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A-Under Apartheid Whites and Non- whites had to live in separate residential areas

B-Under Apartheid Blacks and Whites couldn’t go to the same beach.

C-Under Apartheid A- Black South Africans were not allowed to drink at a water
fountain meant for “ Whites Only”.

D-Under Apartheid Black and White children couldn’t go to the same schools.

E-Under Apartheid Blacks weren’t allowed to enter a door meant for “Whites Only”.

F-Under Apartheid Blacks were not allowed to sit on a bench meant for “Whites Only”.

Hi mom! How are you?

I just wanted to tell you that I’m having so much fun in London.
Two days ago, on Monday, I visited Buckingham Palace, but I did not see the King. I was quite disappointed, but I guess he had important things to do!
Later on that day, I went shopping in Oxford Street. There are so many shops, it was amazing! I found some cute souvenirs. I bought you a beautiful shirt and a mug.
After that, around five p.m., I started to feel a bit tired, so I went to Starbucks and drank a cappuccino. It was delicious!
Finally, I went to the restaurant with my friend Sam near Regent’s Park. I ate fish and chips for the first time. You would love it!

Yesterday, I woke up at seven thirty. The weather was good so I decided to go to London Eye to admire the view over the city. It was magical!
You know that I love History and the British Royal Family, right? So, in the evening, I visited Westminster Abbey and saw the coronation throne. It was so interesting! In fact, Westminster Abbey is older and more impressive than St Paul’s Cathedral.
Then, I went to Madame Tussauds. I took a picture with Johnny Depp! I mean, with his wax figure. It was funny and unusual but very expensive. I paid £32!
In the evening, I took a boat along the River Thames. From the boat, I saw the Gherkin Tower and the Shard. These skyscrapers are very modern. In my opinion, they are a little bizarre… I prefer old buildings like The Houses of Parliament or the National Gallery. They are more beautiful!

Today, I’m going to Camden Town.

Bye! See you next week. I love you!

Barbara and George have got two grandsons and one granddaughter.
Barbara s Laura's grandmother.
Barbara is Susan's mother.
Tom is Susan's husband.
Charlie is Susan's brother.
Jill is Charlie's wife.
Michael is Laura's cousin.
Patrick is tom’s son.
George is Patrick's grandfather.
Susan is Laura's aunt.
Charlie is Michael's uncle.
George is Charlie's father.
Laura is Patrick and Michael's cousin.
Susan is Charlie's sister.
Laura is Susan's niece.

Hot Dogs Forever
Hot dogs for breakfast
Hot dogs for lunch
Hot dogs
Hot dogs
all in a bunch

You can eat 'em with mustard
You can eat 'em with cheese
You can eat 'em
any way you please

Eat 'em from the bar-B-Q
Eat 'em cold or
Eat 'em hot
Eat 'em standing up
or down on your knees

Hot dogs
Hot dogs
Please Please Please

Hi,
My name is Ary. I am 30 years old. I am a teacher, I work in a public school. I like to enjoy my time, so I like to read a lot articles about science. I am very curious about what the advances are in medicine and technology. I also like to listen to music and sometimes, listen to the news.

It’s been nearly two hundred years since white performers first started painting their faces black to mock enslaved Africans in minstrel shows across the United States. It was racist and offensive then, and it’s still racist and offensive today so it’s important for every American to understand what blackface is and why it’s so offensive.
Blackface isn’t just about painting one’s skin darker or putting on a costume. It invokes a racist and painful history. The origins of blackface date back to the minstrel shows of mid-19th century. White performers darkened their skin with polish and cork, put on colorful bright clothes and oversized red lips to look stereotypically “black.” The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on Southern plantations, depicting black people as lazy, ignorant, fearful or sexually obsessed. The performances were intended to be funny to white audiences. But to the black community, they were degrading and hurtful.
One of the most popular blackface characters was “Jim Crow,” developed by performer and writer Thomas Dartmouth Rice. As part of a traveling solo act, Rice wore a burnt-cork blackface mask and tattered clothing, used stereotypical “black” intonations and performed a caricatured song and dance routine that he said he learned from a slave.
Though early minstrel shows started in New York, they quickly spread to audiences in both the North and South. Their influence extended into the 20th century. Al Jolson performed in blackface in the first movie with sound “The Jazz Singer,” in 1927, and American actors like Shirley Temple, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney put on blackface in movies too.
The characters were so omnipresent that even some black performers put on blackface, historians say. It was the only way they could work – as white audiences weren’t interested in watching black actors do anything else than acting foolish on stage.
Minstrel shows were usually the only depiction of black life that white audiences saw. Presenting enslaved Africans as people who were laughed about, made white Americans less sensitive to the horrors of slavery. The performances also promoted humiliating stereotypes of black people that helped confirm white people’s notions of superiority.
Adapted from: This Is Why Blackface Is Offensive by Harmeet Kaur CNN (February 2019)

You deliberately disopead me

Hi ! I’m Paula. I’m 17 years old, so I’m young!
I’m not really tall, I’m average.
I’m not fat but I’m rather plump!
I have brown eyes and a small mouth. I have a rather long nose!
I don’t have long hair, I have short curly dark hair.
I have freckles on my cheeks: I love them because they are cute!

The mouse is in the box.
The mouse is on the box.
The mouse is in front of the box.
The mouse is behind the box.
The mouse is under the box.
The mouse is between the boxes.
The mouse is next to the box.

Louisiana is an American state known for its scary legends. The Myrtles Plantation, located in St. Francisville, is known as the most haunted homes in America.
From 1796 to 1834, many families lived on the Myrtles Plantation along with servants and slaves. Today, tourists can visit this plantation at their own risk. Indeed, some people who visited the plantation and took photos noticed that the place was still inhabited by the ghost of a little girl. One day, a teacher and her students visited the plantation during a school field trip and they took a picture in the courtyard. In the picture, ff you look in the window behind them, a little girl. She has become known as the Ghost Girl of the plantation.