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Halloween

What is "Halloween"?

Complete the text with the following words:

    Trick or Treat?             October 31            candy            monsters                costumes                      

       wear                            tradition

Halloween is a .................................. that began in Europe many hundreds of years ago. Nowadays, it is a special day in many countries around the world. It always falls on the same date every year, on .................................

At night, children ..............................    .............................. These are clothes that make them look like interesting animals or .................................. They usually include a mask or some make up for the face.
The children then go from house to house and ask for ............................... by saying "..............................". 

Most people have a lot of fun on Halloween. Happy Halloween everyone !!!

WATCH AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW:

1. What celebration is the origin of Halloween?

2. When was it celebrated?

3. When did the Christian Church turn Samhain into All Saints' Day?

4. What was the night before called?

5. In the medieval tradition of souling what would the needy do in return for the soul cakes?

6. In the tradition of guising what would young people do?

7. Who brought these old traditions to America? When?

8. When did Halloween take on its current form?

9. What is the estimated cost of celebrating Halloween each year?

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Comparatives and Superlatives

Adjectives describing places

http://www.slideshare.net/nessita77/adjectives-for-describing-places-5238432

Connectors showing Addition

Adding information

- Ideas are often linked by and. In a list, you put a comma between each item, but not before and.

"We discussed training, education and the budget."

- Also is used to add an extra idea or emphasis. "We also spoke about marketing."

You can use also with not only to give emphasis.

"We are concerned not only by the costs, but also by the competition."

We don't usually start a sentence with also. If you want to start a sentence with a phrase that means also, you can use In addition, or In addition to this…

- As well as can be used at the beginning or the middle of a sentence.

"As well as the costs, we are concerned by the competition."

"We are interested in costs as well as the competition."

- Too goes either at the end of the sentence, or after the subject and means as well. (Informal)

"They were concerned too."

"I, too, was concerned."

- Apart from and besides are often used to mean as well as, or in addition to.

"Apart from Rover, we are the largest sports car manufacturer."

"Besides Rover, we are the largest sports car manufacturer."

- Moreover and furthermore add extra information to the point you are making.

"Marketing plans give us an idea of the potential market. Moreover, they tell us about the competition."

Education???

Two quotations and a poem which summarize my view on education:

When teaching, light a fire, don't fill a bucket.

Dan Snow

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

A word from Bertolt Brecht

I hear you don’t want to learn anything I hear you don’t want to learn anything. I gather from that: you’re millionaires. Your future is assured — it lies bright and clear before you. Your parents have fixed things so that your feet won’t get bruised on any stones. So you don’t need to learn anything. You can stay the way you are.

Should some difficulties nevertheless arise — since the times, so I hear, are uncertain — you’ve got your Leaders, who’ll tell you exactly what you’ve go to do so things will go well for you. They’ve consulted the ones who know the truths that are valid for all time and the prescriptions that always work. With so many who are for you you don’t need to lift a finger. Of course, if things were different, you’d have to learn.

 

So far in BATX 1...

Whether you've been busy or you've just decided to enrol in English 1, this is what we have seen in class:

- Regarding vocabulary,

1. we have seen examples of the basic prepositions of time (in, on at)
2. we have done some exercises with vocabulary related to the topic "holidays and celebrations"
3. we have seen some basic adjectives + prepositions

- As for grammar, we have already done the structure, use and  exercises of the present simple, continuous and perfect as well as the most common time expressions associated.

- Students have handed in two assignments, a writing about some holiday celebrations and a reading.

In brief, we have done the first unit and apart from the exercises from the book, you will find some extra ones in moodle.

An eye for an eye and the world will go blind (Gandhi)

Today is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi was India’s most important political and spiritual leader. He is honoured in India as Father of the Nation. His non-violent protests led to independence for India from the British. His beliefs and actions have inspired civil rights movements across the globe. He is an icon of world peace.His birthday was chosen to commemorate worldwide the International Day of Non-Violence.

Reading Comprehension: (The text)

A.True or False. Read the statements below, decide whether they are true or flase. If it is true, support your answer. If it is false, correct the information. 
1. Gandhi was married at a very young age.
2. Gandhi was a lawyer.
3. Gandhi used violent protests against the British.
4. Gandhi is called the father of South Africa.

5. Gandhi became the first prime minister of India.

B. Answering the following questions in your own words.
1. Why is Gandhi called the father of India?
2. Why did Gandhi move to South Africa?
3. Why did he stay in South Africa for twenty years?
4. Why was Gandhi put in jail many times?
5. When did the British agree to leave India?
6. What kind of problems did India face when the country first became independent?
7. What peaceful methods did Gandhi use in his lifetime to achieve change? (name three)
8. How did Gandhi die?

C. Match the definitions with the words in bold in the text.
a. govern, control                                                   b. not eat, go without food
c. follow instructions, do what you’re told to do         d. get, receive
e. great force, non-peaceful action                           f. plan
g. say “no” to something                                         h. group actions for a special purpose, cause
i. demonstrate against something, oppose               j. stop working in order to protest