tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50337169805307892872024-03-13T13:07:29.735+01:00MTR IdiomasENGLISH, FRANÇAIS & ESPAÑOLMarite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-42159777409724863832024-03-13T13:06:00.001+01:002024-03-13T13:06:43.723+01:00NEW YORK CITY - THE GANGSTER MOB TOUR<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today we are going to know a bit more about gangsters, New York and the Mafia.</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy vamos a conocer un poco más sobre gangsters, Nueva York y la Mafia.</u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxllV6xX1DYO6bfa08dzmMkVjefhD2wipOAMq-kSjtpsMl4EugbRK8APZR7itKw-uWwLWhuZs28Unx399QGAY6gbvmin78AuDB4nMilaWzmI-SXIlBSD0GV7pQzhOOQaac7rSwa-9-_iEJluth4FYO2Qc0bWU-2XfIYrYimK3jBwLyN7_qC4hFqDIHbcbB/s300/Gangster.mob.tours.new.york..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxllV6xX1DYO6bfa08dzmMkVjefhD2wipOAMq-kSjtpsMl4EugbRK8APZR7itKw-uWwLWhuZs28Unx399QGAY6gbvmin78AuDB4nMilaWzmI-SXIlBSD0GV7pQzhOOQaac7rSwa-9-_iEJluth4FYO2Qc0bWU-2XfIYrYimK3jBwLyN7_qC4hFqDIHbcbB/s1600/Gangster.mob.tours.new.york..jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: NuevaYork.es / nycgangstermobtour.com / nycgangstersandghosts.com / freetours.by.foot/ untapped.new.york.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">THE GANGSTER MOB TOUR - NEW YORK</span></b></p><p>If you want to find more about the dark side of New York history, then you should try the <b>"NYC</b> <b>Gangster Mob Tour".</b> It concentrates on an organization that still fascinates people: <span style="color: #2b00fe;">the Mafia.</span></p><p>Italians had been moving to New York since the 1880s, but this story begins during the Prohibition era. 1928 was the start of the Castellammarese War, between rival Sicilian-born gangsters: Giuseppe "Joe" Massaria and Salvatore Maranzano (from Castellammare del Golfo). The conflict also involved two Jewish gangsters, "Bugsy" Siegel and Meyer Lansky, and another Sicilian, Charlie "Lucky" Luciano. Massaria and Maranzano were both killed in 1931. At this point Luciano emerged as the most powerful mafioso and decided to divide control of New York among five families. Unlike most Sicilian mafiosi at that time, he worked with crime families from other Italian regions and with Jewish and Irish gangsters. In this way he effectively created "<b>organized crime</b>".</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLOygm9JTVe4jgUqQa59aCAgJrVzZzcoRDVfCv17t1HRFcx9AskXAKoUwLHuGLEw5BVDZ3GWIJuQaC1TLXQctbx3YQcGMaE5NxO6QhTkt0BF6zUoK14QMaswsl_WFRHjeS_8oAIMj-dHdC74lo4VFT4y_H6k5BJ7NCigEXidJuzss1QXEEO4OCgGGyqmj/s265/gangsters.nyc..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="265" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLOygm9JTVe4jgUqQa59aCAgJrVzZzcoRDVfCv17t1HRFcx9AskXAKoUwLHuGLEw5BVDZ3GWIJuQaC1TLXQctbx3YQcGMaE5NxO6QhTkt0BF6zUoK14QMaswsl_WFRHjeS_8oAIMj-dHdC74lo4VFT4y_H6k5BJ7NCigEXidJuzss1QXEEO4OCgGGyqmj/s1600/gangsters.nyc..jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">NOLITA</span></b></p><p>Much of the violence of the Castellammare War took place around <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mulberry Street. </span>Today New Yorkers refer to this area as "Nolita" or "North of Little Italy". This is now one of Manhattan's most chic neighbourhoods and is full of fashionable shops and bars, but back in the Prohibition era it was home to speakeasies. It was also the favourite haunt of gangsters. Their memory lives on in the many movies that have been filmed around here, like <span style="color: #2b00fe;">"The Godfather, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco and American Gangster.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-SZ1uiOK7w6YcTTR60rQxozzT6m1-iWuk-5p3Y59Wm-zI5JJLDTgSkzJPKd1e6QPmfkCkf3StkqgWH_bqolswVfrpszjtMqpqumy1bDS_WJ1e_AjNgtK6ENZA_6RdPCG3ZnaPsSCCITqwnqLB-WBKGo3YeSMy9NaTshNhb_4sj0ZwelYwRvn-i-IR_kH/s259/Little.Italy.es.New.York..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="259" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-SZ1uiOK7w6YcTTR60rQxozzT6m1-iWuk-5p3Y59Wm-zI5JJLDTgSkzJPKd1e6QPmfkCkf3StkqgWH_bqolswVfrpszjtMqpqumy1bDS_WJ1e_AjNgtK6ENZA_6RdPCG3ZnaPsSCCITqwnqLB-WBKGo3YeSMy9NaTshNhb_4sj0ZwelYwRvn-i-IR_kH/s1600/Little.Italy.es.New.York..jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #800180;">MEET THE MAFIA</span></b></p><p>The Mafia may be a sensitive issue for Italian Americans, but in New York City it's also a form of tourism thanks to the NYC Gangster Mob Tours. Lucky Luciano who was born in Sicily in 1897 and who died in Naples in 1962, features prominently in the tours. </p><p>When the Italians came over New York, some of the immigrants snuck in and they weren't the better people of the Italians that immigrated there. They were known as the <b>Black Hand.</b> They were a group of extortionists that used to extort money from all the Italian storekeepers that were in New York city, with threats of killing them or bombing them if they wouldn't give them what they asked for.</p><p>Charlie Luciano was a gentleman who was a big-time mobster and he was also the founder of the Five Families in New York and the creator of what is known as "organized crime". He used to hang out in this neighbourhood, he lived on the Lower East Side, made lots of money during this time of Prohibition and eventually in gambling and other things. On the block of Mulberry Street, was the Gambino crime family territory, and if we walk up the block, you will be able to see what was the Ravenite Club which was the social club run by the Gambino crime family where John Gotti, the head of the family, was caught by the FBI.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HzC8eRCVT-cEAxhtzKwnlc4GHj6glRjtE1gktFiKrfyrv1HvckAM0GReoERW8g-UKggeYLEeFBXHPmwGMaMDGjJN7CrjT8dfT8HEngV4hI-8RqDYtwqtROCHhW3MQQUu-d0zEobdL2kzukIJBfBpyiY0Qtwk4ZCQ-Aiw_Vuz3SQRCGujc6mAbzTEKggV/s258/gangsters.and.mafia.free.tours.by%20foot..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="196" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HzC8eRCVT-cEAxhtzKwnlc4GHj6glRjtE1gktFiKrfyrv1HvckAM0GReoERW8g-UKggeYLEeFBXHPmwGMaMDGjJN7CrjT8dfT8HEngV4hI-8RqDYtwqtROCHhW3MQQUu-d0zEobdL2kzukIJBfBpyiY0Qtwk4ZCQ-Aiw_Vuz3SQRCGujc6mAbzTEKggV/s1600/gangsters.and.mafia.free.tours.by%20foot..jpg" width="196" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ON LOCATION</span></b></p><p>Italian Americans tend to hate the many fims and TV shows that portray them as mafiosi and, not surprisingly, there are plenty of film locations in the Gangster Mob Tours. Mulberry Street is full of restaurants. These ones were fronts for all the mob families, especially the Colombo and the Genovese families. They would use the restaurants to hold their meetings, either in the back room, the basement or upstairs. A famous Tour is called Mulberry Street Bar, and it is where the movie "Donnie Brasco" was filmed, the very opening scene at the bar inside and also the TV show from HBO, "Sopranos". Mulberry Street Bar was used as the Averna Social Club in the series. Further down the block there was a shooting in 1972 of a gentleman named Joe Gallo who was a capo in the Colombo crime family and was accused of killing Joe Colombo the year before.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4k7cX5-6kwW_GaMe4OC_gMVSarHIajZytRf55JbjzS0-pEoBp9lZRa1w_482fW-aOcEyZCu8ie5PpmvyrjP-ynBTXQFdKjSruMOKNzFDwP0kqjTlIBdKsCiaBRpxVFEzB5uo_Xjw4oCIZu1KrRNCzL0WjtWGIxW3-R94clMQLJTnQTC9Pqale9cc21TH/s259/gangsters.and.mafia.untapped.new.york.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4k7cX5-6kwW_GaMe4OC_gMVSarHIajZytRf55JbjzS0-pEoBp9lZRa1w_482fW-aOcEyZCu8ie5PpmvyrjP-ynBTXQFdKjSruMOKNzFDwP0kqjTlIBdKsCiaBRpxVFEzB5uo_Xjw4oCIZu1KrRNCzL0WjtWGIxW3-R94clMQLJTnQTC9Pqale9cc21TH/s1600/gangsters.and.mafia.untapped.new.york.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>UNLIKE: a diferencia de / SPEAKEASY: bar clandestino / HAUNT: lugar frecuentado / TO SNEAK IN: entrar furtivamente / STOREKEEPER: tendero / THREAT: amenaza / MOBSTER: gangster, mafioso / EVENTUALLY: finalmente / GAMBLING: juego / BLOCK: manzana de calles / TO PORTRAY: RETRATAR / FRONT: tapadera / THE MOB: la Mafia.</p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-71691151736338994762024-02-19T13:33:00.001+01:002024-02-19T17:33:07.415+01:00THE BAILEYS STORY - THE CREAM OF IRELAND / LA HISTORIA DE BAILEYS - LA CREMA DE IRLANDA.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today we will know a bit more about a beverage that, for sure, we have tasted, or not but that it is worldwide famous: BAILEYS and that it is "The Cream of Ireland".</span></b></p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy conoceremos un poco más sobre una bebida que seguro hemos probado, o no pero que es mundialmente conocida: el BAILEYS y que es "La Crema de Irlanda".</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1E7pY2vrrrDxdTa2wORzotK5XDq_paboY22A5t4nkDrwYzAp8xcozai5ikpPkSmi5jjdDxXhz_W0kmN8BYQl7Yg1fwLm4rShisSnobKXyMxt4m58JRN8Ua6Ssck_7D_tKgbDaKRpXZfnvQgns0-d2hrDgfRuNDkH6dVST0u5FhYjqT82K0ZsjqbytKza/s268/Baileys.the.orchard.centre.2-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="268" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1E7pY2vrrrDxdTa2wORzotK5XDq_paboY22A5t4nkDrwYzAp8xcozai5ikpPkSmi5jjdDxXhz_W0kmN8BYQl7Yg1fwLm4rShisSnobKXyMxt4m58JRN8Ua6Ssck_7D_tKgbDaKRpXZfnvQgns0-d2hrDgfRuNDkH6dVST0u5FhYjqT82K0ZsjqbytKza/s1600/Baileys.the.orchard.centre.2-.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: www.theorchardcentre.com / Info: Speak-up magazine.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Baileys Irish Cream was invented, for the international market, in 1974. There is no Mr or Mrs Bailey: the name was used purely for branding. Before 1974, attempts to blend and stabilise alcohol and cream had failed. Today, Baileys is the world's top-selling liqueur brand. Every minute, more than 2,300 glasses of Baileys are drunk across 180 countries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3r2QwQtTCyFUfw95Nzk2JZpyNKiFWryfWRt51ebbMHKdUxyLiAIqBy_auefsCqZok9uS7IRdweEXK43TN0YgPolUKw8-oZ1w5GZKWVPx1OKmdLUAXY6KZRfFH6i8QQaCmfGLIBa-GZJlvG-F8g3HnbNj4FlAc85-oD-a7nEfoLJ4VdZiX3l1wLvKQP_e/s259/Baileys.the.orchard.cebtre.activities..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3r2QwQtTCyFUfw95Nzk2JZpyNKiFWryfWRt51ebbMHKdUxyLiAIqBy_auefsCqZok9uS7IRdweEXK43TN0YgPolUKw8-oZ1w5GZKWVPx1OKmdLUAXY6KZRfFH6i8QQaCmfGLIBa-GZJlvG-F8g3HnbNj4FlAc85-oD-a7nEfoLJ4VdZiX3l1wLvKQP_e/s1600/Baileys.the.orchard.cebtre.activities..jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #134f5c;">THAT SWEET TASTE</span></u></b></p><p>So how is Baileys made? The basic ingredient is cream. The milk is produced on 1400 Irish farms and is transported to a facility in County Cavan where the cream is separated. The cream, alcohol, and whiskey are then homogenized to form an emulsion, to prevent the separation of the whiskey and cream. The 17 per cent alcohol content preserves the cream. The final product is made in Belfast. Today, the brand is the property of the drinks giant Diageo, the owner of Guinness. There are different flavours: coffee, crème caramel, mint chocolate, and hazelnut.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpP5MUwkItljW3hidCOHRsC-XuPQC7V9KTAxnmMZYykclnAYBmeoey-GlWEaEilPz5VXh2BuHMjzuJkE0uHQSVEpotJ2v0wXPDhWzcUF2ALADvSGSdsvA_KaNBwouw6NNd1aa9GzlSyHbUtFkMQevP3cOsHATPqYQILQDuY6CUsZ2iBvcghZ0PGYWjT55/s259/Baileys.the.orchard.centre.john.hayden..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpP5MUwkItljW3hidCOHRsC-XuPQC7V9KTAxnmMZYykclnAYBmeoey-GlWEaEilPz5VXh2BuHMjzuJkE0uHQSVEpotJ2v0wXPDhWzcUF2ALADvSGSdsvA_KaNBwouw6NNd1aa9GzlSyHbUtFkMQevP3cOsHATPqYQILQDuY6CUsZ2iBvcghZ0PGYWjT55/s1600/Baileys.the.orchard.centre.john.hayden..jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #38761d;">ON THE FARM</span></u></b></p><p>Baileys opened one of its dairy farms to the public in 2002: this is the Orchard Centre at Hayden Farm in County Wicklow. The Hayden Family has been farming for four generations. The 140 Frisian cows grazing happily outdoors are called "Baileys Ladies". You need to book in advance. Businesses even send their employees here for some original team-building exercises.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cefNNH3XKqjBQjNM6eQ3grWu-mHH1HIzO7tahQgR4vDoTzOCb7uAwLB8mnI0vJacCyYb0slpWEB42bh1abeBPqz57-pKMf3-1qKJvRu-uMOGtHgwKmM0Ul4cBFQUL-bQf9eore56XSVgIaDqLi-P_2_mslNmLD9X8lJsqiLV5BaaWc1yyIs0Uhb9yTgj/s300/Baileys.the.orchard.centre.cows..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cefNNH3XKqjBQjNM6eQ3grWu-mHH1HIzO7tahQgR4vDoTzOCb7uAwLB8mnI0vJacCyYb0slpWEB42bh1abeBPqz57-pKMf3-1qKJvRu-uMOGtHgwKmM0Ul4cBFQUL-bQf9eore56XSVgIaDqLi-P_2_mslNmLD9X8lJsqiLV5BaaWc1yyIs0Uhb9yTgj/s1600/Baileys.the.orchard.centre.cows..jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">MEET THE LADIES</span></u></b></p><p>You could be forgiven for thinking that the delicious drink, Baileys Irish Cream, has been around for a long time. In actual fact and as it has been commented above, it was invented in 1974. The cows that provide the cream live on 1400 different farms in Ireland. You can, however, visit one farm in County Wicklow, and enjoy the "Baileys Experience". The Orchard Centre at Hayden Farm is home to 140 Frisian cows that are also known as the "Baileys Ladies". John Hayden explains that when groups come to visit the farm and the focus of their visit is the whole Baileys Experience, as well as meeting the Baileys Ladies themselves, the cows that produce over a million litres from the farm every year, they are also introduced to Baileys: they are shown how Baileys is made, the different ingredients, the different flavours...</p><p>The visitors are shown some very really new and exciting ways of drinking Baileys, like the frappé Baileys, which is great for summertime barbecues, and it's a real fun, interactive experience. </p><p>And after having met the Baileys Ladies, and visiting the farm, to see the very natural way the cream is produced and after tasting Baileys, they realize what is the spiritual home of Baileys.</p><p>In order to meet the "Baileys Ladies" you must book in advance but as Joe Hayden thinks, it's worth the wait because you can find there some wonderful activity-based and team-building programmes that are focused on the whole Bailey's concept.</p><p>The most popular one is the "Build a Baileys Cow" event that lasts about an hour and a half where your group are broken down into teams of maybe 12 or 14 people per team. They are taken out to the pasture where they can see what is called the "Parade of Champions". That is where they take the five top cows from their dairy herd and give a commentary on the characteristics that make the perfect Baileys cow: how she looks, how she walks, the beaufitul legs, and other vital statistics that are essential to having the perfect Baileys cow.</p><p>The teams are then invited, using a sketchboard, to design their own perfect Baileys cow. They are then provided with about 300 black-and white latex balloons, balloon pumps, tape, art material, cane posts, timber and they have to physically build their own Baileys cow. It's so funny! When the cow is finished, they must then build a transportation system for the cow, using Guinness barrels and pallets and other materials from around the farm. And finally, they have the "Baileys Grand Prix". This is where they line up all these beautiful ladies on their transport systems and... all the teams have a Grand Prix Race to the milking shed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZerDlyxBs9elyE-VwJbSl5ZqwakW2A1LkhVfkypiRe8mpCtcY80iR3mPqbUKfJdIxJASsFnXOoMlhDgUZNovI1_Q-F5_Wjx2sL6HuTSwGHx13wwuaeM7Uak5T3Ykf_B2Tue6M83glkNKu8EhSz0Kgg64t1ba6nwE_Sll5JYux30UrdDul-wtYfZg1k7S/s259/Baileys.the.orchard.centre..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZerDlyxBs9elyE-VwJbSl5ZqwakW2A1LkhVfkypiRe8mpCtcY80iR3mPqbUKfJdIxJASsFnXOoMlhDgUZNovI1_Q-F5_Wjx2sL6HuTSwGHx13wwuaeM7Uak5T3Ykf_B2Tue6M83glkNKu8EhSz0Kgg64t1ba6nwE_Sll5JYux30UrdDul-wtYfZg1k7S/s1600/Baileys.the.orchard.centre..jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;"><u>VOCABULARY</u></span></p><p>FOR BRANDING: para la designación de la marca / ATTEMPT: intento / TO BLEND: mezclar / TO FAIL: fracasar / TO GRAZE: pastar / SHORT GLASS: copita / ORCHARD: huerto / TO FORGIVE: perdonar / TO BREAK DOWN: dividir / PASTURE: prado / DAIRY HERD: ganado lechero / CANE: caña / MILKING SHED: cobertizo donde se ordeñan las vacas. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5jkERoy9P7hyphenhyphen2459f-0jumTOWU5F7rsxu_Hu94ejW1NZTeCY0EI6gu24plv9bVscmRFmVuU4kwjuFtHGw4es4aGtQMpEBdMYMonn5S5QYYoEeraDV7wE5kO4p_VmjSwiUKqD8Smr3ER9fXLaImxvfuwuYutfZjqR9vWlDgx5HoyZ8MIbb0kyMyFd73Qd/s300/Baileys.the.orchar.centre.tours..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5jkERoy9P7hyphenhyphen2459f-0jumTOWU5F7rsxu_Hu94ejW1NZTeCY0EI6gu24plv9bVscmRFmVuU4kwjuFtHGw4es4aGtQMpEBdMYMonn5S5QYYoEeraDV7wE5kO4p_VmjSwiUKqD8Smr3ER9fXLaImxvfuwuYutfZjqR9vWlDgx5HoyZ8MIbb0kyMyFd73Qd/s1600/Baileys.the.orchar.centre.tours..jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">MORE INFO</span></u></b></p><p>For more information on the drink's history, ingredients, etc visit: www.baileys.com. If you can get 10 Baileys fans, you can visit The Orchard Centre www.theorchardcentre.ie at the Hayden FArm in Co. Wicklow, a 90-minute drive south of Dublin. The nearest train or bus station is Gorey.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-6464252144879287182023-11-24T18:30:00.005+01:002023-11-24T18:55:19.546+01:00NASA - 65 YEARS IN SPACE / NASA - 65 AÑOS EN EL ESPACIO.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today we are going to look at the stars. NASA celebrates 65 years in Space. It is</span></b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">very strange the out space world! It has always fascinated me! And what is more, I think it's impossible to understand it</span></b>!</p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy vamos a mirar a las estrellas. La NASA celebra 65 años en el Espacio. Es muy extraño el mundo del espacio exterior. Siempre me ha fascinado. ¡Y lo que es más, creo que es imposible de entender!</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkfG3EYgxtWEhv61Y5Zl1Nq2zIX2CZwUIuYlzGXkftvHZkb0YZCJHQafUsH1nz8L2Y_S5ACP2pEb6Uy3SzbnKwR6VdC9D-MGu8FIoGmMxu6kDMcqio2CkXDsKNg8j4uX9foTAM61_yf9WyHwCQJRcCwkPHLI0exeV8IPZnxVDY0zhNc2G6gYMQt2N_FSa/s282/NASA.lanasa.net..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="282" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkfG3EYgxtWEhv61Y5Zl1Nq2zIX2CZwUIuYlzGXkftvHZkb0YZCJHQafUsH1nz8L2Y_S5ACP2pEb6Uy3SzbnKwR6VdC9D-MGu8FIoGmMxu6kDMcqio2CkXDsKNg8j4uX9foTAM61_yf9WyHwCQJRcCwkPHLI0exeV8IPZnxVDY0zhNc2G6gYMQt2N_FSa/s1600/NASA.lanasa.net..jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info from: Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: www.lanasa.net / www.national.geoghrapic / RTVE.es / hoy.com.do / descargas.intef.es / mas.laopiniondemalaga.es</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span>For millennia, people observed space and wondered what was up there. It's only the second half of the 20th century, though, that travelling into space began, an extraordinary feat made possible by organisations like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><u><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">SPACE RACE</span></b></u></p><p>In fact, the founding of NASA had much to do with pride. Less than a year before, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. It was not all about getting ahead of the Soviets, though. NASA's achievements had consequences that expanded into all the scientific fields, contributing hugely to the understanding of the cosmos and our own planet.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tEHa0GyiBTb3eBeHW5zjYSIRpSK-LIBQELB0CXJFfpzUW2NPPSz6Dpx0xbx7VGR3Yw4mnAeZBUbbDjdbb3QPUZFuB642xHZqDi92zBNc7n3EsN6apZXVlMgbALNfumyqMkRLrdAmgtizpN5yUaQBBnzAvyPd3I4nk6kU0ra0n2OVe1qrYmnzMTuY-9JB/s275/NASA.hoy.com.do..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tEHa0GyiBTb3eBeHW5zjYSIRpSK-LIBQELB0CXJFfpzUW2NPPSz6Dpx0xbx7VGR3Yw4mnAeZBUbbDjdbb3QPUZFuB642xHZqDi92zBNc7n3EsN6apZXVlMgbALNfumyqMkRLrdAmgtizpN5yUaQBBnzAvyPd3I4nk6kU0ra0n2OVe1qrYmnzMTuY-9JB/s1600/NASA.hoy.com.do..jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">THE UNIVERSE</span></u></b></p><p>Thanks to NASA's manned missions, but also to its telecopes and probes, scientists have been able to study the evolution and expansion of the universe, from the Big Bang to the present. We have learned, for example, that the universe is 13.77 billion years old and that only 4.6 per cent of it is made up of atoms -with the rest being dark matter and dark energy.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cn3xcppICprMSoil2JLqJl-lBqyax2TPrxZCZPzfJ5RNgYlZf-_7zBQT8TXQCTJKNw87YXi2wJfAZ32DdVTf8Lt2iCgOFkNEZ6by9MUgCFQk2CHgPxqWSmkf539L5n-h55D-0fR3NK9uts7ZnXwitLxqH2qR_tHcT463xBrxtDhBKzd76X8iZ-j6kupq/s392/NASA.SPACE.65.YEARS..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="392" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cn3xcppICprMSoil2JLqJl-lBqyax2TPrxZCZPzfJ5RNgYlZf-_7zBQT8TXQCTJKNw87YXi2wJfAZ32DdVTf8Lt2iCgOFkNEZ6by9MUgCFQk2CHgPxqWSmkf539L5n-h55D-0fR3NK9uts7ZnXwitLxqH2qR_tHcT463xBrxtDhBKzd76X8iZ-j6kupq/s320/NASA.SPACE.65.YEARS..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">LIFE IN SPACE</span></u></b></p><p>In november 2013, scientists used data from the Kepler space observatory to conclude that there could be up to forty billion Earth-like planets orbiting stars at a distance that could make life possible. So if anyone finally does discover life out there in space, the odds are it will be NASA.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAUpII7jSeI7MVtyFKQBBkM9cJacjw98t-YlNqHVxb6KJX0o0LG2rcH7O-yVwXjY4I9uGV1IamSzwp7cK2QJtXMx0YAq5OQ1yMGedD_1kNHqN0_RkofO9mwBLuxtAZWK03pkAWb2L34RG0VLxmJT373X9IE-wZzjqm0b2lh5ugd3Zo5zxo-Iz5KyMovZ8/s300/NASA.NATIONAL.GEOGRAPHIC..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAUpII7jSeI7MVtyFKQBBkM9cJacjw98t-YlNqHVxb6KJX0o0LG2rcH7O-yVwXjY4I9uGV1IamSzwp7cK2QJtXMx0YAq5OQ1yMGedD_1kNHqN0_RkofO9mwBLuxtAZWK03pkAWb2L34RG0VLxmJT373X9IE-wZzjqm0b2lh5ugd3Zo5zxo-Iz5KyMovZ8/s1600/NASA.NATIONAL.GEOGRAPHIC..jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b><u>VOCABULARY</u></b></span></p><p>FEAT: hito / PRIDE: orgullo / GETTING AHEAD: avanzarse / ACHIEVEMENTS: logros / </p><p>HUGELY: enormemente / MANNED MISSIONS: misiones tripuladas / THE ODDS ARE: lo más probable es.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLC6bw4LmdlkAtooSN6WEShocLd9VAGQ3NUaHOMR6i1laaFaV3p_GGliLZNUJUvA-aHdc1rVTvTnvpzokF4uTLXck_HNW1CeYc5v88TQvj-ZQB0V2NpEX1iD7nL6_qBSkxC6a17k6WKLJOq2VDKFJhZibXY-sACodfs795uaHQNLVuIM15ncilq5PdF8f/s300/NASA.RTVE.ES..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLC6bw4LmdlkAtooSN6WEShocLd9VAGQ3NUaHOMR6i1laaFaV3p_GGliLZNUJUvA-aHdc1rVTvTnvpzokF4uTLXck_HNW1CeYc5v88TQvj-ZQB0V2NpEX1iD7nL6_qBSkxC6a17k6WKLJOq2VDKFJhZibXY-sACodfs795uaHQNLVuIM15ncilq5PdF8f/s1600/NASA.RTVE.ES..jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><b><u><span style="color: #3d85c6;">THE MOON</span></u></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I'm gonna step off the LM now. That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind" </span></b></p><p>These are the famous words astronaut Neil Armstrong said before becoming the first human to set foot on the Moon. It was July 20th 1969 and the mission was called Apollo 11.</p><p>Five other Apollo missions would land on Earth's satellite afterwards. Along with the research data they brought home, the astronauts carried back some four hundred kilograms of Moon rocks,sand, dust and other celestial materials for us to study. </p><p>Study of rock and soil samples from the Moon provide useful information about the early history of the Moon, the Earth, and the Solar System. Although they may not seem that interesting at first sight.</p><p>NASA's research indicates that the Moon could have been formed from the debris resulting from the Earth being struck by a celestial body the size of Mars. This theory is backed by the chemical composition of the lunar rocks and the meteorite remains that have been found on its surface.</p><p>It has been forty-five years since the last human walked on the Moon and NASA is indeed planning to go back up there. NASA is refocusing on the Moon and they want to send people back there and there was some talk about robotic missions, too, both to do in situ science on the surface, but also to hopefully bring back some samples. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_QLSJBjWKKiOYxyQm8zW5isY5yJICrfuSO4zLwERAlkbsNYTu-4S9m8Af6Isxnh7w0CHqD8Hf52T_adFTicFJ7HqxVm_sEknzleAgQYob_-0ha8YVQA8juv88Xlq3P8zTxu8mM2WNPcGwWCI7chROwTt8B543cH4uWPOLSTlB2AFGsBwVba99NHezT5d/s300/NASA.mas.laopiniondemalaga.esluna..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_QLSJBjWKKiOYxyQm8zW5isY5yJICrfuSO4zLwERAlkbsNYTu-4S9m8Af6Isxnh7w0CHqD8Hf52T_adFTicFJ7HqxVm_sEknzleAgQYob_-0ha8YVQA8juv88Xlq3P8zTxu8mM2WNPcGwWCI7chROwTt8B543cH4uWPOLSTlB2AFGsBwVba99NHezT5d/s1600/NASA.mas.laopiniondemalaga.esluna..jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>LM: módulo lunar / LEAP: SALTO / set foot: PISAR / samples: MUESTRAS / DEBRIS: detritos / REMAINS: restos </p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-52697048430882228282023-04-17T13:29:00.003+02:002023-07-13T18:17:43.590+02:00LE MYSTÈRE DE L'ÎLE DE PÂQUES / EL MISTERIO DE LA ISLA DE PASCUA<p> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Salut mes amis. Aujourd'hui un peu de Français. Nous allons lire à propos de l'Île de Pâques. </span></b></p><p><b>¡Hola amigos! Hoy un poco de Francés. Vamos a leer sobre la Isla de Pascua.</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynL7lQjL0bAfoYn8MRyxwNsRRzEasyLVQGCZDVHYrHAaSMGRF6SnVTtur1M9Yi07pKKpC-iTrS_JySvQ6RgrJG18z-hA9ru05bATyGvpFxLEZSiA-aCa8unNSiqTykeHLnTPQe-id44E3MIYJfbUHBeOtT4_P8jnmkdhyzLB3Cg5DZkLEyj9QvY1Wcg/s275/Isla.de.Pascua.wikipedia..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynL7lQjL0bAfoYn8MRyxwNsRRzEasyLVQGCZDVHYrHAaSMGRF6SnVTtur1M9Yi07pKKpC-iTrS_JySvQ6RgrJG18z-hA9ru05bATyGvpFxLEZSiA-aCa8unNSiqTykeHLnTPQe-id44E3MIYJfbUHBeOtT4_P8jnmkdhyzLB3Cg5DZkLEyj9QvY1Wcg/s1600/Isla.de.Pascua.wikipedia..jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos</span>: Abc.es / amazon.es / autofacil.es / rtve.es / wikipedia.es</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">LE MYSTÈRE DE LÎLE DE PÂQUES, EST-IL PERCÉ?</span></u></b></p><p>L'Île de Pâques est située à 3.700 km à l'Ouest de l'Amérique du Sud dans l'Océan Pacifique. L'Île habitée la plus proche est l'Île Pitcairn à plus de 2.000 km à l'Ouest. De forme triangulaire et d'environ 23 km dans sa plus grande dimension, l'Île couvre 166 km carrés, et sa population comptait plus de 2.200 habitants en 2002. Elle fut visitée par le premier européen le navigateur Jakob Roggeven le jour de Pâques, le 6 avril 1722, et comptait alors près de 4.000 habitants.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixByR3myzpvk4vtHFgzs6yrLzq3ksKyICUcgQ68Fych_k-Y2IronBhAzPrg-xiMCpRahhjBc9hWqYHzzLTck7bzmH7XhX-wEiAMvCZAcWK9ZpvYrrJqpNR7OahDxJDRtldlkFs04V588FYDahIEYRk2CEimNZJRpZcKG9vXp8PAdoOv9dW9w8V-aRKnw/s300/Isla.de.Pascua.RTVE.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixByR3myzpvk4vtHFgzs6yrLzq3ksKyICUcgQ68Fych_k-Y2IronBhAzPrg-xiMCpRahhjBc9hWqYHzzLTck7bzmH7XhX-wEiAMvCZAcWK9ZpvYrrJqpNR7OahDxJDRtldlkFs04V588FYDahIEYRk2CEimNZJRpZcKG9vXp8PAdoOv9dW9w8V-aRKnw/s1600/Isla.de.Pascua.RTVE.es.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>L'Île de Pâques fut annexée par l'Espagne en 1770 sous le nom d'Isla San Carlos, mais l'Espagne s'en désintéressa par la suite alors des Français s'y installèrent après 1864 et l'Île est devenue une possession chilienne en 1888.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28j5H4wHD-zTkL9BEYylkEizPZFh0E9usHRlxC0ECVif98d4elDTACMX5F-I-DhXHQ2L4JXLuDP_j5adRtcBR-GcFreqFhyIzlqtDJ_UFverGOYtxrX37ky8TYBcpqbq8O7cQWcLo9-J5d3zWLeyXjgaVG2ahvDXyEyNn0G4XxnesLYIv3N21h8czEA/s265/Isla.de.Pascua.Autofacil.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="265" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28j5H4wHD-zTkL9BEYylkEizPZFh0E9usHRlxC0ECVif98d4elDTACMX5F-I-DhXHQ2L4JXLuDP_j5adRtcBR-GcFreqFhyIzlqtDJ_UFverGOYtxrX37ky8TYBcpqbq8O7cQWcLo9-J5d3zWLeyXjgaVG2ahvDXyEyNn0G4XxnesLYIv3N21h8czEA/s1600/Isla.de.Pascua.Autofacil.es.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Sur cette île se trouvent près de 890 têtes de statues monumentales appelées Moaïs. Celles-ci sont sculptées dans la pierre et disposées sur l'Île de Rapa Nui protégée par l'UNESCO. Les statues proviennent d'une carrière située sur les flancs et dans le cratère du volcan nommé Rano Raraku. On peut y voir un très grand nombre de moaïs, certains terminés et dressés au pieds de la pente, d'autres inachevés, à divers stades entre l'ébauche et la finition. Le plus grand qui ait été érigé mesure 10 m de haut et pèse 75 t.</p><p><br /></p><p>L'un des inachevés fait 21 m de hauteur pour une masse estimé à 270 t.</p><p>Environ 400 statues ont été dressés sur l'Île et un nombre équivalent est resté inachevé dans la carrière principale. Le mystère de leur contstruction n'est plus. L'Île avait été boisée et la théorie communément admise est que les statues auraient été déplacées debout depuis le site Rano Raraku où elles étaient taillées en position horizontale dans la roche volcanique jusqu'à leur destination finale, par un mouvement de balancier régulé par des tireurs de cordes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MeG_LFm2huuwI9CotSBuHuJBy7jvsbCzVHR57nMi3d64ABdTQf-o8OyFypVlvtfXyySUj4aOYsdSzTQX_RSDHjWizvNrEG3KkB9dsC2E0DZz90257yLQe59U9dSd9ISLxqYHRyEVHD02Yfx5V2KxRyyg47wuQj0qj0pu_ffHiQ4mvRmcLKcBgwcRFw/s279/Isla.de.Pascua.Amazon.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="180" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MeG_LFm2huuwI9CotSBuHuJBy7jvsbCzVHR57nMi3d64ABdTQf-o8OyFypVlvtfXyySUj4aOYsdSzTQX_RSDHjWizvNrEG3KkB9dsC2E0DZz90257yLQe59U9dSd9ISLxqYHRyEVHD02Yfx5V2KxRyyg47wuQj0qj0pu_ffHiQ4mvRmcLKcBgwcRFw/s1600/Isla.de.Pascua.Amazon.es.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Mais le mystère autour de la raison d'être de ces statues reste pour une grande partie entier. Ce qu'on sait de l'Île de Pâques, c'est que les premiers habitants, ils sont arrivés dès le IVème siècle, et que ces statues, elles ont été sculptées entre le X et le XVème siècle. </p><p>Certaine d'entre elles, portent des sortes de chapeaux, et leurs orbites, ont certainement acritées, à l'origine, du corail. Mais, pourquoi ces statues ont-elles été réalisées et disposées ainsi sur cette île? Les hypothèses sont nombreuses, et aucune n'est pour leur certaine. Pour certains spécialistes, ils s'agissait d'honorer des chefs de guerre importants,car il a été trouvé sous certaines d'entre elles des tombes. Pour d'autres, il s'agissait d'offrir une protection aux habitants de l'Île, car il a été démontré que les statues regardent toutes en direction du village à l'heure présent. Mais ce qui rend impossible la confirmation de ces hyptohèses, est que les habitants même de l'Île, étaient déjà divisés lorsque les premiers explorateurs hollandais arrivèrent en 1722. En effet, à leur arrivée, l'Île ne ressemblait à ce qu'elle était dans le passé puisque une bonne partie des milliers de personnes qu'elle abritait, avaient péri au XVIIème siècle en raison d'une grande sécheresse.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>L'Île semble alors avoir subit un effondrement écologique et culturel. À la suite des pénuries de ressources naturelles, et notamment de bois, les conflits éclatèrent entre les tribus, laissant place à la guerre at au cannibalisme. Un état de délicat sens de la société et parachevé par le esclavagisme du XIXème siècle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE0lx8WpnrJiA5Hd0FwP5pJD9d8M-j9K3b7Tdh1AbcZfMuwDK_2BsJMZBQr15dDR6fHHmYQBNcdfRiD-FeB_SRtXk-n0CLKjsetOsaGjxn_YXDjjcpixK9xoCvkYVpVGGHfW11yiym3vCwiptg3GO0gutChvNd1NP8LM0syUY_Oc8BsXhMU5ZIUGDug/s299/Isla.de.Pascua.ABC.es..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUE0lx8WpnrJiA5Hd0FwP5pJD9d8M-j9K3b7Tdh1AbcZfMuwDK_2BsJMZBQr15dDR6fHHmYQBNcdfRiD-FeB_SRtXk-n0CLKjsetOsaGjxn_YXDjjcpixK9xoCvkYVpVGGHfW11yiym3vCwiptg3GO0gutChvNd1NP8LM0syUY_Oc8BsXhMU5ZIUGDug/s1600/Isla.de.Pascua.ABC.es..jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">QUESTIONS</span></u></b>.</p><p>1 À quel pays appartient actuellement l'Île de Pâques? </p><p>2 Comment construisaient-ils les Moaïs?</p><p>3 Quelles sont les théories qui expliquent l'existence des statues?</p><p>4 Quelle a été la cause des luttes entre les tribus de l'Île de Pâques?</p><p>5 Comment est la description des Moaïs?</p><p>6 En Français: "En las antípodas de estas noticias tecnológicas que permiten informarse con un clic, yo os recomiendo el libro "magazine man and food" de la editorial 180 grados."</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULAIRE</span></u></b></p><p>Percer: descubrir / -carrière: cantera / -boisée: poblada de árboles / -sécheresse: sequía / --effondrement: desmoronamiento, hundimiento / pénuries: problemas, penurias / éclater: estallar / -parachevé: rematar.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">RÉPONSES</span></u></b>.</p><p>1 L'Île de Pâques appartient à Chili.</p><p>2 Les Moaïs ont été sculptés dans la pierre qui provient d'une carrière près du volcan Rano Raraku.</p><p>3 Il y a plusieurs théories. Protection pour les habitants de l'Île, honorer les chefs de guerre importants, mais on ne sait pas bien.</p><p>4 La cause des luttes entre les tribus pourraient être la sécheresse, les pénuries de ressources naturelles et l'esclavagisme aussi.</p><p>5 Les Moaïs sont des statues énormes construites en pierre qui sont debout et disposées sur l'Île de Rapa Nui.</p><p>6 Aux antipodes de ces nouvelles tecnologiques´qui permettent de s'informer avec un clic, je vous recommend le livre"magazine man and food" de l'éditorial 180 degrés. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-42444565772021547182023-02-15T11:52:00.002+01:002023-02-15T12:02:19.012+01:00HOT CHOCOLATE - A SHORT STORY / CHOCOLATE CALIENTE - UN RELATO CORTO.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, today we are going to read "A short Story" by Rachel Roberts, "HOT CHOCOLATE". I hope you'll like it! Intriguing until the end! Nothing is what it looks like!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, vamos vamos a leer "Un relato corto" de Rachel Roberts, "CHOCOLATE CALIENTE". ¡Espero que os guste! Intrigante hasta el final. ¡Nada es lo que parece!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">From: Speak Up magazine. Photos: Freepng (2) / Illustoon.es</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ILmCcDPyT8NnKthfvfKjsl8m0vMt2RMnJeWivdUjr7tydiA0wJ76KhB03SjPjGfVWEKLaL-iwo0F_cbGBMWTFN7ljabVmsIgSnGFc0iwmgz79bl5e3_odcHI9ZmLmXPp4HwmR7JO3DagQhb5yi2-Di64EB4ZtKIcvvbJ-ES2Ie3xvMflmCJQROIZvw/s258/Hot.chocolate.freepng..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="258" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ILmCcDPyT8NnKthfvfKjsl8m0vMt2RMnJeWivdUjr7tydiA0wJ76KhB03SjPjGfVWEKLaL-iwo0F_cbGBMWTFN7ljabVmsIgSnGFc0iwmgz79bl5e3_odcHI9ZmLmXPp4HwmR7JO3DagQhb5yi2-Di64EB4ZtKIcvvbJ-ES2Ie3xvMflmCJQROIZvw/s1600/Hot.chocolate.freepng..jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">FICTION - HOT CHOCOLATE</span></u></b></p><p>He was back! I knew I'd seen him around turning a corner in the street, or a few rows behind me in the cinema.Once or twice I'd seen him in the street beneath my window. Another day I was sitting in the magazine section of the library and I looked up to see him, or someone very like him, disappearing behind a shelf. At first, I told myself I was mistaken, or that my imagination was playing tricks. I didn't want to even consider the possibility that he had come back. Whatever the reason it could only mean one thing: trouble.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, when he walked into the café one day and sat down at my table, there could no longer be any doubt. I knew by the expression on his face that he was going to torment me.</p><p>I stared at him. He smiled back. "Well," he asked, after a few minutes. "Surprised to see me?" </p><p>I was, of course, deeply chocked and yet at the same time a little satisfied: I had been right to think it was him. I raised my chin defiantly.</p><p>"Why have you come?" "To see how you are." He looked me up and down slowly. "Not too well, it seems." "I'm well enough." "You look a lot older,"</p><p><br /></p><p>I opened my mouth to return the insult, but then, looking at him, I realised that he hadn't aged a day. That really wasn't fair. Didn't horrible people age badly? With a character like this, he should have looked awful, but there was, just the same as he had been 20 years ago. He smiled again and called to the waitress to bring us two hot chocolates. This was in very bad taste. Obviously he wanted me to feel uncomfortable. I decided to pay my bill and leave. I didn't know what game he was playing but I wasn't going to let him upset me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fTgWqXN2r0Eo_c6qr_ITNJj4gmAyBcGUz0c9Azd2PREzh8foycOMuOZrSwH0bAs-4HLyWAeyuY6kFI8mysrvQvHOriKQEm7wE94u2JJVhZTCoQmtjLr-GRrcFQalcy-2-xrnTu0_zadf-tRYOtC6KNp2nxhyxikKQtyT2AVzyJLDRf44Cr5DjCxmzA/s225/Hot.chocolate.Illustoon.es.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fTgWqXN2r0Eo_c6qr_ITNJj4gmAyBcGUz0c9Azd2PREzh8foycOMuOZrSwH0bAs-4HLyWAeyuY6kFI8mysrvQvHOriKQEm7wE94u2JJVhZTCoQmtjLr-GRrcFQalcy-2-xrnTu0_zadf-tRYOtC6KNp2nxhyxikKQtyT2AVzyJLDRf44Cr5DjCxmzA/s1600/Hot.chocolate.Illustoon.es.png" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I took the brake off my wheelchair and began to wheel it towards the counter , my wallet ready on my knees. With an almost imperceptible movement of his foot, he pushed one of the café chairs into the gap between two tables and blocked my exit.</p><p>Not so fast," he said softly. "You haven't had your hot chocolate. It's very good here, you know."</p><p>I was stuck. It was a rainy day and the café was busy; chairs, tables and shopping bags filled the room. The only other route was blocked by a pushchair in which a young child was sleeping deeply. I couldn't leave without making a scene.</p><p>"I can't drink hot chocolate," I said. "Diabetes."</p><p>Ah, so that's why you're in the wheelchair. Lost the circulation in your legs, eh? What was it? The drink?"</p><p>I glared at him. "Keep your voice down!"</p><p>How could he have known about my drink problem? Had he been keeping an eye on me, all these years? The thought terrified me.</p><p>"It was so easy to guess," he said, as if reading my thoughts. "You've got an alcoholic nose, red and swollen." "Charming as ever," I said bitterly.</p><p>"Come on, relax." He leaned back in his chair. "Aren't you curious about me?" Don't you want to ask me anything?" "No, I dont". I want to go home. It's time for my medicine. I..."</p><p>"Oh dear," he said. "You have to be careful with medicine. We wouldn't want anything bad to happen.</p><p>This was too much. "Bad!" I shouted, waking the sleeping child in the pushchair. "You were the one bad thing in my life!"</p><p>People were starting to stare. The mother of the sleeping child had pulled the pushchair closer to her. If I moved suddenly I might just make it to the counter, then I could pay and go. I'd leave the town and go to my sister's in Yorkshire. I'd been a fool to stay in the same area. He had found me too easily.</p><p><br /></p><p>He leaned over and laid his hand firmly on my arm. "Think about it," he said gently. "There must be something you want to know, after all this time. What it was like for me, perhaps? You're not well; this could be a good time to ask me. You might not have much time left." He raised his eyebrows encouragingly.</p><p>I hesitated and then I couldn't help it. The question that had tormented me all that time, the persistent little voice that only a large whisky could silence, suddenly became too much for me. I asked him the thing I had desperately wanted to know for 20 years: "Will there...Will there be consequences? For me, I mean, for what I did?"</p><p>"Consequences?" "Yes. Will there be some kind of punishment, you know, later?"</p><p>He threw back his head and laughed until the tears rolled down his face.</p><p>"You should have thought of that before," he said, wiping his eyes. "Before you put that overdose in my bedtime drink!"</p><p><br /></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ******************************</span><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>ROW: fila / BENEATH: bajo / TO PLAY TRICK: jugar una mala pasada / TO STARE; mirar fijamente / AWFUL: horroroso / TO UPSET: molestar / BRAKE: freno / TO TAKE OFF: levantar / WHEELCHAIR: silla de ruedas / TO WHEEL: rodar / COUNTER: mostrador, barra / STUCK: bloqueado / PUSHCHAIR; cochecito de niño / TO GLARE: mirar enfadado / SWOLLEN: hinchado / BITTERLY: amargamente / TO LEAN OVER: inclinarse / EYEBROW: ceja / I COULDN'T HELP IT: no lo pude evitar / TO WIPE: secar.</p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-86857749839116695722023-01-27T11:43:00.001+01:002023-01-27T11:43:31.477+01:00IRELAND - DUBLIN'S WAX HEROES / IRLANDA - HÉROES DE CERA DE DUBLÍN<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, do you like Museums? Today we are going to know a bit more about a Wax Museum, in Dublin. I hope you'll like it and you'll go and visit it!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, ¿os gustan los Museos? Hoy vamos a saber un poquito más sobre el Museo de Cera de Dublín. ¡Espero que os guste y que vayáis a visitarlo!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Information: from Speak Up magazine.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Photos: www.mibauldeblogs / www.tripdavisor / www.conociendo/ www.porconocer.</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMNn8nkvTvhKXprhYPgrgjbvW28tZzq-NjSHV-wClaKbQUU_dYZYEBokJl_HZ0w2hidmrZC-z6O_8QklbiqbjK9YlLxOr7uWM_IcM9evAqm6-e3OIFa6Bwtyle7J8fFmJOzjvhI-RMgFCnbhxrcLnRvl2Lpg_SW_dnChJiDNHb6izsI_CTaf33qnv5w/s275/museo.de.cera.dublin.mi.baul.de.blogs..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMNn8nkvTvhKXprhYPgrgjbvW28tZzq-NjSHV-wClaKbQUU_dYZYEBokJl_HZ0w2hidmrZC-z6O_8QklbiqbjK9YlLxOr7uWM_IcM9evAqm6-e3OIFa6Bwtyle7J8fFmJOzjvhI-RMgFCnbhxrcLnRvl2Lpg_SW_dnChJiDNHb6izsI_CTaf33qnv5w/s1600/museo.de.cera.dublin.mi.baul.de.blogs..jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #38761d;">IRELAND - DUBLIN'S WAX HEROES</span></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>During the Renaissance, wax modelling was a respected art form. Today, there is something a bit old-fashioned about wax museums. Yet even in these times of sophisticated entertainment, they remain popular.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dublin's National Wax Museum is certainly helped by its location. Since 2009, the Wax Museum has been based in an imposing historic building in the <span style="color: red;">Temple Bar district,</span> in the heart of the city.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmiNfpUWDXruV-XupTPbQclQwZ_tJT870xn3U0ZU36no2Sh87g15X4wyFmQ8YiubGx5PQpWVEEBFJjb9xGk5GsWmZ2c-N0BlogjuifwgED38CPdly2Xmu2T8MrLbuY9aLQqck-jQWDPkQ2KDsmTBV0XFB8kkpM_cg6JNCMmemduSxzj3ZFl1Gq1mFOg/s275/museo.de.cera.dedublin.tripdavisor..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmiNfpUWDXruV-XupTPbQclQwZ_tJT870xn3U0ZU36no2Sh87g15X4wyFmQ8YiubGx5PQpWVEEBFJjb9xGk5GsWmZ2c-N0BlogjuifwgED38CPdly2Xmu2T8MrLbuY9aLQqck-jQWDPkQ2KDsmTBV0XFB8kkpM_cg6JNCMmemduSxzj3ZFl1Gq1mFOg/s1600/museo.de.cera.dedublin.tripdavisor..jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #38761d;">EDUCATIONAL</span></u></b></p><p>Wax museums are...<span style="color: red;">educational</span>. In Dublin the visit starts in a room with figures of the country's famous writers -Ireland has produced four Nobel Prize winners. From the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Writers Room,</span> a squeaky door leads down into the vaults where gold reserves and arms were kept in the past. A ghostly voice accompanies visitors into the first of the rooms where the safes used to be. Here the story of Ireland is told in simple language. We meet <span style="color: #2b00fe;">St Patrick, the Vikings, VIPs from the Tudor </span>period such as <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Queen Elizabeth I,</span> rebelds against British occupation, and the peace process agents in Northern Ireland. Upstairs there is an extensive interactive exhibit on Irish contributions to science -from the inventor of the rechargeable battery to the first person to artiticially split the atom.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImP-AbxYOu-rTdsBXlNBNL-elXNbw34rzqQnic8tzyiFdJ-jxeNoAK7ZPlKxct802J4BywAKGyVuFIGI3jHGz_cqwJNrYgoLU_-u8DzoV2ts9Y3r1ISRXI-4JkGCvXtPP8-_SDKmcxzUd-180NDASZ1yIvJgqfFPo60X8qhZ3zUF0AbcCw2pPENnI6A/s275/museo.de.cera.de.dublin.conociendo..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImP-AbxYOu-rTdsBXlNBNL-elXNbw34rzqQnic8tzyiFdJ-jxeNoAK7ZPlKxct802J4BywAKGyVuFIGI3jHGz_cqwJNrYgoLU_-u8DzoV2ts9Y3r1ISRXI-4JkGCvXtPP8-_SDKmcxzUd-180NDASZ1yIvJgqfFPo60X8qhZ3zUF0AbcCw2pPENnI6A/s1600/museo.de.cera.de.dublin.conociendo..jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><u>FUN</u></span></b></p><p>Wax museum are...<span style="color: red;">fun</span>. Here, the myths and legends of Ireland are presented in a lively, interactive way. In one large room visitors can walk around between big names in music and show business, such as U2. On the upper floor you can record a karaoke song. In the cafeteria a wax figure is eternally reading a newspaper.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #38761d;">BIZARRE</span></u></b></p><p>Wax museums are definitely entertaining, but can be...well <span style="color: red;">bizarre</span>! The Horror Room greets visitors with a barking werewolf guarding a quiet vampire. You can take a selfie being attacked by Freddy Krueger from <span style="color: red;">Nightmare on Elm Street.</span> And -probably not for everyone- a 2€ coin gives you the opportunity to "electrocute" a death row inmate.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some ways, wax museums seem to belong to another era, and Dublin's is no exception.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaEwOizxwdI2rdso-gn-TAGg2OVo1Qc68Tv_csAfciPl6tXZaOQICfYsNe0hdlUdTmU2pzeuqcsYlCaXv8gnD2wu6co0X53UwHt8KqrsJjdqfPQa0G7E7QKSXheLcpsfsiTLWrpzS3L9q9-uXNtT7AAXJsyzODD_IyXcMSSrdVLSf076MuQaO7vqxyg/s259/museo.de.cera.dublin.porconocer..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaEwOizxwdI2rdso-gn-TAGg2OVo1Qc68Tv_csAfciPl6tXZaOQICfYsNe0hdlUdTmU2pzeuqcsYlCaXv8gnD2wu6co0X53UwHt8KqrsJjdqfPQa0G7E7QKSXheLcpsfsiTLWrpzS3L9q9-uXNtT7AAXJsyzODD_IyXcMSSrdVLSf076MuQaO7vqxyg/s1600/museo.de.cera.dublin.porconocer..jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>-SQUEAKY: chirriante / -TO LEAD: llevar, conducir / -VAULT: cámara acorazada / -SAFE: caja fuerte / -TO SPLIT: dividir / -UPPER: superior / -TO BARK: ladrar / -WEREWOLF: hombre lobo / -DEATH ROW: corredor de la muerte / -INMATE: preso.</p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-83190138701278240782022-12-27T11:46:00.002+01:002022-12-27T11:58:32.193+01:00 THE THEATRE OF LIFE . A TRIBUTE TO ALL ACTORS AND ACTRESSES AROUND THE WORLD. EL TEATRO DE LA VIDA -UN HOMENAJE A TODOS LOS ACTORES Y ACTRICES DE TODO EL MUNDO.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, today "a short story" for you to read during these Christmas Holidays! It is a tribute to all actors and actresses around the world because I love theatre and the work they do! They are all fantastic! I hope you'll like it!</span></b></p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy "un relato corto" para que leais durante estas Fiestas Navideñas. Es un homenaje a todos los actores y actrices de todo el mundo porque ¡Me encanta el teatro y el trabajo que hacen! ¡Son fantásticos! Espero que os guste.</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdKXAqGfpOAvzHXbsj26OMlSifWgoYGkRPoT64Xfa2ZOlS1oO0NqWSBZY_5tFtTnHeul--lz4vv4OQGQWEw0cqXWuZPYfrc8XGgy3U6TxmIpEWVFzI3OHANx2G8X6JHkttgVnrzxIN9nUp1JQphjCyZINx5hGxA7rG6OFwqjP5l_T2sSMcGBvpXTKMA/s275/Teatro.www.amigos.del.real.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdKXAqGfpOAvzHXbsj26OMlSifWgoYGkRPoT64Xfa2ZOlS1oO0NqWSBZY_5tFtTnHeul--lz4vv4OQGQWEw0cqXWuZPYfrc8XGgy3U6TxmIpEWVFzI3OHANx2G8X6JHkttgVnrzxIN9nUp1JQphjCyZINx5hGxA7rG6OFwqjP5l_T2sSMcGBvpXTKMA/s1600/Teatro.www.amigos.del.real.es.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Info: from Speak Up magazine.</i></p><p><i>Photos: www.amigosdelreal.es / www.teatro.real.es / 20minutos.es</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSqDWCyh3CklzonAKKpgC5zpYSPayQ1Bq-D1e7U08ga04bC5Y0r2s0sZQM8v8hEIf24Do22WYURJyfgDZvZIut2PBkOX1Q4mp3QgTLY8BKnbr_wfSbyDhl6SRkKH72S-LOzdM7LvUo2lKwYnGWTJlPdH5yV4RSBc08JLE72PqPtSNt0m5w_mjLWQLuA/s290/Teatro.elcastellano.org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSqDWCyh3CklzonAKKpgC5zpYSPayQ1Bq-D1e7U08ga04bC5Y0r2s0sZQM8v8hEIf24Do22WYURJyfgDZvZIut2PBkOX1Q4mp3QgTLY8BKnbr_wfSbyDhl6SRkKH72S-LOzdM7LvUo2lKwYnGWTJlPdH5yV4RSBc08JLE72PqPtSNt0m5w_mjLWQLuA/s1600/Teatro.elcastellano.org.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> THE THEATRE OF LIFE by Talitha Linehan</span></u></b></p><p>It was time for <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>to rejoin the ensemble. It had been a long time since his last performance and he was ready for a new one. He knew this would be one of his last acts. He was preparing to retire from the <span style="color: red;">Theatre of Life</span>.</p><p>"I want to be powerful and beautiful," <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Benson </span>was saying , as <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>joined the other players. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Benson </span>was the newest member of the ensemble and was planning to play a rich woman in his next performance.</p><p><span>In his last show, he had played a businessman who had defrauded his clients and then murdered a colleague to cover up his crime, before eventually being arrested and imprisoned.</span></p><p><span>"I'll do better this time," said Benson, who always abandoned his script midway through every gig and improvised, something that was acceptable but not encouraged. Almost all new players improvised . They couldn't resist the temptation to satisfy every instinct, regardless of the consequences for themselves or the other players.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>greeted the members of the ensemble, some of whom he hadn't seen in a long time. They all introduced themselves by the names they'd had in their last performance, a customary practice in the <span style="color: red;">Theatre of Life</span>.</p><p>Every recital revolved around an extended circle of family and friends, whose lives intersected in various ways. In his last perfromance, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>had played a humble pastor who'd dedicated his life to helping pthers.</p><p><span>He'd evolved through his work and his personal difficulties -he'd lost his wife in a car accident only months after they'd married- and after the acto, he'd taken some time out to reflect on his role.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p>Now <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>was about to play a man again, but this time he would have to overcome a childhood deprived of love. It was important for the players to be assigned diverse roles throughout their time with the theatre. They all played people of both genders and of various ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and levels of intelligence, materialism, and success. Every time they faced at least one important challenge.</p><p><span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6urogB-6mIRS2tvPWj-8F_i7bk2NdtMnDhLSwGN72Gvjn5UnUgCVelx1vwXDN1AmUz0dmvfHP4KIQJLnuL7bj0R0PJzbsyrjwD9WrTrWnuEc3zDvJqr8mSceeDUCbw14kJXyTsncQXaqb-StkNLYUXykLxT6aQ5Ui4eSiCbH0CFnu567NR04u0hErg/s277/Teatro.www.teatro.real.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="277" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6urogB-6mIRS2tvPWj-8F_i7bk2NdtMnDhLSwGN72Gvjn5UnUgCVelx1vwXDN1AmUz0dmvfHP4KIQJLnuL7bj0R0PJzbsyrjwD9WrTrWnuEc3zDvJqr8mSceeDUCbw14kJXyTsncQXaqb-StkNLYUXykLxT6aQ5Ui4eSiCbH0CFnu567NR04u0hErg/s1600/Teatro.www.teatro.real.es.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p>In his early performances, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun's </span>biggest challenge had been related to a loss that had impacted his ego; loss of power or material possessions, for example. But in his recent ones, he'd suffered more emotional and spiritual loss.</p><p><span>While playing a pastor, for example, after his wife had been killed, he'd questioned the existence of God and almost lost his faith. He'd adhered to his script, however, and experienced a spiritual evolution that had helped him to help others.</span></p><p>"I don't want to play an addict again," said <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Imani</span>, and threw aside her script. She was another of the newer members of the ensemble and had always improvised.</p><p>The group's leader, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saul</span>, who'd retired from the <span style="color: red;">Theatre of Life</span> and the returned to lead it, spoke up. He said: "Once you can demonstrate to us that you can stick to the script and overcome your addiction, you'll never have to play an addict again".</p><p>The other players joined him in encouraging her. "Come on, you can do it this time". "We will all be there for you." "We will help you in whatever way we can". "You say that everytime ," said <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Imani</span>, "but you never help me enough."</p><p>"We can only do so much," said <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saul</span>. "You are the master of your performance."</p><p>If you say so, said <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Imani</span>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZcn_2WEimKjKgegFE3y_2if9spJZVBjpB0ODRWlYsxPbGkrpRwYM6kG62c8UdvCkyl2rUkwvzC6VIokCa38b8I9nzjE62oj8Q6V5-1mXpcv-j0A0OX8mJe9klsv5RWgE36t-rLO078sifp7Wt18YoV9yqLZ8B0sPRdxNRT87HyEGIU3bgPcmEKa2CA/s300/Teatro.RTVE.es.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZcn_2WEimKjKgegFE3y_2if9spJZVBjpB0ODRWlYsxPbGkrpRwYM6kG62c8UdvCkyl2rUkwvzC6VIokCa38b8I9nzjE62oj8Q6V5-1mXpcv-j0A0OX8mJe9klsv5RWgE36t-rLO078sifp7Wt18YoV9yqLZ8B0sPRdxNRT87HyEGIU3bgPcmEKa2CA/s1600/Teatro.RTVE.es.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>put out a hand out to comfort her. He remembered when he was new to the <span style="color: red;">Theatre of Life</span>. He'd ended early because he hadn't liked the role he'd been assigned, but he'd finally learned to adhere to the script and to evolve as a player.</p><p>"It takes time," <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>told <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Imani</span>. "We were all where you are at one point."</p><p>He read through his own script, which was a general guideline of how the performance should progress -the actions he was to take, the challenges he was to overcome, and the interactions he was to have with the other players.</p><p>"This won't be an easy one," said <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun</span>. "The best ones never are," said <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Saul</span>. "But you are ready for it now, my friend. Your time with us will soon come to an end."</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the players went on stage before <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun</span>, and some of them would begin after him. When the time came for his turn, the remaining players came to see him off.</p><p>"Good luck, old friend!" "Break a leg!" "See you on the other side."</p><p>These were the last words <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arjun </span>heard as he stepped into the portal to begin nis new life on Earth, where he would forget who he really was ant that his life was simply a performance, one through which he was to learn and evolve and from which he would soon transcend.</p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> *****************************</span><br /></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>-TO REJOIN: reunirse / -ENSEMBLE: grupo / -ACTS: actuaciones -TO COVER UP: encubrir /-EVENTUALLY: finalmente / -GIG: espectáculo / -REGARDLESS: sin importar / -CUSTOMARY: habitual / -TO REVOLVE AROUND: girar alrededor / -HUMBLE: humilde / -TO OVERCOME: ssuperar / -DEPRIVED: privada. / -YO THROW ASIDE: deshacerse de , tirar / -TO SPEAK UP: alzar la voz, hablar claro / -TO PUT OUT: extender / -TO SEE OFF; despedir / -BREAK A LEG: mucha suerte / TO STEP INO: entrar.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqpJg8ccMtjHu3TGtPUQHUoARjf0lxiw3aHhV0vQOFtLRT1UO0-0UIk1d55zHduvoZWWRiC79PABxyf94WMnInDzN1SuTY9nT50xnt9vJfS05b8o1a-wsk8uYunO-u-vSvJCsZweHBWwZEJf9VXyXA5N_Mwlbw4rNQVr5WxqXI8EqyG3xkzSWp3b2ng/s340/A.high.price.haberdashers.es..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="340" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqpJg8ccMtjHu3TGtPUQHUoARjf0lxiw3aHhV0vQOFtLRT1UO0-0UIk1d55zHduvoZWWRiC79PABxyf94WMnInDzN1SuTY9nT50xnt9vJfS05b8o1a-wsk8uYunO-u-vSvJCsZweHBWwZEJf9VXyXA5N_Mwlbw4rNQVr5WxqXI8EqyG3xkzSWp3b2ng/s320/A.high.price.haberdashers.es..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-15927474428809417692022-09-26T12:26:00.010+02:002023-11-23T19:44:02.872+01:00THANKSGIVING DAY/ A SHORT HISTORY. ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS. UNA BREVE HISTORIA.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Do you know Thanksgiving Festivity? It's very popular in USA and Canada and today we are going to look at its origins. I hope you'll like it! Happy Thanksgiving Day!</span></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. ¿Conocéis la festividad de Acción de Gracias? Es muy popular en Estados Unidos y en Canadá y hoy vamos a ver sus orígenes. ¡Espero que os guste! ¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Photos: grandlodgeofkentucky.org / e-lingua.es / freepik.es / en.wikipedia.org / elvalleingles.es</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X7rSB2rg2RXBG4RG4O6ETiOBUC1mGCo1dzGh-NPRK-rv5gy6HRHFfqk7CjYYv8cCL51hiN51jTwu-mZKxrFZcvTsSZUohP8sW6YDggf8QU28AkKBXNvKhhtuT3pouERQXdBUAJFYW9BhcxpduKKqIsBtnfuk6OwRPWrg-EJuV0v7iGhNSJvf36wXDg/s318/Thanksgiving.grandlodgeofkentucky.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X7rSB2rg2RXBG4RG4O6ETiOBUC1mGCo1dzGh-NPRK-rv5gy6HRHFfqk7CjYYv8cCL51hiN51jTwu-mZKxrFZcvTsSZUohP8sW6YDggf8QU28AkKBXNvKhhtuT3pouERQXdBUAJFYW9BhcxpduKKqIsBtnfuk6OwRPWrg-EJuV0v7iGhNSJvf36wXDg/s1600/Thanksgiving.grandlodgeofkentucky.org.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A SHORT HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING</span></u></b></p><p>Like many other festivities, the holiday of Thanksgiving usually includes a delicious, abundant meal. The classic Thanksgiving menu consists of dishes like mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, Brussels sprouts and of course, <u>roast turkey.</u> But how did turkey become the star of the table? It all started four centuries ago...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmsja89vo_-ZknPgnNglelmkmo6VfRSKqGvblAt-a650Hw2AAEFsW54b4m0Ii46rhl9xQTA9EVD58UV7l9HGQlz2PumskKvd1ZaUMLbnTwshCueP5X17RU_QD9n3qnrAAtrH9z4vL7sX5sDK9MKpEZxjwA35GrwmetOmMcReNljSPsmb1SFu4bFBZQg/s259/Thanksgiving.en.wikipedia.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="259" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmsja89vo_-ZknPgnNglelmkmo6VfRSKqGvblAt-a650Hw2AAEFsW54b4m0Ii46rhl9xQTA9EVD58UV7l9HGQlz2PumskKvd1ZaUMLbnTwshCueP5X17RU_QD9n3qnrAAtrH9z4vL7sX5sDK9MKpEZxjwA35GrwmetOmMcReNljSPsmb1SFu4bFBZQg/s1600/Thanksgiving.en.wikipedia.org.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">AN AUTUMN PARTY</span></u></b></p><p>The "first Thanksgiving" took place in the Plymouth colony (in modern-day Massachussetts) in 1621. The year before, a group of English colonists known as the <u>Pilgrims </u>had arrived there in search of a new home. Only half of them survived their first New England winter. Helped by some welcoming Native Americans of different tribes, they learnt some farming and fishing techniques. In November 1621, after the Pilgrims' first succesful corn harvest, they organised a celebratory feast with their Native American allies to thank God for it. However, no turkey was served here.</p><p>According to the chronicle written by Pilgrim Edward Winslow, the menu included deer and "wild fowl" which historians interpret as ducks or geese. The Pilgrims repeated the feast the following year, and thanksgiving celebrations became common practice in other New England settlements, too.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniUQ5eKvbcYBnGwQF_AEsMP5tkDC_Jiz-9Wqiv8cdsaDOcYgZaHcnYL9Et4ldQt2VmHobh-97Cb-PoyPsrl2MCrqOC7ypTbgVprLeM5V7THU22mDpAAU7A0tMc8BNA--Tv_fhODLfb422mgF5n4G0Fb_pU9OyBs3y0c8Yc2_EUA3bHOmch5dRdWi6tQ/s374/Thanksgiving.elvalleingles.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="374" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniUQ5eKvbcYBnGwQF_AEsMP5tkDC_Jiz-9Wqiv8cdsaDOcYgZaHcnYL9Et4ldQt2VmHobh-97Cb-PoyPsrl2MCrqOC7ypTbgVprLeM5V7THU22mDpAAU7A0tMc8BNA--Tv_fhODLfb422mgF5n4G0Fb_pU9OyBs3y0c8Yc2_EUA3bHOmch5dRdWi6tQ/s320/Thanksgiving.elvalleingles.es.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">THE WOUNDS OF A NATION</span></u></b></p><p>Before Thanksgiving was an official holiday, turkey had become a popular dish to serve on special occasions. The reasons behind this are that turkey was abundant in America, it was affordable and unlike cows or hens, it was rised to be slaughtered and eaten. Plus, it was big: one single turkey was enough to feed a whole family.</p><p>In 1827, Sarah Josepha Hale, in her novel "Northwood", described a New England Thanksgiving feast with a roast turkey "placed at the head of the table". Hale and other supporters started campaigning to establish Thanksgiving as a official national holiday. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln finally accepted the proposal, asking all Americans to take it as an opportunity to ask God to help all the victims of the ongoing Civil War.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kzzu5-DaAUKs5O-xlfsinQZIUOfFPhLucQ18Y50PblJbDyif66liPLNAQVL5ial-7yAfYMvdCvC4ARnQwvpjeX2sg8KjSh_nFUF96JKh8rgmYk9XmRFkbV8oTjck5_H6EhYKM-M0pff494gP_OSVXQFEug252_SAzsSCH59KELY6mnx6hqhfYYXawQ/s292/Thanksgiving.e-lingua.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="292" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kzzu5-DaAUKs5O-xlfsinQZIUOfFPhLucQ18Y50PblJbDyif66liPLNAQVL5ial-7yAfYMvdCvC4ARnQwvpjeX2sg8KjSh_nFUF96JKh8rgmYk9XmRFkbV8oTjck5_H6EhYKM-M0pff494gP_OSVXQFEug252_SAzsSCH59KELY6mnx6hqhfYYXawQ/s1600/Thanksgiving.e-lingua.es.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PARDONING THE TURKEY</span></u></b></p><p>Sending the U.S. President a turkey as a present had become a common thing to do by the 20th century. And this tradition gave rise to another tradition: <u>pardoning the turkey.</u></p><p>The first president to throw a ceremony to pardon a turkey from the Thanksgiving table was John F. Kennedy in 1963. Pardoning the turkey became an "official" act in 1989, and from then on presidents have chosen one or two turkeys every year to be sent to a farm to live instead of becoming the Thanksgiving dinner.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>-mashed potatoes: puré de patatas / green beans: judías verdes / dinner rolls: panecillos / cranberry: arándano / pumpkin pie: pastel de calabaza / Brussels sprouts: coles de Bruselas / pilgrims: peregrinos / welcoming: hospitalarios / harvest: cosecha / allies: aliados / deer: ciervo / wild fowl: ave salvaje / geese: ocas / settlements: asentamientos / affordable: asequible / unlike: a diferencia de / ongoing: en curso / to give rise: dar lugar / from then on: desde entonces .</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-47697944678924511442022-09-12T12:13:00.002+02:002022-09-12T12:17:52.777+02:00ULURU - Australia - THE SACRED ROCK / Uluru - La Roca Sagrada.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Australia is a very far continent which is difficult to travel to if you are in Europe. for instance. So, today we are going to visit Australia with this post and especially we will go to Uluru, The Sacred Rock. I hope you'll like it!</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos. Australia es un continente muy lejano al que es difícil viajar si estás en Europa por ejemplo. Así que, hoy vamos a visitar Australia con este post y especialmente iremos al Uluru, La Roca Sagrada. ¡Espero que os guste!</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;"><b>Info</b>: from Speak-Up magazine. </span><span style="color: red;"><b>Photos</b>: worldhistory.org / lonelyplanet.es / viajes.nationalgeographic.es / asknature.org / sharkbay.org / daily.mail.org</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsCjtqCzGK81vo79mi3MEmUpITljydctLks46dZFHh6ucsMTrHvkkA8emluPiL3G6RZ2TRfRWiMEyG_yLTsy4qxbo88QgaGA2GkIUfszNr_ww049tSXokFz-HL-vRiOwI96MlxJ_h0rJt3WUqSSCwIYfMcPDDgRAzuEgFyA09TkLrDDewkQdpsSS05g/s311/Uluru.worldhistory.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="311" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsCjtqCzGK81vo79mi3MEmUpITljydctLks46dZFHh6ucsMTrHvkkA8emluPiL3G6RZ2TRfRWiMEyG_yLTsy4qxbo88QgaGA2GkIUfszNr_ww049tSXokFz-HL-vRiOwI96MlxJ_h0rJt3WUqSSCwIYfMcPDDgRAzuEgFyA09TkLrDDewkQdpsSS05g/s1600/Uluru.worldhistory.org.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">ULURU, THE SACRED ROCK</span></u></b></p><p>In the heart of Australia's Northern Territory lies <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park,</span></b> an expansive arid zone colloquially called the country's red centre. Its focal point is <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru</span></b>, a mamoth red rock also known as <b><span style="color: #990000;">AYERS ROCK, </span></b>a name given to it by European settlers a century ago. Now returned to the <b>Anangu </b>people, <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru </span></b>is a deeply sacred monument to its traditional indigenous owners, who have lived there for over thirty thousand years.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CFt6dtgohc-bodzt-m8OHVAZNcaXYeLnot1HvaEhs8Ecp3RoRNkw2vferXX8spZjEcN0Xs24KNDntEiy6a_ZCUgJDL99T9zTg5Ek6Ppd1LWurrMKBeVEVvw74GEWaYDn-3fwNH0lxRhxHnYB2G1jLQhduj-fSLXFNioUnAUa1aauBlwDkYJVRvgpAg/s299/Uluru.lonelyplanet.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="299" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CFt6dtgohc-bodzt-m8OHVAZNcaXYeLnot1HvaEhs8Ecp3RoRNkw2vferXX8spZjEcN0Xs24KNDntEiy6a_ZCUgJDL99T9zTg5Ek6Ppd1LWurrMKBeVEVvw74GEWaYDn-3fwNH0lxRhxHnYB2G1jLQhduj-fSLXFNioUnAUa1aauBlwDkYJVRvgpAg/s1600/Uluru.lonelyplanet.es.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u>FORMATION</u></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru</span></b>, which means "great pebble", started to form about 550 million years ago. Rainwater ran down high mountains, eroding sand and rock and forming big fan shapes on the plains. The whole area submerged, and sand and mud covered the seabed. The weight turned the sand into sandstone and the softer rocks eroded, leaving this spectacular form.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFD4qQV1DSVRfhbDt7mQPvz8p2iQdedmxDtMB07-WW7YpR9Am4XL-Qhq0qK3yqAJVGqrZlHD5rMqie4Ve5rpLocDHafXBj_ZHx_Kmguwlgmv7FzWUOdMj6EBL73uz22CWdOuc61grvTuZcs05lpHMmrNYkpJuxQvOeufSrf498qd3jTWV36-GgDLsTA/s284/Uluru.viajes.natinalgeographic.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFD4qQV1DSVRfhbDt7mQPvz8p2iQdedmxDtMB07-WW7YpR9Am4XL-Qhq0qK3yqAJVGqrZlHD5rMqie4Ve5rpLocDHafXBj_ZHx_Kmguwlgmv7FzWUOdMj6EBL73uz22CWdOuc61grvTuZcs05lpHMmrNYkpJuxQvOeufSrf498qd3jTWV36-GgDLsTA/s1600/Uluru.viajes.natinalgeographic.es.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">CONTOUR AND COLOUR</span></u></b></p><p>Standing 348 m high, and with a total circumference of 9.4 km, most of <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru's</span></b> mass is below the surface, reaching depths of up to 6 km. It is formed out of arkose rock: the red and grey surface is the rusting of iron found naturally in arkose, while the rock's original grey colour can be seen inside its caves. From a distance, <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru </span></b>changes colour from ochre to rust to plum and charcoal. The thorny devil (Moloch horridus) is a lizard endemic to Australia which lives there.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6XbjMUsuxat8dcyFmFyMQDT5CwTYjoMs692h2rhCZ26Mg6v2VFQz_8bcfV-edtt7GY6kujJypj5VDNkTVu7uDcgBINy3C909xeUUMu5ICmNo6epkFlSYjPqRRMH4uasHkfrAqaM1FFHS1LmTtDE60905bIOnN5WlimeGHQ_is2MyUgtVQ5fH3cYIDg/s312/Thorntdevil.asknature.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="312" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6XbjMUsuxat8dcyFmFyMQDT5CwTYjoMs692h2rhCZ26Mg6v2VFQz_8bcfV-edtt7GY6kujJypj5VDNkTVu7uDcgBINy3C909xeUUMu5ICmNo6epkFlSYjPqRRMH4uasHkfrAqaM1FFHS1LmTtDE60905bIOnN5WlimeGHQ_is2MyUgtVQ5fH3cYIDg/s1600/Thorntdevil.asknature.org.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ANCESTRAL BEINGS</span></u></b></p><p>The features of <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru </span></b>have a deeper meaning for the <b>Anangu</b>. According to indigenous cultural beliefs, it was created in the very beginning of time when ancestral spirits crossed the land creating landscapes and life. The gigantic fissures in the sandstone are linked to these beings, and the caves around <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru's </span></b>base are still used to perform sacred rituals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtZE02vrKhLNr6rWjNIKsO5VlQa_bKP0H8dd72fc6VFl7rwU9Xhyl1NhUHWhfyU2Qig9PfWQGZKc84FWp9MsZkYaxOZuCwqK408cU0lxR31hGWM-JPCk1sHhvpgUZ84dZXAWSTbdC1-x3tkEFCbYEbeGAQ6NUp1T_e4PMGpF9n_NvCiM4Fjoztf1Nxw/s275/Anangupeople.dailymail.co.uk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtZE02vrKhLNr6rWjNIKsO5VlQa_bKP0H8dd72fc6VFl7rwU9Xhyl1NhUHWhfyU2Qig9PfWQGZKc84FWp9MsZkYaxOZuCwqK408cU0lxR31hGWM-JPCk1sHhvpgUZ84dZXAWSTbdC1-x3tkEFCbYEbeGAQ6NUp1T_e4PMGpF9n_NvCiM4Fjoztf1Nxw/s1600/Anangupeople.dailymail.co.uk.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">SONGLINES</span></u></b></p><p>While visitors can no longer climb <b><span style="color: #990000;">Uluru</span></b>, you can still walk numerous hiking tracks around it. The <b>Anangu </b>welcome visitors who wish to learn about their ancient history, culture and their spiritual connection to the land, which, according to their beliefs, carries creation stories known as "<b>songlines</b>" recounting the adventures of their ancestral beings.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RUdYPc4woZBu0Yuc44vUlaRB3Wl2sQ4rUlhiw-MniVGJ2sayntmX3R4H_jEokK5QJ56I-JUUZNzCMGBnNFUu5Miv4eOPL4mctjXCRTjA0cI6PSxbGy6ytfLzrAQNJ4SMyIA6NMuAXs70PJVvWifMh0P6spOlSvGNjQzPdZMMU8sHTEQEWV2DON5_ag/s241/thornydevil.sharkbay.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="241" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RUdYPc4woZBu0Yuc44vUlaRB3Wl2sQ4rUlhiw-MniVGJ2sayntmX3R4H_jEokK5QJ56I-JUUZNzCMGBnNFUu5Miv4eOPL4mctjXCRTjA0cI6PSxbGy6ytfLzrAQNJ4SMyIA6NMuAXs70PJVvWifMh0P6spOlSvGNjQzPdZMMU8sHTEQEWV2DON5_ag/s1600/thornydevil.sharkbay.org.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>-SETTLERS: colonos.-DEEPLY: profundamente. -PEBBLE: guijarro. -TO RUN DOWN: descender.FAN: abanico - -MUD: barro -SEABED: fondo marino -SANDSTONE: arenisca. -TO REACH: alcanzar. -ARKOSE: arcosa (un tipo de arenisca) -RUSTING: oxidación -PLUM: ciruela -CHARCOAL: carbón. -HIKING TRACKS: pistas de senderismo.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-64456957761549240792022-05-25T13:21:00.004+02:002022-05-25T16:42:55.240+02:00THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL - ICONIC VENUE / UNA SALA ICÓNICA.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today we are going to know a bit more about an inconic venue in London -The Royal Albert Hall. I hope you'll like it and you'll go and visit it! </span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy vamos a saber un poco más sobre una sala icónica de Londres -El Royal Albert Hall- Espero que os guste y que os animéis a visitarla.</u></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Photos: getyourguide.es (2) / tripadvisor.es / expedia.es / thetimes.co.uk /</span></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0s39q29PpvNJRSM-Z3ZuF5964ZW0lkMndKV84TqH-YinFevKk-I90Y0nbvpcCggjdOOywLDaOKHecO_rdHHTsx8UadVFH5oi9U83PxIOnCGmdSTK61xP_TbVyl1IAW-P_MQFZ32aUoiXTvu2lvWZzr3Wq8elH4JXpJy2WofsDRYWnK6pN8DqoG5QrA/s310/The.roya.albert.hall.get.your.guide.es..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0s39q29PpvNJRSM-Z3ZuF5964ZW0lkMndKV84TqH-YinFevKk-I90Y0nbvpcCggjdOOywLDaOKHecO_rdHHTsx8UadVFH5oi9U83PxIOnCGmdSTK61xP_TbVyl1IAW-P_MQFZ32aUoiXTvu2lvWZzr3Wq8elH4JXpJy2WofsDRYWnK6pN8DqoG5QrA/s1600/The.roya.albert.hall.get.your.guide.es..jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">ICONIC VENUE - THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL</span></u></b></p><p>One hundred and fifty years old, the Royal Albert Hall is a world-famous venue for concerts and indeed all types of events, and is also one of Britain's most distinctive buildings. With a design based on a Roman amphitheatre, the concert hall is 41 metres high and has a glass and wrought-iron dome made up of almost 350,000 kilos of iron and 280,000 kilos of glazing.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">DEBT TO ALBERT</span></u></b></p><p>The Royal Albert Hall owes its name to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, and was actually part of a much larger project, which was Albert's own brainchild. In the 1850s, the state bought an enormous estate in South Kensington with the intention of creating a cultural quarter. Albert wanted to extend the influence of science and art on industry. The area, quickly nicknamed "<b>Albertopolis</b>", would eventually also be home to the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, Imperial College, the Royal College of Art and the Royal College of Music. Sadly, Albert died in 1861, aged just 42, but the hall was named after him. The still-grieving Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone on 20 May 1867 with a golden trowel.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n19RoBdC1cn5YcT7jy3PwoKrpIn6X6Sk3nIP4SROkRuXem919HvX4W4OIWpkQXuSN3b6sBZMTm_EsRHQwqB4mEARE11Cr5WgPHozZ2E4Q5diRnuAoIwHZSS8KKRrxuhtARK6UpzbZ15CaCWLbWSM0g9xXbmg-2HZrc9g1vJ4rBiE-OwDJsV8p8ugxA/s300/the.royal.albert.hall.the.times.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n19RoBdC1cn5YcT7jy3PwoKrpIn6X6Sk3nIP4SROkRuXem919HvX4W4OIWpkQXuSN3b6sBZMTm_EsRHQwqB4mEARE11Cr5WgPHozZ2E4Q5diRnuAoIwHZSS8KKRrxuhtARK6UpzbZ15CaCWLbWSM0g9xXbmg-2HZrc9g1vJ4rBiE-OwDJsV8p8ugxA/s1600/the.royal.albert.hall.the.times.es.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">MUSICAL EVENTS</span></u></b></p><p>The hall has played host to an incredible number of events and activities. Music was very important in the early years. In the days before microphones, 1,000-strong choirs produced a wall of sound. Richard Wagner was just one composer who appeared on stage -he would conduct and then rest in a large armchair... on the stage. In 1891, the world's first science fiction convention took place, with a fortune-telling dog, followed ten years later by the world's first bodybuilding contest (one judge was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes' creator)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLiOk8BvsR_AuFiNXfnQGWjITcF_aXyNWWyoERJ3OFbcCcN9xg15PsL2YAIv_q2bu_TxCu0d0A7JaxnGHprR3n0jOL8TVlxK8Mxp_aoWj-wYdsq2mwluvK_nlHkGNi8FeEDgBB4DUdKnSEUMyj_puCTFYEC65-XedIwwpg42raBCvCAANNOmG7TuxaA/s276/the.royal.albert.hall.get.your.guide.es..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLiOk8BvsR_AuFiNXfnQGWjITcF_aXyNWWyoERJ3OFbcCcN9xg15PsL2YAIv_q2bu_TxCu0d0A7JaxnGHprR3n0jOL8TVlxK8Mxp_aoWj-wYdsq2mwluvK_nlHkGNi8FeEDgBB4DUdKnSEUMyj_puCTFYEC65-XedIwwpg42raBCvCAANNOmG7TuxaA/s1600/the.royal.albert.hall.get.your.guide.es..jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">DIFFERENT SPORTS</span></u></b></p><p>In 1909, the hall held Britan's first indoor marathon, accompanied by a military band and an Italian tenor. The hall has actually seen numerous sports, including tennis, boxing and table tennis. In 1991, it saw the first sumo-wrestling tournament held outside Japan.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb7Bp_a4wdvZr5h2vXOvCgDK5-H7a-_N1AgnGQ5YBdexkSG5wayXKd6QVUIs9yDN-_VLZZ3xFlnF3akk0jXW8olxrXH5j4ZyWeA0X9MKnG7vug7d88e8gdhxasGgPWhNdnDHv8-Udz5076ncKbSUAOFsbBfrvbN97ndfxGEmanbOfl4GhiN3TAmJFIg/s259/the.royal.albert.hall.tripadvisor.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb7Bp_a4wdvZr5h2vXOvCgDK5-H7a-_N1AgnGQ5YBdexkSG5wayXKd6QVUIs9yDN-_VLZZ3xFlnF3akk0jXW8olxrXH5j4ZyWeA0X9MKnG7vug7d88e8gdhxasGgPWhNdnDHv8-Udz5076ncKbSUAOFsbBfrvbN97ndfxGEmanbOfl4GhiN3TAmJFIg/s1600/the.royal.albert.hall.tripadvisor.es.jpg" width="259" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> "THE PROMS"</span></u></b></span><br /></p><p>In recent decades, the hall has become synonymous with "<b>The Proms</b>", a popular annual eight-week summer season of daily classical music concerts. The tone has become very nationalistic in recent years. Rock and Pop have also had their part to play. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin loved the hall, calling it "<b>the Holy Grail</b>" for musicians. Since 1964, Eric Clapton has played there over two hundred times, comparing it to "playing in my front room". Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath, meanwhile, played there a couple of times in 1971 and 1972.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXHRl-lRgtvQ8eHahICvlE5delPskGeOM_vHWjInrtzexvjgI8YHwKK25WisBnRw8JJMnPW0YVvV8Cwc2j34wEg3vdIIUTVdrJNPhX1mmWGfL63KyrBpqksxZs3S56jAo3DCq3_3fdlp5AFjAAk54E4W-L6j7mz5V6hC2-477T3JtvmGJys0R7hKNAA/s278/the%20royal.albert.hall.vam.ac.uk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXHRl-lRgtvQ8eHahICvlE5delPskGeOM_vHWjInrtzexvjgI8YHwKK25WisBnRw8JJMnPW0YVvV8Cwc2j34wEg3vdIIUTVdrJNPhX1mmWGfL63KyrBpqksxZs3S56jAo3DCq3_3fdlp5AFjAAk54E4W-L6j7mz5V6hC2-477T3JtvmGJys0R7hKNAA/s1600/the%20royal.albert.hall.vam.ac.uk.jpg" width="181" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">AN IMPRESSIVE INSTRUMENT, THE ORGAN.</span></u></b></span></p><p>The equally impressive interior is dominated by the Henry Willis Organ, the largest instrument in the world when the hall opened. With a wind system powered by two steam engines, the 150,000 -kilo organ is 21 metres high and 20 metres wide, and its 9,999 pipes measure 14,5 kilometres in length. The magnificent interior, however, also had terrible acoustics, as the shocked public discovered during the opening ceremony. <span style="color: red;">There was an echo!!</span> A joke was born: "The Hall was the only place where a British composer could be sure of hearing his work twice". The problem took almost a hundred years to solve!!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItgO6mMf9D2v3oJHosU54TYS6JE0TOsp0yzdV4LhH2zDrzHCte7X9f0K6HuNMI55_ZGEToUjKWGh5KGLw-HDUg1SkEWjHJDc2eGny-vvAVqBnlL0kbj8YquCKKaKSOE-9AodASrSIuXlRFnV4TVD2o2mhk3H1oWc2EiG3eDGvHVqIg-x5UFOAzc_pJQ/s251/the.royal.albert.hall.pipedreams.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItgO6mMf9D2v3oJHosU54TYS6JE0TOsp0yzdV4LhH2zDrzHCte7X9f0K6HuNMI55_ZGEToUjKWGh5KGLw-HDUg1SkEWjHJDc2eGny-vvAVqBnlL0kbj8YquCKKaKSOE-9AodASrSIuXlRFnV4TVD2o2mhk3H1oWc2EiG3eDGvHVqIg-x5UFOAzc_pJQ/s1600/the.royal.albert.hall.pipedreams.org.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>-VENUE: sala / INDEED: de hecho / WROUGHT-IRON DOME: cúpula de hierro forjado / GLAZING: acristalamiento / TO OWE: deber / BRAINCHILD: creación / ESTATE: finca / TO NICKNAME: apodar / STILL-GRIEVING: todavía de luto / TROWEL: pala / FORTUNE-TELLING: adivino / PROMS: recitales / HOLY GRAIL: santo grial / STEAM ENGINE: motor de vapor / PIPES: tubos / </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilymrkfdRM_MwrI-qhP1djsCWWCRbx2Sx1-Oyu0Ib3ar-WOeWdVlECM5h23lXb3GEqtyPHw-P7lB5aDXGBm28AD5Ql4caivxmL3TrMjRKaxOTV968M3j8qV1jd08a8ICX4DQd3BaU0rva8FBc4e9Bm7-egLKifvk9tRLxv7671GGxuN5gF-g7F9H68_A/s285/the.royal.albert.hall.expedia.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="285" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilymrkfdRM_MwrI-qhP1djsCWWCRbx2Sx1-Oyu0Ib3ar-WOeWdVlECM5h23lXb3GEqtyPHw-P7lB5aDXGBm28AD5Ql4caivxmL3TrMjRKaxOTV968M3j8qV1jd08a8ICX4DQd3BaU0rva8FBc4e9Bm7-egLKifvk9tRLxv7671GGxuN5gF-g7F9H68_A/s1600/the.royal.albert.hall.expedia.es.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-59855857283278503692022-04-20T11:24:00.001+02:002022-04-20T11:29:20.833+02:00ROBIN HOOD - REBEL, HERO, LEGEND / ROBIN HOOD - REBELDE, HÉROE, LEYENDA.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Robin Hood, a hero or a legend? Today we are going to know a bit more about this extraordinay man. A rebel outlaw!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Robin Hood, ¿héroe o leyenda? Hoy vamos a saber un poco más sobre este hombre excepcional. Un forajido rebelde. </u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: es.aleteia.org / jotdown.es / fotogramas.es. / elclubdante.es / pinterest.es</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj051JTnSKFt6li-Ljr6Bq_iwiBFz3q7aZLXmiMCZ7YNCzkxMDm1zM6BDKbYqRMbO0s2W2At9amokt1X9hioLY9HdBEmaBC2kJO4r5WdbHzWMpdB7o8I5upZE8aXywOIxMhdIWh6NPfbMYi9NXepAq0ait_YqWCVrSsVxQlly1iSDgByu-pJnvAt8b6Hw/s300/Robin.Hood.es.aleteia.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj051JTnSKFt6li-Ljr6Bq_iwiBFz3q7aZLXmiMCZ7YNCzkxMDm1zM6BDKbYqRMbO0s2W2At9amokt1X9hioLY9HdBEmaBC2kJO4r5WdbHzWMpdB7o8I5upZE8aXywOIxMhdIWh6NPfbMYi9NXepAq0ait_YqWCVrSsVxQlly1iSDgByu-pJnvAt8b6Hw/s1600/Robin.Hood.es.aleteia.org.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #274e13;">ROBIN HOOD</span></u></b></p><p>Probably the most famous legendary character in English folklore, Robin Hood is also one of the most elusive. The popular outlaw from Nottinghamshire has fascinated people all over the world thanks to the legends passed down through the generations, and turned into countless books, films and TV series.</p><p>The general consensus is that Robin Hood lived in <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Sherwood Forest,</span></b> in the heart of Nottinghamshire, with his companions, or "<b><span style="color: #ffa400;">merry men</span></b>", and that he robbed the rich who passed through that forest to give the spoils to the poor. According to the stories, his arch enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham, a local agent of the central government. Other enemies included any wealthy landowners, particularly rich members of the Church.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KizeEbGs5XO3VS64UaNzUpYgHtzdtReSqS5Yi0P8L3peZfxKtB_HwTinik8kz7zlZ0MX4e47tFlccFN6FpuyJaTEnDkE74p8FSd-mIx_5O_ljjDcQMiBe3O-ZbYhJjJ23U2KSjJKlPcfurshohxtFCsZgh5lM6a-SvE2Y-Wkh_jp4adEc-Cxk20vEg/s278/Robin.Hood.elclubdante.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KizeEbGs5XO3VS64UaNzUpYgHtzdtReSqS5Yi0P8L3peZfxKtB_HwTinik8kz7zlZ0MX4e47tFlccFN6FpuyJaTEnDkE74p8FSd-mIx_5O_ljjDcQMiBe3O-ZbYhJjJ23U2KSjJKlPcfurshohxtFCsZgh5lM6a-SvE2Y-Wkh_jp4adEc-Cxk20vEg/s1600/Robin.Hood.elclubdante.es.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">REALITY</span></u></b></p><p>Many attempts have been made to prove that Robin Hood was in fact a real historical figure, but the only concrete evidence of his existence can be found in a few chronicle references and ballads. Although some of them date back to the 14th century, even the medieval chronicle writers who make reference to Robin Hood clearly state that the ballads themselves were the only source material available to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>These old documents are the closest we can come to any written evidence that such a person existed, and they don't even contain all of the familiar elements of the story. It wasn't until the 16th century and later that the Robin character changed from being a simple outlaw to a fallen nobleman.</p><p>Robin's lady love, Maid Marion, didn't appear till later when the stories took on a more romantic flavour and lost some of their revolutionary nature and social bite.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7sDQEpNtjyRWuG0zVI7T9haUuAkOSja8FO-1Lbb2JiruxsPmXaJ5pwdPUp34mxWFn0o2xdC20Wl88kNE55WrPKLPx_VnV3KaaXozofHgGLePwdA_GLaMniAUtHZaz1HinjGTjqfvHAM7K1L3mcn8RUc7CZ_WA73YvQLzjGQSvtqBP7IWDMnUaCuRSQ/s275/Robin.Hood.fotogramas.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7sDQEpNtjyRWuG0zVI7T9haUuAkOSja8FO-1Lbb2JiruxsPmXaJ5pwdPUp34mxWFn0o2xdC20Wl88kNE55WrPKLPx_VnV3KaaXozofHgGLePwdA_GLaMniAUtHZaz1HinjGTjqfvHAM7K1L3mcn8RUc7CZ_WA73YvQLzjGQSvtqBP7IWDMnUaCuRSQ/s1600/Robin.Hood.fotogramas.es.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">HISTORICAL PERIOD</span></u></b></p><p>One popular modern belief is that Robin Hood lived at the time of Richard I, the great crusader king who earned the title of "Coeur de Lion" - the "Lionheart".</p><p>Richard was said to be the hero of Robin Hood and his merry men as they campaigned against the cruelty of Richard's wicked brother, John. When Richard was captured and imprisoned by the German king while sailing back to England from a crusade, John ruled England mercilessly, with the Sheriff of Nottingham as his most ruthless representative.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #274e13;">MEDIEVAL LIFE</span></u></b></p><p>While many of the stories remain unproven, one thing is certain: cruelty was an integral part of medieval life. Robin Hood's time was an era of turbulence, rebellions and agrarian discontent, which led, for example, to the <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Peasants Revolt</span></b> of 1381. The earlier Robin Hood ballads may have been the poetic expression of popular feeling at the time. It's easy to imagine suffering common people enjoying a ballad about a free but persecuted outlaw hunting in the forest and outwitting the oppressive forces of law and order.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0xrM41GkQa07fkdaFj_kMrgfKSBi-Ks3mG7gxfMTAXECFBzxuDFQLLlRj3LvjYxQPZNPUvjQkQus3-IQ9Vc9lKgETa3dQNk-mrS358r0XcLB9OgdPGune1ici1i8tf3Ybu-dIS2vE5ZzR1oXG0sWU1syQvX-p90bObnHYmbAiPlWNbHUUMji5zbX3g/s275/Robin.Hood.pinterest.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0xrM41GkQa07fkdaFj_kMrgfKSBi-Ks3mG7gxfMTAXECFBzxuDFQLLlRj3LvjYxQPZNPUvjQkQus3-IQ9Vc9lKgETa3dQNk-mrS358r0XcLB9OgdPGune1ici1i8tf3Ybu-dIS2vE5ZzR1oXG0sWU1syQvX-p90bObnHYmbAiPlWNbHUUMji5zbX3g/s1600/Robin.Hood.pinterest.es.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">MEANING</span></u></b></p><p>Perhaps the question we should ask ourselves is not whether Robin Hood was a real figure, but what he came to represent -and why. Over the years, he has symbolised Saxon defiance of Norman rule, free access to common land and the forest, and a quest for justice. Interestingly, Robin Hood's political significance today is very similar, centring on taxation of the rich as a means of redistributing wealth and reducing inequality in society. So, perhaps it's not surprising that Robin Hood remains a popular, iconic figure and a symbol of progressive thinking rather than a throwback to the past.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p><span>HOOD: capucha / ELUSIVE: huidizo / OUTLAW: forajido / TO PASS DOWN: transmitir / SPOILS: botín / ARCH ENEMY: archienemigo / TO STATE: afirmar / SOURCE: fuente / FALLEN NOBLEMAN: noble venido a menos / MAID: doncella / FLAVOUR: aroma, sabor / BITE: filo, acento / BELIEF: creencia / CRUSADER: cruzado / WICKED: malvado / TO RULE: gobernar / MERCILESSLY: sin piedad / PEASANTS: campesinos / TO OUTWIT: superar en ingenio / DEFIANCE: desafío / QUEST: búsqueda / </span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpd3quhJUoUhdrsmb-BCmXFs-hrJYhCpzr6JFL8IiZDwVt2OMYeMIYMUomyhtj0kL06fUsvlgkX_bXk1MwrxLrZ_gB1xguK46A7oKhNuSe5RhCAHnu782dZCQFWf8Ep0o5aSgjiZwj4fJA-jmW2BQ_HBOH18SZtk4kMOdAbZfQ1m447AuwaFXYFFdrg/s270/Robin.Hood.jotdown.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="270" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpd3quhJUoUhdrsmb-BCmXFs-hrJYhCpzr6JFL8IiZDwVt2OMYeMIYMUomyhtj0kL06fUsvlgkX_bXk1MwrxLrZ_gB1xguK46A7oKhNuSe5RhCAHnu782dZCQFWf8Ep0o5aSgjiZwj4fJA-jmW2BQ_HBOH18SZtk4kMOdAbZfQ1m447AuwaFXYFFdrg/s1600/Robin.Hood.jotdown.es.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-26461954477408069802022-04-06T12:01:00.001+02:002022-04-06T12:08:56.091+02:00DIWALI / FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS - DIWALI / EL FESTIVAL DE LAS LUCES<p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today we are going to know a bit more about an Indian celebration, Diwali. I hope you'll like it!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy vamos a saber un poquito más sobre una celebración India, Diwali. ¡Espero que os guste!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIGV1hVq0Qdw5y-5q_oKbJYoRKV2keCbPz2JdYscV7_FcT3eAtIzKFQvFY9ITKAYs3JOOp0RY--Oh8pzz5QFuht-pxxtqDJ08QjlbURl6PY1y7XTlw2_UyukdEq2YPR4RrXm9mTvbWy4Y65q1984KJVGDDp5KpFM03TJvIKNJOfHTFOQBI_hvJi_H6w/s287/Diwali.4.22.unapausaagradable.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="287" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIGV1hVq0Qdw5y-5q_oKbJYoRKV2keCbPz2JdYscV7_FcT3eAtIzKFQvFY9ITKAYs3JOOp0RY--Oh8pzz5QFuht-pxxtqDJ08QjlbURl6PY1y7XTlw2_UyukdEq2YPR4RrXm9mTvbWy4Y65q1984KJVGDDp5KpFM03TJvIKNJOfHTFOQBI_hvJi_H6w/s1600/Diwali.4.22.unapausaagradable.es.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: birminghammail.co.uk / news.leicester.gow.uk / nationalgeographic.es / unapausaagradable.es / indianstyle.es</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Diwali is an important event in the Hindu religious calendar -as significant as Christmas for Christians. The five-day Festival of Lights is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world. It celebrates the victory of hope over despair, knowledge over ignorance and good over evil.</p><p>Diwali marks different historical events for each religion. <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Hindus </span>celebrate the return of the gods <u>Rama </u>and <u>Sita </u>after exile, and the destruction of the demon <u>Mahisha </u>by Mother goddess Durga. <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Jains </span>commemorate the moment their founder, <u>Lord Mahavira</u>, reached nirvana, a state of eternal bliss. <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Sikhs </span>honour the day that <u>Guru Hargobind Ji</u> was freed from imprisonment.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2jznp_mR18XacAF304g-020kRRcYQPdra1ybX1OAzT2Vw3YtEEyRudNs0DvvN7zGH3pbqxRa7fC-itvreWDGAGEu_FO9KCXrdaNZI57Bjqv_22VWPd724wYpsEh3A5Xmc9irQwQgTa3YO-7FhP7com58BMkNHoVbWxeDIRXoe4A5NMGUS9d3JBicHQ/s305/Diwali.422.indianstyle.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="305" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2jznp_mR18XacAF304g-020kRRcYQPdra1ybX1OAzT2Vw3YtEEyRudNs0DvvN7zGH3pbqxRa7fC-itvreWDGAGEu_FO9KCXrdaNZI57Bjqv_22VWPd724wYpsEh3A5Xmc9irQwQgTa3YO-7FhP7com58BMkNHoVbWxeDIRXoe4A5NMGUS9d3JBicHQ/s1600/Diwali.422.indianstyle.es.jpg" width="305" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b><p></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">LIGHTING THE LAMPS</span></u></b></p><p>For all religions that celebrate Diwali, however, it symbolises the triumph of light over darkness. The name "Diwali" comes from the Sanskrit word "deepavali", which means "row of lighted lamps". This is because people light rows of <span style="color: #2b00fe;">diyas</span>, small oil lamps, at home, on the streets, in temples and afloat on rivers. It is a beautiful sight.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNl46EGTIHRPUn7sNXvY2r_XxgNO4HJAQNlCWwD2eNX3_vCaZC1WTWdTDLnb_MwrP6XBC_S5TpB7q3GQ7vpRaDLhk0l8PJzhYJ2Y760M15biMTxdMSDxZ123YMzOp3JwL5uDHpUh_1FWCK4mQFa1FpkX1r80RUbEB62_0gzbjGmjzS6utBZGxiWxBDQ/s273/Diwali.4.22.nationalgeographic.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="273" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNl46EGTIHRPUn7sNXvY2r_XxgNO4HJAQNlCWwD2eNX3_vCaZC1WTWdTDLnb_MwrP6XBC_S5TpB7q3GQ7vpRaDLhk0l8PJzhYJ2Y760M15biMTxdMSDxZ123YMzOp3JwL5uDHpUh_1FWCK4mQFa1FpkX1r80RUbEB62_0gzbjGmjzS6utBZGxiWxBDQ/s1600/Diwali.4.22.nationalgeographic.es.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">GOOD LUCK</span></u></b></p><p>There are also many other traditions to celebrate Diwali. Floors are covered with <span style="color: #ff00fe;">rangoli</span>, colourful designs made of rice, sand or flower petals. Doors and windows are opened so that <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lakshmi</span>, the goddess of wealth, can enter to bless the occupants.</p><p>Some people gamble to attract good luck for the year ahead. By playing card games, they commemorate the contests between the gods Shiva and Parvati. In honour of Lakshmi, the female player always wins.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMDFJyY8WTNaQ-fLB1XGzlW4cjJzJR20fe45joOsRmTbUMtoq3oXI1uLFfFqbH6rTQ44ts1U-kyCkNJqi7tII0SAlaMfoCu-RUcANAG2gg9TTEciFmz39E6NCcNuEwMUYToqrtSc2vPQnDrYLf__eAq2E-iDlTLQUFYFN4oXNKwHLKHVKNJsujJjiFw/s259/Diwali.4.22.birminghammail.co.uk..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMDFJyY8WTNaQ-fLB1XGzlW4cjJzJR20fe45joOsRmTbUMtoq3oXI1uLFfFqbH6rTQ44ts1U-kyCkNJqi7tII0SAlaMfoCu-RUcANAG2gg9TTEciFmz39E6NCcNuEwMUYToqrtSc2vPQnDrYLf__eAq2E-iDlTLQUFYFN4oXNKwHLKHVKNJsujJjiFw/s1600/Diwali.4.22.birminghammail.co.uk..jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">SPECIAL DAYS</span></u></b></p><p>Each of the five days has its own observances. On the first day, called <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Dhanteras</span>, people clean their homes and buy small, gold items to bring good fortune. The second day, called <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Narak Chaturdashi, </span>is dedicated to prayers for ancestors. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Diyas </span>are lit and floors decorated with <span style="color: #2b00fe;">rangoli</span>. The third day, known as <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Lakshmi Puja or Diwali Puja</span> (puja means "prayer"), is the main day of the festival. Families gather to pray to Lakshmi, followed by feasts and firework displays. The fourth day, called <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Goverdhan Puja,</span> celebrates Lord Krishna's defeat of the god king Indra. People visit friends and families with gifts. It is also the start of the new year in the Hindu calendar, so business people perform religious ceremonies and open new account books.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">HONOURING THE FAMILY</span></u></b></p><p>The fifth day, called <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Bhai Dooj,</span> celebrates the bond between siblings. Brothers bring gifts to their sisters, and sisters pray for their brothers to have long and happy lives.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisGihoKspMtzKFvQNL0FPQv0rUq2N1oh5__RrYM-LP2kIljQajecRhCuFlLslyJg-q2BmwbIRbhKkhOeku5-gcQbJiYYJVMvl872ojFMukXBk6Ols7Obdzlz3Ru5cwLHrblSfyUPqnkzGWexOYpcYVz60bFWwxDa85iBf_2Bb_EkIaJDAnRnnEn1hxw/s275/Diwali.422.news.leicester.gov.uk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisGihoKspMtzKFvQNL0FPQv0rUq2N1oh5__RrYM-LP2kIljQajecRhCuFlLslyJg-q2BmwbIRbhKkhOeku5-gcQbJiYYJVMvl872ojFMukXBk6Ols7Obdzlz3Ru5cwLHrblSfyUPqnkzGWexOYpcYVz60bFWwxDa85iBf_2Bb_EkIaJDAnRnnEn1hxw/s1600/Diwali.422.news.leicester.gov.uk.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">DIWALI IN LEICESTER</span></u></b></p><p>Leicester, in the East Midlands, hosts the biggest celebrations of Diwali outside of India, with thousands of lights decorating the city's "Golden Mile". The city has a large Asian community. Many Hindu and Sikh people moved there in the 1950s and 1960s. A decade later, many Asian people expelled from Uganda also came to Leicester. Diwali was celebrated in their homes at first. As the community grew, the council, community workers and residents decided to display Diwali lights in the city. The first public lights were lit in 1983. By the 1990s, Diwali became a major festival that attracted people from all over the country. Today, some 6,500 lights are lit and fifty events held, including music, dance, and, of course, a spectacular fireworks show.</p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> *************************************</span><br /></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>HOPE: esperanza / DESPAIR: desesperación / KNOWLEDGE: conocimiento / EVIL: el mal / GODS: dioses / GODDESS: diosa / TO REACH: alcanzar / BLISS: felicidad / TO FREE: liberar / ROW: fila / AFLOAT: flotando / WEALTH: riqueza / TO BLESS: bendecir / TO GATHER: reunirse / DEFEAT: derrota / BOND: vínculo / TO HOST: albergar. / TO HOLD: organizar.</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #38761d;">SEE YOU MY FRIENDS! </span></b></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-52237971553468727722022-02-23T13:07:00.004+01:002022-03-24T09:17:46.613+01:00A HIGH PRICE / A SHORT STORY<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today, a "short story" to read and to think about!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy, un relato corto para leer y ¡pensar!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: haberdashers.es / euroinnova.edu.es / capital.es</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByNv-KuqaAMl25Ah7POWFhfOeEJ-AIt8Q0p2Hp2DXIUsORVTR1P7UAcyslgTIFy1IVL_DBJrcA_WPo9ex1c2bD2j0U2jbYjKM94iGPunOEsJKtwkzAt0HCt2nJaB7roC0zlBTLnuPSmfFVA7RgQ-LBUwnG1K2oIF3gIKmm7RLwJvFFgU5uxlpmH1_rw=s259" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiByNv-KuqaAMl25Ah7POWFhfOeEJ-AIt8Q0p2Hp2DXIUsORVTR1P7UAcyslgTIFy1IVL_DBJrcA_WPo9ex1c2bD2j0U2jbYjKM94iGPunOEsJKtwkzAt0HCt2nJaB7roC0zlBTLnuPSmfFVA7RgQ-LBUwnG1K2oIF3gIKmm7RLwJvFFgU5uxlpmH1_rw" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">A HIGH PRICE by Talitha Linehan</span></u></b></p><p>Ted examined his reflection. His shirt was too big for him, and there was a stain on the collar, but it was good enough. Besides, what did you expect for $3?</p><p>He felt a sense of satisfaction when he considered how much he'd paid for his shirt. He loved to go into the costly boutiques in the city centre to see how much their shirt costs: $50, $100, $500, then go to the charity shop where he bought all his clothes for a few dollars.</p><p>It wasn't that he couldn't afford expensive clothes. He could afford anything he wanted. He was a self-made millionaire. But he hated spending more money than he absolutely had to.</p><p>He checked the time. He'd have to leave soon to arrive at his brother James's house for dinner. He didn't visit his family often, but he never said no to a free dinner.</p><p>His brother had told him to take a taxi -a taxi would cost $20 for a twenty-minute-journey. James was an idiot to even suggest it!!</p><p>Ted was going to walk for twenty minutes to the bus stop, take a forty-minute bus journey, and then walk for another ten minutes to his brother's house, and it would cost him only $2.</p><p>He got off at the bus stop near his brother's house, feeling a familiar sense of satisfaction at the money he'd saved. He walked on tree-lines streets, past a park where a family was having a picnic and children were playing. This is the type of area his wife had wanted to move to after he'd taken early retirement, he hadn't wanted to retire because he'd liked working, but his accountant had told him he would make more money by retiring early and living off his pension and investments than by continuing to work.</p><p>He'd refused his wife's request. The houses here were exorbitantly expensive, whereas his house was accumulating in value. They'd argued about it many times, and his wife had eventually left him because of it. He'd been terrified that she'd try to take half of his money, but she'd told him she didn't want his money, that she just wanted to be happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg27ggEbvKiBAjDvSwg-yZPhzEsIbmWMR-fNLVyfW9i_aXQvsxsW-z1cyih__1TbFrgW5L2IlgFTsAKYAf5666nXgpucBrfZWo5sJL-5_3RzYtf4x0Ru3LqHHyHJuSv5DC-FaTvh9iHoWLmnyoAg9bsn2tp1bdvsE0B9eqKry9519wk91lCNIYAOpHo2A=s284" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg27ggEbvKiBAjDvSwg-yZPhzEsIbmWMR-fNLVyfW9i_aXQvsxsW-z1cyih__1TbFrgW5L2IlgFTsAKYAf5666nXgpucBrfZWo5sJL-5_3RzYtf4x0Ru3LqHHyHJuSv5DC-FaTvh9iHoWLmnyoAg9bsn2tp1bdvsE0B9eqKry9519wk91lCNIYAOpHo2A" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>At James' house, Ted sat at the dinner table with his brother, his brother's wife, Gloria and their five-year-old daughter, Jenny. He told them all about how much money he was making from his investments and all the things he did to save money: buying clothes at charity chops; collecting coupons that he used to buy groceries, going to the local library to use the Internet for free...</p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">"What's an in-vet-ment?" asked Jenny.</span></b></p><p>"Investment", darling, corrected her mother Gloria. "It's like a piggy bank, where you put your money." She turned to Ted to explain. "We just got Jenny first piggy bank". "Yeah, I saved up $3 already, and if I save $20, Mommy says I can go to Disneyland again next year. What are you saving up for, Uncle Ted?"</p><p>Jenny was adorable but Ted couldn't begin to imagine how much it cost to have a child. It was one of the reasons he'd married his wife, because she couldn't have children. She'd talked about adopting a child, but he'd refused to consider it. "Well, I'm saving up so I have enough money", said Ted.</p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">"What's enough?" asked Jenny.</span></b></p><p>Following an awkward silence, Gloria said: "Well, you know, your uncle Ted has a lovely big house and lots of money."</p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">"But what's the money for?" asked Jenny.</span></b></p><p>Nobody responded, and a few moments later her face brightened and she said: "<b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Because it makes him happy, like Disneyland makes me happy."</span></b></p><p>Another silence followed this revelation, and Ted was uncharacteristically silent for the rest of the evening. He no longer felt like talking about his investments or his property value. He didn't even enjoy the free food.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgrDJUfpXDmZIlMmzNIpsmspAeORAJTIeBnQOZBiyf61oeGYYkLZOaMmmg6Rufo5DPSxcnOfK2ugf48W9gEG8c6faLTNwzcVKk7eIoTVGcqBnkEhbSgI8orqv1aliDRXyUU5S9TYfs0t6fMz218NI4NBuEcKN2MijVbu7fvQK8CCwM_8qH5w4igiAUHQ=s340" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="340" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgrDJUfpXDmZIlMmzNIpsmspAeORAJTIeBnQOZBiyf61oeGYYkLZOaMmmg6Rufo5DPSxcnOfK2ugf48W9gEG8c6faLTNwzcVKk7eIoTVGcqBnkEhbSgI8orqv1aliDRXyUU5S9TYfs0t6fMz218NI4NBuEcKN2MijVbu7fvQK8CCwM_8qH5w4igiAUHQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>He took the journey hom after dinner in a depressed state. As he walked to his house, he noticed how ugly the streets were. This was an industrial area, where people lived to work, not to live.</p><p>When he entered his house, he noticed how quiet it was; too quiet. He took out his mobile phone to check his investments, hoping they'd made him feel better. But the figures on the screen didn't give him the adrenalin rush they normally did.</p><p>His fingers scrolled to the list of phone numbers. There weren't many: his accountant, his broker, a few family members, his ex-wife Sandra...He found himself clicking on her number, and now it was ringing.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"I'm not sure that I'm happy," said Ted, when Sandra answered and they had the first real conversation they'd had in years. She spoke about how she'd felt while married to him, how he'd become more and more frugal over the years to the point that it made her miserable. Sandra said that if she returned to him, they'd have to do things differently: go on vacation, live somewhere nice like his brother did...</span></p><p>"But you know, those houses are a rip-off", he couldnt stop himself saying. "Five times the price that you pay here per square foot."</p><p>After a few moments of silence, Sandra sighed: <b><span style="color: red;">"You're right, Ted. Goodnight."</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">And Ted sat in silence again, a self-made millionaire all alone in his big empty house.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></p><p><u><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">VOCABULARY</span></b></u></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">-STAIN: mancha / -besides: además / costly: caras / charity: beneficencia / to get off: bajar / -to save: ahorrar / -to argue: discutir / eventually: finalmente / -piggy bank: cerdito hucha / -awkward: incómodo / -to brighten: iluminarse / -ugly: feo / -rush: ráfaga / -to scroll: desplazar / -rip-off: estafa / </span></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></p><p> </p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-85996581729837102342022-01-28T20:01:00.002+01:002022-01-28T20:05:45.562+01:00STEPHEN KING - THE ART OF SCARING PEOPLE / El Arte de asustar a la gente.<p><b><u><span style="color: #073763;">Hi my dear friends. Are you fond of reading scaring novels? Do you usually watch mystery and horror films? Today we are going to know a bit more about Stephen King, the master of horror stories. For me, he is the best! I hope you'll like it!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. ¿Sois aficionados a leer novelas de miedo? ¿Soléis ver películas de misterio y terror? Hoy vamos a saber un poco más sobre Stephen King, el maestro de las historias de terror. ¡Para mí, es el mejor! ¡Espero que os guste!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF52x2NoOuw3CaUg9_kyS7_hWanqwHm-ZBxQuCmoPAzy7M_611PHHds821IjlSPYKDOArhhV_UYDmr6fT1ayKTrqmHI6oASsRCeQg4L3CJfaQ8UdQ8sxaFpFving4jtgvzX7qxTrTVM67DddAPtlWBV1JkDUenFoi2WeHtPDhaa4iQEiU2pkFXbFZLDQ=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF52x2NoOuw3CaUg9_kyS7_hWanqwHm-ZBxQuCmoPAzy7M_611PHHds821IjlSPYKDOArhhV_UYDmr6fT1ayKTrqmHI6oASsRCeQg4L3CJfaQ8UdQ8sxaFpFving4jtgvzX7qxTrTVM67DddAPtlWBV1JkDUenFoi2WeHtPDhaa4iQEiU2pkFXbFZLDQ" width="183" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000;">Photos: palech.org / amazon.es (2) / mty360.net / fotogramas.es / glamour.es</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaTldaWonJVAh8a3sMfsIFftCioGaidHZrtcSfubu6_r-NTeNL6VFZV2bLvR0byeA5FZHnAzx302GRvk4Wih7Oy8ZO04EM08YNgn-1a3y7HcVFm2cOAMoe8NwBlvynz7SpFLFfyhbvrY_zjDLH1V5_Nrh9RF_EoEgRvKiFaeXGeAh6nihdto5Nu8lyqQ=s305" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="305" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaTldaWonJVAh8a3sMfsIFftCioGaidHZrtcSfubu6_r-NTeNL6VFZV2bLvR0byeA5FZHnAzx302GRvk4Wih7Oy8ZO04EM08YNgn-1a3y7HcVFm2cOAMoe8NwBlvynz7SpFLFfyhbvrY_zjDLH1V5_Nrh9RF_EoEgRvKiFaeXGeAh6nihdto5Nu8lyqQ" width="305" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">STEPHEN KING - THE ART OF SCARING PEOPLE</span></u></b></p><p>Stephen King, master of the horror genre, published his first novel, <b><span style="color: red;">Carrie</span></b>, in 1974. Since then he has published 59 more terrifying novels, which have sold 350 million copies worldwide. Many of his books have been adapted into films and he has won an impressive number of literary awards. King's latest book is <b><span style="color: red;">The Outsider</span></b>. It centres on the investigation into a seemingly wholesome baseball coach, who is accused of a terrible crime. As it is typical of King, the novel contains a deadly twist that catches the reader by surprise.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy0ksEEL0mYAdrnKOtNDCVZgJUXSYF4PCP7a8059vswLyGewOPCpZczoUXSRFGQyF5eP5XrssAIpsEgG-8WBRmQlnKk_nQPgerwEk4ChDju-w51dE31kTuXNSoTKROxGg8jcrxSTZgmRaenfrVePge9YRhJXVD7YxsXc8K5lMilNYfRqnk6IgBBMkFXg=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy0ksEEL0mYAdrnKOtNDCVZgJUXSYF4PCP7a8059vswLyGewOPCpZczoUXSRFGQyF5eP5XrssAIpsEgG-8WBRmQlnKk_nQPgerwEk4ChDju-w51dE31kTuXNSoTKROxGg8jcrxSTZgmRaenfrVePge9YRhJXVD7YxsXc8K5lMilNYfRqnk6IgBBMkFXg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">NON FICTION</span></u></b></p><p>Yet King has not only written fiction. In 2000 he published <b><span style="color: red;">On Writing:</span></b> <b><span style="color: red;">A Memoir of the Craft</span></b>, a memoir and manual that describes his experiences as a writer and offer advice to those who aspire to be one. It includes suggestions on how to narrate a good story, on the importance of observation and intuition, and why you should do it for the love and not for the money!</p><p>King also says that some things you can't teach; every writer develops his or her own style and method, for example. But, as he explained to young aspiring writers at an event held at the University of Massachussets in Lowell, it is important to develop an approach that keeps you motivated.</p><p><br /></p><p>One time John Iriving was talking to a bunch of would-be writers and said that the first thing he does with a book is write the last line of that book but King likes to start with a little bit of an idea. The ideas come from different places, sometimes they stick around and you want to do something, sometimes they dont. But the idea is to start with something and just start to go with it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO14IEVKZYns0JmyWhLAEeDJxG3w9Kermv-mPyH8mqsRGo3MByrkw5wzzKP00PZ_dG8jB7VF3O5hHsbPe-suHCmBAW_jDYSIAjDI6Xtm4lHkfmpYTx5kVwdeMH_zJqKVBMnNVYIEME3VI-ujGrvR6VLNRIqGMvaO55fMWF2DflBxJAVQ1q7EJveG5f6Q=s288" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="175" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO14IEVKZYns0JmyWhLAEeDJxG3w9Kermv-mPyH8mqsRGo3MByrkw5wzzKP00PZ_dG8jB7VF3O5hHsbPe-suHCmBAW_jDYSIAjDI6Xtm4lHkfmpYTx5kVwdeMH_zJqKVBMnNVYIEME3VI-ujGrvR6VLNRIqGMvaO55fMWF2DflBxJAVQ1q7EJveG5f6Q" width="175" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">FIRST-HAND INSPIRATION</span></u></b></p><p>King says that a writer must be both intuitive and flexible. The writer's life is to observe life, recognize a good idea when they see it, and then take it in a new direction. That is how <b><span style="color: red;">Carrie </span></b>was born. </p><p>Unusually, King often uses children as main characters. King defends that kids make as good main characters as adults, and he points out that there are still very few books written for grown-ups about children. What he really wanted to do with <b><span style="color: red;">"It" </span></b>was to write about how kids have a wider bandwidth when it comes to perception and belief, and the ability to accept things; and how, when we become grown-ups that field of vision starts to change and close down a little bit. What King really wanted to do in <b><span style="color: red;">"It"</span></b> was to create a bridge, a fictional and scary make-believe. Childhood is a scary time and he wanted to give adult readers a chance to relive those yeats as much as possible.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">SCARE YOURSELF</span></u></b></p><p>It is commonly said that comedy is the most difficult genre to write, since each person has their own definition of humour. Horror can also be too subjective and too personal. King says that the writer should trust his or her own sense of fear and project that onto their text. King said that he wrote a book called <b><span style="color: red;">PET CEMETERY</span></b> and that he got pretty scared toward the end of that book because it was very black, and when he finished the book he put it in a drawer cause he thought nobody would want to read anything like that. But they did so...</p><p>But the time he scared himself the most, was while he was writing <b><span style="color: red;">The Shining</span></b>. He had rented a room in a house that was away from the kids, and he could go there for three hours a day and could work because it was peaceful and he would work for three hours and go home. And finally, he realized that the young kid, <span style="color: red;">Danny Torrance</span>, was going to walk to that room 217 and that there was a dead woman in the bathtub who wasn't really dead. King was working away, happy as a lark, and then one day he thought: "Five days to room 217." And then it was three days, and then it was one and then it was...he was in the room. And that was a very brilliant scene in terms of what was going on King's head. And he was very scared when he wrote that scene </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi74skjmpbEZeA05RQVYngTV-fYfleqTl-FCGoudB1Dcbnog3RY73uJgLga09h3tEDO22HeCR0QzoHsQut0KbopdGCcN4Voq_7UmXkteKVRWYdr7AIkZ0k6PmGvX2p0AX_ljpYafvs-JUVdB3OH38_50WtzPfI2PN-CEupTr5TyqqNkspT2zGdaRmbIRg=s253" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="253" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi74skjmpbEZeA05RQVYngTV-fYfleqTl-FCGoudB1Dcbnog3RY73uJgLga09h3tEDO22HeCR0QzoHsQut0KbopdGCcN4Voq_7UmXkteKVRWYdr7AIkZ0k6PmGvX2p0AX_ljpYafvs-JUVdB3OH38_50WtzPfI2PN-CEupTr5TyqqNkspT2zGdaRmbIRg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">BETTER THAN THERAPY</span></u></b></p><p>It's been more than forty years since King's first book hit the bookstores, but he still feels the buzz. For him, "writing isn't about making money; it's about enriching the lives of those who read your work, and enriching your own life."</p><p>Stephen King claims that writing is a great job. Wonderful. He says that he invents all the stories and people pay him for that! He just wants to say "Thank you everybody".</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #660000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></p><p>-SEEMINGLY WHOLESOME: aparentemente honesto -DEADLY TWIST: giro mortal. -GROWN-UPS: adultos -MAKE-BELIEVE: fantasía -BATHTUB: bañera -HAPPY AS A LARK: feliz como una perdiz -COME ACROSS: dar a entender. -FEEL THE BUZZ: sentir la emoción. -TO MAKE UP: inventar.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrHAO75k6oOty3hl_yJfXolOTSqYwGjnBBiTqEorx0pMHanX9l_BG4b7KH4JIvl-zvxeWkCEK4zIDT15JhpSPATN7T55-8s-B_FCSZuveRCpwlHujO0OO3jmO-cnwvr1Yo9QL4SSmx5v3s5AxVBbmqGCsH-zV3fHe-OxlS0iXqWtIBkLnnzGQeiJdI_Q=s277" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrHAO75k6oOty3hl_yJfXolOTSqYwGjnBBiTqEorx0pMHanX9l_BG4b7KH4JIvl-zvxeWkCEK4zIDT15JhpSPATN7T55-8s-B_FCSZuveRCpwlHujO0OO3jmO-cnwvr1Yo9QL4SSmx5v3s5AxVBbmqGCsH-zV3fHe-OxlS0iXqWtIBkLnnzGQeiJdI_Q" width="182" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-56767109310420597472022-01-19T11:57:00.002+01:002022-01-19T12:04:04.428+01:00Doctor Livingstone, I presume... 150 years ago / El Doctor Livingstone ¡supongo! Hace 150 años.<p><b><u><span style="color: #134f5c;">Hi my dear friends, we are going to know a bit more about this unique man, Doctor Livingstone, a British explorer and anti-slavery missionary. </span></u></b> </p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, vamos a saber un poco más sobre este hombre único, el Doctor Livingstone, un explorador y misionero anti esclavitud británico.</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: es.wikipedia.org / alamy.es / en.wikipedia.org</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO2Y7C4QCVOOzO6iLW5xdeToHHcqhwH6ehTD92r_ZafQZR9eINizKKBWGtglpJQbAg0qCx_pRFLqp6UU7irKdeiEqNi9hW2NUcw1uB2WypUUDPWN8F_MRcYJB6UYiMH9_KzeqGhvwnDgNL58Rorw4sO64Kxnl8_Mnbs6Fz6e_l3wfrfWWGdjp3KNdOKQ=s261" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO2Y7C4QCVOOzO6iLW5xdeToHHcqhwH6ehTD92r_ZafQZR9eINizKKBWGtglpJQbAg0qCx_pRFLqp6UU7irKdeiEqNi9hW2NUcw1uB2WypUUDPWN8F_MRcYJB6UYiMH9_KzeqGhvwnDgNL58Rorw4sO64Kxnl8_Mnbs6Fz6e_l3wfrfWWGdjp3KNdOKQ" width="193" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">LOST AND FOUND IN AFRICA.</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>DR. LIVINGSTONE, I PRESUME...</b></span></p><p>Two exhausted men, one American, one British, met for the first time in a town in the centre of Africa in November 1871. When the American opened his mouth to speak, his four-word phrase would soon become the most famous question in the English language: <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"Doctor Livingstone, I presume?"</span></b> And with these words also ended the most celebrated search and rescue mission in modern history.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL--YnzIsXBBEhHMkx9kxCtrbH5GBxFTJdubhdW2yFMw-eOP7qPPXKNxZycovkNo4TnI0Yb-Iw2ZBTMFl_SiEzq1rJVYc6zZMuCR0ofjxCkQIueVslWU6BDAQQQBDDAnTKBPop2uIqT6lOssoiD691bAGPatIzLUrg6XIo9ReOrw37dIqJG1JBfUSELA=s220" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="220" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL--YnzIsXBBEhHMkx9kxCtrbH5GBxFTJdubhdW2yFMw-eOP7qPPXKNxZycovkNo4TnI0Yb-Iw2ZBTMFl_SiEzq1rJVYc6zZMuCR0ofjxCkQIueVslWU6BDAQQQBDDAnTKBPop2uIqT6lOssoiD691bAGPatIzLUrg6XIo9ReOrw37dIqJG1JBfUSELA" width="220" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">FAMOUS EXPLORER</span></b></p><p>David Livingstone, Britain's world famous explorer and anti-slavery missionary, had been missing in Africa for four years. The British Government had shown little interest. His rescuer was a young American journalist, <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Henry Morton Stanley</span></b>, sent to Africa by James Gordon Bennett, the editor of the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">New York Herald,</span> who hated the British and saw an opportunity to humiliate them by finding their hero. Livingstone had spent six years looking for the source of the River Nile. Explorers had been searching for the source for almost 2,500 years.</p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000;">EXPEDITIONS</span></b></p><p>Explorers in the 19th century enjoyed the fame of modern-day rock stars. Livingstone, with his crooked left arm and walrus moustache, was instantly recognizable. He had walked across the Kalahari Desert, traced the path of the 2,200 mile-long Zambezi River, and walked from one side of Africa to the other. The explorer, however, was in trouble financially. When the <span style="color: #cc0000;">Royal Geographic Society</span> asked him in late 1864 to find the source of the Nile, a mission that could make him rich, he did not think twice.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBFxCvEn5Gcyht3tQXo25YDtj70AEs9tU0Fs7leOQhibDnO5ELBxkuLPDC-wJpOKoNcNk5KVYbyuQ-N_AFQMXLKraF9iVNsPMm2ZDCRcZqpUbbd36fyu5WPG_xeNN9MMJorbcttNPSdmASYFX5MTv-BaoPkO0E6sF82JYU54kgss9JSDuOKB1l5-w7cQ=s255" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="255" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBFxCvEn5Gcyht3tQXo25YDtj70AEs9tU0Fs7leOQhibDnO5ELBxkuLPDC-wJpOKoNcNk5KVYbyuQ-N_AFQMXLKraF9iVNsPMm2ZDCRcZqpUbbd36fyu5WPG_xeNN9MMJorbcttNPSdmASYFX5MTv-BaoPkO0E6sF82JYU54kgss9JSDuOKB1l5-w7cQ=w200-h155" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">TERRIBLE CONDITION</span></b></p><p>In May 1871, six years into his expedition, Livingstone found himself in Nyangwe, near Lake Tanganyka, desperately weak from anaemia, dysentery and bone-eating bacteria. The rest of his expedition party had either died or disappeared, and moved on to the town of Ujiji, on the shore of the lake Stanley, meanwhile, had reached Tabora, just 350 kilometres away, and was similarly weak through malaria, dysentery and smallpox. The rumour of the presence of a white man in Ujiji, however, was just the news he needed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">FAMOUS MEETING</span></b></p><p>Stanley's caravan entered Ujiji on November 10th. Stanley saw a pale, skeletal white man in patched clothing. Shocked, but knowing he was making history, he said: <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" </span></b> <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Yes"</span></b>. Stanley continued: "I thank God, Doctor, I have been permitted to see you." "I am thankful", Livingstone replied, "I am here to welcome you."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3VrNfl-TJ-_GVIM3hxNn9MaLMgH-GkaZwUhbeFtFJYK1nC5Buyd6KijeXeV5A9MLcfsX0wzI0AchkWYGE_JAo1-MljaZdqInyyFDf7oyFkvhd3HzMVVZYb0yIoQeebH2sDzCRXHMbIETaXh49kVsMXKpbBp8oYMcjqC5aZfsAfM5XWP53m-V2CJmE2w=s263" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="192" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3VrNfl-TJ-_GVIM3hxNn9MaLMgH-GkaZwUhbeFtFJYK1nC5Buyd6KijeXeV5A9MLcfsX0wzI0AchkWYGE_JAo1-MljaZdqInyyFDf7oyFkvhd3HzMVVZYb0yIoQeebH2sDzCRXHMbIETaXh49kVsMXKpbBp8oYMcjqC5aZfsAfM5XWP53m-V2CJmE2w" width="192" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">HERALD EXCLUSIVE</span></b></p><p>Over the next five months, the two men formed a profound bond. Then Stanley left for home. On May 2, 1872, The Herald announced its exclusive under the headline <b><span style="color: #134f5c;">"Livingstone Safe".</span></b></p><p>The story was an international sensation and Stanley arrived in the United States a hero. Livingstone, however, would never see England again. His body destroyed by disease, he died in Zambia on May 1, 1873. His remains were buried in Westminster Abbey. The Nile had claimed another victim.</p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> *******************************************************</span><br /></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>-TO PRESUME: suponer / TO MEET: encontrarse con. / SEARCH AND RESCUE: búsqueda y rescate / SLAVERY: esclavitud / TO BE MISSING: estar desaparecido / EDITOR: director / TO HATE: odiar / CROOKED: desfigurado / WALRUS MOUSTACHE: bigote de morsa / TO TRACE THE PATH: seguir el curso / SIX YEARS INTO: transcurridos seis años / QUEST: misión / SHORE: orilla, costa / SMALLPOX: viruela / PATCHED: remendada / BOND: vínculo / HEADLINE: titular / TO BURY: enterrar / ABBEY: abadía / TO CLAIM A VICTIM: cobrarse una víctma.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGMiW549Nn0qAPfYWa7L0qlPn_t34QwDmM3qtSDGaKVajV-ItFhWuCKDeVzgv_PW5FbBFoevEcphcLZavKDPscjwyiYqJDR5EaLXpz7wGTJQGAI8ioRIVBKxN29OBA8cq5eb_ZEEKUOeZs_VXAIlW7VxwXt1ZYYcacPs_jy6M6qTuJZC6r3rSEqpLcEA=s220" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGMiW549Nn0qAPfYWa7L0qlPn_t34QwDmM3qtSDGaKVajV-ItFhWuCKDeVzgv_PW5FbBFoevEcphcLZavKDPscjwyiYqJDR5EaLXpz7wGTJQGAI8ioRIVBKxN29OBA8cq5eb_ZEEKUOeZs_VXAIlW7VxwXt1ZYYcacPs_jy6M6qTuJZC6r3rSEqpLcEA" width="220" /></a></div><br />Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-60300222815638023202022-01-12T13:06:00.001+01:002022-01-12T13:06:22.573+01:00WALT DISNEY - VISIONARY BUSINESSMAN<p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Hi again my dear friends, today we are going to know a bit more about a visionary businessman, Walt Disney. Have you ever gone to Disneyland?</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy vamos a saber un poco más sobre un hombre de negocios visionario, Walt Disney. ¿Habéis ido alguna vez a Disneylandia?</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">Photos: eleconomista.es / muy interesante.es / es.wikipedia.org (2) / disney.es / amazon.es</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBAaTRNcpGBUGcAdCMHYX9opE_X5fbslcmxMFkikRs2O5H-qzXRAhV0AAJpsqeFd6EqX9fqmyhle--7VimwdYSaIeX8b-KLhNY6mN8FHu6wTnlo_JhhA7r2aeGEVTZnhr_K0irpXre7hcgk8T7-cMnBoyTwE01Z7_6kUxp3PggojtI7b6TxHYlVJZ-8Q=s275" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBAaTRNcpGBUGcAdCMHYX9opE_X5fbslcmxMFkikRs2O5H-qzXRAhV0AAJpsqeFd6EqX9fqmyhle--7VimwdYSaIeX8b-KLhNY6mN8FHu6wTnlo_JhhA7r2aeGEVTZnhr_K0irpXre7hcgk8T7-cMnBoyTwE01Z7_6kUxp3PggojtI7b6TxHYlVJZ-8Q" width="183" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WALT DISNEY, A VISIONARY BUSINESSMAN</span></u></b></p><p>Born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5th 1901, Walt Disney began drawing at a young age. As a teenager, he drew cartoons for the school newspaper and studied at the Chicago Art Institute. Then, at sixteen, he quit school to join the US Army, only to discover that he was too young to do so. So he joined the Red Cross instead and spent a year driving an ambulance in France, before returning to the US in 1919.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJF5ouncCpJk8rIg4clls3u9zM34ZkbqrUqgWYwEfu1iE-Ept25dN5CY6NeVLO8_mfYcW7MPt6P_eju2S6A36wa305iZw8140ocVQVY1-2K_Zt1FDCCVxvYuiSKrT4JbGo6UA2rX11Eejmg9yb4ZMLldWtr7ux3yxL-Qxxuq9o-Rwk5ygJXvpbEAkqbQ=s259" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJF5ouncCpJk8rIg4clls3u9zM34ZkbqrUqgWYwEfu1iE-Ept25dN5CY6NeVLO8_mfYcW7MPt6P_eju2S6A36wa305iZw8140ocVQVY1-2K_Zt1FDCCVxvYuiSKrT4JbGo6UA2rX11Eejmg9yb4ZMLldWtr7ux3yxL-Qxxuq9o-Rwk5ygJXvpbEAkqbQ" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">AN ARTIST AND ANIMATOR</span></u></b></p><p>Walt worked as an artist in Kansas City, before starting his own animation company there with a colleague named Fred Harman. He and Harman created cartoons called <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Laugh-O-Grams</span>. The cartoons became very popular and Walt soon opened an animation studio with an ex-colleague called Ub Iwerks. Sadly, the studio lost money and Walt had to shut it down and declare bankruptcy.</p><p>In the early 1920s, Walt and his brother Roy moved to Los Angeles, where they started the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Disney</span> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brothers Cartoon Studio </span>in 1923. Five years later, Walt worked with Ub Iwerks to create his most iconic character, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Mickey Mouse</span>, who he then voiced in cartoons that made the studio famous. A year later, he introduced to the world other famous characters, like <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Minnie Mouse,</span> <span style="color: #134f5c;">Donald Duck</span> and <span style="color: #134f5c;">Goofy</span>, through a series of animated short films.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvCWS0dpm96ujOHABcGgCP2VbgXatRzMRYRwUM3jr_QukDcPwb8CV2i4eFKQAZPiWPNMKYtbORV1Dqivo0fFP-4c1-yahCfByAKuLvCFYlAwLnYuCC79HiJzgVQ7MdTDGUPZwlQtNRX7w4yx7vaF1-KuzpFGsf4s7TDQ9VaEoS8EteZov_Eo8VFHE9GQ=s290" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvCWS0dpm96ujOHABcGgCP2VbgXatRzMRYRwUM3jr_QukDcPwb8CV2i4eFKQAZPiWPNMKYtbORV1Dqivo0fFP-4c1-yahCfByAKuLvCFYlAwLnYuCC79HiJzgVQ7MdTDGUPZwlQtNRX7w4yx7vaF1-KuzpFGsf4s7TDQ9VaEoS8EteZov_Eo8VFHE9GQ" width="290" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">FILMS AND THEME PARKS</span></u></b></p><p>In 1937, Walt released his first full-length animated film, <span style="color: #cc0000;">Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</span>. The film became an instant sensation and Walt went on to produce some of the most famous films of all time, including Pinocchio (1940), Alice in Wonderland (1951), Peter Pan (1953), Sleeping Beauty (1959), and Mary Poppins (1964). He won twenty-two Oscars in his lifetime and also produced many popular TV shows.</p><p>In 1955, he opened his first theme park, <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Disneyland</span>, in Anaheim, California, where people could meet the characters he'd created and go on fantastic rides. Ten years later, he began working on his second theme park, <span style="color: #ff00fe;">Disney World </span>in Florida. He died on December 15th 1966 before construction was completed. However, his spirit lives on, through his timeless productions and the twelve them parks he inspired, in the US, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL2Y762MRrIGsyhLvqTTV0uVQsFGhNtwYQZu27aDa_1RN3FNFPZVTr4mtsUlxOPpT8AFwd3QWLj3J9jTVU_QPSqF0s3_7_y4log1pjwFTRTJ9RFpf21OJnRYlfp7ihCBYZuzDRCNPMV_PJmLDp721T5Dlvw8cKY7pPNdOansUvURD1ijc7muOIsZcnYA=s257" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL2Y762MRrIGsyhLvqTTV0uVQsFGhNtwYQZu27aDa_1RN3FNFPZVTr4mtsUlxOPpT8AFwd3QWLj3J9jTVU_QPSqF0s3_7_y4log1pjwFTRTJ9RFpf21OJnRYlfp7ihCBYZuzDRCNPMV_PJmLDp721T5Dlvw8cKY7pPNdOansUvURD1ijc7muOIsZcnYA" width="196" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></u></b></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">EXERCISE</span></u></b>.</p><p><u>PUT IN ORDER THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO MAKE SENTENCES.</u></p><p><span style="color: red;">1</span> at / Army / he / school / Disney / the / Chicago / at / to / the / US / quit / sixteen / Institute / join / Walt / but / studied</p><p><span style="color: red;">2</span> colleague / became / company / popular / he / with / Fred / started / cartoons / and/ own/ created / that/ named/ his/ animation/Harman/Together/very/ a</p><p><span style="color: red;">3</span> an/ and/ an/ bankruptcy/ animation/ then/ studio/ to/ with/ down/ it/ called/ he/ had/ Iwerks / ex-colleague/ He / declare/ Ub / but/ shut/ opened /</p><p><span style="color: red;">4 </span>and / Seven/ released / first / became / musical/ Snow / animated/ monumental/ his / White/ the/ In / film / full-length / 1937 / Dwarfs / that / a / success / Walt /</p><p><span style="color: red;">5 </span>Disney / could/ attractions/ first / park/ and/ 1955/ Anaheim/ that/ where/ characters/ created/ opened / he/ had / his/ in/ people/ theme/ California/ entertainement/ find/ featured/ in/ Walt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY WORDS.</span></u></b></p><p>-TO DRAW: dibujar / CARTOONS: dibujos animados / TO QUIT: abandonar / TO VOICE; poner voz / GOOFY; bobo / THEME PARK: parque temático / TO RELEASE: estrenar / FULL-LENGTH: largometraje / DWARFS; enanitos / TO GO ON: continuar / RIDES; atracciones / TO LIVE ON: seguir vivo / TIMELESS: atemporal.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu9-1yYKpJqJkB1pj7L-b4dru1giAdU-l6scfu4RK8XrawPBvTEYvxSCmidBfelpC4xcR_yYejUTvtqJgSfoYszCbor88A4eA70TOUywwiZSWW4e_HOqDJ7-rhRWXDWyvrsPdIEISoSj_rtRI9TjzfdppjIdQpYhO8lfY60eFcJ4aayM0nqLg8_jIsJQ=s275" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu9-1yYKpJqJkB1pj7L-b4dru1giAdU-l6scfu4RK8XrawPBvTEYvxSCmidBfelpC4xcR_yYejUTvtqJgSfoYszCbor88A4eA70TOUywwiZSWW4e_HOqDJ7-rhRWXDWyvrsPdIEISoSj_rtRI9TjzfdppjIdQpYhO8lfY60eFcJ4aayM0nqLg8_jIsJQ" width="183" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">SOLUTION TO THE EXERCISE</span></u></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1 </span>Walt Disney studied at the Chicago Art Institute but at sixteen he quit school to join the US Army.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2</span> Together with a colleague named Fred Harman he started his own animation company and created cartoons that became very popular.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3</span> He then opened an animation studio with an ex-colleague called Ug Iwrks, but he had to shut it down and declare bankruptcy.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4</span> In 1937, Walt released his first full-length animated musical film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, that became a monumental success.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5</span> In 1955 Walt Disney opened his first theme park in Anaheim, California, where people could find attractions and entertainment that featured characters he had created.</p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-21760718785005562342022-01-03T18:45:00.003+01:002022-01-03T20:46:30.230+01:00THE BOSS - A SHORT STORY - BY TALITHA LINEHAN.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, today "A short story" to read. I hope you'll like it!</span></b></p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy "Un relato corto" para leer. ¡Espero que os guste!</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">FICTION - THE BOSS by Talitha Linehan</span></b></p><p><u>Info: from Speak Up magazine.</u></p><p><u>Photos: divinacocina.es / gettyimages.es / shareacoffeefor.org / myloview.es</u></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMVMnvc9uhJErs7oZZamzYFBfJAxCZ0qP2-cPQ_J700htaJkE2HKRUfA33gK1FC7x3MC476TKwUcqztLmqyARZlVycsq72RWa0CfYDctTiPEwywfd5WGKChz5eQUWWs4NzD9nXono1Cj0XGVFzTKDkUKVtOwbO-cToA_L70u3d3JcDw-3T6TWRAACPqg=s225" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMVMnvc9uhJErs7oZZamzYFBfJAxCZ0qP2-cPQ_J700htaJkE2HKRUfA33gK1FC7x3MC476TKwUcqztLmqyARZlVycsq72RWa0CfYDctTiPEwywfd5WGKChz5eQUWWs4NzD9nXono1Cj0XGVFzTKDkUKVtOwbO-cToA_L70u3d3JcDw-3T6TWRAACPqg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><u><br /></u><p></p><p>"Hi. Paul, isn't it?" said the beautiful young woman at the café as she gave him the sandwich that his boss had ordered.</p><p>Paul nodded, feeling his cheeks flame. He read the girl's nametag: Amanda. That was her name. He wanted to talk to her, but he was too timid. He loved his parents but he blamed them for his timid nature. They were timid too, and it hadn't helped that they'd sent him to an all-boys school. Now that he had his first job, talking to girls his age was a new and intimidating experience for him.</p><p>"Oh good, you're back," said his boss, Rachel, when he returned to the office. She was a few years older than him and seemed to love having him as her assistant and telling him what to do. Everyday, Rachel ordered a sandwich from the local café, where Amanda worked, and everyday Paul went to get it for her. Whenever Amanda was there, she talked to him, even though she seemed to be very timid, too.</p><p>It was the day before Valentine's Day when Paul made a decision: he was going to ask Amanda to be his Valentine. He was certain she was flirting with him. Everyday for the past week, she'd smiled at him when giving him his boss' sandwich. </p><p>"I've made it extra special today", she would say, with a gentle smile. Paul wanted to tell her that the sandwich wasn't for him but for his boss, but that would necessitate talking to her, something he felt too embarrassed to do in public, something he would find the courage to do when they were alone at dinner, at the elegant restaurant where he'd reserved a table for Valentine's Day evening. He knew he was being presumptuous. She was beautiful. She probably had a boyfriend. But there was only one way to know for sure.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP6lme17QQVhGqOB12POqXCazeLUsd4jigqdiRNMBhDmtuWoob5iYsAv8Yv8AE9jtDTN2vfBRIl4qms0NJ3tNSDQFBovEZXTR0U4fujCFL_CuDWQCk3vJyTeBrNyIODwmA2GbokqzMEwJlVGpiLmXh0aTd5jDAn6GIt5cw7JlOxPwq4LsTtcwucw6Itg=s275" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP6lme17QQVhGqOB12POqXCazeLUsd4jigqdiRNMBhDmtuWoob5iYsAv8Yv8AE9jtDTN2vfBRIl4qms0NJ3tNSDQFBovEZXTR0U4fujCFL_CuDWQCk3vJyTeBrNyIODwmA2GbokqzMEwJlVGpiLmXh0aTd5jDAn6GIt5cw7JlOxPwq4LsTtcwucw6Itg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It was Vaelntine's Day and Paul was preparing to go to the café to ask Amanda to be his Valentine when Rachel ordered him into her office. She'd been behaving strangely all week, and when he entered her office, he was surprised to find candles burning and romantic music playing.</p><p>"Surprise!" she said, indicating the sushi on her desk. Lunch on me and dinner on you, my Valentine!" She embraced him, and he was too shocked to object. "You know, I don't normally go out with younger men, but I'll make an exception for you."</p><p>"But I was going to go to the café," he stammered. " To...</p><p>"Get my sandwich. I know. Not today. In fact, not ever again. Now that you're going to be my boyfriend, I'm giving you a real job. I talked to Mike in the accounting department and he's creating a position for you. You start on Monday!</p><p>"Oh, but..."</p><p>"You can thank me later! Now, enjoy this delicious sushi. Not too much so you don't ruin our appetite. You can pick me up for dinner at 7.30. Don't be late!"</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZiUOMCf2diKMY_HmgOkHmSeU0mSNsyYD7NoLbHX_LQVwNOKEdQuEXUyhbDBg44yVnhu5ybsu8D5oNlpe4IjiHMMBrpfV1WrcTPz45Xga5QwYIUbLy1-i5eE2qMyRq1kTwuufaKsqeeiNElW781ozTHoNVFg_Da5ziw90XQ0aAHlpiXReJ-p9LdG2Z_w=s225" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZiUOMCf2diKMY_HmgOkHmSeU0mSNsyYD7NoLbHX_LQVwNOKEdQuEXUyhbDBg44yVnhu5ybsu8D5oNlpe4IjiHMMBrpfV1WrcTPz45Xga5QwYIUbLy1-i5eE2qMyRq1kTwuufaKsqeeiNElW781ozTHoNVFg_Da5ziw90XQ0aAHlpiXReJ-p9LdG2Z_w" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Paul did as Rachel ordered. She was his boss after all. And soon she was telling everyone that she was his girfriend. From then on, he worked in the accounting department, and had lunch with her in her office, sandwiches that her new assistant got at the café. Got from Amanda probably.</p><p>Paul often thought about Amanda, telling himself that she wouldn't have gone out with him anyway, that she probably already had a boyfriend, and that he was lucky to have Rachel as a girlfriend.</p><p>After they'd been going our for six months, Rachel decided that it was time for Paul to sart living with her, so he did. And after they'd been going out for almost a year, she decided it was time for their parents to have dinner all together. "The next time they have dinner together, it could be on our wedding day," she told Paul.</p><p>At dinner, he observed how different the dynamic was between each set of parents. His parents had a very gentle dynamic. However, Rachel's father was timid like him, and Rachel's mother was controlling like her; she told him what to do and he did it. When Paul looked at them he saw his future, and he wasn't sure that the liked what he saw. Perhaps he should be with someone timid too, someone like Amanda...</p><p>"So, I never asked before," said Rachel's mother. "How did you two get together?"</p><p>Normally, when people asked Paul this question he told them that he'd worked for Rachel and she'd asked him out, so he was surprised to hear Rachel say, "Oh, it was so romantic. Paul asked me out through a series of notes,"</p><p>"I... what?"</p><p>"Oh Paul , it's okay, I know you don't normally tell the complete story, but this is my mother! You see," she continued, "every day, Paul would get my sandwich, and about a week before Valentine's Day, he started putting romantic notes inside the wrapper, asking me to be his Valentine. So finally, on Valentine's Day, I made him lunch and said "yes"!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkQ0FJcdCrrqgjRd4V9bFGlX2Tb5qGnomF3gvbOVIBTrPQOcdApjGp7yVI7Ok_NyOr3XrwdxOXJPL2Ifp_cg8oGLAXsjB4yimd70qM3mxL8lXaA3ur1JG7IDDh1NUNQ_WUZoD2WdsSypQVEnZY-qoq65NSzq2F4G0n5_wJRhqAOwH1DBqkI1VFIjs-EA=s237" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="237" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkQ0FJcdCrrqgjRd4V9bFGlX2Tb5qGnomF3gvbOVIBTrPQOcdApjGp7yVI7Ok_NyOr3XrwdxOXJPL2Ifp_cg8oGLAXsjB4yimd70qM3mxL8lXaA3ur1JG7IDDh1NUNQ_WUZoD2WdsSypQVEnZY-qoq65NSzq2F4G0n5_wJRhqAOwH1DBqkI1VFIjs-EA" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> **********************************</span><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: red;">EXERCICES</span></u></b>.</p><p><span><span style="color: red;">1 FIND THE ADJECTIVE THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE GROUP.</span></span></p><p><span>1 embarrassed / vulnerable / uncomfortable / ashamed</span></p><p><span>2 hostile / presumptuous / bold / impertinent</span></p><p><span>3 romantic / sentimental / flexible / tender</span></p><p><span>4 lucky / unfortunate / blessed / beloved</span></p><p><span>5 gentle / kind / sensible / sensitive</span></p><p><span>6 surprised / concerned / amazed / bewildered</span></p><p><span>7 controlling / domineering / despotic / dreadful</span></p><p><span>8 calm / timid / shy / introvert</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="color: red;">2 DECIDE WHETHER THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IS TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN</span></span></p><p><span>1 Paul works in a government office _____</span></p><p><span>2 Amanda works in the same office as Paul____</span></p><p><span>3 Amanda is younger than Paul____</span></p><p><span>4 Rachel is Paul's boss ____</span></p><p><span>5 Rachel is a few years older than Paul____</span></p><p><span>6 Paul used to go get Rachel's sandwich at the café ____</span></p><p><span>7 Paul is secretly in love with his boss ____</span></p><p><span>8 One day, on Valentine's Day, Rachel asks Paul out ____</span></p><p><span>9 Paul accepts and they start to go out together ____</span></p><p><span>10 Paul finally moves in with Rachel ____</span></p><p><span>11 Paul and Rachel get married ____</span></p><p><span>12 Rachel's mother is shy, just like Paul____</span></p><p><span>13 Paul finds out that Amanda liked him ____</span></p><p><span>14 Paul finds the courage and declares his love to Amanda ____</span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: red;">SOME VOCABULARY FROM THE TEXT</span></b></span></p><p><span>-TO NOD: asentir con la cabeza. -CHEEKS: mejillas. -TO BLAME: culpar. -EVEN THOUGH: a pesar de que -TO BEHAVE: comportarse. -ON ME: invito yo. -TO STAMMER: tartamudear. -ACCOUNTING: contabilidad. -TO ASK OU: pedir una cita. -WRAPPER: envoltorio.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: red;">SOLUTIONS TO THE EXERCISES.</span></b></span></p><p><span><u>1 Find the adjective that doesn't belong to the group.</u></span></p><p><span>1 vulnerable 2 hostile 3 flexible 4 beloved 5 sensible 6 concerned 7 dreadful 8 calm</span></p><p><span><u>2 TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN.</u></span></p><p><span>1 NG 2 F 3 NG 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 F 8 T 9 T 10 T 11 F 12 F 13 T 14 NG</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-53634912355030512782021-10-04T13:10:00.002+02:002021-10-04T13:13:32.159+02:00MARMITE / A SAVOURY DISCOVERY. MARMITE / UN DESCUBRIMIENTO CON SABOR.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. Today we are going to know a bit more about a product called "MARMITE" I don't know if you have heard about it but as I think it's very curious, we will see what it is and how we use it. What is Marmite?</span></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Hoy vamos a saber un poco más de un producto llamado "MARMITE". No sé si habeís oído hablar de él pero como creo que es muy curioso, veremos qué es y cómo utilizarlo. ¿Qué es Marmite?</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Information: from Speak Up magazine.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Photos: blogs.20minutos.es / es.wikipedia.org / tapasmagazine.es / helloprint.es / nutricion.vegana.org</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU46axhg7-J5luidNLM7_fT7s41DZepTMj5ibKWD-n8YLhiQX4wnwlbJnd_lB_sTOS7ockgQqtbclVmM35hnyHArOjjxa5cmhVxIJk4tCMPZEm1NpFSC4YEGjrMTauwKp5R4eSCXRpR5mV/s240/marmite.blogs.20.mimutos.es..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="240" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU46axhg7-J5luidNLM7_fT7s41DZepTMj5ibKWD-n8YLhiQX4wnwlbJnd_lB_sTOS7ockgQqtbclVmM35hnyHArOjjxa5cmhVxIJk4tCMPZEm1NpFSC4YEGjrMTauwKp5R4eSCXRpR5mV/s0/marmite.blogs.20.mimutos.es..jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ****************************</span><br /></p><p><b>Marmite </b>is one of those products that you either love or hate; but if you love it, you really, really love it. Tasty, salty and intense, it's not for everyone, but it has many fans who simply could not live without it. In fact, it has been named as one of the top food items that British people take abroad with them.</p><p>Nowadays, <b>Marmite </b>is one of the most famous British brands, but not many people know the story behind it...</p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A SAVOURY DISCOVERY</span></u></b></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marmite </span></b>was originally invented in the late 19th century by Justus von Liebig, a German scientist who is considered a pioneer of organic chemistry. Von Liebig was in the UK when he discovered, by chance, that brewer's yeast could be concentrated, bottled and eaten. Soon after that, in 1902, the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marmite Food Company</span> was founded in Burton-up-on-Trent, a town with many breweries that could supply the Marmite contained yeast extract, salt, spices, and celery, but the exact composition of the product remains a secret.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TyZf3zO2frjNX2m0JwRPlHM4rlpMrIQPaOuRLj7J2uNge60xHq5E_GnIQ8CllsCcNZJLpeHQquXammV9p-FAY3a173z_6HDAgx6m3yId5zDSM1_wYd11a-qmeOwAFFi2tUjTXQYQYb3L/s275/marmite.es.wikipedia.org..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TyZf3zO2frjNX2m0JwRPlHM4rlpMrIQPaOuRLj7J2uNge60xHq5E_GnIQ8CllsCcNZJLpeHQquXammV9p-FAY3a173z_6HDAgx6m3yId5zDSM1_wYd11a-qmeOwAFFi2tUjTXQYQYb3L/s0/marmite.es.wikipedia.org..jpg" width="183" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A LITTLE TASTE OF HOME</span></u></b></span></p><p><b>Marmite </b>isn't just a delicious condiment, but also a great source of vitamin B. This is the reason why British troops fighting in World War One received jars of the slick black spread as part of their rations. It also remained popular during World War Two, and more recently in 1999 it was sent out to British soldiers in Kosovo to help them deal with homesickness.</p><p><span>In the 1930</span>s, <b>Marmite </b>was used to treat anaemia in mill workers in India, and during a malaria epidemic in Sri Lanka it was given to people suffering from malnutrition.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH5wFvfM4W_QBXIvWXxfEiyBHGxmvvkUogz0cocL4Cqzn41o7KW2-1TyiMABBwQ63WSyhf1rCRsRx07StzVydR-MHAQOWi3Fo7Q2mGs8LBJtcCXZnb8F3NzZQ0es5gySMQ_K1Ex_RbRsU/s310/marmite.helloprint.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="310" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQH5wFvfM4W_QBXIvWXxfEiyBHGxmvvkUogz0cocL4Cqzn41o7KW2-1TyiMABBwQ63WSyhf1rCRsRx07StzVydR-MHAQOWi3Fo7Q2mGs8LBJtcCXZnb8F3NzZQ0es5gySMQ_K1Ex_RbRsU/s0/marmite.helloprint.es.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A DELICIOUS SUPERFOOD</span></u></b></span></p><p>Apart from vitamin B, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marmite </span>contains many of other nutrients, including magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron, which are essential for good health. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marmite </span>is also rich in folic acid, it provides about 50 per cent of the recommended daily allowance per seving, which makes it very food for pregnant women. Plus, it's vegan and very low in calories. However, it's quite high salt.</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Marmite </span>can be spread on toast, crumpets, crackers, and it can also be added to any stew for some extra flavour. If you have never tried it and want to give it a go, have a very small quantity of it; otherwise, its intesity might be too much to handle!</p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ****************************************************</span><br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvJX0TzBMdJ-V-dyD5PngZGvWFWDRQTOvVDxcEify6YRC48pu5FgWBeu2GsIl8y85sPmfUMsQod6Su-F8IdCO_wK0H45UZ2PVxxQSWztWV_-EArY133zOk33KmZw-ie7rfWYWbitvEoJH/s297/marmite.nutricion.vegana.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="297" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvJX0TzBMdJ-V-dyD5PngZGvWFWDRQTOvVDxcEify6YRC48pu5FgWBeu2GsIl8y85sPmfUMsQod6Su-F8IdCO_wK0H45UZ2PVxxQSWztWV_-EArY133zOk33KmZw-ie7rfWYWbitvEoJH/s0/marmite.nutricion.vegana.org.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">EXERCISE</span></u></b>.</span></p><p><span><span><b><u>1.- MATCH QUESTIONS 1-9 AND ANSWERS a-i.</u></b></span></span></p><p><span><span>1 When was Marmite invented? <span style="color: red;">a)</span> in 1902</span></span></p><p><span><span><span>2 Who invented it? <span style="color: red;">b)</span> Because it's also rich in folic acid.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>3 What was his nationality? <span style="color: red;">c)</span> German.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>4 When was the Marmite Food Company Founded? <span style="color: red;">d)</span> Magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>5 What ingredients did the original recipe contain? <span style="color: red;">e)</span> Yeast extract, salt, species and celery.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>6 Why was it included in soldiers' rations during WW1? <span> </span><span> </span><span style="color: red;">f) </span>in the 1930s.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>7 Apart from vitamin B, what other nutrients are in Marmite? <span style="color: red;"> g)</span> Justus von Liebig,</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>8 Why is Marmite good for pregnant women? <span style="color: red;">h)</span> Because it's a great source of vitamin B.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>9 When was Marmite used to treat a form of anaemia in mill workers in India? <span style="color: red;"> i)</span>in the late 19th cent.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> **************************************************</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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de casualidad.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-BREWER: cervecera.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-YEAST: levadura.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-BREWERIES: fábricas de cerveza.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-CELERY: apio.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-SLICK: pringoso.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-HOMESICKNESS: morriña, nostalgia.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-MILL WORKERS: trabajadores de los molinos.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-ALLOWANCE; ración.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-PER SERVING: por porción.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-CRUMPETS: bollos.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-STEW: estofado.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-TO GIVE IT A GO: probar.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-OTHERWISE: de lo contrario.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-TO HANDLE: manejar.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ***************************************************</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><u><span style="color: red;">SOLUTION TO THE EXERCISE.</span></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1 i / 2 g / 3 c / 4 a / 5 e / 6 h / 7 d / 8 b / 9 f</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">SEE YOU!</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-21940919028771962532021-09-29T11:45:00.001+02:002021-09-29T11:49:29.368+02:00E-SPORTS. PROFESSIONAL VIDEO GAMERS / PROFESIONALES DE LOS VIDEO JUEGOS.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, today we're going to look at something that is very popular among us, mainly among young people: Video games and <u>"Professional Video gamers"</u>, competitions, olympic e-games, etc. I hope you'll like it!</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy vamos a mirar hacia algo que es muy popular entre nosotros, principalmente entre los jóvenes: "Los video juegos y los jugadores de video juegos profesionales", las competiciones, los juegos olímpicos de video juegos, etc. ¡Espero que os guste!</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIplm8O4F43lIxs4D7dqsmwIk7Edlz8X2wWwH9od-0NTSUoA_EdSDf-19Ek7I7FwCrMT48yv3aqrmO024WFOAGzzIQHzupgnXR-cW4JFr2VTArSmI0rjYvMItc11IQVDknVrH1RWmTqx2M/s276/e.sports.eurogamers.es.9.21..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIplm8O4F43lIxs4D7dqsmwIk7Edlz8X2wWwH9od-0NTSUoA_EdSDf-19Ek7I7FwCrMT48yv3aqrmO024WFOAGzzIQHzupgnXR-cW4JFr2VTArSmI0rjYvMItc11IQVDknVrH1RWmTqx2M/s0/e.sports.eurogamers.es.9.21..jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak-up magazine.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: red;">Photos: wikipedia.org / eurogamer.es / medac.es / extron.es</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ***********************************</span><br /></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span>In the summer of 2019, over 12,000 fans were at Wembley Arena in London, shouting and cheering. Thousands more were watching online. But this wasn't a football, basketball or tennis match. It was e-sports, or competitive computer gaming. The prize money for the winners; 3 million pounds!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K97PSES7jEPiHCwlstmbciwsH_sP3RQf4iDoWQsOPhdT2R5hpzWxpaiGx2OqL7asOtrLVmp0LA98wSYOht9HFRu0ZB1DsslVHBppjBVwlgjKN6gdQ5DBmBbF65NoeW-kOQ1G1TuumWng/s310/e.sports.extron.es.9.21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K97PSES7jEPiHCwlstmbciwsH_sP3RQf4iDoWQsOPhdT2R5hpzWxpaiGx2OqL7asOtrLVmp0LA98wSYOht9HFRu0ZB1DsslVHBppjBVwlgjKN6gdQ5DBmBbF65NoeW-kOQ1G1TuumWng/s0/e.sports.extron.es.9.21.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PROFESSIONAL GAMERS</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>Millions of people in the UK play games for fun. Some of them have become professional gamers, playing games as their full-time job. Did you know that football teams such as West Ham and Manchester City employ e-sports players? They send them around the world to compete in football video game competitions. It's not easy being a professional gamer, though. They practise for ten or more hours a day, five or six days a week. They do exercises like typing something and trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.</span></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></span></p><p><span><b><u></u></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVEYs51go6UWf-zgFhwDag1LBEhv-XpKM8wFPFU8KBEaerKqxpAYnUICXhSGh0z0l_c2kuJk7Hc3adOfEfOn1pkSrh9AcMXIqwb2XM-1SZfkJoWlTOg1OBlV77tqadh2gFpVLrtlGkYY7/s301/e.sports.medac.es.9.21..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="301" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVEYs51go6UWf-zgFhwDag1LBEhv-XpKM8wFPFU8KBEaerKqxpAYnUICXhSGh0z0l_c2kuJk7Hc3adOfEfOn1pkSrh9AcMXIqwb2XM-1SZfkJoWlTOg1OBlV77tqadh2gFpVLrtlGkYY7/s0/e.sports.medac.es.9.21..jpg" width="301" /></a></u></b></div><b><u><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">OLYMPIC E-GAMES?</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>As well as playing games, many people like watching them, too. You can watch games on video sites like Twitch adn YouTube and in the UK there is a TV channel showing e-sports 24 hours a day.</span></p><p><span>They can be exciting to watch; Just like other sports, there are close games, last-minute victories and amazing performances. Sometimes online viewers can interact with the game. For example, some games rename characters in the game with the names of online viewers!</span></p><p>But are e-sports really sports? Are players athletes? Some say <b><span style="color: red;">no</span></b>. E-sports players don't need to run, jump, throw or make major physical movements. At the moment, the UK government classifies e-sports as kinds of games, not as sports.</p><p>But others say <b><span style="color: red;">Yes</span></b>, e-sports are sports. Players do need some physical skills, especially hand-eye coordination, reflexes, accuracy and timing. If darts , snooker and shouting are classified as sports, then perhaps e-sports should be, too. In fact, the governments of China and South Korea do classify e-sports as sports, and they will be an official medal sport in the Asian Games starting from 2022. Next step the Olympics?</p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">POPULARITY</span></u></b></span></p><p><span>For many e-sports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that e-sports are growing in popularity and importance. If e-sports are not as important as "normal" sports at the moment, they definitely will be in the near future.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> **********************</span><br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5ORe96krTlDg1iaq_Nz8choFo5llThY6BKD_41uL4P8LRjokPM99oZOhpn9S3CUgM-EaamL_Fpsqw7W4Y_rQ5IvfwRfELU9nVYR6gUUh5kO8LzQOwSCYaBF5uL3GB05S43LzkHt-ogqu/s275/e-sports.wikipedia.org.9.21..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5ORe96krTlDg1iaq_Nz8choFo5llThY6BKD_41uL4P8LRjokPM99oZOhpn9S3CUgM-EaamL_Fpsqw7W4Y_rQ5IvfwRfELU9nVYR6gUUh5kO8LzQOwSCYaBF5uL3GB05S43LzkHt-ogqu/s0/e-sports.wikipedia.org.9.21..jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><span><b><u><span style="color: red;">EXERCISES</span></u></b>.</span></p><p><span><span><u>1.- MATCH THE VOCABULARY 1-8 WITH THE CORRECT DEFINITION a-h.</u></span></span></p><p><span><span>1 a gamer<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> a) on the Internet</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>2 a viewer<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> b) the activity of playing computer games</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>3 a skill <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> c) a person who plays computer games</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>4 gaming<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> d) doing an activity as a job, not just as a hobby</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span>5 online<span> </span><span> </span><span> e) somebody who watches a video</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>6 professional <span> </span><span> f) about the body or using the body</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7 physical<span> </span><span> g) to put something in a group or category</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>8 to classify something h) an ability to do something </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><u>2 TRUE OR FALSE. Read the article and decide whether the following sentences are True or False.</u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1 There were 12,000 e-sports players in London in the summer of 2019 _____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2 The prize money for the winners was 3 million pounds ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>3 Gaming is a popular activity in the UK ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4 A professional gamer practises for about ten hours a day _____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>5 Footbal teams are taking e-sports competitions seriously ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>6 E-sports are boring to watch ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>7 In the UK there is a TV channel that shows e-sports 24 hours a day ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>8 All governments around the world consider e-sports as sports. _____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>9 E-sports players need to have some physical skills. ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>10 In the 2022 Asian Games, e-spors will be an official medal sport. ____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>11 E-sports have been recognised as an Olympic sport. _____</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ************************************</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><u><span style="color: red;"><b>VOCABULARY</b></span></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-TO SHOUT: gritar</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p>-TO CHEER: anImar.</p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-FULL-TIME: a tiempo completo.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-FASTER AND FASTER: cada vez más rápido.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-TO BEAT: derrotar.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-AS WELL AS: así como.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-EXCITING: emocionante.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-ACCURACY: precisión.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>-SNOOKER: billar inglés.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ********************************</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><u><span style="color: red;">SOLUTIONS TO THE EXCERCISES.</span></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1.- 1 c / 2 e / 3 h / 4 b / 5 a / 6 d / 7 f / 8 g</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2.- 1 F / 2 F / 3 T / 4 T / 5 T / 6 F / 7 T / 8 F / 9 T / 10 T / 11 F</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">SEE YOU MY FRIENDS!!!!</span></b></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-60514165997619569512021-04-19T12:55:00.001+02:002021-07-21T19:06:42.566+02:00CLEVELAND, OHIO. IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Hi my dear friends, today we are going to visit The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It 's a Museum, not only for rock and rock lovers but also for everyone who wants to know a bit more about the history of rock. I hope you'll like it!</span></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy vamos a visitar el Museo de la Fama y el Rock and Roll, en Cleveland, Ohio, Estados Unidos. No es solo un museo para los amantes del Rock sino también para todo el que quiera saber un poquito más sobre la historia del Rock. ¡Espero que os guste!</u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60XCNe2UjxoRXxMI1_ZwBQd6QuGlu4YNIeoWI09GMqckXBravAXxyx64P2DYgxKabQ9bR5EWv0q8E4ZG_IEd_zH-xXoscKSs4HIxGBaY8_ZFJcH3kZHwUMTju2q6xDIfUs-AOrssLjGBq/s275/Hall.of.fame.museum.1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60XCNe2UjxoRXxMI1_ZwBQd6QuGlu4YNIeoWI09GMqckXBravAXxyx64P2DYgxKabQ9bR5EWv0q8E4ZG_IEd_zH-xXoscKSs4HIxGBaY8_ZFJcH3kZHwUMTju2q6xDIfUs-AOrssLjGBq/s0/Hall.of.fame.museum.1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: red;">Info: from Sepak Up magazine.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: red;">Photos: sah.archipedia.org / gettyimages.es (2) / fotos.habitissimo.es / agefotodtcok.es / </span></i></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6bfKwdvAHYAHMy1xN4-1abM-isXBFfjkI575so2ET5XOUSI8zo-ZwIXmY9yxL0E9Xl9WAX2bOfhE74K3JUuQw4wkdUXTainKp-1ZS3jE7aFQ5QLQlOGc2_fRODV1BntYxf7lqjDgoTqH/s278/hall.of.fame.museum.2.gettyimages.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6bfKwdvAHYAHMy1xN4-1abM-isXBFfjkI575so2ET5XOUSI8zo-ZwIXmY9yxL0E9Xl9WAX2bOfhE74K3JUuQw4wkdUXTainKp-1ZS3jE7aFQ5QLQlOGc2_fRODV1BntYxf7lqjDgoTqH/s0/hall.of.fame.museum.2.gettyimages.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">TOUGH CITY MUSIC</span></u></b></p><p>Cleveland, Ohio isn't high on the list of tourist destinations in the United States, but it is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was inaugurated in 1995. The idea of a hall of fame for rock musicians was conceived in New York in the 1980s, but Cleveland was chosen as the permanent location.</p><p>It was in competition with other cities like Memphis, and was chosen in a readers' poll conducted by <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">USA Today</span><i>. </i></b>But that wasn't the only reason why Cleveland was chosen. Cleveland is the home of a DJ named Alan Freed who was the first person to popularize the phrase "<b>rock & roll</b>". He used that phrase to describe the rythm and blues records that he was spinning on the airwaves in 1951. </p><p>Moreover, Cleveland is a very important rock & roll city. You can find music at almost any venue , any night of the week. It is a post-industrial city and the perfect place to have a seriously thriving rock & roll scene. It has a gospel tradition, as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKOGAJ3Tl7bKb8eSrp6rfy3KLnXQfgC-sn1p3aVPbx0Bstvwb7juj_zouTbVQGQ4oaEjAFMtU3fGpC9dA7VaoxwzB8c6WZC9eqIagSIPs-pzY9zm4KwThtzBwSO4kdOzPSgwHS2eQfj1A/s251/hall.of.fame.museum.3.fotos.habitissimo.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKOGAJ3Tl7bKb8eSrp6rfy3KLnXQfgC-sn1p3aVPbx0Bstvwb7juj_zouTbVQGQ4oaEjAFMtU3fGpC9dA7VaoxwzB8c6WZC9eqIagSIPs-pzY9zm4KwThtzBwSO4kdOzPSgwHS2eQfj1A/s0/hall.of.fame.museum.3.fotos.habitissimo.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">IT IS ONLY ROCK & ROLL</span></u></b></p><p>Alan Freed, as I have mentioned before, is credited with being the first person to use the term "rock & roll". He was a DJ at the WJW station in Cleveland, Ohio. He has also been called "the father of rock & roll" and he was one of the first DJs to play black music to white audiences. And that is one of the reasons why Cleveland now hosts the spectacular Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which first opened its doors in 1995.</p><p>It features seven floors, all of which are dedicated to the artists, producers, managers and journalists who palyed their part in the history of rock & roll.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ELVIS AND FRIENDS</span></u></b></p><p>The idea of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is older than the building itself. The first artists to be inducted were Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley in 1986. Presley had died nine years earlier and, as the Hall of Fame's Manager of Education Outreach, Kathryn Metz, explains, the rule for induction is that at least 25 years must have passed since the artist or group's first recording. The Hall of Fame's architecture is remarkable, but its collection of 2,000 pieces of memorabilia is even more so. It includes everything from Michael Jackson's glove to Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock guitar and Beyoncé's stage costumes. Beyoncé is very young to have been inducted but many living inductees do come and pay a visit.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ABSENT</span></u></b></p><p>Sadly, you won't get to see Alan Freed in person either.</p><p>His career was destroyed by the "payola" scandal (record companies bribing radio stations to play their music) and he died in 1965, at the age of 43.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">MODERN ART</span></u></b></p><p>When it came to designing the Hall of Fame, Cleveland chose I.M. Pei, the famous Chinese-American architect. He is responsible for the pyramids on top of the Louvre , in France and he was the one who designed it. He built something that looks like a record player from the sky. So if you fly over Cleveland in a plane, you can see how there's a record and the arm of the record player and the mechanics of the record player, It's a modern art interpretation!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWrgJJzBQdMo80U1PlNZOLw4Ogi2GhemoWM6rGdWpP5vZ6H2RST-BJtgek9dkIB4O30graHQ8RjqxQBSH72p4px1IPRpNr35TQRWvli9nBru9ieJSIsQGTY-xcJGsmxgEFqkzk1GynFAN/s277/hall.of.fame.museum.4.agefotostocks.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWrgJJzBQdMo80U1PlNZOLw4Ogi2GhemoWM6rGdWpP5vZ6H2RST-BJtgek9dkIB4O30graHQ8RjqxQBSH72p4px1IPRpNr35TQRWvli9nBru9ieJSIsQGTY-xcJGsmxgEFqkzk1GynFAN/s0/hall.of.fame.museum.4.agefotostocks.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">MEMORABILIA</span></u></b></p><p>The Hall of Fame contains some amazing memorabilia. Everything from guitars, some lyrics from Bob Dylan, the roller skates that belonged to the Everly Brothers, the ledgers that Berry Gordy of Motown Records kept to keep track of all of his artists and their recordings, many dresses as well as the drums that belonged to ZZ Top. Instruments, contracts, posters. John Lennon's glasses and more...</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">VOCA</span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">BULARY</span></u></b></p><p>TO INDUCT: incorporar.</p><p>-GLOVE:guante.</p><p>-TO BRIBE: sobornar.</p><div style="text-align: left;">-AIRWAVES: las ondas.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-VENUE: local.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-LYRICS: letras de canciones.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-LEDGER: libro de registro.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ff00fe;">*******************************</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">EXERCISES</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>1 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION</u></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">a) Cleveland was chosen (for/as) the location of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.</div><div style="text-align: left;">b) It beat many other cities (like/as) Memphis in a poll in USA Today.</div><div style="text-align: left;">c) DJ Alan Freed used to spin rock and roll records (in/on) the airwaves.</div><div style="text-align: left;">d) Many great musicians have come (up/out) of Cleveland over the years.</div><div style="text-align: left;">e) Architect I.M. Pei was also responsible (for/of) the pyramids on the Louvre.</div><div style="text-align: left;">f) If you fly (on/over) the Hall of Fame in a plane, it looks like a record player.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>2 MATCH THESE ADJECTIVES TO THEIR ANTONYMS.</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">a) diverse<span> </span><span> </span><span> 1 failing</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>b) permanent<span> </span><span> 2 weak</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span>c) vibrant<span> </span><span> </span><span> 3 similar</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span>d) tough<span> </span><span> </span><span> 4 dull</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span>e) thriving<span> </span><span> 5 traditional</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span>f) contemporary<span> 6 provisional </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> *************************</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tM2lrcm26ncWE5eW8dGcgrIFyqEOn2cvWRJwKpZRJSLygkjiVZa93Zfuq1kpfYKjWqI-brGznQn7S77cFT8SX-x6g-CokT_Q9VI6nRRn77Lxn2Uik4UxxUXmAOYllJB13Mx9QpBBkk6R/s270/hall.of.fame.museum.5.gettyimages.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tM2lrcm26ncWE5eW8dGcgrIFyqEOn2cvWRJwKpZRJSLygkjiVZa93Zfuq1kpfYKjWqI-brGznQn7S77cFT8SX-x6g-CokT_Q9VI6nRRn77Lxn2Uik4UxxUXmAOYllJB13Mx9QpBBkk6R/s0/hall.of.fame.museum.5.gettyimages.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">SOLUTIONS</span></u></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>EXERCISE 1. > a) as / b) like / c) on / d) out / e) for / f) over</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>EXERCISE 2 > a) 3 / b) 6 / c) 4 / d) 2 / e) 1 / f) 5</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">SEE YOU!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-58909927004468229812021-01-13T19:34:00.003+01:002021-01-13T19:42:01.501+01:00NEW ORLEANS - THE VOODOO MUSEUM / Nueva Orleans - El Museo del Vudú.<p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, today we are going to know a bit more about Voodoo. It may be a strange practice and some people will not like it but I think it is an interesting and curious religious practice. It can be dangerous, it is true, if it is used in a bad way or without any knowledge but on the contrary, it can be fascinating, as well. </span></b></p><p><b>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy vamos a saber un poquito más sobre el Vudú. Puede ser una práctica extraña y a algunas personas no les gustará pero creo que es una práctica religiosa interesante y curiosa. Puede ser peligrosa, es verdad, si se usa de mala manera y sin conocimiento pero por el contrario, puede ser también fascinante.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP37Z3QxV0zOGhOXzPBNlt98rRFpzqPLRbhISE1aTk2a1zfyISWCUqNV8-BATmgdN-4Hj-c6jJ_zHlCGWR9AGWwtDEBIhoMQQQDkiiU3QnoYQCbeVBZfM6fQmhyAUyNPYNU4JvFU996wX/s299/voodoo.doll.shrm.org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP37Z3QxV0zOGhOXzPBNlt98rRFpzqPLRbhISE1aTk2a1zfyISWCUqNV8-BATmgdN-4Hj-c6jJ_zHlCGWR9AGWwtDEBIhoMQQQDkiiU3QnoYQCbeVBZfM6fQmhyAUyNPYNU4JvFU996wX/s0/voodoo.doll.shrm.org.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Photos: en.wikipedia.org (2) / tripadvisor.es / shrm.org / </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><u>NEW ORLEANS / THE VOODOO MUSEUM</u></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Voodoo fascinates and frightens people in equal measure. The fundamental principle of voodoo is that everything is spirit, but its imagery and rites cerainly make it appear as something dangerous.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oXVbIljtcs3KRqN1cJPB4mJ5AxdaL9ZBrbeZslh3GuOZkCPnm4FU4iGQq4V80rdnddxGFOuW0mcSqCdAYMm63j12mvIEIQX3GpmWq9zBGFkoqNxWpt5Hay2w0spK2f45d46KFVh6dyPi/s306/voodoo.museum.2.en.wikipedia.org.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oXVbIljtcs3KRqN1cJPB4mJ5AxdaL9ZBrbeZslh3GuOZkCPnm4FU4iGQq4V80rdnddxGFOuW0mcSqCdAYMm63j12mvIEIQX3GpmWq9zBGFkoqNxWpt5Hay2w0spK2f45d46KFVh6dyPi/s0/voodoo.museum.2.en.wikipedia.org.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A LONG JOURNEY</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Voodoo arrived in New Orleans in the 18th century, brought by slaves from western Africa and the West Indies, and later by slaves and creoles from Saint-Domingue (Haiti).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Voodoo beliefs have survived in New Orleans to this day in synchorism with the Christian religion. They have influenced traditional celebrations, such as certain dances and costumes in Mardi Gras parades, as well as elements of funeral processions. If you see a dead chicken on a grave in a New Orleans cemetery, that's voodoo, too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">GENDER RULES</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Souvenir shops in New Orleans sell all sorts of scary voodoo merchandise, such as t-shirts and jewellery decorated with skeletons and skulls. But if you really want to explore the world of Louisiana voodoo, head to the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum in the heart of the French Quarter. Here you can learn that there is an important difference between Haitian voodoo and Louisiana voodoo: that Haitian voodoo is ruled by men, while Louisiana voodoo is ruled by women.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv_r6xjAdmtYzj2QuiMcN5wgG9xxVpPQlyHnrHvXHX8ocLJJasvTKG3vh-2PtpPvDFm9kGvDCy-g4pViqfQ_1JmS6tWzzpgXBS3K9ov-uhoy2jkZ51gYNyf8B_IZeDYO6iUlyVqrSTv3_/s259/voodoo.queen.en.wikipedia.org..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGv_r6xjAdmtYzj2QuiMcN5wgG9xxVpPQlyHnrHvXHX8ocLJJasvTKG3vh-2PtpPvDFm9kGvDCy-g4pViqfQ_1JmS6tWzzpgXBS3K9ov-uhoy2jkZ51gYNyf8B_IZeDYO6iUlyVqrSTv3_/s0/voodoo.queen.en.wikipedia.org..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">VOODOO QUEEN</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Voodoo Museum has exhibits that date back two hundred years. They include paintings and photos of other voodoo queens, women who used potions, amulets called "gris-gris" and practised rituals to help people fulfil their deepest desires, or ward off misfortune.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of the most powerful voodoo queens of New Orleans was the hairdresser Marie Laveau (1801-1881). Laveau was not a slave, but the mixed-race daughter of a wealthy creole politician, who was even mayor of New Orleans for a short time. Marie Laveau was loved and respected by many people. She led voodoo rituals and was a talented healer, using herbal medicines to treat all kinds of ailments.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvt4GU_dCcZbqv30B8HOuXJYvsu1mXlkJLLU5m8HtPK4bbLeBcJGAxg6ugOOKQWAjK2eHNIoS1AH7ZIMEFh4dGaCaHsJWToTXimHQfvrz2WT7P-5C3xvKgeRtUwpSAlyO5acp8ewrgi9n/s275/voodoo.museum.tripadvisor.es.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvt4GU_dCcZbqv30B8HOuXJYvsu1mXlkJLLU5m8HtPK4bbLeBcJGAxg6ugOOKQWAjK2eHNIoS1AH7ZIMEFh4dGaCaHsJWToTXimHQfvrz2WT7P-5C3xvKgeRtUwpSAlyO5acp8ewrgi9n/s0/voodoo.museum.tripadvisor.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">SYMBOLS OF POWER</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The museum shows how believers turned to specific voodoo artefacts for help. Voodoo dolls were mostly used to encourage good things, such as health, love or money. Voodoo sought contact with ancestors and loas (that is the "spirits"), who would help them communicate with a single, all-powerful spirit, known as Li Grand Zombi or Damballa.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Exhibits show women dancing while holding a snake over their heads as a symbol of him. In this ritual, the male spirit of the heavens unites with the female spirit of the Earth, bringing healthy balance of forces.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #0c343d;">EVIL SPIRITS</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Protection from bad spirits was a piority among Louisiana voodoo practitioners. This is understandable in a region known for its intense heat and swamps, where malaria, cholera and yellow fever raged for centuries.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">SURVIVAL</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed countless homes and claimed almost two thousand lives, with the poorest inhabitants from low-lying areas of New Orleans, where voodoo has traditionally been practised, suffering the most.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet, the spirit of voodoo is still very much alive in New Orleans, and many still practise its ancient arts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> *********************************</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO FRIGHTEN: espantar, horrorizar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-IMAGERY: imágenes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-SLAVES: esclavos.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-GRAVE: tumba.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-SCARY: horripilante.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-SKULL: calavera.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO HEAD: dirigirse.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO RULE: gobernar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO DATE BACK: remontarse.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO FULFIL: cumplir.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO WARD OFF: ahuyentar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-MIXED-RACED: mestizo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-MAYOR: alcalde.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO LEAD: llevar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-HEALER: curandera.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-AILMENTS: dolencias.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO SEEK: buscar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-PRACTITIONERS: practicantes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-SWAMPS: pantanos.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO RAGE: arrasar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO CLAIM LIVES: costar vidas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-LOW-LYING: de baja altitud.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> -</span></span>SER UN CABEZOTA: to have a thick skull.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">SEE YOU MY FRIENDS!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-17934781034976328852020-10-30T13:47:00.002+01:002020-10-30T13:52:12.810+01:00THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS DIAMOND - THE KOH-I-NOOR / EL DIAMANTE MÁS PELIGROSO DEL MUNDO.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, how are you? I hope you'll be safe and healthy everybody! Today we are going to know more about a "dangerous diamond" because diamonds are very beautiful but sometimes, "dangerous", too. This is the story of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond.</span></u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, ¿cómo estáis? Espero que todos estéis bien y con salud. Hoy vamos a saber más sobre un "peligroso diamante" porque los diamantes son muy bonitos pero a veces, también "peligrosos". Esta es la historia del Diamante Koh-i-Noor.</u></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpkdckL_kWQy2OpApBE8ZCqwtBSEuLOBR0yG_5nCXlZuhyFYvaEJERBg7Yzw4TJcZtBfCQOPiAnYaQXjEt7OWSBa6FvnvKCD-scXLzrok02B1fVob3ElJOvONhcUNP1vBA_Fp7SimKz7G/s264/diamante.koh.i.noor.3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpkdckL_kWQy2OpApBE8ZCqwtBSEuLOBR0yG_5nCXlZuhyFYvaEJERBg7Yzw4TJcZtBfCQOPiAnYaQXjEt7OWSBa6FvnvKCD-scXLzrok02B1fVob3ElJOvONhcUNP1vBA_Fp7SimKz7G/s0/diamante.koh.i.noor.3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Photos: artofliving.org / postcard.news / kohinoorjewels,net / kohinoor.org</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">THE KOH-I-NOOR / THE WOLD'S MOST DANGEROUS DIAMOND</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Koh-i-Noor diamond is the centrepiece of the British Crown Jewels. It is arguably the most famous gem in the world. But it is also the most dangerous. Countless people have lost their lives in the fight to possess it, the result, many believe, of a terrible curse. In Persian, Koh-i-Noor means "The Mountain of Light". Its origins are a mystery, but most experst think it came from a river bed in India.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">FIRST APPEARANCE</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Its first verifiable appearance came in the middle of the 17th century, as the central gem in the Peacock Throne of the Emperor Shah Jahan, head of the Mughal empire in the Indian subcontinent. The diamond quickly became a symbol of power. It passed, through conquest, to the Persian ruler, Hader Shah, and then to his Afghan bodyguard, who establised a huge empire in Afghanistan and northern India.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc923vGf5qBmx3nsV6xtM0rI__l9TH_TRbXo4QMauLdfGcfFBaBhcdfO3CQQOkB-r5ojxdjvOhbS80ZUcVuJR5i7VDPrhiyJstWVQe-qbosMiJQBmMVNuuuOcKOt7pICvQK3qEXnz-btNS/s310/diamante.koh-i-noor..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc923vGf5qBmx3nsV6xtM0rI__l9TH_TRbXo4QMauLdfGcfFBaBhcdfO3CQQOkB-r5ojxdjvOhbS80ZUcVuJR5i7VDPrhiyJstWVQe-qbosMiJQBmMVNuuuOcKOt7pICvQK3qEXnz-btNS/s0/diamante.koh-i-noor..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">EMBLEM OF POWER</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The jewel was now one of the most famous emblems of power in the world. In the words of one Afghan queen: "If a strong man were to throw four stones, one north, one south, one east, one west, and a fifth stone up into the air, and if the space between them were to be filled with gold, all would not equal the value of the Koh-i-Noor." The Afghans finally lost the priceless gem to a Sikh military commander called Ranjit Singh at the beginning of the 19th century.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">THE BRITISH EMPIRE</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is when British appeared in the story. Britain was in the process of building what would be the biggest empire in the world, and much of it was on the Indian subcontinent. The British wanted the Koh-i-Noor. Singh's ten-year-old son, Duleep, now the owner of the gem, was "persuaded" to hand it over in 1849 to the British, for the imperial Queen, Victoria.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHnLmoq_NaP9WCK8ygIVIJ_J4idbZasne5WhniRNpxaSPwyg_OoAqC_JXL1KFhR-NDk6t2FwvI6nYruq8BWmp2eDb64HTzMqMcxmFE1VJXJvjIyTCGQxBB0V4NT3efycLPDFJacoaeV19/s283/diamante.koh.i.noor.4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHnLmoq_NaP9WCK8ygIVIJ_J4idbZasne5WhniRNpxaSPwyg_OoAqC_JXL1KFhR-NDk6t2FwvI6nYruq8BWmp2eDb64HTzMqMcxmFE1VJXJvjIyTCGQxBB0V4NT3efycLPDFJacoaeV19/s0/diamante.koh.i.noor.4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">BLOODY HISTORY</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Queen Victoria had no idea of the bloody history of the diamond, or its curse. Over the centuries, as the gem passed from ruler to ruler, its 793 carats were covered in layer after layer of cruelty and suffering. Eyes were punctured with hot needles, people were cremated alive, and one torture victim died wearing a crown of molten lead.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Duleep's life was just another example. The British took Duleep to England with the diamond. Queen Victoria liked him but felt guilty over how the jewel had arrived in her hands. Happy at first, Duleep soon became bitter at his situation, and eventually left the court. He finally died in poverty.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK85hPdcXjh3DhPrB_BVBq5bdWsaZ1Q3tcY7iUgpU7EyQxYVRruNEhS0Oy2eHhFPF5L1rx8iPejjTqnn5OStpV_w0F3a0BeVuWY6_iMH2UGb2N2wrnONlmX5BBx05FMLceoo25o8WMNm3d/s273/diamante.koh.i.noor.2..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK85hPdcXjh3DhPrB_BVBq5bdWsaZ1Q3tcY7iUgpU7EyQxYVRruNEhS0Oy2eHhFPF5L1rx8iPejjTqnn5OStpV_w0F3a0BeVuWY6_iMH2UGb2N2wrnONlmX5BBx05FMLceoo25o8WMNm3d/s0/diamante.koh.i.noor.2..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">WORLD DOMINATION</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Th Koh-i-Noor had arrived in England as the symbol of Britan's domination of the world. It was presented at the Great Exhibition in London's Hyde Park in 1851.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Exhibition was designed to show Britain's global domination, and six million people, thirty per cent of the British population, went to see it. The jewel was an enormous disappointment however, It was much smaller and less spectacular than people had expected. It was later made part of the Crown Jewels. Britain's current Queen, Elizabeth II, has never worn the gem. It was last seen on the coffin of the Queen Mother in 2002.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON6zbR50zw3NOTB3xxt2Epsd7QNVfXAcyG7c0tTttt-MROKjCueGqcGLk-S1uFsErHYOyDPBWp1hnB7VRRf6AYmk0VGnbk1ZkgRPKJd911CGHb-N5wG_bI-kmkDTrzlDOLXmS_MChyphenhyphenmsv/s249/diamante.wikipedia.org..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON6zbR50zw3NOTB3xxt2Epsd7QNVfXAcyG7c0tTttt-MROKjCueGqcGLk-S1uFsErHYOyDPBWp1hnB7VRRf6AYmk0VGnbk1ZkgRPKJd911CGHb-N5wG_bI-kmkDTrzlDOLXmS_MChyphenhyphenmsv/s0/diamante.wikipedia.org..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">UNCERTAIN FUTURE</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The future of the Koh-i-Noor is not clear. Several countries have demanded its return, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. Even the Taliban say they want it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b>Will the jewel stay in the Tower of London?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjf4671cdzC0danQ_3NdSvNiqi3E9OUxl35S5ohknqd0xINK-rVeWmWo74yiRgF3hIg6gL7ypvWVX3bXOD-NyrwQXERrQOl5VwTtWrsB1-TCLbhxj3afRbcxpKWU7gAZmk2fWTy09gzNs/s262/diamante.png.es..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjf4671cdzC0danQ_3NdSvNiqi3E9OUxl35S5ohknqd0xINK-rVeWmWo74yiRgF3hIg6gL7ypvWVX3bXOD-NyrwQXERrQOl5VwTtWrsB1-TCLbhxj3afRbcxpKWU7gAZmk2fWTy09gzNs/s0/diamante.png.es..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">SEE YOU!!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">I hope you'll like this story!!!</span></b></div>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-36437744847866362922020-09-21T12:36:00.001+02:002020-09-21T12:39:35.850+02:00THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN / EL CARTEL DE HOLLYWOOD<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends. I think everybody knows The Hollywood Sign. It is so famous that people recognize it at once. Today we are going to know a bit more about this iconic symbol. I hope you'll like it</span></u></b>!</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos. Creo que todo el mundo conoce El Cartel de Hollywood. Es tan famoso que la gente lo reconoce enseguida. Hoy vamos a saber un poquito más sobre este icónico símbolo. ¡Espero que os guste!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3ZssN0SHaxT6mbkUfwDMYx6OwF7TbQHmjovCoMQEL5RdcA4z-alLJyGheGCa1LNkzioR-ccnYYSCnqbji0TkZ695GE4IfrXj-QZIdR6SZb8xZCsv6DJSHxwuOAvco6VuHw3rjnpuRR4t/s343/hollywoodsign.org.1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3ZssN0SHaxT6mbkUfwDMYx6OwF7TbQHmjovCoMQEL5RdcA4z-alLJyGheGCa1LNkzioR-ccnYYSCnqbji0TkZ695GE4IfrXj-QZIdR6SZb8xZCsv6DJSHxwuOAvco6VuHw3rjnpuRR4t/s320/hollywoodsign.org.1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Info: Speak Up magazine.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Photos: hollywoodsign.org / siempreconcectados.es / 20minutos.es</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">AN ICONIC SYMBOL / THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nothing says Hollywood better than the Hollywwod sign. This iconic landmark is a symbol of fame and glamour. But believe ir or not, the concept behind the Hollywood sign wasn't to represent the Los Angeles film industry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">REAL ESTATE</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The original sign was erected in 1923 to promote a new housing development in the <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hollywood Hills</span>. It said "<b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hollywoodland</span></b>", the name of the housing development, in gigantic letters.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The letters were fifty feet high and thirty feet wide, and had more than four thousand light bulbs that illuminated the sign at night.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsi1orHJ2cskDOIsYrk1dEyCQvoiTaZxfhKp6-a-buQ7NonqjisddIJJ58u4ssvhR34NoYZOChEtwOss4JaY8i1uoMYe-BH5kDrFXU_8Kh4MpUrFk4z5uXT1uIexNu5tKqgav0ti5RSNj/s252/hollywoodland.siempreconectado.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsi1orHJ2cskDOIsYrk1dEyCQvoiTaZxfhKp6-a-buQ7NonqjisddIJJ58u4ssvhR34NoYZOChEtwOss4JaY8i1uoMYe-BH5kDrFXU_8Kh4MpUrFk4z5uXT1uIexNu5tKqgav0ti5RSNj/s0/hollywoodland.siempreconectado.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">THE END OF H</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The developers wanted to remove the sign after eighteen months, but people loved it so much that they left it there. The letters soon began to deteriorate, and in the early 1940s, the sign's custodian, Albert Kothe, got drunk one night and drove his car into the letter <b><span style="color: red;">H</span></b>, destroying it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">SAVED BY THE PEOPLE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This could have been the beginning of the end of the sign. The city then bought the land it was on and planned to remove it. But because of public pressure to save it, they only removed the "<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">land</span></b>" section, so it now read simply "<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Hollywood</span></b>", and restored the remaining letters.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">PLAYBOY CAMPAIGN</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then history repeated itself! The sign again deteriorated, and by the 1960s, the first <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">O</span></b> was damaged, so it looked like a <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">U </span></b>and the last <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">O </span></b>had fallen over -so the sign now said "Hullywo d'! This time, it was celebrities who saved the day, in particular the founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, who organized a campaign to save it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ONE LETTER EACH</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nine celebrities, including Hefner, rock star Alice Cooper and Italian movie producer Gianni Mazza, donated nearly $28,000 to replace one letter each. And in 1978 the city revealed the sign that we see today, which has white metal letters on a concrete foundation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">SIGN OF THE TIMES</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today, the sign is protected by an advanced security system, but it's often been vandalised over the years. In 2017, firemen had to remove banners from two letters of the sign as a prankster had altered it to read "<b><span style="color: #38761d;">HOLLYWEED</span></b>".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can see the Hollywood Sign from various places in Los Angeles, and if you're feeling energetic, you can hike almost two miles and stand near it, for the perfect Hollywood selfie!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7B-xQZx8so6mi9HbM9C5gnhyphenhyphen51sYxrOecCNN2YMVgkGv9w8umjZzpQaitthz9P0dBqSrO7eGEfXjHiD7LkfHmZs7kc4Z_1pscg9fCW8caof4yHzQLLfigCtBcOiO4vnkNU8S1CUjY-yz/s299/hollyweed.20minutos.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7B-xQZx8so6mi9HbM9C5gnhyphenhyphen51sYxrOecCNN2YMVgkGv9w8umjZzpQaitthz9P0dBqSrO7eGEfXjHiD7LkfHmZs7kc4Z_1pscg9fCW8caof4yHzQLLfigCtBcOiO4vnkNU8S1CUjY-yz/s0/hollyweed.20minutos.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY </span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-LANDMARK: atracción.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-REAL ESTATE: inmobiliaria.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-HOUSING DEVELOPMENT: complejo residencial.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-LIGHT BULBS: bombillas.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-REMOVE: retirar.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-SAVED THE DAY; llegó al rescate.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-CONCRETE FOUNDATION: cimientos de hormigón.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-TO HIKE: hacer senderismo.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-PRANKSTER: bromista.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">SEE YOU MY FRIENDS!!! KEEP SAFE AND HEALTHY!!!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-76688992450641912952020-09-07T19:08:00.002+02:002020-09-07T19:15:11.537+02:00SPORT / VERTICAL RUNNING - DEPORTE / CARRERA VERTICAL.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, have you ever practiced vertical running ? It consists of a race but always up, the only way is up and Chicago (USA) is the capital of stair climbing or tower racing. This year this race has to be virtual because of the situation we are suffering but people can also participate from home as well.</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, ¿habéis practicado alguna vez carrera vertical? Consiste en una carrera pero siempre hacia arriba, el único camino es hacia arriba y Chicago en los Estados Unidos es la capital del ascenso por escaleras o carreras en diferentes torres. Este año esta carrera tiene que ser virtual a causa de la situación que estamos sufriendo pero la gente puede participar también desde casa igualmente.</u></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicZ-Bwtt1lSNjlYxoJny56fwbIA1cUhvEYgf9QX6Z3JurKlSxyMCDQfd87b2UWUHhsikxAp3I4w6QN8huw8WwbIgITIyqsE9f4R4HNIQOodkhY-Qk5XTlNGHq7pI1BLpmGeJ2hqBUdpXe/s251/chicago.tower.mprnews.org.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicZ-Bwtt1lSNjlYxoJny56fwbIA1cUhvEYgf9QX6Z3JurKlSxyMCDQfd87b2UWUHhsikxAp3I4w6QN8huw8WwbIgITIyqsE9f4R4HNIQOodkhY-Qk5XTlNGHq7pI1BLpmGeJ2hqBUdpXe/s0/chicago.tower.mprnews.org.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;">Info: from Speak Up magazine.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Photos: mprnews.org / givebackonmyfeet.org/ dailymail.org / skyrisechicago.org</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">VERTICAL RUNNING - THE ONLY WAY IS UP</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Remember Sylvester Stallone up the steps outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the first Rocky film in 1976? This iconic image was repeated in later Rocky movies. The way to go is up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stair climbing as a sport is relatively recent. It was initiated by runners' clubs whose members lived in big cities with big buildings.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62mmKcv_ekfifMZLSQtxE4FuZ3G1fMhoG-Stp7FVZ36NSeuo-T2xJkNvJVs1LG3F0tzcSikiOCTWyJaXUmCk3Miqb_-IKoq0Z_746JcnAmI9hP8PZKDaALR6bVaxnKoOq8swEXc5AKaWq/s270/chicago.dailymail.co.uk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62mmKcv_ekfifMZLSQtxE4FuZ3G1fMhoG-Stp7FVZ36NSeuo-T2xJkNvJVs1LG3F0tzcSikiOCTWyJaXUmCk3Miqb_-IKoq0Z_746JcnAmI9hP8PZKDaALR6bVaxnKoOq8swEXc5AKaWq/s0/chicago.dailymail.co.uk.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">TOWER RACING</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Towe running is very powerful exercise and burns a lot of calories. Stairs are very steep, so the body has to contend with gravity. Running up stairs activates muscles that are not used in regular runs. Stair runners love to tell stories about marathon runners who couldn't handle the pace of a vertical race. In any case, vertical races are often held for charity so the pain is for a good cause. So how do you train for these races? <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">With difficulty, as the high buildings are usually private.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">CHICAGO, CHICAGO!</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chicago has a great selection of skyscrapers, best seen from the river on an architectural boat tour. The city's impressive John Hancock Tower is climbed for the <b>"Hustle up the Hancock" </b>charity race. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another big event in the tower running calendar is the <b>"SkyRise"</b> race up the Willis Tower in November.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower), is the second of the tallest building in the US, and one of the tallest in the world. Its 110 stories occupy so much space -over 100 football fields- that the Tower has its own zip code. With its characteristic antenna tip, the Willis Tower is 527 metres high.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">SkyRise runners finish the race at 412 metres, on the glass decks of the <b>"Skydeck"</b> on the 103rd floor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l7qAofh3VmJ9eUBb9ltYFTLHa7xfOC9SMdU6L0ha1Zk8M6Lm8vAr7_ja8AOoLLuAYzA8-WOVEcLHbyOCwNEr-DrixO_zdfDrrqleAn7MLQ-r-lnRPpHtkRUVkVsvCvgjW3vcdPu2Sg0u/s230/chicago.skyrisechicago.org..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l7qAofh3VmJ9eUBb9ltYFTLHa7xfOC9SMdU6L0ha1Zk8M6Lm8vAr7_ja8AOoLLuAYzA8-WOVEcLHbyOCwNEr-DrixO_zdfDrrqleAn7MLQ-r-lnRPpHtkRUVkVsvCvgjW3vcdPu2Sg0u/s0/chicago.skyrisechicago.org..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">IN TOP PHYSICAL CONDITION</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A tower racer is an athlete who specializes in running up the stairs of very tall buildings. The altitude starts to play a factor because the atmosphere and the air level change. For the most part of the race it is an enclosed stairway so you get a lot of stale air cause there are a lot of people doing it too.</div><div style="text-align: left;">There are thousands of people running up and down, sweating and breathing and the temperature of the body gets warmer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The attraction of this sport is the thrill itself. It is something new and not comercialized. It is very competitive. If you really get at it, 13, 14 minutes, but your heart is racing that whole time, like that's a full-body exertion, it's a lot more aggressive than a natural run. Like just about any athlete of any kind runs but not many of them run stairs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You must be in top physical condition because it is a vigorous and treacherous route but you get that thrill of overexertion, full exertion!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ****************************</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO CONTEND WITH: luchar contra.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO HANDLE: manejar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-PACE: ritmo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-CHARITY: organización benéfica.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO HUSTLE UP: subir deprisa.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-STALE AIR: aire viciado.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO SWEAT: sudar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-THRILL: emoción.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-IF YOU REALLY GET AT IT: si lo hace a tope.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-EXERTION: esfuerzo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">EXERCISE</span></u></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: red;">Write the correct word in the gaps. The first letter and a description are given in brackets to help you.</span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">a) Tower running involves racing to the top of <span style="color: red;">s</span>_____________(high-rise buildings)</div><div style="text-align: left;">b) It takes place in an enclosed <span style="color: red;"> s</span>____________(stairway) so the air can get stale.</div><div style="text-align: left;">c) It is a very <span style="color: red;">v</span>_____________(energetic) sport that raises body temperatures.</div><div style="text-align: left;">d) Tower running gets your heart <span style="color: red;">r</span>__________(beating fast) the whole time.</div><div style="text-align: left;">e) It follows a more <span style="color: red;">t</span>__________(hazardous) route than a normal, natural run.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><b><u><span style="color: #0b5394;">TOWER RUNNING AROUND THE WORLD</span></u></b></p><div style="text-align: left;">**The international website <span style="color: #2b00fe;">www.towerrunning.com</span> has a list of all upcoming races in the world.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">** <span style="color: #2b00fe;">www.stairsport.com </span>is the main United States site, with a corresponding facebook group.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">** <span style="color: #2b00fe;">www.towerrunninguk.com</span> is the United Kingdom equivalent.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI978ido2aKQqcec66GpUP0YoeMpuDr59NCqudufm23cou6pU9oLDevff1sqzjDOhRt6guYtrF0VejeT2RYm7pY2LwWMoyR8MyZ4J6xgLkV4SjzJ8xrjSqtXdtunHC8rbg3Zl_M646J3J/s241/chicago.givebackonmyfeet.org..png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI978ido2aKQqcec66GpUP0YoeMpuDr59NCqudufm23cou6pU9oLDevff1sqzjDOhRt6guYtrF0VejeT2RYm7pY2LwWMoyR8MyZ4J6xgLkV4SjzJ8xrjSqtXdtunHC8rbg3Zl_M646J3J/s0/chicago.givebackonmyfeet.org..png" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">SOLUTION TO THE EXERCISE.</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">a) skyscrapers b) stairwell c) vigorous d) racing e) treacherous</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">SEE YOU!!!</span></b></div><p><br /></p>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5033716980530789287.post-44020664933241624142020-09-03T12:27:00.002+02:002020-09-24T09:25:42.429+02:00LIFESTYLES / SLOGANS - ESTILOS DE VIDA / ESLOGANS - WORLD / EL MUNDO.<p><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hi my dear friends, today we are going to see different curious and common things that we usually do or see or read and we don't realize at a first sight. It is a mix of things!I hope you'll like the post!</span></u></b></p><p><b><u>Hola mis queridos amigos, hoy vamos a ver cosas curiosas y comunes que solemos hacer, ver o leer y de las que no nos damos cuenta a primera vista. Es una mezcla de cosas ¡Espero que os guste la publicación!</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Info: Speak Up magazine.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red;">Photos: elcomercio.es / psiconet.es / petardosgranada.es / elnortedecastilla.es</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcxUY1Kf3xHjbGq2cSpI7ujIVCmX0wN4wP8vHIKfne2A9oWRiuyhbNUqPE5fqAQJlWKQtuGFdPFL1st7XrELHfzfwX0m9gFZxYNkgKFbm6wYBK8uBud2I7yiCe-SvjjIs_jhyphenhyphenMbpDelT_/s246/hacercola.psiconet.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcxUY1Kf3xHjbGq2cSpI7ujIVCmX0wN4wP8vHIKfne2A9oWRiuyhbNUqPE5fqAQJlWKQtuGFdPFL1st7XrELHfzfwX0m9gFZxYNkgKFbm6wYBK8uBud2I7yiCe-SvjjIs_jhyphenhyphenMbpDelT_/s0/hacercola.psiconet.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">WORLD / LIFESTYLES</span></u></b></p><p>Smartphone technology has removed the pleasure of boredom and the gift of patience. Even if we want to, it is no longer possible to get bored, not even if we are standing in a queue. All you need to do is taken out your smartphone and check your email, go on Facebook, or some other website, or play some unbelievably pointless game. Carolyn Gregoire of the Huffington Post has drawn up a list of nine alternative things for us to do in a queue...<span style="color: red;">WITHOUT OUR SMARTPHONES.</span></p><p><span style="color: red;">1</span> Smile at a stranger.</p><p><span style="color: red;">2</span> Practise meditation, clearing your thoughts and directing your full awareness to the visual and auditory stimuli in your present environment.</p><p><span style="color: red;">3 </span>Let someone who's in a rush cut in front of you.</p><p><span style="color: red;">4</span> Make a mental list of things you're grateful for.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">5</span> Take some deep breaths.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">6</span> Silently repeat a mantra for inner peace.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">7</span> Daydream.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">8</span> Send a kind thought to someone you love.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">9</span> Read a book.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #ff00fe;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-BOREDOM: aburrimiento.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-GIFT: regalo, don.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-POINTLESS: sin sentido.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-TO DRAW UP: elaborar.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-AWARENESS: conciencia.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-IN A RUSH: con prisa.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-CUT IN FRONT OF YOU: pasar delante de ti.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-INNER: interior.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-TO DAYDREAM: soñar despierto.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdWuZ_aK0-QOHQluqVH2pX_jWUoOiARIzQF7c_X2F2moh1FVxLZWWFqpVzuxZY4hB2kRugvau6l7S1oT-DtEiz1_Lo1rCfe2-cft6Ak1QWqz71f5_HhFwf5bnRkNfAfngXoBcAi8NDcb8/s259/legopiezas..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdWuZ_aK0-QOHQluqVH2pX_jWUoOiARIzQF7c_X2F2moh1FVxLZWWFqpVzuxZY4hB2kRugvau6l7S1oT-DtEiz1_Lo1rCfe2-cft6Ak1QWqz71f5_HhFwf5bnRkNfAfngXoBcAi8NDcb8/s0/legopiezas..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ADVERTISING / HONEST SLOGANS</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And what if the slogans of famous brands were honest? It would be a disaster for their manufacturers!</div><div style="text-align: left;">According to the Internet, the best slogan for <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Lego </span>would be: <span style="color: #2b00fe;">"The bane of your foot's existence."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is because parents (and children) constantly step on little Lego pieces... and it hurst!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-THE BANE: el calvario.</div><div style="text-align: left;">-TO HURT: doler.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP5ZOQU0pawkDmEAyGPPNcRl-TED_oezX6wICbSw3oshMreukD5ht26GzuEttgglDyaq5oy0yqf5Hr6IXgva0W5UnP0cced1bj8Cazjyka5rkb9qKEc8zZZMFIsOJ_svUCYVQpvdlmFRA/s286/petardos.elnortedecastilla.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP5ZOQU0pawkDmEAyGPPNcRl-TED_oezX6wICbSw3oshMreukD5ht26GzuEttgglDyaq5oy0yqf5Hr6IXgva0W5UnP0cced1bj8Cazjyka5rkb9qKEc8zZZMFIsOJ_svUCYVQpvdlmFRA/s0/petardos.elnortedecastilla.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #073763;">HUMOUR / CHRISTMAS CRACKERS</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>The British are great fans of Christmas crackers. An important part of pulling the cracker is discovering the joke inside, which is usually both short and bad! Here are some examples:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">1</span> How do snowmen get around? They ride an icicle! (rima con bicycle)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">2</span> What did Santa say to his wife when he looked outside? Looks like reindeer! (se parece a rain dear)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">3</span> What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">4 </span>What do English teachers call Santa's helpers? Subordinate Clauses!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: red;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-CRACKER: petardo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO PULL: tirar</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-ICICLE: carámbano.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-REINDEER: reno</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-FROSTBITE: congelación.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m6ZFWQFGYXTj1rmOduPBwwNDv98Jxl-V-bjxaqJsMudNQNt0pAlasUrfSC8p-v35dOBcJCnrkNSV2GBB2G43Gv1hogxPqWEmqrPxqYBGbNb98fcxDmxKxuSKU8NfyaFWxnqQnxw18dBL/s225/petardosgranada.es.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m6ZFWQFGYXTj1rmOduPBwwNDv98Jxl-V-bjxaqJsMudNQNt0pAlasUrfSC8p-v35dOBcJCnrkNSV2GBB2G43Gv1hogxPqWEmqrPxqYBGbNb98fcxDmxKxuSKU8NfyaFWxnqQnxw18dBL/s0/petardosgranada.es.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> **********************************************</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: red;">Now, are you good at crosswords? Here you can read the definitions and you have to guess the word.</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>1 Man who has never been married. Also a degree ________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>2 Farming event celebrated in the US at Thanksgiving ________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>3 Acronym signifying "to be arranged" or "to be agreed" ________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>4 Adverb/interjection used in polite requests _________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>5 "Planet of the ____" popular 1968 film remade in 2001 ________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>6 Adjective meaning the opposite of closed ________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>7 Time of the day when the sun falls below the horizon _______</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>8 Old-fashioned way of saying "yes" _________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>9 Cornmeal slow-cooked into a creamy porridge __________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>10 Adjective meaning "possessing a higher education" __________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>11 Cephalopod with a soft body and eight tentacles _______</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>12 "Bohemian ________" 1975 hit single by rock band Queen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>13 Breed of shepherd dog used in police work _________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>14 Gemstone and nickname for Ireland ____________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>15 Discount retail store of out-of-season brands ____________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>16 Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries __________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>17 Verb: lower and raise the head in agreement ___________.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>18 Place where drinks are served over a counter _______</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>19 Soft or solid dairy product, made from milk curd _______</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>20 Electronic System for TRavel Authorization _________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">NEWS THAT INSPIRES</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>**Imagining what is is like to be someone other than yourself at the core of our humanity. It is the essence of compassion, and it is the beginning of morality. (Ian McEwan)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>**In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it (Marianne Williamson)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-CORE: núcleo, centro.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-WOUND: herida.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>-TO HEAL: curar.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> ********************************</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="color: #990000;">SOLUTIONS TO THE DEFINITIONS.</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1 bachelor 2 harvest 3 TBA 4 please 5 apes 6 open 7 sunset 8 yea 9 polenta 10 educated</div><div style="text-align: left;">11 octopus 12 rhapsody 13 alsatian 14 emerald 15 outlet 16 OPEC 17 nod 18 bar 19 cheese</div><div style="text-align: left;">20 ESTA</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">HAVE A NICE DAY!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Marite Riscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03443605019681364862noreply@blogger.com0