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.
  
  

Scotland - wild life and nature

Dear Pupils of M7,


here I would like to present to you a little film about the NATURE of Scotland. The language is very difficult to understand, of course. And I don't add any vocabulary. But here is some explanation in German:

Hier erhältst du einen Einblick in die Natur des Hochlands in Schottland.

And what have you got to do then? Please use a dictionary:

1. make a list of all animals that you see.
2. say what these animals are doing.
3. how many different people do you see in the video?
4. what else do you see - are there any houses, villages, streets?
5. what do you think about the landscape (Landschaft)?

SCOTLAND

Na, was hier passiert ist, lässt mich doch sehr traurig werden. Der "Uploader" in Schottland hat sein Konto geschlossen, nun ist der Film weg. Nun gut, das ist eben so, damit müssen wir halt leben.
Es wird immer wieder Überraschungen geben.

Best wishes....

Yours

GB

Scotland

landscape	Landschaft
inspiration	Inspiration
artists	Künstler
these islands	diese Inseln
poets	Dichter
backdrops	Rückschläge
shrouded in mists	in Frühnebel eingehüllt
circled by forests	von Wäldern umgeben
green pastures	grüne Weiden
places of mystery	wundersame Plätze
coastline	Küste
of deserted beaches	verlassene Strände
on up into the highlands	hoch rauf in das Bergland
appreciate	sehr schätzen
natural beauty	natürliche Schönheit
writers	Schriftsteller
composers	Komponisten
to impose an image	ein Bild auflegen
on the rest of the world	für den Rest der Welt
glens	Grünland
my journey begins	meine Reise beginnt
handsome cities	angenehme Städte
hills and crags	Hügel und Felsen
finest view	beste Sicht
Carlton Hill 1707
unleashed a new energy	entfesselte eine neue Energie
city was booming	die Stadt wuchs schnell
dynamic new town	dynamische neue Stadt
dominates the painting	beherrscht das Gemälde
modern	modern
different vision was being forged	ein anderes Bild wurde geschmiedet
romantic and nostalgic	romantisch und nostalgisch
George IV 1822	König von England
he was greeted	er wurde begrüßt
by the most extraordinary sight	vom außergewöhnlichsten Anblick
dressed in tartans	in Schottenstoffen gekleidet
axes and swords	Äxte und Schwerter
highland clans	Highland Clans
Sir Walter Scott	Schottischer Schriftsteller
he believed in the union	er glaubte an die Einigung
your identity is save – intact	eure Identität ist sicher – intact
no connection with the highlands	keine Verbindung mit dem Hochland
image of the highlanders	Bild von den Bergbewohnern

Your task: Listen to his words three times. Try to find the words he says
in the list. You will certainly remember some words...


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QUESTION TAGS

You have got to practise question tags every day. Do it with your computer. Here are some sites:


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/fragen/frageanhaengsel.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/fragen/bilden2.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/fragen/frageanhaengsel3.htm


Please post a comment when you are ready. It's nice to get a feedback...

Avatar - and what we should know about it

Read the following information:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%E2%80%93_Aufbruch_nach_Pandora


'Avatar' is costliest film ever made


By Daniela Deane and Mairi Mackay, CNN

Hundreds of millions of dollars is a lot to spend on a film featuring a bunch of blue aliens (welcher einen Haufen blauer Wesen zur Aufführung bringt)- but that's exactly what Fox Features has done with new 3D sci-fi "Avatar," which the movie studio Fox says is the most expensive (teuerste) production it has ever made.
In an interview with CNN just before the movie's worldwide release later in December 2009, James Gianopulos, co-chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, wouldn't divulge the figure spent (wollte die Zahl, die ausgegeben wurde nicht ausplaudern) on the sci-fi blockbuster (Kassenschlager).
- But now we know that this film cost about $ 500 million – and they had the best artists of the world – graphic designers and computer programmers – but they have already earned more than $ 1.3 billion in the box office wold wide by now. -

Avatar Becomes Most Successful Film Ever Made
(Avatar wird der erfolgreichste film, der je gemacht wurde)

10:50 AM - January 27, 2010 - By Jane McEntegart - Source : Tom's Guide US
The hit 3D movie Avatar has overtaken (hat überholt) Titanic at the box office (an den Kinokassen) to become the most successful film of all time.
Zoom
Avatar, directed by James Cameron (unter der Regie von James C.) has overtaken (hat überholt) the previous owner (früheren Besitzer des Titels) of the title, Titanic. Also directed by Cameron, Titanic grossed $1.24 billion (fuhr die immense Summe von 1.24 Milliarden dollar ein) in the box offices around the globe (auf der ganzen Erde). Avatar has now grossed $1.30 billion.
However (jedoch), some claim( einige behaupten) that Titanic is still the king of the world (sorry, couldn't help it). Interestingly, Avatar also hasn't beaten Titanic in the United States. While it has grossed more than Titanic worldwide, Avatar has so far grossed $554.9 million in the U.S. box office. Titanic grossed $600.7 million.
Which movie do you think deserves the title of "Most Successful Movie of All Time"?

NEYTIRI and how she became what she is

Just listen to every single word Zoe Zaldagna tells us about Neytiri on the planet Pandora.
It is very interesting.

warrior	Krieger
father and mother	Vater und Mutter
leaders of the Navii	Oberste Anführer der Navii
on their planet	auf ihrem Planeten
don’t understand	verstehen nicht
the ways how they treat	die Art und Weise wie sie behandeln
cruelty	Grausamkeit
environment	Umwelt
holy to them	heilig für sie
on her skewer	auf ihren Spieß aufspießen
my daughter will teach you our ways	meine Tochter wird dir unsere Lebensweise beibringen
seeds of the secret tree - very pure spirits	Samen vom Geheimnisbaum - sehr reine Geistlein /Wesen aus reinem Geist
because of signs she	wegen der Zeichen, die sie
wasn’t able to ignore	wahrnehmen musste
forced to	waren gezwungen
will teach you	wird dir beibringen
captures her	ergreift ganz Besitz von ihr
so much baggage involved	da sind so viele unterschiedliche Einzelheiten damit verbunden
you knew this would happen	du hast gewusst, dass das passieren würde
torn between doing what is expected of her	hin und hergerissen zwischen dem was man von ihr erwartet
and following her heart	und dem, was ihr das Herz sagt (dem Herzen nachfolgen)

AVATAR - official trailer

Now watch this video which gives you a lot of information

about the planet Pandora. It is a fantastic world...