ENGLISH IS EASY! ENGLISH IS OK!

2012-02-13T10:40:00.000-08:00

HAPPY VALENTINE`S DAY!!!

SOME VALENTINE`S DAY GAMES FOR FUN.

QUEEN`S DIAMOND JUBILEE

2012-02-06T12:03:00.000-08:00

DO YOU KNOW?
The Queen Elisabeth II celebrates 60 years as Monarch in 2012 that means she has reigned(valitsenud) for 60 years.
Queen Elisabeth was born on 21 April, 1926.
She has been the queen since 6 February, 1952.
The longest reigning (pikemalt valitsenud) monarch is queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years.

Here are some questions about the British Royal Family.
TASK!!!!
Pick at least three of these questions to answer.
Be ready to explain them to your classmates.

WE ARE POETS!

2012-01-31T08:28:00.000-08:00

Poems of year 4 students

Year 3 students learned a poem:

TWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDS

SITTING ON A HILL

ONE NAMED JACK AND

ONE NAMED JILL

FLY AWAY JACK

FLY AWAY JILL

COME BACK JACK

COME BACK JILL.

Kirke made up her own verse:
TWO LITTLE WHITE DOGS
SITTING IN AN ARMCHAIR

ONE NAMED TOM

AND ONE NAMED JACK

RUN AWAY TOM

RUN AWAY JACK

COME BACK TOM

COME BACK JACK.

And this is Timmu`s verse:

TWO LITTLE GREY CATS

SITTING IN A TREE

ONE NAMED JAMES

AND ONE NAMED LEE

CLIMB UP JAMES

CLIMB UP LEE

COME BACK JAMES

COME BACK LEE.

OUR GREAT "TONGUE TWISTERS"

2012-01-22T11:08:00.000-08:00

The competition is over and now you can watch and listen to our candidates. Vote for the best tongue twister!!!

I´d like to thank all my nice students who spent their time practising for the competition.

STUDENTS` WRITINGS

2012-01-10T10:48:00.000-08:00

Helen from form 5 wrote about her family:

There are nine family members in my family. My mother, father, brother, sister, granny, grandpa and my second granny and grandpa. We don’t all live together. My father is the strongest in our family. He’s a builder. He can mend many things. My mother is older than my father. She works at school. My brother lives with my father in the countryside. He’s actually the most famous in our family, because he’s been on TV. My sister is older than my brother. She lives in Tartu. She’s very friendly. She’s not as busy as my mother. My granny works at school. She’s a teacher and a librarian. She’s younger than my grandpa. She’s always busy. My grandpa is the oldest in our family. He’s not very strong anymore. My second grandparents live in Elva. My grandpa is always happy. I am the youngest in my family. I’m not very strong, but very busy. I also have a cat. She is very fat and lazy.

Students from form 6 wrote about their hobbies:

Hobby is something that people like to do in their free time. My favourite hobby is acting. Acting class is after school. Acting is fun. I began acting five years ago. I usually act once a week on Tuesday. I am seriously interested in acting. Acting makes me more confident. Acting takes up a lot of my time.

written by Anneli

Some people collect things, but some people do sport.

I have lots of hobbies. My two favourite hobbies are hip-hop and volleyball. Hip- hop is on Tuesdays and on Thursdays. Our trainer Merit is very cool and she makes us laugh all the time. I would like to be the best hip-hop dancer in the world. I began it about 4 months ago. Volleyball is on Mondays and on Wednesdays. I like volleyball very much, because I can do something what I like to do. Me and Helen usually play together, because we are not very good players yet. I like volleyball too and I think that I am better player than before. I began about 4 months ago.

I like sport and dancing very much. Sport is good for your health, because when you don`t relax or watch TV all the time then it isn`t good for your body.

written by Aveli

There are many hobbies in the world. One hobby that my friend has is collecting posters. He has over 100 posters. One of my biggest hobbies is just chilling with my friends. I think that my hobby is the easiest hobby in the world. I think that this hobby is fun because u can be with your friends. I think that every child and teenager in the world likes chilling. This hobby is cool because u can talk with your friends about your fears and dreams and they talk about their fears and dreams. And another thing why I like chilling is that if I feel bad then my friends always make me happy with their jokes. I recommend everyone just chill with their friends. This was my hobby. I hope you liked it.

written by Enriko

My hobby is reading. I do it every day. I borrow books from the library or buy them myself. My favourite stories are scary stories, but I quite like fairy tales. I think reading is not very expencive. I began reading about 5 years ago. My favourite books are written by Astrid Lindgren. I usually read books in the evenings. We have about 100 children books at home. I don`t like thick books very much, but sometimes I read thick books too. My favourite book is „Vana roosa maja“. I enjoy reading very much.

written by Maria

I love dogs very much. I don´t have a dog but my friend has. We play with her dog every weekend.We run, play and do a lot of good things. Her dog´s name is Mustang because he´s a very fast dog. He´s black and he has a white tail. We love him very much. Mustang is very strong, too. He´s only six months old. My friend got Mustang this summer. At first Mustang was very scared but now he´s very brave. He`s not very big. He loves cats very much.

written by Rene

People have a lot of different hobbies. People´s hobbies are collecting stamps, dancing, drawing, singing or reading. I`ve got a lot of hobbies: dancing, drawing, reading, cycling and swimming. But my favourite hobby is hip-hop dancing. I began two or three months ago. I´m not very good at it but I´m learning. I´ve got hip-hop trainings on Mondays and Thursdays. I like hip-hop very much and I enjoy it.

written by Krisete

Some people like sport or collecting something. My hobby is collecting wrestling stuff and I`m interested in playing computer games. My one favourite game is Counter Strike 1.6. I like playing wrestling, too. My other favourite hobby is dodgeball. And I also like swimming. I like jumping into water .

written by Oliver

My hobby is hip-hop dancing but I´m not seriously interested in. I began hip-hop dancing four months ago. I like hip-hop because it`s so interesting. Every day when it is hip-hop training I learn new dance steps. Merit is my hip-hop teacher. Merit is so funny and we laugh all the time when she tells joke.I like drawing, too. I think I can draw very well. I have so many beautiful pictures what I`ve drawn. My mother was a very good drawer when she was young. In summer when I have free time I swim with my friend. I think my hobbies are cool!!!

written by Meija

HAVE A NICE AND WONDERFUL NEW YEAR - 2012.

2012-01-09T14:12:00.000-08:00

In one year there are usually 365 days but the year 2012 is a leap year (liigaasta). That means there are 366 days. This year, the shortest month FEBRUARY has 29 days. Look it up!

WINTER RIDDLE.
What is a RIDDLE? You`ll guess this word quickly if you read the following examples in Estonian:
Mõista, mõista, mis see on: "Käib, käib, aga kohale ei jõua." "Seest siiruviiruline, pealt kullakarvaline."

So, RIDDLE is MÕISTATUS in Estonian.

Here it comes.
WHEN YOU LOOK OUT, YOU SEE IT, BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU CAN`T LOOK OUT.
What is it?

Burstow Primary School

2011-12-23T08:55:00.000-08:00

My dear friends from Burstow Primary School!

Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Katrin and my students

Watch the nice photos of Burstow Primary School

MY DEAR STUDENTS!!

2011-12-23T08:13:00.000-08:00

MAY YOUR CHRISTMAS
BE FILLED WITH WONDERFUL THINGS!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Listen "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"

Small musicians from Konguta School
Click! 1
Click! 2

BRITISH CHRISTMAS - Traditions and Customs.

2011-11-29T14:08:00.000-08:00

Find out how the British people celebrate Christmas.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/day.html

Count down the days to Christmas Day!
From December 1st, you can open a window and something interesting will appear.
Click!!!! Online Advent Calendar

IMPORTANT!!!
On December 15th we`re going to a theatre to watch a ballet "Nutcracker" by P. Tchaikovsky.
Watch a nice part of this play called "Waltz of the Snowflakes"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcxixZjeulE&feature=related

MY FRIEND

2011-11-28T05:40:00.000-08:00

Students from form 4 wrote about their friends.
For larger view click on the text.

The ABC

2011-11-24T06:26:00.000-08:00

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet (tähestik). The first letter is A and the last one is Z. In the English ABC there are no letters with dots or dashes as in the Estonian alphabet (Õ, Ä, Ö, Ü).

TOUR IN LONDON

2011-10-30T08:32:00.000-07:00

Have a look at the 3D pop-up book about sights in London. Click on the page and you can change rotation of it. For further information click on exclamation mark (hüüumärgi peal).
Enjoy and get smarter!

CLICK!!! TOUR IN LONDON

Learn more about English Speaking Countries

CLICK!!!! the UNITED KINGDOM and the USA

POSTING A LETTER

2011-10-08T03:06:00.000-07:00

If you want to send a letter or a postcard you need an envelope and a stamp.
In Estonia we have orange letterboxes and in England they are red and old- fashioned.

Watch the funny video in which Mr Bean is getting into trouble while posting the letter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrVJjBr0w9g

SCHOOL RULES

2011-10-02T12:11:00.000-07:00

Look at the pop-up book and think of the school rules.

CLICK!!!! http://www.zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb02_4e87976477fc0

Add some more rules that seem important for you.

MY SUMMER

2011-09-17T04:48:00.000-07:00

Students from form 6 wrote about the summer. Some of them used their imagination and wrote about a dream summer.
Read and enjoy!

I had a lot of fun in the summer. At the beginning of the summer I made a trip to Hawaii. I really liked swimming in the pool. I stayed there for two weeks. At the end of June I visited my relatives who live in the USA. I hung around with my cousin. She showed me the city , it was so interesting. At the beginning of August my family decided to celebrate my birthday in Island. I enjoyed my birthday so much. The most of the summer I liked to hung around with my cousin in Seattle. I couldn`t believe that it is so big city. I enjoyed my holiday very much.

Written by Krisete

I had a very interesting summer. At the beginning of the holiday I made a trip to the U.S.A. I stayed in a beautiful hotel in New York City. We stayed there for 2 weeks. I saw so many skyscrapers. We couldn`t see any famous actors, but we saw Tyra Banks (she is a supermodel). I had a great time in the U.S.A. In the middle of the summer I visited my friend who lives in Milano. She lives in a big house by the sea. We swam every day. We went shopping and did it almost every day because my friend`s father is so rich. I were in Milano 3 weeks. In August we went to Scotland. We stayed there for a week. We lived in a cozy cottage near Aberdeen. I love Scotland because it is so beautiful there. Before school I just played with my friends.

Written by Aveli

At the beginning of the summer I went to London. There I saw Big Ben, London Eye and the Queen of England. And in London I rode on a double- decker. It was so exciting ride. In July I left London and went back to Estonia. At the end of August I waited for school.

Written by Enriko

I had a very cool summer. At the begining of the holidays I played with my friends. I made a trip to London. I like London. In july I went swimming. I like swimming very much. After that I stayed for two weeks in Viljandi. I visited my granny. At the end of August I went fishing. My summer was very interesting.

Written by Anneli

At the beginning of the summer my friend visited me and stayed for two weeks. We went swimming almost every day. At the first weekend my another friend came over and we had a lot of fun. In the middle of the summer I went Tallinn with my mum, aunt and cousin. In Tallinn we went to the zoo and 5D cinema. We came back by train and we had a lot of fun. Me and my cousin were laughing all the way. At the end of the summer my cousin came over.

Written by Meija Meeli

At the beginning of the holidays I went to a summer camp. It was a three- day- long and very interesting camp. In the middle of the summer I made a trip around Estonia. I swam three times a day. At weekends I helped my mother and went swimming. In July I went to Hansa Days. There were lots of singers and dancers and lots of other people. At the end of August we went shopping and bought some school stuff. My summer was very interesting and busy. I liked summer very much but it was too short.

Written by Maria

BACK AT SCHOOL

2011-09-06T13:44:00.000-07:00

Hello again!
Summer is over and it`s time to start a new schoolyear.
Listen to Owen and Lily from Britain talking about their school.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/kids-talk/owen-talks-about-school
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/kids-talk/lily-talks-about-school
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/kids-talk/how-many-kids-are-there-your-class
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/kids-talk/do-you-school

Now, write about your school.

THE END OF THE SCHOOLYEAR

2011-05-26T04:48:00.000-07:00

Summer is coming soon and it`s time to make summer plans. Summer is the season of long days and hot weather. Our students get a holiday during the summer months. This is a good time to go swimming, fishing or camping, have a picnic or just hang around with friends.

Our graduates Märt, Kelli, Silver and Talmo have made their plans for the summer.

"I`m going to my granny`s. Maybe, I`m going to work. I`m going swimming with my friends."

Kelli

"In summer, I`m going to the Dance Festival in Tallinn. I`m also going to Finland with my classmates. We`re going to visit Fazer. I`m going to visit my uncle in Pärnu and stay there for some days. In summer, I`m going to the work camp in Elva. I think, I`m going to visit my friends, too."

Märt

"First, I`m going to have a rest for a week. Then I`m going to visit my grandparents or friends. I`m going on a trip to Ahvenamaa, it`s a small island near Sweden. I like Sweden and Finland very much. I`m going to my relatives` because they have birthday parties. When holiday ends, I`m going to buy some stuff for school. And I`m going to study more English."

Silver

"My favourite season is summer. This summer I`m going to do a lot of sport. I`m going swimming, camping and gardening. I think I`m going to do a lot of activities."

Talmo

Summer is a good time for animals, especially insects. Some of insects such as butterflies

and fireflies look pretty in the gardens. Unfortunately, others, such as mosquitoes make a tasty treat out of people.

Fireflies

by Evaleen Stein

Look! Look down in the garden how

The firefly lights are flitting now!

A million tiny sparks I know

Flash through the pinks and golden-glow,

And I am very sure that all

Have come to light a fairy ball,

And if I could stay up I'd see

How gay the fairy folks can be!

Watch the video and sing along!

"FIREFLIES" by OWL CITY

HAVE A NICE SUMMER!

QUESTIONS ABOUT TALLINN AND LONDON ZOO

2011-05-02T04:26:00.000-07:00

When was Tallinn/London Zoo founded?
What animal is the emblem of Tallinn Zoo?
When does Tallinn/London Zoo open?
When does Tallinn/ London Zoo close?
On which days is Tallinn/ London Zoo closed?
How much is the entrance fee for an adult inTallinn/ London Zoo?
How much is the entrance fee for a child?
What different parts of the zoo can you visit in Tallinn/London Zoo?
How many different species are there in Tallinn/ London Zoo?
Find Visitor rules and write down one rule which seems to be the most important for you.

LET`S GO TO THE ZOO

2011-04-27T08:07:00.000-07:00

Visit the links about London and Tallinn Zoo.
http://www.loomaaed.ee/index.php?nlan=eng
http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/london-zoo.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXUrdtC7180&feature=related
Take a tour and questions will appear soon.

Be ready to answer!

THE ROYAL WEDDING

2011-04-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

Prince William will marry Kate Middleton on 29 April. The ceremony will take place at am in Westminster Abbey, London.

Prince William is the third eldest grandchild of queen Elisabeth II.

You can watch the ceremony on the Estonian Channel ETV on Friday, 29 April at 11 am.

Visit the following links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFwNZHclMk&feature=player_embedded

http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/

MY FAMILY TREE

2011-04-26T02:13:00.000-07:00

The project is over and you can see well-prepared works.
I`d like to thank all the students from form 3.

FOOD AND DRINK!

2011-02-28T08:11:00.000-08:00

The traditional English breakfast consists of bacon, eggs, mushrooms,sausages, fried bread, baked beans and a cup of coffee. Nowadays, British people is quite busy to have such a rich meal every morning, so they have a bowl of cereals, toast, a glass of juice and a cup of coffee for breakfast.

If you want to know how to make a traditional English breakfast click here:
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-a-traditional-full-english-breakfast

In form 4, students drew and wrote about their breakfast at home.

VALENTINE`S DAY - 14 FEBRUARY

2011-02-13T04:19:00.000-08:00

14 February is important day for those people who want to give a hint that they love, fancy, admire or secretly like somebody. Their valentine cards are either anonymos or funny, and nicknames are often used. The person who recieves the card must guess who it is from.
The most popular presents are red roses, sweets or cuddly toys.
In our school, our students make cards for their schoolmates and teachers. Nice and colourfully decorated cards will be put into the self-created letterboxes which are placed next to the classroom doors. It is always exciting to find out how many friends you have.

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BIRDS

2011-01-25T10:11:00.000-08:00

In form 6, we read a poem "WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?" and talked about birds who live all over Europe and in Estonia. Some birds migrate, some birds stay in Estonia for all winter.

Märt and Silver wrote about two bird species.
Here they come!

Eagle
Eagles are big birds of prey. There are 6 species of eagles in Estonia. And there are more than 60 species in Eurasia and Africa. Compared to other birds of prey eagles are bigger and with stronger body-type. Also, they have a bigger peak. Eagles have large hooked peaks like all birds of prey. They also have an extremely keen eyesight. Eagles have strong muscular legs and powerful talons. Eagles build their nests in tall trees or on high cliffs. Larger chick often kills its younger sibling once it has hatched.
Crow
Crows live on all continents except Antarctic and South-America. There are more than 60 species of Crows. It is known that more than 10 species are extinct, and most of them have become extinct because of human activity. In Estonia there are about 5 species of crows. Crows aren’t very demanding for food and place to live. Many crow species have adapted to human activity. Crows are clever birds. Crows drop bread crusts to water, using them as fish bait. Since antiquity Crows are thought to be smart birds. The same goes to the creation of Estonian people.

Written by Märt

Owls are very beautiful birds. Owls are very big and they live in forests. They sleep in a daytime and hunt at night. They eat mice, rabbits, rats, and other little mammals. The smallest owl is an Elf owl. Largest owl is an Eagle owl. Owls can rotate their heads and necks 270 degrees. They have very big eyes and their heads are usually round. They can see very far. Owl`s eggs are usually white.
Ravens are usually town birds but some ravens live in forests, too. Ravens live in North-America, England, Europe and Russia. Ravens are usually black. They eat trash and other stuff what they find in a city. Ravens have black and little bit golden beak. Ravens fight over food, I have seen ravens fighting. In Estonia there lives a common raven also named a northen raven. Common raven lives up to 15 years. Ravens are highly intelligent. In England there are the Tower of London ravens.

Written by Silver

BIRD QUIZ

Do you know bird names? - Yes, of course you know.
But what about bird names in English?
Do a quiz and bring your answers to me.
The names are given here:
swallow lark starling bullfinch raven cuckoo sparrow robin owl crow

We are illustrators.

2011-01-25T04:58:00.000-08:00

Form 3 illustrated rhymes.

GUESTS FROM SWEDEN

2011-01-22T01:44:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, 20 January Konguta School hosted our good friends from Sweden – Hans and Göran.
They have done a lot to support our school and students. We greatly thank them for that!
As Great Britan, so Sweden is also a kingdom. It is already a kingdom since more than 1000 years.
The Kingdom of Sweden is ruled by the King Carl XVI Gustaf.

This photo shows the Swedish royal family.

Our students sang a Swedish folk song „Uti Vår Hage“ („Blueberry Land“ in English) which is one of the best-loved folk songs among the Swedes. Hans and Göran said, that they used to sing this song in their childhood and they still like it very much.
Now you can listen to different versions of this song.

Sung by a solo artist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUY-zznsQs0
Sung by a mixed choir:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQtdC1k9Trk&feature=related
Sung by a vocal group:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z88qapIgOLg&feature=related

2011 the YEAR OF THE (METAL) RABBIT

2011-01-18T10:59:00.001-08:00

According to Chinese astrology, the year 2011 is "the Year of the (Metal) Rabbit".
It starts on February 3.
This is the year for them who was born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999 or 2011.

If you want to know what animal you are click on this link and figure out.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/chinese-zodiac-zone

2011-01-08T03:27:00.001-08:00

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MY HOBBY

2010-12-21T00:45:00.000-08:00

Written works from the students of Form 6.

All people have a hobby . My hobbies are singing and dancing. I began studying this 6 years ago. I like singing more because it is easy. I dance on Tuesdays and almost every day. I like snowbording, too because I think it’s very cool. My friend likes BMX freestyle. I think it’s very hard for me. I can do rollerblading but I don’t have knee and elbow pads.

Margo

My hobby is playing computer games. I play them about 2 or 3 hours a day. My favourite game is „Sins of a Solar Empire“. It is a space strategy game. You can build space ships and colonize planets there. I have a computer at home. I also play multiplayer browser-based games. My favourite browser-based game is „Nemexia“. It is similar to „Sins of a Solar Empire“ but it is played in browser and it has worse graphics. I sometimes play on my mother´s laptop. But my mother´s computer has Linux so I can’t play Windows computer games there.

Märt

My hobbies are watching TV, BMX freestyle and playing computer games. I watch TV every day, but I don’t play computer games every day. I watch cartoons, films, DVD-s, films about nature, shows and other programmes. I watch TV in the evening , but sometimes in the afternoon, too.

Tiitus

My hobby is making necklaces, earrings and bracelets. I like this hobby.

Kelli

My hobby is doing BMX freestyle. I began doing it two or three years ago. It´s an expensive hobby beacause BMX bikes cost up to 10,000 kroons. I have a BMX. My BMX cost 4000 kroons. I usually do BMX freestyle in summer. I can do tricks in the skatepark and in my garden. My favourite BMX trick is double front flip, but I can´t do it beacause I´m not very good. Pro BMX riders can do double front flip. I like BMX freestyle very much and I want to study more tricks. I think I have to practice more.

Silver

My hobby is wrestling.I began wrestling three years ago. I can wrestle every time I want. I usually play Playstation 2 every day with my friends. My favourite wrestling trick is FU. I would like to have my own wrestling place. My favourite wrestler is Rob Van Dam. My friends` favourite wrestler is Rey Mysterio.

Mattias

My hobby is skateboarding. In summer I skateboard in Elva skatepark. I like skateboarding. It´s a bit dangerous. I skateboard with my friends. I like all kinds of skateboards. I have my own skateboard, it has white wheels and on the back side there is a shark. In winter I take off wheels then I can snowboard. It´s so cool- just like skateboarding on snow. My best friend has a DC skateboard. It´s expensive.My skateboard is not as expensive.I do some tricks and watch skatebording tricks from Youtube. I think I´m quite good at skateboarding.

Kevin

CHRISTMAS

2010-12-15T08:50:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS CONSIST OF THREE DAYS:

CHRISTMAS EVE - 24 DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS DAY - 25 DECEMBER

BOXING DAY - 26 DECEMBER

What is your favourite day at that time?

What do you usually do before Christmas Eve?

What do you usually do on Christmas Eve?

How do you decorate your home?

Who do you usually spend Christmas with?

Write about traditions in your home.

NB! Watch a movie about Mr Bean and how he is preparing for Christmas.

Questions about the movie will appear soon.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR BEAN !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtbJ1Uf-90
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cjGJuDzpIY&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShF6wrqvB08&feature=related

2010-12-15T08:22:00.000-08:00

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CHRISTMAS ACROSTIC POEMS

2010-12-15T07:51:00.000-08:00

C ards are funny
H appy Christmas
R eindeer has got a red nose
I love Christmas
S anta doesn`t ride a bike
T urkey is delicious
M erry Christmas
A nd a Happy New Year
S anta loves children

Created by the fifth-formers

S anta has a red jacket

A reindeer is a Santa`s helper

N ight is full of shiny stars

T housands of children are waiting for Santa

A dwarf brings sweets every night

C andles are lit

L ollies are sweet

A re dwarfs real?

U are like a dwarf!

S tars are beautiful

Created by the sixth-formers

TASK FOR the fifth-formers.

2010-12-07T04:53:00.000-08:00

WHO IS WHO?

DESCRIBED BY AVELI, ENRIKO, KRISETE AND MEIJA-MEELY

She`s got long straight blonde hair and bluish eyes. I think she is slim. She is pretty. I think she is about thirty. I think she is good- hearted and happy.
He hasn`t got any hair. He`s got bluish-green eyes and he wears glasses. He`s got a black beard. I think he`s very friendly.
She is an old woman. She has got short curly grey hair. She is wearing quite big glasses. I think she likes blue colour. I think she is cheerful and good-hearted. She is carrying a handbag. She has got a big smile. She is wearing small earrings. I think she is about sixty or seventy.
She`s got glasses. She`s got short and curly hair. She`s not plump, she`s
tall. She is wearing nice blue clothes. She`s got a nice smile. I think she`s cheerful and about 70 or 80 years old.

HOBBY

2010-12-02T09:37:00.000-08:00

What is a hobby?

"Hobby is an activity which someone does for pleasure when they are not working" (taken from Advanced Learner`s Dictionary of Cambridge.)
"Hobby is something you can do in your free time". ( said by my students from form 6)

A very interesting hobby is collecting things. When I was a cild, I used to collect postcards of kittens and puppies, pocket calendars and sweet wrappers(kommipaberid).

What about you?
What do you collect or used to collect when you were younger?

In the world there are a lot of different collections. Some of them are quite strange or even weird(veider).
For example, some people have collected the bones of dead animals.

TASK!!!!

Write about your collection.

Surf the Internet and find the most unusual things to collect.

Visit these links:

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/14/neatoramas-guide-to-25-of-the-strangest-collections-on-the-web/

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/2133-weird-collections

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1627635/hobbies_weird_and_gross_collections.html

The European Union for the sixth-formers.

2010-11-21T05:47:00.000-08:00

Countries, nationalities, languages.

We are Estonians. We live in Estonia. Our mother tongue is Estonian.

How many countries belong to the European Union (the EU shortly)?
http://europa.eu/about-eu/member-countries/index_en.htm
When did they join?
http://europa.eu/abc/panorama/whatdoes/index_en.htm#continent
The European Flag
http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/emblem/index_en.htm
The European Anthem (hümn)
http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/anthem/index_en.htm

WORLD RECORDS

2010-11-18T09:15:00.000-08:00

Learn through the interesting facts!!!
It`s worth to try out!
CLICK!!
World Records, by Vķctor Gayol
Find this and other comparatives/superlatives exercises in English Exercises .org

Musicians from Great Britain and Ireland. Form 6.

2010-11-02T05:07:00.000-07:00

As we talked about musicians and composers coming from Great Britain in today`s music lesson, I`d like you to listen to some nice songs of Sting and Enya.
TASK:
Pick one song and translate at least one verse (salm) of the song into Estonian.

STING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flWP28y2cyw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSsy9jX3io

ENYA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cj9yez4n00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZGpUq1OZW0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYL3uhYv48

HALLOWEEN

2010-10-30T05:16:00.000-07:00

glitter-graphics.com
Halloween is on 31st October.
It's an old festival.
Halloween comes from Scotland and Ireland.
The name „Halloween „ means the day before All Saints` Day.
In the past people believed that ghosts came back to Earth(planeet Maa) on this day.
Today many people around the world celebrate this old festival.
People dress up in costumes and make a noise for Halloween.
People have parties and tell spooky stories about witches, skeletons, bats and ghosts.
People put a lantern outside their house to be friendly to the spirits.
A Halloween lantern is made from a pumpkin.
At Halloween people play a game called „Trick or Treat“.
Tricks are jokes and treats are sweets.

Guess Halloween words.

a woman with magical powers who flies on a broom
a big pot in which witches cook their meal
a witch`s pet, usually black in colour
a monster that has fangs(kihvad), drinks blood and sleeps in a coffin
a box where vampire sleeps
a small animal that likes to weave a web

I`m looking forward to your answers !!!

WORLD ANIMAL DAY

2010-10-06T09:32:00.000-07:00

World Animal Day is celebrated (tähistatakse) each year on 4 October all over the world. It started in Italy more than 70 years ago.

On that day, we talked and wrote about cuddly toys - teddy bears.

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TEDDY BEARS come from America.

The name Teddy Bear comes from the former president of the USA Theodore Roosevelt, whose nickname (hüüdnimi) was `Teddy`.

Teddy bears are more than 100 years old.

Teddy bears are very popular. There are Teddy bear shops, museums, festivals in the world.

In this photo you can see the fourth- formers with their teddies.

My teddy bear is big. It is soft. My teddy bear is brown with a black nose and brown eyes. My teddy bear is two and a half years old. His name is Vessel. He`s wearing a red bow tie and a grey shirt. I got my teddy bear when I was ill. He usually sits on the sofa in the living room.

Written by Helen

My teddy bear is big. She is white and black. She is a panda. She is two years old. Her name is Lissa. She is wearing a red bow tie. I got my teddy bear for my birthday.

Written by Marili

My teddy bear is big and soft. He is brown all over. His name is Paul Frank. My bear is one hundred years old. He is wearing a bow tie, a red hat and blue dungarees.

Written by Taimar

My teddy bear is big. She is soft. My teddy bear is brown. My teddy bear`s name is Hannah. She is wearing dungarees and a bow tie. I got my teddy bear for Christmas. She is sitting on the sofa in my home.

Written By Marianne

SOMETHING INTERESTING!

2010-09-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

There are several differences between American and British English. Let`s find out.

Pants or trousers?
Chips or crisps?
Films or movies?
Biscuits or cookies?
Fizzy drinks or soda?

Sometimes it`s so confusing(segadust tekitav).
Watch the video and you`ll find out.
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/how/how-understand-differences-between-british-and-american-english

HELLO AGAIN, MY STUDENTS.

2010-09-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

I WISH YOU ALL A SUCCESSFUL NEW SCHOOL YEAR!!

In today`s English lesson in form 6 we discussed the school rules.
Here is TOP 5 of the rules:

In the classroom you should not to talk when your teacher is talking.
You should always bring the things you need for each lesson (pens, diaries, books, workbooks etc. - jne.)
You must switch off mobile phones in class.
You must arrive before 8 a.m. and be punctual (täpne) for all lessons.
You must not run in the corridors or on the stairs.

TRIP TO SPAIN

2010-06-10T12:14:00.000-07:00

Our former student, Otto sent me a letter about his Comenius trip to Spain, which he made with his schoolmates.
At present Otto is studying in Rannu Secondary School.
Thank you very much for sharing your exciting moments abroad.

Otto`s letter:
Hello! My name is Otto and i would like to tell you a little tale about my trip to Spain.It all started on a sunny morning, about 7:30 am. We went to Riia's National Airport, where I had my first airborn with a plane. It was Boeing 737-800 (don't know, if its necessary, but its the closest thing i remember, to the planes details). There i made my first mistake: i ordered a 150 ml fanta and a cheese burger, it cost 6.80 euros (about 105 kr.).We arrived in London Stanstead airport, where we had our first problem: the ashcloud blocked the airline to Girona Barcelona, so we needed somewhere to stay for the night. We found the perfect place. Some hostel, named "Uha". I got my private room, where the others had to sleep in the rooms of 6.In the mornign we had the famous, English Breakfest. The strangest thing was, that if i wanted to have a bacon, i had to dry it from the grease, before i put it on my plate.We started our sightseeing with the Tower Bridge, then we went to see the Tower of London, after that we saw the Big Ben, then the famous Saint Paul's Cathedral. Some of us had a chance to ride the London Eye, while some of us (like me) waited them to give us the tickets to the 3D cinema.The next night we had to sleep on the cold floors of the airport, i broke my back at least 10 times, before i could stand up from my disturbing slumber.About 7:00 am, the plane left to Girona Barcelona's National Airport. We arrived about 10:00 am and after that we saw our hosts. We put out bags into a VERY small car (we had trouble loading it) and went on the beach for some sunbathing and swimming.After that was a BIG party, where all danced and had a good time, except for me, because i can't dance in the night clubs of such sort. I felt a little sad about thta, so i went home (their home) and had a good night sleep.In the morning we went sightseeing. Dont exactly remember where, but you get the picture.The last night i remember iven the smallest details, because i had a very good time. Thats all I can tell you about the night, because its classified.The next morning we went straight to the airport and flew straight home (well we had to stay at London Stanstead Airport too). We arrived in Rannu about 1:00 am and i got home about 1:30 am. I was tired and went straight to bed.This was my trip to Spain, but theres much more to talk about this trip, than i wrote here, so dont wait for the little details about this trip.

SOMETHING FOR SUMMER!!!!

2010-06-04T14:36:00.000-07:00

If you are fond of nature and interested in everything that surrounds you every day, visit this link.
You`ll find interesting games about wildlife, climate change(kliima muutus), energy, waste, water, enviroment and some more.
How good are you at reusing and recycling things?

Let`s learn together how to change the world better.

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/index.cfm
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/category/general-themes/environment

LAST WEEKS IN KONGUTA SCHOOL

2010-05-21T01:31:00.000-07:00

For Eleri, Ranor, Piia, Ljuda, Karl-Erik, Liis-Mirjam, Daniel, Tamer and Tom these three weeks are last in Konguta School. Next autumn they will be the students of other schools.
Now it`s time to look back and remember all the things we have done together.

Read about what the sixth-formers think of Konguta School:

I like Konguta School because it is very cosy, small and friendly. There are six classes in our school and 55 students. Here are good and helpful teachers. We have travelled a lot. We have been to camps, the islands and other places of Estonia. We are going on a school trip to Hiiumaa next week. The students of Konguta School are smart and peaceful.

Konguta School is very modern but small. The teachers of Konguta are very active, smart and helpful. I like to help other children and teachers.

I like Konguta School because it`s small and I have many friends in here. I like to learn here because we have small classes and we have a nice media room where we can use laptops. We can also use the Smart board in our lessons. Teachers in our school are mostly nice but sometimes they are mad.

I like Konguta School because it`s cosy. It is beige and blue. We have a large gym. This is my favourite school. I live near my school and it takes a little time to get here. Here are good teachers. My favourite lesson is English because I can learn a lot of new words.

There are always many exciting things to do in our school. We have travelled a lot and we always can take part in interesting events.

EAST OR WEST, HOME IS BEST!

2010-05-21T00:14:00.000-07:00

What is the best place in the world? - Home, of course.

Here are some English proverbs(vanasõnad) about home:

Home is where the heart is.

There is no place like home.

An Englishman's home is his castle.

In your home there are several rooms - living room, bedroom, dining room, kitchen. But the cosiest room is definitely your own room. The room where you can be alone and do whatever you want to.

The students from form 4 wrote and made a plan of their own rooms.

In my room there is a bed in the corner. There is a carpet in the middle of the room. I like to play on it. My room has one window. When I sit at my desk, I can look out of it. My favourite toys are in the chest of drawers and in the cupboard. On the cupboard there is my TV. My room is lovely and cosy.
Aveli

In my room there is a carpet in the middle. There is a bed in the corner of my room. There is a desk by the window. On the desk, there is a lamp and my laptop. Krisete

This is my future room. My future room is like a house. There are three rooms in my big room. In one room I can study, in the other room I can sleep and in the third room I can have a shower. I like my future room. Enriko

In my room there are books on my desk. There`s a lamp on the cupboard. There`s a rug in the middle of the room. My bed is opposite the cupboard. Anneli

My room is next to the living room. In my room there are two beds and one wardrobe. Next to the bed there is a desk. The TV is opposite my bed. I like my room. Maria

LET`S STUDY THE WEATHER!!

2010-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

What`s the weather like today?

Is it sunny, cloudy, rainy or even stormy?

What was the weather like yesterday?

Listen to the weather report on TV or radio. Read reports in newspapers.

Cut out the weather report from the newspaper and take it to school. Let`s study together.

But first, try these nice tasks about the weather.

CLICK!

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/language-games/matching/weather

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/node/1051

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/play-with-friends/quiz-weather

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/practise-listening/weather-maze

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/practise-listening/whats-the-weather

"THREE LITTLE KITTENS"

2010-04-28T12:15:00.000-07:00

Watch the video!!

It`s a short play we presented in the theatre festival, Elva.

CLICK!!!!

http://sinilind.elva.ee/video/konguta2.html

WHAT WE HAVE DONE.....

2010-04-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

In form 4 we talked and wrote about favourite seasons. Some students created nice spring acrostic poems.

......I like summer because I like the sun and swimming. I can play with my friends because it`s a holiday. Maria

......I like spring very much because my birthday is on 22nd April. I love catkins, they are lovely.

Meija-Meely

.....My favourite season is summer because then children don`t go to school. In summer there are so many beautiful flowers. I can pick them and put in the vase. Aveli

....I like summer. I enjoy the bright sun. I go to the countryside for my holiday. My and my father`s birthday is in summer. We all love birthday parties.

Ester

Marianne, Helen and Taimar from form 3 wrote and drew about their favourite animals.

LETTER FROM LONDON

2010-04-06T07:16:00.000-07:00

In today`s English lesson the sixth-formers wrote a letter. They had to pretend that they are in London and send a letter to their friend writing about famous sights in London.

The most famous sights they wrote about were:

Buckingham Palace

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/london/buckinghampalace.htm

St Paul`s Cathedral

Tower of London

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTEST

2010-04-05T08:04:00.000-07:00

On March, 31 Märt, Silver and Mattias from form 5 took part in the English Language Contest in Tartu.
Our smart boys came fifth (5th)in this competition. WELL DONE!!!
They had to solve 8 different tasks. Some of these tasks were easy but some were quite tricky for our boys.

Some examples from this contest. Can you solve them?

What do we call the fast food from big burger companies?

A small vehicle with metal blades under it, built for racing down tracks covered with ice. What is it?

How did Puss in Boots win a fortune for his master?

Where and when is Waitangi Day celebrated?

How do you know carrots are good for your eyes?

When did these kings and queens reign? Henry VIII, Elisabeth I, Elisabeth II, William I, Victoria.

NB!!! If you want to learn more about British kings and queens, visit this link:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/kings.htm

William I, the Conqueror (tuntud ka nimega William Vallutaja) reigned(valitses) from 1066 to 1087

King Henry VIII ( tuntud ka selle poolest, et tal oli 6 naist). He was a father of Elisabeth I.

He reigned from 1509 to 1547.

Queen Elisabeth I reigned from 1558 to 1603.

Queen Victoria (kõige kauem valitsenud kuninganna. Tema valitsusaeg kestis 64 aastat!) reigned from 1837 to 1901.

Queen Elisabeth II is reigning now since the year 1952.

APRIL FOOL`S DAY

2010-03-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

In the United Kingdom, April 1st is called "April Fool`s Day". On that day people play tricks on each other for fun.

In Estonia we call this day "Naljapäev". This day is full of humour and tricks. You can even play tricks on you teachers. I`m sure they won`t become cross.

The most common joke is to say: "Look, there`s a pig flying in the sky!"

You can tell about a trick you have played on somebody.

Dear Hans Berg!

2010-03-20T07:47:00.000-07:00

On your birthday we wish you much pleasure and joy;

We hope all of your wishes come true.

May each hour and minute be filled with delight,

And your birthday be perfect for you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Form 6: Ljuda, Liis-Mirjam, Piia, Kerli, Eleri,

Tom, Karl-Erik, Tamer, Daniel, Ranor-Max

ST PATRICK`S DAY

2010-03-17T10:15:00.000-07:00

For Irish people March, 17 is an important day - it`s the feast(püha) day of St. Patrick -the patron saint (kaitsepühak) of Ireland.

The symbol of Ireland is the SHAMROCK( ristikhein).

In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch(kimp) of shamrocks on their jackets or caps.

Children wear orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons(linte) in their hair.

In Dublin (the capital of Ireland), there is a huge St. Patrick’s Day festival from March 15-19.

A parade, family carnivals, treasure hunt, dance, theatre and more interesting things are held during this time.

2010-03-11T00:23:00.000-08:00

THE UNION JACK...

....is the flag of the United Kingdom. It was first used in 1801. It consists of the flags of England, Scotland and Ireland. It has the red cross of ST.George of England, the white cross of St. Andrew of Scotland and the red cross of St. Patrick of Ireland.

On the flag of Wales there is the red dragon.

British money is the pound, which is divided into one hundred pence.

The pound symbol is £

How to write and how to say. For example: £300 - three hundred pounds.

There are £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p coins.

PLAY MONEY GAMES!!!

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-money.htm

London is a very big city. More than 7.5 million people live in London. The streets in London are long and narrow. The buildings are not high. Many people live in terraced houses (ridaelamud)which are made of red bricks(tellistest) and have red roofs. The centre of London is called "the City". Not many people live in the centre, only businessmen go to work there.

Terraced house in London

PLAY HOUSE GAMES!!!
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-homes.htm

ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

2010-03-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

The Nightingale and the Rose.

2010-02-25T05:25:00.000-08:00

After reading and listening to this beautiful and a bit sad story, the children had to do some tasks. Some of them drew nice pictures, some wrote about their first impressions.

Also, we listened to a song "The Magic of Love"

The lyrics of this song:

THE MAGIC OF LOVE

Chorus: What is this magic
That makes the world go ROUND
Feel it with your senses.
Can you hear its SOUND?

Hear it in your mother`s voice
When she sings a LULLABY.
Feel it when your father`s home
And lifts you to the SKY.

See it when your friends are sad,
Or feeling BLUE.
Feel it when you want to help
But don`t know what to DO.

Chorus

You can get it or give it,
But don`t ask its PRICE
What is it? It`s LOVE,
And it`s really NICE!

NB!NB! TASK FOR the 5TH AND 6TH FORMERS!!!!

Try to translate these words into Estonian.

Nice drawings from our students:

Life in the year 2035

2010-02-16T04:40:00.000-08:00

Have you ever dreamed of living in the future?
Our 6th-formers have. Ljuda, Ranor, Karl-Erik and Liis-Mirjam wrote about their dreams.

In 2035 I `ll be 35 years old. I `ll live in a big house. It will be in Tartu.
I`ll probably have a son. I think my son will like cars. I`ll buy a car for him that is broken. Then he`ll mend it all the time. I think I`ll have a beard. I hope my son will be smart and he won`t have any troubles at school.

I think I`ll see many interesting sights. My present family won`t live with me. I think I`ll be a teacher. I think I won´t live in Estonia. My home will be big and beautiful and my children will live with me. I´ll probably have two houses and three children. My hobby will be snowbording and skiing. My holidays will be great because I`ll go to Hamburg. I think my mother will live in Hamburg and I`ll visit her.
I´ll buy three cars. I think I´ll enjoy living at that time.

In 2035 I `ll be 37 years old . I think I’ll be married at that time. I think I `ll have two children and some grandchildren. My home will be big, with a big garden. I `ll have a three –storey house. On the ground floor I `ll have nine rooms. On the first floor I `ll have five rooms and on the second floor I `ll have two rooms. I love teaching and I think, in the future I’ll be a teacher. On holidays, for example on birthdays all my family will be at home and have a party together.

In 2035 I´ll be 38 years old. I think I´ll be married at that time. I´ll probably have two children. My wife will be a famous musical artist. My home will be on the moon. The nearest shop will be 235 miles far. So the shop will be on another planet called Venus. I´ll be an inventor. I´ll invent flying cars. On holidays I`ll have a rest on the planet Earth. I´ll swim in the ocean. I think the year 2035 will be much interesting than today.

2010-02-13T09:55:00.000-08:00

A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD!

Chinese New Year is celebrated in many countries around the world. Each new year is named after one of twelve animals. 2009 was the year of the ox. 2010 is the year of the tiger. People born in the year of the tiger are good leaders. They are intelligent, generous and calm. But they can also get very angry quickly - so watch out!

21st Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, 12-28 February
How well do you know winter sports in English?

ALPINE SKIING - MÄESUUSATAMINE
BIATHLON - LASKESUUSATAMINE
BOBSLEIGH - KELGUTAMINE
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - MURDMAASUUSATAMINE
CURLING - JÄÄKEEGEL
FIGURE SKATING - ILUUISUTAMINE

FREESTYLE SKIING - FREESTYLE SUUSATAMINE

ICE HOCKEY - JÄÄHOKI

SKI JUMPING - SUUSAHÜPPED

SNOWBOARD - LUMELAUASÕIT

SPEED SKATING - KIIRUISUTAMINE

What is your favourite winter sport?

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

VALENTINE`S DAY PARTY IN LUUNJA SECONDARY SCHOOL

2010-02-11T07:54:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday, 10 February Aveli, Maria, Meija, Enriko and Oliver from form 4 went to Luunja where Valentine`s Day Party took place.
It is a traditional annual event where students from different schools from Tartu county gather together to have a party.
This year students from Elva, Rannu, Rõngu, Ülenurme, Kavastu, Kõrveküla, Konguta and Luunja participated in.
The day was dedicated to the British Isles, so each school had to present songs or stories coming from these areas and also introduce their school.
Our students presented a nursery rhyme "Three little kittens".

Look at this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-x59pSEUs0

After the performance, the students played, sang, drew and had a snack while the teachers were taking a tour in the schoolhouse.

Thank you very much for inviting us, Luunja!
Thank you Aveli, Meija, Maria, Enriko and Oliver for being such brave and well-behaved students!

2010-02-07T12:32:00.000-08:00

NB!NB!
The last part of this fairy tale!
Read through the whole story once more and be ready for the reading test.
Your comments are expected:
Did you like this story? Was it happy or sad? Who were the chararcters? Who was your favourite character? Why?

12.
"I don`t want a red rose anymore," the beautiful girl said.
"Another young man brought me some jewels. I will dance with him at the Prince`s party."
Then, she threw the red rose away and left.
"Why was I so stupid?" said the young man.
"A rose is nothing! Love is nothing!"
He stepped on the rose and walked away.
And neither the beautiful girl nor the young man knew how the nightingale gave its life for one red rose.

NEW WORDS:

JEWELS - JUVEELID, KALLISKIVID
STEP - ASTUMA

2010-02-01T08:27:00.000-08:00

11.
In the morning the young man came into the garden.
He saw the red rose.
"Wonderful! A red rose!" he said.
"Now my love will dance with me!"
He picked the red rose and ran out of the garden.

The young man gave the red rose to the beautiful girl.
"Here is a red rose. The most beautiful rose in the world! Please wear it on your dress tonight.
I want to dance with you," he said.
The beautiful girl looked at the red rose in her hand, but she didn`t look happy.

2010-01-31T07:51:00.000-08:00

10. The nighingale sang its most beautiful song about love. It pressed itself against the thorn. The pink rose turned red! A beautiful red! The nightingale sang more quietly. Its eyes closed. And it fell to the ground. "The little nightingale is dead," cried the rose tree. "It is dead for one beautiful red rose."

VALENTINE`S DAY IS COMING!!

2010-01-31T00:26:00.000-08:00

glitter-graphics.com
Our students from form 4 are invited to the Valentine`s Day Party to Luunja Secondary School on 10 February at 12 o`clock.
We have to introduce our school and prepare a short song or play coming from Great Britain.
We are looking forward to taking part in.

2010-01-27T05:19:00.000-08:00

9.
The nightingale pressed itself onto the thorn.
It sang even more beautifully.
Soon, the white rose turned pink.
"Press harder" Come closer," said the rose tree.
"Only the blood from your heart can make the rose red."

8.
That night, when the moon was up, the nightingale flew to the rose tree.
It pressed itself against a thorn and began to sing.
As the nightingale sang, a white rose grew.
"Press harder!" Come closer," said the rose tree.
"The sun will come up before the rose is red."

7.
"I must die for one rose, "said the nightingale.
"But love is better than life. The young man can dance with the girl he loves."
The nightingale flew around the garden. It was happy.

The young man saw the nightingale. He heard its beautiful singing.
He liked its music but he thought it wasn`t useful.
"The nightingale sings a beautiful song but only for itself. It doesn`t help anyone! It only sounds beautiful."

2010-01-27T05:09:00.000-08:00

6.
The nightingale couldn`t find a red rose.
It flew to the last rose tree in the garden.
"Give me a red rose and I will sing for you,"it said.
"I`m sorry, nightingale. My roses are red but winter was very cold, and now I don`t have any."
The nightingale was very sad.
"I only want one red rose. Help me, please!"
The rose tree said, "I know how to get a red rose, but iti is very sad way."
"Tell me! Tell me," said the nightingale.
"You must sing a beautiful song. You must press yourself onto one of my thorns. You must sing all night. Your blood will make one red rose grow."

NEW WORDS:

PRESS- VAJUTAMA
BLOOD - VERI
GROW - KASVAMA
THORN - OKAS

2010-01-27T04:59:00.000-08:00

5.

The nightingale didn`t laugh.
It wanted to help the young man.
The nightingale liked to sing about love.
It flew to a rose tree and said,
"Give me a red rose and I will sing for you."
But the tree said, "My roses are white."
The nightingale flew to another rose tree.
"Give me a red rose and I will sing for you!"
"I`m sorry, little nightingale, " said the rose tree.
"My roses are yellow."

2010-01-21T10:47:00.000-08:00

4.
"Why is he crying?" said a green lizard.
"Why is he sad?" said a red and yellow butterfly.
"Why is he unhappy?" said a daisy to the grass.
"He is crying for a red rose," the nightingale told the garden.
"For a red rose?" said the lizard. He started to laugh.

NEW WORDS:

LIZARD - SISALIK
DAISY - KARIKAKAR

2010-01-21T10:36:00.000-08:00

3.
The nightingale sang a beautiful song
while the young man looked
in every corner of the garden.
But he couldn`t find a red rose!
"All I want is one red rose!
One red rose and my love will dance with me!
Where, o where I find a red rose?"

2010-01-17T03:05:00.000-08:00

2.
The beautiful girl left the garden and the young man began to look for a rose.
He looked at all the rose trees but he couldn`t find a red rose.
He started to look sad.
The nightingale saw him and started to sing.
"This handsome young man should not look so sad. I will sing a song to make him happy again."

READ ALONG

2010-01-15T13:53:00.000-08:00

Fairy tale written by Oscar Wilde
THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE

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Every day will appear a short part of this lovely tale.

New words:

NIGHTINGALE - ÖÖBIK
A HANDSOME YOUNG MAN - NÄGUS NOORMEES
TOMORROW - HOMME

1.
One day, a nightingale in a tree heard a beautiful girl and a handsome young man talking in a garden.
"I like you very much, young man. But I will dance with you at the Prince`s party tomorrow if you bring me a red rose."
"A red rose?" said the young man.
"All right! I will find one."

THE YEAR OF READING

2010-01-15T13:34:00.000-08:00

In Estonia, the year 2010 is announced to be the year of reading.

Reading is enjoyable(nauditav), thrilling and gives us a lot of knowledge.

Reading is a superb and cheap pastime(ajaviide).

You can borrow books from your school library or your friends.

When you open a book you`ll get into a new and exciting world.

I hope you`ll read a lot of books in Estonian but why not to read some stories in English as well.

HAVE A NICE READING EXPERIENCE!!!

The year 2010

2010-01-11T06:34:00.000-08:00

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Hello again and a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

If you look out of the window you can see a real winter around us. It`s like a nature`s masterpiece. (looduse meistriteos).

New winter words:

ICICLE - JÄÄPURIKAS

FROST - HÄRMATIS

FREEZE - PAKANE, JÄÄTUMA

BLIZZARD - LUMETORM

SNOWFLAKE - LUMEHELVES

SNOW FORT - LUMEKINDLUS

Thick and soft snow falls to the ground.

Icicles hang from the roof.

Ice covers ponds and lakes.

Children make snowmen, snow angels, snowballs and snow forts when it snows.

2009-12-21T08:54:00.000-08:00

Long, cold, winter evenings are the perfect time to enjoy some Christmas stories. You are going on a winter holiday and I`d like you to read through these two lovely stories in your free time.

STORIES:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/christmas/stories/nutcracker/

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/stories/gingerbread.htm

WISHING YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

CINEMAGOING - NEW MOON

2009-12-21T08:17:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday, the 6th and 5th formers went to the cinema in Tartu. We watched the film "New Moon".

Our first impressions:

I liked this film because it was interesting and a bit scary. I liked Bella best because she was a brave and good-hearted girl.

Ljuda

I liked this film because it was full of actions. I liked Alice best because she was helpful and a bit grazy. I think she was the best actress of this film.

Ranor

I liked this film because it was awesome and exciting.

Karl-Erik

I liked Edward best because he was handsome and brave.

Eleri

I liked Jacob best because he was a werewolf. He was very brave and strong.

Tamer

I liked Jacob best because he always helped Bella.

Liis- Mirjam

2009-12-16T11:28:00.000-08:00

JOKE OF A DAY.

Knock, knock!
Who`s there?
Mary.
Mary who?
MARY CHRISTMAS.

SOMETHING FOR BOYS - CHRISTMAS BEATBOX!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwrG9NUlL3M&feature=player_embedded

Ester, Aveli, Meija and Maria from form 4 wrote about their friends.

2009-12-09T00:56:00.000-08:00

Questions to Santa Claus

2009-12-08T08:25:00.000-08:00

Children from all around the world wait for Santa Claus every year. What do you know about this best -loved man?
If you click on this link you can find answers to all your questions.
http://www.northpole.com/Den/Q&A/santa.asp

2009-12-04T05:22:00.000-08:00

It`s the most exciting time of the year now - CHRISTMAS WAITING TIME!!!

If you want to know much more about Christmas in Britain click this link and study:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/day.html

Read about how English children celebrate Christmas Day:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/kids.htm

NB!NB!NB!
ADVENT CALENDAR 2009

What is "advent"? It is a time of waiting for the arrival of Christmas.

Look at the Advent calendar 2009. Every day you can click on one date and find a lot of interesting activities, things to print out and short funny videos hidden behind this date.

Enjoy your christmas waiting time!

Click!!!

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/advent_calendar_2009.htm

2009-11-17T05:25:00.000-08:00

Have you read books written by Stephenie Meyer "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse"(varjutus) yet? Maybe you have seen a film "Twilight"?
It`s a story about the deep friendship between a vampire boy and an ordinary girl.
The Twilight saga goes on and a film "New Moon" is coming to Tartu next week.
You can read more about this film and watch the trailer of this film.
http://www.cinamon.ee/?id=40&detail=CI00000251
http://www.twilightthemovie.com/

GREETINGS FROM PORTUGAL

2009-11-17T04:32:00.000-08:00

Our former student, Hanna-Liisa spent a week in Portugal with her schoolmates. She sent us a lovely postcard with warm greetings. If you want to read what Hanna-Liisa wrote, click on the postcard.
Thank you, Hanna.

2009-11-10T04:57:00.000-08:00

Some students from for 5 wrote about our homeland-ESTONIA.
I`d like to thank Märt and Kevin. Here are some sentences from their texts.

The capital of Estonia is Tallinn. Estonia is to the south of Finland. Estonia is a very small country. Estonia has many small lakes and rivers but there are no high mountains.. The national bird of Estonia is the swallow.
Written by Kevin

The people in Estonia speak Estonian, so my mother tongue is also Estonian. There are many low hills but no high mountains. The highest hill in Estonia is Suur Munamägi-318 metres high. There are lots of forests in Estonia. Pines, spruces, and birches grow here. Estonia has too few national parks. The Estonian flag is blue, black and white.
Written by Märt

2009-10-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

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1. Halloween is traditionally celebrated on the night of 31st
October, the night before All Saint’s Day. TRUE
2. In England Halloween was called ‘All Hallow’s Eve’.TRUE
3. On Halloween night all evil spirits stayed at home. FALSE. ALL THE EVIL SPIRITS WENT OUT TO HAUNT PEOPLE.
4. Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic holiday and the name
‘Halloween’ means ‘Winter’s End’. FLASE. IT MEANS "SUMMER`S END"
5. In past times people put lamps or lanterns outside their houses
to keep away evil spirits.FALSE. THEY WANTED TO BE FRIENDLY TO THE SPIRITS.
6. People believed that witches, ghosts and goblins went around
at night looking for a living body!TRUE.
7. On Halloween people dressed up as ghosts and witches so
that the spirits would not steal their body!TRUE.
8. Nowadays people put pumpkins with faces in their houses.FALSE. THEY PUT PUMPKINS OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSES.
9. The pumpkin is sometimes called the ‘Jack-o-lantern’.TRUE.
10. ‘Trick or treat’ is a game children play at Halloween to play
jokes (trick) or get sweets (treat).TRUE.

2009-10-21T09:22:00.000-07:00

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October 31 is Halloween. This festival celebrates the return of the souls of the dead who come back to visit places where they used to live. In America and Britain, people buy pumpkins. They decorate houses with pumpkins with candles put inside. In the evenings there are a lot of Halloween parties, or fancy dress parties. Children dress up as witches, ghosts, devils, cats, bats, or anything scary and go trick-or-treating. They go from house to house and ask „Trick or treat?“ People give them sweets and chocolate. If the children don`t get chocolate and sweets, they play a „trick“ – like squirting water in your face.

Do you know?

At Halloween, Americans buy $ 2 billion of sweets and chocolate for children.

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2009-10-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

Results of the survey

The survey was carried out (läbi viima) among the students of Form 6. In Form 6 there are 10 students.
What did we find out?
5 of our students send emails every day, 2 of us never send emails and only 1 student sends an email once a week.
6 of the students send text messages every day, 1 student never sends text messages.
8 of us make phone calls every day, only 1 student makes a phone call once a week.
7 students last sent an email to their friend and 1 student to her aunt.
5 students last made a phone call to their mother, 3 to their friend and 1 to his father.
Our students last wrote a letter last week, a year ago, last year and a couple of weeks ago.
5 students last sent a postcard at Christmas and 1 student in summer.

LETTER TO A NEW FRIEND

2009-10-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

October, 7

Estonia

Dear new friend,

I´m an Estonian boy. I`m 12 years old and I live in Annikoru. It is a small village in the South of Estonia. My name is Ranor.

My father works in a company and my mum is at home with my baby sister. I have many friends in Elva. My hobby is riding a BMX bike . I have a cat and some fish. I like my cat very much. Do you have a pet?

Please write soon and tell me about your life.

Best wishes,

Ranor.

07/10/2009
Estonia

Dear new friend,
I am an Estonian boy. I am 12 years old and I live in Elva. It`s a small town not far from Tartu.
My name is Karl-Erik.
My father doesn`t work at the moment, my mother is a teacher. I have one sister, her name is Hanna-Liisa. My hobbies are computer games and all kind of outdoor activities. I don´t have a pet. But I like dogs and lions.
Please write soon and tell me about your life, your family , your pets and your hobbies.

Best wishes ,
Karl-Erik

Letters or emails. Phone calls or text messages.

2009-10-06T10:54:00.000-07:00

SURVEY - uurimus

How often do you send emails?
How often do you send text messages?
How often do you make phone calls? Who did you last send an email? Who did you last make a phone call?
When did you last write a letter?
When did you last send a postcard?

To write letters you need .....

Someone to write to
Something to say
Something to write it on
Something to write it with
Something to put it in
Somewhere to send it

Would you like to have a penfriend?

What is a penfriend?

A penfriend is a person from another country or city. He or she wants to be friends with you. You write letters to him or her and he or she writes letters back to you. You tell each other about you lives and your hobbies.

How to write a friendly letter. Try it out!!

http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

BREAKS AT SCHOOL-VAHETUNNID KOOLIS

2009-09-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

What do you usually do during your breaks?

Walk along the corridors with your classmates?

Play in the school playground?

Have a chat with your friends?

Play cards?

Play hopscotch?

Read books or magazines?

Make a noise and disturb (häirid) the others?

Surf in the Internet?

Watch these videos about English schoolchildren. Maybe you can get some new ideas how to make you breaks more interesting.

Learn these nice tricks to impress (muljet avaldama) your schoolmates.

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-skipping-tricks-video.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/body-popping-tricks-video.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/balloon-modelling-tricks.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/coolest-hula-hoop-tricks.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-how-to-beat-box-video.htm

INTERESTING? ISN`T IT?

The sixth-formers tell about their summer

2009-09-16T00:32:00.000-07:00

My summer
written by Ljuda

In July I made a trip to Tallinn.I went shopping and swimming and sunbathed on the beach. I stayed in the countryside for one week. I helped my mother and sister in the village. I went mushrooming. I picked potatoes.I learned to ride a horse. I played tennis and hide-and-seek.I hung around with my friends. I made a lot of friends at a camp. I enjoyed my summer very much.

SUMMER TOP 5

2009-09-03T06:54:00.000-07:00

The first schoolweek is almost over and now it`s time to remember your summer.
I`d like you to make up TOP 5 of your most exciting summer events.
Add some photos as well.

MY SUMMER TOP 5:

BOATING, SWIMMING AND FISHING BY VÕRTSJÄRV

A TRIP TO SETUMAA AND THE WEST OF ESTONIA WITH MY FAMILY

FIRST STEPS OF LEARNING THE GUITAR

TAKING CARE OF TWO LOVELY RABBITS

WATCHING A SUNSET ON THE LAKE AND FALLING STARS

2009-09-02T05:34:00.000-07:00

KEYS TO A HAPPY LIFE.

· COMPLIMENT AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE EVERY DAY!
· WATCH A SUNRISE AND WHY NOT A SUNSET, TOO!
· BE THE FIRST TO SAY “HELLO”!
· BE KINDER THAN YOU HAVE TO BE!
· KEEP YOUR PROMISES!
· TREAT EVERYONE AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED!
· LEARN TO SHOW CHEERFULLNESS EVEN WHEN YOU DON`T FEEL WELL!
· IF YOU DON`T HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, DON`T SAY IT AT ALL!
· DON`T WORRY, BE HAPPY!
· EVERYBODY HAS A PLACE IN THE WORLD!

2009-06-04T05:19:00.000-07:00

Don`t forget English while being on holiday!!
In case you`re bored in summer try to create funny stories and poems. But you have to know parts of speech (sõnaliike).
Let`s remember:

noun - nimisõna (an apple, a door, a flower etc.)
verb - tegusõna (sing, jump, read etc.)
adjective - omadussõna (big, beautiful, lovely etc.)
adverb - määrsõna (often, slowly, easily, there etc.)
plural - mitmus (cats, mice, children etc.)
singular - ainsus (a house, a cat, a mouse etc.)

For futher help click here:
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/help.html

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

2009-06-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

The English Blog is going on a summer holiday. Have a sunny and busy summer!

See you again in autumn!!!

For Form 6

2009-05-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

I'm glad I was your teacher
I've come to love you so.
I can't believe the end is here.
I hate to see you go.
Remember all the fun we had
in all the things we did
But most of all remember...
You're a Very Special Kid.....

Your teacher Katrin

2009-05-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

Form 4 illustrated the poem MONTHS OF THE YEAR
Illustrated by Kelli, Margo, Märt, Kevin, Mattias, Silver, Talmo, Tiitus

The sixth-formers are talking about their school.

2009-05-22T04:26:00.000-07:00

It`s not always easy to make a video. Here are some funny moments of filming.

2009-05-18T07:37:00.000-07:00

The Eurovision Song Contest is over.
Norway won THIS YEAR with a song "Fairytale"(muinasjutt) that means the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 will be held in Norway.
Our beautiful and talented girls came sixth. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Listen to the winning song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8JRtGMBUz0

Read the words of this song:
FAIRYTALE

Years ago, when I was younger
I kind a liked, a girl I knew
She was mine and we were sweet hearts
That was then, but then it's true
I'm in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts
Cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
I'm already cursed

Every day we started fighting
Every night we fell in love
No one else could make me sadder
But no one else could lift me high above
I don't know what I was doing
When suddenly we fell apart
Nowadays I cannot find her
But when I do we'll get a brand new start
I'm in love with a fairytale
Even though it hurts
Cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
I'm already cursed

She's a fairytale yeah
Even though it hurts
cause I don't care if I lose my mind,
I'm already cursed

2009-05-18T05:33:00.000-07:00

The sixth-formers studied English outside!!!
On Wednesday, 13 May we were outside again.
Students were divided into two groups; following the map they had to search (otsima)and solve(lahendama) 8 different tasks.
Especially I`d like to thank Kerli Retter and Mariliis for being so enthusiastic and preparing interesting tasks for their classmates.
THANK YOU!!!

CELEBRITIES - KUULSUSED!!!

2009-05-18T05:28:00.000-07:00

Topic „Celebrity(Kuulsus)“ in form 6.
We talked about celebrities and tried to define this word.
Who is celebrity?
Celebrity is a person who
..... is famous and well-known;
......is very rich and lives in a huge villa;
......has a lot of cars;
......we can see in magazines and newspapers;
......we can watch on TV.
Celebrity can be a singer, actor/actress, model, musician, athlete, politician ....
Every student made a slide show in Powerpoint about his/her favourite celebrity and finally had to present it in front of their classmates.

Kerli`s favourite band is „Paramore“;
Mariliis`s favourite actress is Keira Knightley
Ahto`s favourite singer is JustinTimberlake;
Tom`s favourite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo
Gerda`s favourite singer is AvrilLavigne;
Aleksander`s favourite singer is Jonas Erik Altberg
Kerli`s favourite singer is Amy McDonald

2009-05-05T05:57:00.000-07:00

ENGLISH LESSON IN THE SCHOOLYARD.
On Monday the fifth-formers had a lesson outside. We talked about the weather, learned weather symbols, cardinal points (ilmakaared) and read the weather forecast (ilmateade) about the UK.
The weather was sunny and quite warm, so we enjoyed being in the fresh air very much.
In the afternoon we had a class party. Girls made fruit salad and boys grilled sausages. We played and had a lot of fun together

2009-04-27T07:20:00.000-07:00

INTERESTING TO KNOW:
Queen Elisabeth II has two birthdays.It is every boy and girl's dream to have two birthdays in one year;
well, Queen Elisabeth II is very lucky because she has two birthdays, one in April and one in June.The Queen's actual birthday is on 21 April, she was born on 21 April 1926, but it is celebrated officially (ametlikult) in June.Facts about Queen Elisabeth II:
· The Queen favourite pet are Corgis (a dog breed-KOERATÕUG).The Queen has had more than 30 corgis.Her first corgi dog was Susan who was a present for her 18th birthday in 1944. Her Majesty has five corgis now - Monty, Willow, Holly, Emma and Linnet.
· The Queen is 160 cm tall.

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DOG BREED?