Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

17th March: Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day falls on the 17th of March. 

Click here to listen and read some more information about its origins and how people celebrate it today. When you finish, you can try the reading comprehension exercise.

Don't forget to wear green today!

Posted in , , | Leave a comment

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day

Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader. He is most well-known for his campaigns to end racial segregation on public transport and for racial equality in the United States. 

Tomorrow (Monday, 15th January) there will be a talk on this celebration at school, at 17:00 in the assembly room on the third floor. If you are interested, you'll be welcome!

Click here to do some reading comprehension activities on this topic. You can check your answers in 'comments'.

Click here to watch the video 'Martin Luther King Jr: A Hero's Dedication'.

Posted in , | 1 Comment

Thanksgiving Day

Click here to download a reading comprehension text and some activities about Thanksgiving Day. 

If you need some help with the vocabulary, have a look at the glossary.

You will find the answers as a 'comment' 

Now you can have some fun! 








gobble/ˈɡɒb(ə)l/:to eat something quickly and often noisily.
giblets /ˈdʒɪbləts/: the liver, heart, and neck of poultry (=chickens etc) that you remove before you cook it. 
drumstick /ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/: the lower part of the leg of a chicken or other bird, cooked and eaten as food.

Posted in , , | 1 Comment

A scary song: This is Halloween



[SHADOW]
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something (1)________________?

[SIAMESE SHADOW]
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween

[PUMPKIN PATCH CHORUS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of(2) ________________?

[GHOSTS]
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or (3) _______________ till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween

[CREATURE UNDER THE BED]
I am the one hiding under your bed
(4)_________________ ground sharp and eyes glowing red

[MAN UNDER THE STAIRS]
I am the one hiding under yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and (5)________________ in my hair

[CORPSE CHORUS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween

[VAMPIRES]
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the (6)________________  song

[MAYOR]
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise

[CORPSE CHORUS]
Round that corner, man hiding in the (7) ________________ can
Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll...

[HARLEQUIN DEMON, WEREWOLF & MELTING MAN]
Scream! This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green

[WEREWOLF]
Aren't you (8)________________ ?

[WITCHES]
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night

[HANGING TREE]
Everybody scream, everbody scream

[HANGED MEN]
In our town of Halloween!

[CLOWN]
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace

[SECOND GHOUL]
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your (9)________________

[OOGIE BOOGIE SHADOW]
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright

[CORPSE CHORUS]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!

[CHILD CORPSE TRIO]
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no (10) _____________ without a good scare

[PARENT CORPSES]
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween

[CORPSE CHORUS]
In this town

[MAYOR]
Don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise

[CORPSE CHORUS]
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your(11) __________________
This is Halloween, everyone scream
Wont' ya please make way for a very special guy

Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now!

[EVERYONE]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

[CORPSE CHILD TRIO]
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the (12) _______________ song

[EVERYONE]
La la la la-la la [Repeat]

Find the answers in 'comments'

Posted in , | 1 Comment
Powered by Blogger.

Search

Swedish Greys - a WordPress theme from Nordic Themepark. Converted by LiteThemes.com.