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1: Ireland: Across the pond

Ireland: Across the pond

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Ireland
Across the pond

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What does "Across the pond" mean?

What does "Across the pond" mean?

“Across the pond” is an idiom that typically refers to the United Kingdom and the
United States being on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This expression is an
understatement, often used as a humorous reference to the approximately 3,500
miles (5,600 km) between the coasts of each country.
Not only is the idiom an understatement, it can also be seen as irony. An ironic
statement is one that means the opposite of what it literally says. When someone
says they are travelling “across the pond,” they state it as if they are crossing a small
body of water, when in reality they are crossing the second largest body of water in
the world.
Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-across-the-pond-mean.htm

Which UK city are you?

The United Kingdom has been one of the top study abroad destinations and it's not
hard to see why. The UK has given us David Beckham, the Beatles, Dr. Who, Adele,
Harry Potter, haggis, the Royal Family, and a pretty fabulous set of Olympics in 2012.
It's amazing how much goodness can be packed onto a few rainy islands floating about
in the North Atlantic.

The problem you are now faced with is where to study on those rainy islands floating
about in the North Atlantic. Your variety of options may seem more like a curse than a
blessing at this point. Should I go to England? Perhaps Cambridge. No, no, I want to go
to Scotland. The highlands are calling me. Wait! I've heard nothing but amazing things
about Wales and Northern Ireland seems great! Fear not, this simple quiz can help you
start narrowing down those options to find the UK program that is just the right fit for
you.

1. Of these four options, which is the best description of you?

A. Chameleon: I can adapt to any situation and I love experiencing all kinds of
different things.
B. Work hard, play hard: I'm a serious student, but not so much that I can't have fun
at weekends!
C. Happy in my own little world: I like snuggling up to a good read, really getting to
know my slice of the world and meeting up with my friends. I also have this pre-
occupation with golf...
D. Lovable and yet misunderstood: Everyone who knows me knows I'm laid back, fun,
and perhaps a little different. I may be a little rough around the edges, but doesn't
that make me quirky and cool?

2. Which UK citizen, alive or dead, would you like to meet?

A. Prince Harry! I was born to be royalty.

B. J.R.R. Tolkien. An inspiration writer and wonderful thinker.
 C. Alistair Moffat. Current Rector (chancellor) of St. Andrews, former director of the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television.
What a cool dude!
D. Thomas Andrews. Chief Naval Architect of the RMS Titanic. Hear me out, the man
was a genius architect in his time and saved a lot of lives on board by ensuring as
many people got into the lifeboats as possible. He even went down with the ship.

3. What do you picture yourself doing on a Friday night in the UK?

A. So many places! At a pub with a drink, or maybe a concert, a club, who knows?
Can't I do everything?
B. At a pub discussing an interesting topic I learned about in class or heading out to
a great theme party.
C. Head out to the pub and see what's going on. I'll probably see someone I know on
the way or see someone at the pub and they can tell me what's on in town.
D. Catching some good music or seeing some art. The more unique the better!

4. If you were food, what would you be?

A. A curry dinner. Spicy, flavorful, delicious.

B. Traditional English breakfast: egg, sausage, beans and tomatoes. Can't go wrong
with tradition.
C. Haggis! Minced sheep hearts, livers, lungs and other stuff all rolled into one. How
is that not intriguing?
D. Yellow man: a yellow (thus the name) sweet that looks like honeycomb. Sweet and
different.

5. When you pop into a pub, what do you like to do?

A. Is there music? Is there dancing? Is it traditional? Is it trendy? Doesn't matter, I'll

always have a good time!
B. Write, theorize or study. My mental juices always start flowing when I have half a
pint in me.
C. Sit and chat. I like being in a nice cozy place with lots of different kinds of people.
D. Is that golf match on today? I like to soak up my surroundings and appreciate the
awesomeness around me. Every bar's got something going for it and I like to
figure that out with a cold pint in my hand.

Now calculating your super-scientific quiz results....

Mostly As: Your UK City is London! As the vibrant capital of England, it is home to
Big Ben, The Clash, tons of museums and the Royal Family. If you've dreamed of
seeing the changing of the guard, walking through Westminster Abbey or having a
Facebook profile picture with Tower Bridge in the background, this place is for you.
The great thing about London is that you can do so many different things there.
You can check out a concert in the O2, get delicious curry on Brick Lane, go
 clubbing in Soho or wander around the common lands of Hampstead Heath.
There's something for everyone in London. Check out the CAPA London Program
or the GlobaLinks Program with Kingston University.

Mostly Bs: Your UK City is Oxford! Oxford is, of course, most well-known for Oxford
University, which is comprised of 38 colleges. The university has attracted great
minds like J.R.R. Tolkien, Harper Lee, C.S. Lewis and Rachel Maddow. Oxford is a
university rooted in tradition and fierce pride for one's college. Don't be surprised
how much school spirit the students have there (and make sure you don't walk on
the grass!). Students here study hard, but are also known to throw great parties
and enjoy a drink or two at the many pubs in town. So cheer for your college's crew
team, have a pint in The Eagle and Child, wander around the Port Meadows
outside of town, think deep thoughts. If Oxford seems like your gig look into the
Aspire by API program.

Mostly Cs: Your UK City is St. Andrews! The city of St. Andrews in Scotland is most
well-known for its famous golf course, although it has enjoyed some fame as Will
and Kate's alma mater. Just a short hop from Edinburgh, St. Andrew's University is
known for diversity, so you'll meet plenty of people from around the world during
your stay there. As a small town, you'll soon be able to recognize passersby on the
street. After brushing up on your studies, you can enjoy the beauty of the Scotland
on the Fife Coastal Path or check out St. Andrews Castle. St. Andrews will be a
great home away from home for you. Scotland-bound students, be sure to take a
look at the USAC Program!

Mostly Ds: Your UK City is Belfast! Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, and
while it previously faced a great deal of adversity during 'the troubles', it is now a
safe, wonderful city with great study abroad opportunities. Belfast is easy to see on
foot, so feel free to wonder slowly and really soak up the city. Check out the Falls
Road Republican Murals created during the tumult in the 1980s. Wander over to
the Titanic Quarter where the infamous RMS Titanic was built. If you take a chance
on this sometimes misunderstood, but beautiful city, it won't let you down. Try the
CIEE Peace + Conflict Program or the ISA Belfast Program.

Do it yourself

Match the following words to their definitions. You can check your answers below.
1. curse a. something that provides happiness
or does good for a person or thing

2. blessing b. a source of harm or misfortune

c. being in the latest or current

3. laid back
fashion

d. providing or enjoying physical

4. looks like
comfort

e. devote (oneself) fully to; take in,

5. dude
also metaphorically

f. to find an answer for something

6. lifeboat
through reasoning

7. trendy g. an adult male human being

h. bear a physical resemblance to

8. cozy
someone or something

9. soak up i. having a relaxed, casual manner

10. figure
j. a strong sea boat designed to
something
rescue people from a sinking ship
out

1 B

2 A
 3 I

4 H

5 G

6 J

7 C

8 D

9 E

10 F

Now, work in pairs and give your opinion about your quiz results.

Remember that it is a conversation, so you also have to ask your partner in order
to obtain information about his/her results. These are some examples of questions
you can ask your partner: Do you agree with your results? Would you like to live in
that
1. Tom's family

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One day when Tom was younger, his mother told him the secret of their family: Their
ancestors came from the other side of the Atlantic. Anna presented him with a family
photo showing the members of their family. Work in pairs and guess who's who in the
photo below.

Imagen de Kim Scarborough en Flickr. Licencia CC

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Click here to check your answers. Put the mouse on their faces to see their names
and their relationship with Tom.
 Mediation

After discovering the photo, Tom finds out he has some family in Denmark and he
decides to get in touch with them. As he doesn't know how to explain about their
relationship, he makes the decision of drawing a family tree taking the photo into
account and send it to his relatives so that they know how they are related.

How would Tom's family tree be? Draw it.

You can use some templates:

Blank Family Tree Template

Reading Activity

As you already know Tom, now it's time to meet some of his relatives. Read the
following description that Tom gives of his family.

My family has 5 members. My sister, my brother, my

parents and I, of course.
My mother is 46 years old. Her name's Anna. She's thin-
faced and she's got short, blond hair and beautiful green
eyes. She's rather slim because she is always trying to stay
in shape. She follows a sensible diet and does regular
exercise. She's very good-looking, always well-dressed and
elegant. She's quite easy-going and warm-hearted - until I
do something wrong - then she can be strict.
My father, Leszek, is 7 years older than my mother. He's 53.
In spite of his age, he's still black-haired, maybe with
several grey hairs. He's got bright blue eyes. He's quite tall,
but a bit shorter than me or my brother and his stomach is
rather big because of beer. He's very hard-working. Apart
from working in a man's fashion company, he also does
housework. He says that there is always something to do.
He even makes dinner when mother is outside. However,
he likes cooking and his meals are always very tasty. My
mother's are tasty, too, of course.
 Next is my parents' oldest son. My brother's name's
Thomas. He's 25 and he's 5 years older than me. He's tall
and rather slim. He's a red-haired boy with green eyes. He's
always well-dressed because he likes to buy nice clothes.
Sometimes when I steal his shirt he goes mad. He's
generally easy-going, but very sharp, brainy and able. He
was studying German before and now he's working in his
own catering company.
Finally, my sister Natalia. She's 22. She's also red-haired
and green-eyed. She's got long wavy hair and freckles.
She's definitely shorter than my brother and me. She's
rather introverted. I guess she's a little too sensitive and
worried. But she's very sensible, smart and co-operative.
She's the sort of person who will drop what she is doing to
help you if you have a problem. She's learning a lot and
always helps at home. She's studying English and also
knows German and French. I want to be as smart as she is.
Adapted from: http://lang-8.com/81284/journals/362336

Now that you know Tom's family, write in your notebook all the words used to describe
his relatives' character and appearance. After doing this, click below to check your
answer.

The answers are in bold. The words referring to appearance are followed by (A) and
the words related to character are followed by (C).

My family has 5 members. My sister, my brother, my

parents and I of course.
My mother is 46 years old. Her name's Anna. She's thin-
faced (A) and she's got short (A), blond (A) hair and
beautiful green (A) eyes. She's rather slim (A)because
she is always trying to stay in shape. She follows a
sensible diet and does regular exercise. She's very
good-looking (A), always well-dressed (A) and elegant
(A). She's quite easy-going (C) and warm-hearted (C) -
until I do something wrong - then she can be strict (C).
My father, Leszek, is 7 years older than my mother. He's
53. In spite of his age he's still black-haired (A), maybe
with several grey (A) hairs. He's got bright blue (A) eyes.
He's quite tall (A), but a bit shorter (A) than me or my
brother and his stomach is rather big (A)because of
beer. He's very hard-working (C). Apart from working in
 a man's fashion company he also does housework. He
says that there is always something to do. He even
makes dinner when mother is outside. However, he likes
cooking and his meals are always very tasty. My
mother's are tasty too of course.
Next is my parents' oldest son. My brother's name's
Thomas. He's 25 and he's 5 years older than me. He's
tall (A) and rather slim (A). He's a (A) boy with green (A)
eyes. He's always well-dressed (A) because he likes to
buy nice clothes. Sometimes when I steal his shirt he
goes mad. He's generally easy-going (C) but very sharp
(C), brainy (C)and able (C). He was studying German
before and now he's working in his own catering
company.
Finally, my sister Natalia. She's 22. She's also red-haired
(A) and green-eyed (A). She's got long wavy (A) hair and
freckles (A). She's definitely shorter (A)than my brother
and I. She's rather introverted (C). I guess she's a little
too sensitive (C)and worried (C). But she's very sensible
(C), smart (A)and co-operative (C). She's learning a lot
and always helps at home. She's studying English and
also knows German and French. I want to be as smart
(A)as she is.

Adapted from: http://lang-8.com/81284/journals/362336

Do it yourself

Read and complete

Your family tree

Your closest relatives are your ( your

mother and father) and your
(brothers and/ or sisters). If your mother or father is not an
, you also have aunts and / or uncles
. An aunt is your mother or father's sister , while an uncle
is your mother or father's brother. Your female child is
called your , and your
child is your son.

If your aunts or uncles have children, they are your first

. (In English, the word cousin is
used, whether the cousin is female or male) Your female
cousin is your mother (or father's) ,
while a male cousin is their .

In-laws

When you marry, your husband (or wife's) family become

your . Your spouse's mum is your
and your spouse's father becomes
your . The term in-law is also used
to describe your relationship with the spouses of your
siblings. So the husband of your sister becomes your
, while the sister of your husband
becomes your . If you are a woman,
you become the of your husband's
parents, and if you are a man, you become the
of your wife's parents. The same
term in-law is used for all generations. The husband of your
aunt is still your mother's brother-in-law, for example.

Grandparents / grandchildren

The parents of your parents are your

– grandmother and grandfather. You are their
– either a granddaughter or a
grandson. If your grandparent has a sister, she is your
. If your grandparent has a brother,
he is your . (And you are either his
or her great-niece or great-nephew).

The mother of your grandmother or grandfather is your

. The father is your great-
grandfather. If you go back another generation, the
grandmother of your grandmother / grandfather is your
great-great-grandmother. The grandfather of your
grandparents becomes your great-great-grandfather.

Second families
 If your mother or father remarries, you can acquire a new
family and set of relatives. For example, if your father
marries a second wife, she becomes your
. Any children she already has
become your or step-brothers.

If your mother or father remarries and has children, they

become your half-brothers or .

You might also

hear people talking about their
brother / sister etc, to mean a
brother who is related by blood, rather than by marriage.
Source: http://www.english-at-home.com/vocabulary/talking-about-your-family/

Watch the video below about describing people in real situations.

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/5n2ma_4sy_8

After watching the video above, make notes of the adjectives used to describe people
and give synonyms and antonyms for these ones:

energetic, easy-going, handsome, compatible, ravishing, sexy,

practical, kind, considerate, embarrassing, calm, cute, hard-working,
artsy, determined, cool

ADJECTIVE SYNONYM ANTONYM

energetic active/dynamic lethargic/lazy
easy-going undemanding demanding/strict
handsome good-looking/beautiful ugly
compatible congenial incompatible
ravishing beautiful ugly
sexy seductive unsexy
practical realistic unrealistic
kind sympathetic unkind
considerate kind inconsiderate
embarrassing unpleasant pleasant
calm quiet furious
 cute attractive unattractive
hard-working diligent negligent
artsy bohemian/artistic/unconventional conventional
determined strong-minded/stubborn doubtful
cool fashionable unfashionable

The following positive and negative Personality Adjectives are in common use in the
English language:

POSITIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES NEGATIVE PERS

A-E E-J J-R R-Z A-D D-H

kind
adaptable kind-hearted
efficient abusive
adorable knowledgeable romantic
energetic aloof
agreeable likeable self-
entertaining angry
ambitious lively assured
enthusiastic anxious disagreeab
bright lovely sensitive
excited arrogant domineerin
calm loving shrewd
fair awful envious
capable mature sincere
faithful belligerent flashy
charming nice talented
frank bored flippant
cheerful obedient thoughtful
funny boring foolish
confident peaceful thrifty
generous callous forgetful
cooperative perfect tough
gentle careless greedy
cultured pleasant trustworthy
happy clumsy grouchy
decisive protective upbeat
helpful cowardly grumpy
delightful proud vivacious
hilarious crazy gullible
determined punctual warm
honorable cruel horrible
diligent quiet wise
impartial cynical
discreet reflective witty
industrious deceitful
dynamic resolute zany
depressed
eager responsible
righteous
For adjectives which describe physical features, you can have a look at the following
webpage: http://www.iluenglish.com/describing-people-a-persons-physical-appearance/

Remember that, when describing someone's physical appearance or character, we must

bear in mind a few words concerning physical description and personality:

. Look + adjective: when talking about physical appearance. For example: She looks
younger than me. This cake looks delicious, but it's horrible. How do I look?
. Look like + noun: We use the verb look like + noun when talking and asking about
physical appearance, too. For example: What's that building? It looks like a
factory. What do you look like? I am tall and thin. / I am short and fat.
. We use the verb be like when asking about personality. For example: What are you
like? I am a shy person / I'm an extrovert person.
. Note that often, rather than using an adjective, we use a sentence: He's the sort of
person who will drop everything to give you a hand (= helpful)

Now, click here to do an exercise about look and look like.

Moving on

Now, click here to do an exercise about look and look like.

Describe a person you know using the adjectives and the structures you have learnt
above. You can record your monologue and send it to your partner and you can also
listen to your partner's monologue. This task will last between 3 and 4 minutes at the
most.
2. Tom's decision to take a gap year

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On a rainy day, Tom was at home reading a book by Mark Twain and there was
something that made him think about going overseas. He read the speech that Mark
Twain once brilliantly said, "we regret the things we DON’T do more than the things we
do". Thus, he decided to go to the land of his ancestors and take a year off there. His
first stop is in Ireland. His mother once told him that their ancestors emigrated from
Ireland to the USA many decades ago.

Look at the picture below and try to guess where Tom is.

Imagen de William Murphy en Flickr. Licencia CC

This photograph has been taken in Howth. Howth is located on the peninsula of Howth
Head, which begins around 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east-north-east of Dublin, on the
north side of Dublin Bay. The village itself is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Dublin
city centre (the ninth of a series of eighteenth century milestones from the Dublin
General Post Office (GPO) is in the village itself), and spans most of the northern part
of Howth Head, which is connected to the rest of Dublin via a narrow strip of land (or
tombolo) at Sutton Cross.
Howth is at the end of a regional road from Dublin and is one of the northern termini of
the DART suburban rail system.

Howth Head is one of the dominant features of Dublin Bay, with a number of peaks, the
highest of which is Black Linn. In one area, near Shielmartin, there is a small peat bog,
the Bog of the Frogs. The wilder parts of Howth can be accessed by a network of paths
(many are rights of way) and much of the centre and east is protected as part of a
Special Area of Conservation of 2.3 square kilometres (570 acres).

The island of Ireland's Eye, part of the Special Area of Conservation, lies about a
kilometre north of Howth harbour, with Lambay Island some 5 km further to the north. A
Martello tower exists on each of these islands with another tower overlooking Howth
harbour (opened as a visitor centre and Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
on June 8, 2001
 Culture counts

Did you know the origin of the term "gap year" and its philosophy? Click here to learn
more about it. You can also watch the following video for more information about the
advantages of taking a gap year:

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/O1nl_GZ_z0s

The advantages of taking a gap year

Do it yourself

The following statements have been taken from the above video about "gap year". Fill in
the blanks with the words you hear:

Speaker 1: "There are now more than different gap year

in the country offering anything from
to
and projects"
Speaker 2: "...about take gap years"

Speaker 4: "A gap year can be a very good for many students"

Speaker 5: "Students who take a gap year tend to be more when they
start the "

Speaker 6: "I've taken a gap year going to and working as a

"

"It helps obviously to improve my and I had an amazing

"

Get score Show/Clear Answers

Write one single word in each box

Culture counts

Imagen de minniemouseaunt en Flickr. Licencia CC

It's not difficult to see why Ireland is a prime travel destination. With millions of people
around the world identifying as Irish, it's not uncommon to travel here with the intent of
researching one's roots. However, there are many more reasons to visit Ireland besides
a genealogical expedition!

With an amazing sense of hospitality and a breath-taking landscape (the "forty shades
of green" cliche is absolutely true!), it's easy to constantly be in awe while visiting.
Ireland has plenty to see and do, whether you're in pursuit of a trip based on the
country's natural beauty or historic landmarks.

Ireland has a rich history and culture, with some surprising facts. Is the "luck of the
Irish" with you? Try it out by taking this quiz and receiving your whirlwind introduction
to Ireland trivia. Then, be sure to check out the variety of ways you can travel to Ireland,
from study to work to volunteer!

Tom is a very curious person and he wanted to know how much he knew about Ireland,
so he did a quiz to check. Do the quiz below that Tom did.

Do it yourself

1. Which is the official symbol of Ireland?

Harp

Shamrock

Guinness

Fiddle

2. Which colour traditionally represents Ireland?

Purple

Blue

Orange

Green

3. Dublin is the Anglicized version of the word "Dubh Linn". What does this name mean?

Black Pool

Wading Pool

Red Meadow
 Evergreen

4. What are Ireland's two national sports?

Football and Rugby

Gaelic Football and Hurling

Jousting and Hurling

Rugby and Gaelic Football

5. The size of the island of Ireland is roughly the equivalent to which US state?
Wisconsin

Virginia

New York

Maine

6. Which country can claim that nearly half of its population is of Irish descent?
Australia

England

United States

New Zealand

7. How many pints of beers are drunk in Ireland each year?

327 million

595 million

694 million

892 million

8. How many castles are there in Ireland?

260

175

340

450

9. True or False: The tricolour flag represents peace between the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland.
 True

False

After doing the test, you can see the correct answers below.

4. Gaelic
7. 694
1. Harp Football &
million
Hurling

2. Green 5. Maine 8. 340

3. Black
6. Australia 9. True
Pool
2.1. Discovering Ireland

Culture counts

Did you know about the "heritage open days"? Watch the video below which explains
what it is.

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/2rrWIuSNOLg

If you want to know more about it, read the following article.

ABOUT HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and

culture by offering free access to places that are usually closed to
the public or normally charge for admission.

Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style

and function throw open their doors. It is a once-a-year chance to
discover architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours,
events and activities that bring local history and culture to life.

So much to see and do

Free of charge and right on people’s doorstep, Heritage Open Days

is an event for everyone, whatever their background, age and ability.
From castles to city halls, tunnels to tower tops, police cells to
private homes, workshops to woodland walks, the variety of places
and ways to discover them are endless.

Joint venture

Heritage Open Days is organised by a huge network of people who

share a passion for places, history and culture. Locally, over 1,400
organisations and some 40,000 volunteers organise thousands of
site openings and events, jointly attracting over 1 million visitors.
They make Heritage Open Days England’s biggest voluntary cultural
event.
 On a national level, the programme is managed by the Heritage
Open Days National Partnership and funded by English Heritage.

Opening doors, eyes and minds

Heritage Open Days celebrates what makes local communities and

neighbourhoods special. By stimulating curiosity and discovery, the
event connects people with their local places and helps foster a
sense of belonging and pride.

Roots

After a first pilot in Gosport proved a success, the now defunct Civic
Trust established Heritage Open Days in 1994 as England’s
contribution to the European Heritage Days.

Starting out with some 700 sites, Heritage Open Days has since
developed into Britain’s largest and most popular grassroots
heritage event, with participation more than doubling during the
first decade of the millennium.
Source: http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/about

Do it yourself

After reading the text, decide if the following statements are true or false.

1. During the Heritage Open Days, you can visit different places for free.

True False

True

"...offering free access to places that are usually closed to the public or normally
charge for admission".

2. The Heritage Open Days event occurs twice a year.

 True False

False

"... It is a once-a-year chance..."

3. This event is organised by volunteers and people who take grant of it.

True False

False

"...over 1,400 organisations and some 40,000 volunteers organise thousands of

site openings and events..." ; "They make Heritage Open Days England’s biggest
voluntary cultural event".

4. The number of organizations which contribute with this event have doubled since the
first time this event was celebrated.

True False

True

"...over 1,400 organisations..." ; "Starting out with some 700 sites..."

5. It encourages a sense of belonging and pride.

True False

True

"...the event connects people with their local places and helps foster a sense of
belonging and pride".

6. The first time it was held was in Gosport.

 True False

True

"After a first pilot in Gosport proved a success..."

7. At the beginning, there were around 700 places joined to the programme.

True False

True

"Starting out with some 700 sites..."

8. In 1994, the British Council established this event as England's contribution to the
European Heritage Days.

True False

False

"...the now defunct Civic Trust established Heritage Open Days in 1994 as
England’s contribution to the European Heritage Days".

9. Participation is constantly growing .

True False

True

"...Heritage Open Days has since developed into Britain’s largest and most popular
grassroots heritage event, with participation more than doubling during the first
decade of the millennium".

Culture counts
 Culture counts

Do you believe in ghosts?

Did you know about ghost stories related to Irish castles? Here you have the
history of Dunlace Castle.

DUNLACE CASTLE, NORTHERN

IRELAND

Built precariously on the edge of a cliff on the north

Antrim Coast, this Norman castle has been
remodeled numerous times over the ages, but
former residents can’t seem to let go.

In 1586, a royal feud ensued for the castle and

ended with the unfortunate hanging of the previous
castle constable. This ghostly figure, dressed in a
purple cloak and a ponytail, wanders the Dunluce
Castle tower from which he was killed.

In 1639, the kitchen collapsed into the sea, taking

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several servants to their grave. Today, visitors report
feeling a cold chill in certain parts of the castle and
staff arrives at the gift shop to find books relocated
and radios blaring.

Although no one has sensed a malicious spirit

among these ghosts, the idea of playful residents
returning to entertain the living is downright creepy.
Source:https://www.bootsnall.com/articles/6-of-the-creepiest-castles-in-the-world.html
2.2. Stative and dynamic verbs

How to use stative and dynamic verbs

Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, aren't used in
continuous tenses (like the present continuous, or the future continuous). These verbs
often describe states that last for some time. Here is a list of some common ones:

STATIVE (OR STATE) VERB LIST

like know belong owe astonish
love realise fit weigh concern
hate suppose contain lack wish
want mean consist deny measure
need understand seem possess disagree
prefer believe depend deserve please
agree remember matter include impress
mind recognise see involve satisfy
own appear look (=seem) dislike surprise

A verb which isn't stative is called a dynamic verb, and is usually an action.

Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:

Be

be is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the

continuous, it means 'behaving' or 'acting'
you are stupid = it's part of your personality, youare
being stupid = only now, not usually

Think

think (stative) = have an opinion

I think that coffee is great
 think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head
What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my
next holiday

Have

have (stative) = own

I have a car
have (dynamic) = part of an expression
I'm having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a
break

See

see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand

I see what you mean
I see her now, she's just coming along the road
see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship with
I've been seeing my boyfriend for three years
I'm seeing Robert tomorrow

Taste/smell/sound/look

taste (stative) = has a certain taste

This soup tastes great
The coffee tastes really bitter
taste (dynamic) = the action of tasting
The chef is tasting the soup

('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as

'smell')

Source: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs.html

Now watch the following stative verbs tutorial:

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/p9M7FhSYcH4

For a complete list of stative verbs with lots of examples, click here >> Documento de descarga

Do it yourself
Choose the correct option for each statement.

1. "Believe" is a dynamic verb.

True False

False

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

2. "Read" is a dynamic verb.

True False

True

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

3. "Smell" (for example: "This fish smells funny") is a stative verb.

True False

True

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

4. "Paint" is a dynamic verb.

True False

True

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

5. "Change" is a stative verb.

True False

False

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

6. "Jump" is a stative verb.

True False

False

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

7. "Remember" is a stative verb.

True False

True

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

8. "Seem" is a dynamic verb.

True False

False

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

9. "Want" is a stative verb.

 True False

True

Imagine this verb in a sentence. Is the subject doing an action?

10. "Understand" is a stative verb.

True False

True
3. Tom meets his auntie

Focus on

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/kXg5pOF2PvY

Do it yourself

Listen to Suzanne Vega feat DNA's song "Tom's Diner" below and fill in the gaps with
the word you hear.

I am sitting And I'm

In the morning
At the diner To the horoscope
On the corner And

I
For the funnies

At the counter When I'm feeling

For the man Someone watching
To pour the coffee me
And so
And he fills it I raise my head
Only halfway
And before There's a woman
I even argue On the outside
Looking inside
He she
me?
Out the window
At somebody No she does not
Coming in Really see me
Cause she
"It always
Nice to see you" Her own reflection
Says the man
Behind the counter
 To the woman And I'm trying
Who has come in Not to notice
She That she's hitching
Up her skirt
Her umbrella
And while she's
And I look Straightening her
The other way stockings
As they Her hair

Their hellos
wet
I'm pretending
Not to see them Oh, this rain
And Instead It will continue
I pour the milk Through the
morning
I open As I'm listening
Up the paper
There's a story To the bells
Of an actor Of the cathedral
I
Who had died
While he Of your voice...

He was no one And of the

I had heard of midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain
began...

I
up my coffee
It's time to catch
the train

One or two words can be placed in one single gap. Choose the correct tense:
present simple or continuous.

Focus on
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Tom is now in Dublin and after asking many people about the residence of his aunty, he
finally meets her. Tom is invited to have tea at his auntie's house and they talk about
their lives for hours. His auntie tells him what her daily life in Dublin is like.

Watch the video about daily routines and click here to do the exercise about it.

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/-5iUfno6gPI

Watch the following explanation about the use of adverbs of frequency:

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/INDamUs6JoI

Now write down the adverbs of frequency and/or times of the day that the speaker uses
in the following video:

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/CN19WrsJkGw

Answers: usually - normally -always - sometimes - in the evening - rarely - during
the week - often - never.

After Tom's visit to his aunt's, he sends

an email to his mother Anna telling her
how happy he is.

Write that email as if you were Tom and

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send it to your classmate. Write
CC between 100 - 125 words.

You have to correct your classmate's email and comment on your pieces of writing
together.
3.1. Present simple and continuous review

Focus on

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As you may know, students of English as a foreign language make mistakes when they
learn the use of English verb tenses. Watch the following video that explains the use of
present simple and continuous. After that, correct the mistakes that the speakers make
when using these verb tenses.

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/p28a9_2iR8E

Moving on

After reviewing what you already know about present simple and continuous, practise
what you know on the following links:

Present simple or continuous 1

Present simple or continuous 2
3.2. The third person

Although the morphological suffix for third person singular verbs in the
simple present tense is -s or -es, the suffix is pronounced differently
depending on the sound of the last syllable of the verb.

If the last syllable of the verb is a voiceless sound, then the suffix is
pronounced as an unvoiced s /s/. Voiceless sounds are produced by not
vibrating the larynx, or voice box, in the throat. The voiceless, or unvoiced,
sounds in English are:

/p, t, k, f, θ /

For example:

breaks /breɪks/
coughs /kɒfs/
drinks /drɪŋks/
hopes /həʊps/
sits /sɪts/

If the last syllable of the verb is a voiced sound (except for those in the next
group), then the suffix is pronounced as a voiced z [z]. Voiced sounds are
produced by vibrating the larynx, or voice box, in the throat. The voiced
sounds in English are:

/l, b,d,v,ð, n, m,ŋ /+ all the vowels

For example:

calls [kɔ:lz]
destroys [distrɔɪz]
gives [gɪvz]
moans [məʊnz]
sobs [sɒbz]
tries [traiz]
 If the last syllable of the verb sounds like:

/s, z, ʃ , ʒ, tʃ , dʒ /

Then the suffix is pronounced /iz/. For example:

faces /'feɪsɪz/
misses /'mɪsɪz/
dozes /'dəʊzɪz/
hushes /'hʌʃɪz/
catches /'kætʃɪz/
nudges /'nʌdʒɪz/

The -es is pronounced as a separate syllable: /ɪz/. Therefore, if a verb ends

in one of these sounds, the present tense will have one more syllable than
the simple form.

Examples:

fix (1 syllable)-->fixes (2 syllables)

kiss (1 syllable)-->kisses (2 syllables)
wash (1 syllable)-->washes (2 syllables)
watch (1 syllable)-->watches (2 syllables)
damage (2 syllables)-->damages (3 syllables)
memorize (3 syllables)-->memorizes (4 syllables)
exercise (3 syllables)-->exercises (4 syllables)

Source: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/esl-lesson-plans/39426-spelling-and-pronuciation-rules-for-simple-present-tense/

Moving on

Here you have some practice::

Pronunciation of final -s/ -es

Third person -s pronunciation
The spelling rules for third person singular when talking about
present simple are:

The ending is -es when the word ends in -s/-ss/-sh/-ch/-x/-o.

Eg: misses, goes, teaches, washes, fixes.
Verbs ending in Consonant+y change to ie before the ending -s.
Eg: studies, hurries.
Verbs ending in -Vowel + y do not change. Just add -s. Eg:
plays, enjoys, buys.
Note the following: dye (change the colour of something) >
dyes; canoe > canoes ; singe (= burn slightly) > singes

Look at the video about the pronunciation of third person singular:

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/cnK7MXqKIvM

Do it yourself

Here's a text that contains both present simple and present continuous. Fill in the gaps
with the correct form of the verb.

Every morning, my mother me up at about seven. She

usually cereal or toasts for breakfast. She rarely
cherry muffins. They are my favourite! I usually
my teeth and have a quick shower before having breakfast.

Then, my mother me to school in her car. She hardly ever

a taxi to go to school.

Sometimes, my father is not at home for some days. He to the

university in Scotland or London. He Chemistry there. My
sister and I always my dad, and my mom
him, too. When he back, he always some
presents for us! We love that!!!

Source: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=8320
Remember when we are talking about routines, habits or things that are happening
now. Take into account the spelling rules for third person singular too.
4. Let's celebrate: "Thanksgiving"

Focus on

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Check your knowledge of Thanksgiving:

Do you know what Americans celebrate at Thanksgiving?

When is Thanksgiving exactly celebrated?
Do you know the origins of this holiday?
What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?

Watch the following video and learn expressions related to Thanksgiving.

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/LD9ZtiX7d7g

Do it yourself
 y

Match the following words with their meanings (use two digits to write the numbers, eg:
01):

01. Large bird kept for

corn
food

02. People who were

cranberry
born in a place

03. Dish of pumpkin

treaty
covered with pastry

04. Someone who

pumpkin travels from one place
pie to another for religious
reasons

05. Large meal for

feast many people in order
to celebrate something

06. Sour-tasting red

thanks
berry

07. When someone

does something nice
for you, you appreciate
gravy
it and
give_______________ to
that person

08. Sauce made from

pilgrim the juice of cooked
meat mixed with flour

09. When people or

countries agree to do
turkey something and help
each other, they make
a_______________.

10. The seeds of a

natives plant that is cooked as
 food

Source: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=10036#a

01. Large bird kept for

corn 10
food

02. People who were born

cranberry 06
in a place

03. Dish of pumpkin

treaty 09
covered with pastry

04. Someone who travels

pumpkin
03 from one place to another
pie
for religious reasons
05. Large meal for many
feast 05 people in order to
celebrate something
thanks 07 06. Sour-tasting red berry
07. When someone does
something nice for you,
gravy 08 you appreciate it and
give_______________ to that
person
08. Sauce made from the
pilgrim 04 juice of cooked meat
mixed with flour
09. When people or
countries agree to do
turkey 01 something and help each
other, they make
a_______________.
10. The seeds of a plant
natives 02
that is cooked as food

Do it yourself

Listen to this Thanksgiving song "Except for the Turkey" and fill in the blanks with the
words you hear (use one single word for each gap):
 Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/aqBUHrmDVes#t=24

It’s and we’re round

Little children make a sound
And there’s no school and we get to play
And we’re all for this day
Except for the
La lala la la la la la except for the turkey

There’s a wreath of leaves on the front door

And we all say what we’re thankful for
There’s such and there’s such great fun
And there’s such big smile’s on everyone
Except for the turkey
La lala la la la la la
Except for the turkey

We all join hands and sing this song

with and a that’s strong
We bow our heads then we have our
It’s a lovely day to say the least
Except for the turkey
La lala la la la la la
Except for the turkey

So if you’re a turkey and you’re still alive,

you might kinda wanna hide
Or soon you’ll probably be dead meat
On this day you’re what we eat
So fly away to a distant land
Where people think turkeys are grand
Spread your wings and sore up high
And be that can fly
Except for the turkey.
La lala la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La lala la la la la
Except for the turkey

It’s Thanksgiving day and we’re gathered round

Little children make a joyful sound
There’s such good food and there’s such great fun
It’s a Happy Thanksgiving for everyone
Except for the turkey
La lala la la la la la
Except for the turkey

day, lovely, joyful, hearts, festive, good,

day, birds, food,

Thanksgiving, turkey, happy, love,

gathered, thankful, feast

Do it yourself

Watch the next videoclip about the story of Thanksgiving:

Enlace a recurso reproducible >> http://www.youtube.com/embed/faUYJ9fMiGg#t=20

After watching the video, decide if the following statements are true or false.

1. The name of the boat that bumped into Plymouth Rock was "Mayflower"

True False

True

2. The people that got out of the boat were pilgrims that came from Great Britain.

True False
 True

3. The pilgrims had no problems in their first winter.

True False

False

4. It all happened in 1622.

True False

False

5. Squanto was an English-speaking Indian.

True False

True

6. The pilgrims didn't really need any help from the Indians.

True False

False

7. The pilgrims and the Indians worked together and then had a feast.

True False
 True

8. At the feast, they thanked God for the harvest.

True False

True

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Write a letter of "apology" to all the turkeys of the world, expressing your feelings about
what people do to those innocent birds. Read your letter to your partner and share your
impressions and opinion. Write between 100 - 125 words.
Bite size

Adjectives to describe people, family members and habits.

Different ways in which the final -(e)s of the third person singular can be
pronounced.

Use of adverbs of frequency for habitual actions and routines, times of the day.
Difference between stative and dynamic verbs.
Form and uses of both present simple and present continuous tenses
Spelling rules for the final -(e)s of the third person singular.

Describe oneself and others taking into account physical appearance and
character.
Talk about routines by means of present simple and present continuous tenses.
Express your opinion.
Put into practice communicative function of guessing.
Thanksgiving, expressions related to it.
The concept of Irish Heritage.
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