CHRISTMAS PROJECT

Aquí tenéis las preguntas sacadas de la página de Isabel Pérez (www.isabelperez.com) que os ayudarán a hacer vuestro "project". También tenéis a vuestra disposición algunos enlaces que os permitirán encontrar la información requerida:

         General Questions

1. What is Xmas to you? Do you like this celebration?
2. Is it a family celebration for you?
3. Do you have a traditional Christmas?
4. What is the weather like in your country at Christmas?
5. Do you celebrate Christmas in your native town?
6. Are you a religious person?
7. What religion do you have? Does your religion celebrate Christmas?

Christmas Celebrations and Traditions

1. Do you celebrate Xmas in a special way?
2. How is Xmas with your family?
3. Do you celebrate Xmas eve, Xmas lunch or Xmas dinner?
4. Do you attend any special ceremonies religious or not?
5. What is Christmas like in your hometown?
6. What is Christmas like in your country?
7. Which are the main Christmas celebrations in your Country?
8. Which are the main Christmas days in your Country?
9. Tell us about any other special traditions you have in your native culture.
10. What do families do?
11. Are there any special customs for children, young people, or adults?
12. Do you buy presents at Christmas?
13. Who do you buy presents to?
14. When do you do your Xmas shopping?
15. What kind of presents do you buy?
16. What kind of presents do you expect to get?
17. When do you give the presents?
18. When do you open the presents?

Christmas decorations and music

1. Does your town get decorated at Christmas?
2. How is it decorated?
3. Do you usually decorate your home?
4. Have you got any customs for Christmas decoration?
5. When do you start decorating your home?
6. How do you decorate it (indoors and outdoors)?
7. Do you put up a tree or a "Belén"?
8. Do you know what a "Belen" is?
9. What other ornaments do you use?
10. What are the predominant colours in your traditional decoration in your country?
11. Is there any special music or songs for Christmas in you culture?
12. What are they like? Which instruments are typical?

Food and drink

1. What is your traditional Xmas lunch or dinner like? Do you have turkey for dinner?
2. When do you have dinner or lunch with your family?
3. Do you have any traditional meals for this celebration?
4. Do you have any special food and cakes?
5. Do you drink any special drinks at Christmas?
6. What is your favourite food a Christmas time?
7. Tell us a typical menu for Christmas. Give us a special recipe for Christmas.
8. Tell us about anything special or different that you did not mention before.
9. You can ask anything you would like to know about our traditions and customs at Christmas.

Estos enlaces te ayudarán a encontrar el vocabulario que precisas:

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/christmas.html

http://www.ctspanish.com/christmas/vocabulary.htm

http://www.lingolex.com/christmas.htm

http://www.xtec.cat/~ihidalgo/xms/xarxius/xmasvoc.html

 

Aquí conocerás cómo se celebra la navidad en el Reino Unido:

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/index.html

http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/christmas.htm

http://www.kico4u.de/english/gbinfo/christmas.htmhttp://isabelperez.com/songs/jinglebells.htm

 

Aquí veréis cómo se celebran estas fechas en otros lugares del mundo:

http://www.pickyourownchristmastree.org/global.php

 

Y ahora para relajaros, escuchad estas canciones de navidad:

http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/all_iwant_christmas.htm

http://isabelperez.com/songs/jinglebells.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



USED TO (SOLÍA)

En este enlace podrás leer la teoría sobre el uso de "used to" y hacer ejercicios después:

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/menu.php

Con este ejercicio nunca olvidarás que "used to" va seguido de infinitivo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.better-english.com/usedto.htm

Para seguir practicando, no te pierdas estas páginas:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3728
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3728

PRESENT SIMPLE TEXTS (TEXTOS EN PRESENTE SIMPLE)

En esta página podrás escribir textos en presente simple tomando como referencia los ejemplos:

http://www.witchhazel.it/small_text.htm

Ahora completa los huecos con la forma correcta de los verbos en presente simple:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1052

BREAKFAST (EL DESAYUNO)

El desayuno es una de las comidas más importantes del día. Escucha y aprende vocabulario relacionado con esta tan importante comida:

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/breakfast/vocabulary.html

Ahora relaciona las palabras con los dibujos, es muy divertido:

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/breakfast/pictures_words1.htm

Esta vez, une las palabras con los sonidos para mejorar tu pronunciación:

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/breakfast/pictures_sounds1.htm

Escucha esta divertida canción y rellena los huecos:

http://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/breakfast/song.htm

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN by Rihanna

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN by Rihanna

I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you babe
Looking for you babe
Searching for you babe.

Where have you been
Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd

[Hook]
Where have you been,
All my life, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life

[Beat Break]

[Rihanna]
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you babe
Looking for you babe
Searching for you babe

Where have you been
Cause I never see you out
Are you hiding from me, yeah?
Somewhere in the crowd

[Hook]
Where have you been,
All my life, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life
Where have you been, all my life

[Beat Break]

Where have you been, all my life

[Bridge]
You can have me all you want
Any way, any day
To show me where you are tonight

[Outro]
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for someone
Someone who can please me
Love me all night long
I've been everywhere, man
Looking for you babe
Looking for you babe
Searching for you babe

 

TRAVEL VOCABULARY

Si queréis aumentar vuestro vocabulario relacionado con los viajes, no os perdáis las siguientes páginas:

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/tourism.html

http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blwordgroups_travel.htm

TRAVELLING (MIND MAP)

Échale un vistazo a esta mapa conceptual para aprender vocabulario relacionado con los viajes:
http://www.jonathansenglish.com/2011/11/vocabulary-mind-maps-travel-and.html

THE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING (LA HISTORIA DE LA PRIMERA CELEBRACIÓN DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS)

No te pierdas la siguiente página donde aprenderás sobre el origen de Thanksgiving:

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-69328.php

HOMES AND HOUSES (HOGARES Y CASAS)

No te pierdas esta página donde podrás repasar todo el vocabulario relacionado con las partes de una casa y los diferentes elementos que la componen:

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/rooms.htm

En esta "wonderful website" encontraréis descripciones de las casas típicas británicas con fotos. Don't miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://projectbritain.com/houses/main/index.html

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre "house" y "home"? ¿Cuántos tipos de casas hay? Si estás interesado en dar respuesta a estas preguntas, entonces no debes perderte esta página:

http://www.woodwardenglish.com/house-vs-home-difference/