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NEWS OF THE MONTH:

FEBRUARY

                                                                    

ST VALENTINE'S DAY

It is celebrated on February 14th. We say "Be my Valentine" in English. It’s that time of the year when couples show* their love for each other by sending* cards, flowers and chocolates.

Friendship* is also celebrated. School children sign Valentine's Day cards and bring* them to school for their classmates*. They decorate paper bags during art class for their cards. Some teachers show their students how to make Valentine's Day cards for their parents.

Adults listen to romantic music, write love letters to each other, and eat dinners in restaurants. Some couples get engaged* or married on Valentine's Day. Popular Valentine's Day symbols include red and pink hearts*, bows* and arrows*, and Cupid. Cupid is a mythical figure. He is the god of love and the son of Venus.

In recent years it has also become* big business!

Help Box: traduction des mots difficiles

show: montrer          send: envoyer        friendship: amitié

bring: apporter        classmate: camarade      get engaged: se fiancer

heart: coeur            arrow: flêche            bow: noeud      become: devenir

To learn more on St Valentine's day....

Traditions on this special day

History: what do you know about this celebration?

Vocabulary: learn nouns, adjectives and adverbs of love

Games and activities

Valentine's: Listen to the vocabulary and play games

Send an e-card to your lover or a very good friend(from the National Wildlife Association) 

Valentine's links: games, activities, poems....      

 

         PANCAKE* DAY OR MARDI GRAS

It is celebrated on Tuesday, February 2nd. It is called in English "Shrove Tuesday and Lent" or Pancake Day.

It is the last* day before the period which Christians call Lent*. It is traditional on this day to eat pancakes.

Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up*. So Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to indulge yourself*, and to eat the foods that are forbidden* in Lent. Pancakes are eaten on this day because they contain fat*, butter and eggs which were not possible to eat during Lent.

A pancake is a thin*, flat* cake, made of batter* and fried in a pan*

Help Box: traduction des mots difficiles

lent: carême              pancake: crêpe

last: dernier              give up:abandonner

indulge oneself: se faire plaisir      forbidden: interdit

fat:gras                    thin: mince      batter:pâte

flat: plat                  pan: poêle

Learn more on Pancake Day....

A presentation on this celebration (primary ressources)

What do you know about it?

Games and activities

Pancake recipe

        

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese New Year starts* with the New Moon* on the first day of the new year and ends on the full* moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays* and children carrying* lanterns in a parade.

The first day of the year can fall* anywhere* between late* January and the middle of February. This year Chinese New Year is on February 8th, 2016.

2016 is the year of the MONKEY       

A month before, people start buying presents, decorations, food and costumes. Chinese houses are cleaned* to chase the bad luck* and doors are painted in red. Dinner is usually composed of seafood* and dumplings*. Then, the family play cards or board games* or watch TV programs on the New Year celebration.

Help Box: traduction des mots difficiles

start: commencer              moon: lune        full: pleine

display: déploiement      carry: porter       fall: tomber

anywhere: partout          late: fin             clean: nettoyer

bad luck: mauvais sort     seafood: fruits de mer   

board games: jeux de société    dumpling: boulette de pâte

   

Learn more on Chinese New Year....

General information (traditions, food...)

2010 year of the tiger

Chinese New Year parade photos

Chinese New Year presentation

Games and activities

Crafts and activities for the Chinese New Year (make a lantern, a tangram puzzle, a paper puppet...)

Chinese New Year Games

Have fun with the Chinese New Year!


EXPRESSION OF THE MONTH 

Chaque mois retrouvez la signification d’une expression anglaise.

"She was walking on air"

                                 Elle était aux anges

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