lunedì 27 gennaio 2014

➳"Happy Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favor".

Hello everyone! I'm back!
Today at school we talked about the Hunger Games and about the actress Jennifer Lawrence.
I've loved this lesson because I'veloved the Hunger Games books and I've also loved the movies.
If you heven't read the books or watched the movies don't worry because I'm going to tell you something about the Hunger Games.

➳Plot.

The Hunger games books are written by Suzanne Collins and are set in a future North America known as "Panem".
The Capitol selects a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the twelve districts to compete in the annual "Hunger Games" which are a television programme where the protagonists fight till the death and then there'll be just a winner.
The protagonist Katniss Everdeen is a 16-year-old girl from District 12 who volunteers for her 12-year-old sister,Prim.Then the male tribute,Peeta Mellark is choosen,Then the two tributes are brought to Capitol City. Before the fight Katniss,Peeta and all the tributes have to do an interview to get the sponsors which could save them during the fight.
In the first movie there are two winners ,because the president Snow changes the rules and he decides that the 74th Hunger Games will have two winners from the same district.

Peeta Mallark and Katniss Everdeen
(Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence) 




That's all for today.See you soon.
Kisses,Paola.



Christmas Day (UK/Italy)

Christmas Day is celebrated in the UK on December 25th and also in Italy and
tt's a Christan celebration of Jesus Christ's Birth but in the UK many aspects of this
holiday have pagan oringins.
In Italy the Christmas season lasts for a few weeks up until the Epifhany.
Christmas meals includes:
-Zampone
-Cotechino
-Panettone
-Lasagne
Instead,in the UK Christmas meals includes:
-Roast turkey
-Potatoes and parsnips
-Vegetables
-Pudding filled with dried fruit and nuts
In Italy on Christmas Eve people usually have dinner with all the family and after that they exchange gifts.
In the UK and in Italy many people go to the church and then they spend Christmas Day with family members and they eat togheter.

I usually spend the Christmas holidays with my family and my friends.
I love staying with the people I love.
This year on Christmas eve I went out with my friends in the morning and we had lunch togheter.
In the evening I came back home to stay with my family. We had dinner and after we played many games
until midnight when we opend our presents.
The next day,my parents and I went to the church and after that we went my grandma's house to have lunch with the rest of the family.

What did you do on your Christmas holidays?
Comment below.

That's all for now. See you soon.
Kisses,Paola.