This is a pic I've made as a tribute to Angus Young, from AC/DC, today is his birthday so...

Hail Hail Rock n' Roll!!

he's got 56 years on his back and he keep on rockin'

Make something of your ride safer

Before I think it was very difficult to get lost in the field or in the mountains. But from what I've seen, is not that difficult, it is more common than it seems. / So here are some survival tips. The most important tip is to NEVER walk alone always accompanied, preferably in groups, and always have someone with experience will accompany this course. The materials needed are: a regional map, a compass, water, flashlight, rope, walk talk, and a whistle./ The map will be necessary to trace the path you want to go with it and use a compass to follow the path as designated by map coordinates. These are the tips for the trip. The water should be used as is the need of your fatigue. Also an object that can be very useful is the flashlight, but the flashlight should be used only at night, when necessary, to save as much as possible from it’s battery. Now go tips in the event something unexpected like, someone from the group, or just fell into a hole, it will be necessary for the rope, walk talk and whistle. The rope is usefull if someone falls into a hole too deep, and so it will help you to remove your colleague there. The walk talk to occur, communication between the separate groups. And the whistle, in case of someone gets lost in the group such, making the person uses it, the sound will spread easily through the site, because these places are usually open, and with that, sound travels better. / Anyway, those are some safety tips if you get lost in the field or in the mountains. One thing that is not very difficult, especially if you have no experience with it.

LOL

The latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), published on 24 March 2011, revises more than 1.900 entries an adds new words. The funny part is that OED adds some abbreviations too, and now we can search in dictionary what means OMG (Oh my God), LOL (Laughing out loud), FYI (For your Imformation), IMHO (In my humble opinion), TMI (To much Imformation) and BFF (Best Friends Forever).

According to the OED this abbreviations are associated with the language of electronic communications, e.g. email, texting blogs , and so on.

And I just have one question, Why WTF wasn't add too ?

xoxo

Elisa

Diablo III

Cannot wait to play it!!!

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

Volkswagen Propaganda

Hey people,

The video is in Portuguese but it is great to close our debate over social responsability in propaganda and advertisements. Check this out and leave your opinion.

People, also get the chance to watch this one - http://www.ted.com/talks/liza_donnelly_drawing_upon_humor_for_change.html

See you in class.
Take care
Leo

Rocky Road To Dublin - The Dubliners

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....

 

This is my son and me.

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 !

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 !

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[1] http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/d/dubliners6611/therockyroadtodublin249318.html

Glossary -
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

Spontaneous Evolution by Brad Johnson

Hey guys;
I'm Elberth and I found something very intresting for us!
Do you believe in Spontaneous evolution? Ufo's? Cosmic rays?
Here you are:

http://altimatrix.com/2012-and-your-dna

Slowing down your move

Hey everyone,

From the unity 5A - Slow down, you move too fast - I found the web page from the topic. http://www.slowmovement.com/
Enjoy.

See you in class

Leo

English words and phrases connected with injury.

Hello everyone,

I found some especific vocabulary for injuries and would like to share with you.
So, there you are:

Boil = infected swelling with liquid inside it: "You'll need to go to the doctor to have that boil lanced." (lance – puncture and clean)

Lump = swelling: "I have a strange lump on my arm. I wonder what caused it."

Rash = allergic reaction which makes your skin go red: "When she used the soap her skin came out in a rash."

Scab = dry skin that forms over a cut: "Don't pick at your scab – you might make it bleed."

Spot = red mark on the skin (much smaller than a boil): "When he was a teenager he had a lot of spots."

Swelling = an irritation or infection that makes the skin rise: "After the wasp stung her, she had a swelling on her leg for days."

These words can be used as nouns and verbs

Bruise = when the skin goes blue and yellow: "She fell down the stairs and bruised her arm."
"He has a bruise just under his eye."

Bump = when you hit yourself and get a slight swelling:
"Ow! I bumped my head on the desk!"
"It's only a little bump – nothing serious."

Cut = when something sharp breaks your skin and you bleed: "He cut himself badly on the bread knife."
"Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured in the accident. There were only a few cuts and bruises."
"She got a nasty cut on her hand while she was diving."

Gash = deep cut: "He gashed his hand badly on a piece of broken glass."
"That's a nasty gash. You might need stitches."

Graze = slight cut – not enough to bleed much: "When she was little, she was always grazing her knee."
"I got a small graze on my hand when I fell onto some gravel."

Itch = when a part of your body makes you want to scratch it: "My eyes are itching – this atmosphere is too smoky for me."
"I've got a terrible itch where the mosquito bit me. "

Scratch = like a graze, but more painful: "The cat scratched me – it stings a little."
"He was picking berries and got a couple of scratches from the thorns."

Sprain = twist a part of your body: "She sprained her ankle when she slipped on the ice."
"My ankle looks swollen, but it's only a minor sprain."

Study by yourself

Hey everyone,

I have some hints to give you.
If you want to improve your english by yourself, I´ll show you some possible ways.
Here we go:

For conversation in English and other languages
- www.livemocha.com
- www.babel.com

For conversation only in English
- www.englishcafe.com

A software to help you in English and any other language you wish to know
- www.rosettastone.com

Tom Chatfield: 7 ways games reward the brain | Video on TED.com

Guys, this is one of thousands of videos you can find on TED.com.
If you like deep conversations, TED.com is the place to have it start.
Nice opportunity to entertain yourself.

Take care you all.
See you in class.
Leo

Tom Chatfield: 7 ways games reward the brain | Video on TED.com

Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff

Good explanation video about how our economical system works.
Enjoy.

Leo

Would you like more sources of information?

Sometimes is difficult to learn a new language. Mainly when we do not have where to find written or spoken materials in this language. But things changed nowadays, mainly after the internet invention. And a good prove of that is the number of websites. On websites you can find all kind of news from almost all places in the world. It happens because people want to make their voice heard all over the place. Doesn´t matter if it is for a good or bad reason. Anyway, fortunately now we have the opportunity to get news from all places at the same time and with this improve our learning of a foreign language.
To help you with this task with english I´m posting now some websites I usually go for news and useful information.

Here they are:
- Independent media center
- Independent media center Brasil
- Hindu Times
- The Sunday Times
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- The Irish Times
- Irish Examiner
- The Irish Independent
- The Guardian
- BBC UK
- Fox News
- CBS News
- Time magazine
- News(dot)com(dot)au
- CNN Internacional
- Footytube.com

Enjoy and post websites you would like to share with us!!!
See you in class