"FOOD FOR THOUGHT", "ALGO QUE PENSAR"

Aportación de Iago Álvarez, 2º Bach BTD

BRUCE LEE, THE LOST INTERVIEW

"Vacía la mente, conviértete en algo sin forma, sin silueta..., como el agua"

"Be water, my friend" 'Sé agua amigo mío'

"Under the sky, under the Heaven, there's just one family. I like to think of myself as a Human Being"
'Bajo el firmamento, bajo el cielo, sólo hay una familia. Me gusta pensar de mí mismo que soy un Ser Humano'

Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris (the fight of the century)

(si te gusta el arte del kung-fu)

OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN----- - - - - - - - - -- PADRE NUESTRO, QUE ESTÁS EN LOS CIELOS

Un poco de 'culturilla' general -cosas que a todos nos suenan y no viene mal saber...

A bit of general knowledge -things that ring a bell and can be handy...

In the name of the Father,----------------- En el nombre del Padre

and the Son,--------------------- y del Hijo

and the Holy Spirit.------------------- y del Espíritu Santo.

Amén

Our Father, who art in heaven ---------------------------Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos

- hallowed be Thy Name, ------------------------------------------santificado sea tu nombre

Thy kingdom come, -----------------------------------------------venga a nosotros Tu reino

- Thy will be done, ------------------------------------------------hágase Tu voluntad,

on earth as it is in heaven. --------------------------------------así en la tierra como en el cielo.

- Give us this day our daily bread ----------------------------- el pan nuestro de cada día dánosle hoy
And forgive us our trespasses, ------------------------------------Y perdónanos nuestras deudas
-as we forgive those who trespass against us. ------------------así como nostros perdonamos a nuestros deudores.
- And lead us not into temptation, -----------------------------No nos dejes caer en la tentación
but deliver us from evil. ---------------------------------------------más líbranos del mal.
- For Thine is the kingdom, ---------------------------------------- Porque Tuyo es el reino
and the power, and the glory, ----------------------------------------y el poder, y la gloria

- for ever and ever. -Amen. ------------------------------------------ por los siglos de los siglos.- Amén

Guardian Angel Prayer ................................ Ángel de la guarda (equivalente)
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear .................. ...................Ángel de la guarda

to whom God's love commits me here. ................... ...........dulce compañía
Ever this day be at my side .................. ....................no me desampares ni denoche ni de día

to light and guard and rule and guide. ............................. no me dejes solo que me perdería.

Jesusito de mi vida __________________Now I lay me down to sleep (equivalent)

Jesusito de mi vida ________________ Now I lay me down to sleep

eres niño como yo, ________________ I pray the Lord my soul to keep

por eso te quiero tanto _____________ and if I die before I wake

y te doy mi corazón ________________ I pray the Lord my soul to take.


tómalo, Tuyo es,

mío no.

Wedding vows

“I, _____, take you, _____, for my lawful wife/husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. I will love and honour you all the days of my life.”

Votos de matrimonio

"Yo, _________, te tomo a ti, _______, como mi legítima/o esposa/o, para amarnos y respetarnos desde este día en adelante, para bien o para mal, -(para lo bueno y para lo malo)-en la riqueza o en la pobreza, en la salud y en la enfermedad, para cuidarte y amarte hasta que la muerte nos separe.”

THE CREED - ------------------------------- - --------------------------EL CREDO____

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

The 10 Commandments - God's Revelation in the Old Testament

The 10 Commandments are found in the Bible's Old Testament at Exodus, Chapter 20.

They were given directly by God to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after He had delivered them from slavery in Egypt:

"And God spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…

ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'

TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'

FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'

FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'

SIX: 'You shall not murder.'

SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'

NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'

TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'

MAPA USA INTERACTIVO Y THANKSGIVING DAY

LOS EEUU THE USA

                                                     MAPA INTERACTIVO
otro interactivo? (por si falla el primero)

THE MAYFLOWER (IN ENGLISH)

(EL 'FLOR DE MAYO' EN ESPAÑOL)

('MI' MAYFLOWER II)

Donna and Steve: the Youngs

 THANKSGIVING (IN ENGLISH)

El Día de Acción de Gracias 

(en inglés, Thanksgiving Day; francés, Jour de l'Action de grâce) es una celebración tradicional de Estados Unidos y Canadá. En los Estados Unidos se celebra el cuarto jueves del mes de noviembre, aunque originalmente se hacía el último jueves. En Canadá, por su parte, se celebra el segundo lunes de octubre. Generalmente en esta festividad se reúnen en torno a una mesa familiares y amigos a compartir un banquete. Aunque religiosa en origen, está considerada como una festividad secular.

En los Estados Unidos, la tradición moderna del día de Acción de Gracias tiene sus orígenes en el año 1621, en una celebración en Plymouth, en el actual estado de Massachusetts. También existen evidencias de que los exploradores españoles en Texas realizaron celebraciones en el continente con anterioridad en 1598, y fiestas de agradecimiento en la colonia de Virginia. La fiesta en 1621 se celebró en agradecimiento por una buena cosecha. En los años posteriores, la tradición continuó con los líderes civiles tales como el gobernador William Bradford, quien planeó celebrar el día y ayunar en 1623. Dado que al principio la colonia de Plymouth no tenía suficiente comida para alimentar a la mitad de los 102 colonos, los nativos de la tribu Wampanoag ayudaron a los peregrinos dándoles semillas y enseñándoles a pescar. La práctica de llevar a cabo un festival de la cosecha como este no se volvió una tradición regular en Nueva Inglaterra hasta finales de la década de 1660

LA MEJOR PÁGINA WEB DE RECETAS PARA COCINAR EL 'PAVO'

 

MI DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS -14 OCTUBRE 2011

My 'helping'

 

Donna's creation

Part of the 'setting'

JAZZ CHANTS, another gadget for learning

Yes, Jazz Chants, What are They?

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They could be defined as follows:

A Jazz chant is a poem that uses jazz rhythms to illustrate the natural stress and intonation patterns of conversational American English.

Jazz Chants provide an innovative and exciting way to improve student's speaking and listening comprehension skills while reinforcing the language structures of everyday situation.

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Carolyn Graham is the creator of Jazz Chants, which connect the rhythm of spoken American English to the beat of jazz.
She developed the technique of jazz chanting during her twenty-five years of teaching ESL in the American Language Institute of New York University.
She has also taught at Harvard University and has conducted workshops in the NYU School of Education, Columbia Teachers College in New York and Tokyo, and elsewhere throughout the world. Ms. Graham is the author of numerous Jazz Chants books, all published by Oxford University Press (Carolyn Graham nowadays).

Who did you see?

Who did you see? I saw John

John who? John Brown

I can't hear you! I said John Brown

I can't hear you! I said John Brown
I can't hear you ! I said John Brown,
John Brown,
John Brown!!

What did he say? Who?
John Brown. John Brown?
Yes, What did he say? He didn't say anything
Nothing? Not a word

I don't believe it!!
I don´t believe it!!!
Big Mouth John Brown
didn't say a word? Not a word.

I don't believe it!! .
I don´t believe it!!!
Big Mouth John Brown Big Mouth John Brown
didn't say a word? didn't say a word.


Jazz Chants: Variety and levels

Inside-Out, Riley's first date

Plot

A girl named Riley is born in Minnesota and within her mind, five personifications of her basic emotions — Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger — come to life. The emotions live in Headquarters, Riley's conscious mind, where they influence Riley's actions and memories via a control console

Argumento

Una niña llamada Riley ha nacido en Minnesota y en su mente viven cinco de sus emociones (Alegría, Tristeza, Temor, Desagrado y Furia en la versión hispanoamericana; Alegría, Tristeza, Miedo, Asco e Ira en la versión española)

CHILDREN'S (AND GROWN UPS)... RHYMES AND SONGS

TICK HERE AND ENJOY ENGLISH WITH SONGS!

AND NOW SOME PRONUNCIATION TIPS

 

FOR MY UPPER ENGLISH STUDENTS

BE A KID AGAIN AND ENJOY THE TALE. 

TASK:TELL THE STORY IN ENGLISH TO A BELOVED ONE.!!

A CHALLENGE FOR GOOD EARS

EXERCISE: TRANSCRIBE THIS IN ENGLISH WRITING

WITTY COMMERCIALS, CHECK THAT OUT!!!

WIN YOUR MOM'S KISSES BACK!!!


YOU'D BETTER LEARN GOOD ENGLISH, OR ELSE...

DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE...


CAREFUL!!!

LEARN ENGLISH, SOONER OR LATER YOU'LL BE NEEDING IT!!!

"LET BYGONES BE BYGONES" or 'AGUA PASADA NO MUEVE MOLINO'

One of the jolly good things about life is that, in most occassions, one can re-start anew. How lucky of us!! WELCOME THE NEW ONES AND 'RE-WELCOME' THE OLD LADS AND LADIES

IN THIS NEW RE-START WE WILL BEGIN WITH THOSE CONSIDERED THE BEST FILM SPEECHES AND MONOLOGUES WELL-KNOWN WORLD WIDE. ENJOY!!!

1.- (My favourite)

"GONE WITH THE WIND" 'LO QUE EL VIENTO SE LLEVÓ'
(Victor Fleming, 1939)

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'hara "As God is my witness, as God is my witness, they're not going to lick me! I'm going to live through this, and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again - no, nor any of my folks! If I have to lie, steal, cheat, or kill, as God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again."

'A Dios pongo por testigo que no podrán derribarme. Sobreviviré, y cuando todo haya pasado, nunca volveré a pasar hambre, ni yo ni ninguno de los míos. Aunque tenga que mentir, robar, mendigar o matar ¡a Dios pongo por testigo que jamás volveré a pasar hambre!

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"Casablanca", (Casablanca, 1942), Michael Curtiz;

'Tócala una vez Sam', 'Louie, creo que éste es el principio de una gran amistad', 'De todos los cafés del mundo, tuvo que elgir el mío' y 'Después de todo, siempre nos quedará París'

"Play it again Sam",  (Play it Once..., play it, Sam)

Ilsa: Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake.
Sam: I don't know what you mean, Miss Ilsa.
Ilsa: Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By."
Sam: Oh, I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on it.
Ilsa: I'll hum it for you. Da-dy-da-dy-da-dum, da-dy-da-dee-da-dum...
Ilsa: Sing it, Sam.
Sam: You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss. A sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply As time goes by. And when two lovers woo, they still say, "I love you" On that you can rely No matter what the future brings. As time goes by...
Rick: Sam, I thought I told you never to play...

"Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks in to mine" Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)  and "We'll always have Paris", "Here´s looking at you kid"
"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" (Casablanca ending),

AS TIME GOES BY
(Louis Armstrong)
You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by
And when two lovers woo
They still say, "I love you"
On that you can rely
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by

Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate
Woman needs man
And man must have his maid
That no one can deny
it's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by...

"NOBODY'S PERFECT" - 'NADIE ES PERFECTO' Some like it hot' o 'Con faldas y a lo loco (1959. Billy Wilder)




FINAL SCENE 

Osgood: I called Mama. She was so happy she cried! She wants you to have her wedding gown. It's white lace.

Daphne: Yeah, Osgood. I can't get married in your mother's dress. Ha ha. That-she and I, we are not built the same way.

Osgood: We can have it altered.

Daphne: Oh no you don't! Osgood, I'm gonna level with you. We can't get married at all.

Osgood: Why not?

Daphne: Well, in the first place, I'm not a natural blonde.

Osgood: Doesn't matter.

Daphne: I smoke! I smoke all the time!

Osgood: I don't care.

Daphne: Well, I have a terrible past. For three years now, I've been living with a saxophone player.

Osgood: I forgive you.

Daphne: [Tragically] I can never have children!

Osgood: We can adopt some.

Daphne/Jerry: But you don't understand, Osgood! [Whips off his wig, exasperated, and changes to a manly voice.] Uhhh, I'm a man!

Osgood: [Looks at him then turns back, unperturbed]: Well, nobody's perfect!!!

The top ten greatest film quotes

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
(Clark Gable (as Rhett Butler)

-->, in Gone With the Wind (1939)
2. "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
(Marlon Brando (as Don Vito Corleone), in The Godfather (1972)
6. "Go ahead, make my day."
(Clint Eastwood (as 'Dirty' Harry Callahan), in Sudden Impact (1983)
8. "May the Force be with you."
(Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), in Star Wars (1977)
10. "You talkin' to me?"

(Robert De Niro (as Travis Bickle), in Taxi Driver (1976)

ENGLISH TESTS FOR OVER TWENTY-FIVES

ACCESO A EXAMENES PARA MAYORES 25
PRUEBAS ACCESO +25, 2013  SALAMANCA
VALLADOLID

EXAMENES hasta 2014

    "SAPIENTIA AEDIFICAVIT IBIS DOMVN"

COMENTARIO DE TEXTOSPERIODÍSTICO RESUELTO

SO LONG, GOOD-BYE, TA-TA, FAIRWELL, ... 'SEE YA'

 ¡¡¡¡HASTA LA VISTA!!!!

AMAZING GRACE... EL HIMNO MÁS POPULAR

"SUBLIME GRACIA" (la historia)

Amazing Grace Lyrics

John Newton (1725-1807)

Amazing Grace, how sweetthe sound, (all the lyrics)
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

Gracia asombrosa, (toda la letra)
cuan dulce el sonido
¡Que salvó
a un desgraciado como yo!
Estuve perdido,
pero ahora me encontré,
Estaba ciego,
pero ahora puedo ver