How the Grinch stole Christmas

The movie ”How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is based on a book written by the world famous author Theodor Seuss Geisel. He is better known as Dr. Seuss. This American writer wrote more than 60 children’s books. Many of his books have been adapted to television. Up to date there are three films and one Broadway musical inspired on Dr. Seuss work.

 I.2.        Plot

 

Whoville is a country in a snowflake. The people of Whoville are called the Whos. They like Christmas. But just outside Whoville lives Grinch. He is a bitter being and has a very small heart. He lives by himself and his only companion/friend is a dog, Max.

Grinch hates Christmas and does not like the Whos because they are always happy and they love Christmas.

At the end of the story, the Grinch learns what is the most important thing about Christmas.

 

 

 

 

 

        The Grinch                     Max                        The Whos

. Put the sentences in the correct order!

 

__________    Grinch’s heart grew bigger.

__________    The people of Who-ville were singing.

__________    Grinch hated X-Mas.

__________    Cindy Lou Who saw Grinch.

__________    His dog was dressed as a reindeer.

__________    Grinch took all the X-Mas things from Who-ville.

__________    Grinch carved the roast-meat.

 

III. 2. Decide if the sentences are True or False.

 

1. Grinch loves Christmas. __________

2. Grinch dresses up as Santa Claus. __________

3. He goes to every house to deliver presents. __________

4. Grinch stole Christmas but he isn’t sorry. __________

5. The people of Whoville greeted Christmas happily. __________

 

https://youtu.be/OFEc4Xe68XM

 

 

CHRISTMAS ALL OVER THE WORLD

Christmas Island is the first place on Earth to enter into a new year, followed by New Zealand, and a tiny bit of Russia, but Sydney, Australia is the first large city to welcome the New Year, smack in the middle of their summer, often with a bonfire on the beach, as of course, their weather allows it. The magnificent fireworks display on the landmark harbour is a famous event of the continent.

Fifteen hours later, New York celebrates with the drop of the crystal ball at Times square, with a bevy of freezing celebrities trying their best to sing in the misty weather..
The last city to hit the divide in time is Honolulu, Hawaii.
In China and some other Asian countries, the New Year celebration does not fall on the same date each year, but is always somewhere between January 21 and February 20, and depends on the movements of the moon and the sun. The next one will be on January 31, and will start the Year of the Horse. Traditional red lanterns will hang from front doors and the family celebration includes a copious diner and an exchange of red envelops containing money.

Ethiopia has a totally different New Year’s Day
Ethiopia is the only country in the world that hasn’t adopted the 12-month calendar that is sometimes referred to as the Gregorian calendar. Ethiopiauses the Coptic Calendar, which has 13 months, of which 12 are comprised of 30 days each, and a 13th month at the end of the year that has 5 days (or 6 days, if it’s a leap year). The result is that Ethiopia celebrates the New Year on September 11

In Korea, New Year’s Day is your birthday
In Korea, everyone’s birthday is New Year’s Day, regardless of the day anyone was actually born. Plus, the day you’re born, you’re considered to be 1 year old, so no matter what day you were born, you will be considered 2 years old on the first New Year’s Day of your life. Thus, if you are born on December 31, you will be considered 2 years old the next day.

In Japan, if it’s Christmas, you’re eating KFC
It’s a time-honored tradition to eat fried chicken on Christmas in Japan. Starting in 1974, Kentucky Fried Chicken got in on the action by asking the people of Japan to show thanks for Christmas by enjoying a bucket of KFC. People in Japan order up their finger-licking-good Christmas chicken months in advance—to the tune of about 3,000,000 orders of KFC each year.

If it’s Christmas in Peru, consider the first rule of Fight ClubMartin

Takanakuy is a festival that is held every Christmas Day in the Chumbivilcas Province of Peru. The festival consists of dancing and fist-fighting, whether to settle old conflicts or simply to display their manhood.

On Christmas in Ecuador, keep gifts to a minimum
For the most part, children in Ecuador don’t expect to be showered with gifts on holidays. Rather, they tend to get one or two gifts selected especially for them. And not because they’re naughty or nice, but just because they’re loved.

If it’s New Year’s in Thailand, bring a towel
Thailand’s New Year celebration, Songkran is a beloved nationwide celebration where water fights go on for days. Literally, three days. The name comes from Sanskrit and means transformation. Before water guns ever were a thing, the Thai people went to their local temples to engage in spiritual cleansing. They still head to their temples to bathe sacred Buddha statues for good luck. But along the way, it’s a party atmosphere as everyone’s dousing everyone else in water.

New Year’s Eve = Toss a Toaster Day in Johannesberg
On New Year’s Eve, residents in a small neighbourhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, collect old appliances, carry them up to apartment building rooftops and toss them down to the streets far below.

New Year’s Eve = Destroy a Dish Day in Denmark
In Denmark, folks ring in the New Year by shattering dishes across the doors of houses of their family and friends. This is true in the Netherlands too. We assume (or at least, hope) that the dishes are ones the New Year’s revelers don’t mind losing because smashing a dish is pretty much irreversible.

New Year’s Eve = Stuff Your Face Day in Spain
In Spain, the New Year’s tradition for good luck revolves around grapes. If you can manage to stuff 12 grapes in your mouth at midnight you’ve achieved good luck for the next year.

 Santa may have had some work done
Santa has changed quite a bit since his days as the actual person who became St. Nicholas. That guy was a Greek man born in the third century AD, and was a “fiery, wiry, and defiant defender of church doctrine” who nevertheless became a patron saint of children around the year 1200. Scary at first and sometimes seen carrying a rod (which he would “spare not,” as it was threatened by parents), St. Nicholas began the transformation in 1822 into the plump, red-cheeked, jolly, reindeer-sleigh-driving gift giver that he remains today, thanks to Clement Clark having described him as such in his poem, The Night Before Christmas.

By the end of the 1800s, the image of St. Nicholas (say it out loud: Saint Nick Claus…Santa Claus) had become standardized as a large adult man, dressed in red with white fur trim, venturing out from the North Pole on a reindeer-driven sleigh, and benevolently keeping an eye on children everywhere, making certain they’re not naughty, but nice.

Boxing Day has nothing to do with prize-fighting
Boxing Day is an English tradition the day after Christmas. It got its name because it’s the day on which families would literally “open the box” (the alms box) to the poor. Traditionally, every church in England had an alms box, into which people would place money intended for donation. The box was opened on Boxing Day, and the contents were distributed to those less fortunate in the parish. The tradition continues today. Don’t miss these 11 tips for dealing with holiday stress and anxiety.

There are three most covered Christmas tunes
Some Christmas songs never seem to get old. Of the 24 most-covered Christmas songs, none has been covered fewer than 7,000 times. The top three are:

Silent Night: Written in 1818, there are 26,496 versions

White Christmas: Written in 1940, there are 20,721 versions

Jingle Bells: Written in 1857, there are 19,080 versions

                                    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/

Computational thinking

 

Astronomy

 https://issuu.com/usbornepublishing/docs/mini_astronauts_handbook_layout_gui/

Survey Maker

The butterfly life cycle-Food and animals

 it takes 28 to 32 days for a butterfly to go through each stage of its life.

https://study.com/academy/lesson/life-cycle-of-a-butterfly-lesson-for-kids.html

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/insects/butterfly-life-cycle/

https://wisconsin.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.cyc.metamorph/metamorphosis-change-of-plans/

https://static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/assets/wgbh/tdc02/tdc02_doc_stagecards/tdc02_doc_stagecards.pdf

https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/animals/life-cycle-butterfly_WMRMZ.pdf

FEED THE ANIMALS

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving was proclaimed by every president after Lincoln. The date was changed a couple of times, most recently by Franklin Roosevelt, who set it up one week to the next-to-last Thursday in order to create a longer Christmas shopping season. Public uproar against this decision caused the president to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Parades have also become an integral part of the holiday in cities and towns across the United States. Presented by Macy’s department store since 1924, New York City’s Thanksgiving Day parade is the largest and most famous, attracting some 2 to 3 million spectators along its 2.5-mile route and drawing an enormous television audience. It typically features marching bands, performers, elaborate floats conveying various celebrities and giant balloons shaped like cartoon characters.

Beginning in the mid-20th century and perhaps even earlier, the president of the United States has “pardoned” one or two Thanksgiving turkeys each year, sparing the birds from slaughter and sending them to a farm for retirement. A number of U.S. governors also perform the annual turkey pardoning ritual.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/nov/23/barack-obama-pardons-turkey-video

TIME (months,days,seasons)

 https://www.twinkl.gr/go/resource/tg-ga-178-whats-the-time-mr-wolf-game

Simple Present-everyday activities

Adverbs of frequency, an interactive worksheet by Patri_ma
liveworksheets.com

 https://www.learningchocolate.com/en-gb/content/his-daily-life

Geography- United Kingdom-Maps

https://learning-corner.learning.europa.eu/learning-materials/eu-whats-it-all-about_en

 

European countries geography quiz: first study the names of the countries of Europe using the Countries of Europe interactive map. Included in this geography interactive portal is information regarding European countries' size by area, populations and languages. Play the European countries geography quiz.

Capitals of Europe interactive map: Europe contains many of the world's most beautiful cities and some of the best-preserved architecture. Relative to other parts of the world, European capital cities are not home to particularly large percentages of their country’s populations. Most cities are not growing as quickly as cities in other parts of the world as European countries' economies and populations are not growing quickly. Note that both urban and metropolitan population statistics are given when the difference is significant. Play the fun visual European capitals quiz.

Mountains, deserts and rivers world physical geography quiz: major geographic features of the planet. Learn to identify the longest rivers, largest deserts and highest mountains of each continent. Learn the heights of some of the world's most prominent mountains. Play the Mountains, deserts and rivers map quiz.

Oceans and seas of the world quiz: learn the major water bodies of the world, including the largest seas, ocean, bays and straits with the Oceans and Seas map game

https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3459

like + -ing

Like + ing

We can use like, don't like, love, hate and don't mind + ing to say how we feel about an activity.

I like going to the park.
She loves playing games.
They hate cleaning.

How to use it

Love means it's great. Like means it's good. Don't mind means it's OK. Don't like means it's bad. Hate means it's really bad!

	We love using the computer.
	I like cooking.
	She doesn't mind studying.
	He doesn't like shopping.
	They hate going to the dentist.

After love, like, don't mind, don't like and hate we usually use the verb with ing.

We love watching TV.
I don't like doing homework.
Do you like reading?

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice/ing

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/grammar-practice-like-%2Bing.pdf

ESCAPE ROOMS -DIRECTIONS

 An escape room, also known as an escape game, puzzle room, exit game, or riddle room is a game in which a team of players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to accomplish a specific goal in a limited amount of time. The goal is often to escape from the site of the game.

https://www.survivingateacherssalary.com/free-digital-escape-rooms/

Free Book Themed Digital Escape Rooms:

1. Harry Potter Hogwarts themed Digital Escape Room

2. Alice in Wonderland themed Digital Escape Room

3. The Wild Robot Breakout (plus unit study and book series)

4. Escape from Narnia

5. Books Alive! Escape the Rhymes

6. Dog Man Escape Room

7. Hatchet Escape Room

8. Escape From the Chocolate Factory  

9. Escape from Treasure Island

10. Treasure Island Treasure Hunt 

11. Escape from Lyra’s Oxford

12. Jumanji Escape Room 1

13. Jumanji Escape Room 2

14. Jumanji Escape Room 3

15. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library 

16.  Escape from Camp Half-Blood

17. Pete the Cat and the Birthday Party Mystery (ages 2-8) 

18. Help Pete the Cat Get His Groove Back

19. Pete the Cat and the Land of Make-Believe

20. Road Dahl Digital Escape

21. Shakespeare’s Misadventure of the Missing Manuscript   

https://view.genial.ly/5e9854548a1e5e0e2057f3e3/game-breakout-english-escape-room

https://cryptii.com/pipes/caesar-cipher   OR https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/codes/caesar.php#form

MAKE YOUR CODES 

Erasmus+ δημιουργία λογαριασμού και υποβολή αίτησης

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YUtpkQVAB_kaJvC7HjgTImpqtKZVyupm/view?usp=drive_link

Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Raphael

 https://artsandculture.google.com/camera/art-filter?hl=en

https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/leonardo-da-vinci/m04lg6?categoryId=artist&hl=en

The history of manned flight often begins with the 15^th Century drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. He envisioned a machine with flapping wings powered by the human body.

Da Vinci's ornithopter, as it was called, was not built in his lifetime. Ornithopters have been a bit of a technological dead-end. There have been many failed attempts to mimic the flight of birds.

What are 3 things Leonardo da Vinci invented?

Some of his most renown inventions are the flying machine, the parachute and the revolving bridge. Leonardo has also been given credit by historians for many more inventions.

What are 3 interesting facts about da Vinci?

Did you know these facts about one of the most famous painters of the Renaissance?

• He didn't go to school. ...
• He liked to dissect corpses. ...
• His masterpiece was destroyed. ...
• He wrote in reverse. ...
• Bill Gates bought Leonardo da Vinci's notebook.

Helicopter (Aerial Screw)

One of the more famous Leonardo da Vinci inventions, the design for the aerial screw, was made by him during the 1480s. 
The aerial screw was one of the several aerial designs made by Leonardo da Vinci, including an ornithopter, early forms of a parachute, and hang gliders. These are considered to be some of his greatest inventions. The early renditions of Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine were the part of the manuscript which dates back to 1487 and 1490.
This pen and ink sketch shows an outline of a flying machine with a similar functioning to modern helicopters. It is based on the design of a water screw, but instead of pushing against water, it does the same with air.

Helicopter (Aerial Screw)

Parachute

This was one of Leonardo da Vinci’s best inventions which has even more relevance in today’s time than then. The 15th century was the first time the world saw illustrative sketches of a conical parachute in Vinci’s manuscripts. His design mainly consisted of a linen cloth, sealed on all sides and held open by wooden poles, shaped like a pyramid.
These poles were about seven meters long and were designed with the hope of allowing a man to jump from a great height without them plummeting to death or experiencing any kind of injury. The preliminary stages of the design were sketched in Da Vinci’s notebook in the year 1483.

Parachute

Ornithopters

Flying machines have been an integral part of most of Leonardo da Vinci’s science inventions, and this is no different. He made his first real flight studies during the 1480s, and there were over 200 Leonardo da Vinci inventions drawings that explained his inventions.
The ornithopter flying machine was designed to be an aircraft that could fly just by flapping the wings, much like a bird. Along with that, it also had a sophisticated control system, but this design lost Vinci’s interest in its preliminary stages.
He never built it. However, the design was enough to show Vinci’s imagination power and observation skills. In his notes, he mentioned birds, bats, and kites as his inspiration for the design, and it showed.

Ornithopters

Self-supporting bridge

Another one of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous inventions, the self-supporting bridge, was most probably something he was most famous for.
However, this design was rather simple when compared to some of his other much more complicated ones. Thought in the year 1502, this design has had several implications in how engineers think about bridges in today’s day and age.
The bridge had no fasteners; however, notches were built to cut into the timbers, further adding better security to the overall structure. Such a practical design was also used as the support structure for building the footbridge in Morso, Northern Denmark.

Self-supporting bridge

The Robot

Out of all Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions, this was perhaps the most ingenious and proved what kind of a visionary he was. Better known as Automa Cavaliere, this was the first humanoid automation designed as well as constructed by anyone at the time.
It is believed that Vinci showcased this invention in a celebration that was hosted at the court of Milan in the year 1495. The robot could sit, stand, raise the visor and also independently move its hands, and have an anatomically perfected jaw. 
Since the sketchbook was rediscovered, the robot was built again, solely based on the design of Da Vinci, and found to be fully functional. It was clad in Italian-German medieval armor and could make a number of human movements.

Tank

Undoubtedly one of the first fighting vehicle designs, this was another one of Leo da Vinci’s inventions that were rather revered. This was a concept design and was made while Leo was still under the patronage of Ludovico Sforza in the year 1487.
This mainly represented a conical-covered vehicle that was inspired by a turtle’s shell. The covering was made solely of wood and secured with metal plates, adding to the thickness.
The main motive was that the slanting plates would reflect any enemy fire. The machine was typically powered by two huge cranks that could be functioned with the help of four immensely strong men. This vehicle also came equipped with a set of light cannons located near the perimeter.

Diving suit

Although it is still not clear when the precise time was when Leo invented this, this was by far the most progressive underwater thing Leonardo da Vinci invented at the time.
Evidence shows that he made this invention to have the upper hand against the stronger and more powerful Ottoman Navy. He spent hours making notes of the water properties, such as the tides, the power of waves, and every intricate movement. He then came up with several drawings of diving apparatus.
However, most of Da Vinci’s invention’s sketches consisted of a leather suit along with a facemask and goggles. It also had an inflatable wineskin, allowing the diver to float or sink. He used two hollow cane tubes reinforced with steel rings as breathing tubes.
There are different renditions of the suit. While some show the breathing tubes leading to a pocket of air trapped near the diving bell, others show it attached to a floating disc. There was even a specially made pee pouch with each suit, ensuring that the divers did not have to come up whatsoever.

Diving suit

Machine gun

Leonardo da Vinci’s first invention of an auto-firing weapon was the best thing that had happened to the military since he joined them. It was designed to hold a number of bullets, and once fired, the rest of them would rotate around and get ready to fire again immediately.
The model was also made easy to construct. It was made using plastic and would snap in place without any requirement for glue. However, there were a few shortcomings in Leonardo da Vinci’s invention sketches. This was a rather big instrument to maneuver and would require at least two people to fire.

Machine gun

Anemometer

Leonardo da Vinci’s first invention of an auto-firing weapon was the best thing that had happened to the military since he joined them. It was designed to hold a number of bullets, and once fired, the rest of them would rotate around and get ready to fire again immediately.
The model was also made easy to construct. It was made using plastic and would snap in place without any requirement for glue. However, there were a few shortcomings in Leonardo da Vinci’s invention sketches. This was a rather big instrument to maneuver and would require at least two people to fire.

Anemometer

Undoubtedly the greatest feat in Leonardo da Vinci’s science discoveries; everyone knew how obsessed he was about flying. Leonardo da Vinci’s discovery was an instrument that would allow him to measure the speed of air.
His main goal was to enable people to know the direction and speed of the wind before attempting flight. However, this device was not really invented by him and is considered one of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific discoveries. However, he did reinvent the design of the device and helped make it more convenient and easy to use.
It had an arched frame, along with a rectangular piece of wood that hanged in the center. This wooden piece was connected to a hinge that would rise when brought in contact with blowing wind. Depending on the scale printed on the frame, you could know the valu

Calculator

There is no denying how important a calculator is nowadays; however, this was also one of Leonardo da Vinci’s engineering inventions. Conceived in 1502, this was a rather complicated invention. You will be able to find all the Da Vinci’s inventions drawings in his sketchbooks that were lost but later discovered in the 1950s. This design is described as a prototype for the modern calculator functionality.