St. George's Day

Last Friday we celebrated St. George Day at School, since the 23rd of April was a Saturday during the Easter holidays. I hope that all of you had a great time.
Here I would like to comment a few things about this special day. For example,Do you know that Shakespeare and Cervantes died on April 23rd?
April 23rd is St. George’s Day. St. George is the Patron Saint of England and Catalonia (Sant Jordi). El Dia de San Jorge is also the Day of Aragon. The story says that he fought and killed a dragon and saved a maiden from the dragon! In the Middle Ages, the dragon was a symbol of the devil. St. George was a martyr so he killed the dragon.
In England there are concerts and music events on St. George’s Day, but not many people celebrate it.
In Catalonia Sant Jordi is more important. It has been celebrated since 1436. There every man has to give a rose to his loved-one and every woman must give her loved-one a book. (These days the women get books too!) In Catalonia the story says that where dragons’ blood fell, a rose grew. The rose was a symbol of love and friendship. The idea of giving a book is to remember Cervantes, Spain’s most famous writer. In England there are also events to remember Shakespeare.

Happy New Year

What are your New Year's resolutions?
In English speaking countries it is common to make a New Year's resolution. This is an intention or purpose to do something good or helpful in the New Year. Think about some resolutions in English.
Why don't you try to speak as much as you can in English in class? How about surfing the net in English? Or for example you can look at the lyrics of your favourite songs in English and check what they mean, and this way you can learn the lyrics and sing the songs correctly at the same time.
And finally a piece of advice: If you go to the sales, be sure you know how much you want to spend before you leave the house. A lot of people buy things they don’t need and shopping is an addiction for some people. So decide a limit and don’t exceed it.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!
Have fun during this holiday but remember to do your homework as well.
Today is Boxing Day, it is not just a big holiday in Britain. It is also celebrated across the Atlantic in Canada. And, it is also celebrated down under in Australia and New Zealand.

Boxing Day is on 26th December, the day after Christmas Day. It originated in Britain. Some people think that many years ago on this day, lords and ladies of big houses and estates gave a bonus to their employees. This was normally given in a box. The box contained fruit or food, or sometimes clothes, tools or something that was practical. However, nobody is sure about the origin.

Finally, if you like singing, you could go carolling. Carols are traditional English Christmas songs. Groups of singers go from door to door singing carols and collecting money for charity. But remember to wear a big coat if you go carolling because it could get very cold.

Here I remind you the link to have some fun with Christmas Activities online:

http://mjpractice.pbworks.com/w/page/26809081/Christmas

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Revise this vocabulary.

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Do you speak English?

Now you can watch a video and see that there are many people
who can't speak English well!!!!



1. Where is the girl?
2. Can she speak English?
3. Can the boy with the bike speak English?
4. Can the second boy speak English?
5. What does she need?
6. Can she speak German?
7. Can the boys speak German?