A song: Twelve days of Christmas - enjoy...

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

Do you truly believe in a German Christmas Pickle? Some Americans think, that we, here in Germany really...

Watch this wonderful American film about a little Christmas museum in New Braunfels/Sofienmuseum in the USA - and they tell everybody that this is a very old German custom....

What do you think about it?

NOW, LISTEN!

YOU REALLY GET T H R E E S T A R S IF YOU WRITE DOWN WHAT THE AMERICANS BELIEVE ABOUT THE PICKLE AND THE GERMAN CHRISTMAS TRADITION....





celebrate Christmas
Christmas Eve
especially
German heritage
old world traditions
comes from German culture
decorating tree..
hanging of stockings

who could resist
we browse through the ...
to discover
it would change the tradition
pickle
legend says it....

A Christmas-SONG (a very modern one!!!)

Now this is just a wonderful modern song... so we have never heard of a Christmas pickle in Germany...

a Christmas pickle = eine saure Weihnachtsgurke

what do you think? Do Germans really hang a little pickle into their Christmas tree?

PLEASE LISTEN A N D WRITE DOWN THE L Y R I C S !!! 4 stars (* * * *)

Lord Of The Dance River Dance Battle

Hi, Kiddies,

now I would like to share a video with you that I found today.
I think this is one of the best things I have ever seen in my life.

This is a fight, a battle of dancers.
Two different groups

1) two American free-style step-dancers with their music (tenor saxophone)
2) three celtic dancers with their music (violin)

These two groups show us a staged street fight.

Now in the end we can't say which group is better, because they are both excellent, we could only say... that, perhaps, we like group a) better because... or we like group b)better, because...

My opinion? I think they are the best dancers - they just dance wonderfully!!!

Write what you think about it!

Hi, Kiddies,

please practise your "Present Perfect" at this S P O T:



http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/complex_tests/present_perfect1/index.php


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PRIDE of SCOTLAND CELTIC DANCE

How to bake "Scottish Shortbread"

THIS WAS THE TASK: see http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Scottish-Shortbread

Class 7M should make Scottish Shortbread at home...

...and ... it was delicious... absolutely delicious!!!

First class cookies - originally Scottish!!! Yummy - GREAT!
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This was the recipe

Scottish Shortbread Recipe

Photo by: Taste of Home

100% would make again

• Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min./batch

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add 3-3/4 cups flour and mix well. Turn onto a floured surface. Knead for 5 minutes, adding enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Roll to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut into 3-in. x 1-in. strips. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with fork. Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.