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The United Kingdom

England

This is a presentation about England with some nice pictures and sound.
You can download it here

Daily Routines

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Beautiful Landscapes

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Present Simple

We use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

• I play tennis.               

• She doesn't sing very well.

Present Simple chart

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I run. You run. We run. They run. He runs. She runs. It runs.	I do not run. You do not run. We do not run. They do not run. He does not run. She does not run. It does not run.	Do I run? Do you run? Do we run? Do they run? Does he run? Does she run? Does it run?

In the present simple affirmative we add -s (or -es) to the third person singular.
In the negative and interrogative forms, the auxiliary verb is do or does (third person).

                 

Traditions and History of Celebrating the New Year

New Year Day is the first day of the calendar year. It is celebrated as a holiday in almost every country in the world. It is a time of sharing with friends, remembering the past, and hoping for good things in the future.

In the United States, thousands of people jam Times Square in New York City to welcome the New Year at midnight. The transition between New Year's Eve and New Year Day is an exciting one. In Times Square, people count down the seconds to welcome the new day as the New Year ball slowly descends and lights up the area.

Not all countries or cultures celebrate New Year on January 1st. Chinese New Year starts on a different day each year. Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians celebrated their New Year about the middle of June.  The Jewish New Year is celebrated about the time of the fall equinox, in late September.

In ancient Rome, the first day of the New Year honored Janus, the god of gates, doors, beginnings and endings - the month of January, named after Janus, was originally called 'Januarius'. Ancient Romans celebrated New Year by giving gifts to friends and family members.

In England, Druid priests celebrated their New Year on March 10. They gave branches of mistletoe to people for charms. Later, English people followed the custom of cleaning their chimneys on New Year Day. The English believed this brought good luck to the household for the coming year. 




More about New Year's celebrations and history. Click here

Happy New Year!

May the New Year bring along happiness and good tidings
that you cherish lifelong


HAPPY 2012!

Christmas is here!

Here you will find different activities related to Christmas such as puzzles and songs.

puzzle Find the name of some Christmas songs in the puzzle.
Christmas quiz Here students can play on their own or with a partner.
Santa Santa high in the sky  This is a Christmas song we can sing in the class and use to learn vocabulary about Christmas.

Presentación

El propósito de este blog es recopilar actividades y recursos para utilizar en el aula, para que los alumnos puedan mejorar su inglés mientras disfrutan realizando las actividades.