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Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition
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Listening practice: moving beyond standardized tests
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Citing the need to adjust to new Common Core standards, the California Board of Education decided earlier this month to suspend the use of standardized test scores as its main measurement of school performance. This comes as teachers, parents and students nationwide protest against the overuse of tests. We talk with NPR education blogger Anya Kamenetz about the perils of overusing test scores and other methods of measuring school and teacher quality.
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DIA INTERNACIONAL DEL SINDROME DE DOWN
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International adoption as a last resort | In English | EL PAÍS
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War-orphaned children in Bunia, in the northeastern Congo. International
adoptions fell by half across the world between 2004 and 2011. / F.O. (REUTERS)
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
My English page. Listening transcript
Sleeping In
Mar 18 2015
Intro
When you’re tired or haven’t been sleeping well, the best feeling is to get extra time to lounge in bed. It’s always great to sleep in when you don’t have to wake up at a specific time. Whether it’s a few more minutes or an hour or two, getting more rest in your comfy bed is such a great feeling.
Our lives are so busy and we always seem to be on a schedule. So it’s a real treat to not have something to do and just lie in bed for as long as you like. When you do finally feel like you’re ready to begin your day, you feel more relaxed and ready to get things done.
Jessica tells Gary about how she’s been sleeping in more often. Find out more in today’s English lesson about using the snooze button.
Our lives are so busy and we always seem to be on a schedule. So it’s a real treat to not have something to do and just lie in bed for as long as you like. When you do finally feel like you’re ready to begin your day, you feel more relaxed and ready to get things done.
Jessica tells Gary about how she’s been sleeping in more often. Find out more in today’s English lesson about using the snooze button.
Dialogue
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Gary: So, you’ve been sleeping in more?
Jessica: I have been sleeping in more. I used to be an early morning person. And now I just like to lounge and lay in bed. It’s so comfy.
Gary: I guess I wake up with the sun. I’m an early riser.
Jessica: Are you?
Gary: And also, I’m such a light sleeper.
Jessica: Oh, really?
Gary: If our neighbors are making any noise, I’ll actually wake up to it. So, if they’re making breakfast, my mind just says, “Hey, get up! It’s time to go eat!”
Jessica: I wish I could just wake up when I saw the sun or heard noises outside. I got in thehabit of hitting snooze too many times. And then I’m usually groggy if I do get up too early.
Gary: So the bed is a bit of a refuge for you from the world?
Jessica: Exactly. Yes.
Gary: It’s nice to escape. I’ve had a hard time sleeping in. I’ve actually tried. And I just can’t do it.
Jessica: I’ll give you some pointers.
Jessica: I have been sleeping in more. I used to be an early morning person. And now I just like to lounge and lay in bed. It’s so comfy.
Gary: I guess I wake up with the sun. I’m an early riser.
Jessica: Are you?
Gary: And also, I’m such a light sleeper.
Jessica: Oh, really?
Gary: If our neighbors are making any noise, I’ll actually wake up to it. So, if they’re making breakfast, my mind just says, “Hey, get up! It’s time to go eat!”
Jessica: I wish I could just wake up when I saw the sun or heard noises outside. I got in thehabit of hitting snooze too many times. And then I’m usually groggy if I do get up too early.
Gary: So the bed is a bit of a refuge for you from the world?
Jessica: Exactly. Yes.
Gary: It’s nice to escape. I’ve had a hard time sleeping in. I’ve actually tried. And I just can’t do it.
Jessica: I’ll give you some pointers.
Discussion
Jessica has started to sleep in more often. Her bed is just so comfy and it’s a great feeling to keep sleeping in the morning. Sometimes she does wish that she could wake up a little earlier, but getting more sleep just feels so nice that she’s trying to get Gary to sleep in more often.
Gary says that he’s a light sleeper and can’t sleep in. When he hears his neighbors making breakfast, it wakes him. He’s an early riser and usually gets up with the sun. He tells Jessica that he’s tried to sleep in, but woke up anyway.
Do you like sleeping in? How often do you use the snooze button?
Gary says that he’s a light sleeper and can’t sleep in. When he hears his neighbors making breakfast, it wakes him. He’s an early riser and usually gets up with the sun. He tells Jessica that he’s tried to sleep in, but woke up anyway.
Do you like sleeping in? How often do you use the snooze button?
Grammar Point
Phrasal Verbs
Jessica says, “I have been sleeping in more.” She uses a phrasal verb.
Phrasal verbs are composed of a verb + a preposition or adverb that changes the original meaning of the verb. For instance, a lot of phrasal verbs take the preposition “out.” Examples include break out (get away from), hand out (give to people), and, of course, make out (kiss a lot).
Some phrasal verbs are non-separable, meaning the preposition must directly follow the verb. For instance, you can say “I dropped by the bar,” but not “I dropped the bar by” because drop by is non-separable.
On the other hand, drop off is separable. You can say, “I have to drop off my son at school,” or, “I have to drop my son off at school.”
Which is correct, “If you want the job, you really have to go after it,” or, “If you want the job, you really have to go it after”?
Jessica says, “I have been sleeping in more.” She uses a phrasal verb.
Phrasal verbs are composed of a verb + a preposition or adverb that changes the original meaning of the verb. For instance, a lot of phrasal verbs take the preposition “out.” Examples include break out (get away from), hand out (give to people), and, of course, make out (kiss a lot).
Some phrasal verbs are non-separable, meaning the preposition must directly follow the verb. For instance, you can say “I dropped by the bar,” but not “I dropped the bar by” because drop by is non-separable.
On the other hand, drop off is separable. You can say, “I have to drop off my son at school,” or, “I have to drop my son off at school.”
Which is correct, “If you want the job, you really have to go after it,” or, “If you want the job, you really have to go it after”?
Quiz
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Monday, March 16, 2015
Chappie
Chappie
Mar 13 2015
Intro
What happens when robots become our police? Probably nothing good. But what happens when one of those robots is taken and changed to think for himself? Well, that’s “Chappie.” A world of thinking, feeling robots is real in this movie by Neill Blomkamp, the director of “District 9.”
“Chappie” is set in South Africa. It is about a new kind of robot that is made like a human. In the movie, “Chappie” must fight back against people trying to terminate him. Some fans may not typically like robot movies, but “Chappie” isn’t a normal robot.
Sarah’s a big fan of movies with robots. But can she get Kellie to see it with her? Find out more in this English lesson about a new film.
“Chappie” is set in South Africa. It is about a new kind of robot that is made like a human. In the movie, “Chappie” must fight back against people trying to terminate him. Some fans may not typically like robot movies, but “Chappie” isn’t a normal robot.
Sarah’s a big fan of movies with robots. But can she get Kellie to see it with her? Find out more in this English lesson about a new film.
Dialogue
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Sarah: Kellie, have you seen the trailer for “Chappie?” I just saw it and it wowed me.
Kellie: Oh, really? Yeah, I did see it actually. I don’t know that director though, do you?
Sarah: I do. He’s the same director who made “District 9.” His work is unparalleled.
Kellie: I’m not really into movies about robots, but it seemed kind of interesting where the robot can think for himself. Is that correct?
Sarah: Yes, they make this robot who can think for himself, and then he’s in danger because some of the other people don’t want him to exist. Does this sound interesting to you? Do you want to go see this?
Kellie: Yeah, I mean I might want to see it. I’m always up for going to see a movie.
Sarah: Come and see it with me, and if you don’t like it, I’ll buy pizza.
Kellie: OK, sounds good.
Kellie: Oh, really? Yeah, I did see it actually. I don’t know that director though, do you?
Sarah: I do. He’s the same director who made “District 9.” His work is unparalleled.
Kellie: I’m not really into movies about robots, but it seemed kind of interesting where the robot can think for himself. Is that correct?
Sarah: Yes, they make this robot who can think for himself, and then he’s in danger because some of the other people don’t want him to exist. Does this sound interesting to you? Do you want to go see this?
Kellie: Yeah, I mean I might want to see it. I’m always up for going to see a movie.
Sarah: Come and see it with me, and if you don’t like it, I’ll buy pizza.
Kellie: OK, sounds good.
Discussion
Sarah wants to go see the new movie “Chappie,” because the trailer wowed her. She likes thedirector, who also made the movie “District 9,” and thinks that his work is unparalleled. Sarah hopes to bring Kellie along to the theater.
Kellie is on the fence about whether or not she wants to see “Chappie.” She doesn’t normally like movies about robots, but she does admit this one seems kind of interesting. When Sarah offers to buy pizza for her, Kellie agrees to go.
Do you like movies about robots? What is your favorite one?
Kellie is on the fence about whether or not she wants to see “Chappie.” She doesn’t normally like movies about robots, but she does admit this one seems kind of interesting. When Sarah offers to buy pizza for her, Kellie agrees to go.
Do you like movies about robots? What is your favorite one?
Grammar Point
First Conditional
Sarah wants Kellie to come see the movie “Chappie” with her. She says, “Come and see it with me, and if you don’t like it, I’ll (I will) buy pizza.” She uses the first conditional.
The first conditional is used to discuss things that will probably happen in the future as the result of something else that happens in the present.
The first conditional is formed with two clauses. One clause uses if + simple present verb, as in, “If you come to the movie…” The other clause uses a simple future verb, as in, ”...I will buypizza.” So all together, the sentence reads: “If you come to the movie, I will buy pizza.”
We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are likely to happen. If you treat your friends nicely, they will treat you nicely, too.
Which is correct, “If you will help me, I will buy you dinner,” or, “If you help me, I will buy you dinner”?
Sarah wants Kellie to come see the movie “Chappie” with her. She says, “Come and see it with me, and if you don’t like it, I’ll (I will) buy pizza.” She uses the first conditional.
The first conditional is used to discuss things that will probably happen in the future as the result of something else that happens in the present.
The first conditional is formed with two clauses. One clause uses if + simple present verb, as in, “If you come to the movie…” The other clause uses a simple future verb, as in, ”...I will buypizza.” So all together, the sentence reads: “If you come to the movie, I will buy pizza.”
We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are likely to happen. If you treat your friends nicely, they will treat you nicely, too.
Which is correct, “If you will help me, I will buy you dinner,” or, “If you help me, I will buy you dinner”?
Quiz
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