Convocadas las bases y las ayudas para realizar actividades dirigidas a mejorar la competencia lingüística del alumnado de 3º, 4º de ESO y 1º de Bachillerato dentro del “Programa Integral de Aprendizaje de Lenguas Extranjeras”.
On the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the “Schuman declaration“, is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. Today, the 9th of May has become a European symbol (Europe Day) which, along with the flag, the anthem, the motto and the single currency (the euro), identifies the political entity of the European Union. Europe Day is the occasion for activities and festivities that bring Europe closer to its citizens and peoples of the Union closer to one another. (From Europe.eu)
Question:
Do you feel European?. Be honest and write a short comment telling me how you feel (only Spanish, only European, both Spanish and European, a citizen of the World…)
Interesting materials to download:
Europe Kids´Corner
Booklet: United in diversity
Poster: United in diversity
Today, March 19, the city of Cádiz is celebrating the bicentenary of Spain´s first constitution, which was signed in this Andalusian city on March 19, 1812. It established principles like national sovereignty, the separation of powers and freedom of the press for the first time and it was a symbol of political freedom in Spain. It was popularly known as “La Pepa” because it was signed on St. Joseph´s Day and the Spanish nickname for Joseph is “Pepe”.
March 17 is Saint Patrick’s Day, the patron saint of Ireland. It´s a day of celebration for Irish people around the world. Click here to learn about Ireland, St. Patrick´s Day and how Irish people celebrate this day.
St. Patrick´s Day song (Lyrics)
Eric Herman wishes you a Happy St. Patrick´s Day with this funny song about a particularly lucky day.
March 1st is St David’s Day, the national day of Wales. To celebrate this day most schools in Wales hold a school concert or eistedfodd with singing, music, poetry and dance. Women, especially young girls, dress up in a Welsh national costume. Welsh people often wear a daffodil or leek, the traditional symbols of Wales.
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SAINT DAVID AND WALES?
QUIZ 1: St. David´s Day
QUIZ 2: Wales
VIDEO: WALES
Burns´Night is celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25th to commemorate the life and work of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (born on January 25th, 1759) and his contribution to Scottish culture. Click on the screen below to listen to one of his most famous works, Auld Lang Syne.
How much do you know about Scotland? Try this quiz to find it out.
SCOTLAND QUIZ (www.quia.com)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January in the United States. On this day Americans celebrate the birth, the life and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights leader, who fought for the freedom, equality and dignity of all races and peoples. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and assasinated in 1968.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation…
…this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…. I have a dream…
…I have a dream that one day out in the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood….
…I have a dream that my four little children will one day live an a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by their character.
I have a dream today.
… let freedom ring! And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every tenement and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old spiritual, “Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.”
I have a dream speech (Full text)
Dear students and teachers,
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and the Three Wise Men brought you a lot of presents.
Are you ready to start working again?
On November 30th Scotland celebrates St. Andrew´s Day. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and St. Andrew’s Day is Scotland’s officialnational day. In 2006, the Scottish Parliament designated the Day as an official public holiday. The flag of Scotland is the Cross of St. Andrew, and this is widely displayed as a symbol of national identity.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. In the USA, it commemorates the feast held by the Pilgrims in 1621 who were thankful for the harvest and for the help of the Wampanoag people in teaching them to hunt, fish and grow crops during their first year in America. Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated in much the same way. A large meal is shared and eaten with family and friends. People say thank you for their food and the good things they have in life. There are some special foods that are associated with Thanksgiving such as turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, corn and pumpkin pie. Besides eating the Thanksgiving meal, Americans watch football, go to parades, travel and go shopping on the long holiday weekend.
Voyage on the Mayflower
Daily life
The Thanksgiving feast
Thanksgiving vocabulary quiz
