Halloween History

Tomorrow, some people around the world celebrate Halloween, but do you know the origin of this festivity?

Read the information on Halloween History.   Now answer these questions:

1. When is Halloween celebrated?
2. Who were the first people who celebrated this festivity?
3. Who did they want to honour and why?
4. Who brought Halloween to USA?
5. What is the difference between Halloween and All Saint's Day?
6. What are the main elements of Halloween?

 Now watch some videos on Halloween here.

Which of the two stories did you like most? Why?

What's this song about?

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Halloween Recipes

If you want to prepare some scary cookies or cakes for Halloween, this link will help you:

Halloween Recipes

At the Restaurant

The following videos will help you prepare your dialogue at the restaurant:

Questions:

1. What does the man order to eat?

2. What does he have for drink?

3. How much does he pay?

Some ideas to use in your dialogue:

Vocabulary on Vegetables and their pronunciation

Fruit and Nuts, pronunciations

Herman Melville

The most important novel by Herman Melville, Moby Dick, was published on October 18, 161 years ago.

If you want to know more about this American author and read this novel online, click here.

Food and Nutrition

Watch this video about Food in Britain. Then answer these questions:

1. What do British people have for breakfast?
2. What time do they have lunch?
3. What is the main meal?
4. What traditional food does the video mention?
5. What is a vegetarian?
6. Write the name of the different kinds of food and drinks that appear in the video.





Food Pyramids and Plates: What Should you really eat?

- What kind of food should you eat to have a healthy diet?
- What is your favourite food?
- What kind of meat should you eat?
- How often should you eat fruit and vegetables?

The Months Poem

Learn the months in English by listening to this poem

Now answer these questions:

- What is the poet's name?
- What do you know about the poet?
- Write the flowers that appear in the poem and their translation into Spanish.


To know more about the poet, click here

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Do you remember the differences between Present Simple and Present Continuous?  Watch this video to learn more about these verbal tenses:

Introducing people in English

There are different ways of introducing people in English. Watch this video and learn some of them

Introductions and Greetings

Introducing Oneself and Others

Now prepare your dialogue to introduce yourself and others in English.

Formal and Informal Emails

It is not the same to write a formal or an informal email. You can find some information about their differences here.

Writing Emails and Letters

Informal Language vs Formal Language

Formal and Informal Language in Emails 

Example of a formal email 

Example of an informal email




Now do these activities:

- What is the main difference between formal and informal emails?
- How do you start a formal email?
- How do you finish an informal email?
- What can't you use in a formal email?

Listen to this song  and answer these questions:

Who sings the song?
What do you know about the singer?
What is the song about?
Does the singer use formal or informal language?

Lyrics of the song