Thanksgiving
On the fourth Thursday in November, the USA families have a get-together to give thanks for the positive things in life. Thanksgiving is a traditional festivity dating back several centuries. Watch the video below to get to know its origins.
Here´s the question-answer activity we did in class by way of a visual listening, plus the key.
In addition, here´s the touching Thanksgiving reminder by Troy Amdahl we read out in class. Keep the personal remider you did close to you to cheer you up!!!
THANKSGIVING REMINDER
THANKSGIVING REMINDER
Remembrance Day
"On 11th November, at 11 a.m..."
Let´s get to know more about this day of observance through the following video, from EnglishClass101.com.
Let´s get to know more about this day of observance through the following video, from EnglishClass101.com.
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Guy Fawkes Day
"Remember, remember 5th November, gunpowder, treason and plot."
Take a look at this video, from EnglishClass101.com, to know what celebration the rhyme above refers to... Do the quiz as you watch!
Take a look at this video, from EnglishClass101.com, to know what celebration the rhyme above refers to... Do the quiz as you watch!
Halloween
Here are a couple of Halloween short stories along with their transcripts, both retold by S. E. Schlosser. Black Magic, which is the one we worked on in class, and another one called Rattlesnake Ridge, whose vocabulary list was also handed out in the lesson.
You may use them for your shadowing (advanced level). Click below to listen and, on the right, to read the transcripts. Have a scary time!! ;) Black Magic Rattlesnake Ridge |
Stockholm: Worth a Visit!
"Medieval and modern. Once Sweden´s Viking heartland, today one of Europe´s most sophisticated cities..."
Watch this video from BBC News to find out what it´s like to live in the Swedish capital.
Watch this video from BBC News to find out what it´s like to live in the Swedish capital.