Turning English Inside Out

Today people in America celebrate Thanksgiving. There are lots of resources that you can use to get to know more about this day. Enjoy them! Videos: Webquest: Reading: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/thanksgiving-history-black-friday/1795687.html

    Every 5th of November, people all around the UK celebrate Bonfire Night, a night with a long tradition. They celebrate that Guy Fawkes and a group of men failed in their attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605, something that we know as the 'Gunpowder Plot'. Since then, fireworks displays and bonfires are organised and people sit around them and eat traditional Bonfire Night foods. Moreover, children always make a stuffed Guy and ask for 'a penny for the guy'. Now, it's your turn. If you want to discover more facts about this special celebration follow these links or watch these videos. Comments in class will be welcomed! Reading: http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/guy/history.htm Interactive activities:  http://www.parkfieldict.co.uk/infant/bonfire/contents.html Game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gunpowder/index.shtml Videos: And if you want to sing, this is a very well-kn...

Today is April Fool's Day, a day to have some fun with friends. If you want to get to know more information about it, read the following text or do the quiz! Reading:  http://www.5minuteenglish.com/apr1.htm Quiz:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1652_jokes

Today is St Patrick's day, the Saint patron of Ireland. Who was he and how do Irish people celebrate this special day? Watch this video and do the quiz or play with the interactive book to find these facts. Enjoy them! Video and quiz: http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_high_intermediate.php?id=7618 Interactive book: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/saintpatrick/en/flash/

Today is Thanksgiving, as most of you already know. We have talked in class about the pilgrims and the turkey but if you want to get to know more about this festival, you can watch this video or play with this interactive book. Enjoy them! http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/IMG/didapages/thanksgiving/index.html

Every 5th November people all around England celebrate Bonfire Night, a festival with a long tradition. To do so, they use fireworks. Do you want to know why? Follow this link and find out! http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/guy/history.htm After reading the text, you can play a game to check how much information you understood: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gunpowder/index.shtml Enjoy this Bonfire night!

How much do you know about Halloween? Follow the link to discover it: http://kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/quizyournoodle-halloween/  

Today we celebrate Halloween, a tradition in the countries where English is spoken. If you want to celebrate this day, listen to this song about it from Nightmare before Christmas. You can have a look at the lyrics here: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/thenightmarebeforechristmas/thisishalloween.htm