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Jya mata ne....

Musik

Kinderlied zum Osternfest !!!!

Hi folks!!!

These are some Eline's students from Teens 3 to whom I taught this week. They are extremely outgoing and funny but they still don't get one thing: PORTUGUESE IS NOT ALLOWED! Look what happened to those who dared to speak portuguese during english class. =P






<-------Victor and his namesake adopted the mohican hairstyle!!!













<------------I bet Gustavo will think twice before speaking portuguese in classes again. xP

















<-----------Shame on you, Victor.




P.S.:Very creative guys, but let's speak english!!! o/

Kids 5

My students asked me to learn rock music. I chose Guns' n Roses because their favorite band. Let's listen:

C2 - Unidad 7 San Sebastián

C2 - Festival de cine de San Sebastián

Los alumnos del C3 envían mensajes al mundo

Shakira - De Loca a Rabiosa

Movies, music and books

I was talking to my Inter 6 about movies, music and books, and I was surprised to see that most of my students have never watched a beautiful classic from the 90's, Forrest Gump.

Here's the trailer:


Also, I was surprised to see that some students weren't aware that blues describe not only a color, but also a (GREAT) kind of music. Here's one example of it:



About books, I can oly add the classic horror book Carrie, written by Stephen King. You can download it here. Beleive me: you will not regret.

I hope you watch good movies, nice music and read thought-provoking books on the holliday =)

xoxo,
teacher Bel

IT'S DEPENDING ON YOU TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE...

"SAVING THE PLANET WILL RECQUIRE A LOT MORE THAN RAISING AWARENESS".

Easter Curiosities

With many schools starting their Easter break tomorrow, I’m sure there are lots of eggs being bought and eaten. Tons of people eagerly waiting to rip their chocolat eggs open. But do you know how did Easter become the holiday as we know it?

Did you know that the tradition of giving real, coloured and decorated eggs dates back over 2000 years? Eggs of the chocolate variety are a relatively recent phenomenon – in fact Cadburys produced their first chocolate egg less than 150 years ago in 1875.

In Ancient China, Greece and Persia, the egg was a symbol of new life and eggs were exchanged at a festival in celebration of the rites of spring. The goddess of spring, who rose from her winter sleep to fill the earth with new life was known as Eostre by the Anglo-Saxons and that’s where the word Easter originates from.

Interesting Egg Fact

May is National Egg Month In the USA.

The second Friday of October is World Egg Day. The first World Egg Day was October 9, 1999.

Dingus Day

The Monday after Easter is known in Poland as Dingus Day. Dingus Day is a day of fun and laughter. Traditionally, men and boys sprinkle girls and women with water and tap them with pussy willows.

Interesting, isn't it?
Check for more curiosities on http://hubpages.com/hub/Fun-and-Interesting-Easter-Facts

Easter Songs

To commemorate Easter festival, people sing special Easter songs. In fact, CDs on famous songs for Easter sell like real hot cakes during Easter festivity. Not only they have gained momentum among youth, but are paving way for popularity of Easter Hymns too. Easter songs sail smoothly in Easter parties. Children dance to the tunes of Easter songs. In churches, men and women sing Easter hymns.



As a part of Easter tradition, people enjoy the soothing melodious songs on Easter, while having their delicious Easter feast. Easter season also gives a warm welcome to the refreshing springtime. Thus, songs on the theme of spring can also be heard in the music stores. There are multiple websites that provide the opportunity of free downloading of Easter songs.

Here is a list of some famous songs on Easter:

Easter parade
Christ the Lord is risen today
He arose
Peter Cottontail
Easter Bunny
Ten little bunnies
Little bunny foo foo
Funny bunny
Bunny hop







Lyrics
Easter Bunny
Looking kind of funny
With your basket of eggs
Children singing
'What's the bunny bringing
For me on Easter Day?"

Mom is cooking
While we're out there looking
For the eggs hidden away
After church we
Gathered 'round with family
On this Easter Day

Two thousand years ago
Jesus died for our sins
Remember his resurrection
And the joy it brings

Flowers blooming
Springtime's looming
Everything is coming alive
Easter colors
Yellow, blue and others
Tell us Spring has arrived

Children are playing
And everybody's saying
"So good to see you today!"
We're all together
The merrier the better
On this Easter holiday

Two thousand years ago
Jesus died for our sins
Remember his resurrection
And the joy it brings

Flowers are blooming
& Springtime's looming
Oh what a wonderful day
We're all together
The more of us the better
On this Easter holiday
A lovely Easter holiday
I like my Easter holiday

Ebonics

Ebonics is a term that was originally intended to refer to the language of all people descended from enslaved Black Africans. Over time, and especially since 1996, it has been used more often to refer to African American English, asserting the independence of this from (standard) English. (FROM WIKIPEDIA)

COLORS

Hello, people !!!!

My students from Teens 1 colored some hidden pictures...

Take a look !!!!

Have a nice weekend guys !!!

xoxo

De paseo

Andréia y Ramón

Hey....

Next Sunday we're going to celebrate Easter. What do you know about this festival?

Easter has always had its non-religious side. In fact, Easter was originally a pagan festival. It was co-opted by Christian missionaries starting in the second century CE.

The ancient Saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, Eastre. When the second-century Christian missionaries encountered the tribes of the north with their pagan celebrations, they do what Christian missionaries have always done; they attempted to convert them to Christianity. They did so, however, in a clandestine manner.

It would have been dangerous for the very early Christian converts to celebrate their holy days with observances that did not coincide with celebrations that already existed. To save lives, the missionaries decided to spread their dogma slowly throughout the populations by allowing them to continue to celebrate pagan feasts, but to do so in a Christian manner.

As it happened, the pagan festival of Eastre occurred at the same time of year as the Christian observance of the Resurrection of Christ. It made sense, therefore, to alter the festival itself, to make it a Christian observance as pagans were slowly indoctrinated. The early name, Eastre, was eventually changed to its modern spelling, Easter.

The Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.

The Germans brought the symbol of the Easter rabbit to America. It was widely ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In fact, Easter itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that time.

The Easter Egg

As with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians.

From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of birth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.

Today, children hunt colored eggs and place them in Easter baskets along with the modern version of real Easter eggs -- those made of plastic or chocolate candy.

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Body Parts

Students from Inter 4 practicing Body Parts

Let's talk about love

Food !!

Hey, people....

My students from Inter 9 are writing their favorites recipes....the first one is:

FRUIT SALAD

Ingredients

• 1 orange
• 1 pineapple chunks
• 1 medium banana, sliced
• 1/2 cup seedless grapes
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 apple, sliced
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the fruit. In another bowl, combine the sour cream and honey. Pour over fruit. Cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, stir in walnuts and coconut if desired.

By Messias and Daniel

Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strips.

Hey folks!
That's my first post in the blog and I'd like to introduce you guys one of my favorite comic strips: "Calvin and Hobbes"! You probably saw it in your portuguese lessons books, so I guess most of you know them very well. I really love it, mainly because the strips are all about family life, politics, and the adventures of Calvin; a six-year-old boy and his sardonic stuffed tiger friend; Hobbes.
Check out the website ---> http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/

Hope you enjoy it, o/

Teacher Beto.

Love - Inter 3

Hey, everybody...

I and teacher Bel did an activity about Love. Our students from Inter 3, watched this video and discuss about the story.

Have you ever watched this movie?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNnVScDD88g&feature=related

THE BOY AND THE GIRL ARE ADVENTURE FANS. THE BOY MEETS THE GIRL AT HER HOUSE. SHE HAS A HAMSTER. THE BOY LOSES HIS BALLOON AT THE GIRL’S HOUSE. THE BOY BREAKS HIS ARM. THE GIRL VISITS THE BOY AT HIS HOUSE BECAUSE HE’S HURT. SHE SHOWS THE BOY HER ADVENTURE BOOK. THEY LOOK IT TOGETHER. THEY GET MARRIED. THEY REFORM THE HOUSE TOGETHER. THEY SAVE MONEY TO TRAVEL TO SOUTH AMERICA, BUT DON’T GO BECAUSE OF EMERGENCIES. CARL BUYS TICKETS TO TRAVEL TO SOUTH AMERICA. ELLIE GETS SICK, AND CARL VISITS HER AT THE HOSPITAL. ELLIE GIVES TO CARL HER ADVENTURE BOOK AT THE HOSPITAL. ELLIE DIES LLL CARL STAYS ALONE AT THEIR HOUSE.

See ya =)

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Newspaper Blackout

Grab a piece of newspaper. Black out (with a pen, or a marker) the words you don't need and de-construct to construct your own poem. The result is pure magic!








If you like it, check more in here:
http://newspaperblackout.tumblr.com/

Hey, guys...

This is Marcelo's Family Tree:

Take a look at some sentences about his family:

Flora and Dário are Marcelo's parents.

Fernando is Fernanda's father.

Flora is Lucimar's mother.

Dário is Eduardo's grandfather.

Guilherme is Fernanda's brother.

Maria José is Fernando's wife.

Augusto is Flora's grandson.

Guilherme is Afonso's cousin.

Flora is Fernanda's grandmother.

Marcelo s Gizelda's husband.

Gizelda is Guilherme's aunt.

Guilherme is Lucimar's nephew.

Fernanda is Lucimar's niece.

Lucimar is Fernando's sister.

Marcelo is Guilherme's uncle.

Fernanda is Dário's granddaughter.

What about your family tree?

See ya =)

WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?????

WHAT WAS THEIR "SIN"???

The Sea Organ, in Zadar, Croatia

Hey guys. This videos shows a gigantic organ that is played by the waves from the sea. People spend a day at the beach and relax to the calming music.

Papagaio X Periquito

Ontem na aula de português para estrangeiros eu estava explicando a diferença entre papagaio e periquito, e acabei achando esse vídeo legal de um papagaio muito inteligente. O nome dele é Einstein e ele faz coisas inacreditáveis. Confira:

FAMILY VOCABULARY

Hey, guys....

Let's review family vocabulary....

Take a look...

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/family/exercises

see u !!!

Hey, everybody...

My students did some activities about the song GRENADE. Take a look at the video:

Would you catch a grenade for someone?

Have a nice week!!!

See ya =)

Have fun

Life!

La Cibeles

Sabes dónde está La Cibeles? Qué es ella?

La fuente de Cibeles (más conocida por el pueblo madrileño sencillamente como La Cibeles) se encuentra en la ciudad española de Madrid, en la plaza del mismo nombre. Se instaló en 1782 en el Salón del Prado, junto al Palacio de Buenavista, de cara a la fuente de Neptuno (actualmente en el centro de la plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, en el Paseo del Prado junto al Palacio de Villahermosa, actual Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, y al Hotel Palace). Incluye a la diosa Cibeles, símbolo de la Tierra, la agricultura y la fecundidad, sobre un carro tirado por leones. La actual plaza se llamó al principio Plaza de Madrid y en el año 1900 tomó el nombre plaza de Castelar. En la actualidad está delimitada por los grandes edificios del Palacio de Buenavista (Cuartel General del Ejército), Palacio de Linares (Casa de América), Palacio de Comunicaciones (antes sede de Correos y actualmente de la Alcaldía de Madrid) y Banco de España. Lo curioso es que cada uno de estos monumentos pertenece a un barrio distinto de Madrid.
Los encargados de su realización fueron Francisco Gutiérrez (figura de la diosa y el carro), Roberto Michel (los leones) y el adornista Miguel Ximénez, de acuerdo con el diseño de Ventura Rodríguez. La diosa y los leones fueron esculpidos en mármol cárdeno del pueblo de Montesclaros (Toledo), y el resto en piedra de Redueña, localidad enclavada a 53 km al norte de Madrid, cerca de la sierra de La Cabrera[cita requerida].
El estar enclavada en un lugar tan céntrico, su ajetreada historia, e incluso tradiciones recientes como lugar de celebraciones deportivas han contribuido a que sea uno de los más conocidos símbolos de Madrid. En caso de que las alarmas de la Cámara del Oro del Banco de España salten por intento de robo, todas las habitaciones de dicha cámara se inundarían con el agua de La Cibeles, gracias a la canalización de las aguas desde la fuente hasta la citada estancia.
(http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuente_de_Cibeles)