ostirala, otsaila 28, 2014

Notting Hill carnival

London has a peculiar Carnival celebration.




It isn't held in February or March. It's held in August. Winter is too cold!!!
Read this interesting easy article.
Can you complete these sentences?
Finally, watch this video to check how much you know about this Summer holiday.

ostirala, otsaila 21, 2014

fish and chips

Is there anything more British than a Chippy?


Yes, of course. Fish and chips with mushy peas and tartar sauce.
Read this short article about the most traditional British food.
And then watch this video to know how to prepare it:


Enjoy your meal !









osteguna, otsaila 20, 2014

Youtube viral video

This video is the first episode of a series from the channel ConvosWith2YrOld. Each video contains true conversations between the creator (Matthew Clarke) and his 2 year-old daughter (Coco Frances). The daughter's role is played by a friend of Matthew. Watch and enjoy it!




Two toilets!!

Read and then listen to this interesting piece of news about strange toilets in Sochi, Russia.

Two toilets



Do you like the story? Why?

ostirala, otsaila 14, 2014

Valentine's day

We talked about Valentine's day in the morning. Try these easy exercises to remember the vocabulary connected to 14th February:






osteguna, otsaila 13, 2014

Wallace and Gromit

 



Here you are the complete interview to Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit.




Now, answer these questions:
  • what's the inspiration behind creating Wallace and Gromit?
  • does any of the characters reflect Nick's own personality?
Just for some fun, watch this short video:


Do you know that Gromit was not supposed to have been a dog?
Read this piece of news and find out.

ostirala, otsaila 07, 2014

Winter Olympic games

Today start the winter Olympic games.


Have a look at the website and find out:

- the names of the different sports
- the price of the tickets for bobsleigh
- which countries come from Africa
- how many Canadian athletes compete in curling
- what kind of souvenirs you can buy at the online shop

Send your answers to my g.mail account

READY, SET, GOOOOOO...............................