This video explains some of the main differences between British English and American English.
segunda-feira, 29 de março de 2010
domingo, 28 de março de 2010
clocks!
kids 5 made a clock of paper plates (those ones we usually see in birthday parties).
They used straws to make the hands of it, and after they colored the plate.
They used straws to make the hands of it, and after they colored the plate.
They are learning their quarters and halves, and it's so cute because they barely now it in their mother tongue. Blame the digital clocks! kkkk
sexta-feira, 26 de março de 2010
A good lesson in southerness
Southern women know their summer weather report:
Humidity
Humidity
Humidity
Southern women know their vacation spots:
The beach
The rivuh
The crick
Southern women know everybody's first name:
Honey
Darlin'
Shugah
Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts:
Fried Green Tomatoes
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
Gone With The Wind
Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins:
Having bad hair and nails
Having bad manners
Cooking bad food
More Suthen-ism's:
Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.
Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess."
Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."
Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in:
"Going to town, be back directly."
All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!
Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.
Humidity
Humidity
Humidity
Southern women know their vacation spots:
The beach
The rivuh
The crick
Southern women know everybody's first name:
Honey
Darlin'
Shugah
Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts:
Fried Green Tomatoes
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
Gone With The Wind
Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins:
Having bad hair and nails
Having bad manners
Cooking bad food
More Suthen-ism's:
Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.
Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess."
Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."
Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, as in:
"Going to town, be back directly."
All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!
Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.
quarta-feira, 24 de março de 2010
So many voices in one
Watch this girl doing a medley of Lady Gaga's hits using only her voice.
It's amazing!
It's amazing!
terça-feira, 23 de março de 2010
Join us!!!!
There's no perfect age to learn English! Take a look at this group!! And believe they're learning!!!!
domingo, 21 de março de 2010
Teens 3 - I'm yours
Descubre Perú
Chan Chan es la ciudad precolombina más grande de Sudamérica y se ubica en la costa norte de Perú, entre los distritos de Trujillo y Huanchaco.
Su nombre, que proviene del muchil Jang-Jang y significa sol-sol, según muchas teorías se debe a la gran exposición al sol que soportaba la ciudad. Chan Chan está formado por 9 ciudadelas o pequeñas ciudades amuralladas, que en su conjunto fue la capital del reino Chimor, organización estatal de la cultura Chimú.
Este lugar arqueológico tiene un área total de aproximadamente 20 kilómetros cuadrados, por lo que es considerada la ciudadela de barro más grande del planeta, y, a diferencia de otras ruinas cercanas a la costa, se encuentra extremadamente cerca del Océano Pacífico.
Los turistas que van a Chan Chan, visitan principalmente el Palacio Tschudi, que se considera la ciudadela más grande dentro de este lugar, y que muestra en sus grabados la gran importancia y el culto que se le rendía al agua por la cultura Chimú.
Chan Chan fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO en 1986 y se incluyó en la Lista del Patrimonio de la Humanidad en Peligro, debido a la amenaza que representa la erosión causada por el fenómeno natural de El Niño, que causa fuertes lluvias e inundaciones en la costa peruana.
Busca más informaciones en http://serturista.com/peru/chan-chan-la-ciudad-de-barro-mas-grande-del-mundo/
sexta-feira, 19 de março de 2010
Come on up to the house
A beautiful and enlighted song by Tom Waits, with a simple but creative video clip. It's worth watching:
All your cryin don't do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off the cross
We can use the wood
Come on up to the house
Absolutely touching. Follow the lyrics on the man's skin and try to understand the full meaning of this deep song.
By the way:
Where and what is "the house"? Why does he say "the world isn't my house"? Tell me your opinion in the comments.
xxx,
teacher Bel
All your cryin don't do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off the cross
We can use the wood
Come on up to the house
Absolutely touching. Follow the lyrics on the man's skin and try to understand the full meaning of this deep song.
By the way:
Where and what is "the house"? Why does he say "the world isn't my house"? Tell me your opinion in the comments.
xxx,
teacher Bel
segunda-feira, 15 de março de 2010
domingo, 14 de março de 2010
Five minutes with...Leandro and Fernanda
HI GUYS!
IN TEENS 3 THERE'S A LESSON ABOUT PERSONAL PROFILES - "FIVE MINUTES WITH...DANI"
FERNANDA AND LEANDRO, SO GENTLY, TOOK PART IN OUR VERSION OF IT.
THANK YOU GUYS! IT WAS REALLY FUNNY!
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
F:I LIVE IN CATALÃO
L:GOIANDIRA
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE CLOTHES?
F:JEANS
L:JEANS
YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?
F:MY FAVORITE COLORS ARE PURPLE AND BLACK
L:PINK
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ENGLISH WORD?
F:DOG
L:DOG
WHAT MAKES YOU ANGRY?
F:MY BROTHER
L:THE SCHOOL
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
F:SLEEPING
L:PLAY IN THE COMPUTER
HOW DO YOU RELAX?
F:I PLAY THE PIANO
L:I PLAY SOCCER
WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?
F:PORTUGUESE
L:PORTUGUESE
IS THERE SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU?
F:MY FAMILY
L:MY COWS
IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL YOU DO EVERY DAY?
F:DRINK COKE
L:DRINK
WHAT ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT?
F:I AM READING "O CORTIÇO"
L:LUCÍOLA
=)
sexta-feira, 12 de março de 2010
domingo, 7 de março de 2010
once upon a time....
Hello people!
Well, we're back to our reading of each semester. Soon each one of us will have a "friend" to share two months of our lives, two really nice and rewarding months.
So to get you in the mood, here's an e-book with a classical and totally cute tale of remarkable Beatrix Potter (you might remember the movie "Miss Potter", and I'm not talking about Harry ok? kkkkk). Illustrations by the author (wasn't she really talented?).
Well, we're back to our reading of each semester. Soon each one of us will have a "friend" to share two months of our lives, two really nice and rewarding months.
So to get you in the mood, here's an e-book with a classical and totally cute tale of remarkable Beatrix Potter (you might remember the movie "Miss Potter", and I'm not talking about Harry ok? kkkkk). Illustrations by the author (wasn't she really talented?).
sexta-feira, 5 de março de 2010
A picture is worth a thousand words
Somewhere near Rochester, New York, Ed set out to bag his buck at 5:30 a.m. By 11:30 a.m., he was exhausted and hungry--and still no buck. At 12 noon, the mighty hunter Ed guards the remains of his lunch while a passerby snaps a quiet photo while trying not to startle the deer with a belly laugh. What a hunter!
Consider yourself warned:
It's good to focus on what's important... ?
A definite entrepreneurial spirit:
Clearly, you're not wanted on this property!
Consider yourself warned:
It's good to focus on what's important... ?
A definite entrepreneurial spirit:
Clearly, you're not wanted on this property!
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