quinta-feira, 22 de novembro de 2012

Thanksgiving day

Hi People,

Hoje é comemorado o Thanksgiving Day.
Today is the Thanksgiving celebration! 

Nos Estados Unidos o Dia de Ação de Graças, Thanksgiving,  é geralmente um dia em que as pessoas utilizam o tempo livre para ficar com a família, fazendo grandes reuniões e jantares familiares. É também um dia em que muitas pessoas dedicam seu tempo para pensamentos religiosos, serviços na igreja e orações.
In the United States this day  is usually a day when people use their free time to be with family, making large gatherings and family dinners. It is also a day when many people dedicate their time to religious thoughts, and prayers in church services.



O primeiro festival foi celebrado em Plymouth, Massachusetts, pelos colonos que fundaram a vila em 1620. Após péssimas colheitas e um inverno rigoroso, os colonos tiveram uma boa colheita de milho no verão de 1621. Por ordem do governador da vila, em homenagem ao progresso desta em relação a anos anteriores, uma festividade foi marcada no início do outono de 1621. Os homens de Plymouth mataram patos e perus. Outras comidas que fizeram parte do cardápio foram peixes e milho. Cerca de noventa índios também participaram da festividade. Todos comeram ao ar livre em grandes mesas.
The first festival was celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by settlers who founded the village in 1620. After poor harvests and a harsh winter, the colonists had a good crop of corn in the summer of 1621. By order of the governor of the town, named after the progress of this in previous years, a festival was scheduled in early fall of 1621. The men of Plymouth killed ducks and turkeys. Other food that were part of the menu were fish and corn. About ninety Indians also participated in the festival. Everyone ate outdoors on large tables.



Por muitos anos, o Dia de Ação de Graças não foi instituído como feriado nacional, sendo observado como tal em apenas certos Estados americanos como New York, Massachusetts e Virginia. Em 1863, o então presidente dos Estados Unidos, Abraham Lincoln, declarou que a quarta quinta-feira do mês de novembro seria o dia nacional de Ação de Graças.
For many years, the Day of Thanksgiving was not established as a national holiday, being observed as such only in certain American states like New York, Massachusetts and Virginia. In 1863, the U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, declared that the fourth Thursday of November would be a national day of Thanksgiving.
Abraham Lincoln

O Dia de Ação de Graças é celebrado também com grandes desfiles (Parades) e, nos Estados Unidos, com a realização de jogos de futebol americano. O principal prato típico do Dia de Ação de Graças, geralmente, é o peru, o que dá ao Dia de Ação de Graças o apelido de "Dia do Peru" (Turkey’s Day).
The Thanksgiving Day is celebrated with big parades in the United States, with the completion of football games. The main dish of the day after Thanksgiving is typically the turkey, which gives the Thanksgiving Day the nickname "Turkey's Day".

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Alessandra


 
 

quarta-feira, 31 de outubro de 2012

Happy Halloween!

Hi People,

Today is Halloween!
We comemorate this day with lots of fun!
Look at the the pictures.
Treasure hunt (caça ao tesouro)




Wart Witch(Verruga da Bruxa)


Trick or Treat? (doces ou travessuras)


Our Classroom. (Nossa sala de aula)





I hope you like it.
See you.
Alessandra

sexta-feira, 28 de setembro de 2012

Cooking classes 3rd bimester

Hi people,

Our cooking class was in this last week, and it was great!
Look at our recipes!


COOKIES


2 cups  all-purpose flour
1 cup of butter
1/2 cup of white sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of chopped sweet chocolate
1/4 rolled oats

Directions:
Mix all dry ingredients, except the backing powder. Add butter and eggs and mix it. Then add the salt, the chopped chocolate and the backing powder. Make some small balls and put them in the oven by 180 degrees for about 40 minutes.



DELICIOUS!!!!

CUPCAKE


For the chocolate cupcakes:
1 cup powder chocolate
1 cup of milk
2 cups of sugar
3 cups of all-purpose flour
3/4 cup of oil
1 tablespoon of baking powder
2 eggs.

For the chocolate cream
1 can of condensed milk
2 tablespoons powder chocolate
1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 cup of milk
Chocolate granuless

Directions to make the chocolate cupcakes:
Mix the chocolate, the flour and the sugar. Put the milk, oil and eggs and mix. Then add the baking powder and put it at the half part of some paper´s forms for cupcakes. Put in the oven by 130 degrees between 0 and 40 minutes.

Direction to make the cream:
In a pan add the condensed milk, butter and the chocolate powder and mix it like "brigadeiro". At the end add some milk and put it at the top of the baked cupcakes and finish with the granuless.


DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!

SOME OF MY STUDENTS TRIED THE RECIPES WE'VE ALREADY DONE. LOOK!




AND NOW MY YOUNGERS! THEY HAD A BREAKFAST TO PRACTICE SOME FOOD WORDS FROM THEIR BOOKS.
IT WAS FUN!





SOON WE HAVE MORE COOKING CLASSES.


ALESSANDRA 

sábado, 1 de setembro de 2012

Capa da escola britânica

Hi People,

Hoje eu recebi uma notícia muito legal! O que acontece é que quando eu estava fazendo o meu curso na Inglaterra eu fui chamada como voluntária para tirar umas fotos para a nova brochura da escola, referente ao ano de 2013, que será distribuída pelo mundo todo. O que realmente me surpreendeu foi que uma amiga, que ainda está na Europa, recebeu seu certificado e junto a ele a nova brochura da escola onde eu sou a capa. Imediatamente ela me enviou uma foto da capa. Olha ela aí.
Today I received  very cool news! What happens is that when I was doing my course in England I was called as a volunteer to take some pictures for the new school brochure for the year 2013, which will be distributed worldwide. What really surprised me was that a friend, who is still in Europe, received her certificate and with it a new brochure from the school where I am at the cover. Immediately she sent me a picture of it. Look it there.


Nem precisa dizer que eu amei!! Está é uma das grandes conquistas da minha vida profissional e a The London School of English só veio me premiar com esta capa.
Needless to say, I loved it! This is one of the greatest achievements of my career and The London School of English came only reward me with this cover.


Kisses and Hugs
Alessandra

segunda-feira, 20 de agosto de 2012

AULA PRÁTICA

Hi people,

Hoje fui com alguns dos meus alunos fazer uma aula prática sobre alimentos no supermercado. Foi bem divertido porque era uma competição entre meninos e meninas e eles tinham que preencher um formulário onde continham os nomes dos alimentos e o maior e menor preço destes.
Olhem as fotos.

Today I went with some of my students do a practice class about food at the supermarket. It was really fun because it was a competition between boys and girls and they had to fill out a form which contained the names from the food with the highest and lowest price.
Look at the pictures.



My students from the left to the right:
Bruno, Gustavo, Vanessa, Maria Fernanda, Maria Rita (behind), Felipe and Marcos Vinícios.


See you soon.
Teacher Alessandra