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## Pancake Day Celebrated At Cramlington School Children at Burnside School in Cramlington celebrated the festivities of Shrove Tuesday1 with a special pancake day organised by local caterers. They created the special lunchtime event at the primary school for over 190 of the schools pupils for the special day. 24 eggs, 2.6kg flour and 7litres milk were used to make the pancakes2 for the children with some unusual fillings3 including fresh fruit, syrup4 & honey. Shrove Tuesday is traditionally the day preceding Ash Wednesday5, which is the first day of Lent6. Making and eating such food as pancakes was considered the last feast, as consumption was restricted during the ritual fasting of Lent. It is the first year of Pancake Day in the lunch menu at Burnside School. Headteacher, Jane Ramsay said: “Pancake Day was a real success and was a fun and different way to help the pupils learn about Shrove Tuesday. They enjoyed learning how pancakes were made and experimenting with the different fillings. The children often receive varied meals and theme days at school, but today was a special treat”. Texto adaptado de:http://www.ukeducationnews.co.uk/blog/?p=913 Vocabulary: (1) Shrove Tuesday: martes de carnaval (2) pancake: crepe, tortita (3) filling: relleno (4) syrup: sirope (5) Ash Wednesday: miércoles de ceniza (6) Lent: Cuaresma | Imagen de wikimedia bajo licencia de Creative Commons

1.Contesta las preguntas con la información del texto.

a) How many pupils celebrated pancake day?

b) Did the headmaster think that pancake day was a good idea? Why?

2.De acuerdo con el texto, di si las siguientes afirmaciones son verdaderas (V) o falsas (F).

a) Pancake day was celebrated at breakfast time. …...

b) Shrove Tuesday comes after Ash Wednesday. …...

c) It is the first time this school celebrates pancake day. …...

d) The headmaster is satisfied with the celabration of pancake day. …..

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1.Contesta las preguntas con la información del texto.

a) How many pupils celebrated pancake day? 190 PUPILS. (LÍNEA 3 DEL TEXTO)

b) Did the headmaster think that pancake day was a good idea? Why? YES, BECAUSE HE SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL. (EL DIRECTOR DIJO QUE HABÍA SIDO UN ÉXITO)

2.De acuerdo con el texto, di si las siguientes afirmaciones son verdaderas (V) o falsas (F).

a) Pancake day was celebrated at breakfast time. …F...SE CELEBRÓ A LA HORA DE LA COMIDA (LUNCHTIME)

b) Shrove Tuesday comes after Ash Wednesday. …F...EL MARTES DE CARNAVAL VIENE ANTES DEL MIÉCOLES DE CENIZA.

c) It is the first time this school celebrates pancake day. …T...ES CIERTO QUE ES LA PRIMERA VEZ QUE SE CELEBRA EL PANCAKE DAY EN ESE COLEGIO.

d) The headmaster is satisfied with the celabration of pancake day. …T..EL DIRECTOR ESTÁ CONTENTO CON CÓMO HA TRANSCURRIDO LA CELEBRACIÓN.