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CULTURE

Holidays & Festivals Around the Worldhttp://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/festivals_menu.htmlFacts and information about Britainhttp://projectbritain.com/

http://www.learnenglish.de/britishculture.htm

A) Halloween (31st October) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween (General information) http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&

mini_id=1076 (Mis informacin e vdeos)

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27oct_halloween.htm?

list120203 (You can listen and read to this info: Halloween is a

big night for astronomers)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/halloween.html (A Quiz for you to

check your knowledge)

http://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-halloween2.html (Another Quiz.

This time about idioms. Advanced)

B) Thanksgiving Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_%28United_States%29

Informacin xeral sobre esta festividade. Incle unha lista de

enlace a outros lugares de interese. Nivel intermedio-avanzado

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

Mis informacin sobre esta festividade. Ten arquivos sonoros

http://iteslj.org/cw/1/af-thanks.html (Encrucillado de nivel

intermedio)

http://a4esl.org/q/j/vm/m-thanksgiving.html (Exercicio de

Cloze. Nivel avanzado)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/af-sw-thanks.html

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http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/festivals_menu.htmlhttp://projectbritain.com/http://projectbritain.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweenhttp://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1076http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1076http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1076http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1076http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27oct_halloween.htm?list120203http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27oct_halloween.htm?list120203http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27oct_halloween.htm?list120203http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/halloween.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/halloween.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-halloween2.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-halloween2.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/http://iteslj.org/cw/1/af-thanks.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/vm/m-thanksgiving.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/vm/m-thanksgiving.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/af-sw-thanks.htmlhttp://projectbritain.com/http://projectbritain.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloweenhttp://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1076http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1076http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27oct_halloween.htm?list120203http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27oct_halloween.htm?list120203http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/halloween.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/dt/mc-halloween2.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States)http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/http://iteslj.org/cw/1/af-thanks.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/vm/m-thanksgiving.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/af-sw-thanks.htmlhttp://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/festivals_menu.html

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(letras revoltas- Hai que ordenar as letras para saber os

alimentos tpicos desta celebracin)

http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=105

84 (Yet another quiz)

C) And so, This is Christmas http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/

(Christmas in England. Browse this site which contains lots of

information about carols, traditions and much more!) http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/drag_n_drop_games/christmas-jokes/christmas-jokes.html

(A drag-and-drop exercise to complete Christmas jokes)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/feature/christmas/(Video Nation contributors share their thoughts and experiences

of the festive season.)

http://www.north-pole.co.uk/christmas_features/around_world.htm

(Christmas traditions around the world)

http://www.carols.org.uk/index.htm

(Popular Christmas carols)

D) Carnival http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival

(General information on the subject)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/carnival/

(A cultural carnival quiz)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/carnival.html (yet another quiz, this

time to check your grammar and vocabulary on the subject)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features/events/carnival/

(Images of Notting Hill Carnival)

E) Saint Patrick's Day (17th March) http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/ (Lots of

interesting information on this holiday, plus videos, quizzes, etc)

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patrick.htm#interg

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http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=10584http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=10584http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=10584http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=10584http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/drag_n_drop_games/christmas-jokes/christmas-jokes.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/feature/christmas/http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/feature/christmas/http://www.north-pole.co.uk/christmas_features/around_world.htmhttp://www.north-pole.co.uk/christmas_features/around_world.htmhttp://www.carols.org.uk/index.htmhttp://www.carols.org.uk/index.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/carnival/http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/carnival/http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/carnival.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features/events/carnival/http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features/events/carnival/http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patrick.htm#interghttp://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patrick.htm#interghttp://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=10584http://encarta.msn.com/quiz_289/pilgrims_quiz.html?GT1=10584http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/feature/christmas/http://www.north-pole.co.uk/christmas_features/around_world.htmhttp://www.carols.org.uk/index.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/carnival/http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/carnival.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features/events/carnival/http://www.history.com/minisites/stpatricksday/http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patrick.htm#interghttp://www.learnenglish.org.uk/drag_n_drop_games/christmas-jokes/christmas-jokes.htmlhttp://www.learnenglish.org.uk/drag_n_drop_games/christmas-jokes/christmas-jokes.html

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(Interactive exercises, webquests, videos...)

F) April Fool's Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day (Comprehensiveinformation and lots of famous hoaxes and pranks)

http://beewebhead.net/exos/april.html (A text and a quiz)

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/

(The top 100 April Fool's hoaxes of all times)

G) Whitsun (or Pentecost) http://www.woodlands-

junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/whitsun.html

http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/whit.html

H) Education (Thorough information on several education systems in theEnglish speaking world)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Dayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Dayhttp://beewebhead.net/exos/april.htmlhttp://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/whitsun.htmlhttp://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/whitsun.htmlhttp://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/whitsun.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Irelandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Irelandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Dayhttp://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/whitsun.htmlhttp://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/whitsun.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Englandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Irelandhttp://beewebhead.net/exos/april.html