Merry Christmas 2014

Our blog

"English @ Edrissis" 

wish you all 

Merry Christmas

with this home-made video...

I hope you like it...

... and have a great time 

at Christmas!

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We wish you all

A very Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year !! 

Jesús Canca

PS. The video has been produced by our friend Victor Ferrer. Thank you, Victor !

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE

INTERNATIONAL  DAY  FOR  TOLERANCE

In order to generate public awareness, emphasize the dangers of intolerance 

and react in support of tolerance promotion and education, 

we solemnly proclaim the annual International Day for Tolerance 

on the 16th of November every year.

UNESCO, 1995

Tolerance is ...

... respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, 

our forms of expression and ways of being human. 

 Tolerance is ...

... fostered by knowledge, openness, communication, and freedom of thought, conscience and belief. 

 Tolerance is ...

... harmony in difference. It is not only a moral duty, it is also a political and legal requirement.

 Tolerance,

... the virtue that makes peace possible, 

contributes to the replacement of the culture of war by a culture of peace.

 

"Declaration of Principles on Tolerance"
(Article 1)

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Let's commemorate this day with the song

"Wonderful Life" by the British singer Black.

If We consider the song as an invitation to look for a friend, 

in order to be able to practise TOLERANCE with him / her,
complete the following...

...Activity :

*Watch the video-clip of the song,
paying attention to the lyrics,
and decide in which part of the lyrics of the song
we can include the following sentence...

..."with whom I can practice Tolerance"

Enjoy the song!!

(ANSWER : 3'19'' of the video-clip )

JOHN'S BIRTHDAY

JOHN'S BIRTHDAY

Do you know this man?

 Of course, ... you are right!!

He is John Lennon, 

the famous singer that founded The Beatles, 

a band that changed the popular music scene.

John Lennon was born
on the 9th of October, 1940

in Liverpool (England).

So, Today...

 It is his birthday!!

 Let's remember him today

with one of his songs:

"IMAGINE".

A Tribute to John Lennon...

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Listen to the song and practise the lyrics with the given activity.

*Activity:

 Fill-in-the-blanks (using one of the given words):

Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you _____ (1) No hell below us Above us only _____ (2) Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t _____ (3) to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the _____ (4) Living life in peace                              You may say that I’m a dreamer   But I’m not the only one I hope _____ (5) you’ll join us And the world wil be as one Imagine no _____ (6) I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people _____ (7) all the world You may say that I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope _____ (8) you’ll join us And the world wil be as one

(1)    Dye – Cry - Try (2)    Fly – Sky – Spry (3)    Yard – Card – Hard (4)    Steeple – People - Maple (5)    Sunday – One day – Someday                                                                    (6)    Sessions – Possessions – Decisions (7)    Sharing – Cheering – Changing (8)    Sunday – One day – Someday

I hope you enjoy the song!

 

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The Quotation of this month of October 

of this blog "English@Edrissis"

is dedicated to him: 

"When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. 

I wrote down "HAPPY".They told me I didn't understand the question, 

and I told them they didn't understand LIFE".

 John Lennon

(1940-1980)

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FURTHER INFORMATION.-

You can learn more about John Lennon, having a look at the following links:

In ENGLISH:  Lennon's biography

In SPANISH:  Biografía de John Lennon

"WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD"

"WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD"

Let's start a new school year

with the famous song

"What a wonderful world".

Let´s enjoy simple things in life

and let's share the hopeful, 

optimistic tone of the song 

with regard to the future

(... and to the present).

Watch the following video

and pay attention to the song...

Warming-Up Activity.-

Fill-in-the blanks :

I see _____ (1) of green, _____ (2) roses too

I see them bloom for me and _____ (3)

and I think to myself _____ (4)

I see skies of _____ (5) and clouds of _____ (6)

the bright blessed _____ (7), the dark sacred _____ (8)

and I think to myself _____ (9).

The _____ (10) of the _____ (11) so pretty in the _____ (12)

are also on the faces of _____ (13) going by

I see _____ (14) shaking hands saying _____ (15)

They're really saying _____ (16).

I hear ____ (17) crying, I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll never know

And I think to myself _____ (18).

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If you need some HELP,

Have a look at the missing words:

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (*)

BABIES

I LOVE YOU

HOW DO YOU DO

FRIENDS

PEOPLE

SKY

RAINBOW

COLORS

NIGHT

DAY

WHITE

BLUE

YOU

RED

TREES

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SELF-CORRECTION

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/louis+armstrong/what+a+wonderful+world_20085347.html

Good Luck

 for the new school year !!

I LOVE CEUTA !!

    I  LOVE  CEUTA !!

                                                    

  To all those who don't know Ceuta... yet 

... let me show you my home-town,
CEUTA
a beautiful small Spanish town 
located on the north coast of Africa,
and share with you the following video...

** Please, if you cannot watch te video, use this LINK. **

What do you think?

Do you like it?

I hope so!

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And talking about the music...

... Do you know the song?

... and the singer?

Perhaps not!

Let me answer those questions for you...

The music from the video is the song "Life is beautiful", by the singer Tim McMorris.

Tim McMorris is a music producer, a composer and a singer-songwriter living and working out of Niagara Falls, in Canada.

Music has been one of his greatest passions and over the years he has been honored to have had his work featured in various large scale projects around teh world.

Musically speaking, his main focus is currently on creating Royalty Free Music, that is, music specifically created for use on TV, films, animations, commercials, documentaries, webs and any place commercial music is needed.

For more information about Tim McMorris or his music, please visit his  website.

If you feel curiosity about the lyrics of the song

this is simply for you...

"Life is beautiful", 

by Tim McMorris

Hey now

Come on

Let’s go

The music’s playin’

I've got
To move on
To go out
No more delayin'

Pack my things up
Care free
Adventure's waitin'

I´m headin' out
Headin' out to see the rest of the world
Yeah, yeah

So kick it up to stir it up
Alive will make you feel
Press reset with no regret
Make sure to keep it real

The possibilities, right in front of me
Oh all the things that I can be
Got me feelin' free
Yeah

So turn it up and shout about
'Cause you got something to shout about
And let the world just spin around
As you go on and make more ground

And throw your hands up, ya put em up high
Walk a new path, and go on
And let the cares fly by

And if you take some time to ask me why
You always see me with a smile
I´ll tell yo that

Life is grand, life is great, life is good
Life is beautiful
Ya gotta give it all ya got
Everything you got to give
Time to shine, time to live

Life is grand, life is great, life is good
Life is beautiful
Now your living out your dream
With your hopes up high
Your only limit is the sky
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Standing in a brnad new place
I feel the sun shine on my face
The weather's good, the day is bright
I watched it turn from dark to light

And keep the music going
Keep the good times rollin'
And now I'll never let it stop
You'll only find me growin'
Come on

Sing out a song
And don't be shy
'Cause you'll never know
Till you give it a try

Colourful like a work of art
A brand new day, a brand new start

And once you go up, you´ll never come down
Like your walking right on the air, with you feet far off the ground

And if I take some time to ask you why
I always see you with a smile
You'll tell me that

Life is grand, life is great, life is good
Life is bautiful
Ya gotta give it all ya got
Everything you got to give
Time to shine, time to live

Life is grand, life is great, life is good
Life is beautiful
Now your living out your dream
With your hopes up high
Your only limit is the sky
Hey, hey, hey, hey

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TASKS.-

Now, have a look at the lyrics of the song and ...

1.- Find 3 Synonyms of "beautiful".

2.- Find as many examples of colloquial English as possible.

3.- Find as many examples of Phrasal Verbs as possible.

And finally,

a funny and hard task...

Play the video again 

and try to sing aloud the song

 "Life is beautiful" with Tim McMorris 

- following the lyrics.

(Can you finish the song?)

Good Luck !!

;-)

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