Little chocolate and walnut stars
500g fine semolina
10g yeast
100g caster sugar
50g melted butter
500g fine semolina
10g yeast
100g caster sugar
50g melted butter
Our students use Wikipedia to research. However it is still largely criticized and even banned by some educators. One day when my students were preparing a presentation about a South American country, they asked me if they could use Wikipedia. Some teachers had actually banned them to use it because according to them it was not accurate enough and nobody checked its accuracy.
Since this week should be the last teaching week before the awaited holidays, I thought I would share some ideas and links to how Christmas is celebrated by the French.
In Provence, there are many local traditions. This short video explains all the symbols of the Provencal Christmas table and meal with French subtitles:

Some time ago I wrote a post about the Mary Glasgow website and how I used its free Spanish articles and audio versions. Last week I received several French sample magazines and the “Bonjour”
There is a lot of talking amongst educators about the Flipped classroom and whether it is the new revolutionary teaching and learning method! Some educators have adopted this model straight away, some are thinking about it, some are dubious. I have been thinking about it and I must say the concept appeals to me because it is centred on using technology.
Today I want to share a beautiful song and poem in Spanish about life, love and being thankful. It can be used in class with intermediate to advanced learners to review or reinforce the perfect tense. It could also be used with beginners looking at the vocabulary in the song which is quite simple and then talking about what students are grateful for.