THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN/2º cuat. RR.HH

THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

The origins of Halloween go back very far, to the ancient Celts. The Celts lived in British isles during ancient times. They were pagans. The believed in the gods of nature.

There were important festivals on the Celtic calendar. One was called Beltane. It marked the beginning of summer. The other was called Samhain. It marked the end of summer, on October 31. Samhain was also the last day of the year on the Celtic calendar.

Samhain was the Celtic god of death. The Celts were afraid of winter. They associated it with death and evil spirits.

The Druids were Celtic priests and teachers. They were very important in Celtic society.Everyone respected them. They practised magic and religious rituals.
Samhain, October 31, the Druids predicted the future. The Celtic people dressed in scary costumes to frighten the spirits. They dressed as witches, ghosts and skeletons. They also played games to bring good luck in the new year. The Celts believed that the night of October 31, ghosts came out of their tombs. The spirits of the dead returned to earth. After the Roman invasion in 43 AD., Samhain also became a harvest festival. The Romans had a harvest festival called Pomona. Pomona was the Roman goddess of garden and orchards. Nuts, fruits and apples were part of the Samhain ceremonies. Apples were sacred and lucky! The coulous of Halloween are orange and black. They represent the harvest (orange) and death (black).
After the Roman invasion, Christian rites substituted pagan rites.

The first day of November was the day of all saints for the Christians. It was called "All Hallaow´s Day"(the day of all saints). The evening of October 31 was All Hallow´s Eve. This was shortened to Halloween.

The Druid religion went on for a long time in Ireland and Scotland. Halloween continued to be important in both places.
In the 19th century, Irish immigrants brought their Halloween customs to the United States. Now Halloween is one of the biggest festivities in the United States. The day is on every American calendar!

Simple Past practice(5to CUAT ESBA)

Buenas, le estoy enviando ejercitación relacionada con SIMPLE PAST. Slds,
JP

Write questions like this: (escriban preguntas, la primera está hecha)
1. Ask where they went last summer: WHERE DID YOU GO LAST SUMMER?
2. Ask how they travelled:
3. Ask how long the journey took:
4. Ask if they enjoyed thecamping:
5. Ask if they did anything special:
6. Ask where they stayed after camping:
7. Ask how long they stayed in Austria.

Put the words in order(ordear las palabras):

a. last you enjoy party did night?
b. like very parties much didn´t going Jane
c. night film the last did you enjoy?
d. there did have you lunch?
e. camping I enjoy much didn´t the

Write the conversations. WAS and WERE

1. Where / you last night?____ WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?
We/ at home ____ WE WERE AT HOME

2. The party/fun? ________________________________________
yes/ quite fun ________________________________________

3. Where/your teacher last week? __________________________________
He/ on holiday

4. The lecture/ interesting? ____________________________
Yes/very interesting ____________________________

5. You/ meeting this morning? _________________________________
No/in bed _________________________________________________

6. They/ conference yesterday afternoon?___________________________
Yes/there all day ____________________________________________

Regular and irregular verbs. Clasificar.
go-ask-tell-type-scan-text-print-show-read-send-receive-erase-clean-surf-turn on- turn off-pause-zoom-smoke-write-look for-find-search-memorize-underline-pass-fail-teach-learn-photograph-leave-finish-say-open-close-carry-fly-arrive-drink-run-listen to-hear-hand in-share-grow-light-try-put-sell-buy-

5º cuat/TN

Completar con el verbo entre paréntesis, en Simple Present or Present Continuous.

A Trekking Journal

November 12, 1997

Today........ (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs............ (shake) ; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet............. (kill, really) me and my toes ..........(bleed) , but I............ (want, still) to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything........... (be) so different, and I.......... (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I........... (learn) a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I.............. (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I................ (understand, not) much yet, I believe that I................... (improve, gradually) .

I................ (travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He............ (be) a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) ahead of me and............... (complain) that I am too slow. I.............. (do) my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam............ (sit) with the owner of the inn. They .............(discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I ..................(know, not) the real name of the owner, but everybody.......... (call, just) him Tam. Tam ..............(speak) English very well and he .....................(try) to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam .............(say) a new word, Liam.......... (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam............ (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

Poner las palabras en order para obtener preguntas:
1. discussing/they/are?
2. Tam/speak/does/well/very?
3. Nepal/is/nice/a/place?
4.do/learn/quickly/languages/you?
5. are/gradually/improving/they/English/in?

2do CUAT/RR.HH

Hi, guys
I´m sending some excercises in connection with the use of there is/are.
Have it done for next class.
Good luck,
JP
Write there ´s/there isn´t/is there/there are/there aren´t/are there1. Springfield isn´t an old town. …………………………..any old buildings.
2. Look! ……………………………..a picture of your brother in the newspaper.
3. “Excuse me, ……………………………a bank near here ? “Yes, at the end of the block.”
4. …………………………. Five people in my family: my parents, my two sisters, and me.
5. How many students……………………………. In the class? “Twenty”.
6. “Can we take a picture?” “No, ……………………..any film in the camera.”
7. “…………………….. a bus downtown from the airport?” “Yes, every twenty minutes”.
8. “……………………..any problems” “No, everything´s OK”.
9. ………………………nowhere to sit down…………………………….any chairs.
Springfield is a small town. Write sentences using there is/are or there isn´t/aren´t. Use the information below.1. A golf course? NO ……………………………………………………..
2. Any restaurants? YES(A LOT) ……………………………………………….
3. A hospital? YES ………………………………………………………………..
4. A swimming pool? NO ……………………………………………………….
5. Any movie theaters? YES (TWO) ………………………………………………….
6. A university? NO ……………………………………………………………………..
7. Any big hotels? NO ……………………………………………………………

5to Cuat/ESBA/PRACTICE

Buenas,
Les estoy enviando excercises en relación con el Simple Present y el Present Continuous. Trabajen con un diccionario al lado. Lleven hechos e impresos estos ejercicos así los podemos corregir en clase el próximo Miércoles.

Simple Present questions-

Where (you/work) ? ................................


Where (he/be) from? - He's from Hamburg. ...........................


Where (he/work) ? ...................................


Where (they/work) ? .....................................


How long (it/take) you to drive to work in the mornings? .............................


Which university (Tom/go) to? ............................


How much (the book/cost) ? .................................


Why (you/smoke) so much - it's unhealthy? ..........................


Where (they/spend) their weekends? .....................................

SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS ?
En este ejercico tienen que completar con el Simple Present (sólo el verbo co S/ ES o común) o con el Present Continuous ( verb to be(is are am) más el verbo con ING.
1. Every Monday, Sally............ (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work).......... as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John........... (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It............. (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it......... (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you.........(say) because everybody......... (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin.......... (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I............. (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards .............(be, normally ) printed by a company in New York. Their prices.......... (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate............. (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.




Maria's week:

Complete the paragraph with the following verbs: start- have-finish-get-comb-have-get-.Then answer the questions.

"On weekdays, I......... up at half past seven. I............ a shower,...... my hair and ........... dressed. I go to school by car. School........ at a quarter eight. Break is from quarter past eleven quarter to twelve. School.......... at half past two. I ........... lunch at three o'clock"


a. What time does school start?
b. What time does school finish?
c. What time does Maria get up?
d. What does she do first in the morning?
e. What time does she have a break?

5to CUATRIMESTRE/ESBA

Buenas, le estoy enviando ejercitación relacionada con SIMPLE PAST. Durante el fin de semana subiré otros ejercicios en relaión a las unidades 6-9 del libro.
Slds,
JP

Write questions like this:
1. Ask where they went last summer: WHERE DID YOU GO LAST SUMMER?
2. Ask how they travelled:
3. Ask how long the journey took:
4. Ask if they enjoyed thecamping:
5. Ask if they did anything special:
6. Ask where they stayed after camping:
7. Ask how long they stayed in Austria.

Put the verbs in the right order:

a. last you enjoy party did night?
b. like very parties much didn´t going Jane
c. night film the last did you enjoy?
d. there did have you lunch?
e. camping I enjoy much didn´t the

Write the conversations. WAS and WERE

1. Where / you last night?____ WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?
We/ at home ____ WE WERE AT HOME

2. The party/fun? ________________________________________
yes/ quite fun ________________________________________

3. Where/your teacher last week? __________________________________
He/ on holiday

4. The lecture/ interesting? ____________________________
Yes/very interesting ____________________________

5. You/ meeting this morning? _________________________________
No/in bed _________________________________________________

6. They/ conference yesterday afternoon?___________________________
Yes/there all day ____________________________________________