THE VIKINGS AND VICKY

Travelling from their Scandinavian homes in ships like these, the vikings arrived and settled in England in A.D 865.

What do you know about them?
If you want to find out more ...AND HAVE FUN!

IN THE 80s, VICKY THE VIKING APPEARED ON TV. LET'S REMEMBER HIS FAMOUS SONG.




NOW MEET VICKY AND AFTER THAT ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS:

1.What is the name of Vicky's father?...
2.Where does Vicky live?...
3.What is Vicky like?...
4.What is his father's job?...
5.Who is Ylva?...
6.What is Ylva's job?...
7.Who is Ticky?...
8.What is Gorm good at?...
9.What does Ulrobe carry on his back?...
10.What is Faxe like?...
11.What does Ulme do?...
12.Who are always quarrelling?...

(From jedisparadise.com)

TOM SAWYER

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy that lived in a small town along the Mississippi River, where Mark Twain grew up. According to the author, "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred".

The book begins with a prank. Tom, a naughty boy, is hiding from his aunt Polly while stealing jam from the pantry. When caught, he runs away and goes swimming instead of going to school...


HERE'S THE FIRST CHAPTER, I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

Do you speak SPANGLISH?

Spanglish refers to the blend of Spanish and English, in the speech of people who speak parts of two languages, or whose normal language is different from that of the country where they live. For example, the Hispanic population of the United States and the British population in Argentina use varieties of Spanglish.

Sometimes the creole spoken in Spanish holiday resorts which are exposed to both Spanish and English is called Spanglish. The similar code switching used in Gibraltar is called Llanito. Spanglish may also be known by a regional name. Some people tend to believe that the "Tex-Mex" spoken in Texas, is also Spanglish, which is not the case; neither is the case of the "Ladino" spoken in New Mexico, because both are language varieties of Mexican Spanish(from Wikipedia).

Spanglish is totally informal; there are no hard-and-fast rules.CLICK HERE for further information.

A TRIBUTE TO EDINBURGH

Holyrood Park

Portobello

Grass Market
The Royal Mile
Princess Street
Edinburgh Castle

E.B LEIGHTON & KING ARTHUR

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND AND IT HAPPENS I'VE FOUND SOME WONDERFUL PAINTINGS ABOUT THIS TOPIC BY EDMUND BLAIR LEIGHTON, ONE OF MY PRE RAPHAELITES PAINTERS. HAVE A LOOK!



WHAT DO YOU THINK? DELIGHTFUL, AREN'T THEY?



ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FIGURES OF THE ENGLISH LITERATURE IS PROBABLY KING ARTHUR, THE HERO WARRIOR. CLICK HERE AND LEARN ABOUT HIM AND HIS FANTASTIC STORY.

TRY TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERS AND PLACES IN THE VIDEO!!!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THIS EASY ACTIVITY? YOU ONLY HAVE TO MATCH.

A

1.Arthur's parents
2.Merlin
3.Arthur's foster
brother
4.A mysterious stone
5.A tournament
6.Arthur
7.Lady of the Lake
8.There is a royal palace
9.The knights of the Round
Table
10.The Holy Grail

B

a.in Camelot.
b.was Kay.
c.was a wizard.
d.were King Uther and Igraine.
e.gave Excalibur to Arthur.
f.was a religious cup.
g.were the bravest.
h.pulled the sword out and became king.
i.where the knights practised fighting.
j.with a sword with a message on it.

DID YOU KNOW THE AMERICAN WRITER MARK TWAIN WROTE IN 1889 A BOOK TITLED A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT?

"The novel explains the tale of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century resident of Hartford, Connecticut who, after a blow to the head, awakens to find himself inexplicably transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the legendary King Arthur..."(to know more ,go to wikipedia)

THERE ARE ALSO SOME FILMS ABOUT THIS CHARACTER. THIS IS A FUNNY ONE, BLACK KNIGHT.

E.A.Poe and his work

As a teenager, I was given a book by Edgar Allan Poe .I had never read anything like that so far. I was impressed by that kind of stories full not only of thrilling characters but also gloomy themes. I want to remember here one of my favourite poems, The Raven, a superb work that tells the story of a mournful lover at the loss of his love.

The Raven was originally published in 1845 in the New York Evening Mirror. It has since been hailed by many as the most famous American poem, and it is often the only poem read out loud during Halloween celebrations and get-togethers.
While reading and listening to The Raven you can feel that is an awesome experience because it is a so visual poem and frenzied dives into the human psyche ,taking you to that night when The Raven raps on the chamber door and holds you spellbound until that last crazed moment of "Nevermore" (www.suite101.com).
READ THE TEXT and ENJOY IT !
LET'S IMPROVE OUR PAST SIMPLE with ANNABEL LEE ,a beautiful poem by the American writer Edgar A. Poe

1. It was many and many a year ago,
2. In a kingdom by the sea,
3. That a maiden there lived whom you may know
4. By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
5. And this maiden she lived with no other thought
6. Than to love and be loved by me.
7. I was a child and she was a child,
8. In this kingdom by the sea;
9. But we loved with a love that was more than love-
10. I and my Annabel Lee;
11. With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
12. Coveted her and me.
13. And this was the reason that, long ago,
14. In this kingdom by the sea,
15. A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
16. My beautiful Annabel Lee;
17. So that her highborn kinsman came
18. And bore her away from me,
19. To shut her up in a sepulcher
20. In this kingdom by the sea.
21. The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
22. Went envying her and me-
23. Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
24. In this kingdom by the sea)
25. That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
26. Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
27. But our love it was stronger by far than the love
28. Of those who were older than we-
29. Of many far wiser than we-
30. And neither the angels in heaven above,
31. Nor the demons down under the sea,
32. Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
33. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
34. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
35. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
36. And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
37. Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
38. And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
39. Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
40. In the sepulcher there by the sea,
41. In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Answer to check if you understand the poem, TRY IT! IT'S FUN!

1.HOW LONG AGO?... 2.WHERE IS THE KINGDOM?... 3.WHO LIVED THERE?... 4.WHAT IS HER NAME?... 6.WHO LOVED HER?... 7.WE WERE WHAT?... 8.WHAT WAS BY THE SEA?... 9.WHAT KIND OF LOVE?... 10.WHO?... 11.WHAT KIND OF LOVE WAS? 12.WHO WAS COVETED?... 15.WHAT CAME OUT OF A CLOUD? 16.DESCRIBE ANNABEL LEE?... 17.WHO CAME?... 18.AWAY FROM WHOM?... 19.TO SHUT HER UP WHERE?... 20.WHERE IS THE KINGDOM?... 21.WHERE ARE THE ANGELS?... 22.WHAT DID THE ANGELS DO?.. 23.WHO KNEW?... 25.WHEN DID THE WIND COME? 26.WHAT DID THE WIND DO TO ANNABEL LEE?... 28.OLDER THAN WHO?... 30.WHERE ARE THE ANGELS?... 31.WHERE ARE THE DEMONS?... 33.WHO IS BEAUTIFUL?... 34.BRINGING WHAT?... 35.DESCRIBE ANNABEL LEE?... 36 WHAT DO I FEEL?... 38.WHERE DO I LIE DOWN?... 40.WHERE IS THE SEPULCHER?... 41.WHERE IS THE TOMB?...

(CONTRIBUTED BY: Marcy Trinidad in English-zone.com)

READ THE RAVEN, SURE YOU'LL LIKE IT TOO!

AND NOW ENJOY THIS SONG BASED ON POE'S POEM BY ENRIQUE BUNBURY