Christmas Activities

Learn about how Christmas is celebrated in the United States:
http://www.costumerack.com/christmas04.asp

Sing Christmas Carols! Here are links to a few classic Christmas carols that can help with reading and pronunciation.
Joy to the World
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Jingle Bells

Other Christmas games, activities, and vocabulary practice:
Christmas Hangman
Matching Game
Games
Trivia


Happy Holidays!

December 10th is Human Rights Day

What are Human Rights?

Visit this website to see videos and read a modified version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/
http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/what-are-human-rights/universal-declaration-of-human-rights/articles-1-15.html

25th November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

on November 25th we celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, but do you know why?

Who were the Mirabal sisters?

Where were they from?

How did they die? Why?

When did they die?


Now listen to This Time, By Celine Dion, a beautiful and sad song about this type of violence.


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Elements of a short story

What are the main elements of a short story?

What are the elements of a plot structure? Watch this video here

Narrative

After watching this video, answer these questions:

What is Narrative?
How many types of narrative structure do you know?
How many character roles are there in a narrative?
How many stages are there in a narrative?

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Do you know the differences between Simple Present and Present Continuous watch this video and find out.


Present Simple

Daily Routines

Which tense do you use to express daily routines?

Daily Activities