Why We Eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving

The real reason American eat turkeys on Thanksgiving. Must see it!

Thanksgiving Vocabulary

Learn the main Thanksgiving vocabulary with this slides presentation.

The First Thanksgiving

In the United States, Thanksgiving is observed on the fourth Thursday of November. The holiday is celebrated in remembrance of the pilgrims who reached Plymouth Rock in 1620, and in order to give God thanks for it. 
Learn how this first Thanksgiving was with this presentation:

The Story of Thanksgiving

The Story of Thanksgiving as told by Plymouth Rock. 

The Fonix 2.016. Official Poster

The Fonix 2.016: Be Prepared!

 

The Ninth English Competition for Catalan Schools (THE FONIX 2016), designed to promote the use of English among school students through a fun and educational competition in an informal educational setting, is hereby announced.

The objective of the competition is to select a finalist from each of the first two stages: local, territorial and the winners at the final stage.

The exercises in all the stages of the competition will consist of writing tasks, each based on a different theme (for example: geography, history or music). The written tasks contain a variety of activities on vocabulary, reading and writing. In the final stage of the competition, there will also be an oral section in the test.

STAGES OF THE COMPETITION: 

• LOCAL STAGE: The tests will be held at each school between 12th of January and 15th February 2016 inclusive.
• REGIONAL STAGE: The tests during the regional stage will be held on Saturday 27th February at 12:00 midday, and will last for a maximum of 60 minutes. The location of the examination will be made public well before the test date.
• FINAL STAGE: The final stage of the competition will be held Saturday 16th April. The test at the Final stage of the competition will consist of an oral as well as a written section. The test will take between 40-50 minutes at the most.
• Awards Ceremony: The FONIX award ceremony of prizes and diplomas will take place Friday 20th May.

 THE PRIZES:

The following prizes will be awarded to the candidates who classify for the final stage of the competition:

• 4 two-week stays in “English Summer Camps” in Catalonia for the four winners in the 5º pri. to 2nd ESO categories.
• 4 two-week stays in an English-speaking country for the four winners in the 3rd ESO to 2nd de Batxillerat/Grau Superior de Cicles Formatius categories.
• 8 standard on line English courses and 8 sets of study materials for the runners-up in each of the 8 categories.
• 32 standard on line English courses for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed candidates in each of the 8 categories.
• Sets of study materials for the remaining finalists.

Further information about the competition can be found on the official website.

 

Who Are "The Fonix" 2016

 

Did you know that THE FONIX comes from the English language Phoneme table? Have a look at the table below and see if you can spot the similarities:

We would like to introduce you to:

Which is pronounced like "V" as in "VERY"		Which is pronounced like "R" as in "READ"
Which is pronounced like "A" as in "AMERICA"		Which is pronounced like "P" as in  "PIG"
Which is pronounced like "TH" as in "THORA"		Which is pronounced like "OO" as in  "HOOK"
Which is pronounced like "G" as in "GORDON"		Which is pronounced like "S" as in "ASIA"
Which is pronounced like "TH" as in "HEATHER"		Which is pronounced like "OR" as in "GEORGE"

They are fictional characters which look a little bit like Martians. They are noisy, excitable, adventurous and full of energy. They get on really well with young people. In fact – this is why they are called THE FONIX, because in English SMS messages – this is how we write PHONICS.

Family & Friends

Let's learn the family vocabulary with this funny cartoon.