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Thanksgiving

On the fourth Thursday of November (next Thursday), Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a national holiday honouring the early settlers and their harvest feast known as the first Thanksgiviving.

 

Here are some of the common traditions associated with "Turkey Day."

Travel

One of the best things about Thanksgiving is spending time with family. Many people live far from family members and travel long distances by car, train, or plane to be with their loved ones. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year!

The Feast

Traditional foods are a large part of Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families include the entire family in the food preparation. Traditional foods include turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, cornbread, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. Many people serve pie for dessert at the end of the meal. Popular pie flavors are pumpkin, pecan, sweet potato, and apple.

The Wishbone

Some families include breaking the turkey's wishbone as part of their celebration. The wishbone is found attached to the breast meat in the turkey's chest. After the meat has been removed and the wishbone has had a chance to become dry and brittle, two people each take one end of the bone, make a wish, and pull. Whoever ends up with the larger part of the bone gets their wish!

The Turkey Pardon

Each year at Thanksgiving, the President of the United States receives a gift of a live turkey (along with an alternate in case something happens to the official turkey). At a White House ceremony, the president traditionally "pardons" the National Thanksgiving Turkey and the alternate turkeys, allowing them to live out the rest of their lives on a farm.

Helping Others

Many generous folks use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to help the less fortunate. Some people volunteer to serve food at homeless shelters on Thanksgiving Day and others donate to shelters or participate in canned food drives.

TV

Television also plays a part in Thanksgiving celebrations. Many families watch the New York City Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade includes marching bands, floats, songs and performances from Broadway musicals, and giant helium-filled balloons! People may also enjoy televised football games.

Diary of a Scot!

Hey :)

This weekend was a very good one for me, because my mum and 2 of my aunts came to Cuenca to visit me!
So...we went sightseeing in Casco Antiguo, with our very helpful tour guide Jesús (Thank you Jesús for everything). We visited the Casas Colgadas, and found a pub called "Glasgow". I now think that Glasgow needs to get a pub called "Cuenca". On Sunday, we went for a walk along the river and I took lots of pictures.
But now my mum and aunts have gone back home to Scotland, it was lovely having them here. I have missed my mum a lot whilst being here!

Steffi xx

Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions

That's the way you'll improve your language skills and your life. 

Here you are the video we used in class today. Keep on practising and enjoy!

Programa de inmersión lingüística en la Sierra de Gredos

La Sección Bilingüe del IES Fernando Zóbel prepara una actividad extraescolar para los alumnos de primer y segundo curso al final del segundo trimestre.
Los 44 alumnos que forman parte de la Sección podrán disfrutar de una estancia de tres días en Gredos Centre en Ávila para participar en un programa de actividades de inmersión lingüística relacionadas con las asignaturas que estudian en inglés y de talleres y actividades de ocio en plena naturaleza.

Haz click en la imagen para visitar la web de Gredos Centre.

Diary of the Scot!

Hey everyone :)

Living in Spain this year, I want to visit many different Spanish regions and experience the Spanish culture. So....I'm going to share my experiences this year with you all on this blog! :)

 

Last weekend I went on my first trip out of Cuenca. One of my flatmates, Rocio, invited me to her hometown of Mota del Cuervo for the weekend. I met her family and they were very welcoming. Rocio took me to visit the 7 Molinos, which gave the most beautiful view of the whole of Mota del Cuervo. We also went to the Castillo de Belmonte, and I even got to try grape-picking.

During my stay I met Rocio’s English teacher, and was asked to speak to the pupils in the English class that afternoon, which I did.

All in all, I enjoyed my weekend in Mota del Cuervo, and hope to one day visit there again :)

 

Steffi xx