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Saturday, December 31, 2022
Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN (Live at The Royal Variety Performance 2022)
1. Thanks to Sam Ryder, the UK got the best result in the Eurovision Song Contest in ......................
2. The presenter compares Sam's hair to that of a ...................
3. And his voice to that of.....................
Can you explain the joke below?
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Thursday, December 29, 2022
The King's Christmas Broadcast 2022
1. Have you ever watched this?
2. What about the Spanish equivalent?
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Joke
A Shy Visit To The Dentist
A shy little 4-year-old came in to the dentist for his first cleaning and check-up. The hygienist tried to strike up a conversation but no response.
After the cleaning, the dentist was called in to do the final check. The dentist tried to strike up a conversation as well.
"How old are you?" No response.
The dentist then asked, "Don't you know how old you are?"
Immediately four tiny fingers went up.
"Oh," replied the dentist, "and do you know how old that is?"
Four little fingers went up once again.
Continuing the effort to get a response, the dentist asked, "Can you talk?"
The solemn little patient looked at him and asked, "Can you count?"
What do you think of this?
| Why We Don’t Remember |
| There is a gift in not remembering who we are when we are born into this lifetime; the gift is the journey. |
| Many of us wonder why we do not remember who we were before we were born. We wonder what it was like to be a soul without a body and what it will be like to be one again. Many of us have a strange sense that we do remember, as if we did experience a bodiless existence, but we can’t quite recall the details. We may remember feeling as if we were flying, or as if we were just incredibly light and unrestricted in our movements. Still, most of us do not recall anything in detail about the time before we incarnated into a human body. There are many possible reasons for this deep forgetting, one of which is that remembering would probably impinge upon our ability to fully commit to this life. Experiencing life on earth without any memory of an alternative existence allows us to be here completely, and that is what is required in order for us to learn much of what we must learn here. Most of us are not meant to spend our time here preoccupied with concerns beyond the realm of this lifetime. Instead, it is our job to occupy our bodies and our planet with a fullness that would not be possible if we were constantly aware of another, and extremely different, realm of existence. There is no doubt that life on earth is difficult in ways that life outside of a body is not. As we modulate our energy to move into a body, our consciousness changes, and this is a necessary change. Forgetting other levels of being protects us from a confused and divided experience. Soon enough, we will be back where we started, so thinking too much about it now is a bit like being on a fascinating journey and spending the whole time thinking about going home. It is more in alignment with our purpose here to be fully present in the gift of this journey, unreservedly offering our energy to the experience we are having right now. Source: DailyOM.com |
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
5 Effective Study Habits for Language Learning
Do you agree with what the video says?
Do you have anything to add?
Iran protests
Click on the link below and watch the video, then share your opinion in the comment section:
The secret diaries of women protesting in Iran
Since a young woman, Mahsa Amini, was killed while being detained by Iran's morality police for not wearing her headscarf correctly, the country has been rocked by daily protests.
Both women and men, who want a life free from the strict rules of the Islamic Republic, have been taking part.
We know Mahsa Amini's story, but what of the everyday risks and dangers that women face, as they continue to protest?
Over two and a half months, women have been sending their thoughts as voice notes, writing and drawings to the BBC's Saba Zavarei. Here are their diaries, with names changed for their safety.
Directed by Kate Forbes, Produced by Kawoon Khamoosh, Edited by Paul Organe, Animation by Manuella Bonomi.
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Monday, December 26, 2022
This is a story I used to read to my kids when they were little.
1. What is a mole?
2. Can you explain two more meanings of this word?
Little Britain
1. Have you ever watched Little Britain?
2. Can you summarize what happens in this short sketch?
3. What is a kerfuffle?
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Friday, December 23, 2022
Monday, December 19, 2022
Where was this picture taken?
How many columns are there here? (approximately)
How did they come into existence?
Most of them are................................ (shape)
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Friday, December 16, 2022
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
What is the meaning of the expression below?
Your word for Wednesday 14th of December 2022 is:
*** go Dutch ***
(Source: OWAD)
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Pentatonix - Carol of the Bells
Do you like Christmas carols?
Do you have a favourite?
Do you like this one?
Is this the first time you listen to Pentatonix?
What is different/special about their songs?
Monday, December 12, 2022
The Memory Keeper of Kiev
I went to bed at five a.m yesterday. The reason? I had to finish my book. I needed a happy ending. I needed to know the whole story.
The novel I was reading was written by Erin Litteken and it's her first. Even though there are a few scenes that can be considered somewhat corny, the final product is spectacular. One of the best books I've read this year.
Apart from being of Ukrainian descent, Litteken has researched extensively before writing this story.
There are two main narratives: the first takes place in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933 when Stalin's minions imposed a system of agricultural collectives that consisted on robbing the citizens of all their possessions and making them work for the state. Those who refused to cooperate were either killed or taken to Siberia. Many more died of starvation. They had to work for hours and were only fed a piece of bread and some weak soup if they were lucky. The worst bit is that there was plenty of food that was sometimes even left to rot.
The other part of the story tells us about a young widow trying to decipher her Ukrainian grandmother's diary to find out about her past, a past she's never talked about. As you can imagine, both threads are interconnected.
Unfortunately, the Holomodor, also known as the Terror Famine or the Great Famine, is a historical event very few people know about. That's what Litteken is trying to change. Stalin tried to hide the death of around 4.5 million Ukrainians and some journalists lied. Walter Duranty, who worked for the New York Times, got a Pulitzer Prize for his articles about Russia, but he didn't tell the truth. He never mentioned the Holomodor. Duranty had a nice apartment in Moscow and was probably afraid of Stalin as well.
Lots of documents were destroyed before the dissolution of the USSR and that's why we don't have the whole picture, even though there has been research in the 21st century.
I've loved every minute of this novel, but it's also made me deeply sad. Sometimes I'm even ashamed of being a human being. Lest we forget? We do keep on forgetting. And more suffering is inflicted on innocent human beings. Again and again.
If you like historical fiction, if you like characters that feel real, this is the book for you. Most of the time I believed I was there with Katya and her pain was my pain.
Below I'd like to share a letter the author has written for her readers:
Dear readers,
The seeds of this story began in my mind even before Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, and now I sit drafting this letter while the news of Russia's brutal attack on Ukraine, " its cities, its civilians, its culture," plays on the news in the background. I never imagined the release of my novel on a past oppression of the Ukrainian people would coincide with such a parallel tragedy.
Ukrainians today are fighting for their country with a strength and tenacity that has captivated the world, but it is impossible to deny that history is repeating itself. It's horrifying, and we must do better.
As the granddaughter of a Ukrainian refugee from WW2, the poignancy of this war devastates me. While I can't change history, we can all learn from it and do something to help the Ukrainian people today.
My heart goes out to the brave Ukrainians defending their country, their culture, and their lives, both then and now.
Slava Ukrayini!
Erin Litteken
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022
Fritz Haber
What can you tell me about Fritz Haber, the man the song is about?
And you can see the video explained below:
Lest we forget
It's easy to read and also thought-provoking. Some chapters take place in 1929 aproximately in a Ukraine invaded by Stalin's minions. The other half takes place in 2004 in the USA where a young widow is trying to discover her Ukranian grandmother's past secrets before she descends into the downward spiral of Alzheimer's.
Fear of flying
Finally, the family decided that maybe if she saw the statistics she'd be convinced. So they sent her to a friend of the family who was an actuary. "Tell me," she said suspiciously, "what are the chances that someone will have a bomb on a plane?"
The actuary looked through his tables and said, "A very small chance. Maybe one in five hundred thousand."
She nodded, then thought for a moment. "So what are the odds of two people having a bomb on the same plane?"
Again he went through his tables. "Extremely remote," he said. "About one in a billion."
Aunt Bessie nodded and left his office. And from that day on, every time she flew, she took a bomb with her.
Questions
1. What did Great Aunt Bessie love?
2. Where did her relatives live?
3. What did she hate?
4. What did she read?
5. What did the familly decide?
6. Where did they send her?
7. What was the first question she asked him?
8. And the second?
9. What does she do whenever she flies now?
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Thanks for sharing, Daphne.
Do you like this song?
Did you know this band before?
if you had to choose, what would you listen to: a traditional Christmas carol or this one?
Monday, November 21, 2022
Saturday, November 19, 2022
How to write like the best-selling author of all time.
Have you read any of her books?
Do you think she's a good writer?
Do you know any interesting facts about her life?
What was one of the most important decisions she took when writing her novels?
What is one of the main criticisms of her novels?
She often ................. who the killer was while she wrote.
What kind of language she used?
Where was Poirot from?
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the highlighted expression in the sentence below? What are skittles?
“The coalition has even considered launching an advertising campaign in Romania and Bulgaria to spread the word that drizzly austerity Britain is not all BEER AND SKITTLES.”
Bagehot - The Economist (2nd February 2013)
Source: OWAD
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know?
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Joke
Lucky Number 5
A 55-year-old man who was born on May 5, had been married 5 years, had 5 children, and made $55,555.55 a year. Of course, his lucky number was 5.
The man receives a phone call from a friend. The friend informs him that a horse named Lucky 5 will be running in the fifth race at the local track that evening.
Excitedly, the man withdraws $5,555.00 cash from his bank account, goes to the races and bets on Lucky 5.
Sure enough the horse comes in fifth.
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