NEW TECHNOLOGIES

 We have been talking about new technologies and their impact on teens' lives.

Review some basic vocabulary and have some fun at the same time!

PLAY THIS GAME

ST. ANDREW'S DAY - 30th November

SCOTLAND'S   NATIONAL DAY

Scotland's National Day is St. Andrew's Day (30th November).

St. Andrew, one of Christ's twelve apostles, is the patron     
                                  saint of Scotland.

Some of his bones are said to have been brought to what is now St. Andrews in Fife during the 4th century.

Since medieval times the X-shaped saltire cross upon which St.Andrew was supposedly crucified has been the Scottish national symbol.

The floral emblem is the thistle.

Now watch this video and have a look at this beautiful country:

Past Simple or Present Perfect?

English tenses can be confusing!
In this lesson, you will learn a simple way to know when to use the PAST SIMPLE and PRESENT PERFECT tenses.




Test your understanding of this lesson by doing the following quiz:

SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT?

THANKSGIVING DAY - 22nd November

A little bit of history...

In 1621 William Bradford, the Governor of Massachusetts, decided to have a Thanksgiving dinner for everyone. He wanted to thank God for lots of things. It had been a difficult year, but the people still had food to eat. He wanted to share this good fortune with the American Indians who helped them in those difficult times. That meal lasted three days. 

Today the traditional Thanksgiving meal is similar to the first.

 Usually there is turkey, sweet potato, corn and pumpkin pie. 

Thanksgiving is a special day for families to get together.

                                           It's on the fourth Thursday of November.

How much do you know about this celebration? Let's find out...

Do this Thanksgiving quiz!

Now, you can listen to this Thanksgiving prayer:

REMEMBRANCE DAY or POPPY DAY - 11th November

Remembrance Day (also called Poppy Day/ Armistice Day) marks the anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War (1918).

Each year, British people observe one minute silence at 11 a.m. on 11 November(11th month), in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.


The red poppy has become a familiar emblem of this day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields".

Poppies' brilliant red colour is an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in war.

Poppy wreaths

On this day, people wear poppies on their lapels, preferably on the left side...as in above the heart!

Wreaths are laid during services to honour the dead.







Listen to this beautiful song inspired by the sacrifices of those who fought in the wars :

"Remember,remember the 5th of November"

GUY FAWKES DAY - BONFIRE NIGHT


In Britain, this day is an annual event when people let off fireworks and light bonfires in commemoration of the failed attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. 


 Watch this video and have some fun: