I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you? He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue Just bring him through the front door, that's the easy thing to do
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses I only like hippopotamuses And hippopotamuses like me too
Mom says the hippo would eat me up, but then Teacher says a hippo is a vegeterian
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage I'd feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
I'm dreaming of a White Christmas
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten, and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white
I can see me now on Christmas morning, creeping down the stairs Oh what joy and what surprise when I open up my eyes to see a hippo hero standing there
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses I only like hippopotamuseses And hippopotamuses like me too!
Mary's Boy Child
The little Drummer Boy
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum, When we come.
Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum, On my drum?
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum.
Winter Wonderland
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, We're happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone away is the bluebird, Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, As we go along, Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman, Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married? We'll say: No man, But you can do the job When you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire, As we dream by the fire To face unafraid, The plans that we've made, Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman, And pretend that he's a circus clown We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman, Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling, Though your nose gets a chilling We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way, Walking in a winter wonderland.
When European explorers arrived in America in 1492 they found around 2 million indigenous people living there. The Europeans mistakenly called them Indians, thinking they had landed in the Indies in the Far East of Asia. The explorer Christopher Columbus made this famous mistake. The term “Indians” stuck with the people who lived there despite not even coming from India!!!. How rude!! These 'Indians' belonged to at least 300 different tribes and spoke over 2,000 different languages. Famous examples of these indigenous tribes are
_ the Cheyenne
_ the Blackfoot
_ the Comanche
_ the Sioux
Each tribe spoke a separate language, and their houses, clothes and entertainment differed. However, they all followed a similar life based on hunting and farming. These indigenous people were related to the peoples of north eastern Asia. It is thought that their ancestors crossed a land bridge linking Siberia to Alaska around 30,000 BC. There was gradual movement south to the Great Plains of (the yet to be called) America. www.schoolhistory.co.uk
Listen to the text and fill in the blanks with words from the drop-down menu. My amazing Thanksgiving. By filling in words, you can create your own Thanksgiving story. Listen to the song Turkey Blues and now dothis exercise.(Click:Play this game) The story of Thanksgiving Day.Click here. Thanksgiving voyageis a gap-fill-in-exercise.
Click here to do the quiz. Here is another one. Try it out! This is a cultural quiz on Australia. It is rather difficult. This one is a piece of cake. Do you know Australian slang? Do this quiz to learn a few words and expressions.
From September 15th to September 22nd we are going on an intensive language course to Eastbourne. Below you can learn about this seaside resort.
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a seaside town sitting in East Sussex with a population of around 90,000 people. In a perfect position on the South Coast of England, Eastbourne is a place for tourists and provides excellent shopping centres and streets. The area has been occupied since the Bronze Age. Remains of a Roman villa lie beneath one of the seafront's main hotels and you can find medieaval architecture in Eastbourne's Old Town area. The beach and seafront is one of Eastbourne's main attrations.
Eastbourne Pier
Eastbourne pier has a variety of shops. There's The Chippy, Arcade, The Waterfront Inn, Camera Obscura, Atlantic Nightclub and.
The bandstand
Eastbourne is proud of its well preserved 1930's bandstand. There people can enjoy a variety of concerts every summer.
Beachy Head
Beachy Head is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. At 530 feet high, the majestic cliffs provide magnificent views.
Watch a short video:
The Downs The Downs around Eastbourne are an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Getting around
You will be staying in an English family and some of you will need the buses to get to our school. So study the bus schedules carefully. The lucky ones can walk. But have your maps with you all the time. Otherwise you might get lost and have to ask the way to the school.
The English people
English meals are quite different from Austrian ones. You might have the chance to get a typical English breakfast. Watch this:
Etiquette
The English are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for our politeness, self-discipline and especially for their sense of humour. Basic politeness (please, thank you, excuse me) is expected.
How to greet someone
English people are quite reserved when greeting one another. A greeting can be a bright 'Hello' 'Hi' or 'Good morning', when you arrive at work or at school.
Formal greetings
The usual formal greeting is a 'How do you do?' and a firm handshake.
First person "How do you do?" Second person " How do you do?"
'How are you?' is a question and the most common and polite response is "I am fine thank you and you?"
First person "How are you?" Second person "I am fine thank you and you?"
Nice to meet you – Nice to meet you too. (Often said whilst shaking hands)
Delighted to meet you– Delighted to meet you too.
Pleased to meet you – Pleased to meet you too. .
Glad to meet you - Glad to meet you too
Good Morning / Good Afternoon / Good Evening
Hi - Hi or hello
Morning / Afternoon / Evening ( They drop the word 'Good' in informal situations).
How's you? - Fine thanks. You?
Thank you / thanks / cheers
They sometime say 'cheers' instead of thank you. You may hear 'cheers' said instead of 'good bye', what we are really saying is 'thanks and bye'.
Names they may call you
You may be called by many different 'affectionate' names, according to which part of the England you are visiting. Do not be offended, this is quite normal. For example, you may be called dear, dearie, flower, love or mate. So the bus driver is not in love with you when he calls you "love."
Hastings
The Battle of Hastings
There was a battle won by Duke William of Normandy who fought against King Harold of England.For more information. William led the Normans and Harold led the Saxons.The Normans ran up and down the hill then finally the Saxons came after them but the Normans surrounded them. The Normans ended it with shooting Harold in the eye.
Hastings for its role in the story of 1066 and the Norman Invasion.
What happened at the Battle of Hastings?
The Normans under the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror fought against the English under King Harold of England. For six hours until late afternoon the English seemed like they were going to win. The Normans tried again and again, but they couldn't break through the Saxon shield wall and had to go back down the hill again.
The Saxon's shield wall was a tough defence
Then the Saxons made their fatal mistake. Late afternoon some of Harold's men broke their shield wall to chase the Normans, who they thought were giving up.This was to be their biggest mistake because when the Normans reached the bottom of the hill, they turned round and cut the English to bits.
The Norman cavalry rode among the English, hacking them down.
Finally, William brought in his archers and Harold's luck ran out. The arrows didn't break the Saxon line, it is believed that one of the arrows hit Harold in the eye.
The battle lasted for six hours.
Hastings nowadays
Hastings is a nice English town in the south of England. Hastings pier is home to all kinds of arts and craft shops together with bars, bistros and cafes.where you can sample the diverse range of fish that are caught in local waters.
You can visit The Hastings Museum & Art Gallery or Underwater World, where sharks, starfish and 70 other marine species can be seen in action.
In the heart of Hastings West Hill lies Smugglers Adventure, caverns that tell about the history of Hasting's thrilling history of smuggling.
With Michael and Franzi we took part in the British Quiz Show "Who wants to be a Millionaire". And there was even a contestant who won a million pounds - Mrs B, our tutor! Congratulations!
Bernhard and Niki presented the American Election System and the life of BarackObama. Their performance was informative and and well structured.
Stefanie and Daniela informed us about British Customs and Traditions. Their powerpoint presentation was fantastic.
Monika and Mihriban told us that English and German are almost the same.
Here are some expamples: Talking about the weather: Ace rag net = Es regnet. Ace weird an bloods reagan gay ben. = Es wird einen Platzregen geben. Making a compliment: Say sun a sow bears mud ale. = Sie sind ein hübsches Mädchen.
Chiara and Julia talked about Harrods and performed a shopping dialogue.
Do you speak English? - A sketch Starring: Sandra, Armin, Samuel
Sevenoaks single - A Play Starring: Melanie, Albert, Sandra, Niki
Anna F, Anna M and Teresa told us about the Sights of London. Their presentation was instructive and well prepared.
On April 29th, the second, third and fourth forms attended the Vienna English Theatre's production of "A Perfect Match" (by Sean Aita) in our school. Despite using almost no props the four actors offered a lively performance of the play, which the pupils had read and discussed over the previous weeks.
The play gave both the students and the teachers 60 minutes of good laughter. Comparing the scenes with the sequences of a football match, the actors played the ups and downs of a "maybe" patchwork family.
How would you react, if you found out about your dad dating your history teacher? After a lot of troubles and drama four lonely people became a promising family.
Plot: We meet Angela, a young girl whose parents have just split up and who has moved to London with her dad. Her secret hope is that her parents might get back together again. She finds new friends and likes school but with one exception – she hates her History teacher, Ms. Anderson. One day her dad meets Ms. Anderson at a football match and they start dating. Angela is horrified and plays tricks on her dad to stop him from seeing her teacher. Her tricks don´t work and her dad takes her on a camping holiday to Norfolk. There she meets Chris, Ms. Anderson´s son, who also comes from a broken family. Like Angela, Kris is not too happy about his mother´s romance with Angela´s Dad, and so they decide to team up and break up the relationship. Both think they know what´s best for their parents and don´t want to´share´ them with new parents. In the end Angela and Chris find out that their parents also have a right to a personal life of their own. They tell them the truth and finally they move to a big house where they live as a happy and normal patchwork family.
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