NEW VOCABULARY

MY IDEAL DAY

MY IDEAL DAY IS THIS:
I AM IN A BOAT WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE BAHAMAS ON VERY STRANGE BEACHES SINCE IN ONE OF THEM THE PIGS ARE RUNNING AND SWIMMING IN THE CRYSTAL WATERS, AFTER BEING ON THAT BEACH WE ARE COMING TO A RESTAURANT THAT IS ON THE NEXT BEACH , OR AGAIN WE ARE COMING BY BOAT BECAUSE THE BEACHES ARE ON DIFFERENT ISLANDS. ON THE BEACH IN WHICH WE ARE EATING HAHORA YOU CAN BATH WITH VERY FRIENDLY MINI SHARKS THAT CAN BE TOUCHED. IT IS ALREADY IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE ARE COMING TO THE LAST BEACH THAT IS FULL OF FLAMINGOS WE ARE PLAYING, AND WE ARE WAITING TO SEE THE SUNSET WITH THEM.
 PIGS BEACH

 SHARKS BEACH
 FLAMINGOS BEACH

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

ZEV HOOVER

he is a teenager from USA has many interestin hobbies, but most of all he loves is the photography.

In this moment he is working in a very interesting project called Littlefolk, which means small people.
I LOVE HIS PHOTOS

- this is one of them

15 DAYS AT HOME

ALL ABOUT CANADA LABOOK

THE BEST WAY TO PRACTICE ENGLISH

GLOSARY ALL ABOUT CANADA

antlers, custard, arrows and bows, dams, defeated, flood, fur, goal, goalie, God, gravy, howl, leaf, indoor, lumberjacks, devil, go dog-sledding, male, moose, oil, pastry, perform, proud, seal, shapes, shared, trade, spices, silk, signed an agreement, shared, sap, ruled, rink, resources, plains, fat, perform.

SELF ASESMENT

• What can I do that I couldn't do before?

I understand English much better

• Can I  understand  information from LISTENINGS?

• sometimes it costs me because they speak a little faster than I am used to

• Can I WRITE a brief paragraph ?

yes, I can

• Can I SPEAK using vocabulary and grammar learnt this term?
• yes, I can
• Can I understand information from READINGS?

it costs me

• What do I like most?
• I like the verbs
• What do I do well?
• The verbs
• What am I confused about?
• nothing
• What do I need help with?

not to be ashamed

• What do I do in English outside the class?
• practice
• What do I need to improve?
• speak english
• What did I learn about culture?
• a lot of things

SECOND PART OF ALL ABOUT CANADA

SECOND PART IN ALL ABOUT CANADA 

SPORTS IN CANADA: 

• BASKETBALL: IN 1891 JAMES NAISMITH INVENTED BASKETBALL AN INDOOR SPORT. THE PLAYERS THREW A BALL INTO A FRUIT BASKET. CANADIANS HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL TEAM IN THE NATIONAL BASKET ASSOCIACION. 
• ICE HOCKEY: IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN CANADA, THEY MAKED A 5$ NOTE. CANADIANS ARE BRILLANT AT ICE HOCKEY, THE MENS TEAM WON TREE GOLD MEDALLS, AND WOMANS WON FOUR GOLD MEDALLS. WAYNE GRETZKY WAS A FAMOUS ICE HOCKEY PLAYER, HE WAS VERY STRONG AND FAST, HE SCORED MORE GOALS THAN ANY ICE HOCKEY PLAYER. 
• CANADIAN FOOTBALL: TWO TEAMS OF 12 PLAYES TRY TO GET AN OVAL SHAPED BALL IN TO THE GOAL AREA. EVERY YEAR MILLIONS OF CANADIANS WATHCH THE GREY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. 

• LACROSSE: TWO TEAMS OF 10 PLAYERS USED THEIR LACROSS STICK TO CARRY AND PASSTO GOAL AREA, ONLY THE GOALY CAN USE HIS HANDS. 

CELEBRITIES AND POP CULTURE 

• JUSTIN BIEBER: BORN IN 1994 IN ONTARIO, JUSTIN IS FAMOUS BECAUSE HIS MOTHER PUBLISHED A VIDEO IN WHICH HE WENT SINGING WITH FOUR YEARS. 
• RYAN GOSLING: WAS BORN ON 12th NOVEMBER IN 1980 IN ONTARIO 
• KEANU REEVES: WAS BORN IN LEBANON IN 1964. HE STARRED INTHE FILM BIL AND TEDS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, BUT BECAMO A STAR AFTER THIS APPEARANCE IN SPEED. 

• WINNIE HARLOW:IS A FAMOUS MODEL WITH A CHRONIC SKIN DISORDER CALLED VITILIGO.SHES NOT ONLY A MODEL, BUT A ROLE MODEL. 

FOOD 

• MAPLE SYRUP: THE CANADIANS MAKE THE MAPLE SYRUP FROM THE SAP OF THE MAPLE TREE. TODAY MAPLE SYRUP IS A SYMBOL OF CANADA. 
• BEAVER TAIL: THE BEAVER TAIL IS THICK FRIED PASTRY WITH CINNAMON SUGAR ON TOP. 
• POUTINE: IN CANADA YOU CAN EAT FRIES WITH WHITE CHEESE AND GRAVY. 

• NANAIMO BARAS: IT IS YELLOWCUSTARD WITH COCONUT BISCUIT AND CHOCOLATE ON TOP. 

FESTIVALS 

• INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS: THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL IS IN JULY. 
• THE WINTERLUDE FESTIVAL: IN OTTAWA YOU CAN GO DOGSLEDDINGSKATE IN ICE RINK, SEE ENORMOUS ICE SCULPURES... 
• THE CALGARY STAMPEDE: IS A GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, ARE 10 DAYS IN JULY, THE SPECTACLE HAVE SPECTACLE OF LIVE MUSIC, DANCERS, ACROBATSAND SINGERS... 

• BALLON FESTIVAL: 100 BALLONS FLY IN THE SKY IN AUGUST. 

CANADIAN SYMBOLS 

• CANADIAN FLAG: IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAURIFUL FLAGS, GOT THIS FLAG ON 15th FEBRUARY 1965 
• THE BEAVER: WHERE IMPORTANT ANIMAL IN THE CANADIAN FUR TRADE, BEAVERS ARE IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURE BECAUSE THEY BUILD DAMS. 
• THE MOUNTIES: ARE PART OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE IN HORSES. 

ADJETIVES