April 2021

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 Happy April everyone! Looking forward to some sunny weather and Easter holidays!



It's time to start practising for this year's exams. Take a look at the worksheets to get some ideas for speaking practice and plan a piece of creative writing.  Practise your reading skills and pronunciation by reading aloud the text below.

 

Easter facts and traditions in the UK

Easter is a spring festival of new life. As a pagan tradition, it is the beginning of new life after the cold, winter months. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn and spring – Eostre. For Christians, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and Christians attend special church services at Easter time. Easter celebrates life and rebirth, which is why we see lots of symbols of new life and fertility at Easter, like eggs, chicks and rabbits.

Unlike Christmas, Easter isn’t on the same date each year. It takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. Schoolchildren and students in the UK have about a two-week holiday at Easter time, which is almost as long as the Christmas holiday. It’s also the first public holiday after Christmas and everyone looks forward to their Easter break as a moment to relax, have a short holiday or visit family and friends.

For most British children, Easter means chocolate Easter eggs. The shops are full of bright Easter displays decorated with chicks, rabbits and flowers.

There are other special foods too. Chocolate Easter cakes and hot cross buns which are spiced bread rolls with raisins and they always have a cross shape on top. They are delicious toasted with butter. 


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