Bon Appétit!

How about dinner in 20 minutes?

The omelette show!!!

The movie "Julie and Julia" is inspired in Julia Child´s struggle to get started as a chef and Julie Powell´s attempt to cook all the recipes in "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". Julia´s and Julie´s stories are interwined...

Main Cast:

Julia Child- Maryl Streep

Julie Powell- Amy Adams

"Both women find food is the gateway to new lives and new happiness", Chicago Tribune.

Watch the real Julia Child cooking omelette!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmvfUKwBrg&feature=related

Some tasks:

1- What do you need to make an omelette? Make a list

2-Can you flip it over it like Julia? I can´t!!!

3- How do you say "condimentar" in English?

Bon Appétit!

Cell Phone Synphony

• My friend Eva ,who is not only a great friend but an endless source of inspiration, sent me this link about different funny scenes and public performances!

It´s fun!!! Try it!

gadgets

"My pc is the gadget I use the most. I couldn´t do without it! I can do everything here"

• Which is the gadget you use the most? Why? Let´s vote! I vote for the pc!

Last lines from Winter

I´m right now at home bacause, as you know, I have angina!! I´m tired of being in bed!!! I take my lap-top to bed and share this link with you...

You know winter´s about to finish in this hemisphere so before it ends let´s think of winter as a time for introspection...

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, actress Mary Louise Parker recites the poem, "Lines for Winter" by Mark Strand, exploring themes of isolation and self-discovery.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/pe08_vid_strandline/

I hope you enjoy it dear all!!

Lines For Winter by Mark Strand
Tell yourselfas it gets cold and gray falls from the air

that you will go on

walking, hearing

the same tune no matter where

you find yourself --inside the dome of dark

or under the cracking white

of the moon's gaze in a valley of snow.

Tonight as it gets cold

tell yourself

what you know which is nothing

but the tune your bones play

as you keep going. And you will be able

for once to lie down under the small fire

of winter stars.

And if it happens that you cannot

go on or turn back and you find yourself

where you will be at the end,

tell yourself

in that final flowing of cold through your limbs

that you love what you are.

Inspector Gadget

A popular cartoon of the 90´s...

Inspector Gadget!!!

I was a fan! Were YOU?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1L2ksPNQA

The Flatmates

The BBC has free and interesting videos to learn English!

Watch them and comment!!!

I hope you enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ivj3oFFqkE&feature=PlayList&p=90971B1BDDEA4AC9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=38

Anthony Bourdain

Patricia Papaleo from Level 1 sent me this video.
TKS!!!!!
It´s great!
It´s Anthony Bourdain, an American chef in Argentina...

Let´s share it!

Let´s Watch it:

http://www.vimeo.com/3420642

Comment on it!!!

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Africa

Tomas Vila sent me this video to share and sing! TKS Tom!

• Do you like the rock band TOTO?

Now, go to:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHzpIG5_fo8





Lyrics (also in the clip) :





http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/toto/africa_20139798.html





1. Tick the sounds musicians do with their bodies

• clap hands


• rock their heads


• snap fingers


• stamp the floor


• hit their chests

2. The songs says " I bless the rains down in Africa". Is rain something to be happy about? Why / why not? (I expect lots of argument!!)

3. The song is about Africa the continent. Now, how much do you know about The Republic of South Africa?

Go to:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm

• How many official languages are there?


• Who´s the president?


• I want to listen to some R&B... What radio station can I listen to?


• Imagine this: I want to call somebody on the phone. What are first two numbers I dial?

Competition!!!!

First two to comment (one from Level 1, one from Level 3) gets a candy the first day after reccess!!!!!!!;)

Help: DO NOT READ EVERYTHING!!!!!

Where are you from?

1-Where are you from?

2-Choose one place (city or country) from the list below:

• Toronto (Canada)



• Romania



• Auckland (New Zeland)



• New York



• Pennsylvania



• Manhattan



• Massachusetts



• Italy



• New Jersey

3. Which is your favourite? Why?

4. Watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9PsgBhtsnE

5. Tell us about the places you visited!

JOBS

• Do you like going to the hairdresser´s?

Go to:

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/englishinmind/eimtv/clips.htm

Choose Level 1
Life Swap: Part 2
Hairdressing

Watch Katie washing someone´s hair. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Katie knows how to wash her own hair


2. Katie is confident about washing someone´s hair


3. Katie doesn´t make any mistakes


4. Daniel helps Katie

Send me the answers to:

carbelenallende_efl@hotmail.com

SPORTS

1. Before you watch

Put the sports in order from the easiest to the most difficult

• snowboarding


• tennis


• long jump


• volleyball


• swimming


• ice skating


• free diving

NOW, GO TO:

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/englishinmind/eimtv/clips.htm

CLICK ON THE CLIP "LEVEL 2" ICE SKATING

2. While you watch

Watch the clip about Lauren. Choose the correct option

1- She starts lessons at 5:00 / 5:30

2-She warms up / doesn´t warm up

3- She can / can´t spin.

4- Darren is a friend / her coach

5- Louren has blond / dark hair

Send me your answers to carbelenallende_efl@hotmail.com

Maybe, you need a dictionary...or my help...no problem; Remember I´m on-line Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 to 9:00

Sorry about the previous mistakes!! And TKS to Patricia and Tomas

Swine Flu

Image from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8028371.stm








Everybody´s talking, thinking...about SWINE FLU

What is it?

How to avoid it?

Some tips and info at:

http://www.aurainteractiva.com/site/customersanddemos/swineflueng/plainlaunch.htm

• Thinking about Language...

1. What form of verb is used in "How to Wash your Hands"?

Send your answers to carbelenallende_efl@hotmail.com

Or Make a comment

• Finally, are you WORRIED?

Favourite Photo´s

(Unit 2) Let´s share some photos...

Send us your personal or historical photos!!!
Together with:

• A short description of it


• reasons why you like it

Finally, let´s vote!

Here´s my favourite!

http://www.oskaralegria.com/galeria.php?ciudad=3

It´s a photo of Paris taken by Oskar Alegria. Actually, two photos comparing a similar view some years later. Both photos show a person sitting with legs crossed; in the first one, it´s a man, the second one shows a woman wearing high heels. A sociological study? Maybe. ..

I love the way the photographer chooses to display Paris!

Mario Martirena (level 3) Sent me this photo and comment to share:

"It isn’t my favorite photo, but I like it. Ricardo Alfieri took this photo after the 1978 FIFA WORLD CUP final, where Argentina defeated Netherlands and won the tournament. In the photo, Alberto Tarantini is hugging to Ubaldo Matildo Fillol, the Argentina’s goalkeeper, and a fan without arms is coming. The photo became very famous, it called `El abrazo del alma´."

THANK YOU MARIO!

Sandra Romagnoli sent me these great photographs! Together with her comments...

Hello Carla,
this photo was taken this year, on february, from the inside of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
I was watching "French Painting" in the first floor (in the Denon Pavilion), when i looked trough a window. I saw the inverted pyramid and the Triunphal Arch of the Carousel.
The past and the present together, the classcism of Napoleon´s Arch and the modernism of the glass pyramids in the "courtyard" of the Louvre. The Arch is from 1808. It was build to celebrate the triumphs of Napoleon. Behind the Arch is the Garden of Tullerías. The pyramids, the inverted and the big one (it isn´t in this photograph), which is used as the main entrance to the museum, are from 1989. Both of them are made of glass and aluminium.
The second photograph is of the inverted pyramid inside the museum. You arrive there from the subway station. There is a comercial gallery with gift shops and coffee stores and the corridor to takes you to the museum.
In the third photograph you can see the big pyramid taken from the museum hall.
I´m in love with the Louvre, so I think that is the reason of the selection of these photographs. I expect to go there again

(Photos comming soon... when my pc makes up her mind...jeje)

Home swapping?

Where do you wanna go on your next vacation?

go to:

http://www.homeexchange.com/

• Tell us:

-did you enjoy watching "The Holiday"?

-Have you made up your mind? Are you swapping next holiday or not?

Classmate articles

Welcome to CEDI!

• Introduce your partners like this:

"This is Martina. She´s a computer programmer from Cerri. Married? Yes, she´s married with two daughters. They´re 8 and 5. She studies English for her job..."

*If you´d like to include a photo, write to: carciudad_efl@hotmail.com or carbelenallende_efl@hotmail.com

Top notch homepage: http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/topnotch1/76/19556/5006541.cw/index.html

Come on!

Wit-Dictionary 1

In this section we will "suggest" definitions for different objects, situations, feelings...

The idea is that you contribute with your own definitions...

Mobile Phone:

A post-modern device for continual persecution and sonorous torture. Used for communication, sometimes serves the contrary purpose.

Etymology: rhythmic origin. The first part MOBILE rhymes with "I"; and the second PHONE rhymes with "lone" (alone).

• try with: LOVE, ECOLOGY, TABLE, CHAIR, LAP TOP, WALL...


• Inspired by Jorge Mux´s:

http://exonario.blogspot.com/

POP Surveys 1

The band "THE WHO" sings "My generation"...

Here the Punk concept of "old means trash, corruption" is clear when they sing "I hope I die before I get old".

The song represents the beliefs of some people from the punk generation who were sometimes put down by adults.

What song represents your generation?

What is THE song of song of all times?

Go to http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs

Do you agree with this list by Rolling Stone magazine?

Let´s vote and share ideas!!!

I vote for "Imagine" by Lennon...we are still dreaming about such a peaceful world!

And my second vote goes to "One" by U2...

Anyway, maybe electronic music represents us better...mmmm

User-friendly Links 1

Go to:

• for some listening...

http://www.elllo.org/months/highbeg.htm

• Monolingual Dictionary...

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=convolvulus

• Cool stories and videos...

http://www.nytimesconversations.com/?WT.mc_id=VI-D-E-ABT-AD-LB-CON-ROS-0109-MONT&WT.mc_ev=click

• Karaoke versions and Pop Songs Lyrics...

http://www.kariokebar.com/lyrics/

• Magazine articles and reading tasks from British Council...

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-magazine-world-book-day.htm

More links coming soon!

Share YOUR links and COMMENT on the links here!!!

Winter Recipes

(my real dish doesn´t look so great!)

What do you usually cook in winter?

As I never have much time for cooking, I usually have noodles with cream and "Kani kama". It´s fast, tasty and cheap!

"Kani-noodles":

Ask for Kani Kama sticks at the fish market

Boil noodles

Heat cream (if you have extra time chop some onions and sweat pepper)

Chop the Kani Kama and mix it with the cream and...

Ready! Enjoy your kani-noodles!

Have you got any HEALTHY / UNHEALTHY recipe?

• Extra link: "Hot churros" recipe at: http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recipe/churros.htm

Not so healthy unless shared with friends...

• Now it´s your time! Share recipes with us!

WELCOME

The idea is to share!

(TAKEN FROM: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/share.asp)

Are you wondering...share what?

*Comments

*Jokes, cartoons, videos, recipes

*Info

*Personal Experiences

*Difficulties learning English

*Language tasks

Let´s get started!