History of Palestine Part I

Beautiful video, a long time ago Jews, Palestinians and Christians live in peace, a good example was followed up. I decided to post this video because this blog support for peace, justice and a Free Palestine without oppressor such as Zionists. Like or not, I support this cause, however I am not going to admit racists comments, disrespecting both sides, Jews and Palestines. Watch the video and feeling comfortable for commenting. 

We shall dance? Beautiful lyric song

Source: Wikipedia

Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer.

He was born in Egypt to ethnic Greek parents George and Olga, and raised in Alexandria. His parents lost everything and moved to Greece after the Suez Crisis.

After settling in Greece, Demis participated in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece.

He came to a wider audience in 1968 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, initially as singer but later also playing bass guitar. His distinctive operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notably on their final album 666, which became something of a cult classic.....

Roussos also began a solo career with the song "We Shall Dance". Initially unsuccessful, he toured southern Europe and soon became a leading vocalist. His solo career peaked in the 1970s with several hit albums. His single, "Forever and Ever", topped the charts in several countries in 1973 (1976 in U.K.). Other hits were "My Friend the Wind", "My Reason", "Velvet Mornings", "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye", "Someday" and "Lovely Lady of Arcadia". He was mentioned famously at Abigail's Party and made his first appearance on English-speaking TV on the Basil Brush Show. In 1980, Roussos had a hit with a cover of Air Supply's "Lost in Love", sung as a duet with Florence Warner and featuring a tenor sax solo by Dick Morrissey.....

His influence in Indian film music industry was also seen. Some of his songs were copied straightaway by the Indian music directors. To mention some , "Lovely Lady of Arcadia" was used in songs "Tumhe chede hawa chanchal (Salami)" and "Yun hi kat jayega safar saath chalne say (Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Kay)". "You are my only fascination" song was rehashed and made as "Tumse thoda sa main dooor hooon (Pyar Ka Saaya)". The song "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (Sholay) is also said to be based on his song "Say You Love Me".....

Jokes, Speak Up! In the Beginning...

IN THE BEGINNING

Source: www.speakup.com.br

Speaker: Chuck Rollando American Standard accent

Language level: B1 Lower intermediate

• One the first day God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door or your hose and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this I will give you a life span of 20 years."
• The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only 10 years and I'll give you back the other 10? And God agreed...
• one the second day God Created the monkey and said, "Entertain people do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a 20-year life span." The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for 20 years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back 10, like the dog did?And God agreed...
• On third day God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of 60 years." The cow said. "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for 60 years. How about 20 and I'll give back the other 40?" And God agreed...
• On the fourth day God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you 20 years." But the human said, "Only 20 years? Could you possibly give me my 20, the 40 the cow gave back, the 10 the monkey gave back and the 10 the dog gave back; that makes 80, OK?" OK, "said God, "you asked for it." So that is why for our first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next 40 years, we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next 10 years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last 10 years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

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BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY

MAKE WORD CARDS TO LEARN NEW VOCABULARY

On a small card,write a new word or expression on one side. on the other side, draw a picture of the word, write a short definition of the word, or write a sentence with the word. For example, write Bride on one side of the card and draw a picture on the other side. Make 3-5 new cards each day. Review these cards for a few minutes, once or twice a week. 

Think about how you learn new vocabulary. How many new words or expressions can you learn well in one week?

Fewer than 5

Between 11 and 20

Between 5 and 10

More than 20

Save water

Source: www.elllo.org

Steven	Rachel

Rachel: You were talking about Earth Hour and that's switching the lights off is one way to save electricity and protect the environment. What other things do you do in your life to save for example water?

Steven: Well, as for me, I recycle all my waste. I also, as for water, before brushing teeth, I have a cup. I just fill the cup and then use it. I don't know if you do it. Do you do it?

Rachel: Actually, I have to confess

, I don't save water very efficiently. I usually leave the tap running

 when I'm brushing my teeth, so I will try.

Do you have any other tips for saving water?

Steven: Well, start off buying a cup before you brush your teeth, and of course, try to close the tap. When you're trying to like throw trash or something, try to separate your trash, and of course turn off any electricity that you're not using. Unplug them because even if you don't use it, and you have a plug, it will use electricity.

Rachel: Thank you. So do you always unplug your laptop computer when you go to sleep or do you sometimes leave it running?

Steven: I actually plug my laptop. I will charge it fully and then I will unplug it and use it -- all the battery, so I guess I do, and especially I don't use my laptop. For my laptop I just use it for class, so pretty much yes.

Rachel: Well, my computers very old, and I'm always scared if I turn it off that it won't start up again, so I leave mine on

 all the time. I think I'm the worst environmentalist. But I do recycle a lot of our trash, and I also have never owned a car, so I take public transport everywhere. Do you have a car?

Steven: I do have a car. However I try not to use it, because if I use it I will just take the whole family

: my parents and my sisters. And as for shopping, I will just take the public transportation because it's right almost really near to my house.

Rachel: In Costa Rica, do you actually need a car to travel between places or is public transport very good?

Steven: Compare Costa Rica with other countries, for example the United States or Japan, Costa Rica doesn't have the railroads. It doesn't have the subways. But we do have a good bus, transportation, and it's pretty much really cheap.

Rachel: So Steven you've inspired me

 to be more environmentally friendly, so I think I'm gonna go and buy a cup so I can brush my teeth and save water.

Steven: Great idea. Thank you Rachel. 

Improve Spoken English - Don't Translate Directly!

Source: http://www.englishHarmony.com

This is an important tip, follow it up, friends. 

Vocabularies Strategies

Today I am going to talk about Vocabulary Strategies they can help to guide you and deserve to improve your English. Ask me, what English words are similar in your Language? (most common from Latin American, Italian, Spanish and French) For instance, I'm talking about cognate words, in other words, similar words Optimistic in English and Spanish are very very similar. Think of "Shared" words between English and your mother tongue. (Most languages have hundreds of shared words.)

How do you say these English words in your Language? Which ones are shard words in English? Do they have the same meaning? 

Colour (color) data favor information tourist what other shared words do you know? Take notice and write  them out.

See you the next tip and keep focusing to improve your English.