Cambridge+Session+13+-+14th+March+2016


 * == 1. Find and write: ==
 * == the __original title of the 2 books ( illustrated in pictures A & B)__, ==
 * == __the year when they were published__ and ==
 * == __the English names of the characters__ in the pictures. ==
 * = A. =
 * = A. =
 * = B. =


 * == 2. Find __the names of the balls__ used in different sports that you can see in the picture below ==


 * = 3. Watch two short videos about the history of "The Union Jack". =
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===Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian [|feast day] in the early 17th century and is observed by the [|Catholic Church], the[|Anglican Communion] (especially the [|Church of Ireland]),[|[4]] the [|Eastern Orthodox Church], and [|Lutheran Church].=== ===The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of [|Christianity in Ireland],[|[3]] and celebrates the [|heritage and culture] of [|the Irish] in general.[|[5]] Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, [|céilithe], and the wearing of green attire or [|shamrocks].[|[6]]Christians also attend [|church services][|[5]][|[7]] and the [|Lenten] restrictions [|on eating] and [|drinking alcohol] are lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.===
 * == 4. Find information about __Saint Patrick's Day__ in the following text and fill in the lines below. ==
 * ===Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ([|Irish]: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of [|Saint Patrick] (c. AD 385–461), the foremost [|patron saint] of [|Ireland].===
 * ===Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ([|Irish]: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of [|Saint Patrick] (c. AD 385–461), the foremost [|patron saint] of [|Ireland].===
 * Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the [|Republic of Ireland], [|[10]] [|Northern Ireland] , [|[11]] the Canadian province of [|Newfoundland and Labrador] , and the British Overseas Territory of [|Montserrat] . It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in [|Great Britain] , [|Canada] , the [|United States] , [|Argentina] , [|Australia] , and [|New Zealand] . Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in more countries than any other [|national festival] . **
 * == Country: _ ==
 * == **Date of the celebration: _** ==
 * == **When it was first officially celebrated:___** ==
 * == **What it commemorates**: _ ==
 * ==** What it celebrates : ___ **==
 * == 5. Write as many __St. Patrick's Day__ __symbols__ as you can see in the picture. ==
 * == 5. Write as many __St. Patrick's Day__ __symbols__ as you can see in the picture. ==
 * == 5. Write as many __St. Patrick's Day__ __symbols__ as you can see in the picture. ==

**following "** **[|Happy Birthday to You] ****" and followed by "** **[|Auld Lang Syne] ****".**
 * ** 6. Read the information about the song __"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"__ **
 * =** "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" or "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow" **(depending on gender)=
 * === is a popular [|song] that is sung to congratulate a person on a significant event, such as : ===
 * === a [|promotion], ===
 * === a [|birthday], ===
 * === a [|wedding] (or playing a major part in a wedding), ===
 * === a [|wedding anniversary], ===
 * === the [|birth] of a child, or ===
 * === the winning of a [|championship] sporting event. ===
 * === The melody originates from the French song " [|Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre] " ("Marlborough Has Left for the War") and dates at least from the 18th century . ===
 * === It became a French folk tune and was popularized by Queen [|Marie Antoinette] after she heard one of her maids singing it. ===
 * === The melody became so popular in France that it was used to represent the French defeat in Beethoven's composition " [|Wellington's Victory] " Opus 91 written in 1813. ===
 * === According to the // [|Guinness World Records] //, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is __the second-most popular song in the [|English language] __, ===
 * === It became a French folk tune and was popularized by Queen [|Marie Antoinette] after she heard one of her maids singing it. ===
 * === The melody became so popular in France that it was used to represent the French defeat in Beethoven's composition " [|Wellington's Victory] " Opus 91 written in 1813. ===
 * === According to the // [|Guinness World Records] //, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is __the second-most popular song in the [|English language] __, ===
 * === According to the // [|Guinness World Records] //, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is __the second-most popular song in the [|English language] __, ===

As with many songs that use gender-specific pronouns, the song can be altered to agree with the intended recipient, "he" being replaced with "she. If the song is being sung to two or more people (e.g. twins or triplets) it is altered to use plurals (i.e. "For //They// are Jolly Good Fellow//s//.")
 * == Lyrics ==
 * * ** British version **

For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), and so say all of us!
|| * ** American version **

For he's a jolly good fellow (pause), which nobody can deny!
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 * * ===** French version **===
 * Car c'est un bon camarade, Car c'est un bon camarade **
 * Car c'est un bon camarade (pause), Buvons à sa santé **
 * Buvons à sa santé, Buvons à sa santé **
 * Car c'est un bon camarade, Car c'est un bon camarade **

** Car c'est un bon camarade (pause), Buvons à sa santé ! **
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 * == FUN VIDEO version of the song. Sing along. ==

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