"Luka" is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released as a single in 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit. Luka was one of the earliest songs to deal with child abuse. One critic said, "the 'happy' music is a metaphorical denial, making this seem beautiful and serene while discussing something terrible and devastating. It is a wonderful use of tune as a metaphor for how many abuse victims also deny their abuse, and is a profound classic."
miércoles, 28 de octubre de 2015
MY NAME IS LUKA: WHEN PARENTS ARE THE THREAT
"Luka" is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released as a single in 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit. Luka was one of the earliest songs to deal with child abuse. One critic said, "the 'happy' music is a metaphorical denial, making this seem beautiful and serene while discussing something terrible and devastating. It is a wonderful use of tune as a metaphor for how many abuse victims also deny their abuse, and is a profound classic."
domingo, 25 de octubre de 2015
ARE YOU A BULLY?
Probably your answer is "NO, OF COURSE I'M NOT A BULLY." But bullying includes common actions such as making threats, taunting, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. Check the list of actions below and be sure you are not a bully.
First, have a look at these photos and identify some common types of bullying:
TYPES OF BULLYING
There are three types of bullying:
- Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
- Teasing
- Name-calling
- Inappropriate sexual comments
- Taunting
- Threatening to cause harm
- Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:
- Leaving someone out on purpose
- Telling other children not to be friends with someone
- Spreading rumors about someone
- Embarrassing someone in public
- Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
- Hitting/kicking/pinching
- Spitting
- Tripping/pushing
- Taking or breaking someone’s things
- Making mean or rude hand gestures
viernes, 23 de octubre de 2015
lunes, 19 de octubre de 2015
miércoles, 14 de octubre de 2015
DESCRIBING PHOTOS 3
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/ets-toeic-practice-speaking.htm
Sample response
This is an image of a busy street in an Asian country. As well as bicycles there are motor vehicles on this street, so it is obviously a high traffic area. A few of the cyclists have bicycles attached to their baskets. This suggests that bicycles may be their primary source of transportation. From the architecture it appears to be a tourist or shopping district. In the background we can see two tall buildings in the distance, which is likely where the business district is located. In the foreground there are cyclists. There seems to be some confusion about direction of traffic flow. The cyclists are travelling on both sides of the centre line and are going in the same direction. The cars, on the other hand, are going two different ways.
Sample response
This is an image of a busy street in an Asian country. As well as bicycles there are motor vehicles on this street, so it is obviously a high traffic area. A few of the cyclists have bicycles attached to their baskets. This suggests that bicycles may be their primary source of transportation. From the architecture it appears to be a tourist or shopping district. In the background we can see two tall buildings in the distance, which is likely where the business district is located. In the foreground there are cyclists. There seems to be some confusion about direction of traffic flow. The cyclists are travelling on both sides of the centre line and are going in the same direction. The cars, on the other hand, are going two different ways.
DESCRIBING PHOTOS 2
The photo is in black and white.
In the centre of the photo there is a couple kissing.
In the bottom left hand corner there is a man sitting down outside a cafe.
In the background there is a very grand building.
We can see part of a car behind the people walking around. It looks an old, classic car.
It looks like an old photo because of the clothes the people are wearing.
It might be winter because in the distance there are trees without leaves and people are wearing winter clothes: coats, hats, scarves.
There is a contrast between the romantic scene in the foreground and the daily life in the background.
The background is blurry whereas the foreground is very clear, which makes the viewer focus on the couple that are kissing in the centre.
DESCRIBING PHOTOS 1
Can you describe this photo?
Talking
about a photo is not just describing. We can also compare, contrast,
speculate about the situation, react, give our opinion, imagine what
happened before and after, who took the photo and why it was taken.
Read this information and try to describe Elvis' photo again.
viernes, 9 de octubre de 2015
WATERLOO, NAPOLEON, ABBA
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June
18, 1815, marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), who conquered much of continental Europe
in the early 19th century. Napoleon rose through the ranks of the
French army during the French Revolution (1789-1799), seized control of
the French government in 1799 and became emperor in 1804. Through a
series of wars, he expanded his empire across western and central
Europe. However, a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812, coupled with
other defeats, led to his abdication and exile in 1814. He returned to
France in 1815 and briefly resumed power. The Battle of Waterloo, in
which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians,
signaled the end of his reign and the end of France’s domination in
Europe. After Waterloo, Napoleon abdicated and later died in exile.
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