It's Easter!

Activity 1

Let's learn about Easter and Easter Eggs. 

Click here to answer the questions below.

1. What are Easter Eggs?

2. What do they simbolise?

3. Is the practise of decorating eggshells new?

Now look at this website and find out ...

a. the typical Easter presents

b. what does the Easter Egg Hunt game consist of?

Activity 2

This week we are going to work with the abcya website.

a. First, you can do the wordsearch online and write down the

     words with their translations. Choose the BIG puzzle.

b. Then you can play the eggs hunt game. Write down the 
    expression that appears on the screen when you don't have
     more time.

Let's learn about Easter

Click here and answer the questions below.
1. What is Easter?
2. What is celebrated at Easter?
3. What does "the cross" represent?
4. What do "eggs" represent?
5. What do "rabbits" represent?



Click on the first image and explain what the Easter Egg Hunt is.

Last Sunday was ... Saint Patrick

- What is this symbol?

- Where is Saint Patrick celebrated?

- Click here and do this first quiz.

Saint Patrick's Day Quiz from Jeffrey Hill

- Now watch the video to learn about the story of Saint Patrick.

Last Sunday was ... Saint Patrick

- What is this symbol?

- Where is Saint Patrick celebrated?

- Click here and do the quiz.

- Now we must write the words in the correct order. Click here to go to the exercise.

- Now watch this video to learn about Saint Patrick´s history.

Last Sunday was ... The night of the Oscars

ACTIVITY 1

Discover who won these statuettes.

a. best actor

b. best actress

c. best film

d. best animated film

ACTIVITY 2

Now watch the trailer of the film Brave and choose the correct answers below.

1. The girls's father is the _____ of

    a. king     b. prince     c. assistant of the king

2. Her mother is in charge of _____

    a. every single person in the village.

    b. everything in the house.

    c. every single day of her life.

3. When her father imitates her he says:

    a. "I don't want to get married".

    b. "I want to get married".

    c. "I want everybody to get married".

4. What game are the soldiers playing?

    a. They`re playing hide and seek.

    b. They're playing darts.

    c. They're shooting arrows.

5. What does the girl want?

   a. a spell that changes her parents.

   b. a spell that changes her fate.

   c. a spell that changes her feet.

6. At the end of the trailer the girl says "if you had the chance

    to change your fate, would you"? Write down your opinion.

    

Sunday was ... The Night of the Oscars

Did you see the ceremony? Let's learn some facts about the history of this ceremony.

ACTIVITY 1

Click on the image and choose the correct answers below:

1. How long have the Oscars existed?

   a. 80 years      b. less than 80 years     c. over 80 years

2. Was the first ceremony exciting?

   a. Yes, it was.

   b. No, it wasn't because it was not a famous celebration.

   c. No, it wasn't because the people knew who the winners were.

3. How many statuettes were awarded/given in the first ceremony?

   a. 50     b. 15     c. 5

4. When was the first ceremony held?

   a. In 1929     b. In 1928     c. In 1927

ACTIVITY 2

Do you know who the winners are this year? Let's discover it.

Click on the link below and you will see who the nominees were for this year and the final winners. You must write down who won in each of the five main categories and the film they took part in: 

http://www.policymic.com/articles/27970/oscars-winners-2013-full-list 

a. best picture

b. best director

c. best actor

d. best actress

e. best supporting actor
f. best supporting actress

Find the answers in the official website: http://oscar.go.com/ 

And this week ... a song!

Are you familiar with the song "Don't you worry child" by Swedish House Mafia? It's number one in this week's top 40, so let's enjoy it.

Activity 1

Describe the singer in the middle with have got. (He has got ...)

Activity 2

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the words given.

PLACES - YOUNG - TIME (x2) - FATHER - WORLD - KING - HILL - FRIEND - EYES - YOUNG - BREAK

There was a (1) ________, I used to look into my father's (2) ________
In a happy home, I was a (3) ________, I ruled a gold throne
Those days are gone , now the memories are on the wall

I hear the sounds from the (4) ________ where I was born


Up on the (5) ________ across the blue lake,

that's where I had my first heart (6) ________
I still remember how it all changed

my (7) ________ said

Don't you worry, don't you worry (8) ________
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now
Yeah!

There was a (9) ________, I met a girl of a different kind
We ruled the (10) ________,

Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We were so (11) ________
I think of her now and then
Still hear the song reminding me of a (12) ________

chorus

And this week ... a song!

Have you heard "Don't you worry child" by Swedish House Mafia? It's number one in this week's top 40, so let's enjoy it.

Activity 1

Describe the singer in the middle.

Activity 2

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with some PAST FORMS.

There (1) ________ a time, I used to look into my father's eyes
In a happy home, I was a king I (2) ________ a gold throne
Those days are gone , now the memories are on the wall

I hear the sounds from the places where I (3) ________ born


Up on the hill across the blue lake,

that's where I had my first heart break
I still remember how it all (4) ________

my father (5) ________

Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry now
Yeah!

There was a time, I (6) ________ a girl of a different kind
We (7) ________ the world,

Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We (8) ________ so young
I think of her now and then
Still hear the song reminding me of a friend

chorus

Activity 3
Write one sentence with each of the verbs from the gaps. You must write 8 sentences in total.

And this week ... a song!

Have you heard "Don't you worry child" by Swedish House Mafia? It's number one in this week's top 40, so let's enjoy it.

Activity 1

Describe the first image you see (the one with the three singers). Remember to use in the middle, on the left, on the right.

Activity 2

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with one word each.

There was a (1) ________, I used to look into my father's eyes
In a happy home, I was a king I had a gold throne
Those days are (2)________ , now the memories are on the wall

I hear the sounds from the places where I was born

Up on the hill across the blue (3) ________,

that's where I had my first heart break
I still (4) ________ how it all changed

my father said

Don't you worry, don't you worry child
See heaven's got a plan for you
Don't you worry, don't you worry (5) ________
Yeah!

There was a time, I met a girl of a different kind
We ruled the (6) ________,

Thought I'll never lose her out of sight
We were so (7) ________
I think of her now and then
Still hear the song reminding me of a friend

chorus

Activity 3

Find words that mean: 

1. person that rules a country.

2. a vertical construction made ofstone, brick, wood, ...

3. mountain.

4. the sky, firmament.

5. to cause to remember something.

Thursday 14th was ... Saint Valentine!

Do you know why people celebrate Saint Valentine?
Let's read about it in ESL Holiday Lessons, so click on the link.

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/valentinesday/elementary/valentines-day-gap-fill.html 

Do the online gap fill exercise and once you have checked the answers you must copy them on a paper.