VALENTINE´S DAY

In some contries the 14th of February in winter. Parts of the Sussex Valentine´s Day was called "the Birds" "Wedding day"

Cupid gives love to the people with his arrows.

His the son of Venus and Marte that are Roman.

Many people celebrate their love for  their parther by sending cards or letter.

There are many traditions and tales associated with romance activities on Valentine´s Day. The womans and the mans give presents wich other like:chocolate ,cards , books ...

Restaurants may be busier than usual as many people go out for an evening with their spouse or partner.

THE SYMBOLS

The most common Valentine´s day symbols are the heart, particulary in reds and pinks, and pictures or models of Cupid.

Love means never having to say I never feel.

SANDRA LOPEZ DE JESUS

Class 11. Friday 20/03

Hello

Today we´ve revised all the topics we learnt these two trimesters and wrote a small assessment test. Don´t worry the results will go to your Olympic Games!

We checked some vocabulary and revised our grammar - Past Simple "to be".
We learnt to ask and answer the questions in the Past, checked the extra tasks.

This class for the extra task you´ve got the following points:
Player 1 - 6 points
Player 2 - 
Player 3 - 6 points
Player 4 - 
Player 5 - 
Player 6 - 6 points
 

We also discussed our project and the plans. 
Day 6. Making plans and a step-by-step action plan.

So, we decided to make the pocters. We were designing them, the rest you finish at home. 

Extra task: do the exercises online to revise Present Simple and Present Cont. - do only the last four exercises (Positive sentences, Negative sentences, Questions and Text - 2 points for each).
English Test

Next week is our last class. We´ll get our Olympic Games results and evaluations. Also we need to choose the best blog story, so DON´T FORGET TO VOTE for the story you liked (if the story is not in the blog, like 
Claudia´s or Iratxe´s, you may just vote from the memory).

Don´t forget about our Flea Market next week, bring things, invite friends and have fun!!!

 SANT   PATRICK  DAY

The March 17 is celebrated the feast of St. Patrick, patron of Ireland. 

St. Patrick was born in 387 in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, Scotland. His father was an officer in the Roman army. Irish pirates took prisoner 16 years old Patrick and sold him into slavery. He spent six years in Ireland, where he learned to speak the Celtic language. He managed to escape and went to France to prepare for the monastic life, and was ordained priest. When he was 46 years old he decided to return to Ireland to evangelize the locals. And there he remained for almost three decades, until his death on March 17 of the year 461.

A Christian tradition says Patrick explained the mystery of the Holy Trinity using a three leaf clover. So that day was instituted as usual wear a shamrock on his feast celebrating. 

It is also common dress in green and even dyed with this color beer in honor of Ireland, alsonicknamed the "Emerald Isle.
Irish Traditional foods include sausages with mashed colcannon , bacon ( ham ) with cabbage, stew , boxty ( potato cake ) ,
shepherd's pie , potato bread and sausage.In Ireland , during the day is usually celebrated this festival by eating foods such as pink bacon or a tasty roast chicken. The corned beef and cabbage is more a tradition than a true Irish Hiberno- American tradition .

MARCO CASTAÑO

Class 10. Friday 13/03

Hello

Today we revised our Past Simple tense with the verb "to be":

Where was David at 6 a.m? - He was in his bed.
Where was he at 16 o´clock? - He was in the swimming pool.
Where were you yesterday? - I was in the park yetserday.

We also talked about the weather in the world yesterday:

What was the weather like in London yesterday? - It was sunny.
What was the weather like in Rio yesterday? - It was windy etc.

Look at the map and say what the weather was yesterday in different cities.

In New York it was cloudy yesterday etc.

Also we revised the names of the jobs (cashier, bus driver, teacher etc.):

Last year he was a taxi driver, and now he´s a mecanic.

We also continued with our project.

Day 4. Voting for the best ideas to solve our porblem and working out a step-by-step action plan.

• We decided to recollect second hand things and give them to poor people
• We´re going to design posters with the announcement to bring things to our Recollection Point (which is our academy)
• Later we´re going to organise an activity and raise some money for poor as well

So, your task is to design and draw posters with the announcement.

Extra task: do all three exercises in your notebook (2 points per each exercise):
Exercise Was or Were?

Homework: do the exercise in your copies.

Information! Last class before vacations (27/03) we´re organising a Flea Market. Bring things you´d like to sell (second hand things, cooked food, hand-made decorations etc.) The money we´ll raise will go to the charity organisation. Everybody is invited (parents, friends, students etc.)
Don´t miss a great fun at our Flea Market!!!

Oktoberfest

The Oktoberfest is an important part of Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October.

In the beginning, it was the celebration of the royal wedding on October 12, 1810. They invited all the citizens of Munich to the celebration. The last day, on October 18, horse races were held in their honor. Since then, every year they celebrate a big festival during 16 days. A big funfair.

Traditional visitors wear during the Oktoberfest Bavarian hats, which contain a tuft of chamois hair. People wear traditional Bavarian costume like in the photo.

 

Oktoberfest is the Beer Festival. Only beer brewed within the city limits of  Munich, can be served at the Munich Oktoberfest.

People can eat a wide variety of traditional food such as roast chicken, roast pork, sausages along with pretzel (bread), potato, red cabbage.