31 March 2007

SEMANA SANTA


This is my favourite
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MARCHA procesional"(click to listen to it). What's your favourite "marcha"? Why?
Easter week is a Catholic celebration in Spain. They celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus and it´s particularly popular in the South. Even though it is a Catholic event, everybody enjoys it. Years ago, it was just a religious feeling. Women wore black clothing, men always wore dark suits with a black tie, and everybody was so serious. Today, in Spain, it's different, together with the religious feeling, people have fun, meet their friends, and see the floats(=pasos) just to enjoy the art in them.

What about EASTER in Great Britain? There're lots of SYMBOLS you'll like to know about.

17 March 2007

YOU WANTED MORE MUSIC...



One singer?
Or two different singers? Who are they?

To learn about the photo on the left click HERE. To learn about the photo on the right click HERE.

Now watch these two videos and read the song. Which one do you prefer? why? Send your opinions.

VIDEO 1

LULLABY




VIDEO 2
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS



08 March 2007

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!

Click HERE to learn about Women's day.
Watch, listen and think... Can we work together to create a "wonderful world" for all men, women and children all over the world? Can you do someting about it in your school, town,...? What?
Now play the video again, listen and practise your English with the song "Wonderful world" (try, it's very easy!):

I see trees of (1)__________, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and (2)____________

And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of (3)____________ and clouds of (4)______________

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred (5)______________

And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the (6)______________

Are also on the faces of (7)_______________ going by

I see friends shaking hands saying how do you (8)_____________

They're really saying I (9)______________ you.

I hear (10)______________ crying, I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll (11)______________ know

And I think to myself what a wonderful world

Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

01 March 2007

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

St Patrick's day -March 17th- is a very special day in many English speaking countries (Ireland, the USA, Canada...). Lots of people celebrate this day: they have parties, parades, eat traditional Irish meals and wear green clothes! Some people even dye(tiñen de verde) the rivers...watch this video. But, who was St. Patrick? Why do people celebrate this day? Click HERE and you'll learn about all this. You can also play some GAMES on line.