!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
Showing posts with label Christmas and New Year's resolutions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas and New Year's resolutions. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Update: More about New Year Resolutions
Lyrics and some chords:
F
working out, losing weight
Bb
maybe using tanning spray
F Bb
becoming more attractive in general
reading more, watching less
learning all the rules for chess
becoming somewhat smarter in general
eating fish, not fingernails
volunteer to save the whales
becoming a better guy in general
saving more, spending less
yes I will wax my chest
dating more girls in general
Bridge C Bb F
But not this year. No this year is different!
As different as a gazelle. Yes, a gazelle from a deer. (They're actually not that different.)
After all these failed resolutions. Bb C Bb C
My future is clear, the future is near!
Chorus: F A Bb C
Just forget those resolutions you
know that you are never gonna do
and adopt a more realistical view
by committing to things that come easily to you
like eat at least one value meal a week
or put the correct shoes on the correct feet
Bb C F
just "Raise the bar to walk effortlessly underneath!"
Chorus2:
Just face the fact you've always thought
those resolutions don't mean squat
Settle in to a comfortable spot
embrace all the things you know you are not.
Hit the snooze, roll over, then repeat
Make large purchases, then lose the receipts
just "Raise the bar to walk effortlessly underneath!"
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A New Year’s Lesson Your Learners Will Remember Throughout the Year
New Year’s Day has come and gone, and most of us are still adjusting to having to remember the year is no longer 2010. January is a great month to focus on new beginnings and goals for the year that has just started. And it's also a great time to do this with your ESL learners.
Here are some suggestions for a New Year’s lesson your students will remember throughout the year.
Bring on the resolutions!
There’s no better way to start the year than on a positive note. Discuss with students the concept of resolutions: what they are, why people make them, why people break them, etc… Brainstorm the types of New Year resolutions adults usually make: lose weight, quit smoking, eat healthier foods, etc...
There’s no better way to start the year than on a positive note. Discuss with students the concept of resolutions: what they are, why people make them, why people break them, etc… Brainstorm the types of New Year resolutions adults usually make: lose weight, quit smoking, eat healthier foods, etc...
Ask your students if they have they made any resolutions yet. If they have, they may choose to share them with the class. If they haven't, they may come up with some resolutions of their own. Try using this great My New Year's Resolutions Worksheet to inspire more positive thoughts, and help them hone their writing skills, too!
Then, how about practicing predictions with will and won’t? Try this worksheet where students have to guess what their classmates have resolved to do in the New Year.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
13-03-2011. COVERAGE OF JAPAN TSUNAMI BY THE BBC. THANKS MARISA.
Key points
- The government has warned of a possible explosion at a second reactor building at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima 1 power station. But it says the reactor, which contains plutonium as well as uranium, should be protected by its metal casing
- More than 200,000 people are being evacuated from the area around Fukushima 1 and its sister plant, Fukushima 2 (both are in Fukushima prefecture)
- At least 1,300 people are thought to have died, but police have warned that the death toll in tsunami-hit Miyagi prefecture alone could exceed 10,000
- Nationwide, more than 300,000 people have been evacuated
- Three US warships are off the coast to help in the Japanese government's huge relief effort
- Live page reporters: Aidan Lewis, Patrick Jackson and Joe Boyle
- Troops were deployed to help with search and rescue operations as thousands were left missing.
City in Iwate devastated by tsunami.
- All times in GMT
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sunday, December 26, 2010
24 December 2010 Last updated at 04:20 GMT Help Sister Wendy Beckett, the art critic and nun, explains how the religious paintings known as icons can offer a pathway to the true spirit of Christmas. She discusses two icons on display at the Temple Gallery in west London. The first is an icon by an anonymous artist painted in Greece dating from the early 19th century, the second a Virgin and Child from Russia dated around 1500, again by an anonymous artist. Sister Wendy Beckett explores the history of icons in her most recent book, Real Presence.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Some links with carols.
Please, Click on "More about Chritsmas trees" at the bottom of the card and you'll find some curiosities related to Chritsmas trees.
Chritsmas trees:
Chritsmas trees carolLink to a Carol about Chritsmas trees
Snowman:
Snowman carolLink to a Snowman carol
Chritsmas trees:
Chritsmas trees carolLink to a Carol about Chritsmas trees
Snowman:
Some Christmas SMS.
In this X-mas,
In the daytime if sun shines so shall our expectations come true,
At night when the moon comes out so shall we receive blessings,
then if rain falls so shall it carries all your problem away!
Merry Christmas
Can I have your picture?
so Santa Claus knows exactly
what to give me.
Happy Christmas.
The Christmas Day brings memories.
And kindest thoughts untold.
Of friends we may not often see.
But hope to always hold.
So may the greeting be a link.
In friendship's precious chain.
And may there be a Christmas Day.
When we shall meet again!
Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
May this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!
From home to home,
and heart to heart,
from one place to another.
The warmth and joy of Christmas,
brings us closer to each other.
In the daytime if sun shines so shall our expectations come true,
At night when the moon comes out so shall we receive blessings,
then if rain falls so shall it carries all your problem away!
Merry Christmas
Can I have your picture?
so Santa Claus knows exactly
what to give me.
Happy Christmas.
The Christmas Day brings memories.
And kindest thoughts untold.
Of friends we may not often see.
But hope to always hold.
So may the greeting be a link.
In friendship's precious chain.
And may there be a Christmas Day.
When we shall meet again!
Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
May this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!
From home to home,
and heart to heart,
from one place to another.
The warmth and joy of Christmas,
brings us closer to each other.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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