Holidays in the UK

 Holidays in the UK

That's a good video to watch and discuss holidays in the UK

QUESTIONS

1.    What festivals do British people celebrate with the rest of Europe?

2.  When do people in Britain remember Guy Fawkes and his plot to blow up the King and the House of Parliament?

3.    What do British people burn every November 5^th?

4.    What are the models called?

5.    How do children make them?

6.    There are lots of fireworks on this day, aren’t there?

7.    When is Pancake Day celebrated?

8.    What do ‘pancake races’ mean?

9.    What do people eat on Pancake Day?

10.When is a very romantic day celebrated and what is it called?

11.Do people sign cards?

12.When is the festival of ghosts and witches celebrated? And what is it called?

13.What do people do on this day?

14.People put up lots of decorations on Christmas Day, don’t they?

15.Where do a lot of families go in the morning?

16.What do they have after church?

17.What do they eat?

18.What do people put inside crackers?

19.Christmas dinner is finished with a traditional Christmas pudding, isn’t it?

20.What do people put in it?

21.What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?

22.What do people sing at midnight?

23.Where is there always a really big party in London?

ANSWERS

1. Christmas and Easter

2. 5^th November

3. A model of Guy Fawkes

4. Guys

5. Out of old clothes

6. Yes, there are

7. In February

8. People throw pancakes in the air and race at the same time

9. Pancakes

10. St. Valentine’s Day, February 14^th

11. No, they don't

12. October 31^st, Halloween

13. People often have parties and children dress up as witches

14. No, they don't

15. To church

16. A special Christmas dinner

17. Roast turkey, stuffing roast potatoes and Brussels sprouts

18. A little present and a joke

19. Yes, it is.

20. A silver coin to bring good luck

21. Hogmanay

22. Auld Lang Syne

23. In Trafalgar Square

the TH sound

 

 

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In my opinion this video about voiced TH sound is the best. Thank you, Jennifer, for shooting it for us. 

На мой взгляд это видео о звонком TH звуке лучшее. Спасибо, Дженнифер, за то, что сняла его для нас.  

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GOOD SENTENCES TO PRACTISE the TH SOUND:

1) I think it's Thursday.

2) It's his thirteenth birthday today.

3) This is a thin thimble.

4) Father, mother, sister, brother - hand in hand with one another.

5) You can clean your teeth with a thin toothpick.

6) They should ask their father or their mother.

7) The other clothes are new.

8) There is another feather over there.

9) This thing is bigger than that thing.

10) Those three boys will be there this Thursday, October the ninth.

11) There is something in that dog's mouth.

12) My brother said the weather was warmer in the south than in the north.

13) They are always bothering their father and mother to do things for them.

14) I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.

15) Three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts. Now if three thin thieves thought a thousand thoughts how many thoughts did each thief think?

16) The thirty-three thankful thieves thought that they thanked the other thirty-three thankful thieves throughout Thursday.

17) They threw three thick things.

18) Thirty thousand thoughtless boys thought they would make a thundering noise. So the thirty thousand thumbs thumbed on the thirty thousand drums.

19) Is this the thing? - Yes, this is the thing.

20) These three brothers are dirty and thirsty.

21) They say thanks for the time together.

22) There are three big airports in South Africa.

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A little bit of humour):

 

SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN (A1 - A2)

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. What is "the  school run"?
2. How do children get to school?
3. When does school normally start in the UK?
4. Are boys and girls dressed the same?
5. Where do students keep their bags?
6. What is the head teacher called?
7. Is there a national curriculum in the UK?
8. Do students have breaks at school?
9. Where do teachers relax during their breaks?

SHORT ANSWERS:

1.  time when parents bring their kids to school

2. by car, by bus and by special coach 

3. at 9 a.m.

4. yes

5. in special lockers 

6. the principle 

7. yes

8. yes

9. in the stuff room

English for my little ones. Weather

 

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY?

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE TODAY?

What's the weather like today?
Can you say? Can you say?
What's the weather like today?
It's sunny, it's sunny today!

What's the weather like today?
Can you say? Can you say?
What's the weather like today?
It's hot, it's hot today!

What's the weather like today?
Can you say? Can you say?
What's the weather like today?
It's raining, it's raining today!

What's the weather like today?
Can you say? Can you say?
What's the weather like today?
It's snowing, it's snowing today!

Different things. Quotations in English

 

Английский для малышей. My day.

 MY DAY

Watch the video and answer the questions.

Answer the questions about Alvin.

1.     When does Alvin get up?

2.     When does he go to work?

3.     When does he have lunch?

4.     When does he go jogging?

5.     When does he have a shower?

6.     When does he listen to music?

7.     When does he go to bed?

English for my little ones. I can

 I CAN

I can [aɪ kæn] - Я могу

I can't  [aɪ kɑːnt] - Я не могу

jump [ʤʌmp] - прыгать

run [rʌn] - бегать

swim [swɪm] - плавать

shake [ʃeɪk] - трясти

walk [wɔːk] - прогуливаться 

hop [hɒp] - прыгать на одной ноге

dance [dɑːns] - танцевать

skip [skɪp] - прыгать на скакалке

clap [klæp] - хлопать в ладоши

climb [klaɪm] - взбираться (на дерево, гору)

fly [flaɪ] - летать

I CAN SONG

1

Jump, jump, jump, I can jump.

Run, run, run, I can run.

Swim, swim swim, I can swim.

Shake, shake, shake, I can shake.

I can jump, I can run, I can swim, I can shake.(4 times)

2

Walk, walk, walk, I can walk.

Hop, hop, hop, I can hop.

Dance, dance, dance, I can dance.

Skip, skip, skip, I can skip.

I can walk, I can hop, I can dance, I can skip. (4 times)

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