16 December 2012

BRITAIN . Game

How much do you know about Britain? Try this game and good luck!  Click on the link below for information






24 November 2012

THANKSGIVING

HISTORY AND TRADITION





Fill in the blanks below using the word bank                                

Word Bank:     sauce, decade, Thursday ,beans ,pie, Lincoln, fish, food, Day, stuffing ,gratitude ,1621 ,north ,holiday Pilgrims, Canada, Massachusetts, tribe, scarce, family.                                                                      


On the fourth ____________________ of each November in the USA, we celebrate Thanksgiving ________________. In Canada, Thanksgiving is observed on the second Monday of October (this is because harvest time is earlier in _________________, since Canada is farther ______________ than the USA). On Thanksgiving Day, people express their ___________________________ and have a Thanksgiving feast with their ____________________________ and friends. Thanksgiving dinner often features turkey with ______________, cranberry __________________, yams, potatoes, rolls, green _______________________________, and pumpkin __________________. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the _________________________ and Native Americans in ___________________________ in colonial New England. The Pilgrims had sailed from Europe to the New World, settling in what is now the state of _____________________________. They had a difficult first year and food was ___________________________. The local Indians (the Wampanoag __________________________) helped the Pilgrims by showing them how to fertilize corn plants with a _____________________________, how to harvest local berries, and how to hunt game. At the first Thanksgiving feast the Indians brought _____________________________ for the Pilgrims. The first Thanksgiving feast featured fish, lobster, goose, deer, squash, wild turkey, corn, onions, and berries. This first feast was not repeated until over a _______________________________ later. In 1863, US President Abraham ____________________________ declared Thanksgiving Day to be a national _______________________________.                                                                                

Self-Access Group. Ciefp Santander 2005-06

Thanksgiving Cloze ANSWERS

14 October 2012

Himal's Story

Watch the video and answer these questions with a complete sentence

http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=171624
  1. How old is Himal?
  2. How many days did he go to school when he was younger?
  3. Does he go to school now?
  4. What time does he get up?
  5. What does he do with the cows?
  6. What does he do in the rooms?
  7. Is it a small house?
  8. What does he read?  


01 October 2012

Sarah's parents' visit to our class last year

Do you remember? It was a good experience, wasn't it?
Our assistant teacher, Sarah Coupland, invited her parents to come to our class and they accepted. They were so nice and friendly that the students were really motivated and willing to talk to them.It was fantastic! Thank you Sarah! And thank your woderful parents for being so nice!


18 September 2012

SIMPLY WONDERFUL

Listen to the song and , once you've done your teacher's task,      SING ALONG.

14 September 2012

Hello again!


Welcome to our new school year. Ready to learn a lot this year? 

I hope the blog will help you somehow, if you want to use it of course. I want to tell you that you can learn English because you are clever enough to do it.
And you can do it now, if you work and make an effort.
Remember that PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT