PAST CONTINUOUS

 

- Do some exercises:Live Worksheet 1 ; LiveWorksheet 2; Pdf, with correction (AllThingsGrammar) and some more interactive exercises (AgendaWeb)

- Have fun with a Horror Story ( Rearrange the sentences)

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Let's find out about British and American festivities!

• (UK, USA) HALLOWEEN: Watch the video below and "Why Halloween's really British"

• (UK) GUY FAWKES NIGHT: Bonfire Night- 5th November ( Liveworksheet 1) Bonfire Night video (Liveworksheet 2)

    > Learn the rhyme about this day ( Listen and repeat): "Remember, Remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, We see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot"

• (USA) THANKSGIVING: Thanksgiving Day for Kids (Liveworksheet 1); What is Thanksgiving (Liveworksheet 2); Thanksgiving picture dictionary 

      > On these day people give thanks. And you? What are you thankful for?

      > What is Black Friday?

• (UK) SHROVE TUESDAY and (USA) MADRI GRAS: Listen/ Read about Pancake Day; Shrove Tuesday on CBC Kids; Pancake Day ( Live worksheet); a poem.

• (USA) INDEPENDENCE DAY: Listen/Read about American Independence Day; Vocabulary (Live Worksheet 1); Video (Live Worksheet 2)

• (UK, USA) NEW YEAR'S EVE / HOGMANAY: New Year's Eve In New York (Video), Hogmanay (Video), What is Hogmanay? New Year's traditions and Vocabulary

• (UK, USA) CHRISTMAS AND BOXING DAY: Traditions in Britain and other countries ( Live worksheet1), Christmas in the UK ( Learnenglish Teens) Christmas in Britain ( Liveworksheet2)

• (UK) NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL: Notting Hill Carnival ( Liveworksheet1) YouTube Video;