WHAT ABOUT YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS?
Did you go anywhere?? Very far away?
Or perhaps you stayed here...
Anyway, which of these pictures is your favourite one??
jueves, 14 de octubre de 2010
HI EVERYBODY, IT'S ME!!!
viernes, 14 de mayo de 2010
Birthday Flowers by Month (1st part)
Each month has got its flower and each one its own meaning.
Let's know about them!!
January: Carnation
The birthday flower for January is the carnation. A long-lasting flower available in a wide variety of colors. Also known as dianthus. Carnations have been traditionally associated with fascination and distinction, which is a fitting sentiment for the freshness of the New Year.
January: Carnation
The birthday flower for January is the carnation. A long-lasting flower available in a wide variety of colors. Also known as dianthus. Carnations have been traditionally associated with fascination and distinction, which is a fitting sentiment for the freshness of the New Year.
February: Iris
Winter shades of cool blue and snowy white are found in the iris. Six-petaled flower predominantly found in shades of blue or purple. Yellow and white are also available. Iris are grown in many parts of the world.Representing faith, wisdom, and hope, iris flowers are a beautiful and meaningful gift for a February birthday.
Winter shades of cool blue and snowy white are found in the iris. Six-petaled flower predominantly found in shades of blue or purple. Yellow and white are also available. Iris are grown in many parts of the world.Representing faith, wisdom, and hope, iris flowers are a beautiful and meaningful gift for a February birthday.
March: Daffodil
The common name for flowers in the Narcissus family, which consist of trumpet-shaped blooms and are often yellow or white in color.
As one of the first flowers of spring, the daffodil is a classic symbol for rebirth and rejuvenation. Daffodils also convey a message of warmth and regard.
April: Daisy
The month of April is represented by the daisy. Daisies are identified by their disk-shaped, multi-petaled blooms. They most often consist of white or pink petals surrounding a yellow center.
Daisies have long been associated with innocence. The large vibrant blooms of the gerbera daisy have made it a favorite among flower lovers.
jueves, 6 de mayo de 2010
Animals in danger of extintion
Giant Panda used by zoos and wanted by their skin. Only 1,000 left in the World
Mountain Gorilla wanted by zoos and private collectors. There are only 600 left in the humid African Mountains
African Black Rhinoceros only 2,000 left. During the 1970s were more than 65,000.
Siberian Tiger hunted by its skin there are only 200 left.
Siberian Tiger hunted by its skin there are only 200 left. Mountain Gorilla wanted by zoos and private collectors. There are only 600 left in the humid African Mountains
For much more interesting information, here some web references
William Shakespeare a great genius
Hamlet Act3, Scene1 Soliloquy
6th level, you have got the text, with the fantastic help of this video, you will be able to learn a lot, good luck!!
If you need a little help...you can see the same scene in Spanish...
6th level, you have got the text, with the fantastic help of this video, you will be able to learn a lot, good luck!!
If you need a little help...you can see the same scene in Spanish...
domingo, 2 de mayo de 2010
The Third of May 1808 (202 years ago...)
The Third of May 1808, Francisco de Goya painted an event that took place on the second and third of May 1808, when the citizens of Madrid rose up against the French invaders and received on the following day a swift and barbarous retribution (Honour, 602).
On the left of the painting, a group of unarmed civilians kneeling in a mingled pool of blood and dead bodies, backed against a mound and facing a firing-squad; members of the firing squad, on the right, are ready and committed to carry out the executions; a group of spectators have gathered past the condemned and the executioners to witness the event.
The dark sky in the background is sad and gloomy, and a palace looks lifeless and has lost all its grandeur. The only illumination in the painting comes from a lantern at the feet of the soldiers.
Initial observation arouses sympathy in our heart for the helpless men who are facing death, but careful analysis would help us understand that perhaps they do not deserve sympathy. Instead, these men are facing justice; the table of oppression has turned against them! A monk among the condemned civilians reminds us vividly of the Spanish Inquisition. Spain bathed in death and destruction, but the time has come for them to meet their fate. Goya did not show us the faces of the executioners—i.e., their identity-- because it is unimportant who is carrying out justice. Some may think those are French soldiers, but their uniforms and high hats (French soldiers wore hats with a flattened brim in front and back) do not support such view.
The civilians witnessing the execution appear to be neutral, participating in neither invasion nor in the uprising; thus, they are innocent. However, in realty, these men are treacherous individuals who benefited from being Spaniards but refused to help the motherland. Now come the cowards to witness the death of the Spanish heroes. The guilt in these weaklings is constant and as a result, they cannot make direct eye contact with the condemned men or the soldiers; one of them looks at the event through a hesitant side-glance while the others have covered their eyes with shame.
Finally, Goya, the great Spanish painter, focuses the lone lantern on the people who are dead or would be dead shortly. Therefore, it would be reasonable if we conclude the essence of this painting is death and the horror
On the left of the painting, a group of unarmed civilians kneeling in a mingled pool of blood and dead bodies, backed against a mound and facing a firing-squad; members of the firing squad, on the right, are ready and committed to carry out the executions; a group of spectators have gathered past the condemned and the executioners to witness the event.
The dark sky in the background is sad and gloomy, and a palace looks lifeless and has lost all its grandeur. The only illumination in the painting comes from a lantern at the feet of the soldiers.
Initial observation arouses sympathy in our heart for the helpless men who are facing death, but careful analysis would help us understand that perhaps they do not deserve sympathy. Instead, these men are facing justice; the table of oppression has turned against them! A monk among the condemned civilians reminds us vividly of the Spanish Inquisition. Spain bathed in death and destruction, but the time has come for them to meet their fate. Goya did not show us the faces of the executioners—i.e., their identity-- because it is unimportant who is carrying out justice. Some may think those are French soldiers, but their uniforms and high hats (French soldiers wore hats with a flattened brim in front and back) do not support such view.
The civilians witnessing the execution appear to be neutral, participating in neither invasion nor in the uprising; thus, they are innocent. However, in realty, these men are treacherous individuals who benefited from being Spaniards but refused to help the motherland. Now come the cowards to witness the death of the Spanish heroes. The guilt in these weaklings is constant and as a result, they cannot make direct eye contact with the condemned men or the soldiers; one of them looks at the event through a hesitant side-glance while the others have covered their eyes with shame.
Finally, Goya, the great Spanish painter, focuses the lone lantern on the people who are dead or would be dead shortly. Therefore, it would be reasonable if we conclude the essence of this painting is death and the horror
Alice in Wonderland
Have you seen this film?,the experience in 3D is amazing, isn't it?
"How Doth the Little Crocodile" is a poem by Lewis Carroll which appears in his novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It's recited by Alice in Chapter 2.
It describes a crafty crocodile which lures fish into its mouth with a welcoming smile.
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
Mother...
M - O - T - H - E - R
M is for the million things she gave me,
O means only that she's growing old,
T is for the tears she shed to save me,
H is for her heart of purest gold;
E is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
R means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.
Howard Johnson (c. 1915)
Mother's Day
The moment a child is born,
the mother is also born.
She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never before her baby.
On first Sunday of May... Mother's Day.
Because your mother deserves recognition and appreciation year round, but especially on Mother's Day. Choose your gift and card carefully, to touch mom's heart.
Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom which you always find forgiveness.
viernes, 30 de abril de 2010
May Day
May 1st has got two very importan events:
It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/mayday.htm
And International Workers' Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day
Typical English
WHAT IS THIS????
A Tea Cosy.
A tea WHAT??
a TEA POT COVER to keep the tea warm!!!!.
This is a typical English souvenier. Other funny ideas: a photo frame, a plate, a metal fridge magnet, a mouse mat with the Union flag on it, delicious jam (raspberry, blueberry,...), a T-shirt,... or what about a London street scene item: Big Ben, Tower Bridge, London Eye,...
England FLAG
A flag is a symbol, each form and colour has got a meaning.And England's flag is a part of Union Flag or Union Jack
England
What do you know about ENGLAND?
Example:
England size
England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan.
England situation
It is in north-west Europe and in the southern part of Great Britain. It is an island country and also part of the United Kigdom (UK).
England is the largest country in Great Britain and the UK. It is aometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK: Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland.
Nearly 84% of the population of the UK lives in England, mainly in major cities and metropolitan areas.
England Day
On April 23rd we celebrate Saint George's Day, patron of England.
If you want to know more about Saint George, click on his name.
There is a very interesting fictional text in this page, it is not difficult!!:
The legend of Saint George and the Dragon. It is into an interesting web page about British Life & Culture; there, you can find interesting and useful information, beautiful pictures,...
miércoles, 21 de abril de 2010
April 22nd, EARTH DAY
On April 22nd... EARTH DAY!!!
It is a day to remember to take care of OUR PLANET, Earth. We can do this by keeping it clean.
How can we keep Earth clean?
By following the rule of "reduce, reuse, recycle" (3Rs)
Reduce means use less.
Reuse means use again.
Recycle means to make something new from something old.
On Earth Day, we remind ourselves and everyone on Earth that we must do these things everyday, not just on April 22nd.
lunes, 19 de abril de 2010
BEAUTY
By John Masefield
I HAVE seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain:
I have seen the lady April bringing the daffodils,
Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.
I have heard the song of the blossoms and the old chant of the sea,
And seen strange lands from under the arched white sails of ships;
But the loveliest thing of beauty God ever has shown to me,
Are her voice, and her hair, and eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.
I HAVE seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain:
I have seen the lady April bringing the daffodils,
Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.
I have heard the song of the blossoms and the old chant of the sea,
And seen strange lands from under the arched white sails of ships;
But the loveliest thing of beauty God ever has shown to me,
Are her voice, and her hair, and eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.
He visto el amanecer y la puesta del sol encendido en las llanuras y en las colinas ventosas.
Llegando con la solemne belleza de las lentas viejas melodías de España:
He visto a la dama Abril trayendo narcisos, trayendo la primaveral yerba y la templada suave lluvia de abril.
He oído la canción de las flores y del canto viejo del mar,
y he visto tierras extrañas debajo de las arqueadas velas blancas de las naves;
Pero la más encantadora muestra de belleza que Dios me ha mostrado,
Son su voz, y su pelo, y los ojos, y la querida curva roja de sus labios.
Llegando con la solemne belleza de las lentas viejas melodías de España:
He visto a la dama Abril trayendo narcisos, trayendo la primaveral yerba y la templada suave lluvia de abril.
He oído la canción de las flores y del canto viejo del mar,
y he visto tierras extrañas debajo de las arqueadas velas blancas de las naves;
Pero la más encantadora muestra de belleza que Dios me ha mostrado,
Son su voz, y su pelo, y los ojos, y la querida curva roja de sus labios.
jueves, 11 de marzo de 2010
St. Patrick's Day- Resources
Handicrafts, pictures, interactive games!!! all and much more in this very fun web page, it's fantastic!!!
viernes, 5 de marzo de 2010
St. Patrick's Day
March 17th is a great day in IRELAND!!
Learn a lot here (History, shamrock, parades, videos with original explanations,...)
and listen to more Irish music.
And to the best end an IRISH BLESSING
Learn a lot here (History, shamrock, parades, videos with original explanations,...)
and listen to more Irish music.
And to the best end an IRISH BLESSING
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 8th March
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
In 1869 British MP John Stuart Mill was the first person in Parliament to call for women's right to vote. On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. Women in other countries did not enjoy this equality and campaigned for justice for many years.
In 1910 a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. A woman named Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result.
The very first International Women's Day was launched the following year by Clara Zetkin on 19 March (not 8 March). The date was chosen because on 19 March in the year of the 1848 revolution, the Prussian king recognized for the first time the strength of the armed people and gave way before the threat of a proletarian uprising. Among the many promise he made, which he later failed to keep, was the introduction of votes for women.
Plans for the first International Women's Day demonstration were spread by word of mouth and in the press. During the week before International Women's Day two journals appeared: The Vote for Women in Germany and Women's Day in Austria. Various articles were devoted to International Women's Day: 'Women and Parliament', 'The Working Women and Municipal Affairs', 'What Has the Housewife got to do with Politics?', etc. The articles thoroughly analyzed the question of the equality of women in the government and in society. All articles emphasized the same point that it was absolutely necessary to make parliament more democratic by extending the franchise to women.
Success of the first International Women's Day in 1911 exceeded all expectation.
Meetings were organized everywhere in small towns and even the villages halls were packed so full that male workers were asked to give up their places for women.
Men stayed at home with their children for a change, and their wives, the captive housewives, went to meetings.
During the largest street demonstration of 30,000 women, the police decided to remove the demonstrators' banners so the women workers made a stand. In the scuffle that followed, bloodshed was averted only with the help of the socialist deputies in Parliament.
In 1913 International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since.
During International Women's Year in 1975, IWD was given official recognition by the United Nations and was taken up by many governments. International Women's Day is marked by a national holiday in China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
In 1869 British MP John Stuart Mill was the first person in Parliament to call for women's right to vote. On 19 September 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. Women in other countries did not enjoy this equality and campaigned for justice for many years.
In 1910 a second International Conference of Working Women was held in Copenhagen. A woman named Clara Zetkin (Leader of the 'Women's Office' for the Social Democratic Party in Germany) tabled the idea of an International Women's Day. She proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day - a Women's Day - to press for their demands. The conference of over 100 women from 17 countries, representing unions, socialist parties, working women's clubs, and including the first three women elected to the Finnish parliament, greeted Zetkin's suggestion with unanimous approval and thus International Women's Day was the result.
The very first International Women's Day was launched the following year by Clara Zetkin on 19 March (not 8 March). The date was chosen because on 19 March in the year of the 1848 revolution, the Prussian king recognized for the first time the strength of the armed people and gave way before the threat of a proletarian uprising. Among the many promise he made, which he later failed to keep, was the introduction of votes for women.
Plans for the first International Women's Day demonstration were spread by word of mouth and in the press. During the week before International Women's Day two journals appeared: The Vote for Women in Germany and Women's Day in Austria. Various articles were devoted to International Women's Day: 'Women and Parliament', 'The Working Women and Municipal Affairs', 'What Has the Housewife got to do with Politics?', etc. The articles thoroughly analyzed the question of the equality of women in the government and in society. All articles emphasized the same point that it was absolutely necessary to make parliament more democratic by extending the franchise to women.
Success of the first International Women's Day in 1911 exceeded all expectation.
Meetings were organized everywhere in small towns and even the villages halls were packed so full that male workers were asked to give up their places for women.
Men stayed at home with their children for a change, and their wives, the captive housewives, went to meetings.
During the largest street demonstration of 30,000 women, the police decided to remove the demonstrators' banners so the women workers made a stand. In the scuffle that followed, bloodshed was averted only with the help of the socialist deputies in Parliament.
In 1913 International Women's Day was transferred to 8 March and this day has remained the global date for International Wommen's Day ever since.
During International Women's Year in 1975, IWD was given official recognition by the United Nations and was taken up by many governments. International Women's Day is marked by a national holiday in China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
miércoles, 3 de marzo de 2010
Sea Fever
I MUST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
John Masefield
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