Lemon tree

Hall of Fame

Yeah, You could be the greatest
You ....... be the best
You ............ be the King Kong banging on your chest

You could beat the ...................
You could beat the war
You could talk to God, go banging on his door

You can throw your hands up
You can beat the ..................
You can move a ....................
You can break rocks
You can be a master
Don't wait for luck
Dedicate .................... and you can .................. yourself

Standing in the hall of fame
And the world's gonna know your name
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame
And the world's gonna know your name
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame

You could go the distance
You could run the mile
You could walk straight through hell with a smile

You could be the ...................
You could get the gold
Breaking all the records that thought, never could be broke

Do it…

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St.George's day

Making a crossword:

1. Think about the words (20) that you are going to use.
2. How are you going to distrtibute the letters (words) in the squares.
3. Make clues (sentences, drawings, part of the answer...)

Material:

- A2,  poster board
- Colours, ruler...

Here you can find some activities to know about Saint George's day:

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St. George's Day in the United Kingdom

St George's Day in England remembers St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23, is seen as England's national day. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess.

Celebrate St George's Day

St George's Day used to be a national holiday in England. It is now an observance that is celebrated with parades, dancing and other activities. Flags with the image of St George's cross are flown on some buildings, especially pubs, and a few people wear a red rose on their lapel. Church services on the Sunday closest to April 23 often include the hymn 'Jerusalem', written by the poet William Blake. The words describe a supposed visit to Glastonbury, England, by Jesus Christ during his youth.

Public Life

April 23 is not a public holiday. Schools, stores, post offices, businesses and other organizations are open as usual. Public transport services run to their usual timetables.

About St George's Day

St George was born sometime around the year 280 in what is now Turkey. He was a soldier and rose up through the ranks of the Roman army, eventually becoming a personal guard to the Emperor Diocletian. He was executed for being a Christian on April 23, 303, and is buried in the town of Lod in Israel.
St George is most widely known for slaying a dragon. According to legend, the only well in the town of Silene was guarded by a dragon. In order to get water, the inhabitants of the town had to offer a human sacrifice every day to the dragon. The person to be sacrificed was chosen by lots. On the day that St George was visiting, a princess had been selected to be sacrificed. However, he killed the dragon, saved the princess and gave the people of Silene access to water. In gratitude, they converted to Christianity. It is thought that the dragon represents a certain type of pagan belief that included the sacrifice of human beings.

St George's Day was once celebrated as widely as Christmas. But the celebrations waned by the end of the 18th century after England had united with Scotland on May 1, 1707. In recent times, there has been a push, involving campaigns and petitions, to make the day a public holiday in England.
St George is the patron saint of a number of other places, such as Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Portugal and Russia. He is also remembered in some regional holidays, such as in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada and among the Gorani people who live in a mountainous area in the Balkans and were converted to Islam many centuries ago, but still observe St George's Day. Around the world, a number of days are devoted to St George, including April 23 and dates in November and December of the Gregorian calendar.

Symbols

The most widely recognized symbol of St George's Day is St George's cross. This is a red cross on a white background, which is often displayed as a flag. It is used as England's national flag, forming part of the Union Flag, the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Saint George's cross was originally the flag of the maritime Republic of Genoa. Around 1190, the King of England started paying the Doge of Genoa to protect ships originally from the city of London and the rest of England that sailed in the Mediterranean.
During the crusades in the 1100s and 1200s, English knights used St George's cross as part of their uniform. It has been the official flag of England for centuries, but the Union Flag, a combination of St George's cross, St Andrew's cross and St Patrick's cross, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. Now Saint George's cross is used as a national symbol by fans of the English national football, rugby and cricket teams. At international matches, flags and scarves bearing this cross are worn and people paint it on their faces. It is also has a prominent place on the arms of the City of London and the flags of the city of

Halloween

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How to make Halloween cupcakes Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, you may like to make some spooky cupcakes to share with your friends.

Tom's DINER

TOM’S DINER 

actor - cathedral - coffee – coffee – come - coming – continue - corner – counter - counter - drinking -  does -  finish - hair - hellos – listening - look  - looking - milk  - morning – nice -  paper – reflection - see –- them - train - picnic - watching – window – woman - woman

I am sitting in the ....................... at the diner on the …………..

I am waiting at the………….for the man to pour the …………..

And he fills it only half way and before I even argue

He is looking out the ……………..at somebody ……………….in.

“It is always ……………to see you”, says the man behind the...............

To the …………..who has ……………….in, she is shaking her umbrella

And I ……………the other way as they are kissing their …………

And I’m pretending not to see …………, and instead I pour the………….

I open up the ……………., there’s a story of an ………….

Who had died .while he was……………., it was no one I had heard of

And I’m turning to the horoscope and ………….. for the funnies

When I’m feeling someone …………….me and so I raise my head.

There’s a ………….on the outside looking inside, does she …………..me?

No, she ………….not really see me ‘cause she sees her own……………………..

And I’m trying not to notice that she’s hitching up her skirt

And while she’s straightening her stockings, her ………… has gotten wet.

Oh, this rain, it will …………………… through the morning as I’m …………………

To the bells of the ..............., I am thinking of your voice

And of the midnight ………..once upon time before the rain began

And I ………….up my ……………..and it’s time to catch the.............

• Questions

-         Where is she?

-         What is she doing?

-         What is she thinking about?

-         Who else is in the song? What are these other people doing?

-         Is this a happy or sad song? Why?

EASTERS

Easter traditions

In many countries, when children think of Easter, they think of eggs, rabbits and chicks. But what do these have to do with the Passion of Jesus Christ? Well, nothing at all. The rabbits and the eggs, though associated with the Christian tradition, are actually of pagan origin. In fact, the name “Easter” comes from a pagan goddess, Eostra, who was a deity related to spring and fertility. Her symbol was the hare or rabbit, and this is where the association of Easter and the rabbit begins. Apparently, it was the German immigrants who took the tradition of the egg-laying rabbit to America, being the egg a symbol of the new life that spring brings about.

Easter cupcakes

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The first Sunday of the Holy Week is called Palm Sunday because it was on this day that Jesus entered Jerusalem and was greeted by people carrying palms and olive branches, and it is on the last Sunday, which is called Easter Sunday, that the Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and is the day when most traditions take place. One of these is egg-hunting. Legend has it that the Easter rabbit hides painted or dyed eggs all over the garden, and children must try to find them all. Nowadays, Easter eggs are made of chocolate, and children are also given jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and eggs full of surprises inside.

Jelly beans

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Egg rolling takes place on Easter Monday. In many parts of the UK children roll hard-boiled eggs down a hill, and the winner is the one that takes the egg the farthest or the one whose egg survives! In the USA, the President and First Lady sponsor an egg rolling competition on the grounds of the White House, where children of up to 12 years old take part. This is the only occasion in which tourists are allowed to tread over the White House lawn!

Easter eggs

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Apart from chocolate eggs, people traditionally eat Easter cakes and hot cross buns, which are eaten on Good Friday, the day when Christians celebrate the death of Jesus Christ, and that's why these buns have a white cross on top. There is a famous nursery rhyme that goes:

Hot cross buns,
Hot cross buns,
One a penny,
two a penny
Hot cross buns.
If you have no daughters,
give them to your sons.
Hot cross buns.

A much funnier Easter song is this bunny rap.


If you want to learn more about the history of Easter, I wrote an entry in this blog last year about it.


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