Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Kadripäev

Each sentences below contains at least one error, some are grammatical, some are spelling mistakes. Correct the error. Many sentences have multiple ways to make it correct.


1) A tradition in there is baking a cake called “Cattern Cakes”.

2) In Great Britain is tradition to bake a 'Cattern Cakes' in honour of St Catherine.

3) Canada tradition is to make St. Catherine's taffy, what is candy made by French Canadian girls.

4) In Estonia is tradition to dress up in white clothes and going from door to door on the eve of the holiday to collect gifts, a lot of candy, sometimes some fruit and everything which is offered.

5) In France is that Catherinettes send postcards to each other, and friends of the Catherinettes make hats for them.

6) The women who are allready 25 years old but unmarried are called Catherinettes.

7) Saint Catherine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Great Britain, France and in another European countries.

8) In Canada girls of marriage-age are making taffy for eligible boys.

9) It`s being celebrated in four countries: Estonia, Great Britain, France, Canada.


10) Them called "Catherinettes" in France. 

11) They cathered supports for farmers.

12) Kadripäev is not only Estonian celebration.

13) In Candada, people making St. Catherine’s taffy, which is candy, made by French Canadian girls to honor St. Catherine.

14) In Estonia usually is kadrisandid women, but there are also men.

15) Kadrian's will sing a song door back.

16) It is not only a Estonian traditsion.

17) Halloween is come from Scotland or Ireland.

18) The halloween originally comes from a people called the Celts.

19) It celebrate the end of summer.

20) Children go from door to door and asking: Trick or threat? 

21) In Britain people celebrating Catherine ́s day different then other countries.

22) In Great Britain they use fireworks, baking cakes named as Cattern cakes.

23) Later, people just goes door to door and asked ,,trick or treat’’.






Thursday, May 15, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Listening and Reading

Listening

What 4 nationalites were living together in Balystok, Poland?
Why was Esperanto invented?
What year was the book published?
From what languages is Esperanto devised?
How many grammatical rules and expections are there?
How easy is it to learn Esperanto for a native English  speaker?



Reading
Read  the following BBC article on Roboroach.


1) Explain in your own words how the backpack works.
2) Do you believe this is cruelty towards animals? Why/Why not?
3) Do you think this is more of an educational device or a toy? Explain.
4) Would you like to own the roboroach? Why/Why not?

For those interested you can read more here.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Desert Island


Imagine you were on a ship wreck and the two of you are now lost on a dessert island. The only objects that floated to the island are pictured below.

How could you use the following objects to survive?
ie. it could be used for ... // we could use it to.... // its used for ...
 
Think of as many uses as you can, try to be as creative as possible.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Seto Translation

Translate the following song into English. Feel free to use online dictionaries or translators.



Laulam üte laulukõsõ umast Verska koolist
Isim ilokõrrakõsõ umast kooli elost
   Laulu latsi meil om pall´o suurõh Verska koolih
   Umah keeleh koõnõlõmõ umah seto keeleh
Lemmiktunni’ vahetunni’ koolivahetunni’
Sis saat tetä midä tahat, midä esi tahat
   Oppaidõl kõrd om kõva, tunnih kõrd om kõva
   Lasõi nä’ meil lusti lüvvä õga krõpsõ süvvä
Mate tunnih tohi´ maada, silmä kinni panda
Rehkendüs lät muid´o rappa, õps või katõ panda
   Keelekümblus käüse kõva, lausa mitmõh keeleh
   Ku mi’ kooli lõpõtamõ, vaivalt kõik om meeleh
Kunstiõpõtusõ tunnih miildüs joonistada
Umast elost tetä’ pilte, veido kritsõldada
   Mõnikõrd saam’ mustõrdada vai sis kavandada
   Tetä’ umma loomingut ja peräh arotada
Loovust üles näüdädä mi võimõ’ õgah tunnih
Käsu pääle tüü ku teeme’, tuu om hädä sunnil
   Ette võtamõ siin koolih majandus projekte
   Loomõ’ ummi firmasid ja mõtlõm’ pall´o ette
Pääle tunnõ teeme’ sporti lausa õgat sorti
Võistõldõh mi taha jättä maalõ hindäst märki
   Mõnikõrd mi’ teeme’ mürtsu, veid´okõnõ koirust
   Latsõpõlv õt om sis lahe selle vigurdamõ
Opimõ õks õgast pääväst, lausa õgast pääväst
Õt meist saasi’ targa’ latsõ’ siiä ’Setomaalõ