This web blog has been created to provide to Flash 1 Adv 1 and Adv 3 students the opportunity to an approach on english language.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Straight Edge On Fox News
People,
That's an example of the social groups we have been talking during our classes.
They have their style, their language, music, behaviour and a specific goal.
I do have a documentary talking about this group, how and where it started.
Although majority of population doesn't know this group exists its important to point it does exist and have their followers. They have their own way to see life and who we should behave to it.
Would you like to be a Straight Edge???
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
This, That, These and Those
A simple video class people.
Try it at home yourself!!!!
See you in class
leo
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Easy comedy/magic tricks.
Hey people,
There are some funny tricks to try on at your next barbecue party!!! hehehehe
Pretty funny.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Bullying
Hey Everyone,
Here I am again.
Now to speak about a really serious subject. Bullying.
Many people have been suffering social pression only because a specific behaviour or an appearence element.
Sad things have been done, since tease with bad words to beating situations, just to show useless supremacy.
Nowadays a famous case have been commented all over the world. It's the case of Casey Heynes, a 15-year-old boy from Australia. In Brazil he's been called Zanguief, in regard to a special skill of the character of the Street-Fighter.
The main reason of the importance of this case is that the victim faught the bullying back. After years of suffering the victim didn't stay passive waiting, but he got his agressor and taught him a lesson.
Here - http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8226524/net-bullying-victim - you find an interview with Casey, where he tell his difficulties with bullying.
Have you even seen a bullying situation before?
That's all people
See you in class.
Leo
Here I am again.
Now to speak about a really serious subject. Bullying.
Many people have been suffering social pression only because a specific behaviour or an appearence element.
Sad things have been done, since tease with bad words to beating situations, just to show useless supremacy.
Nowadays a famous case have been commented all over the world. It's the case of Casey Heynes, a 15-year-old boy from Australia. In Brazil he's been called Zanguief, in regard to a special skill of the character of the Street-Fighter.
The main reason of the importance of this case is that the victim faught the bullying back. After years of suffering the victim didn't stay passive waiting, but he got his agressor and taught him a lesson.
Here - http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8226524/net-bullying-victim - you find an interview with Casey, where he tell his difficulties with bullying.
Have you even seen a bullying situation before?
That's all people
See you in class.
Leo
Friday, March 18, 2011
The High Kings, Rocky Road to Dublin
Happy Saint Patrick's Day every one!!!!
And to celebrate this important moment to English speaker's countries I offer you the music we listened in class. There is no aparent relation with Saint Patrick's Day, but it is a clasical Irish folk music and represents well the life in Ireland. I'm also attaching some photos my wife and I took during a Saint Patrick's day Parade. It's really nice event around there. I hope you like....
Dubliners – Rocky Road to Dublin[1]
While in the merry month of May from me home I started, Left the girls of Tuam so sad and broken hearted, Saluted father dear, kissed me darling mother, Drank a pint of beer, me grief and tears to smother,
Then off to reap the corn, leave where I as born, Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins; Bought a pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary, Started by daylight next morning blithe and early, Took a drop of pure to keep me heart from sinking; Thats a Paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking. See the lassies smile, laughing all the while. At me curious style, 'twould set your heart a bubbling. Asked me was I hired, wages I required, I was almost tired of the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity To be soon deprived a view of that fine city. So then I took a stroll, all among the quality; Me bundle it was stole, all in a neat locality. Something crossed me mind, when I looked behind, No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobbling. Enquiring for the rogue, they said me Connaught brogue
Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
Then off to reap the corn, leave where I as born, Cut a stout black thorn to banish ghosts and goblins; Bought a pair of brogues rattling o'er the bogs And fright'ning all the dogs on the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
In Mullingar that night I rested limbs so weary, Started by daylight next morning blithe and early, Took a drop of pure to keep me heart from sinking; Thats a Paddy's cure whenever he's on drinking. See the lassies smile, laughing all the while. At me curious style, 'twould set your heart a bubbling. Asked me was I hired, wages I required, I was almost tired of the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity To be soon deprived a view of that fine city. So then I took a stroll, all among the quality; Me bundle it was stole, all in a neat locality. Something crossed me mind, when I looked behind, No bundle could I find upon me stick a wobbling. Enquiring for the rogue, they said me Connaught brogue
Wasn't much in vogue on the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
From there I got away, me spirits never falling, Landed on the quay, just as the ship was sailing. The Captain at me roared, said that no room had he; When I jumped aboard, a cabin found for Paddy. Down among the pigs, played some hearty rigs,
Danced some hearty jigs, the water round me bubbling; When off Holyhead I wished meself was dead, Or better for instead on the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five, Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road all the way to Dublin, Whack follol de rah !
Well the boys of Liverpool, when we safely landed, Called me self a fool, I could no longer stand it. Blood began to boil, temper I was losing; Poor old Erin's Isle they began abusing. "Hurrah me soul" says I, me Shillelagh I let fly. Some Galway boys were nigh and saw I was a hobble in, With a load "hurray !" joined in the affray. We quitely cleared the way for the rocky road to Dublin.
One, two, three four, five,
Hunt the Hare and turn her down
the rocky road and all the way to Dublin,
Whack follol de rah !
Merry - Full Of joy
Grief - Deep/Intense sorrow
Smother - Stifle or suffocate
Reap - Cut
Stout - Strong and thick
Thorn - Spine/Prickle
Banish - to condemn to exile
Brogues - Strong shoes
Rattling - Short and sharp sounds
O'er - Over
Bogs - Wet ground
Hare - Lebre
Whack - Hit with sound
Mullingar - Irish county
Limbs - Parts of body
Weary - Exhausted
Blithe - Joyful
Lassies - Young Girls
Twould - It would
Bubbling - Spherical body of gas contained in a liquid
Stroll - A walk
Bundle - Several objects
Neat - Clean
Wobbling - To incline to one side and to the other alternately
Rogue - Tramp/Dishonest
Quay - Dock/Pier
Roared - Laugh Loudy/Sound made by mouth
Hearty - Genuine/Cordial
Jigs - Group of boys
Shillelagh - Irish cudgel
Hobble - Walk lamely (Manco)
Affray - Noisy quarrel
That's all guys.
See you in Class.
All the best.
Leo
UEFA Champions League draw 2010/2011 18/03 - quarter finals
For the ones who like football the UEFA Champios League Quarter-finals draw.
1)Real Madrid plays Tottenham
2)Barcelona plays Shakhtar Donetsk
3)Chelsea plays Manchester United
4)Internazionale plays Schalke
Winner of 1) plays winner of 2) and winner of 3) plays winner of 4).
What kind of semi-finals we will have?What about Barcelona playing Madrid?
Looking forward to watch those matches!!! hehe
Take care you all.
Leo
For more info check - www.footytube.com
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
"Mario" - SXSW 2011 Film Bumper
Hello Everyone,
I was surfing on Facebook and a friend of mine posted a movie's trailes called "Mario".
Yeah, "Mario", the same game created by Nintendo. The game majority of us played during childhood and some of us still playing nowadays.
The trailer brings a bit of the magic of Mario's world, with all the characters we used to see in the game.
There are Peach, Luigi, Koopa, Turtles, Golden boxes, Mushrooms and etc. Mario's image is built as a loser that cannot get his princess back and start to have alucinacions over it. After the alucinations, he became a junker on the streets fighting against things that doesn't exist.
I didn't watch it, but I'll love to do so. I played so many times the game (my son still does) that I do understand every comment made in the trailer. It make me fell as a nerd. hehe
What about you? What do you thing about the trailer? Would you like to watch it?
Take care people!!!
See you in class.
Leo
I was surfing on Facebook and a friend of mine posted a movie's trailes called "Mario".
Yeah, "Mario", the same game created by Nintendo. The game majority of us played during childhood and some of us still playing nowadays.
The trailer brings a bit of the magic of Mario's world, with all the characters we used to see in the game.
There are Peach, Luigi, Koopa, Turtles, Golden boxes, Mushrooms and etc. Mario's image is built as a loser that cannot get his princess back and start to have alucinacions over it. After the alucinations, he became a junker on the streets fighting against things that doesn't exist.
I didn't watch it, but I'll love to do so. I played so many times the game (my son still does) that I do understand every comment made in the trailer. It make me fell as a nerd. hehe
What about you? What do you thing about the trailer? Would you like to watch it?
Take care people!!!
See you in class.
Leo
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
UPPER LEVELS: Counting Crows - Mr. Jones (acoustic version)
UPPER LEVELS: Counting Crows - Mr. Jones (acoustic version): "Hello everyone, That´s a acoustic version of the music we worked in class. It's bit different but I hope you like it. He doesn't say sha ..."
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