Exam exercises

These are the exercises you must redo: http://www.crocko.com/02AE39BD76DA40FAB315313B37A56410/Ejercicios_examen_1º_ESO.pdf

World Book Day

Tomorrow, 23rd April is World Book Day. Can you answer these questions?

1. Why do we celebrate it on that date?
2. What is your favourite book?
3. How often do you read books?

Charles Dickens

Last week we saw the school library booklet and it was about Charles Dickens. We're going to learn who he was.

Dickens was a Victorian writer. To read his biography, have a look at these two links:

* Link 1
* Link 2

If you want to learn more about Victorian London, you can play this game.

Now your task. Answer the following questions:

1. Where was he born?
2. What did he write?
3. How old was he when he died?

Ghost Stories

In Unit 6 we talked about the Tower of London and its ghost stories. You can learn more about them in this link and this video.

Do you know any other ghost stories?

St Patrick's Day

People all around the world celebrated St Patrick's Day yesterday. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. Can you tell me any symbols of this festival?

Pancake Day

Pancake Day is celebrated in the UK. To discover more about this festival, you're going to answer some questions by looking for some information on the internet.

1. When is it celebrated?
2. Why do people eat pancakes?
3. What are the ingredients to make pancakes?
4. Where is Pancake Day also celebrated and what's its name?
5. What do people do to celebrate it in England?

Valentine's Day

Tomorrow is 14th February and it's Valentine's Day. For next lesson, I would like you to look some information about this date and answer the following questions:

1. Why is Valentine's Day celebrated?
2. Who was Saint Valentine?
3. What do people do to celebrate it?
4. Share a love poem/quote, song or video you like.

Happy Valentine's!