Going places...

Think of any foreign countries you have visited or what countries you would like to visit. in the future. If yo could have a six-month, all-expenses-paid trip around the world, where would you go, what would you like to do? Why?

Visit these websites to make your plans:

This is one of the numerous online world atlases.

The National Geographic magazine's menu of online multiple-choice country quizzes.

The US government's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "World Factbook" with country profiles, maps and flags.

Once you have made your decision, make a short PowerPoint presentation and report back to the class where you have planned to travel.

Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It commemorates Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. Saint Patrick's day was made an official feast day in the early 17th century, and has gradually become a secular celebration of Irish culture.


Read more about this saint/celebration on the Wikipedia here.

Once you are done reading, do the interactive quizzes on this great website. 

What's your favourite TV series ever?

The History of Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine is almost here!

Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil, the famous Pennsylvania weather oracle, announced today that this year, winter is far from over. Legend has it that if a groundhog sees his shadow, winter weather will last another six weeks. No shadow means an early spring is coming.

Watch the whole video and in your own words tell me what you think of this original way of predicting the weather. Is this method reliable according to the survey? Would you believe in such a tradition? (Write a short essay of about 100 words based on your opinion and what you have seen). Use the section "comentarios" for this task.