November 25, The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On November 25, 1960, three Dominican sisters, political activists known as the Hermanas Mirabal, were brutally assassinated for opposing the Trujillo dictatorship. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women remembers this day.

Since 1981, as a tribute to the Mirabal sisters, as well as global recognition of gender violence, the date 25 November has been marked by women's activists as a day against violence against women. Following the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women by resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993, the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, inviting governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities on the day designed to raise public awareness of the problem of maltreatment of women.                                                                                                      (European Union. External Action)
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Thanksgiving: Reading/ Listening Comprehension and Games

Reading Comprehension 1: Thanksgiving
 Reading Comprehension 2: How the Turkey Got its name
Listening Comprehension:The History of Pumpkin Pie

 Games: 
Turkey Time Trivia
Missing Wordds Puzzle
Scrambled Sentences
Word Search

My house. My Bedroom. Interactive Book

Click here to learn about types of houses and parts of a house.

Common Shops and Places

Click on the link to practise the vocabulary Interactive book

Music on TV. Lottery Commercial: Glacier ( James Vincent Mcmorrow)

 Read the lyrics and enjoy the song

Someone here's a lie, somewhere underneath, caught between the railing, mirroring the beat. I no longer feel and the years asleep. Show no sense of hope, staring honestly.

I wanna go south of the river, glacier slow in the heart of the winter. I wanna go south of the river, facing alone in the heart of the winter.

And this we'll celebrate, this we'll celebrate. There and on the stage, this is a mistake. Damn me off too long. Down the earth and moon, damn the clawing kneeling, rustling into change. In a moment I was caught, calling by a storm. In the moment of a hot.

I wanna go south of the river, glacier slow in the heart of the winter. I wanna go south of the river, facing alone in the heart of the winter.

I'm not in a glove called how.

Few became, few became as glory as along against the forest state and starting living in the new. Harrow since, harrow since the farthest reach underneath inside a cheat. Something is alive, somewhere underneath. Caught between the real and the fake. I don't want to fit, there and has been found. Silence is so cold, and there's no sense at all. And I was someone else, I was something good. Barely in the old. There among the cold.

I wanna go south of the river, glacier slow in the heart of the winter. I wanna go south of the river, facing alone in the heart of the winter.

10 Brainteasers

10 Brainteasers To Test Your Mental Sharpness 

To test your mental acuity, answer the following questions (no peeking at the answers!):

1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name?

2. A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?

3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?

5. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?

6. Billie was born on December 28th, yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?

7. In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?

8. If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

9. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg is white” or “The yolk of the egg are white?”

10. A farmer has five haystacks in one field and four haystacks in another. How many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in one field? 
                                                                                                    (Forbes.com)                 
Answers

Children's Rights Day. 20th November

All children under the age of 18 are active participants in their own development and deserve of universal rights to ensure they live full and healthy lives.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is based on four basic principles:

Principle 1
Non-discrimination
All children have rights and they must be respected without discrimination.
Principle 2
Best interests of the child
When decisions are made that affect the lives of children, it’s very important to think about what is best for the child.
Principle 3
Right to survival, protection and development
Governments should protect children from harm, and help children live and grow to be the best they can be.
Principle 4
Participation
Children have the right to give their opinions in all matters that affect them and to have their voices heard. Their views should always be taken seriously and they should have more say as they grow older.