Shake your English!

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Dress Green, Bring Good Luck to You!

Tomorrow is Saint Patrick's Day. So, Don't forget to wear something GREEN!

Saint Patrick's symbols

Symbols:

Shamrock - The Irish have considered shamrocks as good-luck symbols since earliest times, and today people of many other nationalities also believe they bring good luck.

Leprechaun - A leprechaun is an Irish fairy who looks like a small, old man about 2 feet tall. He is often dressed like a shoemaker, with a crooked hat and a leather apron. According to legend, leprechauns are aloof and unfriendly. They live alone, and pass the time making shoes. They also have a hidden pot of gold!

Color Green - Wearing the color green is considered an act of paying tribute to Ireland. It is said that it also brings good luck, especially when worn on St. Patrick's Day.

Harp - The harp is an ancient musical instrument used in Ireland for centuries. It is also a symbol of Ireland.

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

St. Patrick's Day Quizz

Monday, 14 March 2011

Dublin goes Green for St. Patrick's Festival 2011

This year Dublin City is going green for St. Patrick’s Festival! To celebrate Ireland’s national holiday, they have launched an initiative called ‘Greening the City,’ asking all businesses and venues to turn their lights green to create a city-wide illumination for the duration of the festival (16th to 20th March).

On the 17th, there will be a parade. In honour of Dublin’s UNESCO City of Literature designation the festival parade will bring specially commissioned short story “Brilliant” by Roddy Doyle, to life on the streets of Dublin.

Inspired by the story; Ireland’s finest performance companies will present the chapters in their own style. Marching bands from Ireland and across the globe will animate the streets with their musical mastery as they march through the heart of Dublin city.

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Ireland - Flying through the country

The wearing of the green

Discover Ireland!

May you have the luck to visit this wonderful island of Ireland!
Watch the following video from the Irish Tourism Office and the one on an Irish Dance Group.

SLAINTE!

Five days left until St. Patrick's Day on March 17th

Monday, 7 March 2011

Shake your body! Shake, shake, shake! It's Carnival !

Sunday, 6 March 2011

4th OF MARCH -SCHOOL DAY OF LANGUAGES

Friday, 4th of March 2011! What a great day it was in our school! It just rocked!

All day long something was going on somewhere. Spelling contests involving all the classes, from the 7th to the 12th form, singing and dancing, playing the Trivial of Languages, participating in a lecture about the importance of speaking foreign languages, appreciating the exhibitions of the work done by students in the different language classes and, of course, tasting the delicious foods of Portugal, England, Germany, France and Spain.

What a thrill it was for the teachers to see the joy in the eyes of their students!

And last but not least, a very special thanks to the English Club Staff, who, with their enthusiasm and commitment, greatly contributed to the success of this event.

Here are some photos of this memorable day:

Some members of the English Club staff

Aren't we cute in these T-shirts?
Special thanks to the Parents' Association for having offered them to us.

Spelling contest

Dance Club performance

English Club Sta(rs)ff rehearsing

English Club Sta(rs)ff performing

Exhibitions

Hummmmmm.....

Just having fun

and now the sta(rs)ff perfomances:

             The first video is the follow up of a project based on songs
                       sung by JP Taylor, a singer who uses music to fight for the
                       preservation of planet Earth.
                        The name of this song is "Every living thing".

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Today is St. David's Day!

Sunday, 27 February 2011

St. David and Wales

St David's Day is celebrated in Wales and by Welsh people throughout the world on 1st March. Saint David (known as Dewi Sant in the Welsh language) is the patron saint of Wales. He was a Celtic monk who lived in the 6th Century and was Archbishop of Wales. His influence is shown by the number of churches dedicated to him in Wales.

Have a look at this video on this wonderful and hardly known country.