martes, 27 de octubre de 2009

"DAY OF THE DEAD IN MEXICO"/"DIA DE MUERTOS EN MÈXICO"

"DAY OF THE DEAD IN MEXICO"
(TERCER GRADO)

LOS MEXICANOS CREEN QUE DESPUÈS DE LA MUERTE, LA VIDA CONTINÙA Y EN EFECTO CONTINUA DE UNA FORMA ÙNICA, LLENA DE MÙSICA, COLOR Y SABOR, PRUEBA DE ESTO ES LA CELEBRACIÒN DEL "DIA DE MUERTOS", LA CUAL ESTÀ FORMADA PRECISAMENTE POR ESTOS TRES ELEMENTOS.
MEXICANS BELIEVE THAT LIFE CONTINUES AFTER DEATH, BUT A UNIQUE LIFE FULL OF MUSIC, COLOR AND FLAVOR WHICH CAN ALL BE FOUND IN THE CELEBRATION OF DAY OF THE DEAD.
EL "DIA DE MUERTOS", FESTIVIDAD QUE SE CELEBRA LOS DIAS 1 Y 2 DE NOVIEMBRE, ES UNA DE LAS FIESTAS MÀS IMPORTANTES DE MÈXICO EN LA QUE SE RINDE HOMENAJE A LOS DIFUNTOS.
EVERY 1 AND 2 NOVEMBER, MEXICANS PAY HOMAGE TO THEIR DECEASED LOVED ONES IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS OF THE YEAR.
EN LA CAPITAL DE LA REPÙBLICA ESTA CELEBRACIÒNADQUIERE ESPECIAL RELEVANCIA Y LOS VISITANTES PUEDEN CONOCER SUS DETALLES A LO LARGO DEL MES DE NOVIEMBRE A TRAVÈS DE DISTINTOS EVENTOS QUE ORGANIZA EL GOBIERNO DE LA CIUDAD.
THE CELEBRATION IS PARTICULARY LARGE IN MEXICO CITY, AND VISITORS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT IT DURING DIFFERENT EVENTS HELD BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT IN NOVEMBER.
DESDE TIEMPOS PREHISPÀNICOS, SE TIENE LA CREENCIA DE QUE LAS ALMAS VUELVEN A VISITAR A SUS FAMILIARES, COMEN Y BEBEN COMO HACIÀN CUANDO ESTABAN VIVOS. LOS FAMILIARES LES BRINDAN OFRENDAS EN ALTARES DECORADOS TIPICAMENTE CON CEMPASÙCHIL, VELAS, FOTOGRAFÌAS DE LOS DIFUNTOS Y SUS COMIDAS Y BEBIDAS FAVORITAS JUNTO CON OTROS OBJETOS.
SINCE ANCIENT TIMES, MEXICANS HAVE BELIEVED THAT DURING THESE DAYS THE SOULS OF THE DECEASED RETURN TO VISIT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, DRINK AND EAT
LIKE THEY DID WHEN STILL ALIVE.
FAMILIES MAKE OFFERINGS ON ALTARS DECORATED WITH CANDLES, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DECEASED THEIR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINKS AND OTHER MEANINGFUL OBJECTS FROM THEIR LIVES.
LAS CALAVERAS DE AZÙCAR O DE CHOCOLATE SON PARTE IMPORTANTE DE LA CELEBRACIÒN DEL "DIA DE MUERTOS", SON PIEZAS MUY IMPORTANTES EN LA DECORACIÒN DEL ALTAR, QUE SE DECORA CON DIFERENTES COLORES.
LOS NOMBRES PUEDEN AÑADIRSE A LAS CALABERAS Y LOS NIÑOS SE LOS INTERCAMBIAN CON LOS AMIGOS.
SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE SKULLS ARE VITAL TO DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION.
DECORATED IN FESTIVE COLORS, THEY ARE PLACED ON THE ALTARS.
SOMETIMES NAMES ARE WRITTEN ON THE SKULLS AND CHILDREN EXCHANGE THEM.


sábado, 10 de octubre de 2009

DIFERENT TWO PARTIES IN MEXICO AND U.S.A.

3rd GRADE

OBSERVED THE DIFERENCES BETWEEN TWO PARTIES WRITE THE TEXT ON YOUR NOTEBOOKS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH











"HALLOWEEN`S DAY"
(IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)



IT`S HALLOWEEN¡¡¡
ON HALLOWEEN PEOPLE DON`T GO OUT OF THEIR HOUSES AT NIGHT BECAUSE MANY TERIFYING THINGS HAPPEN¡¡¡ GHOST COME FROM THE CEMENTERIES.
WITCHES AND FAT BLACK CATS FLY ACROSS THE SKY ON THEIR BROOMSTICKS.
SKELETONS RETURN FROM THEIR TOMBS AND WALK IN THE STREETS.
TERRIBLE BLACK CATS FLY AROUND AND AROUND YOU HEAD AND THEY DON`T LIKE HUMANS¡¡¡ OHHH¡¡¡, VAMPIRES ATTACK PEOPLE AND DRINK BLOOD.
IT`S HORRIBLE ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT ... BUT DON`T BE SCARED.
IT`S ONLY THE HALLOWEEN SCHOOL CARNIVAL¡¡¡











"THE DAY OF THE DEAD"
( IN MEXICO)

ON THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF NOVEMBER, A CLOUD HANGS OVER MOST OF MEXICO, THIS SWEET- SMELLING CLUOD IS "COPAL" INCENCE, USED TO CELEBRATE "THE DAY OF DEAD".
THIS CELEBRATION, FOR THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS, IS OBSERVED IN MEXICO AS "DIA DE MUERTOS", OR "DAY OF THE DEAD". IT IS ONE OF THE M,OST IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS IN THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS WHERE PEOPLE BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR IT MONTHS BEFORE.
EACH FAMILY MAKES AN OFFERING OF FOOD AND DRINK FOR THE DEAD. THESE THINGS ARE PUT ON A TABLE WITH FLOWERS AND CANDLES. FOR THE MOST PART, THE DAY OF THE DEAD IS OBSERVED PRIVATELY OR BY THE FAMILY, BUT IT IS ALSO A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. IT IS A TIME FOR FAMILY REUNIONS.
THE LIVING MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY GET TOGETHER ON THIS DATE, AND THE DEAD "RETURN" FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS EACH YEAR TO BE WITH THEIR RELATIVES IN THIS WORLD.

18 ENUNCIADOS PARA EXPLICAR LAS FIESTAS DE "HALLOWEEN" Y "DIA DE MUERTOS"


2nd.COURSE

WRITE ON YOUR NOTEBOOKS THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

"HALLOWEEN´S DAY"


1.-WE MAKE UP OUR FACES LIKE MONSTERS
2.-WE DISGUISE LIKE GHOST, WITCHES, PUMKINGS ETC...
3.-WE WATCH TERRIFYING MOVIES IN THE CINEMA OR C.D
4.-WE AFRAID TO BLACK CATS BECAUSE THEY´RE BAD LUCK
5.-WE GO TO THE "HALLOWEEN´S COSTUMES PARTIES"
6.-WE GIVE CANDIES, CHOCOLATES AND COOKIES TO THE CHILDREN
7.-WE SCARE PEOPLE WITH OUR COSTUMES
8.-WE DECORATE OUR HOUSES WITH WITCHES, PUMKINGS, GHOST, ETC...


"THE DAY OF THE DEAD"


1.-WE BUY SOME MARIGOLDS AND RED FLOWERS
2.-WE GO TO THE CEMENTERIES AND PUT FLOWERS ON THE TOMBS
3.-WE MAKE OFFERING TO OUR DEAD BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CELEBRATION IN THE YEAR.
4.-WE EAT "PAN DE MUERTO" A SPECIAL BREAD AND "ATOLE" A SPECIAL DRINK
5.-WE WRITE NAMES OF OUR FRIENDS ON THE SUGAR SKULLS
6.-WE PUT FRUITS, FLOWERS, FOOD, CANDLES, PHOTOGRAPS OF OUR FAMILIES ON THE OFFERING
7.-WE GO TO THE CHURCHS BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER OUR RELATIVES DEAD
8.-WE CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULDS ON NOVEMBER 1st.AND 2nd. DAY
9.-WE RELATED TERROR TALES LIKE "LA LLORONA", THE GHOST, DEADS, ETC...
10.-WE CLEAN OUR FAMILY´S TOMBS AND PUT FLOWERS.