SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY

SECOND TERM

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

A new term to set new goals and improve those things that didn't work well  in the first term.

A new year to make and keep your own resolutions. GOOD LUCK GUYS!

A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION is a tradition in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behaviour to accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve his/her life.

Every year, millions of people make New Year’s resolutions, hoping to spark positive change. The recurring themes each year include a more active approach to health and fitness, improved finances, and learning new things for personal and professional development. These are some of the most popular New Year's Resolutions:

• Exercise more 
• Lose weight 
• Get organized 
• Learn a new skill or hobby 
• Live life to the fullest 
• Save more money / spend less money 
• Quit / Stop smoking 
• Spend more time with family and friends 
• Travel more 
• Read more

TASK TO UPLOAD IN YOUR BLOG:

- Write three New Year's Resolutions you are going to make and keep.

- Upload images related to them. 

THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

                         SCHOOL LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES (powerpoint by Abby)

THANKSGIVING

It is the fourth Thursday in November
                                                                      

                                        
                                                     ( powerpoint by ABBY)

In September 1620, a group of English people called The Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth, England across the Athlantic Ocean, in a ship called the Mayflower, to Cape Cod in North America. They went away from England because they didn't agree with the religion in England. They wanted to make a new life in a new country.

When they arrived, they called their new home New England., but they were not the first people to live there. The Wampanoag were the first people.The Wampanoag taught them to grow and cook new kinds of fruit and vegetables. The first winter was difficult. Many of the Pilgrim Fathers died because it was very cold and they had little food. In the spring they started to grow food, with the help of some friendly Wampanoag, and in the autumn of 1621 they celebrated their first harvest. They gave thanks, not only for the harvest, but for their new home, new life and new friends.

In 1863 during The Civil War, President Lincoln declared a national THANKSGIVING DAY every November. This year is on November 22nd.

Nowadays, most American families dinner together to celebrate this day. They have turkey, vegetables, mashed potatoes, pumpkin and apple pie, nuts....

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On the 11th. November 1918, The First World War came to an end and now 11th. November has become REMEMBRANCE DAY.

An  Australian man called Edward George Honey wrote to the London Evening News in 1919. In his letter he said he wanted people to stop one day and think about the soldiers who died in the war. King George the Fifth saw the letter and agreed, so he asked everyone to stop work and remember the dead. And so in the UK and other countries people are silent for two minutes at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

The nearest Sunday to 11th. November is REMEMBRANCE DAY. In towns and cities young and old soldiers walk  together in parades to remember the soldiers who died in all the different wars.

In London, The Queen and the Prime Minister put flowers on the big war memorial called the Cenotaph.

The poppy is the symbol of this day.

This year marks 100 years since the end of the First World War, with tributes in the shape of films, poetry and exhibitions taking place over the course of 2018.

HALLOWEEN: 31st. October

                               

HALLOWEEN PRESENTATION (by Abigail) de isabelingles

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THANKSGIVING

In the United States "Thanksgiving Day" is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. It precedes Black Friday.It is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

BLACK FRIDAY
Black Friday is an informal name for the day following "Thanksgiving Day" in the USA which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952.

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               IRELAND                               

It is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean to the west of Great Britain. It has two parts: Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, and Northen Ireland, which is part of the U.K. It is often called "The Emerald Isle" because it has a temperate climate which produces very green countryside.

• Capital cities: Dublin (Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland).
• Population: 6.4 million, of which 4.6 million live in Ireland and 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.
• Ireland has many world-famous sites, including The Giant's Causeway and the Titanic shipyard, the cliffs of Moher and Trinity College library in Dublin.
• Some famous Irish people are: Oscar Wilde, James Joice and Samuel Beckett (writers), Pierce Brosnan and Collin Farrell (actors), Sinead O'Connor and Bono (singers)....

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ROAL DAHL

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, writer of short stories, screen writer and fighter pilot. He was born in Wales on 13th September, 1916. Before writing he also served in the Air Force and fought in the World War II. He was a flying ace and also an intelligence agent. Known as one of the greatest storytellers for children, he was in the list of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945’.

Dahl’s books involve imagination and fantasy and they were humorous too. His first book for children was ‘The Gremlins’. His book most loved by children is ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. This was made into two films; one was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ in 1971 and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ in 2005. Another famous work is ‘Matilda’ published in 1988 which was made into a movie in 1988. Some other books of Dahl are "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (1970) and the movie in 2009, ‘The Minpins’ (1991), ‘The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me’ (1985). Some short story collections are ‘Roald Book of Ghost Stories’ (1983), ‘Two Fables’ (1986), ‘The Roald Dahl Treasury’ (1997).

Roald Dahl died on 23rd November, 1990 due to a blood disease in Oxford, England. There is a Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery opened in his honor

HALLOWEEN : 31st. OCTOBER

"THIS IS HALLOWEEN" 

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FROM CHILD TO ADULT

In our English lesson we have read about growing up in Australia and New Zealand. Around the world, children become adults at different ages,but the celebrations aren't always the traditional family parties. In some countries, there are rites of passage ceremonies to mark the change from child to adult. These ceremonies can be very painful, but they teach teenagers the importance of survival.

We have read about:

• Australian walkabout.
• Maori Ta Moko.

Here you can read some information about Australia and New Zealand.

AUSTRALIA

• It's the sixth largest country in the world.
• The capital city is Canberra but Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are bigger than the capital.
• The population is around 22 million.
• A lot of the land in Australia is desert and it is called the outback.
• There are a number of animals which are only native to Australia: kangaroo, koala, emu, platypus and wallabies.

NEW ZEALAND

• It is made upof two main islands: The North Island and The South island.
• The capital city is Wellington but Auckland is bigger.
• The population is around 4.5 million.
• "The Lord of The Rings" films were filmed there.
• One native bird is the kiwi and people from New Zealand are sometimes given the nickname Kiwis.