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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar por Englishwizardry

Shrove Tuesday (Martes de carnaval) is Pancake Day

En el Reino Unido hay una tradición muy querida (a much-loved tradition) de hacer y comer tortitas (pancakes) el Martes de Carnaval (Shrove Tuesday) es decir, el día antes del Miércoles de Ceniza (Ash Wednesday) que anuncia los 40 días de ayuno (fast days) -sin contar los domingos, por lo que en realidad son 47 días de Cuaresma (Lent) hasta Sábado Santo (Holy Saturday) antes del Domingo de Resurección (Easter Sunday).

"Shrove" viene del verbo "Shrive" que en antiguo inglés significa "confesar" (confess) ya que según las creencias cristianas (Christian beliefs) había que confesarse antes de entrar en Cuaresma, periodo que commemora los 40 días de Jesús en el desierto (commemorates Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness). Por lo tanto el Martes de Carnaval era para gastar (to use up) aquellos alimentos que no se podían consumir en Cuaresma y que podían echarse a perder (could go off): los huevos, la mantequilla y el azúcar (eggs, butter and sugar) con lo que están hechas las tortitas.

También son tradicionales en el Reino Unido las "carreras de tortitas" (Pancake Races) que, como su nombre indica, consisten en hacer una carrera llevando una sartén (frying pan) con una tortita caliente (hot pancake) y darle la vuelta lanzándola al aire (flipping it) un determinado número de veces (suelen ser unas tres veces) antes de llegar a la línea de meta (finishing line).

 

A guessing game

Here it is a different listening activity: an amazing community cards game. You will have to guess some cards of different places we can find in our community (our city, town or neighbourhood). To do so, Jason is going to give you some hints and clues and some thinking time before showing the cards.

Are you ready? Enjoy!

*Next follow-up activity is only for 3rd cycle students.

Watch the video again and listen to it carefully to complete the sentences below:
(It's very, very easy! However, note that the places bellow are all out of order or they don't follow the order of appearance on the video).

a. You go to the _______(1) when you get a toothache or to check your _______(2) are clean and _______(3).

b. You go to the _______(4) to ______ (5) fun and to _______ (6) movies on a very _______ (7) screen with lots of _______(8). You can eat some _______ (9) or some other snack.

c. You go to the _______ (10) to put your money in a safe _______ (11) or to take your _______ (12) out when you _______ (13) it.

d. You go to _______ (14) to learn new things and to _______(15). There, you meet some _______ (16) and some friends.

e. You go to a _______ (17) to send or post a _______ (18) or a parcel.

f. A _______ (19) is not a building. It's usually green and a little bit large, you can see lots of ______ (20), birds and _______(21). You can kick a _______(22), play hide and _______(23), run, _______(24) a bike...

g. You go to the _______ (25) when you are very _______ (26) or if you get really hurt: if you break your _______ (27) or you _______ (28) your leg or you get a terrible _______(29). And if you are _______(30) sick you might even need to go to this place in an _______ (31).

h. People go to a _______ (32) to check or to fix their car, if it isn't _______ (33) or if it _______ (34) going or it is _______ (35) a strange sound...

i. In a _______ (36) you can find and _______ (37) books. Lots and _______(38) of _______ (39). You can take books _______ (40) and obviously bring them _______ (41).

j. You go to a _______ (42) to get your clothes _______(43). If you are very busy or you _______ (44) to get a special cleaning for your _______(45), you can _______ (46) your clothes to this place and then you might come on the next _______ (47) or a couple of days later or this place might even bring the clothes back to your _______ (48) or your apartment. Somebody will _______ (49) your clothes for _______ (50) at this place.

What is your daily routine?

Watch this nice video to revise the times, daily routines and present simple. It combines English and Spanish languages so that you can stop it and make a note of some explanations.

Now, as a follow-up activity, tell someone about your daily routines.

Have you got the time?

Staying Healthy

Now, enjoy these lovely food pyramids created by our Primary 3rd level children!! (Click over the image or Expand button to see the pyramids as big as you want).

Your New Year's Resolutions

To help you stick to your New Year's Resolutions... (Click on the picture for a bigger one).

Numbers

Thanks to Mrs. Haquet we can learn and revise the numbers with this new interactive book.

Recycling is wise

How green are you?

Recycling