pancake Day!! It's probably one of the favourite days for many people (especially children) in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Find out about this old tradition by clicking on the following link to BBC Learning English. You will also find the recipe to make delicious pancakes! Enjoy!


Pancake Day  




 

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE TUUUUDORS

Watch the following video from Horrible Histories about Henry VIII and his six wives. Do you know what happened to them? Easy! Divorced, Beheaded and Died. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived!

And now watch another song featuring Queen Elizabeth with his "daddy" that summarises how the story continued:

See you in class!

MERRY XMAS

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 
Enjoy your well-derserved holidays!!
See you in 2014!!

This winner Christmas card was made by Eva Latorre, from 2º NI. Congratulations!!

TOP GEAR - Race across London

Top Gear  is a very popular British TV show about cars and driving you can watch in English if you want to learn some vocabulary related to that. You can watch it even if you're not really keen on cars, it's fun!! It's been on for over 10 years







I've chosen a video about a race across London to find out which is the best form of transport to cross the city in the rush hour. If you're in the intermediate class, we've already done a reading and listening exercise about it. Now you can watch the real thing!

You can also browse its webpage to watch more videos and read some articles.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/

500 Miles

Click on the following link to watch the video for the song 500 Miles by the Scottish group The Proclaimers. Althought it's an old song (from 1988) I'm sure you all know it.

If you haven't got the worksheet we've done in class, ask me for a copy or just google the lyrics and sing along!!!

The Pilgrim Fathers' Song

Now that you already know the facts about the origins of Thanksgiving, (if not, read the previous post first) have some fun with the Pilgrim Fathers' Rap from Horrible Histories. 

British Humour Mode ON, please!

THANKSGIVING DAY

Do you know why American people celebrate Thanksgiving?  Read about the very first Thanksgiving:

 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/first-thanksgiving/

And now let's see how they celebrate Thanksgiving nowadays:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/peopleplaces/thanksgiving-traditions/

MACY'S PARADE

Turkey and American Football