Wednesday 22 May 2013

A LONDON TOUR

Watch this video and find out the best things about this city:



CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION ACCORDING TO THE VIDEO:


1. There are_________ million people in a city of famous landmarks, many of which can be viewed from a cruise on the Thames River.
                                 a) eight    b) nine    c) ten

2. Westminster Abbey has been used for all the coronations since the year __________.
                                 a) 1308    b) 1409    c) 1608

3. The Houses of Parliament,___________ , the Egyptian Obelisk and Buckingham Palace continue to be in every tourist’s itinerary.

                   a) Ritz Hotel     b) Eiffel Tower     c) Big Ben

4. Harrods is a famous________________ .

         a) cinema    b) theatre     c) department store

5. Double-decker buses and red___________ are the city’s trademarks.

           a) phone booths    b) taxis     c) houses

6. There are many popular meeting points in London. The most famous is_________________ .

   a) Windsor Castle    b) Piccadilly Circus     c) Covent Garden

7. London comes alive at night. There is free entertainment in _________________and the best in live theatre.

   a) London Bridge    b) Oxford Street        c) pedestrian areas



Tuesday 21 May 2013

Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling - a funny tradition (27th May 2013)


'Can You Give It' - The New Exclusive Music Video Starring Chris Anderson


Winner of Two Cheeses In The 2009 Cheese Rolling At Cooper's Hill



The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May) at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in the Cotswolds region of England.
 It is traditionally by and for the people who live in the local village of Brockworth, but now people from all over the world take part. The event takes its name from the hill on which it occurs.
The event is traditional. In recent years, it has been managed in a quasi-official manner, but the events of 2010 and 2011 took place spontaneously without any management. 

From the top of the hill a round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled, and competitors race down the hill after it. The first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. 
In theory, competitors are aiming to catch the cheese, however it has around a one second head start and can reach speeds up to 70 mph (112 km/h), enough to knock over and injure a spectator. 
Traditionally, the winner of each year's contest is expected to perform a shirtless victory ascent of Cooper's Hill where he or she will return the cheese to its ceremonial plinth. 



This is done in order to symbolize the eternal cycle of man's creation, release, pursuit and re-capture of his dairy products.
















Thursday 16 May 2013

A little bit of humour...







JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS


      PEOPLE WORK 
        IN SO MANY    
         DIFFERENT  
            PLACES.





Listen to the song and do the exercise below:




WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE DO?


1. Nigel : __________________ 2. Penny: __________________3. Peter: ________________

4. Wendy: ________________ 5. Mabel: _________________ 6. Garry: _________________

7. Patty: ___________________________ 8. Ronnie: ________________________________


Now click below to play a fun game.
In this game you will meet people who do different jobs. Find the right clothes for them!

JOB MIXER





Thursday 9 May 2013

LIMERICK DAY - 12th May




A LIMERICK ia a humorous verse or poem. It is five lines long.
The first two lines rhyme with the fifth line. The third and fourth lines rhyme.

LIMERICK DAY celebrates the birth of writer Edward Lear 
( 1812-1888) who popularized limericks in 1846.

Celebrate Limerick Day in style BY WRITING ONE OF YOUR OWN (leave it as a comment).
Or, just sit down and read a few humorous limericks.
They are guaranteed to make you smile!




YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS  SONG TO GET INSPIRATION TO YOUR WRITING!


Monday 6 May 2013

EUROPE DAY - 9th MAY


    

  On 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations.

This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered to be the beginning of the creation 
of what is now the European Union.



2013 poster:


HOW DO YOU SAY "HELLO" IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES?


AND "WELCOME"?






Europe Day Dance Festival (2012)