At the beginning there was only darkness and fear. And then I decided it was time to take risks and fly. But not alone,I need my students. Together, we'll take off and fly higher and higher in English.
No need to hurry,though.We're on a journey,so let's enjoy the ride!
Today my post has to be about Saint Patrick's Day. What do you know about it? If you're Portuguese, I suppose you don't know much or nothing at all. Well, it's time to find out.
See the presentation and if you want to find out more, just follow the links on the bibliography page. Good readings.
'For each petal on the shamrock This brings a wish your way- Good health, good luck, and happiness For today and every day. '
If you'd like to listen to this text, please scroll down to the end of the page.
There are four seasons in western Europe: spring, summer, autumn and winter. I like all of them for different reasons.
In spring, I like going for long walks in the country with my family. The fields are full of yellow, orange , red and purple flowers, it’s lovely; the air is so fresh and floral!
In summer, the evenings are warm and we can go out for a walk.
I love the colours that autumn brings – yellow, brown, reddish leaves. I also like the smell of fresh rain and wet soil.
In winter, there’s a lot of rain. No problem . With bad weather I enjoy staying at home reading and listening to music, or watching a good film.
My favourite season? Well, I suppose it’s spring. It’s warm, but not hot; the scenery is beautiful and it smells really sweet!
Carnival is approaching and it's a big event in many countries.
My suggestion to you today is a Carnival crossword. While doing it you'll learn about this festive season in different parts of the world. I hope you enjoy doing it. I certainly did.
Click on 'Watch the adds!'. Scroll down a bit and there you have them. Watch some of them or watch them all. These are excepcionally well done adds about Everyone's Human Rights.
If you would like to know the story of Human Rights, watch the video 'What are Human Rights?' Again, it's very interesting and well done.
Now, let's GET ACTIVE (top bar, on the right). Click and find out 'things anyone can do for human rights'.
Have you already done any of these things? If you have, well done, let's do more; if you haven't, you can start today!
I've just been following suggestions 3 and 13. Now, it's your turn:
Why don't you follow suggestion 11: Create something: a drawing, song, video, poem or just some lines, about one of the human rights or the subject of human rights in general, and share it with others.
By the way, what do you know about this ‘Person of the Year’ nomination? Was it always called like this? Do you have any idea who have been nominated over the years? And who were these people, what did they do? Looking back, do you think that perhaps some nominees might not have been the best choices? What about good choices?
OK, so here’s the deal: why don’t you do some research and share some thoughts on these or other topics regarding the ‘Person of the Year’ subject?
You can try these sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/stories/
Or perhaps you prefer writing about your own 'Person of the Year', that very special person that has inspired you, or helped you, or made you happy, or been the best of friends, or...
If that person deserves a place in your personal history, why can't he/she have a place in history, too?
At the moment,I'm a teacher of English, but I've also been a teacher of French and a teacher of Portuguese.I'm a student, too. I'm learning Spanish and I have a feeling that I will also be a teacher of Spanish someday. I like reading a lot, and I also like travelling.I have a hobby - balcony gardening. I have a small collection of succulent plants.
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