Learn Christmas Vocabulary

MAPPLE LEAF LEARNING

Made of

Materials:

• This saucepan is made of metal. Some metals are copper, aluminum, iron, steel, gold or silver.
• This curtain is made of fabric. Some clothes are made of cotton, wool or silk.
• These sticks are made of wood. You can find pine, oak or walnut.
• This toy is made of plastic. 

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the USA. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.




This is a traditional American dinner.


They eat turkey and lots of other food. 
They say thanks for their families, their  luck, their jobs, their health, etc.

Parts of the body

• Hair: pelo
• Eye: ojo
• Nose: nariz
• Shoulder: hombro
• Elbow: codo
• Arm: brazo
• Finger: dedo
• Leg: pierna
• Foot: pie
• Forehead: frente
• Ear: oreja
• Tooth: diente
• Mouth: boca
• Neck: cuello
• Chest: pecho
• Stomach: estómago
• Hand: mano
• Knee: rodilla
• Ankle: tobillo

Bonfire Night

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain.

Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London.

Happy Halloween

• VIRTUAL CARVING PUMPKIN
• WORD SEARCH
• MEMORY
• DORA DRESS UP
• HALLOWEEN SPOOKY SECRETS

Scotland

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. It is in the North of Great Britain. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh while the largest city is Glasgow. This is the Scotish flag.

Important places and facts about Scotland:

• Loch Ness is famous because of the monster.
• Men wear special skirts called "kilts".
• Scotland includes over 700 islands.

Loch Ness

Kilt and sporran

Tea time

British people love drinking tea. At around five o´clock in the afternoon they have a cup of tea with milk, lemon or sugar.
They usually have some biscuits or scones with tea.
In the picture you can see two scones. You can cut the scones in half and spread some jam or butter inside.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Describe your appearance

We use "to be or have got" to describe ourselves:

I´ve got big brown eyes. I´ve got long curly hair.
I´m not very tall.

Where are you from?

Are you from Canada? Are you from Korea?
Watch this video and learn the countries.

PETER PAN

A short story

Water Cycle

RAIN: LLUVIA

SNOW: NIEVE

SLEET: AGUANIEVE

HAIL: GRANIZO

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FIVE SENSES

There are five senses.
I smell with my nose. Example: a rose, pizza, soup.
I taste with my mouth. Example: chocolate, lemon, peppers.
I hear with my ears. Example: music, telephone, car.
I touch with my hands. Example: ball, book, computer.
I see with my eyes. Example: a cat, a river, mountains.

What time is it?

Do you want to practise the time? Here you are!

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Numbers

-teen: (13-19)
thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen.
-ty: (20-90)
twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety.

💯..hundred: (100-900)
one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred, nine hundred.

...thousand: 1,000 ....
one thousand, two thousand,...

🔢EXPLORE BIG NUMBERS: you write numbers and you can see how to write it.

A leprechaun

What is a leprechaun?

It is a type of fairy in Irish folklore. They are little bearded men, wearing a coat and hat. 
They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 
If captured by a human, they often grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom.

Ireland - Saint Patrick´s Day

Ireland is a European country. It is an island in the North Atlantic.

Saint Patrick is one of the Ireland´s Patron Saints. Saint Patrick´s day is celebrated all around the world on the 17th of March.


The most common St Patrick´s Day symbol is the shamrock. It is the leaf of the clover plant and a symbol of the Holy Trinity.
Many people choose to wear the color green and the flag of the Republic of Ireland is often seen in parades. 

Animals on the farm

There are animals on the farm that help us in many ways.

• We get eggs from hens.
• We get honey from bees.
• We get milk from cows.
• We get meat from pigs or chickens.

Play a game to learn about these animals.

Singular and plural

➤La mayoría de los nombres forman el plural añadiendo -s al final: book-books, chair-chairs.
➤Los nombres terminados en s, x, z, ch, sh forman el plural añadiendo -es al final:

• bus-buses
• box-boxes
• dish-dishes
• watch-watches

➤Los nombres terminados en consonante + y forman el plural sustituyendo la y por -ies.

• lady-ladies

➤Los nombres terminados en consonante + o forman el plural añadiendo -es.

• potato-potatoes

➤ Algunas palabras que acaban en -f o en -fe cambian en plural por -ves.

• wife- wives
• shelf-shelves

➤Plurales irregulares: 

man- men      woman-women    child-children    tooth-teeth    foot-feet   
mouse-mice    fish-fish    sheep-sheep   cactus-cacti    

Famous People from History

Roal Amundsen:  He was a Norwegian explorer. He was the first person to travel to the South Pole (1911). In 1926 he was the first expedition leader to the North Pole.

Gustave Eiffel: he was a French engineer. He was born in 1832. He designed the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. He didn´t travel to New York to see the Statue.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: he was born in Salzburg ( Austria) in 1756. He was a composer from the Classical Area. He composed more than 600 works. He played the piano and the violin for kings and emperors. When he was a child he travelled around Europe with his family. 

Shopping

Learn some vocabulary.
Customer (cliente), scale (báscula),trolley (carrito), cash (dinero en efectivo), note (billete), coin (moneda), Department Store (centro comercial). 

How much are the tomatoes? They are £1.25.

Greengrocer´s

Sea animals

Explore the english vocabulary of sea animals.

Games:

• MEMORY GAME ESLGAMESPLUS
• SEA ANIMALS  BRITISHCOUNCIL

Sea animals: octopus, starfish, whale, shark, turtle, seal, jellyfish, seahorse, orca, dolphin.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS.

The Cliffs of Moher

The Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions.

Standing 214m (702 feet) at their highest point they stretch for 8 kilometres (5 miles) along the Atlantic coast of County Clare in the west of Ireland. From the Cliffs of Moher on a clear day one can see the Aran Islands and Galway Bay.

Driving in the Uk

Remember to drive on the left side of the road.

Learn the language. bonnet, boot, windscreen, tyre, bumper, gear stick, mobile, car hire, roundabout, motorway.

Don't speed. The speed limits on the motorways are 60mph (96km/h) for some vehicles and 70mph (112km/h) for cars. 


You can see Oxford Street, London, the U.K. on the left picture.


British English- American English:
Boot- Trunk- maletero
Petrol- Gas - gasolina
Zebra crossing- crosswalk- paso de peatones

Musical Instruments

There are lots of different musical instruments. Can you play an instrument? 

• Percussion family: drums, tambourine or cymbals.
• String family: violin or guitar.
• Brass family: trumpet or trombone.
• Woodwinds family: flute or clarinet.

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017

Chinese New Year 2017 will be on January 28, 2017
It is the most important of the Chinese holidays. It is a time of feasting with the family, celebration, fireworks and gift-giving. It is a 15-day holiday, beginning on the first day of a new moon and ending with the full moon on the day of the Lantern Festival.
In 2017, we will welcome in the Year of the Rooster on 28th January.
Chinatowns in cities like London or New York also celebrate Chinese New Year.

DESERTS

Sahara Desert
• size: 9,400,000 km2
• temperature–
average summer day: 50 ºC
average winter night: 4 ºC
• rainfall: 25 mm / year

Atacama Desert
• size: 105,000 km2
• temperature–
average summer day: 40 ºC
average winter night: –25 ºC
• rainfall: 15 mm / year

Sahara Desert is bigger than Atacama Desert.

Atacama is smaller than Sahara.

Sahara is wetter.

Atacama is drier.

Sahara is hotter.

Atacama is colder.

NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA

A COLD WINTER DAY

It is very cold today. We must wear a hat, mittens or a scarf.

HAT: GORRO   
SCARF: BUFANDA
 MITTENS: MANOPLAS
BOOTS: BOTAS 
WELLIES: BOTAS DE LLUVIA
COAT: ABRIGO
BLANKET: MANTA

Months of the Year

Time for another year. Let´s remember the months with this lovely song.
JANUARY  FEBRUARY   MARCH   APRIL   
MAY   JUNE   JULY   SEPTEMBER   OCTOBER   NOVEMBER   DECEMBER 

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