PLAYING WITH GEOGRAPHY

Are you good at Geography? Can you find the States of the European Union on a map? Here you have a challenge: “Where is this country...?” Look at the name in the box and click on the right country on the map. Good luck.

MOTHERING SUNDAY

Mothering Sunday is the British equivalent of Mothers’ Day in other countries. Mothering Sunday is always the fourth Sunday of Lent. Children give their mothers a present and a card. Mothering Sunday has been celebrated in the UK since at least the 16th century. What about giving a card to your mother? Click here to choose a coloring card and print it put.

In the past, mothers in Britain used to make a special cake on Mothering Day, the “Simnel cake”. The Simnel cake is a fruit cake, it has a flat layer of marzipan (sugar almond paste) on top of it and it is decorated with 11 marzipan balls representing the apostles minus Judas. The cake was not eaten on Mothering Day because of the rules of Lent, it was saved until Easter. Click here for a recipe for Simnel Cake.

International Women's Day 2010

On March 8th we celebrate International Women's Day. This year the United Nation theme for IWD is Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all.
In some countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women’s Day (IWD) is a national holiday. Click here to watch a video on how they celebrate it in Russia.
Remember that the first IWD was run in 1911, click here to learn how it all began. Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011, let's get ready!

GO WILD

Look at me! I went wild and now I am “MJ, the Hiss-fly-peacock”.

What’s wild about you? Click here and create your wild avatar by choosing different parts of your favorite wild animals.

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

Here you are a video from a BBC course: Business English portfolio. It looks a bit old but I am sure some of the students in the beginners' group can enjoy it.

Mark Gungor - Men's Brain Women's Brain

Here you have two versions of a very funny, although not always true, idea about men's and women's brains.
The first versions is subtitled in Spanish, the second version is an extended non-subtitled one. I hope nobody gets annoyed, it is just a simplified description of male and female brain. Scientists say that there are plenty of women who compartmentalize their thinking and plenty of men who are emotive thinkers.

Validation

Please, spend 16 minutes of your time watching this amazing video. It will make you smile. If you prefer watching it subtitled click here Amazing and nice video! Let us smile, keep smiling and share the smiles!