Sunday 21 December 2008

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS





Till today, there were no replies to my question on Xmas tradition, so here's another Christmas topic : PRESENTS.
Do you feel more pleasure in receiving or giving Christmas presents?
In many European countries a lot of C. presents end up on eBay where people try to sell them as soon as possible (to get rid of them?).
Therefore, can material things really make us happy?

I wish you a joyful Xmas.
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Beck's and Lucija's views on Xmas presents and
human values are worth reading:
Beck's said: Christmas isn't just about giving and receiving presents.
It's more than that. Christmas is about speding your time with family,
friends and people who you love...
For some people presents and material things are very important and
make them happy. But others don't think so.
lucija said: Yeah, I agree with Beck's.
Presents can be nice and beautiful and all that, but in the end you throw
them all away (or at least most of them). I think material things are important
to people who don't have many friends or family members...
They feel lonely and are trying to fill the emptiness with material things.
To me, the most important thing in Christmas time is that I can see my friends
(the ones I can't be with every day or week) and also spend some time with my family...
And I think that's what Christmas is about, in the good old times people didn't care
that much for presents (and other material stuff) as we do in our time.
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Tuesday 16 December 2008

FIND OUT.....

Here is the first task, a rather simple question for you:
Christmas songs are also called Christmas _ _ _ _ _ _ .

What's the missing word?


The second task is to write down the second line of the first stanza of Jingle Bells:

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
oh _______ _______ ______ _____
to ride in a one horse open sleigh.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells......

The 3rd task is the answer to the following question:
Who (name and nationality) wrote one of the most
popular (Christian) Christmas carols, translated in
many languages, its English title is Silent Night?


Monday 15 December 2008

Blogging beginners


I'm glad that you like our new blog.
Feel free to write some more text
about your Xmas & New Year holidays
and
the coming 2009.


LINK: XMAS TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Sunday 14 December 2008

DEAR 9TH GRADERS

Welcome to our first school blog in English.
It has been created with two main aims:

  • to enable you to publish your own text or exchange your views and thoughts in English
  • and to provide some links to websites for learnig English language and cultural facts.

You are welcome to join us, but before publishing your own comment or text you have to create an account at Google (with your existing e-mail address).

A link to ESL listening files

A link to grammar practice

A link to 'train your accent'

IT'S XMAS TIME


It's December, the last month of the year, on the one hand the busiest
month (written tests, oral assessments.....), but on the other hand the time
of great pleasure, secret wishes and expectations.
Soon the school Christmas & New Year holidays will start.
Are you looking forward to these holidays or would you rather stick to your
everyday routine? What are your plans for the last week of 2008?
In your opinion, is the new year 2009 going to be different, better or worse?

1st link to Christmas topics
2nd link to Christmas topics