APRIL FOOL`S DAY

• 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!

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

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.

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

 

The Nightingale and the Rose.

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

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.

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

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!

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