Inma´s English Blog

SAINT PATRICK´S DAY

On the 17th of March the Irish celebrate the day of their patron saint. On this day you can see on TV Irish people (and not only the Irish!) dressing in green, going to colourful parades and celebrating in pubs, but do you know who was Saint Patrick? Click on the image and find out more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNc-NTfmPc Video that explains the origin of St. Patrick´s Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3cvo1vqSE How do people celebrate St. Patrick in Dublin? And outside Ireland? Click on this link and find out.

HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE!

Can you guess the meaning of these idioms about love?

Click on the links and you will find some nice quotes if you want to surprise that special one with a nice postcard.

Easy love expressions and sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/quiz/love-test/vocabulary

Love quotes: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/teenage-love-quotes.html

More love quotes: http://www.quotegarden.com/valentine.html

Love quotes from songs: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/love-quotes-from-songs.html

Quotes about friendship: http://www.goodfortunes.com/v/quote/best-friends.html

More friendship quotes: http://www.loveinyourpocket.com/quotes/friendship-quotes.htm

These quotes are about love and friendship quotes from films

http://www.zimbio.com/The+50+Most+Romantic+Lines+from+the+Movies/articles/qWRbWhpCTgp/City+of+Angels+1998

https://thoughtcatalog.com/rania-naim/2016/03/the-30-most-romantic-movie-quotes-of-all-time/

https://www.pinterest.es/explore/friendship-quotes-from-movies/

https://www.pinterest.es/search/pins/?q=friendship%20quotes%20from%20disney%20films&rs=typed&term_meta[]=friendship%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=quotes%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=from%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=disney%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=films%7Ctyped

https://www.deseretnews.com/top/3053/0/The-22-greatest-love-quotes-from-Disney-movies.html

https://www.pinterest.es/pin/305541155960295952/

https://www.enkiquotes.com/disney-quotes-about-friendship.html

NATIONAL UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER DAY

Have you heard about this relatively new American tradition? Can you guess what it is about? Click on the images and find out!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/ugly-sweater-day

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!

Click on the image and learn more about the most popular Christmas traditions in the UK

Some Christmas games and activities. Choose your favourite one and play! http://www.topmarks.co.uk/christmas/christmasgames.aspx

LET´S SING!!

All I want for Christmas is you This Mariah Carey´s song from the early 90s has become a worldwide Christmas classic.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Beyonce sings this famous Christmas song.

Happy Christmas (War is over) John Lennon wrote this song about Christmas, and about peace too.

THANKSGIVING DAY

Maybe you have seen "The Simpsons" Thanksgiving episode, but do you know the origin of this American celebration, or what is "Black Friday" about?
Click on the picture and find out more about Thanksgiving.


The First Thanksgiving, by J.L.G. Ferris (c. 1912-5) . Source: Wikipedia Commons

Another video on Thanksgiving

Game on Thanksgiving food and vocabulary

Thanksgiving quiz

THIS IS HALLOWEEN!

What do you know about Halloween? Try this test!

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3016

Do you like this Halloween card? You can also make one!. Use your imagination and one short poem from one of these pages:

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/halloween_songs.htm Poems, songs and rhymes.

http://www.familyfun.ie/halloween-poems Short Halloween poems.

http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/poems.htm Halloween poems and posters.