Merry Christmas
Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
ESO-3 Revision for Christmas
This is some ESO-3 revision material for Christmas time:
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
- be & have got
- comparative & superlative structures
- too & enough
- Prepositions on, in, at
- Present simple & present continuous
- Past simple
MALTED
- Online units:
- ESO-3 I Robot (present simple, time expressions)
- ESO-3 Things are different: Differences (comparatives and superlatives, clothes)
- ESO-3 Shopping
- ESO-3 The House (present continuous, present simple, there is there are, description of pictures, the house, family)
- ESO-3 Pirates (past simple, likes and dislikes)
WRITING TOPICS
READING TEXTS
ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS IN THE BILINGUAL SECTION
- Write a Christmas comment for our eTwinning partners
- Make a presentation or film depicting a recipe (or two if you prefer)
ESO-4 Revision for Christmas
This is some ESO-4 revision material for Christmas time:
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR
- Prepositions on, in, at
- Present simple & present continuous
- Past simple
- Past simple & past continuous
- Present perfect
- Subject & object questions
WRITING TOPICS
READING TEXTS
Friday, December 12, 2014
Christmas in the USA by Sarah Adams
Hello & Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you are all having a good last week of school, & that your Christmas festival/celebration tomorrow is a grand success :)
It's taken me a couple days longer than expected to get this post up here, but I've been very busy ever since I got back-- it's so nice to be home! Anyway, I promised you I'd put some information up here about how we celebrate Christmas in America. I can tell you about some of our traditions, and the food we eat in the US :)
As I told you all at Thanksgiving, people celebrate Christmas for a while before it actually gets here. Throughout the month of December, people decorate their houses inside and out, put up Christmas trees, listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, and send Christmas cards (and, of course, go Christmas shopping!). The majority of "average Americans" live in houses in the suburbs, and if you own a house, it is typical to put up Christmas lights, or at the very least a wreath! Some people make a tradition of out-doing (being more impressive than) their neighbors, though ;)
Americans like to make the Christmas season last as long as possible, but really the 2 important days are Christmas Eve (December 24th) and Christmas Day (the 25th). Traditions vary depending on your family, but it is typical to have a large dinner/meal with your family on either the 24th or the 25th. Many families have multiple celebrations with different parts of their family; for example, I typically celebrate on one with my dad's side of the family, and on the other day with my mom's side. Christmas Eve is the night that Santa Claus "visits" little children and brings them their Christmas presents. Some families open presents on midnight on Christmas Eve, others wake up early to do it Christmas morning.
Most of the typical "Christmas foods" are really the same sort of thing we eat on Thanksgiving, but not everyone eats that. My family usually has some kind of stew or soup because it is simple and feeds a lot of people. Really the foods that are special about Christmas are the desserts and baked goods.
It's taken me a couple days longer than expected to get this post up here, but I've been very busy ever since I got back-- it's so nice to be home! Anyway, I promised you I'd put some information up here about how we celebrate Christmas in America. I can tell you about some of our traditions, and the food we eat in the US :)
As I told you all at Thanksgiving, people celebrate Christmas for a while before it actually gets here. Throughout the month of December, people decorate their houses inside and out, put up Christmas trees, listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, and send Christmas cards (and, of course, go Christmas shopping!). The majority of "average Americans" live in houses in the suburbs, and if you own a house, it is typical to put up Christmas lights, or at the very least a wreath! Some people make a tradition of out-doing (being more impressive than) their neighbors, though ;)
This is an example of going all out.
& this is my family's Christmas tree :D It's fake because that's a more economical option, but many people buy a real Christmas tree every year. There are tents by the side of the road all December selling them, and some grocery stores also carry them. If you live up North, you can also go get your tree at a Christmas tree farm; this is a tradition for many families.
There are some classic Christmas movies that are always on at Christmastime; here are some of the most important/popular ones:
This is a stop-animation movie about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; there are several old Christmas movies for children, and they are such a tradition that now the stop-animation style is associated with Christmas.
This is the original cartoon version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas; maybe you've seen the newer remake with Jim Carrey?
A Charlie Brown Christmas; like the Halloween & Thanksgiving specials, this cartoon has spawned several pop culture references. A "Charlie Brown Christmas tree" is any tree that looks small, sad, or scrawny.
It's A Wonderful Life. My family watches this movie every Christmas Eve; it is shown on TV, and several theaters even play it around Christmas.
A Christmas Story. This movie takes place in 1939 or 1940 in the Midwest, and was originally advertised as "A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas" and it is VERY American. Also, hilarious. One of the comedy networks shows it in a 24-hour marathon every Christmas.
Americans like to make the Christmas season last as long as possible, but really the 2 important days are Christmas Eve (December 24th) and Christmas Day (the 25th). Traditions vary depending on your family, but it is typical to have a large dinner/meal with your family on either the 24th or the 25th. Many families have multiple celebrations with different parts of their family; for example, I typically celebrate on one with my dad's side of the family, and on the other day with my mom's side. Christmas Eve is the night that Santa Claus "visits" little children and brings them their Christmas presents. Some families open presents on midnight on Christmas Eve, others wake up early to do it Christmas morning.
Most of the typical "Christmas foods" are really the same sort of thing we eat on Thanksgiving, but not everyone eats that. My family usually has some kind of stew or soup because it is simple and feeds a lot of people. Really the foods that are special about Christmas are the desserts and baked goods.
Fruitcake. A very traditional dessert that hardly anyone actually likes.
Eggnog! I love this stuff. Made from milk or cream, whipped eggs, sugar, and spices (especias), usually nutmeg (nuez moscada). You can add brandy, rum, whisky, or bourbon.
Christmas cookies, both sugar cookies & gingerbread are very common. Children put out a plate of cookies & a glass of milk on Christmas Eve for Santa.
Candy canes are very popular at Christmas, both as decorations and as sweets.
Gingerbread houses are also very common. There are even gingerbread house competitions!
Oh, and there is a very popular book/poem that is read to children before they go to bed on Christmas Eve-- The Night Before Christmas:
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
It's a very pretty poem, although it is also very old, so it make require some help from www.wordreference.com if you all want to read it ;)
There's so much I could write about Christmas... I haven't even really touched on the religious aspect, but as so many people in Spain are Christian/Catholic, I doubt that differs too much. Many people go to a candlelight service at church on Christmas Eve; I love doing that every year.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I know it was a long post ;)
Merry Christmas!!
Hmm, what else... It is tradition for little children to write letters to Santa in the weeks leading up to Christmas; the post office even has a program where they will write a reply to each child who sends a letter. There are a lot of traditions that have to do with Santa Claus, as you can see. In addition to bringing presents, Santa also stuffs families' stockings with trinkets and candy:
Oh, and there is a very popular book/poem that is read to children before they go to bed on Christmas Eve-- The Night Before Christmas:
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
It's a very pretty poem, although it is also very old, so it make require some help from www.wordreference.com if you all want to read it ;)
There's so much I could write about Christmas... I haven't even really touched on the religious aspect, but as so many people in Spain are Christian/Catholic, I doubt that differs too much. Many people go to a candlelight service at church on Christmas Eve; I love doing that every year.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I know it was a long post ;)
Merry Christmas!!
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
eTwinning supermarket leaflet activity
This is the sheet for our latest eTwinning activity.
Access to the Twinspace.
Access to the Forum (at the Twinspace)
Here you are the sheet you have to fill and the leaflets from the partner countries:
Access to the Twinspace.
Access to the Forum (at the Twinspace)
Here you are the sheet you have to fill and the leaflets from the partner countries:
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
eTwinning leaflet activity
In this activity you have to look through the supermarket leaflets from Lithuania, Poland and Spain and fill the following handout.
Leaflet activity from Ana Arias Castro
leaflet from Lithuania
leaflet from Poland
leaflet from Spain
leaflet from Lithuania
leaflet from Poland
leaflet from Spain
Monday, November 24, 2014
Thanksgiving Day
THANKSGIVING DAY
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| "The First Thanksgiving" by Jean Louis Jerome Ferris |
Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA and Canada when people give thanks. It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA and on the second Monday of October in Canada.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday of November as a national Day of Thanksgiving. American immigrants brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada, beginning on April 5, 1872. The United States Congress permanently established the fourth Thursday of each November as a national holiday in the year 1941, and Canadian Parliament later established the second Monday of each October as a national holiday in the year 1957.
The First Thanksgiving
Although not as famous, the first "day of Thanksgiving" actually took place at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia in 1619 - a year before the Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts.
The Pilgrims were early settlers on the east coast of North America. They traveled from England on a ship called the Mayflower and made their new home in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, 380 km northeast of what is now New York.
Many of the Pilgrims died during their first winter in North America. They were cold and did not have enough food. The following year, though, the Native Americans, who were from the Wampanoag tribe, helped them grow crops. At harvest time in the winter of 1621, they were very thankful that they had a good crop of food to eat during the coming winter. They thanked God and the Native Americans for teaching them how to grow the local foods.
They invited three of the Wampanoags who had helped them to their feast. They were Squanto, Samoset, and Chief Massasoit. The Wampanoags brought their families. This was over 90 people. There were so many people that the Pilgrims did not have enough food to make the meal, so the Wampanoags brought along their own food for the feast.
The Wampanoags brought turkey, duck, fish, deer, berries, squash, and cornbread. They also brought vegetables that they had farmed and shown the Pilgrims how to care for.
Thanksgiving today
The Thanksgiving holiday is a four-day holiday over the weekend. Families and friends usually eat a special meal together (usually with a turkey as the main dish). This meal also usually includes mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, several casseroles, and stuffing. The food eaten today for Thanksgiving is very different from the food that was eaten at the First Thanksgiving in 1621.
THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Hearing Test
Try your hear. This test is similar to the one in GALICIENCIA 2014. Try the different frequencies and click on the last you hear and you will be told how old your hearing is:
Monday, November 10, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
USA midterm elections
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| President Obama-picture from Wikipedia |
- General elections in the USA take place every four years: 2008, 2012, 2016...
- They take place on a Tuesday between the 2nd and the 8th of November.
- Sometimes other elections also take place: federal, local, etc.
- In these elections:
- A New President and Vice President of the United States of America is elected for four years (a term) or he/she might be re-elected for a second term.
- The President is not elected directly but by an Electoral College. Voters choose these member of the Electoral College and these, in turn, vote for the President.
- Presidential candidates are selected by their respective party's national conventions in the summer of hte election year.
- The two main parties are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
- This year there have been midterm elections.
- In the middle of each term (2010, 2014...) midterm eletions take place.
- In midterm elections voters choose:
- Members of the House of Representatives and Senators
- Governors of 34 out of the 50 states
- In some states, officers to state legislatures are also chosen.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
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| Malala Yousafzai, picture from Wikipedia |
BIOGRAPHY
- Malala was born on the 12th July, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan.
- Her home city was a tourist spot before the Taliban reached power.
- As a child, she strongly defended girls' right to education so the Taliban issued a death threat against her.
- In 2008, after the Taliban had started attacking schools for girls she gave a speech titled, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?", and then continued to give international attention to the issue.
- On the 9th October 2012 she was shot while going back home from school.
- She survived after being flown to a British hospital for treatment and in 2013 she started attending school in Birmingham, England.
- In 2013 she published her biography, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
- On the 10th of October, 2013, in acknowledgement of her work, the European Parliament awarded Yousafzai the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
- In 2014 she has become the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
And this a summary of her speech, defending education for girls, in the UN.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Auxiliares de conversa
This is the presentation shown at the session in Lugo this morning.
If you have any problems when trying to access the materials in our Aula Virtual, just remember that Interaction resources are at the "Seminario Permanente de Inglés" section. I hope they are useful.
If you need anything else email me at anaariascastro@gmail.com.
If you have any problems when trying to access the materials in our Aula Virtual, just remember that Interaction resources are at the "Seminario Permanente de Inglés" section. I hope they are useful.
If you need anything else email me at anaariascastro@gmail.com.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
"It's a Beautiful Day" by Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé's song It's A Beautiful Day from the album To Be Loved.
QUESTIONS:
LYRICS - It's a beautiful day
I don’t know why
You think that you could hold me
When you couldn’t get by by yourself
And I don’t know who
Would ever want to tear the seam of someone’s dream
Baby, it’s fine, you said that we should just be friends
While I came up with that line and I’m sure
That it’s for the best
If you ever change your mind, don’t hold your breath
‘Cause you may not believe
That baby, I’m relieved
When you said goodbye, my whole world shines
Hey hey hey
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we're drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one that got away
It’s a beautiful day
It’s my turn to fly, so girls, get in line
‘Cause I’m easy, no playing this guy like a fool
Now I’m alright
Might’ve had me caged before, but not tonight
‘Cause you may not believe
That baby, I’m relieved
This fire inside, it burns too bright
I don’t want to say “so long”, I just want to say “goodbye”
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we're drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one who got away
‘Cause if you ever think I’ll take up
My time with thinking of our break-up
Then, you’ve got another thing coming your way
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day
Beautiful day
Oh, baby, any day that you’re gone away
It’s a beautiful day
More songs and activities for English as a Foreign Language students.
QUESTIONS:
- Is the singer..
- happy because he's in love?
- happy because he's going to enjoy his holidays?
- happy because his girlfriend has left him?
- What does "relieved" mean?
- aburrido
- aliviado
- desesperado
- How did the singer feel before, while he had a girlfriend?
- relieved
- happy
- in a dream
- caged
- tear the seam of someone's dream - destroy one's wishes
- change your mind - get new ideas; change one's ideas
- hold your breath - control yourself
- my whole world shines - everything is positive
- there's no denying - it's certainly true; it is clear that
- might’ve had me caged - maybe I was once held in prison
- take up - start
LYRICS - It's a beautiful day
I don’t know why
You think that you could hold me
When you couldn’t get by by yourself
And I don’t know who
Would ever want to tear the seam of someone’s dream
Baby, it’s fine, you said that we should just be friends
While I came up with that line and I’m sure
That it’s for the best
If you ever change your mind, don’t hold your breath
‘Cause you may not believe
That baby, I’m relieved
When you said goodbye, my whole world shines
Hey hey hey
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we're drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one that got away
It’s a beautiful day
It’s my turn to fly, so girls, get in line
‘Cause I’m easy, no playing this guy like a fool
Now I’m alright
Might’ve had me caged before, but not tonight
‘Cause you may not believe
That baby, I’m relieved
This fire inside, it burns too bright
I don’t want to say “so long”, I just want to say “goodbye”
It’s a beautiful day and I can’t stop myself from smiling
If we're drinking, then I’m buying
And I know there’s no denying
It’s a beautiful day, the sun is up, the music’s playing
And even if it started raining
You won’t hear this boy complaining
‘Cause I’m glad that you’re the one who got away
‘Cause if you ever think I’ll take up
My time with thinking of our break-up
Then, you’ve got another thing coming your way
‘Cause it’s a beautiful day
Beautiful day
Oh, baby, any day that you’re gone away
It’s a beautiful day
More songs and activities for English as a Foreign Language students.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
European Day of Languages 2014
The European Day of Languages is celebrated every year on the 26th of September. The European Commission has prepared some activities for schools to promote awareness of the richness of knowing several languages and being able to communicate with as many people as possible. This is part of our European cultural heritage.
This is the official site where you can find more information about this date.
And if you want to learn a lot more, the European Commission has elaborated a number of documents that highlight different aspects about multilingual diversity in Europe. Just have a look.
Here you are some interesting games and activities:
Here you are some interesting games and activities:
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Independence of Malawi
50 years ago, on 6 July 1964, Malawi, under Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Hastings Kamuzu Banda, was proclaimed independent of Great Britain in ceremonies in Blantyre.
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Beginning of the First World War - the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
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| Gavrillo Princip, Franz Ferdinand's murderer |
WHAT HAPPENED 100 YEARS AGO?
100 years ago, on the 28th June 1914, the heir to the Austrian Empire, Franz Ferdinand, was murdered in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, while he was visiting the city.
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| Franz Ferdinand |
Bosnia was in the very south-east corner of the Austrian empire and some people there wanted to be independent from Austria and set up their own state which could run itself.
WHY DID THIS MURDER LEAD TO THE WW1?
Serbia was blamed by Austria for this murder. Serbia was near to Bosnia and it had encouraged the Black Hand Gang and given the gang weapons. Serbia hoped that both herself and Bosnia would unite to form a new Balkan state.
Austria decided that Serbia must be punished and planned to invade her. Serbia called on her old friend Russia to help her. Now the alliance/entente came in to play. One country from each was involved on opposite sides. The situation could only get worse.
Serbia would have been easy for Austria to crush but Russia was a different issue. She had a huge army and Austria would not have coped with a Austro-Russian war. Austria called on Germany for help. The German government agreed to this and their response provoked the French government.
However, unknown to anybody other than the German government, the German army had created a plan called the Schlieffen Plan. Schlieffen was a senior German army officer and he believed that the German army was superior to any army in Europe but that it could not fight a war on two fronts - France and Russia.
However, he calculated that the vast Russian army would take 6 weeks to get itself organised - called mobilisation - and that in that time, the Germans could attack the French, beat them and then send their army across Europe to fight the Russians. The German High Command accepted this plan. But it had one problem. It relied on what the French or Russians did and the actions of one would provoke a German response and not the other way round. In other words, the Germans had to react to a situation as opposed to controlling it.
When France called up her army, Germany had no choice but to carry out the Schlieffen Plan. This plan involved an attack on France via Belgium.
Britain had given Belgium a guarantee in 1839 that if anybody attacked her, Britain would attack the attacker.
Therefore, within weeks of the murder at Sarajevo, five out of the six countries that had signed the two treaties were on the verge of war.
On August 4th, 1914, Germany invaded Belgium. Britain declared war on Germany. France and Russia supported Britain. Austria supported Germany. Only Italy did not get involved - yet.
Every country concerned was convinced that the war would last only from August to Christmas 1914 but it lasted until 1918 and millions of people died in what was later called the Great War.
READ MORE:
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Our zebra fish
Zebra fish and their life cycle by María López Alonso
The female lays eggs in the water, where the male fertilizes them. The stages of embryonic development are fast.
The females lay more than 200 eggs per week. The embryos are protected by a membrane, the chorion. After three days the embryos hatch.
They can be kept in the laborature in culture dishes thanks to their small size.
An adult is approximately 4 incles long. Unlike humans zebra fish continue to grow until death.
Why are zebra fish interesting? by Jennifer Somoza Couso
The zebra fish is native of Eastern India and Bangladesh. The "danio rerio" can live in termperature that range from 64ºF to about 77ºF.
It makes an attractive display, particularly when 5 to 10 specimens are kept together.
Zebra fish are omnivorous.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Football English
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| picture from Banco Imágenes INTEF |
First of all, have a look at this list of vocabulary at BBC Learning English website. The most basic words are listed first but then you'll find many more that are also very useful.
INTERESTING LINKS ABOUT FOOTBALL
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