Games

GAMES

On LearnEnglish we can find games for all tastes ... games to help you practise your English and others just for fun!

Click on:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-games-homepage.htm

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Halloween

October 31st is Halloween. Where does Halloween come from? The Celts lived in Britain, Ireland and parts of France over 2,000 years ago, and October 31st was the end of their year. The Celts believed that ghosts came back to earth on this day. Today many people around the world celebrate this old festival - but today people usually have parties, dress up, and tell spooky stories about witches, skeletons, bats and ghosts.

Do some online activities and have some Halloween fun:

Halloween words:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-pelmanism-halloween.htm

Quiz:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-quiz-halloween.htm

Halloween costumes:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-matching-costumes.htm

A story: The Haunted House:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-haunted-house.htm

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British English and American English

How to understand the differences between British and American English:

Click on: Game:American English

Instructions:
First do the vocabulary activity before you watch the video. Then watch the video and do the task to check your comprehension. You can see the transcript at any time if you want to.

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Christmas games and fun activities

Word game: Christmas jokes

Match the questions and answers to get the Christmas jokes. Play game

Game: Rudolph Rodeo

Santa is in training for his big day. Help him stay in the saddle by clicking on the correctly spelt word. If you make 3 mistakes, or answer too slowly, Santa will get a faceful of snow! Play game

Game: Run Santa Run!

In this fun Christmas game, you control Santa, making him jump and duck to avoid obstacles. See how far you can get him to run without getting knocked over! Play game

Story:A Christmas Carol.
This story by Charles Dickens is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption. Read story

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Halloween

October 31st is Halloween. Where does Halloween come from? The Celts lived in Britain, Ireland and parts of France over 2,000 years ago, and October 31st was the end of their year. The Celts believed that ghosts came back to earth on this day. Today many people around the world celebrate this old festival - but today people usually have parties, dress up,and tell spooky stories about witches, skeletons, bats and ghosts. Have some Halloween fun!

Try some fun Halloween activities:

HALLOWEEN WORDS:
What's a bat? What's a skeleton? Match Halloween pictures and words.

HALLOWEEN QUIZ:
Where does the word 'Halloween' come from? What did people do to celebrate Halloween? Try a quiz and learn about Halloween!

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General Knowledge Quiz

Do you know a lot about Europe? Try the following quiz to find out!
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QUESTIONS:

1- Which great painter of the 17th century is associated with Amsterdam?
2- In which country is Lillehammer where the 1994 Winter Olympics were held?
3- In which country is the Parliament called the dail?
4- Of what country is Zagreb the capital?
5- On the coast of which sea is Stockholm?
6- In which country is Venice?
7- In which country is the region called Donegal?
8- What nationality was Picasso?
9- Of what country is Berlin capital?
10- In which city which would you find the colosseum?

ANSWERS:

1 – Rembrandt
2 – Norway
3 – Eire/Irish Republic
4 – Croatia
5 – Baltic
6 – Italy
7 – Ireland
8 – Spanish
9- Germany
10- Rome

This quiz was done by André Santos and Bruno