SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th , his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK?

It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.)

During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)

SHAKIRA singing GIPSY (with lyrics)

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Those days, I'm too busy, so I have no time to write or release a new article. Nevertheless, I can share with all of you "GIPSY" sung in English by SHAKIRA. You can understand this song thanks to its lyrics below. Have a nice weekend!

MUSICALS!!! The Phantom of the Opera

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Have you ever seen a Musical? Well, if your answer is "no", I encourage you to go and see one of this fantastic performance as soon as possible. I'm sure you'll have a great time, the musicals are always amazing and worthwhile!!! All the people who perform the musicals are incredibly good actors and singers. Besides, you must pay attention to the stage,decor, lightning ... Even more, people like being well-dressed to Broadway musicals. If you go to a Broadway musical, you must buy the tickets in advance at the box office or at the Tickets office in Times Square. You may get a 20% discount at Tickets office.

http://www.youtube.com/thephantomoftheopera

This is one of my favourite song "Angel of Music",
it's more wonderful when you listen to this live.

Conditionals (4)

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If you need to practise more ... (I'm being ironic.... hahaha). Anyway, there is more than one possible answer, ok? Good LUCK!!!


CONDITIONALS. Rewrite the following sentences without altering their meaning.
1. If you aren’t on a diet, try the cheesecake. (unless)
Unless you are on a diet, try the cheesecake.

2. Danny wants to lose some weight, but he doesn’t have any will power. (if)
If Danny doesn't have any will power, he won't lose any weight.

3. Sue didn’t mention the tennis game so I didn’t turn up to watch. (if)
If Sue had mentioned the tennis game, I would have turned to watch it.

4. In my opinion, you should drink low-fat milk. (if)
If I were / was you, I would drink low-fat milk.

5. You should have a medical check-up when starting a diet. (if)
If I started on a diet, I'd have a medical check-up when starting a diet.

6. I didn’t buy any vegetables so I couldn’t make a salad. (if)
I would have made a salad if I had bought some vegetables.

7. Paul won’t swim in the pool because there is no lifeguard. (if)
If there is a lifeguard, Paul'll swim in the pool.

8. Peter gets angry with people who don’t take him seriously. (unless)
Peter won't get angry with people unless they take him seriously.

Relative Clauses (4)

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This morning, we didn't have enough time to correct all these sentences. So, now you can find the answers here. There may be another possible answer. If the Relative Pronoun appears between brackets, that means we can omit it.

Join the sentences using a Relative Pronoun. Omit it when it is possible.

1. That’s the man. I found his jacket yesterday.
That's the man whose jacket I found yesterday.
2. Here’s the pen. You lost it yesterday.

Here's the pen (which / that) you lost yesterday.
3. Those are the tourists. Their luggage arrived late.
Those are the tourists whose luggage arrived late.
4. They played music at the disco. It was awful. The music…
The music (which / that) they played at the disco was awful.
5. That’s the car. He bought it from Richard.
That's the car (which / that) he bought from Richard.
6. We saw Tom at he cinema. He has got married. Tom ….
Tom, who we saw at the cinema, has got married.
7. I loved the song. They sang it yesterday.
I loved the song (which / that) they sang yesterday.
8. You want to visit a place. It is near here. The place ….
The place (which / that) you want to visit is near here.
9. I visited the Liverpool. We used to live there. I visited ….
I visited Liverpool, where we used to live.
10. The Great Fire of London destroyed a large part of the city. It broke out in 1666.
The Great Fire of London, which broke out in 1666, destroyed a large part of the city.
11. Julius Caesar was a great general. He was also a writer.
Julius Caesar, who was a great general, was also a writer.
12. Who is the girl? You were smiling at her.

Who is the girl (who / that) you were smiling at?

Questions and Answers (3)

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Once again, you can find more exercises related to Questions and Answers in English.

Ready, steady, go!!!!!

Write questions for the following answers. Pay attention to the words in bold and italics. Then, you can check your answers looking at the key answers in blue colour.

1. Mike gets up early because he goes to school by bus.

Why does Mike get up early?

2. Mary drinks a cup of coffee everyday.

What does Mary drink everyday?

3. We have breakfast at 7.30.

What time do you have for breakfast?

4. The children broke the window glass yesterday.

Who broke the window glass?

5. There were more than 500 people in the concert.

How many people were there in the concert?

6. Last year, I went to Paris with my friends.

Who did you go to Paris with?

7. We are doing our homework now.

What are you doing now?

8. Yes, we've been to London.

Have you ever been to London?

9. Henry and Tom are going to travel to New York next month.

Where are henry and Tom going to travel next month?

10. I used to train volleyball twice a week.

How often did you use to train volleyball?

American Cookies ....mnmnmn!!!

American Cookies or Chocolate Chip Cookies, delicious!!!!!!!!!!

(In this picture, you can see cookies made by Valme)

Ingridients:

1. 3 / 4 cup unsalted butter

2. room temperature 1 cup brown sugar

3. 1 / 4 cup white sugar

4. 1 egg

5. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6. 2 cups all-purpose flour

7. 2 teaspoons cornstarch

8. use 1 teaspoon baking soda

9. 1 / 2 teaspoon salt

10. 1 bar of chocolate in pieces

How to do the American Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.

2. Beat together butter and sugars until smooth. What they call the baker to white. I use the palette of the KitchenAid.

3. Add egg and vanilla until well incorporated.

4. Add flour, baking soda and salt. When combined add the chocolate.

5. Place by spoonfuls on a baking sheet about 8 to 10 minutes.

6. You'd better eat the Chocolate chips freshly. Now you can invite your friends and eat them!!!!