PANCAKE DAY
Pancake Day, also known as "Shrove Tuesday", "Mardi Gras" or "Fat Tuesday" is celebrated all over the world with fun, games, and of course a lot of eating. In 2011 Pancake Day is on Tuesday 8 March
In England, (and the rest of the UK) the Tuesday before Lent is known as Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday). On that day it is traditional to eat pancakes (recipe), toss pancakes and take part in pancake races.
An English pancake is a thin, flat cake, made of batter and fried in a frying pan. A traditional English pancake is very thin and is served immediately from the frying pan. Some people put golden syrup or jam on their pancakes.
Lots of men, women and children from Britain participate in a special race: they run in skirts, aprons and headscarves holding a frying pan with a pancake on it, and they have to run while flipping the pancake! It´s really an opportunity for fun, for eating lots of pancakes and for raising money for charity.
If you want to know this british tradition, you can watch these two videos. The first one is a recipe, and the other one is a pancake race. I hope you like them.
In England, (and the rest of the UK) the Tuesday before Lent is known as Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday). On that day it is traditional to eat pancakes (recipe), toss pancakes and take part in pancake races.
An English pancake is a thin, flat cake, made of batter and fried in a frying pan. A traditional English pancake is very thin and is served immediately from the frying pan. Some people put golden syrup or jam on their pancakes.
Lots of men, women and children from Britain participate in a special race: they run in skirts, aprons and headscarves holding a frying pan with a pancake on it, and they have to run while flipping the pancake! It´s really an opportunity for fun, for eating lots of pancakes and for raising money for charity.
If you want to know this british tradition, you can watch these two videos. The first one is a recipe, and the other one is a pancake race. I hope you like them.
THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL
Carnival coming soon, so I think this year you can learn a little bit about the Notting Hill Carnival.
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which since 1966 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, London. It is in AUGUST over two days and it is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe. Every year the streets of West London come alive, with the sounds and smells of Europe's biggest street festival. It is led by members of the British African-Caribbean community.
The Notting Hill Carnival usually gets under way on the Saturday with a steel band competition. Sunday is Children's Day, with a shorter parade route. Bank Holiday Monday sees the main parade.
Do you want to watch a video about this special carnival? O.K. Here, it is: Children's parade. Enjoy it!
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which since 1966 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, London. It is in AUGUST over two days and it is the largest festival celebration of its kind in Europe. Every year the streets of West London come alive, with the sounds and smells of Europe's biggest street festival. It is led by members of the British African-Caribbean community.
The Notting Hill Carnival usually gets under way on the Saturday with a steel band competition. Sunday is Children's Day, with a shorter parade route. Bank Holiday Monday sees the main parade.
Do you want to watch a video about this special carnival? O.K. Here, it is: Children's parade. Enjoy it!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
Today is Valentine´s Day! This is the most romantic day of the year. In the UK it´s very popular and people send cards, chocolates, flowers and lots of xoxoxo (hugs and kisses) to their lovers, friends and relatives. On this day people wait for an anonymous letter and try to guess who has sent it. Very romantic!
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WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL AGAIN
I'm sorry but Christmas holidays have just finished. This is time to study and improve your English, so I have a beautiful and also useful post about jobs and professions. Sixth class ! click on these links and play and learn!
GAME 1 : Click the workers to learn more about their jobs.
GAME 2 : Community jobs game and Emergency jobs game.
GAME 3 : Concentrate yourself and make pairs.
And for you Fifth class, I've got some links and a video where you can learn all about the town and the city. Are you ready? Click and enjoy!
GAME 1 : Click the workers to learn more about their jobs.
GAME 2 : Community jobs game and Emergency jobs game.
GAME 3 : Concentrate yourself and make pairs.
And for you Fifth class, I've got some links and a video where you can learn all about the town and the city. Are you ready? Click and enjoy!
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