Nós da International House Idiomas queremos te desejar algo:

Festa de Fim de Ano

A Equipe In House se reuniu lá em casa, no sábado, 13 de dezembro. Fizemos amigo secreto, bingo de prêmios "exóticos" e jogamos conversa fora.
Gosto muito de me reunir com os amigos, de recebê-los em casa. Sou muito feliz em trabalhar com tanta gente boa, competente e alegre.

Obrigado, Deus. Obrigado, amigos.

Christmas cats

Merry Christmas!

LiNuS wRiTeS A lEtTeRr tO sAnTa ClAuS

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Can we live without them??? Peanuts...

For you my students " HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!!"

PS: DON'T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR LETTER, RIGHT? KKK

Christmas LOL dog

LOL!

Yeah, we're READY to start it again!

Reading the text Iargo wrote, I was thinking about so many things...it's time to finish some things...end of the semester, end of the year, many endings, right?

And we must always be ready to start it again...over and over again!

Let's try one more time, one step at time, ok?

I selected some quotes and also a poem because it's time to think about what we've done and remember we should try to do our best always, no matter what happens!

Once I found this on the net (don't remember when, but...):

"People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. FORGIVE them anyway.If you are KIND, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. SUCCEDD anyway.If you are HONEST and SINCERE people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. CREATE anyway.If you find SERENITY and HAPPINESS, some may be jealous. BE HAPPY ANYWAY!!! The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do GOOD anyway.Give the BEST you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."

A poem (by the way, very beautiful and meaningful, in my opinion...):

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN (Robert Frost)

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

That's it, guys!
We should choose, take one road, change our minds when it's necessary and start over and over again...cause I do BELIEVE we can DO whatever we want and we can be what we wanna BE!

Christmas is just around the corner

HO-HO-HO vibes here \o/



The best presents don't come in boxes.

And the lyric of a classic Christmas carol from the USA, called "Oh Holy Night", composed in 1847 by Adolphe Adam. It's one of my favorites:

O Holy Night

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
'Til He appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! O, hear the angels' voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night, O night Divine.

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, Behold your King.

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
His power and glory evermore proclaim.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for you all!

Muito Obrigado!!!

Já refletiu sobre como a gente se engana?

Já pensou sobre como nós fingimos que o tempo não passa, porém, de tempos em tempos, nos assustamos com quão rápido o tempo passou?

Já percebeu que por mais que o tempo passe certas coisas ficam intactas e completamente preservadas?

Já percebeu o quanto a gente se engana com as pessoas? O quanto a gente monta uma pessoa que não existe e por vezes nos afastamos de quem nem ao menos nos demos a chance de realmente conhece-las??

Assim que eu cheguei em Catalão montei uma visão negativa. Não foi fácil, mas... percebi que em qualquer situação podemos abrir novas portas, conhecer novos lugares, novas pessoas, ter outros sonhos.

Percebi que o mundo está cheio de novas oportunidades. Ja percebeu como o verde se espalha mais bonito e forte depois da tempestade?

Neste segundo semestre tive a honra de trabalhar na International House Idiomas.
Por aqui tive os melhores momentos que passei em Catalão.

O rio continua sempre correndo. Não pára. Infelizmente as águas que passam nao voltam mais! Mas... onde a água de um rio passa, ela leva uns grãozinhos de areia e deixa a terra molhada! Da mesma forma se dá a minha passada por aqui. Levarei uns grãozinhos de areia, e deixarei a terra molhada!

Momentos são rápidos, acabam em segundos, mas... todos me marcam para sempre! Não ha um momento que tenha passado aqui que nao irei me lembrar!

Nao me lembro de quantas foram as gargalhadas, de quantas foram as brincadeiras, de quantos momentos divertidos tive na companhia da familia Int. House! Só sei que delas nao me esquecerei nunca!!!

A única coisa que tenho pra dizer é um MUITO OBRIGADO pelo tempo que passei com todos vocês da International House. Me senti acolhido da melhor maneira o possivel na hora que eu mais precisava!

Realmente me marcou a simpatia e a maneira com que fui recebido!

Vou embora... sempre é tempo para recomeçar e mudarmos... dar um novo destino para nossas vidas...

Já sabemos onde e como chegar ao destino, o destino é a vitória, o seu destino é ser feliz, eu creio nisso, e você?
Está pronto para recomeçar???

Les points touristique de Paris !!!

Qu'est-ce que vous pensez de Paris ?

Passive voice...

Hi, guys!

Students from Inter 2 should know a little bit about passive voice.

So, take a look in theses exercises and write me if you have any doubt:

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/passive2.php

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?02

http://www.ieslosremedios.org/~josefina/english_exercises/passive-2bach.jqz.htm

See you!

A little bit of soul

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States that combines gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying."
Other characteristics are a call and response between the soloist and the chorus, and an especially tense vocal sound.
Many consider soul music to be a genre of music created by African Americans in northern United States inner cities, particularly Chicago.
(Read the complete text here @ Wikipedia)

Now that you know a little about the history of soul, let me introduce you to The Queen of Soul:



Lady Aretha Franklin, one of the greatest female voices in the world.
She is widely acclaimed for her passionate vocal style and powerful vocal range. In 2008, the American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Franklin #1 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time, and she deserves the first place. There's no other voice like hers. Wanna see?



In my opinion, her voice and style of singing are unbelievable. I could listen her songs over and over again (actually, sometimes I really do that).

Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee to the Rev. C. L. Franklin, a Baptist minister, and Barbara Siggers Franklin. Aretha's parents had a troubled relationship and separated when Aretha was six.
By the age of fourteen, she signed a record deal with Battle Records, where her father recorded his sermons and gospel vocal recordings, and she issued Songs of Faith in 1956. Her earlier influences included Clara Ward and Mahalia Jackson, both of whom spent a lot of time in Aretha's home.

Teenage pregnancies derailed Franklin's gospel career when she gave birth to Clarence in 1956 (at age 14) and Edward in 1958 (at age 16). When she returned to singing, Aretha decided to secure herself a deal as a pop artist. After being offered contracts from Motown and RCA, Franklin signed with Columbia Records in 196. Her recordings during that time reflected a jazz influence and moved away from her gospel roots. Franklin initially scored a few hits on Columbia including her version of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby (With A Dixie Melody)", which peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1961, and the Top 10 R&B hits, "Today I Sing The Blues", "Won't Be Long" and "Operation Heartbreak". However, by the end of 1966, with little commercial success in six years with Columbia and desperate for a sound of her own, she accepted an offer to sign with Atlantic Records. According to Franklin years later, "they made me sit down on the piano and the hits came".




Read her complete biography here @ wikipedia, and look for her videos @ youtube. I hope you like it :)

Kisses and have a nice week!

Las Islas Galápagos - Ecuador

Las islas Galápagos (en español Archipiélago de Colón) constituyen un archipiélago ubicado a 1.050 kilómetros de la costa del Ecuador. Políticamente son una provincia de este país, cuya capital es Puerto Baquerizo Moreno. Está conformado por 13 grandes islas volcánicas, 6 islas más pequeñas y 107 rocas e islotes, las cuales se distribuyen alrededor de la línea del ecuador terrestre. Turísticamente reciben la apelación de Islas Encantadas.

Se estima que la formación de la primera isla tuvo lugar hace más de 5 millones de años, como resultado de la actividad tectónica. Las islas más recientes, llamadas Isabela y Fernandina, están todavía en proceso de formación, habiéndose registrado la erupción volcánica más reciente en 2005.

Las islas Galápagos son famosas por sus numerosas especies endémicas y por los estudios de Charles Darwin que le llevaron a establecer su teoría de la evolución por la selección natural.

Just for fun

The Funniest Commercials Ever

La tour Eiffel, initialement nommée tour de 300 mètres, est une tour de fer puddlé construite par Gustave Eiffel et ses collaborateurs pour l'exposition universelle de 1889. Situé à l'extrémité du Champ-de-Mars, en bordure de la Seine, ce monument parisien, symbole de la France et de sa capitale est le neuvième site le plus visité du pays en 2006 et le premier monument payant visité au monde avec 6,893 millions de visiteurs en 2007[1].

D'une hauteur de 300 mètres à l'origine, prolongée par la suite de nombreuses antennes culminant à 324 mètres[2], la tour Eiffel est restée le bâtiment le plus élevé du monde pendant plus de 40 ans. Utilisée dans le passé pour de nombreuses expériences scientifiques, elle sert aujourd'hui d'émetteur de programmes radiophoniques et télévisés.

Le 1er mai 1886, le ministre du Commerce et de l'Industrie Édouard Lockroy, fervent défenseur du projet, signe un arrêté qui déclare ouvert « un concours en vue de L’Exposition universelle de 1889 »[5]. Gustave Eiffel gagne ce concours et une convention du 8 janvier 1887 fixe les modalités d'exploitation de l'édifice[6].

Construite en deux ans, deux mois et cinq jours, de 1887 à 1889, par 250 ouvriers, elle est officiellement inaugurée le 31 mars 1889[7]. Sa fréquentation s'érode rapidement; la tour Eiffel ne connaîtra véritablement un succès massif et constant qu'à partir des années 1960, avec l'essor du tourisme international. Elle accueille maintenant plus de six millions de visiteurs chaque année.

Ses 300 mètres de hauteur lui ont permis de porter le titre de « plus haute structure du monde » jusqu'à la construction en 1930 du Chrysler Building, à New York. La tour Eiffel, construite sur le Champ-de-Mars, près de la Seine, dans le 7e arrondissement de Paris[8], est actuellement exploitée par la Société d'exploitation de la tour Eiffel (SETE). Le site, qui emploie 500 personnes (250 directement employés par la SETE et 250 par les différents concessionnaires installés sur le monument)[9], est ouvert tous les jours de l'année[7].

Thanksgiving is coming soon...

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2008) is November 27th.

Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals.

A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.

There are stories of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, turkeys to take home, holiday pictures for the kids to print and color, tasty holiday recipes and e-greeting cards to send your friends and family. Have a look: http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/

I hope you enjoy it!

=)

American thinking

Las partes del cuerpo humano

Hace una semana hemos aprendido las partes del cuerpo humano. La clase ha sido muy divertida, los alumnos tuvieron que pegar los papelitos con los nombres en su propio cuerpo. Miren y diviértanse!




Renata y Núlia.






Gleiderson y yo.

Español - C2

ShE..

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and best-loved writers in English literature.[1]
There are many interestings things about this fantastic writer ( of course, for those who appreciates romantic writting).

First, she was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to Austen's development as a professional writer.[3] Austen's artistic apprenticeship lasted from her teenage years until she was about thirty-five years old. During this period, she wrote three major novels and began a fourth.[B] From 1811 until 1815, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published after her death in 1817, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.

During her lifetime, Austen's works brought her little fame and only a few positive reviews. Through the mid-nineteenth century, her novels were admired only by a literary elite. However, the publication of her nephew's A Memoir of Jane Austen in 1869 introduced her life and works to a wider public. By the 1940s, Austen was firmly ensconced in academia as a "great English writer", and the second half of the twentieth century saw a proliferation of Austen scholarship that explored many aspects of her novels: artistic, ideological, and historical. In popular culture, a Janeite fan culture has developed, centred on Austen's life, her works, and the various film and television adaptations of them.
To give you some spectacular examples of her work ( of course they’re just adaptations, so you guys had better read the original novels to enjoy her “ world”) here are two trailers of novels of her that became movies ( lovely movies, by the way). And one additional trailer of a new movie, but this time it’s not about one of her novels, it’s much more interesting: it’s about herself !
I hope you guys read the books and of course enjoy the movies as well.

Hey!! Look at you on our trip to Uberlândia!!!!!! It was superb!!!!