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miércoles, 18 de marzo de 2015

FESTIVAL FEVER

'Chocolate Festival' in Perugia, Italy


           This chocolate festival was held in Perugia (Italy), the chocolate capital of the world. They say chocolate is the food of the Gods, you can feel like a God during chocolate festival. During the chocolate festival in Perugia you can eat all kinds of chocolate. There are chocolate samples, sculptures, chocolate spa.           
        There is even chocolate themed nightlife. "Dolce al Cioccolato". It was invented 120 years ago. It is a mix of cocoa powder, 15 spices, almonds, flour and sugar. Everything tastes together without the use of fats. There is no butter, no milk, no eggs. You also get to see some very creative sculptures such as the Igloo. This Igloo is made of 3,600 kilos of chocolate. WOOOOOW!!! 

 'Festival of Lights' in Lyon, France



             The Festival of Lights (French: Fête des lumières) in Lyon, France expresses gratitude toward Mary, mother of Jesus on December 8 of each year. This  tradition dictates that every house place candles along the outsides of all the windows to produce a spectacular effect throughout the streets. The festival, which includes other activities based on light, lasts 4 days,  The two main focal points of activity are typically the Basilica of Fourvière which is lit up in different colours, and the Place des Terreaux, which hosts a different light show each year.
        

'Battle of the Oranges' in Ivrea, Italy

  The UFO Festival in New Mexico

http://www.huntersoftheunknown.com/ufo-festival.html


sábado, 14 de marzo de 2015

ONLINE DICTIONARIES

Looking up any word! 

Do you want to look up new words as you come across them in your reading?


The following 'look up' dictionaries might be very helpful!!!
 

http://www.ldoceonline.com/


http://www.ldoceonline.com/        (ENGLISH TO ENGLISH)

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-spanish/         (BILINGUAL)