domingo, 2 de diciembre de 2012

UK festivals

In the United Kingdom we have differents celebrations and each one have a way of celebrating. And now I going to explain some.

Boxing day: Is on 26 of December and is a holiday day so the shops are closed. It is known as Boxing Day because it is an epoch in which the merchants receive his bonus. Traditionally it is a date to visit the family and friends and to devote itself to celebrate. In addition, the Boxing Day is one day for football matches and other traditionally English sports.

Pancake day: Is the Tuesday that falls down 41 days before the spring beginning, is eve of the fasting Lent. On this day, from the first days of the Christianity, all the Christians necessarily were confessing and taking advantage of the last opportunity to consume all the rich food in fats prohibited during the Lent.

Burns night: To commemorate the birthday of the Scotch poet Robert Burns, the Night of Burns is a patriotic festival that is celebrated on January 25.  The party begins with typical food, with delights as "Powsowdie"; "Cabbie-claw" and " Finnan toasties". But the speciality is in the haggis - ground lamb, offals, flour of oats and spices parboiled in the stomach of the sheep.

Carnival of nothing hill: This carnival is very famous and his beginning date back of the year 1966. Every year realizes a great holiday that began for being a traditional holiday of the Indians who were residing in London but now is an english tradition. A parade is realized where different groups are distinguished as those of South America, Africa where we see his traditional suits and can listen his traditonal music.

http://www.protocolo.org/internacional/europa/fiestas_tradicionales_y_religiosas_del_reino_unido_festivos.html

Computer games


3)  Another recreational activity is playing computer games.  Find examples in the English-speaking media of the effects of video gaming.  Is the issue fairly presented?  What benefits are gained from playing computer games?  What are the drawbacks? 

Of the many recreational activities that exist in this world, we can find computer games. Computer games have become more popular and are being part of the lives of little children that spend part of their day on this activity. On the internet you can find a lot of compute games with advantages in one hand and disadvantages in the other.
One of the most popular webs of computer games is miniclip.com that has more than 65 million game players per month andpublishes and distributes more than 750 games, each games is different whit their own. Another web that has computer games is computergames.ro, I've played on this page and I find it fantastic and very entertaining.
The advantages that we can find on computer games is that tend to assimilate and withhold information also they promote self-esteem that comes with success and development of basic skills such as quick reflexes and memory.
And the disadvantages of computer games are: can cause nervousness and anxiety, may cause some delay in the process of socialization and even isolation, create stress and in some cases encourage violence and report inappropriate values.
In conclusion, the computer games as everything has his good and bad side, but in my opinion it is better to spend time doing more productive things such as doing sports, playing in the playground or doing  homework than playing computer games.