Unlike America, going to the hospital in Spain won't cost you a fortune.
This publicity has a dark (non-commented side): that the system is currently bankrupted. There is a debate on how to make the health system survive here in Spain. There is an additional dark side: the health system was excellent in the past, but the quality is questionable at the moment in many aspects, at least partly due to the burnout of doctors with poor salaries, bad contracts and low consideration.
Many historians think the holiday’s name is derived from the church practice of opening alms boxes the day after Christmas and distributing money to the poor.
Why give Christmas gifts the day after Christmas? Because the servants spent Christmas and Christmas Eve trying to pull off big holiday dinners for their masters.
Like most Western holidays, Boxing Day has become pretty commercialized. With big sales and bigger crowds, Boxing Day is the British answer to Black Friday.
Another Christmas-themed ad, This one from Polish auction site Allegro is called English for Beginners. It's touching, funny, and has some excellent ideas for learning English on your own.
LESSON IDEAS
1. Stop the video at 16s. What do you think the ad is going to be about?
2. Stop at 47s. Why do you think the old man wants to learn English? 3. Discuss the various techniques the old man uses to learn English (all of which are excellent!)
4. Stop ad at 2m04s. Where is the man going?
5. Stop ad at 2m29. Who is he going to see?
6. Stop ad at 2m37. Who do you think the young man and the woman are?
7. Who is the little girl?
8. We still don't know what the ad is for, so that can be the final question.
Learning Tips
Stick notes all over the house,
Watch English films (O.V)
Listen and repeat English words and phrases.
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
What do you normally do at Christmas?
Who do you normally spend the holiday period with?
Do you think it’s important for people to spend Christmas with their family?
Christmas means different things to different people.
How important to you are the following things at Christmas time? > Being with family > Having a break from work/university > Religion > Having the opportunity to travel > Food and drink > Giving and receiving presents
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
Where and when did Halloween start?
Who were the first people to celebrate Halloween?
When was New Year's Day celebrated 2,000 years ago?
How did Halloween get its name? The word comes from medieval England's All Hallows' ___.
Why did people start wearing costumes on Halloween?
How did it become an American festivity?
What's the name given to carved pumpkins?
Why do people trick-or-treat on Halloween?
Watch the Jimmy Kimmel Halloween Candy 2015 video here! For each of the past five years, he has asked parents to pretend they ate all their kids' Halloween Candy and post a video of it to YouTube and here are the best of the best.
Click hereif you want to watch the 6th annual 'Hey Jimmy Kimmel I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy.' #YouTubeChallenge 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
Search the Internet and find out the answer to all the questions below. Write a short biography.
You can start from here.
Early life
1 Who is the famous person?
2 Where was she born?
3 When was she born?
4 What did her parents do?
5 What else do you know about her parents? Childhood
1 What kind of childhood did she have?
2 Where did she live as a child?
3 Where did she go to school?
Becoming famous
1 What area of life is the person famous for? e.g. politics, music, film etc.
2 How did she first become interested/involved in this area?
3 When did she first become well known?
4 What were the most important events during the time she was famous?
5 What were the most difficult times?
6 What were the most exciting times?
7 Has she travelled to other countries?
8 Has she met any very interesting people?
9 Has she received any awards for her work/achievements?
Life at the moment
1 Where is the person living now?
2 How old is she now?
3 What is her life like now?
4 Has she had any important events in their life recently?
5 Has she got any important events coming up in the near future?
Your feelings about the person
1 What are your feelings about the person? e.g. do you admire her, feel sorry for her, find her interesting/funny etc.
2 Why do you feel this way about her?
3 What do you feel were the most important things she has done so far?
The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA in short, can help you learn how to pronounce correctly each and every word in English! First, you need to learn what it is, and how to use it. Watch the video below and answer the questions in the end to test your understanding.
How many sounds (more or less) are there in the English language?
