CHRISTMAS SONG LYRICS ANALIZATION

This song has a very deep meaning. It is about love. Mariah Carey is expressing how important it is to have people you love by your side during the holiday season, as expressed when she says: "I don't want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need,"

She is explaining the importance of friends and family over material belongings "Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas day."

However, specifically, she is speaking about a love interest when she says "All I want for Christmas is you/ You, baby". This is reinforced when she says "And I'm gonna keep on waiting/ Underneath the mistletoe" Mistletoe is a plant, people hang up and it is a tradition that if two people are under it together they kiss. She is implying that she would like to kiss her love interest.

CHRISTMAS SONG

🎄🎄"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU" IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS SONG EVER!!! 🎄🎄

THE BURNT CHURCH

Here is the link to our The Burnt Church presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E9eLrG9vg6yEsTaZLWgtWkAorpLRf1gyR2dpFHdxlLQ/edit?usp=sharing

Hope you enjoy!!
-Monique and Anna

GLOSSARY FROM OUR HALLOWEEN STORY

"THE BURNT CHURCH"

VOCABULARY

English to Catalan:

Attorney: advocat
Table manners: modals a l'hora de menjar.
Glowing: brillant
Hammering: repetits cops
Anvil: enclusa (eina del ferrer)
Boozy: ebri, borratxo
Prank: broma
Ominous: gafe
Bury: amagar
Turn to: covertir-se
Preacher: predicador
Stake: pal de fusta
Reluctantly: de mala gana
Gasp: sospirar
Clutch: agafar fortament
Goose bumps: pell de gallina
Race out: córrer molt ràpid
Ablaze: en flames
Cackling: riure malignament
Mourning: de dol
To bury: enterrar
Graveyard: cementiri

English to Spanish:

Sophisticated: Sofisticado
Poised: Listo
Cultured: culto
Retrospect: retrospección
Attorney: abogado
Table manners: Modales en la mesa
Sinister: siniestro
Glowing: brillante
Hammering: Martilleo
Anvil: Yunque
Boozy: Borracho
Prank: broma
Ominous: Ominoso
Bury: Enterrar
Turn to: Empezar a
Preacher: Predicador
Ritual: ritual
Uneasy glances: miradas incómodas
Witches: brujas
Torch: antorcha
Ablaze: ardiendo
Brick: ladrillo

THE DEFINITION OF CULTURE

DEIFINING CULTURE 

Today we read multiple people's definition of culture. We were tasked responding to them, so here it is!

We think that the top two are Irene de la Fuente's and Mona Mughram Al-Ghamdi's. 

Irene's definition is: 
"Culture among countries is the most interesting thing that we have. We have different ideas, thinking, religions, etc. We are human beings and we can understand each other if we have a free soul and an open mind"

We believe that this is a good definition because it explains a couple aspects of culture while acknowledging our differences. For cultures to truly be able to coexist we need to have a free soul and an open mind, as the statement says. Once we achieve that, cultures can work together, blend and build one another.


Mona's definition is:
"Culture to me is the traditions, values and believes of a group of people that travels through generations".

We also think that this definition is good because for culture to travel it has to be accepted, appreciated, celebrated, and passed on from parents to children to help preserve the identity of heritage. 


Reading this two quotes, helped us to come up with our own definition: 
"Culture can be seen on various levels; there is culture on a community level, country level, continental level and international level. It represents the identity of the people that take part in its celebration and evolution".



METAPHORES

Culture is a closed hand. It may be hard to open, but once you do, it can introduce you to a whole new world.

Culture is a globe. There are many different parts and countries but in the end we all are the same.

OUR QUIZLET'S

Hello!

Today our assignment was to make a Quizlet for a blog's vocabulary.
The links below are our Quizlets we created in class.

Have a nice day!


Anna's Quizlet

Monique's Quizet 

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG !!!

Welcome,

This blog is for our English Culture project. Here we'll be posting our progress throughout the year learning and exploring different english-speaking cultures.