Today, we ´ve been celebrated the English speaking countries Day at school and 4th ESO bilingual students have been working on Malta. They found out about traditions, culture, history, flag, recipes, famous landmarks...there! School mates have learned a lot about this small country in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is one of Scotland’s most famous authors.
His best-known stories include Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh and went to school there. When ill health kept him confined to his bed, he had private tutors and developed a love of literature.
At Edinburgh University, he first studied engineering but he gave that up to study law although he did not become a lawyer. His family was not happy that he chose to become a writer although he was extremely successful. Stevenson wrote novels, short stories and poems. He spent long periods abroad and wrote travel stories.
In 1880, Stevenson married Fanny Osbourne, a divorcée with two children. He was with Fanny in Samoa
in the South Pacific when he died of a stroke and was buried on Mount Vaea overlooking the sea. At his
request, his famous poem Requiem was carved on his grave.
E. Nesbit (1858-1924) wrote many books for children including The Railway Children and Five Chidrenand It. She had a talent for combining very true-to-life stories about children with an element of mystery and fantasy. Nesbit also wrote books for adults, including collections of horror and mystery stories.
As a child, Nesbit lived in France and Germany, returning to England at the age of 17. In 1880, she married Hubert Bland and had five children. Hubert died in 1914 and three years later, Nesbit married a ship’s engineer, Thomas Tucker. When she died of lung cancer in 1924, Tucker carved her wooden gravestone in the churchyard of St Mary in the Marsh.
Halloween Ghost Story:
A young couple move to a small English village the country. They rent a pretty cottage – built on the ruins of an old house.
Every night the couple visit a beautiful local church. Inside there are two marble statues. Why do these statues frighten the local people?
New Year’s Resolutionsare made on January 1st. It is a time for a fresh start. People think about something they plan to change in the upcoming year. A recent study showed that around 45% of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions every year. However, only 8% stick with their resolution.
The most popular resolutions are to lose weight, to quit smoking and to save money. People frequently make these resolutions, but rarelykeep upwith them.
What about yours?
Watch the video and these New Year's resolutions can help you!!!