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Summer Poem

As the heat begins to announce the arrival of summer, here I leave a poem by william blake.

I hope you enjoy.

To Summer

O thou who passest thro' our valleys in
Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat
That flames from their large nostrils! thou, O Summer,
Oft pitched'st here thy goldent tent, and oft
Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we beheld
With joy thy ruddy limbs and flourishing hair.

Beneath our thickest shades we oft have heard
Thy voice, when noon upon his fervid car
Rode o'er the deep of heaven; beside our springs
Sit down, and in our mossy valleys, on
Some bank beside a river clear, throw thy
Silk draperies off, and rush into the stream:
Our valleys love the Summer in his pride.

Our bards are fam'd who strike the silver wire:
Our youth are bolder than the southern swains:
Our maidens fairer in the sprightly dance:
We lack not songs, nor instruments of joy,
Nor echoes sweet, nor waters clear as heaven,
Nor laurel wreaths against the sultry heat.

~ William Blake

MOVIE QUOTE

http://www.moviequote.net/moviequote.cgi?page=main&key=none

FILMS QUOTES CONTEST

My momma always said that life is like a box of chocolates! you never know what you are going to get

STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH!

Take a look!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnmKIKbVq8M

For women and men with good mood (sorry the mistakes..)

COURSE OF FORMATION FOR MEN
PEDAGOGICAL OBJECTIVE: Allowing the men to develop that part of the brain whose existence ignores.
PROGRAM: 4 modules, of which 1 is obligatory.

Module 1 (Obligatory Course)
*Learning to live without his mother (200 hours).
* “My wife is not my mother” (35 hours).
* Understanding that football is not another thing that a sport, that to be outside the World-wide one is not the death (500 hours).

Module 2: “Life in couple”
* Having children without becoming jealous (50 hours).
* surpassing the property syndrome on the remote control (55 hours).
* Not to piss outside the toilet (100 hours): Practical exercises in video.
* understanding that the shoes do not go single until the closet (80 hours).
* How to arrive until the laundry basket without losing himelf (50 hours).
* How to survive to a cold without agonizing (50 hours).

Module 3: “Free Time”
* Ironing in two stages a shirt in less than two hours (practical exercises).
* Digesting beer without burping while the table is put (practical exercises).

Module 4: “Course of kitchen”
Level 1 (beginner): “Electrical appliance”
ON= turn on
OFF= turn off
Level 2 (advanced): “My first instantaneous soup without burning the saucepan”. Practical exercises: Boiling the water before adding the paste.

INTENSIVE COURSE
For reasons of difficulty and understanding of the subjects, the courses will have a maximum of 8 students.

SUBJECT 1: “The clothes”: From the washing machine to the wardrobe, that mysterious process.

SUBJECT 2: “The risks of filling to the ice tray and its transport until the freezer” Demonstration with support of slides.

SUBJECT 3: 'Scientific Demonstration: cooking and to throw the rubbish don’t cause impotence nor quadriplegia' Practical in laboratory.

SUBJECT 4: “The roll of hygienic paper” the hygienic paper, is born next to the toilet? (Exhibitions on the subject )

SUBJECT 5: “Why isn’t it necessary to shake sheets after to have given our intestinal gases” Exercises of reflection in couple.

SUBJECT 6: “The man that drives, if loses himself,
can request information without running the risk of seeming impotent” Testimonies.

SUBJECT 7: “Fundamental Differences between the laundry basket and the ground”

SUBJECT 8: “The man in the seat of the passenger” Is generally possible not to speak or to be shaken convulsively while she drives and/or parks?

SUBJECT 9: 'The cup of the breakfast: Does get up itself until the sink? 'Exercises directed by David Copperfield.

CREATIVE WRITING

I'M PROPOSING YOU A GAME. I START A STORY AND WITH YOUR COMMENTS YOU CONTINUE IT. DO YOU WANT TO JOIN? LET'S SEE WHERE WE GET TO.

When I woke up that morning I had this stange feeling that something that could change my life forever was about to happen ...

TRAINING COURSE FOR MEN

 
TEACHING OBJECTIVE: To enable men to develop this part of the brain whose existence ignored. 

PROGRAM: 4 modules, of which one is required. 

Module 1 (required course) 

> * Learning to live without their mother (200 hours).
> * 'My wife is not my mother' (35 hours).
> * To understand that football is nothing more than a sport, to stay out of the World is not death (500 hours).


Module 2: 'Life as a couple'

> * Having children without becoming jealous (50 hours).
> * Overcoming the syndrome of belonging on the remote control (55 hours).
> * Do not piss off the toilet (100 hours): Practical exercises on video.
> * Understand that the shoes do not go alone to the closet (80 hours).
> * How to get the dirty laundry basket without getting lost (50 hours).
> * How to survive a cold without dying (50 hours).


 Module 3: 'Leisure'

> * Ironing a shirt in two stages in less than two hours (practical exercises).
> * Digest free beer burp while setting the table (practical exercises).


Module 4: 'Cookery Course'

Level 1 (beginners): 'Household appliances' 
> ON = ON
> OFF = OFF

Level 2 (advanced): 'My first instant soup without burning the pan' 
> Practical exercises: Boil the water before adding the pasta.

INTENSIVE COURSE:

For reasons of difficulty and understanding of the subjects, the courses have a maximum of 8 students. 

ITEM 1: 'Clothing': From the dishwasher to the cupboard, that mysterious process. 

ITEM 2: 'The risks to fill the bucket of ice and their transport to the fridge' Demonstration slide holder.

ITEM 3: 'scientific demonstration: cooking and throw away the trash NOT cause impotence or quadriplegia' practices in the laboratory.

ITEM 4: 'The roll of toilet paper "toilet paper," is born next to the toilet? (Exhibitions on the theme of 'spontaneous generation'). 

ITEM 5: 'Why is not necessary to shake the sheets issued after intestinal gas' reflection exercises as a couple.

ITEM 6: 'The men who lead, if lost, can request information without running the risk of appearing impotent? " Testimonials 

ITEM 7: 'Fundamental differences between the laundry basket and soil' 

ITEM 8: 'The man in the passenger seat,' Is it generally may not speak or shake convulsively as she leads and / or park?.

ITEM 9: "The cup of breakfast: single coat to the sink?" Exercises led by David Copperfield

Well, without any intention to offend but what some guy coming?

FAMOUS FILMS THAT MOVED US

I thought about this activity (6B) and I realized that there is a couple of film locations that I'd like to visit.
The first location is Easter Island as can be seen in RAPA NUI and the second one is the city of Bruges in Belgium where Colin Farrel's movie IN BRUGES was filmed.

Just for fun, don't treat this seriously

Joke

The science teacher stood in the front of the class and said, "Children, if you could have one raw material in the world, what would it be?"

Little Stevie raised his hand and said "I would want gold, because gold is worth a lot of money and I could buy a Corvette." The teacher nodded, and then she called on little Susie.

Little Susie said, "I would want platinum because platinum is worth more than gold and I could buy a Porsche." The teacher smiled, and then she called on Little Johnny.

Little Johnny stood up and said, "I would want silicone." The teacher said, "Silicone? Why silicone, Little Johnny?" "Because my mom has two bags of the stuff and you should see all the sports cars outside our house!"

VOCABULARY

raw material  - materia prima
silicone  - silicona 
stuff - materia, cosa  

to nod - asentir 
to raise  - levantar  
to be worth - valer

happy holidays.

 This week is Holy Week! Next week ... EASTER. I hope everybody enjoy some time off. 

NICE DINNER.

Nice celebration last friday. Good food, nice company, plenty of laughs and gallons of alcohol. We missed more fellows from 5-7 group but nevermind, the best were there ;-)

I'm still not fully recovered and I hope the pictures never come out.

When will be the next?

response to Marta about Obama

The draft law on social security reform in the United States is an important fact that Obama took the time to sign the bill using no less than 22 different pens. The reason Obama has to use so many pens is that the White House records usually give away the feathers and the supporters and advocates of Law.

As you can see in the picture the letter "O" Obama is shown formed by multiple strokes due to using multiple pens.

White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown explains:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZSoUBNz13Q

Obama signs health care bill

Hello. This is my first time!

I have been watching the video in which Obama signs health care bill, and he uses a lot of pens. I can't understand the reason. Is he joking or American pens fail too much?

To watch the video, click here:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/23/health.care.main/index.html

By the way, Ana Garcia: I'd like you to correct my expressions if there's any mistake. Thanks.

help

hello, I´m inside, but what have I do, now?

Joke

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend.

"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes," replies Watson.

"And what do you deduce from that?"

Watson ponders for a minute. "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Timewise, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?"


Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you fool!" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"

VOCABULARY
 
faithful - fiel 
fool - tonto  
tent- carpa   
timewise  - relativo a las horas   

to nudge - dar un codazo  
to ponder - reflexionar, considerar  
to suspect  - sospechar 
   

ST.PATRICK'S DAY

YOU ARE GREAT!

BARÇA 4 - STUTTGART 0

WE ARE IN QUARTER-FINALS, FORÇA BARÇA. ON FRIDAY'S DRAWS WE'LL SEE WHO WE WILL FACE TO.

NEW!!! THERE IS A DINNER!!!

FRIDAY 26TH MARCH.

8:OO IN THE EVENING TO EL COLONIAL FOR A PRE-DINNER BEER
9:00 IN THE EVENING BOCATA AT EL CANTÓ
LATER WE WILL GO PUBBING.

JOIN, WE WILL ENJOY FOR SURE!
SEND YOUR CONFIRMATION.

Joke

There was a farmer who grew watermelons. He was doing pretty well, but he was disturbed by some local kids who would sneak into his watermelon patch at night and eat his watermelons.

After some careful thought, he came up with a clever idea that he thought would scare the kids away for sure.

He made up a sign and posted it in the field. The next day, the kids show up and they saw the sign which read: "Warning! One of the watermelons in this field has been injected with cyanide".

The kids ran off, made up their own sign and posted it next to the farmer's sign.

When the farmer returned, he surveyed the field. He noticed that no watermelons were missing, but the sign next to his read: "Now there are two!"

VOCABULARY 
  
clever - inteligente, ingeniosa 
cyanide - cianuro  
field  - campo 
for sure  - con seguridad 
patch - parcela  
pretty - bastante  
sign  - letrero, cartel   
to notice  - percatarse, notar 
to sneak - entrar o salir con disimulo 
to survey  - inspeccionar 
come up with - idear, plantear
make up - confeccionar
run off - salir corriendo
scare away - espantar, ahuyentar
show up - aparecer, llegar

R.E.M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnn3pAjC8RU

Embrace Life

Good morning eveyone,

Firstly, I congratulate Ana and participants for the blog. I hope to have time to share with you the things that interest us.

I attached the link of the video "EMBRACE LIFE" created by a British NGO to make aware about seat belt use.

What do you think the campaign?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM&feature=player_embedded

By the way, is there a dinner before Easter Holidays or not?

I organized the previous one. Take your turn. Suggest day and place.

We are already 18. Let's celebrate we can now drink alcohol, vote, and ...

This blog administrator does not take any responsibility on the comments published on it.

Although I share most of them. Hey, Madrid supporters can show they back their team up in these terrible circumstances. This is not a Barça blog (or is it?)

Lost

This is the newspaper Sport' Day' cartoon, I consider it worthy of sharing. Sorry if it offends someone.

http://www.sport.es/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=44&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=695070&idseccio_PK=800

Joke

A tour bus driver drives with a bus full of seniors down a highway, when an old lady taps him on his shoulder. She offers him a handful of almonds, which he gratefully eats up.

After approximately 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful of almonds. She repeats this gesture about eight times.

At the ninth time he asks the old lady why they don't eat the almonds themselves, whereupon she replies that it is not possible because of their old teeth, they are not able to chew them. "Why do you buy them then?" he asks puzzled. Whereupon the old lady answers, "We just love the chocolate around them."

VOCABULARY
almond - almendra 
gratefully - agradecidamente  
handful - puñado  
shoulder - hombro  
teeth - dientes  
whereupon - con lo cual  

to chew - masticar  
to puzzle -  desconcertar  
to tap - dar golpecitos
to be able to - poder
to eat up - comer todo

Hi!! This video is a request!! It ´s the intro of a tv serial , The big bang theory, it´s very funny! Paco I hope this is that you want.

Original song with subtitles in English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhTSfOZUNLo

Drug's jokes

More Doctor's jokes...

Joke

A doctor was having an affair with his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told him she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum of money and asked her to go to Italy and have the baby there.

“But how will I let you know the baby is born?” she asked. He replied, “Just send me a postcard and write 'spaghetti' on the back. I'll take care of expenses.”

Not knowing what else to do, the nurse took the money and flew to Italy.

Six months went by and then one day the doctor's wife called him at the office and explained, “Dear, you received a very strange postcard in the mail today from Europe, and I don't understand what it means.”

The doctor said, “Just wait until I get home and I will explain it to you”. Later that evening, the doctor came home, read the postcard, fell to the floor with a heart attack. Paramedics rushed him to the ER. The lead medic stayed back to comfort the wife. He asked what trauma had precipitated the cardiac arrest.

So the wife picked up the card and read, “Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti - Two with sausage and meatballs, two without”.

VOCABULARY
meatballs  - albóndigas   
sum - suma  
to go by - transcurrir, pasar
to let know - avisar, informar
to pick up - agarrar, recoger
to take care of - encargarse de, cuidar

Real 1 Lyon 1

The European dream is over for Cristiano Ronaldo after Real Madrid crashed out of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at home to Lyon. I´m sorry. Jajaja.

Do we celebrate Easter?

Are we going to celebrate Easter as we did before Christmas? (I mean with a game, a beer and a Cantó sandwich) my liver still recalls it... and craves for more.

Congratulations for de creation of this blog. I think it's a very good idea to practise and improve our english without dictionary's help and whitout the nerves of an evaluated work.

I hope to be able to hung anything on the wall but for the moment I'm trying to learn how it really works... I'm sorry for not being good on this media...

Joke

A 90-year old man said to his doctor, "I've never felt better. I have an 18-year old bride who is pregnant with my child. What do you think of that?"

The doctor replied, "I have an elderly friend who is a hunter and never misses a season. One day he was in a hurry and picked up his umbrella instead of his shotgun by mistake. When he got to the creek, he saw a beaver. He raised his umbrella and went "bang, bang, bang", and the beaver fell over dead. What do you think of that?"

The 90-year old said, "I'd say somebody else shot the beaver".

The doctor said, "My point exactly".



VOCABULARY:
beaver (bíiver) - castor
bride (braid) - novia
creek (kríik) - riachuelo
hunter (jánter) - cazador
shot (shot) - tiro
shotgun (shótgan) - escopeta

to be in a hurry - estar apurado
to pick up - agarrar, recoger

YOU ALL CAN WRITE

GO TO ACCEDER, THEN TO NUEVA ENTRADA AND SAY SOMETHING, AT LEAST HI.

Can we have a collection to buy a new casette?? Perhaps, the EOI is broken because the listenings in the exams are awful....grrrrr....Good lucky tomorrow!

Back to leadership in a minute, sorry for the inconveniences

Sorry I (somehow) deleted previous entry. I do not retract, a blaugrana heart forever.

This is a photo of mine last year's triplete night. This year we will do it again. Today more than ever Força Barça.

International Women's day

"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
—Eleanor Roosevelt

EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IS GOOD FOR BOTH PARTS. FOR ALL OF US BOYS AND GIRLS. HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

(And now a feminist joke:
When does a man lose 90% of his intelligence?
When his wife dies.
And the rest of it?
When his dog dies.
Ja,ja, I couldn't help it, sorry, that's the way I am)

NUEVO BLOG

Morning to everyone. I have decided to create a space all of us can share, you can include links to exercise pages, photos, videos, everything you consider interesting for your classmates to improve their English and also have fun. Hope you find it useful. THIS BLOG IS YOURS, ALL OF YOU CAN WRITE HERE AND SHARE WHAT YOU WANT.