How to Sew a Button

Free Lessons / 18/04/2023

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HOW TO SEW A BUTTON

19.04.2023

How to Sew a Button

Materials:
a button
a needle
some thread
a pair of scissors
a piece of fabric

Instructions:
Thread the needle.
Make a knot at an end.
Take the piece of fabric and the button.
Prick the needle through the fabric twice.
Prick the needle through the fabric and the button several times to make it stable.

Vocabulary bank:
sew /v/ шия
button /n/ копче
needle /n/ игла
thread /n, v/ конец; вдявам
scissors /n/ ножици
fabric /n/ плат
knot /n/ възел
prick /v/ пробивам, убождам
through /prep/ през
stable /a/ стабилен
twice /adv/ два пъти

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Louis Armstrong – The King of Jazz

Free Lessons / 06/04/2023

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG - THE KING OF JAZZ

06.04.2023

Louis Armstrong - The King of Jazz

Read the text and answer the questions:

Louis Armstrong was an American jazz singer. He was born in 1901 in New Orleans, Lousiana in the USA and died 1971 in New York. His family was very poor and as a boy he had different jobs. He sang in a boys’ quartet and later he learnt to play the cornet. Playing music quickly became his passion. As a teenager he learnt to play music by listening to the pioneer jazz artists of the day. Then he joined a jazz band where he met his first wife Lil Hardin. Later she encouraged him to go for a solo career.

During 1925 -1928 Armstrong created his most important earliest works and became the first great jazz soloist. He also learnt playing the trumpet and had the best technique of all his competitors.

By the end of his career he produced a great number of recordings in which he showed his brilliant technique, his sense of harmony and his gift for creating vital melodies. Thanks to his incredible musical energy and genius Louis Armstrong made major innovations in jazz.

1.When was Louis Armstrong born?
2.Where was he born?
3.What musical instruments did he play?
4.What kind of music did he play?
5.Why was he a great musician?

Listen to the song and complete the missing words.

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The Little Mole and Christmas Video lesson

Free Lessons / 22/12/2022

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The Little Mole and Christmas Video lesson

THE LITTLE MOLE AND CHRISTMAS VIDEO LESSON

Before watching
Answer the questions:

1.What’s this animal? /a mole/

2.Is it good?
3.Do you like it?
4.Where does it live?
5.What can it do?

6.What’s this bird? /a crow/

7.Is it good?
8.Do you like it?
9.Where does it live?
10.What can it do?

Watch the video, check your ideas and answer the question:
Does the Little Mole have a nice Christmas?

After watching
Answer the questions:
Has the Little Mole got a Christmas tree?
Who takes it?
Does the Little Mole have a new Christmas tree?
Does the tree trick the crow?
Do Mouse and the Little Mole get Christmas presents?
What are they? Are the friends happy?

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Happy Christmas

Free Lessons / 21/12/2022

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

BY JOHN LENNON

Read the lyrics and work out the message of the song. Which war does John Lennon refer to?

So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong

And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let’s stop all the fight

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas
And what have we done
Another year over
And a new one just begun

And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear
War is over over
If you want it
War is over
Now…

Cover the lyrics. Listen to the song and complete the missing words. Read and check them.

So this is Christmas
And what have you ……………
Another year over
And a new one just ……………
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have ………….
The near and the ……….. one
The ………. and the …………….

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Christmas
For …………. and for ………..
For ……. and the ………. ones
The world is so …………..

And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let’s stop all the …………..

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s …………. it’s a good one
Without any …………….

And so this is Christmas
And what …………. we done
…………………. year over
And a ………….. one just begun

And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one

Without any fear
War is over over
If you want it
War is over
Now…

After listening discussion questions:

What is the mood of the song?
How do you feel when you listen to it?
What is Christmas for you?

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Tiger Territory

Free Lessons / 29/11/2022

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TIGER TERRITORY

Tiger Territory

At San Diego Zoo Safari Park, you can see lots of amazing animals in beautiful surroundings. The Tiger Trail is a popular attraction for visitors who want to see Sumatran tigers: you can look through huge glass windows and watch the Sumatran tigers playing and enjoying their habitat. The safari park has lots of trees and plants for the tigers to hide in and it has lots of things for the tigers to do.
Tigers are beautiful, powerful animals. They can run fast, so they need lots of space. The Tiger Trail habitat is huge, so the tigers have lots of space to run. Tigers are very good at climbing trees, too. They like lying on branches because they can see a lot from the branches of tall trees. At the Tiger Trail, there are lots of rocks and tall trees for the tigers to climb.
You can look up through the glass and see a huge tiger looking down at you!
Tigers are members of the cat family. Cats usually hate water, but tigers love it! They are very good swimmers. At the Tiger Trail, there are pools for the tigers to play in. You can watch them playing and swimming in the water. When they are tired, they can relax in the long grass or in special dens.
Sumatran tigers are an endangered species. There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world. They live in forests in Sumatra, Indonesia. People are destroying the forests because they want the land for farming. As a result, many Sumatran tigers don’t have a place to live. San Diego Zoo wants to protect Sumatran tigers in the safari park and in the wild. They want people to learn about tigers and try to help them.

/the text is taken from Family and Friends 3 coursebook published by OUP/

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Colors of the Wind

Free Lessons / 28/11/2022

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Colors of the Wind

Listen and put the rhymes in the correct order.

You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connect to each other
In a circle in a hoop that never ends

How high will the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you’ll never know
And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

You think I’m an ignorant savage
And you’ve been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don’t know?
You don’t know …

You can own the Earth and still
All you’ll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You’ll learn things you never knew you never knew

*Listen and put the rhymes in the correct order.

You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connect to each other
In a circle in a hoop that never ends

How high will the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you’ll never know
And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

You can own the Earth and still
All you’ll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You’ll learn things you never knew you never knew

heron – чапла

otter – видра

bobcat – вид дива котка

sycamore – платан, чинар

Song Facts

The song is Pocahontas’s monologue addressed to John Smith – the white man who landed with his men next to her tribe. She wonders how ignorant he is of the nature as a whole. She expresses her love and respect to everything that surrounds her and tries to show him that the land, trees and animals are living, have a soul and their own important role in life.

Answer the questions:
1.Does Pocahontas know the place she lives in?
2.Does John Smith know the place he landed on?
3.Who is the savage according to Pocahontas?
4.How are all creatures connected in life?
5.What does Pocahontas try to teach John Smith?

Are these statements True or False?
1.Pocahontas is a savage.
2.John Smith respects nature.
3.Pocahontas loves and respects animals.
4.Pocahontas doesn’t understand the language of nature.
5.John Smith understands the language of nature.

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Halloween lesson

Free Lessons / 29/10/2022

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Halloween lesson

Halloween Lesson

1. Read the text and answer the questions: Was Jack–O-Lantern a real person? Why? Why not?

The Jack-O-Lantern Legend

Halloween is October 31. Do you carve or paint a pumpkin for Halloween? Whether you paint or carve a scary face for your Jack O’Lantern, did you know that you are continuing an ancient tradition based on an old Irish myth? While you read this spooky story remember that a myth is a person, story or thing that is only imaginary.
According to an ancient Irish myth, Stingy Jack sat down to have a drink with the devil. And just like his name tells us, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink. He cajoled the devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack would use to pay for their drinks. But as soon as the devil did so, Jack pocketed the coin! Jack kept a small silver cross in that same pocket and the cross kept the devil from changing back into his true form. Jack struck a deal with the devil and freed him under the condition that he would not trouble Jack for one year and would not claim his soul if he died.
When the agreed year was up, the devil returned, but Jack tricked him again. He convinced the devil that he should climb into a tree to pick a ripe piece of fruit. Jack carved a sign of the cross into the trunk of the tree so that the devil couldn’t come down until he promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
Not long after, Jack died. Legend has it that such an unsavoury character could not be accepted into heaven. Meanwhile, the devil, angered by the tricks Jack had played on him and keeping his word, would not claim his soul or allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his path.
Jack carved out a turnip and put the coal in it so it wouldn’t burn his hands. According to the myth, Jack has been roaming the Earth ever since, carrying his turnip lantern. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern” and then simply as “Jack O’Lantern.”
People in Ireland, Scotland and England began to carve scary faces into turnips, potatoes and beets. They would place them in windows and doorways to frighten away the roaming ghost of Stingy Jack and other wandering spirits.
When immigrants from these countries came to America, they brought the Jack O’Lantern tradition with them. Here they quickly discovered what you already know; pumpkins make perfect Jack O’Lanterns!

3. Make new words out of the letters that you see in “Jack-O-Lantern”.

Did you find?

1. Birthday food.
2. Winter wear.
3. Army vehicle.
4. An insect.
5. The opposite of early.
6. An animal with whiskers.
7. A funny story.
8. Put your back against something.
9. The past tense of eat.
10. The past tense of run.
11. A road for a train.
12. Where you put a key.
13. A vegetable.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Did you find?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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The Long Vowels with the Magic “e”

Free Lessons / 25/10/2022

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THE LONG VOWELS WITH THE MAGIC “E”

Jolly Phonics Lesson – The Long Vowels with the Magic “e”

Revise the long vowels:

ai ee ie oa ue

Read the words:

rain, trail, paint

tree, meet, eel

pie, lie, tried

goat, road, foam

cue, value, statue

The Magic “e” Rule

When there is an “e” at the end of the word, it makes the vowel long and we don’t read it.
How does it work? The magic “e” hits the vowel with its magic wand and says: “Say your name!”
In fact we pronounce the long vowel with its letter name.

There are different ways to spell the long vowels. The standard one and with the magic ”e”. Look and say:

ai – a_e
ee – e_e
ie – i_e
oa – o_e
ue – u_e

Read the words with the magic “e”

1. lane, make, tale;

2. eve, Steve, athlete;

3. kite, bike, ride;

4. rope, stone, joke;

5. tune, prune, flute.

The Magic “e” Rule

There are different ways to spell the long vowels. The standard one and with the “magic e”. Look and say:

ai – a_e
ee – e_e
ie – i_e
oa – o_e
ue – u_e

Read the words with the magic “e”

1. lane, make, tale; 2. eve, Steve, athlete; 3. kite, bike, ride; rope, stone, joke; 4. tune, prune, flute;

Print out the two tables. Read the words in the first table. Cut them out and put them in the correct group in the second table:

Long Vowels with the Magic „e“

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Brief History of Origami

Free Lessons / 03/10/2022

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BRIEF HISTORY OF ORIGAMI

➡️ Origami started a long time ago in China and then spread in Japan.
➡️ Origami means paper folding –`ori` is the Japanese word for folding and `kami` is the Japanese word for paper.
➡️ Only the rich were able to make origami, as the paper was very expensive.
➡️ At first origami were used for presents – the samurai exchanged gifts known as noshi – paper folded with strip of dried fish or meat – it was considered as a good luck token (souvenir).
➡️ As the time passed the paper became less expensive and the art of origami became more popular and more people started to make them.
➡️ As people started to travel more, the art of origami was spread in Europe and later in the United States.
➡️ The special thing about origami is the way of making a representation of an object by folding a piece of paper many times without cutting and gluing, although some models do need it.
➡️ This art is a part of the Japanese cultural traditions which is spread around the world and everyone can learn how to make origami.
➡️ The most popular origami model is the origami crane which is turned into a global peace symbol.
➡️ The crane is a special bird for Japanese people and there was a custom that if a person folds 1000 cranes they would grant him a wish.

The special thing about origami is the way of making a representation of an object by folding a piece of paper many times without cutting and gluing, although some models do need it.
This art is a part of the Japanese cultural traditions which is spread around the world and everyone can learn how to make origami.
The most popular origami model is the origami crane which is turned into a global peace symbol.
The crane is a special bird for the Japanese people and there is a custom that if a person folds 1000 cranes they would grant him a wish.

Read the text again and choose the correct words:

1.Origami comes from _____________.
Australia / China / the USA / Japan

2.’Ori’ is the Japanese word for _____________.
paper / crane / folding / symbol

3.The paper was very _____________.
cheap / beautiful / lucky / expensive

4.Origami were used for ___________.
presents / postcards / money / samurai

Answer the questions:

1. What is the special thing about origami?

2. What is the most popular origami model?

3. What is going to happen if you fold 1000 cranes?

4. Would you like to learn the art of origami? Why?

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I. Read the text again and complete the sentences:

1.Origami comes from _____________.
Australia China the USA Japan

2.’Ori’ is the Japanese word for _____________.
paper crane folding symbol

3.The paper was very _____________.
cheap beautiful lucky expensive

4.Origami were used for ___________.
presents postcards money samurai

II. Answer the questions:

1. What is the special thing about origami?

2. What is the most popular origami model?

3. What is going to happen if you fold 1000 cranes?

4. Would you like to learn the art of origami? Why?

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The Eagles: Hotel California

Free Lessons / 16/09/2022

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THE EAGLES: HOTEL CALIFORNIA

16.09.2022

The Eagles: Hotel California

In today’s Free Mini Lesson we are going to explore and learn about one of the best hits of all time. Learn and have fun!

Instructions: Listen to the song and circle the right word out of the two options in italics in the middle of the line or at the end of each line.

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In today’s Free Mini Lesson we are going to explore and learn about one of the musical hits of all times. Learn and have fun!

Instructions: Circle the right word out of the two options in italics in the middle of the line or at the end of each line.

Play Video

Discussion points
What is the symbolic meaning of Hotel California?
What’s the message of the song?

Song history flashback

‘Hotel California’ is a track from the Eagles’ album of the same name which was released in 1977. The song is considered the best known recording by the band. In 1998 its long guitar coda /a passage that brings a piece to an end/ was voted the best guitar solo of all time. It was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The lyrics of the song have been interpreted by fans and critics alike. The Eagles themselves describe the song as their interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles. According to one of the band’s members the song is about the journey from innocence to experience.

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HOW TO SEW A BUTTON

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LOUIS ARMSTRONG - THE KING OF JAZZ

Louis Armstrong - The King of Jazz

Listen to the song and complete the missing words.

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The Little Mole and Christmas Video lesson

THE LITTLE MOLE AND CHRISTMAS VIDEO LESSON

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

BY JOHN LENNON

Read the lyrics and work out the message of the song. Which war does John Lennon refer to?

Cover the lyrics. Listen to the song and complete the missing words. Read and check them.

After listening discussion questions:

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Tiger Territory

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Colors of the Wind

Colors of the Wind

Song Facts

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Halloween lesson

Halloween Lesson

The Jack-O-Lantern Legend

3. Make new words out of the letters that you see in “Jack-O-Lantern”.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

LEARN AND HAVE FUN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

LEARN AND HAVE FUN!

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THE LONG VOWELS WITH THE MAGIC “E”

Jolly Phonics Lesson – The Long Vowels with the Magic “e”

The Magic “e” Rule

There are different ways to spell the long vowels. The standard one and with the magic ”e”. Look and say:

Read the words with the magic “e”

The Magic “e” Rule

There are different ways to spell the long vowels. The standard one and with the “magic e”. Look and say:

Read the words with the magic “e”

Print out the two tables. Read the words in the first table. Cut them out and put them in the correct group in the second table:

Long Vowels with the Magic „e“

БЕЗПЛАТНИ УРОЦИ ПО АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК

BRIEF HISTORY OF ORIGAMI

Read the text again and choose the correct words:

Answer the questions:

I. Read the text again and complete the sentences:

II. Answer the questions:

БЕЗПЛАТНИ УРОЦИ ПО АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК

THE EAGLES: HOTEL CALIFORNIA

The Eagles: Hotel California

Instructions: Listen to the song and circle the right word out of the two options in italics in the middle of the line or at the end of each line.

Instructions: Circle the right word out of the two options in italics in the middle of the line or at the end of each line.

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БЕЗПЛАТНИ УРОЦИ ПО АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК

БЕЗПЛАТНИ УРОЦИ ПО АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК