ASCENSION DAY_29th MAY 2014

Ascension Day is the day when Christians around the world celebrate the ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven in the fourth decade AD. It is a moveable holiday and depends on when Easter occurs. Ascension Day is celebrated on a Thursday, 40 days after Easter Sunday because, before his ascension, Jesus spent 40 days with his disciples after he rose from death.

INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY_ 18TH MAY 2014

Every year since 1977 International Museum Day is organised worldwide around May 18.

International Museum Day website

The theme of theInternational Museum Day 2014 will be:

Museum collections make connections.

This day is an occasion to raise awareness on how important museums are in the development of society.

ICOM Advisory Committee organises the theme of this event that, given the high number of countries involved, lasts a day, a weekend, a week or even a month.

From America to Oceania including Africa, Europe and Asia, this international event has confirmed its popularity. 

These recent years, International Museum Day has been experiencing its highest involution with almost 30,000 museums that organised activities in more than 120 countries.

AUSTRIA WINS EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2014

 

It was an exciting evening at the B&W Hallerne where in front of thousands of people in the arena and millions of people on TV, Conchita Wurst from Austria won the 2014 edition of Europe's Favourite TV Show with the song Rise Like A Phoenix!

Austria was followed by The Netherlands and Sweden with 238 and 218 points respectively.

PRONUNCIATION ED_ PAST REGULAR VERBS

Listen to some examples: 1, 2

Practice: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

Let's practise the Simple Past Tense:

TO BE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Pronouncing the -ED ending. Read, listen and practise: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6,

Affirmative Form:

Regular Verbs: 1, 2, 3, 4

Practise with sound: 1, 2, 3

Listen on Google Translate 

Without sound: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

PLAY THE GAME