terça-feira, 31 de março de 2009

eXpReSsIoNs!

Hello students!

Well, I hope you've enjoyed our last week's expression, it's my favorite!
We use the expression "I'll cross that bidge when I come to it" we mean that we won't think about a problem before it happens or we won't do something before the right time. That is, when the time comes we'll think about the situation or solve it, understand?


See? It's amazing!
Next week's expression is...
"Take the bull by the horns"

Now students it's up to you, figure it out and send me your comments!!!
See you!!!!!






domingo, 29 de março de 2009





Penélope Cruz Sánchez nació el 28 de abril de 1974 en la localidad madrileña de Alcobendas. Hija de Eduardo, comercial en un concesionario de automóviles, y Encarna, peluquera, tiene dos hermanos menores: Mónica y Eduardo (que han seguido, con mayor o menor fortuna, sus pasos en el mundo artístico) Penélope, Pe, debe su nombre a la canción homónima de Joan Manuel Serrat.


Asistió al colegio Juan XXIII en Madrid, que abandonó antes de conseguir terminar el Bachillerato (2º BUP), para dedicarse por completo a la interpretación; la misma actriz recuerda cómo siendo muy joven acudió a un cine cercano a la Plaza Mayor a ver “¡Átame!” (1989) del cineasta manchego Pedro Almodóvar, protagonizada por Victoria Abril; momento éste determinante en su vida, ya que entonces decidió que ella misma sería actriz para poder trabajar algún día con el polémico director.

Habiendo dejado a un lado sus estudios, contó con el apoyo de su familia para la que no supuso mayor sorpresa que su primogénita decidiera dedicarse al cine sin haber terminado su educación. Contrariamente a la creencia popular Penélope (o “Pe”...apócope poco afortunado de su nombre) cursaría más adelante estudios de interpretación durante varios años, llegándose incluso a formar en el extranjero. Estudió ballet con su hermana, Mónica, durante nueve años en el Conservatorio Nacional de Madrid; cuatro años de mejora de la danza en la Escuela de Cristina Rota en Nueva York y tres años más de ballet español con Ángela Garrido. Complementariamente a esta formación realizó cursos de baile-jazz con Raúl Caballero y distintos seminarios de interpretación para ir perfilando, o mejor dicho, reconduciendo su trayectoria hacia su fin último, el cine.
Su primera incursión en el panorama artístico fue de la mano de Nacho Cano; todos recordamos la primera vez que vimos a Pe en el vídeo “La fuerza del destino” del por entonces aclamado grupo Mecano. Tras una exhaustiva búsqueda entre más de doscientas jóvenes, el grupo pop por excelencia de la época la seleccionó a ella para protagonizar su videoclip. Penélope, ya entonces, supo aprovechar la coyuntura para iniciar un sonoro romance que duraría varios años con Nacho (miembro del grupo junto a su hermano Jose María y la cantante Ana Torroja) con el que también colaboró en su primer disco en solitario.

Tras esto llegó el gran salto a la televisión participando en una “Serie Rosa” para TVE, en “Crónicas Urbanas” de Ricardo Palacios, “Ella y El” de Jaime Chavarri, “Framed” con Timothy Dalton y presentando, en la nueva cadena que por entonces empezaba a llegar a nuestros hogares, un programa orientado hacia un público mayoritariamente adolescentes llamado La Quinta Marcha donde coincidió con Jesús Vázquez y con el olvidado Quique Supermix. Eran los años 90 y comenzaba para Penélope una carrera de éxito.



Primeros pasos en el cine

El debut cinematográfico de Penélope Cruz llegó en 1990 con el thriller dirigido por Rafael Alcázar El laberinto griego, pero no sería hasta 1992 con Jamón, jamón de Bigas Luna cuando fue presentada oficialmente como “joven promesa del cine español”. La actriz fue elegida personalmente por el director en un multitudinario casting abierto al público (Luna repetiría esta fórmula en su última producción “Yo soy la Juani” como estrategia de marketing, publicidad y posicionamiento social del nuevo producto) De esta película, rodada gran parte en Los Monegros (Zaragoza, Aragón), la actriz salió potenciada como nuevo sex-symbol patrio, alentado por el alto contenido erótico inherente a las películas del cineasta. En ella compartió protagonismo con los también por entonces principiantes Javier Bardem y Jordi Mollá. Su interpretación fue premiada con sendas nominaciones como mejor actriz en los Premios Goya (VII edición) y en los Fotogramas de Plata de ese mismo año.

En 1992 trabajó también en Belle Epoque a las órdenes de Fernando Trueba; en ella compartió cartel con actores consagrados como Ariadna Gil, Jorge Sanz, Agustín González, Chus Lampreave y Fernando Fernán Gómez entre otros. La producción finalmente se alzó con el Oscar a la Mejor Película de habla no inglesa en la edición de 1993 así como con nueve Premios Goya.

Desde ese momento Penélope no dejó de trabajar, encadenando éxito tras éxito. Participó en películas como Por amor, sólo por amor; La rebelde; Todo es mentira; Entre rojas; Alegre ma non troppo; Hablando con los ángeles o El efecto mariposa entre otras. Poco a poco su carrera cinematográfica se consolidaba.

En 1996 protagonizó La Celestina de Gerardo Vera, en la que trabajó con Juan Diego Botto y Maribel Verdú; y la comedia romántica El amor perjudica seriamente la salud de Manuel Gómez Pereira. Con estas producciones se consagró definitivamente en el cine español. Tenía 22 años

La confirmación. El premio Goya.

Tras el éxito de El amor perjudica seriamente la salud, Penélope Cruz se convirtió en una actriz cada vez más solicitada, hasta que finalmente en 1997 consiguió su gran sueño: colaborar con un pequeño personaje en una película de Pedro Almodóvar, Carne Trémula, donde volvió a coincidir con Javier Bardem.

Ese mismo año le llegó la gran oportunidad con el papel de Sofía en la película Abre los ojos dirigida por el aclamado Alejandro Amenábar, en la que participaron también Eduardo Noriega, Fele Martínez y Nanjwa Nimri entre otros. La película supuso un éxito de taquilla sin precedentes y la consagró definitivamente en su carrera.

Tras estas dos películas, que marcaron un claro punto de inflexión en su carrera cinematográfica nacional, la actriz protagonizó en 1998 La niña de tus ojos, nuevamente a las órdenes de Trueba, en la que compartió cartel con actores tan populares como Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Loles León, Rosa María Sardá y Santiago Segura. Con ella logró su primer galardón de relevancia en la XIII edición de los Premios Goya como actriz protagonista así como muchos otros reconocimientos por parte de crítica y público (como el Fotogramas de Plata o el premio de la Unión de Actores, ambos como mejor actriz)

Tras estas tres últimas producciones, situada en una posición privilegiada en el panorama del cine español, empezó a interesarse por el mercado internacional; no era del todo una desconocida para el mercado europeo ya que contaba con varias nominaciones a nivel europeo por su interpretación de Macarena en La niña de tus ojos.

Más adelante y ya comenzada su “aventura americana” volvería a trabajar con Almodóvar en Todo sobre mi madre (que supuso a la postre la consagración internacional del director) Elogiada por la crítica internacional logró entre otros premios el Globo de Oro y el Oscar a la mejor película de habla no inglesa (curiosamente de las tres películas españolas galardonadas con ese premio, dos cuentan con la presencia de Penélope).

El salto a Hollywood.

En 1998 ya era una cara conocida en USA tras su éxito con Abre los ojos (papel que repetiría en Vanilla Sky, remake protagonizado y producido por Tom Cruise) y se decidió a comenzar definitivamente su carrera internacional con su primera película hablada en ingles: Hi-Lo Country del director Stephen Frears, junto a Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette y Billy Crudup. En su recién estrenada posición de “española más internacional”, en el año 2000 le ofrecieron participar en la americana All the pretty horses junto a Matt Damon; la actriz no se lo pensó y “cruzó de nuevo el charco” donde rápidamente se hizo muy popular a consecuencia de su agitada vida sentimental y sus complicadas relaciones con compañeros de rodaje.

Tras colaborar en varias producciones americanas de desigual éxito (la independiente Blow con Johnny Deep; la excesivamente comercial Mandolina del capitan Corelli junto a Nicolas Cage; Woman on Top; Góthika; o la francesa Fanfan La Tulipe etc) en una irregular carrera con la que no acababa de situarse, Penélope protagonizó la película italiana No te muevas por la que ganó el premio David de Donatello a la mejor interpretación femenina y fue candidata nuevamente al Goya a la mejor actriz.

De vuelta a casa, en 2006, un nuevo encuentro con Pedro Almodóvar (a quien le une una gran amistad) la llevó a participar en la aclamada Volver; película que protagonizó y por la que ganó el premio a mejor interpretación femenina coral en el Festival de Cannes de ese mismo año junto a Carmen Maura, Chus Lampreave, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo y Yohanna Cobo. El 23 de enero de 2007 y gracias al personaje de Raimunda (al que ella misma se refiere como “un regalo”) Pe se convirtió en la primera actriz española nominada al Oscar en la categoría de mejor actriz. Tras el éxito que supuso la película y su nominación americana no es de extrañar que Penélope se alzara con su segundo Goya, completando una temporada de éxitos y premios que consolidó de una vez su carrera en los EEUU.


Texto: María A. Sopeña Font.

Apostrophes

quinta-feira, 26 de março de 2009

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Watch this great video with an animation based on the Declaration of Human Rights:



Here's the full declaration. I don't know about you, but I think those articles are a beautiful manifestation of society and humanity.

Article 1
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11
1. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
2. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Article 12
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 13
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.

Article 14
1. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.
2. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 15
1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

Article 16
1. Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
2. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
3. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 17
1. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Article 18
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

Article 19
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 20
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Article 21
1. Everyone has the right to take part in the government of their country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
2. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in their country.
3. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

Article 22
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality.

Article 23
1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25
1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26
1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

Article 27
1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.

Article 28
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.

Article 29
1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
3. These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

Article 30
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.


I hope you like it (:
Have a great weekend you all.

xxxx,
teacher Bel

terça-feira, 24 de março de 2009

eXpReSsIoNs!

well guys, here it is the meaning of that expression from last week:



When you smell a rat you feel there's something wrong in a situation, place or with someone.

> "when I discovered that jude was fired I could smell a rat right away"



That's why the two mice say they smell a rat (in last week's comic strip), someone tried to catch them using a trap. kkkkkk

funny isn't it?

so next time you smell a rat follow your sixth sense. =D







OUR NEXT EXPRESSION IS : "I'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN I COME TO IT"



SEARCH AND LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS!



C U!!!





Song: Broken Strings...

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again
But you broke me, now I can't feel anything

When I love you rings so untrue
I can't even convince myself
When I'm speaking, it's the voice of someone else

Oh it tears me up
I tried to hold on but it hurts too much
I tried to forgive but it's not enough
To make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh the truth hurts
A lie's worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

Oh what are we doing
We are turning into dust
Playing house in the ruins of us

Running back through the fire
When there's nothing left to say
It's like chasing the very last train
When it's too late, too late

Oh it tears me up
I tried to hold on but it hurts too much
I tried to forgive but it's not enough
To make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh the truth hurts
A lie's worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

But we're running through the fire
When there's nothing left to say
It's like chasing the very last train
When we both know it's too late, too late

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything
That your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real
Oh the truth hurts
A lie's worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before
Oh when love you a little less than before

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again...

James Morrison (feat. Nelly Furtado)

domingo, 22 de março de 2009

Lula Lá: Tu Ti Tu Tu Tu Tu

Español - C1


¿Qué ropas hay en el dibujo?
¿Qué ropa llevas los fines de semana?


Español - C3


¿Serías capaz de crear tu propio trabalenguas?



Español C4



VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA - Película de Woody Allen

Dos jóvenes americanas, Vicky y Cristina, llegan a Barcelona para pasar sus vacaciones de verano.

Vicky es una mujer sensata y está prometida. Cristina es aventurera en el terreno emocional y sexual. En Barcelona, se ven envueltas en una serie de líos amorosos poco convencionales con Juan Antonio, un carismático pintor, que sigue manteniendo su relación con María Elena, su temperamental ex -mujer. Con el trasfondo de la cautivadora sensualidad mediterránea de Barcelona, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" es un canto divertido y sin prejuicios al amor en todas sus manifestaciones.

¿Cuál fue la última película que viste? ¿Te gustó? ¿Cómo era ella?



Español - C5




¿Qué es Greenpeace? ¿A qué se dedican? ¿Cómo es la actuación de los miembros de Greenpeace?

quinta-feira, 19 de março de 2009

Book suggestion: Marley & Me, by John Grogan




"Life and love with the world's worst dog".

I just finished reading this amazing book today, at luch time. I was crying so hard that I could barely eat! If you're a dog lover, you'll sure love this book. If you prefer cats, I'm sure you'll still love this book. If you never had a dog but always wanted to, well... you'll still love this book.

Funny, passional, sensitive and -my favorite part- very real, "Marley & Me" tells the story of the Grogan family. John Grogan married Jenny, an adorable journalist, and they both loved each other and wanted to raise a family and have kids. But Jenny was so nervous about being a mother and taking care of other living being (she had killed a plant of excessive taking care -she'd drowned the poor flowers by watering them too much) that they decided to buy a dog, just to practice some responsability. So, they end up buying Marley, a cute little Labrador puppy. Cute and funny, but the dog was a furry devil with four legs! Destroyed everything in the house, ate hundreds of small objects -which include a golden necklace from Jenny- and was absolutely afraid of storms and rain.

John and Jenny had babies, the family grown beautifully, always with Marley by their side, showing unconditional love and loyalty to each one of them.
Marley was terrible, but the personification of man's best friend. A beast that became part of an ordinary family and showed them the value of true love, simplicity and friendship.
As I told you, the best part is that it's a true story.



Above, a picture of Grogan and Marley. Isn't Marley the cuttest thing EVER?
The dog on the picture on the cover is also the real Marley.

Now there's even a movie about it, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. But I strongly recommend that you first read the book and then you watch the movie.





Have you ever read this book? And what about the movie? Did you like it?
Tell me in the comments :)

xxxx,
teacher Bel

terça-feira, 17 de março de 2009

eXpReSsIoNs!


There are some expressions used in our routine that are quite different, for instance:


"I SMELL A RAT..."




Your job, my dear students, is to find out what this expression means and send me by e-mail or leaving here your comments, ok??


Check it out and I'm sure you'll like it!
hugs =D

Saint Patrick's Day




Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17th.

The day is the national holiday of Ireland. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Montserrat. In Canada, Great Britain, Australia, the United States, and New Zealand, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.

Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by the those of Irish descent and increasingly by non-Irish people (usually in New Zealand, Australia, and North America). Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the colour green. Both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green, eating Irish food and/or green foods, imbibing Irish drink (such as Irish stout, Irish Whiskey or Irish Cream) and attending parades.





(Above: green beer and St. Patrick's Parade)

St. Patrick's Blue, not green, was the colour long-associated with St. Patrick. Green, the colour most widely associated with Ireland, with Irish people, and with St. Patrick's Day in modern times, may have gained its prominence through the phrase "the wearing of the green" meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing. At many times in Irish history, to do so was seen as a sign of Irish nationalism or loyalty to the Roman Catholic faith. St. Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish. The wearing of and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the saint's holiday. The change to Ireland's association with green rather than blue probably began around the 1750's.



(Above: shamrock and harp)

Source: Wikipedia. Read the complete article here.

Pictures of Paddy's Parade around the world:









Very interesting, isn't it? It's a shame we don't have this kind of celebration here in Brazil... maybe 'coz we don't have many Irish people around.

Anyway, I hope you liked to learn a little bit more about St. Paddy's Day.

xxx,
teacher Bel

domingo, 15 de março de 2009

Inter 1 - JOBS

Visit the website and play the game about JOBS:

http://www.hud.gov/kids/whatsjob.html

=)

Don't forget: write a comment!

See you!

Inter 4 - for or since?

Quiz:

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/sincefor.html

Send me your score or comments!

See you!

sábado, 14 de março de 2009

Con qué frecuencia tú lees el periódico?




. La dirección de la mirada

Cuando un lector se enfrenta al periódico no lo lee linealmente como leería, por ejemplo, una novela, sino que selecciona aquellos textos o partes del periódico que más le interesan. Además, en la página, su vista salta de un lado a otro:
• Son más fáciles leer las páginas impares de un periódico que las pares, por lo que, por ejemplo, la publicidad es más cara si se sitúa en página impar.
• Dentro de la misma página, la mirada se dirige en más ocasiones a la zona superior derecha; después, a la superior izquierda; a continuación, a la zona central de la página y por último, a la zona inferior derecha e inferior izquierda.

Además de esta tendencia natural de la vista a dirigirse a esas zonas de la página en concreto, los periodistas dan mayor o menor relevancia a unas informaciones u otras utilizando distintos recursos tipográficos y de diagramación. Una noticia será más importante cuanto más espacio ocupe en la página y más destacada esté por medio de procedimientos como grandes titulares, introducción del color, acompañamiento de gráficos o fotografías, uso de recuadros que la enmarquen, etc.



Los tres niveles de lectura

El lector de periódicos, además, utiliza variadas estrategias de lectura: desde una más superficial a una lectura en profundidad.
a) El barrido visual de la página:
El receptor retiene el aspecto externo de las informaciones: se fija en aquellas que por su extensión y localización en la página parecen las más importantes, las que aparecen recuadradas, las que tienen los titulares más grandes, etc. y en esas otras que parecen secundarias o a las que el periodista ha dado una menor importancia.
b) La lectura superficial
El lector, en un primer momento, lee los titulares, sobre todo los de mayor tamaño y los que utilizan un lenguaje más llamativo (una expresión o una simple palabra pueden atraer poderosamente su atención); mira las fotografías más atrayentes, se detiene en los antetítulos y subtitulos, en los ladillos,, frase entrecomilladas, etc. y lee los pies de las fotografías que aparecen.
En un segundo momento, una vez hecha la selección de aquellos textos en los que merece la pena detenerse, el receptor procede a leer las entradillas de las informaciones, reportajes, y otros textos periodísticos.
c) La lectura en profundidad
El lector ha decidido ya qué textos le interesan y ha seleccionado la información que desea leer. Es ahora, pues, cuando se detiene en el texto, lo relaciona con las imágenes y los otros textos que aparecen en la página, intenta contextualizar los hechos que se narran y valora la información según su criterio personal, construyendo así el significado del mensaje.



La lectura crítica del periódico

Para leer de forma crítica un texto periodístico no basta con comprender el código verbal, es decir, los textos. Hemos de valorar también todos los elementos paralingüísticos y visuales, su localización en la página del periódico, etc. Para ello será necesario:
a) Comprender el contenido literal de los textos
b) Analizar la fiabilidad de las informaciones teniendo en cuenta las fuentes en las que se basan. Hay textos periodísticos que aluden de forma clara a sus fuentes de información. Otros, los menos fiables, las silencian.
c) Valorar la importancia que el periódico da a esas informaciones, analizando su diagramación: La página par o impar en que aparecen, la localización en la página, la extensión de la noticia, las otras informaciones que la acompañan, las fotografías o imágenes que la documentan, etc. Será interesante fijarse en todos los elementos que aparecen y en las relaciones que establecen esos elementos entre sí.
d) Relacionar la mayor o menor importancia que el periódico da a ese hecho con la ideología del medio,
e) Contextualizar los hechos, indagando sobre sus orígenes y previendo sus consecuencias. Relacionar unas noticias del periódico con otras.
f) Diferenciar los hechos de las opiniones. Descubrir los argumentos intencionados y quiénes están detrás de esos argumentos.
La lectura crítica del periódico incluye comparar una misma noticia reflejada por distintos medios informativos. En su tratamiento, diagramación, titulación, etc. se hace evidente la postura ideológica del emisor.
g) Cambiar de punto de vista, ver los hechos desde todas las perspectivas posibles. Para ello habrá que leer la misma información en diversos medios de comunicación.



Tras leer el texto de arriba, contesta las preguntas a continuación:

1. Hay muchos periódicos en tu país? Y en tu ciudad?

2. Te gusta leer el periódico?

3. Sueles leer todos los artículos de un periódico?


Suerte!

Un abrazo.

Interview - Messias Fernandes (Inter 5)


Daniel: Where were you born?
Messias: I was born in Catalão.

Carla: How old are you?
M: I am fourty five years old.

Carla: Where do you work?

M: I work in Fosfertil since 1986.

Douglas: How long have you been working there?

M: I have been working there for 22 years.

Emanuel: What kind of activity do you do in your job?

M: My activity is planning or mine.

Danilo: Do you have kids?

M: I have 3 kids.

Kessiane: Does anybody else in your family speaks English?

M: Nobody else speaks English in my family only me.

Laísa: Do you speak any other language besides English and Portuguese?

M: I speak Portuguese and I try speaks English.

Have you ever used English in your job?

M: Oh yes! I need it frequently in my job.

Leandro: What are your wishes for your professional future?

M: I am a Mine Engineer in the future who knows!.

Daniel: What do you like to do on your sparetime?
M: I like play soccer with my sparetime.

sexta-feira, 13 de março de 2009

gLaSsEs? WhAt?

Here's one more comic strip of that little boy who is known by his sense of life and interesting theories.



Enjoy it!



PS: Search about Linus and send me his profile , ok guys? I'm sure you'll like it!

True identity of the chainsaw man!!!




The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Reel Face: Real Face:
Character
Name: Thomas Hewitt
Leatherface
Actor: Andrew
Bryniarski
Born: February
13, 1969
Birthplace:
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania

Ed Gein
Born: August 27,
1906
Birthplace: La Crosse,
Wisconsin
Died: July 26,
1984, Waupun,
Wisconsin





Did the real Ed Gein ever wear a human's face as a mask like Leatherface did in the film?
The real Ed Gein did wear a human's scalp and face. The real Ed Gein did this however, to help quell his desire to be a woman, not because of a skin disease as with Leatherface in the film. Also included in his uniform, Ed Gein wore a vest of skin complete with breasts and female genitalia strapped above his own.
Who exactly was Ed Gein and why did he commit such atrocities?
Eddie Gein was the son of Augusta and George Gein. Augusta was a deeply religious woman, who preached the Bible to Eddie and his brother Henry on a daily basis. She warned them about the dangers of loose women, in an effort to keep them from being cast down to hell. She was a strict, hard woman, who never wavered from her own beliefs, which she ingrained into the family. Eddie's father, George, was an alcoholic, and Augusta viewed him as being worthless. She began a grocery business in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and when she had saved enough money she moved the family away from the sin of the city to a farm in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Eddie grew up shy and was ignored by the other kids at school, who saw him as quiet and feminine. If he did try to make friends, his mother scolded him. As a result Eddie turned inward and began to reside in the dark corners of his mind.

He worshipped his mother, and grew upset when his brother Henry criticized her. On May 16, 1944, while fighting a brush fire near the farm, Eddie and Henry split up and went in different directions. After the fire had been extinguished, Eddie grew concerned because his brother had not returned. When police arrived Eddie lead them directly to his "missing" brother Henry, who was lying dead in an area untouched by the fire with bruises on his head. The shy and seemingly harmless Eddie was quickly dismissed as a suspect, and the coroner listed asphyxiation as the cause of death.
Zodiac Signs

The signs of the Zodiac can give us great insights into our day to day living as well as the many talents and special qualities we posses. You can discover a great deal of relevant information about yourself through reading about your sign.
Each of the 12 zodiac signs has it's own unique personality with likes and dislikes.
so take a look at the following description and enjoy it!!!

Aries
March 21 -April 19

Your element: Fire
Your ruling planets: Mars
Symbol: The Ram
Your stone: Ruby
Life Pursuit: The thrill of the momentVibration: EnthusiasticAries Secret Desire: To lead the way for others.

Description:
Aries are fire signs and those born under this element are regarded in astrology as adventurous, active and outgoing. It won't matter where you go or how remote or unusual it is - from the Outback to the Antarctic - you can be sure that an Aries has been there before you (or at the very least you will meet one along the way!) Aries is a uniquely naive sign. Although they are independent, outgoing and assertive they are also surprisingly trusting, often innocently walking into the lion's den at times. No matter what upheaval, challenge or triumph they confront - an Aries has a wonderful ability to bounce back. Their faith in life and the future remains untouched by hardship. Their gift is that they are always children at heart and the world is always a magical place for them. Many famous sports people are born under this sign. Aries is regarded as the most physical sign and because of its Mar's rulership; it is also one of the most highly charged masculine energy signs in astrology. No wonder women born under Aries are forceful, dynamic and aggressive, and as a result these Aries women frequently find themselves with dilemmas surrounding their romantic relationships. For them, a man has to be a 'real man' to deal with an Aries woman, otherwise she intimidates him. And conversely for the Aries male, a woman has to be a real woman to deal with him, because he is looking for many balancing component traits (his true feminine side) in his partner. She has to run the gamut in his support system, from the Aries man's best friend, true companion, through to his muse, and yet she must never ever answer him back! Therefore Aries can be a confusing sign because there is a complex combination of very strong masculine and feminine expressions all combined together. Because of the male energy surrounding it, when a woman is born under Aries, it creates some of the most interesting women in the world, women who are adventurous, independent and have competitive natures. It also tends to make them very forthright. But whether male or female, Aries people are 'doers' rather than 'talkers'. They are the impulsive, act first, ask questions or have doubts later, sign of the zodiac. That's why their lives are often filled with many dramas and sometimes even accidents! Their ability to live life close to the edge provides them with a wealth of 'real experience' to call upon. When an Aries person talks about something or somewhere they've usually done it or been there, rather than simply read about it in a book. Being active people Aries can't adapt to any kind of restriction, particularly possessive relationships. They often travel to escape any feelings of being stuck or possessed. Aries people love challenges. In fact, if everything is running smoothly, they are quite capable of going out and doing something (sometimes quite foolish) to rock the boat. Aries love to race in where angels fear to tread.

Did you like it?
Do you usually read your horoscope in magazines?

Ah, don't forget to leave your comments....

have a nice weekend and see you next Friday!!!


quinta-feira, 12 de março de 2009

If I were a boy

This new song from Beyoncé is amazing and I just LOVE the video clip. Really, the first time I watched I almost cried :(

Yet is a very beautiful song. I've put here the clip with the lyrics so you can sing along. Have fun!



Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy

If I were a boy even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted
And go drink beer with the guys

And chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping alone

I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man

I'd listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a mistake
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you
You thought wrong

But you're just a boy
You don't understand
And you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you wish you were a better man

You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you're taking her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
But you're just a boy


Oh, I have tears in my eyes :~

I hope you enjoyed it!

xxxx,
teacher Bel

What?!



quarta-feira, 11 de março de 2009




Qui est la plus belle chanteuse de la France?
Faitez-vous un jugement.

terça-feira, 10 de março de 2009

La llama que llama

Se trata de una de las mejores publicidades que ya he visto. Los que la crearon dieron en el blanco. Miren y diviértanse. Y no se olviden dejarme un recadito, dale?




Crazy story

This is a crazy story written by Adriene, Jefferson, Natália and Ricardo (Inter 8). Each student
had to say a word and the next one would continue the story, adding one word at a time.
Take a look at the result:




My name isn't Frangel. It's Johny because my mother likes this name.
One day I stayed at my house and my father said that he had gone to the supermarket to buy beans and rice for the party.
In my birthday I will invite my friends and my family but they won't come because my dog died. I cried so much and went inside my bedroom to take my pictures.

segunda-feira, 9 de março de 2009

INTER 1 - exercises

Hello!

Visit the website and take a look at the exercise about POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/possessive_determiners.htm

And this one about PERSONAL PRONOUNS:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns.htm

=)

See you!

INTER 6 - reported speech

Hi, guys!

Quiz about reported speech:

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_reported1.htm

Hope you like it!

=)

Statue of Liberty
















domingo, 8 de março de 2009



8 de Marzo: Día Internacional de la Mujer

Sobre el 8 de marzo existen diversas versiones. La más conocida es la de un incendio ocurrido en una fábrica textil de Nueva York en 1857, donde habrían muerto quemadas las obreras que hacían una huelga. Según la historiadora canadiense Renée Côté, no existen pruebas documentales de que un incendio de esas características se produjera ese año, ni que ese hecho fuera el motivo para establecer una jornada internacional de las mujeres.

Las investigaciones de historiadoras feministas(*) señalan que lo que pasó en 1857 fue, en verdad, la realización de una marcha convocada en el mes de marzo por el sindicato de costureras de la compañía textil de Lower East Side, de Nueva York, que reclamaban una jornada laboral de sólo 10 horas.

Diez años después, en 1867, también en el mes de marzo, tuvo lugar una huelga de planchadoras de cuellos de la ciudad de Troy, en Nueva York, quienes formaron un sindicato y pidieron un aumento de salarios. Después de tres meses de paro, las huelguistas se vieron obligadas a regresar al trabajo sin haber logrado su demanda.

La historia del 8 de marzo está cruzada por situaciones y hechos que muestran un escenario más complejo y rico en acontecimientos marcados por la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revolución Rusa, la lucha por el sufragio femenino, las pugnas entre socialistas y sufragistas, y el creciente auge del sindicalismo femenino durante las primeras décadas del siglo XX en Europa, Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica.

Los orígenes del Día Internacional de la Mujer están ligados a los partidos socialistas de Estados Unidos y Europa, en particular al protagonismo de las mujeres del Partido Socialista Norteamericano que, desde 1908, instauraron unas jornadas de reflexión y acción denominadas Woman's Day. La primera tuvo lugar el 3 de mayo de 1908, en el teatro Garrick de Chicago, con el objetivo central de hacer campaña por el sufragio y contra la esclavitud sexual.

De esta manera, el Día Internacional de la Mujer surge para hacer propaganda a favor del sufragio femenino, para defender los derechos laborales de las trabajadoras y manifestarse contra la guerra.



¿Qué es el Flamenco?
Flamenco es un arte que se presenta en dos variantes: Música y Baile. En la música, el Cante y la Guitarra ocupan el papel fundamental, aunque existen otros instrumentos (como la percusión) y acompañamientos (como las palmas) que generalmente están presentes y juegan un papel muy importante.

El Baile es muy expresivo y cada parte del cuerpo ha de moverse de forma coordinada: Los pies, las piernas, las caderas, el talle, los brazos, las manos, los dedos, los hombros, la cabeza...

Orígenes del Flamenco
Sobre sus orígenes o influencias, solo podemos aventurarnos, pues carecemos de antiguas referencias escritas donde se mencione el flamenco como tal. El único dato conocido, por transmisión oral, es que se trata de un arte muy antiguo y que encuentra su cuna en Andalucía, en la rivera del Guadalquivir.

Curiosamente a las orillas de este río, es donde se sitúa a la más antigua civilización Ibérica, la de los Tartesos. Según fuentes históricas, gozaban de una muy alta cultura, y eran muy aficionados a la música y al baile, aunque hoy no conocemos como eran su música o su baile.

Otra base sobre la que no cabe duda, es que en el flamenco encontramos numerosas influencias de culturas muy diversas. Esto no es una sorpresa cuando sabemos que por esta tierra pasaron las más diversas civilizaciones y culturas. Fenicios, griegos, cartaginenses, romanos, judíos, musulmanes, godos y gitanos se han ido durante siglos asentado en esta tierra, y con seguridad estas influencias han sido absorbidas en la música y en el baile de esta tierra.

En escritos griegos encontramos el estilo melismático como característica típica del canto del sur de España, este estilo también lo tiene hoy el Flamenco. De la época romana, encontramos las reseñas de Marcial y Juvenal sobre las Puellae Gaditanae, jóvenes procedentes de Gades, la colonia que fundaron los fenicios en el territorio de la que hoy es Cádiz, ciudad que también tenía una cultura griega bastante asimilada. Estas bailarinas, que formaban compañía con músicos acompañantes, llegaron a ser muy apreciadas en los círculos de la aristocracia y alta burguesía romana, que las contrataban para sus fiestas privadas o para espectáculos públicos. El espectáculo que estas chicas ofrecían, según relatos de la época, se convirtió en el punto álgido de estas fiestas. Curioso es que en los relieves aparecen las Puellae Gaditanae con castañuelas, y con posiciones de pies y de brazos idénticas a las del flamenco actual. Quizás sea sólo una coincidencia o que este modo de bailar fuese común entonces a toda la cuenca del Mediterráneo. En cualquier caso, hoy lo conocemos sólo en el Flamenco.

Otras teorías apuntan que la Seguiriya, la Saeta y el Fandango encuentran su cuna en la liturgia semita. Estos son datos que hoy no podemos comprobar, sin embargo los parecidos son evidentes, como también lo oímos en otros palos, donde los acordes nos recuerdan a los alegres ritmos judíos.

Otra influencia, que por evidente no ha creado mucha polémica, es la que se remonta a la edad media, en la época de la España musulmana: La música Andalusí, resultante de la fusión de la musulmana procedente del norte de África, con la cristiana y judía, ya existentes en la península. Aquí la influencia mora vino de nuevo a enriquecer el estilo. La Granaina con su indiscutible origen moruno, o la Zambra, que es un vocablo que originalmente designaba las antiguas reuniones de músicos andalusíes, son claros exponentes de esta influencia.

La influencia gitana la encontramos tanto en el baile como en la música. Algunos caracteres del baile son muy similares a los de las regiones asiáticas de las que proceden los gitanos. También los ritmos flamencos diferentes a los europeos tienen caracteres que hoy sólo encontramos en la música India.

Y de este modo podríamos seguir aventurándonos a apuntar las variadas influencias u origines. Pero en cualquier caso, lo que es evidente, es que el flamenco durante su larga historia ha sido permeable a las más variadas influencias, y que es tan puro como mestizo.

Para aprender flamenco, como en otras manifestaciones artísticas, son necesarios dos ingredientes: Alma y técnica, y esto no resulta meta fácil cuando consideramos que el flamenco es muy rico y complicado. Se pueden contar más de 50 "Palos" del flamenco. Cada "Palo" tienen su propio ritmo, su propia armonía y, en caso de que sea un palo bailable, cada cual se interpretará con una danza diferente.

Para simplificar, podríamos agrupar los Palos en dos grupos o estilos:

1) Flamenco Jondo (=hondo), un estilo serio que expresa sentimientos profundos y con frecuencia trágicos. Aquí se tratan temas como el amor, el desengaño o la pena, y se baila con una expresión muy profunda e intimista. Es por ello que es el más difícil de comprender para aquellos que no están iniciados en el flamenco, y se representa más frecuentemente en círculos de expertos o en salas de teatro o concierto. Ejemplos de "Jondo" son: Bulerias, Farruca, Martinete, Minera, Petenera, Soleá y Tiento.

2) Flamenco Festero es un arte más alegre. Como la misma palabra lo dice, se interpreta en las fiestas y celebraciones en Andalucía. Los temas tratados son alegres, ya sean sobre el amor y los sentimientos, ya sean evocando lugares, fiestas y escenarios flamencos, o incluso a veces cómicos. Ejemplos del Flamenco Festero son: las Sevillanas, la Rumba, los Tanguillos y las Alegrías.

Naturalmente hay muchos palos y muchas interpretaciones que no son fácilmente catalogables. En cualquier caso, lo que sí es común a todo el flamenco es que es sentimiento. Y para expresar dicho sentimiento, el flamenco usa formas muy fuertes, que generalmente no dejan frío a nadie; uno puede amar o puede odiar el flamenco.




Ahora contesta:

Te gusta la música? Qué te parece el flamenco?

Hay algún baile típico en tu país? Podrías describirlo?

sábado, 7 de março de 2009

Catherine Tate

Hey guys!
Meet Catherine Tate, the best translator ever.
I'm a big fan, and you'll be too.

Story of the Liberty Bell...

THE LIBERTY BELL INSCRIPTION:
BY ORDER OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PROVINCE OF PENSYLVANIA FOR THE STATE HOUSE IN PHILADEPHIA
THE STORY OF THE LIBERTY BELL At a meeting of the Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania on or about November 1st, 1751, the Superintendents (Isaac Norris, Thomas Leech and Edward Warner), were instructed to procure a bell of about 2,000 lbs. weight from England. This instruction laid down the prophetic inscription that was to be placed on the bell and stipulated that it should be delivered before the scaffolding around the building in which it was to be hung, was struck at the end of the following summer. Thomas Lester of this Foundry and in these same premises was the Founder chosen, and in September 1752, the bell is recorded as having come ashore in good order. A report dated March 1753 states that after hanging, it became cracked at the first stroke. They endeavoured to return it to England by the same ship, but the Master of the vessel was unable to take it on board. Thereupon, two "ingenious" workmen, Pass and Stow, both of Philadelphia, undertook to recast it. On breaking up Lester's bell, they pronounced it too brittle and modified the alloy by adding 1½ oz. of copper to every 1 lb. of Lester's bell.
They did not appreciate that bell metal is brittle, and relies on this to a great extent for its freedom of tone. They made a new casting which was not successful and, in their second recasting - having learnt the lesson - they restored the correct balance of metal and this is the bell that now hangs in the Liberty Bell Center, directly across from an earlier home, Independence Hall.
Later in 1753 some further dissatisfaction was expressed and negotiations were made with Thomas Lester to recast it for a charge of 2d. per lb. This, however, never materialised and Pass and Stow's second recasting was finally hung in the State House Steeple.
With the threat of British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777, the State House Bell (Liberty Bell) and other bells were hastily removed from the City to prevent their falling into British hands and being made into cannon. Taken to Allentown, the bell was hidden in the Zion Reform Church for almost a year and was returned to Philadelphia in the summer of 1778 upon the withdrawal of the British.
There are conflicting stories as to the causes of the present bell becoming cracked:
One is that it cracked in 1835 while being tolled on the death of Chief Justice John Marshall of Virginia, and that in 1846 an attempt was made to restore the bell's tone by supporting the sides of the fracture, but this was to no avail. The story goes that it was tolled for the last time for Washington's birthday for, by then, the cracks had begun to spread.
Another story which gives more detail appeared in the Reading Eagle in 1911 and was told to the reporter by Emmanuel Joseph Rauch who was then about 86 years of age. He told how, when he was 10 years old in 1835, he was one day passing State House Square when the Steeple Keeper - whose name was Downing - called after him and several other boys, inviting them to ring the bell in honour of Washington's birthday. Downing tied a rope to the clapper of the bell and, thrusting the end of the rope into the hands of the eager boys, instructed them to pull with all their might. After 10 or 12 strokes, there was a change in the tone of the bell which Downing noticed as well and, after climbing into the steeple, found a crack 12" to 15" long, whereupon the boys were told to run along home.
Which of these two stories is true we may never know, but the fact remains that the principal crack is in line with the swing of the clapper and it is an established fact that many bells have been cracked by the improper operation of the clapper in this way.
Good bell metal is extremely brittle: metal up to 1" in thickness can be broken in the palm of the hand by a sharp tap with a 2 lb. hammer. If a bell is struck and not allowed to ring freely, because either the clapper or some part of the frame or fittings are in contact with the bell, then a crack can very easily develop.
The Whitechapel Foundry's connection with the Liberty Bell was reestablished in 1976, the year of the US Bicentennial. First, there was a group of about thirty or so 'demonstrators' from the Procrastinators Society of America who mounted a mock protest over the bell's defects and who marched up and down outside the Foundry with placards proclaiming WE GOT A LEMON and WHAT ABOUT THE WARRANTY?. We told them we would be happy to replace the bell - as long as it was returned to us in its original packaging. Concurrently (ie. from about 1968 to 1976) we also produced around fifteen full-size, twenty four hundred one-fifth size, and two hundred one-ninth size replicas of the bell for the Boston-based Limited Editions Collectors Society of America Inc. Finally, and most pleasingly, Whitechapel was also commissioned to cast the 12,446lb Bicentennial Bell that year, which now resides in Philadelphia with its illustrious predecessor and which bears the inscription:
FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAFROM THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN4 JULY 1976

The Liberty Bell in PA

This famous bell is located in Philadephia, PA about 20 min. away from where I used to live guys! There is a great story of what it represents.
Check it out!

quinta-feira, 5 de março de 2009



Le lien

Elle regarde ma main
Elle s’accorde une pause
J’appelle à mon destin
Mon coeur lourd se repose
Je ne sens que le bien
Et le mal se suppose
Le lien

Elle remonte trop loin
Les souvenirs s’essoufflent
Je trouve un peu de moi
Dans cette vie sur ces routes
C’est comme aux bords d’un rien
Que le lien me revient
Enfin

Racontez-moi
Quel est ce lien qui me tient vivant dans ce monde
Rassurez-moi
Si les douleurs nous rendaient meilleurs
Racontez-moi

A ceux qui rêvent sans fin
Qui s’accordent un repos
Comme ceux qui meurent pour rien
Si loin sans une rose
Je me dis que soudain
Mes peurs ce n’est pas grand-chose
Pas grand-chose

Racontez-moi
Quel est ce lien qui me tient vivant dans ce monde
Rassurez-moi
Si les douleurs nous rendaient meilleurs
Racontez-moi
Quel est ce lien qui nous tient vivant dans ce monde
Rassurez-moi
Si les douleurs nous rendaient meilleurs

Le pendu me foudroie
Mais la lune s’interpose
La lutte se fait sans foi
Le jugement explose
L’ermite est au soleil
Et l’impératrice, le monde
Pour moi

Je serre encore les poings et je crie pour demain,
et je crie pour demain

Le lien, le lien

Racontez-moi
Quel est ce lien qui me tient vivant dans ce monde
Rassurez-moi
Si les douleurs nous rendaient meilleurs
Racontez-moi
Quel est ce lien qui nous tient vivant dans ce monde
Rassurez-moi
Si les douleurs nous rendaient meilleurs

Kids being funny

Little girl and monsters:



- I'm gonna kick his ass.
What a lovely girl, LOL.
(REMEMBER, students! As her mother says in the end of the video, "ass" is NOT a nice word! Don't use it, ok?)

Charlie bit my finger!



- That really hurts :(
Isn't his brittish accent the cuttest thing ever?

I just like mommy when she gives me cookies:


- I love you too, I just don't like you all the time.
Well, that's a very intelligent statment, if you analyse it.


I don't know about you, but I laughed a lot with this cute little things.

Have fun u too :)

xxxx,
teacher Bel

terça-feira, 3 de março de 2009

INTER 1 - Countries and nationalities

Quiz - contries and nationalities:

http://iteslj.org/v/e/ab-countries_nationalities.html


Exercise about country, nationality and language:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-nationalities.html


Don't forget to send me your score!

=)

See you!

Inter 4 - Passive Voice

Hi, guys!

Since we are studying passive voice we have here some notes about it and then also two exercises:

Use of Passive:

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:


Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

Form of Passive

Subject + form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.


Exercises about passive voice:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/active_or_passive1.htm

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You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes
Yeah, you PMS like a bitch
I would know

And you always think
Always speak cryptically
I should know
That you're no good for me

'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

You, you don't really wanna stay, no
You, but you don't really wanna go, oh

'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

We used to be just like twins, so in sync
The same energy now's a dead battery
Used to laugh 'bout nothing
Now you're plain boring
I should know
That you're not gonna change

'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

You, you don't really wanna stay, no
You, but you don't really wanna go, oh

You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down

Someone call the doctor
Got a case of a love bipolar
Stuck on a rollercoaster
Can't get off this ride

You change your mind
Like a girl changes clothes

'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

'Cause you're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down
You're wrong when it's right
It's black and it's white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up

You, you don't really wanna stay, no
You, but you don't really wanna go, oh

You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in and you're out
You're up and you're down, down, down, down...