English corner: 2014

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

30th November St Andrew´s Day

What do you know about Scotland?

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/scotland.htm
Did you know that St Andrew is the Patron Saint?

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/months/andrew.html

Monday, 27 October 2014

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent

Ash Wednesday is a Christian festival. It marks the beginning of six and a half weeks of repentance, fasting and abstinence in preparation for the most important Christian festival of Easter.

For Christians, ashes are a symbol of being sorry for things they have done wrong and want to get rid of forever.

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and lasts for six and a half weeks.

You have suggested in class things you can do during Lent, for example, stop using your mobile phone or try not to fight with your brothers or sisters! What else could you do?

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

On the 1st of March we are celebrating St. David´s Day, the patron Saint of Wales. Let´s know a few things about this country:

This is Wales. The capital city is Cardiff. It is bounded on the north by the Irish Sea; on the east by England; on the south by the Bristol Channel; and on the west by the St George´s Channel and Cardigan Bay.

National emblems of Wales

The national emblems of Wales are daffodils and leeks. There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of the battle with the Saxon, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from enemy.

Some famous actors:

Richard Burton, and today Sir Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones.

The national sport is rugby.
The national tree is the oak
The motto is 'Wales for ever'
The longest river (Towy) is 103 km long