Please, watch this

Hi boys!
First of all, I must confess I'm sad and a little bit disappointed.



Why? Because I have been waiting since 5th February for your contributions for the blog (your blog, our blog) and what have I received so far? NOTHING! NOTHING AT ALL!!! Can you believe it?

Anyway, although I had decided not to update the blog until I had some feedback from you, I have finally decided to change my mind in order to share a video with you.

It is an old video, dating back to 1992, so why would I want to include it now? Because during our next classes we are going to speak about groups of people, and this video is just about that: about what can a little group achieve with a little willpower, and about everyone in the world being just that, a group of people who should be more aware of this and work together to build a better tomorrow for everyone.

When you watch it, please bear in mind that the boys and girls who wrote the speech were around your age, and despite that they managed to organize themselves to raise the funds to travel all the way from Canada to Rio de Janeiro and deliver their message to the assistants to the Earth Summit. And I think it is a wonderful message, indeed.

Please enjoy it...

You CAN change the world.



You can find an English subtitled version here. It is also very easy to find Spanish subtitled versions in Youtube.

Your comments will always be welcome.

Bye!

Super Disco Fashion II - The Revenge of the Hairy Singers

Hi again!

I think I'm sick... Browsing the web I have found a different version of the Bee Gees' video and I have decided that it would be a great idea to include it in the blog and organize a little poll.



And here's the question:

ACCORDING TO YOUR OPINION, WHICH IS THE TACKIEST VERSION?
(Please look for the meaning of the word "tacky" in your dictionnary, you're gonna love it!)

I'll try to include a poll gadget in the blog. If I cant do it, just post your answers here, as a commentary to this entry.

Bye!

Super Disco Fashion

I have received an e-mail from someone who has asked me to post a new music video in the blog. As I promised to include your contents as long as they were not offensive, I have finally decided to include it, but I must confess that I have had to think it over for some time before making up mi mind... In fact, I still wonder if such a tacky look can be considered offensive or not...

In any case, this video has given me the opportunity to write some lines using the Present Perfect, so that you can see how it works, and how can it be used, so thank you anyway.

And here it is...



Enjoy it!

Reading is sexy

By the way, browsing El Mundo's Aula's website I have found a very interesting section which suggestive heading opens this post. Can you imagine which POEt is the star of its latest article? I'll give you a clue:



Click here and unveil the mystery...

An interesting article

Hello again!

Look at the interesting article that has been published today in El Mundo on the use of blogs to improve your English (you can click on the images to enlarge them). I found it on a specific section on education which is called Aula and has its own internet site. You can find it here.

If you read the article, you'll find that it mentions some specific online resources. For your convinience, I have included the links it gives in this post, so that you can visit the sites just by clicking on them.

http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com
http://pronunciaringles.com
http://www.queimbrich.com

I'd recommend you to visit them to see if they could be useful for you, or even to surf the web and search for your own resources... There are many blogs and sites in the internet for English learners, and some of them are really good (and some of them quite funny as well).

And don't forget to share your findings or experiences with us!

More Monty Python

¡Hi!

As I promised you, the Monty Python troupe is back.

On his comment on the post on Wednesday 14th January, mysterious Blue Savannah Man said:

I think that the best Monty Python sketch is the Ministery of The Silly Walks

Here is the sketch in question so that you can tell for yourselves if he's right or wrong. (Spanish subtitled version here).



By the way, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to introduce one additional sketch in this post which is an unvaluable help to understand the working of contradictions in English, a topic we dealt with back in Unit 1. (Spanish subtitled and abridged version here).



Enjoy it!

Happy Ox Year!

Hello everybody!

As I told you on Monday, we have just entered the Chinese year of the Ox, i.e. 4.707 according to their calendar.

If you want to know more about what this new year will bring to us, you can have a look at this link. Although the design of the target website is not one of the World Wonders, I think that the information it contains is interesting enough.

If you like this kind of things, I would highly recommend you to surf the web and find which is your sign according to the astrological systems of different cultures. I have done it myself and have discover that...

...according to the Mayan Horoscope I am a Blue Overtone Night. (Sounds beautiful, doesn't it?).

...according to the Aztec Calendar, I was born on the day of the Monkey on the week of the Serpent. (Wow!).

...according to the Celtic Calendar, I am a Willow. (Yes, like the itsy bitsy tiny winy little wizard of that film).

...according to the Chinese Horoscope, I am a Fire Dragon. (---).

There are as many astrological systems as different cultures in the world, and the ones I have included in this post are just a mere sample. Enjoy your curiosity and surf the web for other systems (Vedic, American Indian, African...). Some of them are quite beautiful, even poetic, and I'm sure you will get surprised with the results.

That's all for now. Good Luck for everyone!

And don't forget to share your findings... ;)