Hello little yumies :)

My name is Carla and I am a student of Carolina Michaëlis High School, but mainly of this wonderful English Class.
In this post I am going to talk about Christmas and Santa Claus.
As all of you know the Christmas Day is coming and so is Santa Claus. The Christmas is a holiday celebrated on December 25th to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
Despite being a Christian holiday, the Chistmas Day is also celebrated by many non-christians. The people all around the world have some rituals that they used in this holiday, like gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, etc.
Now Santa... The most famous figure of Chritmas is the Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas. Santa Claus is a historical, mythological and legendary figure, who is said to bring presents to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of the Christmas Eve, December 24th or December 6th (Saint Nicholas Day).
I hope you enjoyed this post and see you next time :)
Kisses,
Carla Pinheiro

HELOO!! My name is Ana Teresa Sousa, i´m 18 years old... i belong to 12CT3... About me? i am a very out going girl, i love to meet new people, music is my real passion, i love to sing, to dance, write songs, play the piano, well so many things...
I think living in portugal is becaming more dificult, i like my country but living in a more developed one, to me, would be more interesting... i don´t agree with the portuguese´s mind...  portuguese people don´t acept people that they think that are differnte, but about that i have one question: what is beeing normal? people don´t accept a relasionchip between a white and a black pearson, don´te accept people that has a different style, don´te accept same sex relasionchips...
I believe that there is a God loking for everyone, that existe a supirior being, and in my opinion He is the only one who has the power to jugde somebody...
All the people in the world era humam beings, all have a face, have blood in their vains, have skin, have a brain, have feelings, etc...
All the people need to be loved, the love it´s not only for somo people... nobody in the world are better than nobody, we are made by the same thing...
God is loking for everyone and i believe in karma, so what goes around comes around!

That´s me in the picture...
A big kiss
Ana Teresa Sousa

London!!

Hi everyone!!My name is Ana Silva and this week I have to poste something here so I decided to talk about my trip to London (England).
It was so awesome that i don´t where to start but will be a good ideia if I start for the beginning xD
I go to the hotel in a taxi, yeah, they are so cute,little and weird because they drive on the right.
It was complete different of what i´m used to, the british pronounce is so beautifulllll and they are very nice and kind but, unfourtanetly  things are to expensive so it´s became more difficult to see the most beautiful things such as London Eye.
Big Ben it´s realy big xD metro is smelly and dark but beautiful just because is a metro :P
I went to the famous Madame Tussauds and it´s so real and beautiful and I see wax Cristiano Ronaldo :D
I recommend everyone to visit London because it´s beautiful,autentic and you can really improve your english and find different and amazing people.
I hope you like my post and see you next time :D
XOXO
 Ana Silva*

 Hello dears!!
 Well this week the blog is mine! Muahahah =D
Like the two of my friends that were here before I guess I have to present myself to you! So here I go!!
My name is Vanessa Figueiredo I have 18 years old but the mind of an old lady of 68 years ! (joking) I live in Oporto and I'm a student of  the 12th grade of languages and humanities! I don't know if that makes sense to you but in Portugal that is the name of the grade and course!!I want to be a psychologist!!
 I'm a very nice girl, friend of my friends I'm always there for them as they are always present in my life I really do love them and I would do anything for them!! I'm a little bit spoiled but don't take me wrong because it's not in a bad way I just can't live without feeling the love from other people!!  I'm very sensitive!I like showing my emotions even though sometimes I get hurt!!
 Now let me tell you that I'm completely crazy and additcted to music it makes part of my everyday I just love singing I love being around the house singing ,singing to my friends and singing in the shower!!I'm also learning how to play guitar!
My hobbies are reading because for me reading is the best way to keep your mind busy and travel to another dimension...OK I KNOW I'M A NERD!!! I also make part of a theatre company from school I like acting!!
I love Manga and Animes!*.*  And yes I do belive in Vampires!! I'm a vampire addicted!! OMG VAMPIRES <3
 I'm the craziest girl in this classe I guess, I belive in things that you can't even imagine xD
Besides that, I'm lazy I'm in love with my bed and I feel in love for it everyday!! I like movies and I watch a bunch of series!!
I'm different and I like it!!Some people call me strange but I like to think that I'm only original!

 I guess that's all
kiss kiss bang bang
bye love you all

Your Guide to British Way of Life

Acceptable Behaviour in England

The English are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for their politeness, self-discipline and especially for their sense of humor. Basic politeness (please, thank you, excuse me) is expected.

How to greet someone:

English people are quite reserved when greeting one another. A greeting can be a bright ´Hello´, ´Hi´, or ´Good morning´, when you arrive at work or at school.

Terms of Endearment:

You may be caller by many different "affectionate" names, according to which part of the England you are visiting. Do not be offended, this is quite normal. For example, you may be called dear, dearie, flower, love, chick, chuck, me duck, me duckie, mate, guv, son, ma´am, madam, miss, sir, or treacle, according to your sex, age and location.

Interesting Fact
The "affectionate" name 'duck' is thought to come from the Anglo-Saxon word 'ducis' which was meant as a term of respect; similar to the Middle English 'duc', 'duk' which denotes a leader, commander, general; from which comes the title 'Duke' and the Old French word 'ducheé' - the territory ruled by a Duke.

Manners are Important!

DOs and DON'Ts (Taboos) in England

Do stand in line:

In England they like to form orderly queues (standing in line) and wait patiently for their turn, e.g. boarding a bus. It is usual to queue when required, and expected that you will take your correct turn and not push in front. "Queue jumping" is frowned upon.

Do take your hat off when you go indoors (men only):

It is impolite for men to wear hats indoors especially in churches. Nowadays, it is becoming more common to see men wearing hats indoors. However, this is still seen as being impolite, especially to the older generations.

• Do say "Excuse me"                            
• Do pay as you go
• Do say "Please" and "Thank you"
• Do cover your mouth
• Do shake hands
• Do say sorry
• Do smile

Do not greet people with a kiss:

They only kiss people who are close friends and relatives.

Do not ask a lady her age:

It is considered impolite to ask a lady her age.

• It is impolite to stare at anyone in public
• Avoid talking loudly in public
• Do not pick your nose in public
• Do not burp in public

As you can see British way of life can be very different from others countries and peoples cultures. Their Customs, their History, their Education, their Etiquette make them a very polite people.

A Bit of Me

Hi!

My name is Pedro Nuno and I`m a nineteen years old person from O`Porto.
I am currently studying to complete the 12th grade at Carolina Michaelis, actually I`m finishing Mathematics but in order to achieve more knowledge, in the area of foreign language, I signed up in english classes.
So... Here I am talking about myself in our english blog.

Firstly I wanted to apologize to all my classmates, teacher and followers of this blog because I`m not very good at English and I can make mistakes in Writing, on the other hand I`m not very good at talking about me but I`ll give my best shot.

I think I am a very simple person with simple tastes and lives a simple life.
I do not like discussions or conflicts.
I like to pursue my dreams, I`m quite a fighter and I never give up my goals.
I think true friendship is what makes every single human being a human.
I believe that wisdom goes beyond religion and faith, not wanting to deny or acknowledge what everyone believes, that`s why I consider myself an open mind.

I love a small group of people in my life... family and closest friends, and I love them with all my heart. They may be few but the love I receive from them is worth a battalion!
One of my greatest passions is my "girl"... my guitar!
joy, sadness, anger, strength, nostalgia, power... all these feelings and attitudes in one word would be music.
Music is a way of life, It`s living close to the edge without fear, It`s art, In the way I see it... It`s my life!

This is as far as I`m willing to go. So...

It was nice to introduce miself!

Cheers!





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British Politeness

On this cartoon we can see two situations: on the first one we see a man drowning and another man walking his dog on the path walk. The drowning man is asking for help but the man with the dog doesn't even bother to look at him. On the second one we have the same situation, but, this time, the man with the dog actually helps the other man.

The difference is that this time, the drowning man is polite when he asks for help and that made all the difference. Instead of just shouting for help, he said: "Excuse me, Sir. I'm terribly sorry to bother you, but I wonder if you would mind helping me a moment, as long as it's no trouble, of course.".

This cartoon portrays the British's politenes. Of course that in real life no one would be so polite when drowning; we would just shout "help" like the man in the first situation. But, we have to face it: British are more polite than everybody else. I'm not saying that the ones who aren't British are inferior or less educated, but it's true that they often forget words like "please" and "thank you". On this cartoon being polite makes the difference between life and death. It may be a little extreme, but who knows if it may or may not come true.

So, if you happen to have a son, a daughter, a student who misbehaves and has lack of politeness, or if you just want them to be even more polite or educated than what you taught them to br, send them to England. Undoubtedly, they would thank you. At least, I know I would.