Play this game first and then this other game to learn some new Christmas vocabulary!

And because toys are very important at Xmas time, you can learn new toy names by playing the Toy Detective game. 

Then play Santa Claus and distribute all your presents!

Christmas is coming!

Christmas lights in London: beautiful!

FUN YEAR BOOK 2012 - 2013 part 7

 

Hello,

My name is anonymous man!

I am 14 years old. I live in marseille and my favorite occupation is reading books or playing football.

For me, it is definitely something I want to do, and I've been practising sports since I was small but sadly I no longer do. 

I also like tennis, ping-pong and more.

My wildest dream is to live in a Caribbean island because I am patient and as I love nature and animals.

Hello , I’m Mr Chatterbox!

I am fourteen years old and I was born on 23 January 1998 . My parent divorced when I was six or seven years old .

I live in Marseille with my mother , my sister , my stepfather and my two cats : Mirabelle and Princesse. I have chosen their names .

The following week I live with my father , my sister and my stepmother . I have a really good feeling with my sister and I like my stepfather but not really my stepmother.

I think if I were an animal I could be a monkey because I am not very serious and I love laughing with my friends. I like going out with my friends, listening to music and practising sports . During the winter I love going to the moutains for skiing and snow boarding . When I am on holidays I like visiting other countries because I see different people and I eat new food.

Facts and figures about Thanksgiving

Here are a few facts about Thanksgiving.
Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an important part of the American culture.
It is important for American people to give "thanks" in general for the good things they have in their lives.
It is also an old religious tradition.

  

 Food plays a crucial part in the celebration as you can see in these wonderful paintings from Norman Rockwell.

"Freedom from want" - Norman Rockwell

Turkey and pumpkin pies are traditional meals that most American people share with family and friends.

However catching the turkey isn't always easy!

The American Thanksgiving has a long history that goes back to the first European immigrants that went to live in America.

They were called the "pilgrim fathers" because they immigrated to escape religious persecutions.
They arrived on board of the Mayflower and they landed on the territory of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and made friend with them.

The tradition says in 1621, the British colonists invited the Indians to a big feast of thanks for the good harvest of the year.

"The First Thanksgiving" (1915), by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris (American painter, 1863-1930).

However, it is important to remember the British colonists were not very thankful to the Indian tribes in general and after years of conflicts between Europeans and Indians, most of the Indian population was eradicated.

You can learn about the history of Thanksgiving in this video.

FUN YEAR BOOK 2012 - 2013 part 6

♫ Emma's presentation ♫

If I were an animal, I'll be a cat.

Independant.

Solitary.

Vicious.

Like me.

I particulary hate lies. I don't forgive it.

I need to escape reality, so I often drawn or I stay at home.

I like reading and reading.

I'm fed up when people talk to me.

I can't live without my liberty, and my music too.

{ mudvayne, sum 41, green day, nirvana, papa roach }

I prefer avoiding people. I stay in my though everytime, or dream 

about the past, and the future. What I've done, my errors. 

When I'm sad, I don't cry. 

I'm violent.

Hello my name is Sabrina and I am 15 years old. I live in Marseille .

I have 2 sisters: my big sister called Sarah is 17 years old and my little sister called Soraya is 13.

I have 2 cats: Minouche and Athéna and a horse who is called Viking. They are so cute <3 .

I think I am sociable , and very funny, a little shy but I'm lazy and I am not serious with other people .

I love listening to music of « One Direction » , « Katy Perry » , « Jessie J » , « Maroon 5 » and a lot of other bands.

I like travelling , watching TV , and going shopping .

I can't live without my mobile phone, my family and my friends .

On week-ends, I go out with my friends to the cinema, or do shopping and I go riding and sometimes I play on the Playstation with my cousin.

That's all. Bye:)

Hello !

My name is Tony and I'm 15 years old. I live in Marseille. I have two brothers: Yann is 23 years old and Eddie is 26 years old. 

I think I'm polite and patient.

So .. this is my scooter ! :) , I use it when I don't go to school I have fun with it, I take pleasure to ride it.

I like listening to music, playing ps3 and bmx. I 've practised bmx in a club since I was 3 years old.

I like airsoft ( gun ) too.

My favourite tv series are '' Ma famille d'abord '' and '' the Simpson '' , I like going to the cinema !

My favorite video games are "Call of duty", "Left 4 dead" , "TDU2" , and "San Andreas" !

I love chocolate , cereals …

I like going out my friends and have fun !

FUN YEAR BOOK 20120- 2013 part 5

HELLO !

I'm a boy. I'm fourteen years old and I live in Marseille.

I have two pets : a cat and a dog. I like my cat but my dog is really stupid. It  smells like a horse and it doesn't understand anything but I can't  live without my pets.

I think I'm easy- going, honest and a little bit impatient.

I like listening to music, playing PS3 and playing handball. I practise hand ball in a club and at my school. I really enjoy playing hand-ball. I began to practise it two years ago . Other players are good friends, we spend good moments together.

On Saturday, I love waking up late and I enjoy going out with my friends. On sunday, I stay at home and I like surfing the net or watching TV with my stupid dog: Elliot .

Hi,

I'm moonfish and I'm 14 years old . I'm very impatient but honest, responsible and a little lazy.

I like speaking with my friends, playing computer games, yes i'm a little gamer. 

I havent' got pets.

I can't live without my family and my friends of course !!!

I like surfing on the net, playing video games with my friends on Saturday.

FUN YEAR BOOK 2012 -2013 part 4

Hello , 

I am Nicolas and I'm 14 . I have a little sister , Camille, and she is 10 years old .I think I'm patient, honest, easy-going but a little possessive. Yes I'm not perfect . :P

I think I'm like a lion because I am very sporty but mainly I like lions.

I have loads of friend and loads of dreams like many people.

I can't live without my techy stuff, mobile phone, computer, video game etc …and my friends because it's a second family for me .   :-)

I enjoy helping around the house … and on Saturday , I like, no I LOVE, listening to music.

I like Kyo ,

Maroon 5,

Keen'V …

I play handball in a club it's on Monday from 6 to 8 pm and on Friday from 6 to 8 pm too,

... and I am in the handball section in my school where I play on Friday from 4 to 6 pm just before the club.

 It's the end. ^^

 

Hello , my name is Amélie but my friends call me Amel . I'm 14 years old and I was born in Marseille. 

I am an only child and I have a cat « Neige » , who is 2 years old , she's so cute , I love my pet :) .

I think I am honest, a little selfish and easy-going but my friends tell me I 'm laz , shy and a little crazy . I admit I am really lazy and crazy :D .

I love music , I can't live without it and without my mobile phone and my best friends.

I have a dream , I would like to become a singer, many people say I have a beautiful voice .

I enjoy singing in the evening after returning from school and I do it all the time .

During week-ends , I go out with my friends to see a movie or go shopping , and I do my homeworks too .

That's all :)

Hello

My name is Philippe. I think I’m patient and polite but  I can be very stubborn and quite selfish sometimes. I think I’m easy going too.

I like chocolate, video games and my friends but I don’t like bananas

My favorite Tv channel is W9 an GAME ONE because it is very entertaining.

In my life I have loads of fun.

I have read lots of books when I was younger like “les Miserable”, “Mémoires d’outres tombe” but now I don’t read any more.

My favorite activity is playing video games, shooting with my air rifle and doing archery. I like going to the cinema too. I hate spinach, going to the hairdresser and mathematics. My favorites subject is English of course ;-), history and science.

At the week end, I like surfing on the web and going shooting with my air rifle that was pretty cool to a kill some pigeon with that.

Three years ago I lived in Tahiti. This is a beautiful country and that was cool for the holiday but for life that was quickly boring because only the beach, the sun and two little supermarkets for one island ….that was not for teenagers!

that was my swimming pool when I lived in tahiti .

My name is Cyril, I have a brother and a cat. My brother's name is Alexis and he is 18. My cat's name is Chat. I live in Marseille with my mother, my brother and my cat. I was born in 1998 and I'm 14 years old.

I think I'm quite intelligent and quite imbecile, I'm very impatient, hum..... lazy and a quite polite (whew finished).

I can't live without my computer, my Wii, my tv and INTERNET!!!

But I can live without my school!

 

On the week-end I like playing to age of empire 2, Heroes V of Might and magic and minecraft to my computer. On my Wii I like playing super smash bros brawl (this is a very good game), Mario kart Wii, pikmin 2(this in a game for gamecube). On my mega drive

I loved play to Sonic 3 and knuckles (my mega drive is dead :( ).

And on the week-end I like surfing on the net.

Ah, and I like good jokes.