Hidden talent

Andreu
"CSar or the anxiety for discovery"

Endless meanders in rivers of silver,
synthetic in nature, makes us shiver.
As old mathematicians long ago gone
it keeps counting alone.
Now that the world is at your feet
your eager beat is only for an elite.

Many dreams of fame
ephemeral thoughts, now a shame.
I have taken you in adoption
without considering any other option.
In our sweet loneliness
we see time passing by; tireless mess

Rosa

Early in the morning,
or even late at night,
her being is latent at home.
Her smile, her laughter,
her playful running,
her approaching to curiosity,
her continuous discoveries,
give the opportunity
to have all things reborn
every day, all days.
In the freshness of the morning,
just being able to thank
for this graceful gift.

Ramon
Trying to hold you, I failed again
I can't be both to set aside your fears
I won't be anymore in your mind
I can't be once more your tears

I said a million times that you can borrow
my heart until on of us dies
now that you are the first to fly
I will remain here covered by sorrow

Now that my arms are short
Now that everything falls apart
all my thoughts are blank
that wasn't what I thought

At least there was an end
I didn't want to be on that day
when all my memories went away
you kept all of them in your mind.

Gabriel
You are the house of humanity
Always turning around, alone in the universe
you have seen the human being appear
and you will see, hopefully, in a long time
the person disappear.

You have offered us a wonderful garden
full of flowers and fruits, to nourish our children and brothers
with a deep blue ocean and lively rivers.

But our nonsense has shown
that we do not deserve your generosity
and, if we don't take care of you
we may someday lose you forever.

The Happy Secret to Better Work--please watch for next class!

TED Talk, Shawn Anchor: The Happy Secret to Better Work
Questions to answer after viewing (for next class):

• Is happiness a choice (internal/external factors)?
• What do you do when faced with a problem?
• Who is Bobo?
• What are three things you're grateful for?
• What is an outlier?
• Where is the speaker from?
• Do you think you can "train" someone to be happier? Could this be applied in the workplace?

Today's class: 

1. Presentations (Angels, Pijou)
2. fluency activity (role play)
3. CAE listening (Test 1, Part 1)

Murder in the classroom vocabulary

argument

1.

an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention;altercation: a violent argument.

2.

a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: Theywere deeply involved in an argument about inflation.

3.

a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow hisargument.

4.

a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is astrong argument in favor of her theory.

5.

an address or composition intended to convince or persuade;persuasive discourse.

it's none of none of your business!	no es asunto asunto tuyo!
argue	discutir
argument	discusión
argue	discutir
give up a baby for adoption	renunciar a un bebé en adopción
fall in love	enamorarse
ratio (pronunciation)	proporción (pronunciación)
grateful to someone	Agradecemos a alguien
grateful for something	agradecido por algo
mate	pareja
mating season	temporada de apareamiento
offspring sibling	hijos hermanos
rectangle	rectángulo
navel	ombligo
belly button	ombligo
mollusk	molusco
seed	semilla
that's why...	es por eso que ...
visually pleasing	agradable a la vista
pleasing to the eye	agradable a la vista
visually appealing	visualmente atractivos
I am pleased with your work	Estoy satisfecho/contento con su trabajo
on purpose	a propósito
renaissance	Renacimiento
facing the wall	frente a la pared
the same thing happens when...	lo mismo sucede cuando ...

The Scale of the Universe, Part 2

Cosmos, everything that is, everything that was and everything that will be. This is the second version of the scale of the universe, a very interesting flash application that shows the extraordinary varieties of the universe we live in.

Audio Notes 8/2

Notebook 1 pp. 116~117
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Poetry in motion

Today:

• presentations
• poetry
• putting a lot of effort into listening to people explain their holidays (CAE).

Next time: take another look at the CAE, presentations.

Homework:
Prepare your presentation
Workbook p.35,22,9 (choose one)
Watch a TED video, and be able to summarize and give your opinion, example below.

Poem

Please don't forget to bring a short poem to class tomorrow. We are going to work on perfecting your poetic abilities using prepositions tomorrow...