English International School, Modica: December 2010

Saturday, 25 December 2010

CAROLS FROM KING'S

This carol traditionally opens the Christmas Eve Carol Service at King's College, Cambridge:

Merry Christmas, everybody!

THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS BROADCAST, 2010

SOME ANGLO-SAXON TASTES

Mince pies, mini Christmas puddings and chocolate fancies for students at the school on Thursday:

Then Cathy decided to introduce them to Vegemite:

We hope you all had a good time!

Monday, 20 December 2010

CHRISTMAS WINDOWS AT HARRODS, LONDON

CHRISTMAS WINDOWS IN MELBOURNE

This is how stores decorate their Christmas windows in Australia!

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

CHRISTMAS IS COMING

Here is an old English song:

Christmas is Coming

Christmas Is Coming

Christmas is coming,
The goose is getting fat,
Please put a penny
In the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny,
A ha'penny will do,
If you haven't got a ha'penny,
Then God bless you.

Thursday, 9 December 2010

CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2010

CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2010

You will find the answers at the bottom of this post.

1. What name do we give to the 24th December?

2. What name do we give to the 25th December?

3. And the 26th December?

4. A Christmas religious song is a Christmas - - - - -.

5. The answer to question 4 is the title of a famous book by Charles - - - - - - -.

6. In Britain, Australia, the USA and many other Anglophone countries people often eat roast - - - - - - on Christmas Day.

7. After the meat course people eat a dessert called Christmas - - - - - - - .

8. We send Christmas - - - - - to all our friends, neighbours and relatives.

9. Mince - - - - are traditional Christmas sweet pastries.

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10. At 3 pm on Christmas Day the - - - - - speaks to the British nation and Commonwealth.

11. What name do we give to the 31st December?

12. What name is given to the 31st December in Scotland?

13. What name do we give to the 1st January?

14. According to a famous song, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a - - - - - - - - - in a pear tree."

15. King's College in - - - - - - - - -, UK, hosts a famous Carol Service on Christmas Eve. [Learn more here.]

Image: Andrew Dunn

Quiz answers

1. Christmas Eve 2. Christmas Day 3. Boxing Day 4. carol 5. Dickens 6. turkey 7. pudding 8. cards 9. pies 10. Queen 11. New Year's Eve 12. Hogmanay 13. New Year's Day 14. partridge 15. Cambridge.

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Tuesday, 7 December 2010

A -Z ENGLISH LANGUAGE TIPS

A - Z

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TIPS

Come evitare gli errori più comuni nell'uso della lingua inglese

This publication, based on our years of experience of the most frequent errors made by Italian students of English, is now available to callers at the school for €10.00.

It is available by mail at €10.00 plus postage and packing.

Below is a sample page:

F
1.
Fun is a noun and means enjoyment.
They’re having fun.

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Funny is an adjective and refers to a person or thing that makes you laugh.
He’s funny.

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2.

A farm is una fattoria.
A factory is una fabbrica.

G
Great usually means “fantastic” these days. It does not usually mean “big”. But you can say a great man to mean a man who has achieved a lot.
Churchill was a great man.