Saint GEORGE DAY

Fill in the gaps of the song with the verbs in their correct tenses:

Bleeding Love – Lyrics
Leona Lewis
see, go, fill, keep on, melt, start, freeze, need, look, believe, care, try, fall
Closed off from love
I ...................... (past simple negative) the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time .......................(present simple , 3rd ps sg) to pass
Before you know it you're ..........................(past participle)

But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart .........................(present simple, 3rd ps sg) into the ground
.................................(past participle) something true
And everyone .... .........................(present continuous) round
Thinking I'm going crazy

But I ....................... (present simple negative) what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I .............................. (phrasal verb means continue) closing
You cut me open and I

Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open

.................... (gerund) hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try .............................. (infinitive) me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from ..................................(gerund)

But nothing's greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I ...... ............... (present continuous) crazy, maybe, maybe

CHORUS

And it's draining all of me
Oh they find it hard ........... ............................(infinitive)
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone .............................(infinitive)

Chorus (x2)
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/stgeorge.html

When is St George's Day?

Who was St George?

Who was the real St George and what did he do to become England's patron saint?

How does England celebrate St George's Day?

Special parades and celebrations of St George's Day are gradually becoming more frequent in England, but is it politically correct to celebrate England's National Day?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/stgeorge2.html
Do the quiz now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1940000/newsid_1946600/1946666.stm

April Fool´s Day

April Fool's Day - April 1st
April 1st is the day people try to trick their friends, to make them behave like fools. Ranging from the elaborate practical joke to the obvious Your zip's undone the joker gloats April Fool when the unsuspecting victim falls for it. No one is exempt until noon but after that the joking must cease or the prank rebounds on the joker with the rhyme "April Fool is gone and past, You're the bigger fool at last." A favourite joke is to send someone on a fool's errand, a search for something that does not exist, a friend of mine was sent to buy tartan paint once.
Origin
In Britain, fooling at this time of year has gone on for centuries, however the origin of the custom still remains obscure. There are several theories to account for it.
One theory is that in Europe, until the sixteenth century, March 25th, the first day of the Vernal Equinox Festival, was New Year's Day. On April 1st, the last day of the festival, people used to give presents to one another. In 1564, Charles IX, the French king, adopting the Gregorian calendar and fixed January 1st as New Year's Day. Those who were against the revision continued to express their complaints by giving presents or paying New Year's visits on April 1st. In the following years, these traditionalists who insisted on celebrating the New Year at its old time were mocked as fools and people would play pranks and tricks on them and called them ` Poisson d'avril ', meaning April Fish. This must have been so much fun that it spread all over the world and people played tricks on everyone, not just the people who didn't accept the new calendar.
Other people say it's just a continuation of a festival in honour of the Celtic god of Mirth but most popular belief is that it's a reaction to the change in season and the start of spring. Whatever its origin, making fools of people on this day remains one of the most flourishing of all British customs.
In Scotland, for example, April Fool's Day is actually celebrated for two days. The second day is devoted to pranks involving the posterior region of the body. It is called Taily Day. The origin of the "kick me" sign can be traced to this observance.

TALK ABOUT IT!!!

Conversation QuestionsApril Fool's Day A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
What are some tricks people play on April Fool's Day?
What is the background of this day?
Do you have the same tradition in your country?
Do you play tricks on April 1st?
What sort of tricks do you play?
Have you ever tried fooling your family on April Fool's Day?
Do you always look forward to April Fool's Day?

Video:
What does it happen to bart Simpson?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6182783430158511464

Learn about april fool´s day: EXPLANATION: Do the exercise: Comprehension check and the quiz:

http://2ndnature-online-eikaiwa.com/Canada-Festivals/April-Fools.htm
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/hisholidays/l/blquizholapfool.htm

EASTER

VOCABULARY

http://www.esclub.gr/quiz/playgamep.asp?item=3341
http://www.edhelper.com/Easter5328.htm
http://www.quia.com/mc/839913.html
http://www.quia.com/ws/839913.html
http://www.quia.com/cc/839913.html

HISTORY
http://www.refuel.org.uk/curric/infant_topics/easter/index.html
QUIZ
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_2950000/newsid_2958800/2958847.stm

SONG
http://www.quia.com/pop/208439.html?AP_rand=1243969548

Saint Valentine's Day

THIS WOMAN IN THE VIDEO FOUND THIS LION INJURED IN THE FOREST READY TO DIE. SHE TOOK THE LION WITH HER AND NURSED THE LION BACK TO HEALTH. WHEN THE LION WAS BETTER SHE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A ZOO TO TAKE THE LION AND GIVEIT A NEW AND HAPPY HOME.THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN WHEN THE WOMAN AFTER SOME TIME WENT TO VISIT THE LION TO SEE HOW HE WAS DOING.WATCH THE LION'S REACTION WHEN HE SEES HER - AMAZING!!

QUESTIONS:
1.- What was the lion reaction?

2.- How does the reporter calls the lion?

3.- How long ago did she rescue the lion?

4.- Where did it happen?

5.- Why did she not keep the lion in her house?

ACTIVITIES for the 1st CYCLE ESO

Do the following exercises:
http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-valentines_01.html

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-valentines_01.html

http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/valentine/symbols.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/wordsearch/index.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/memory/index.htm

ACTIVITIES for the 2nd CYCLE ESO

http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/valentine/symbols.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/St.ValentineReading.htm
http://kidsturncentral.com/games/trivia/vtrivia.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ValD.html


Do you love me?
Two lovers are talking on the telephone.

Susan : David?
David : Yes?
Susan : Do you love me?
David : You know I love you, Susan.
Susan : But David, I want to feel that you love me.
David : Okay, Susan. What must I do?
Susan : David, would you climb Mount Everest for me?
David : Of course I would, Susan.
Susan : David, would you run 10,000 kilometres for me?
David : Of course I would, Susan.
Susan : David, would you swim the Atlantic Ocean for me?
David : Of course I would, Susan.
Susan: David, would you fight with a crocodile for me?
David : Of course I would, Susan.
Susan : David! Now I know you love me. Now I feel that you love me. Please come and see me now, David.
David : Oh I can’t come now - it's raining.
Perhaps I'll come tonight. Oh but tonight I want to play
badminton with Gary....
Susan: David!
David: Perhaps I’ll come tomorrow. Oh no, I can’t because...
Susan : David!!! You don't love me! And I don't love you, either!

SONGS




Maroon 5 : .............(future neg.: go) Home Without You


I............ (past simple :ask)her to stay but she ...................(conditional neg : listen)
She ................... (past simple :leave) before I ................ (past simple: have) the chance to say
Oh
The words that would mend the things that were broken
But now it's far too late, she ...... ............... (present perfect: go) away

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe it
It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I ................... (future negative : go) home without you

The taste of her breath, I'll never get over
The noises that she ........... (past s. : make) kept me awake
Oh
The weight of things that remain unspoken
Built up so much it crushed us everyday

Every night you cry yourself to sleep
Thinking: "Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe it

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I ...................... home without you

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I ..................(future neg.: go) home without you

Of all the things I ....................... (past simple: feel) but never really ...................... (past participle: show)
Perhaps ........ ................. (superlative : bad) is that I ever let you go
I should not ever let you go, oh oh oh

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I ..................... (future negative: go) home without you

It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
CHORUS

I PROMISED MYSELF




COMPLETE THE SONG:

A-TEENS LYRICS

world, shelter, flowers, love, wait, wish, sister, pain,

"I Promised Myself"

I promised myself
I promised I'd 1)....................for you
The midnight hour
I know you'll shine on through
I promised myself
I promised the 2).................... to you
I gave you 3)........................
You made my dreams come true
How many of us out there
Feel the need to run and look for 4) ................................

I promised myself
That I'd say a prayer for you
A brand new tomorrow
Where all you 5) .................... comes true
I promised myself
(I promised, I Promised)
That I'd make it up to you
My 6) ................... and brother
Know I'm in love with you
(Aaaaaaa)

How many of us out there
Feel the 7) ...................... of losing what was once there
God I know what people say about her
No mistake, who can live without 8) ...........................
I promised myself
(Aaaaaaa)
(I promised, I promised)

In the midnight hour I will wait for you
(For you)
I will wait for you
(I will wait, yeah)
I will wait for you
(I will wait for you)
In the midnight hour I will wait for you
(Uuuuu)
I will wait for you
(I will wait for you)
I will wait for you
(I will wait for you)

I promised myself
(I promised)
I promised I'd wait for you
(I promised I do, I do)
The midnight hour
(I promised, I promised)
CHORUS

Easy exercises for CHRISTMAS

Learn the vocabulary to do the exercises:

http://www.e-cambridgeschool.com/anglesonline/xmas/video_learn.swf

Type the words in the space they ask you:

http://www.e-cambridgeschool.com/anglesonline/xmas/typing.swf

GAME: Catch the presents moving the boy with the arrows.

http://www.e-cambridgeschool.com/anglesonline/xmas/catch.swf

Click on the picture the word tells you:

http://www.e-cambridgeschool.com/anglesonline/xmas/click.swf

Do the listening and click on the picture:

http://www.e-cambridgeschool.com/anglesonline/xmas/listen.swf

Merry Christmas, I wish you all!!

http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=2645728591

LISTENINGS:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-favourite-day-christmas.htm

KARAOKE VERSIONS: SING ALONG

Christmas exercises

Go into the pages and do the exercises:

http://www.manythings.org/wf/1/christmas.html

http://www.xtec.es/~ihidalgo/xms/xarxius/xmm.htm

http://www.xtec.es/~ihidalgo/xms/xarxius/rd.htm










http://www.manythings.org/fqhci/

http://www.manythings.org/voa/001225sp2.htm

http://www.xtec.es/~ihidalgo/xms/xarxius/sg.htm

LISTENING

After the listening do the activiites they ask you to do:

http://esl-lab.com/santa/santard1.htm#pre

1. What does the little boy NOT ask for Christmas?
A. a toy train
B. a play car
C. hand-held radio receiver-transmitters


2. What does the girl want Christmas?
A. dolls
B. Barbie playhouse
C. marbles


3. What are some of the foods the children want to prepare for Santa's reindeer?
A. cookies, apples, and carrots
B. hot chocolate, oranges, and corn
C. apples, oranges, and cookies


4. What time do they plan to go to bed?
A. 7:00 p.m.
B. 8:00 p.m.
C. 9:00 p.m.


5. How is Santa going to enter the house?
A. through the back door
B. down the chimney
C. through a basement window




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CHRISTMAS QUIZZ

Santa Claus

1.- What colour is Santa's suit?

2.- What is Santa's lead reindeer called?

3.- What do the reindeer pull for Santa Claus?

4.- What colour are Santa's boots?

5.- What night does Santa come?

6.- How does Santa get into the house?

7.- What does Santa carry the toys in?

8.- What do children hang up for Santa to put the toys in?

9.- If you are a bad boy or girl, what does Santa bring you for Christmas?

10.-Who helps Santa to make toys at the North Pole?

Christmas Traditions

1.- What bird is cooked for Christmas dinner?
2.- Where are the presents kept before opening them?
3.- What is hung outside on the door
4.- What kind of songs are sung?
5.- Before electricity, these were put on the trees?
6.- What is a common four letter abbreviation of Christmas?
7.- What plant with red berries is used for decorations?
8.- What do you kiss under?
9.- What kind of calender is opened by children leading up to Christmas?
10.- What are pulled at the table?