English Proverbs Redux

Today we talked about English proverbs, and then acted them out for each other.
1)the grass is always greener on the other side (jobs, Xavi's privileges at work!)
2)beggars can't be choosers/don't look a gift horse in the mouth (purple car & ungrateful kid)
3)don't cry over spilt milk (Jose Mourinho is a sore loser)

Other topics: cultural differences when it comes to paying the bill, dress codes...

Homework: Next class, give a short presentation (5 minutes?) on a topic of your choice, Ted video, your hobby, artificial intelligence(!), etc.
Next class: Complements activity(?), empathy

vocabulary:
don't look a gift horse in the mouth!
beggar pordiosero
hobo vagabundo
envy envidia
envious envidioso
jealous celoso
cleavage escote
hassle molestia
the kitty el bote
chip in contribuir 
get on your nerves tener los nervios de punta
sloppy descuidado
daring atrevido
turtleneck cuello alto
hush silencio
leap salto
stitch puntada
sore loser mal perdedor
roost percha, posarse, gallinero


Proverbs:
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
Don’t count your chicks before they hatch.
A stitch in time saves nine
Look before you leap
He who hesitates is lost
When it rains, it pours.
Every cloud has a silver lining
Don’t cry over spilt milk
Beggars can’t be choosers
He who laughs last, laughs the longest
The early bird gets the worm
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
It's the pot calling the kettle black.
The chickens have come home to roost.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
Let sleeping dogs lie.
You've made your bed, (and) now you'll have to lie in it.

Eugenio:

Drama Activities

Congratulations to all our actors on a job well done!
We acted out "tension" and did a short expressive dialogue.

Vocabulary:

organ donor
tackle a problem
stand someone up (plantar)
keep a straight face
hush

Homework:  Read a bit of your new book!

Printing a human kidney

Kidneys, livers, bladders all can be printed out!!!!
Amazing!!!

Teach every child about food

We do really have to keep up our Mediterranean diet:

We Need More Airports!

Well, today our conversation ranged from web page design to airports in small Spanish towns, English proverbs (don't cry over spilt milk), to English mania, to giving compliments.  Next class we'll perform our skits, do an activity on English proverbs, and talk some more about compliments.
Have a great Easter!

Homework: Watch and summarize a TED video (or other video).

TED videos: Don't Insist on English, English Mania

Vocabulary:
Don't cry over spilt milk  no llores por leche derrumada
honor roll
toll booth
bumper sticker
money laundering lavado de dinero
blatant evidente
remedial recuperación
forelimbs extremidades anteriores
hindlimbs extremidades posteriores
hindsight visión retrospectiva
hindsight is always 20/20 visión retrospectiva siempre es 20/20
foresight previsión
20/20 vision Una visión de 20/20
goose bumps la piel de gallina
goose ganso
brainwashing lavado de cerebro
put a lot of effort into something puesto mucho esfuerzo en algo
compliment   complido
complement  complemento

Country Bumpkin Synonyms

Homework: Watch a TED video and be prepared to act out your "Tension" skit.

Visual Thesaurus:
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huge enorme
settlement asentamiento
humans los seres humanos
improvement mejora
determined determinada
be forced to se ven obligados a
infuriating exasperante
unexpectedly inesperadamente
let dejar
angry enojado
watch ver
a standstill un punto muerto
standoff punto muerto
stalemate estancamiento
deadlock punto muerto
urban urbana
child niño
minor menor de edad
country folk paisanada
country bumpkin patán
friend amigo

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I hope you all have a great weekend!