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Thank you 2º NB for being a great group!!!!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Cristina

What are you thankful for?

TODAY PEOPLE IN USA CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING (on the last Thursday in November). IT'S A HOLIDAY TO SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND TO SAY "THANKS" FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR.

I AM THANKFUL BECAUSE I´VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? PLEASE, COMMENT!!!! ;-) Cristina.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING

Long ago, people called Pilgrims left their home in England and came across the ocean to America in a boat called the Mayflower. They built their own houses, planted seeds they had brought with them, and made friends with the Indians, who were already living in America. The Indians taught them how to plant corn and hunt and fish for animals that they could eat. In the fall, when the corn was ready, the Pilgrims picked it. It was their first harvest, and when they had finished, they had a party to celebrate and give thanks that they had enough food to last through the winter. The party, called the First Thanksgiving, was held outside, and everyone came, including the Indians. Now every year we celebrate Thanksgiving to remember the brave Pilgrims and to give thanks for all of our blessings.

LEARN ENGLISH WITH VIDEOS: COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Dear Students:
Here is a new video for you to learn English and enjoy:

We hope you like it!
Your Teachers.
P.S. Any doubts? Please, comment!

Gravy!!!!

I went home at the weekend, and apart from enjoying a cup of tea that looked like tea and not like washing up liquid (sorry something that will never be the same in Spain is tea), I realised that what I missed food wise from England was a good gravy. My boyfriend made us duck with colcannon (mashed potato with cabbage, spring onion and cream - Irish recipe) and a red wine, duck fat, special brew and meat juices gravy...it was divine. Gravy is a marvellous sauce made from meat juices as a base and you can add all sorts of other flavours to give it body. It seems like a silly thing, and when I do not have it I do not miss it, but when it appeared on my plate I really knew I was at home... What do you miss when you are away? Or don’t realise that you miss? Let me know!

PLEASE COMMENT!! :=)

How good is your English?

Can you find any mistakes? Please, tell us.

THINGS WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

A survey in the USA shows that 88 % of Americans can't live without a car, 68 % can't live without a landline phone, 50 % of them can't live without a home computer, but only 4 % can't live without their ipod. These are the results:

Have you got many things?

Are they necessary?

Are they useful?

What can't you live without?

Gandhi only had a pair of round glasses, a pocket watch, a pair of sandals, a bowl and a plate.

Gandhi's watch

FREAKY FRIDAY!

This is the third and final Friday the 13th for 2009.

Amazingly, folklorists say Friday the 13th is probably the most widespread superstition in America. There's even a name for the phobia attached to it: paraskevidekatriaphobia.

Don´t worry! When you learn to pronunce it, you´re cured!

Do you have any superstitions? Tell us.

Carmela.

SESAME STREET TURNS 40!

Today is a very special day for the all-time favorite children’s show “Sesame Street,” as it marks the show’s 40th birthday. Yes that’s right, the show that has brought us Big Bird, Elmo and Bert and Ernie, has now been going for 40 years.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Who is your favourite muppet? Why?

Please, leave your comment.

Enjoy and learn with them here:
http://www.sesamestreet.org/home

Carmela