!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
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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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
WEEKLY TOPIC "SWEET RITUALS": Dining Local: Giving Thanks
Van SiasThank you, Dough, for helping with a family tradition.
I first thought of taking a look at turkey burgers around the neighborhood, but since this is the time to be giving thanks, I decided to go that route instead. So here are three things that I’m thankful for — all tied around food and restaurants, of course!
3. Variety
It’s always good to have options, and the main streets of the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill/Bed-Stuy area are full of them. It’s nice to be able to go out for Moroccan food at Kif one night, then head a couple of blocks down DeKalb to Brooklyn Public House the next for the gastropub experience. Couscous and burgers stacked six inches high: What more could you ask for?
It’s always good to have options, and the main streets of the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill/Bed-Stuy area are full of them. It’s nice to be able to go out for Moroccan food at Kif one night, then head a couple of blocks down DeKalb to Brooklyn Public House the next for the gastropub experience. Couscous and burgers stacked six inches high: What more could you ask for?
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Listening: http://www.npr.org/2011/08/06/139042221/the-french-are-getting-fatter-too
Listen to the Story
[4 min 37 sec]
Part of an ongoing series on obesity in America.
As the United States struggles to cope with obesity rates, France is often looked to as a counterexample. Yet obesity is on the rise there as well now, and though French culinary traditions are often credited with keeping people trim, some worry those eating habits are under assault.
French obesity rates are still far below those of the United States and other European countries. One might think they would be a lot worse. The shops and outdoor markets are full of pastries, meats and cheeses, and people are always talking about food. It turns out that it's not only what the French eat but how they eat that seems to make a difference.
Transcript: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=139042221
Transcript: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=139042221
Monday, November 28, 2011
WEEKLY TOPIC "SWEET RITUALS": Muslim birth rites
Muslims have some very simple rites for welcoming a child.
The Muslim call to prayer or adhaan ("God is great, there is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Come to prayer.") are the first words a newborn Muslim baby should hear. They are whispered into the right ear of the child by his or her father.
The baby's first taste should be something sweet, so parents may chew a piece of date and rub the juice along the baby's gums. It was a practice carried out by the Prophet Muhammadand is believed to help tiny digestive systems to kick in.
There are a number of events that take place on or after the seventh day.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/ritesrituals/birth.shtml
Sunday, November 27, 2011
WEEKLY TOPIC: SWEET RITUALS FROM BBC LEARNING ENGLISH
Meg likes birthdays
In my daughter's class, when a student is on his birthday, all other students sing “happy birthday” for him. Meg’s birthday is on summer holidays, so she misses this celebration. However, one day she came back home from her school and happily told me, that all her classmates song the “birthday song” for her. I’m surprised and answered, “but today is not your birthday!” she said, “it is!---according the lunar calendar. I’ve already check it.”
On my husband’s birthday I asked him whether he’d like a birthday cake. He said, “Don’t bother! I'd like noodles. It will make me a long life.” it is a traditional superstition---long noodles symbolize a long life. Hearing that, Meg said, “Oh, Dad, you should eat a birthday cake. Everyone should eat birthday cake on his birthday!” then she hurried to school. Before leaving, she said, “ Mum, you should persuade him to have a cake. Fruit flavor is the best. ” My husband said to me in a low voice, “She wanted to eat some cake!” She did! At this night she ate all the fruit on the top of the cake and a big piece of the cake.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
WEEKLY TOPIC "SWEET RITUALS" Sikh weddings: Anand Karaj: The Sikh marriage is called Anand Karaj. This form of marriage was introduced from the time of the Sikh Gurus and was given statutory recognition during the British rule in India by the Anand Marriage Act 1909.
Sikh weddings: Anand Karaj:
The Sikh marriage is called Anand Karaj. This form of marriage was introduced from the time of the Sikh Gurus and was given statutory recognition during the British rule in India by the Anand Marriage Act 1909.
According to the centrally approved Sikh Code (Sikh Reht Maryada), persons not professing the Sikh faith cannot be joined in wedlock by the Anand Karaj ceremony.
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