About Me
- Teacher Alex
- Portugal
- I am from Coimbra, Portugal, and am currently teaching in a school in Soure, about 30 km away from Coimbra. I have been a teacher of English for over 20 years and have already taught different levels and age groups. After all this time I can say I love working with adult groups because there are no coursebooks and I can create my own resources. I am an avid reader, a blogger and very curious about free tools and their implementation in the classroom.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Earth Day - 22nd April
Have a look at this video suggested by a student last year. It calls our attention for the need to save energy and water. Proper education is to teach / learn to save our Planet!!!
Friday, April 10, 2009
HAPPY EASTER
To all who have already had access to this blog my sincerest wishes of a HAPPY EASTER!
It is a time though when I can't forget the Italian people / my Italian friends. Especially for the victims' families who are mourning the death of so many loved ones, a word of com
fort - if there can be any... we all know it is a quake-prone region that has had at least nine smaller jolts since the beginning of April but who would expect this??? The official death toll has reached 287 which means the earth quake of last April 6th was the deadliest to hit Italy in almost 30 years.
fort - if there can be any... we all know it is a quake-prone region that has had at least nine smaller jolts since the beginning of April but who would expect this??? The official death toll has reached 287 which means the earth quake of last April 6th was the deadliest to hit Italy in almost 30 years.Try to cheer up if you (Simo, Ben, Sonia and Francesca) can! My / Our thoughts are with you.
HAPPY EASTER!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is a happy day for Christians because they believe that Jesus rose from the dead on this day. They believe that Jesus' resurrection or coming alive shows that death is not the end of everything. Many go to church to thank God for Jesus' life. Church bells are rung and churches are decorated with flowers such as white lilies which are associated with Easter. The colours in the church change to white or gold which are thought to be the best colours.
Easter Sunday is a happy day for Christians because they believe that Jesus rose from the dead on this day. They believe that Jesus' resurrection or coming alive shows that death is not the end of everything. Many go to church to thank God for Jesus' life. Church bells are rung and churches are decorated with flowers such as white lilies which are associated with Easter. The colours in the church change to white or gold which are thought to be the best colours.
There are many customs associated with Easter Day which involve eggs. For this reason Easter Day used to be known as Egg Sunday. For the last two hundred years in Britain the custom of giving children chocolate eggs has been popular while in Europe and America parents hide chocolate eggs in the garden for children to find. In many countries children are given hard boiled eggs and it is also a custom for children to decorate these by painting or dyeing them in bright colours.
Eggs were always thought to be special even before Jesus was born. It is because they are associated with new life when the chick breaks from the egg. After Jesus had risen from the dead it was easy to think of eggs as a sign of new life. So eggs have always been part of celebrations at Easter.
Eggs were always thought to be special even before Jesus was born. It is because they are associated with new life when the chick breaks from the egg. After Jesus had risen from the dead it was easy to think of eggs as a sign of new life. So eggs have always been part of celebrations at Easter.
What about your Easter traditions? How do you celebrate Easter?????
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
