Purim

"IT'S THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY"

Purim is one of the holidays in the Jewish calendar. On this holiday it is customary to wear costumes, read "Megilat of Ester" (the scroll of Ester), give gifts of food to poor people and to friends and most of all – to be happy.

Here is a musical and humoristic tale of the story of Shushan on Purim: (The sound is not so good, but captions start at 0:37sec)

Many other cultures have festivals in which they wear costumes and have fun. Can you think of other holidays around the globe which have similar features?

Rosh Hashanah

Ground Rules

This blog is planned to use as an additional communication channel for our class' community.

What will you find on the blog?
I will post some of the instructions for assignments you get.
Additional exercises may be given here for those who need them.
Links to useful / interesting sites may be added. (Recommendations are welcome.)
Some of the products of your work may also be posted here.
You cannot add attachments to the blog, but in some cases, you may be able to comment (and even asked to do so).

Safety:
Remember that this blog is not protected by a password, so that every one can read what I post and your comments.
For protected communication, you have my e-mail ( @ hotmail.com).

I wish us all a fruitful usage of the Internet

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Using this communication channal - What? Why? How?

Modals - Revision

Modals-explanations
Want to revise your modals?- In the following sites you'll find explanations and exercises that could assist you.

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html (+ exercises)

http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramch10.html (+ exercises)

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/hilfsverben2.htm


Exercises
Need some more exersing? check the folloing sites:

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/exercises/exgrammar/helpingverbs.htm

http://www.esoeonline.org/main-index/index-exercises/grammarexs/adv/modalsa1.htm

http://www.esoeonline.org/main-index/index-exercises/grammarexs/adv/advmodals.htm

http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/mustshould.htm

http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/modalmixed.htm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei007/esl-test.php

Passover fun animations

In the following address you can find a fun animation for Passover
(earphones or speakers are required).
http://www.passovergreeting.com/
Attentions!It is a commercial site.I don't know the book that they are
promoting (=מקדמים מכירות), but the animation is fun.

Want to see more animations for Passover? Go to:
http://shabot6000.com/sedaclub/
http://shabot6000.com/elijah/

BTW (By the way): The language used in the animations is pure American slang!Not to be used in class :-)

If you enjoyed it, please share it with your friends and family and raise a smile on their faces too.

Your assignment for the Passover holiday:

- Read part one of the story "His Wife's Deceased Sister" (pages 64 – 65 in your book) and answer the questions on p. 65.

- Read part two of the story "His Wife's Deceased Sister" (page 66 – 67 in your book) and answer the questions on p. 67.

- Read the story "A free Meal" (pages 84 – 87 in your book), answer the questions on p. 87 and do the One Step Further on page 87.

- Read the texts on p. 92-93 in your book (Part C. - texts 1+2+3).

Read about "The History of Computers" on page 62 of your Workbook and do the assignments and the exercises on pages 62 and 63.

On April 23 (the first lesson after the vacation) you will be tested on the content of the above.

Enjoy your vacation