Christmas riddle

As I was going to the North Pole
I met nine elves;
Each elf had nine reindeers,
Each reindeer had nine bags,
Each bag had nine puppies,
And each bag had also nine cats,
Reindeers, elves, puppies and cats,
How many were going to the North Pole?

Let's talk about emigration and immigration.

Today in Advanced class.

Halloween

The Origins of Halloween

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.

On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

By the 600s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs.
http://www.history.com

English Course - Timetable

III Edição do Curso Anual de Inglês

Estão abertas as inscrições para a III Edição do Curso Anual de Inglês. Se precisas de melhorar o teu Inglês, vem visitar o Centro de Línguas, no piso inferior da Biblioteca da ESTiG e escolhe o teu nível:
• Elementary
• Pre-Intermediate
• Intermediate (General e Technical)
• Upper—Intermediate
• Advanced
Para consultares os conteúdos programáticos de cada nível, basta aceder ao menu lateral e clicar no nível pretendido.

Duração:
Os Cursos têm a duração de um ano lectivo, podendo ser um complemento para o teu estudo ou uma preparação para Erasmus.


As aulas:
As aulas terão lugar no Centro de Línguas da ESTiG. O número máximo de alunos por turma é de 10. Para além das aulas, podes utilizar o nosso Laboratório para aperfeiçoar a pronúncia, adquirires mais vocabulário e trabalhar aspectos gramaticais.

Prazos:
As inscrições estão abertas até ao dia 26 de Setembro.
As aulas terão início dia 13 de Outubro.
Até lá,
Joana Aguiar

Certificados

Avisam-se todos os alunos que os certificados referentes ao ano lectivo 2007/2008 e aos cursos de Verão (Erasmus e Staff Editions) já podem ser levantados no Centro de Línguas da ESTiG. Até lá!

Summer Music

Vacation, holiday or holidays???

You use holiday (or holidays) in BrE and vacation in NAmE to describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or resting away from home:
I get four weeks’ holiday / vacation a year.
He’s on holiday / vacation this week.
I like to take my holiday / vacation in the winter.
The summer holidays / vacation.

In NAmE a holiday (or a public holiday) is a single day when government offices, schools, banks and businesses are closed: The school will be closed Monday because it’s a holiday. This is called a bank holiday in BrE.

The holidays is used in NAmE to refer to the time in late December and early January that includes Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year.

Vacation in BrE is used mainly to mean one of the periods when universities are officially closed for the students.

Source: Oxford Advanced Learner's Compass

Dealing with the Public

English Summer Course - Staff Edition

English Summer Course - Portuguese Erasmus Students

Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush - Don't Give Up