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Quick Test & Key

November 11th - Remembrance Day

November 11^th is Remembrance Day in countries like the UK, France, Belgium and those belonging to the Commonwealth, like Canada or Australia. The country honours those who died in wars. Many communities have ceremonies. At 11:00 A.M., everyone is silent for two minutes.

War Cemetery, 1939-1945, World War II, Bayeux, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France

World War I ended on November 11^th, 1918. The armistice -- the agreement ending the war -- was signed that morning. The fighting ended at 11:00 AM that day. It was the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

As these countries fought in more wars, the purpose of Remembrance Day has changed. It is no longer only a reminder of the end of World War I. It has become a day to honour all people who has died in wars.

The poppy is a symbol of Remembrance Day. During World War I, a Canadian army doctor named John McCrae wrote a poem about poppies growing in a cemetery. This poem – “In Flanders Fields” became very famous. Now, poppies remind many people of those who died in wars. Around November 11^th, they wear artificial poppies to honour those dead.

What's in the news?

On the right side of this page, you'll find a new widget which links you to the Learn English section of the BBC website. There you can read a piece of news with new and interesting words in bold explained and pronounced. It'll just take you 5 minutes and if you do it every day you'll see how your English improves!

Here you have today's article on food, one of the topics we have seen so far.

We are family

If you like the song, here you have a newer version.

Personality adjectives

Here you have some more adjectives and their opposites: this is a good way to learn new words and kill to birds with one stone.


Listen to the definition and choose the right adjective (you may need to you an online dicitonary)

Take this personality quiz.

Revise and check 1 - Key

GRAMMAR

1. did you get         6. had changed

2. bought                7. 'm meeting/ 'm going to meet

3. Do you like        8. finish

4. hit                      9. 'll pick you up

5. was driving         10. 'll love/ 're going to love

VOCAB

a)  1. seafood (not an adjective)

2. fried (not a kind of meat)

3. roast (a way of cooking - the others are cutlery)

4. pitch (not a person, but a place)

5. beat (a verb, not a place)

6. affectionate (the other adjectives have a negative meaning)

7. moody (the other adjectives have a positive meaning)

8. family (it's a "group"- ther others are individual members)

b) 1 spicy    2 starter   3 draw   4 injured   5 stepfather   6 selfish   7 mean

c) 1 for, out   2 for   3 up     4 on

PRONUNCIATION

a) 1 course / o:/   2 food /u:/   3 roast /eu/   4 draw /a:/    5 frozen /eu/

b) MEnu    refeREE   imPAtient   SOciable   irresPONsible 

READING

a) 1F   2 DS   3 T   4 T   5F    6F   7DS    8T    9DS    10 T

B) nutriotinist - an expert on diet

rejects - doesn't want

solid - the opposite of liquid

craves - wants very much

choking - not being able to breathe because you have sthing in your throat

in advance - before you do something
 

What does this flower represent?