Australia Day

January 26th is Australia Day. That was the day in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet of eleven convict ships from Great Britain and the first governor of New South Wales, arrived at Sydney Cove. Before that, in 1770, Captain James Cook raised the Union Jack (the British flag) on what is now called Possession Island to claim the eastern half of the continent as New South Wales for Great Britain.

Read a bit more about it here.

Read more about the smallest continent and the Aussies here.

Answer key unit 3

We're about to finish unit 3, so here's the answer key for the workbook exercises.

Christmas is coming!

It's almost Christmas time, and what better way to celebrate it than by listening to a carol?
Here's the last song by Coldplay, a beautiful Christmas song. I hope you like it!




Lyrics | Christmas Lights lyrics

A hunter shoots a bear

Watch the video and follow the instructions.



One of the cleverest and funniest ads I've ever seen!

Saint Andrew's Day

November 30th is Saint Andrew's day, the patron saint of Scotland.

Read a bit about its history and celebrations, then try this multiple choice quiz and this crossword.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

The Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock in December of 1620 found the New World much different than they had expected. Amid the hard New England winter, 46 of the 121 persons who made the voyage perished. But the fall of 1621 brought a bountiful harvest, giving those who remained a change to survive the coming winter. The surviving Pilgrims, along with 91 Native American guests, celebrated the first Thanksgiving with wild game and vegetables. Throughout Colonial history, similar celebrations occurred whenever settlers felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude toward God. In fact, George Washington even declared a national day of Thanksgiving in 1789. But Thanksgiving did not become a regular holiday until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill proclaiming the last Thursday of each November to be Thanksgiving Day. In 1941, Congress amended the law to make the fourth Thursday of each November Thanksgiving.

Try this interactive word puzzle on Thanksgiving.

Irregular verb practice

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The exam is approaching, and as usual, there will be a question on irregular verbs. You may start practicing them at Verbbusters. It's an online game which can be played at six different levels of difficulty. Good luck!