MARDI GRAS

Today we are celebrating MARDI GRAS or SHROVE TUESDAY, which marks the end of carnival. Watch the video to find out more about this tradition.


http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/places/culture-places/festivals-celebrations/us_mardigras/

statistics

Our current topic is statistics. Choose a current statistics (business, tourism, etc. context) and interpret it. Use the phrases from your course book.

Presentations Thanxgiving & Black Friday

Today's topics are Thanksgiving and Black Friday.Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday in the US. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving.

In your ppt presentation you are supposed to give an overview of these 2 traditions. Use the presentation phrases you have learned in Unit 2 and give your colleagues a feedback on their blog.

topics FIRST TEST

These are the parts & topics of your first test.
Your test will include the following tasks:
PART 1 Reading Comprehension
Part  2   Listening Comprehension
Part 3 Writing (Different parts, e.g.: press review, essay/posting  correspondence/ inquiry)

Topics book: UNIT 7 politics and government (incl information on US, GB, AUstrian system)
UNIT 1: diversity - clichés and prejudices
TRADITIONS: Guy Fawkes Day, Halloween

GUY FAWKES & Halloween

This week we are talking a lot about GUY FAWKES and HALLOWEEN.
Write a posting on your blog in which you answer the 5 "W" questions:
WHO celebrates Guy Fawkes Day / Halloween ?
WHAT - WHEN - WHY - WHERE is Guy FAwkes Day / Halloween celebrated ?

How do YOU celebrate Guy Fawkes Day ?

Press review Election

In this posting you write a press review about the Austrian election.
1. Choose an article dealing with the above topic.
2. Write a press review using the oral summary framework.

Start your posting by
I was reading an article the other day in the online edition of....... and it talks about the election in Austria. I thought you might be interested  because  ( many of you voted for the first time )
Basically what it says is (result of the election)

Presentation

Hi everybody !
This is my first posting on my new English blog. Let me introduce myself.
My name is Chris Wartner
I live in Mauthausen, Upper Austria
My hobbies are biking, photography and kayaking.


I really like blogging and I do hope you will like my blog too and send me lots of comments
regards
Chris