Moving Planet - Join the Global Movement

Moving Planet - Join the Global Movement

Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis. Come on bike, on skates, on a board, or just on foot.
It takes place in September 24, 2011 in different cities around the world. 

You can check the activities organized in this web:
Moving Planet Web

Enjoy it! :)

Ireland & Spain - A National Alphabet (ALL LEVELS)

READING Activity: An alphabet of Ireland, the Emerald Isle
Have a look at this alphabet of Ireland I made up after visiting this island in summer 2010: 
Aran Islands: A group of small islands in the North-West of Ireland full of myths and legends.

Butter & Black Beer: Typical and tasty everyday Irish food products.

Cliffs: Outstanding coastal landscapes such as the Cliffs of Moher, in the west of Ireland.

Dublin: The friendly capital of Ireland and one of the few awarded Literary Capitals of the world.

Enya: New age Irish star woman which combines gentle voice, traditional and modern music.

Folklore: Irish music, dance, Literature, mythology. Irish folklore is awesome!

Guinness: World's most famous black beer. And also the most famous Book of Records!

Herds: Groups of farm animals (of horses, cows, sheep)

Irish (coffee, breakfast, cuisine, whiskey, beer, language)

Joyce (James) (1882-1941): One of the most famous 20th century writers in English ("Ulysses") was  born in Dublin.

Killarney: National natural Park in the South of Ireland.

Leprechaun: An Irish mythological dwarf which brings you good luck & gold if you can catch it.

Molly Malone: "The tart with the cart": she was a popular fishmonger - and probably something else - in  17th  century's Dublin fair city and a song on her is Dublin's unofficial hymn.

Nah (or Mná): "Women" in Irish language. For example: the song "Women of Ireland" is "Mná na h-Éireann" in Irish.

O':  Irish traditional system for naming children: first son named after the father's father. A male's surname takes the form Ó ("grandson") followed by the genitive of a name, as in Ó Dónaill ("grandson of Dónall")

Patrick (Saint) (ca.387-493) The Christian patron saint of Ireland (and of the Spanish city of Murcia!) celebrated on the 17th of March.

Quay (harbour, port,wharf): a place for ships to embark and disembark. For example: the Quay of Galway   (North West of Ireland)

Reel: Traditional Irish dance which may be danced also in Irish pubs. Lord of the Dance time!

Shamrock: This three or four-leaved plant is also a charm for having good luck.

Trinity College & Temple Bar: Two of the main attractions in Dublin always full of students and tourists.

U2: The most international Irish rock band! With or without you!

Virgin Mary: The Republic of Ireland (Eire) is mostly a Catholic country and statues of the Virgin Mary may be found not only in churches but also in parks.

Whiskey: Irish whiskey was worldwide famous till the beginning of the 20th century where the Scottish took   the lead. Tullamore whiskey is one of the greatest!

XYZ: Yogurt. No doubt, Irish dairy (milk, butter, yogurt) is the best in the world!

WRITING Activity: Can you make a typical alphabet of Spain from A to Z?  
There are two possibilities:

Option 1) You can write the words and definitions in English (and the translation into Spanish in brackets). I am giving you the letter A as an example:
A- Amicable (amigable, amistoso) - characterized by friendliness and absence of discord. (caracterizado por cordialidad y ausencia de discordia)
B- .....................................................................................................................
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Z- .......................................................................................................................


Option 2) You can write the words and definitions in Spanish (and the translation into English in brackets). I am giving you the letter A as an example:
A- Abanico (Fan)- un objeto usado para refrescarse en verano (an object to cool yourself down in  summer)
B- .....................................................................................................................
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Z- .......................................................................................................................

What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was a famous American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana (USA).

  This summer we have commemorated 40 years since Louis Armstrong's death. And today we are celebrating his birth, which took place exactly 110 years ago in August.
We are going to watch a video of his remarkable rendition of “What a Wonderful World” (1968) —  an optimistic song  in this difficult year for the whole world. Listen to it with no lyrics first:

And now let's watch another video with the lyrics in English.

KARAOKE TIME: It's not a difficult song.  Watch it again and sing it aloud!  Enjoy it! :)

You can read more information about Louis Armstrong in this link:

Wikipedia - Biography of Louis Armstrong

Translation Games - Juegos de Traducción

Today we are playing some easy vocabulary translation games at this webpage:

Wekanun - Juego Online de Traducciín Multiidioma

You can change your Source Language and Target Language and you can also change the level of difficulty. In the following link you can play a basic game translating words from Spanish into English:

Wekanun Spanish => English - Beginner's Level of Spanish

Enjoy it! :)

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Hoy vamos a jugar a algunos juegos de traducción de vocabulario sencillos en esta web:

Wekanun - Juego Online de Traducciín Multiidioma

Puedes cambiar el idioma inicial y el idioma final  y también puedes cambiar el nivel de dificultad. En el siguiente link puedes jugar una partidad de dificultad básica traduciendo palabras de Inglés a Español.

Wekanun English => Spanish - Beginner's Level of English

¡Que te diviertas! :)

Welcome to my Life (Simple Plan)

Welcome to the blog! Today we are singing a welcome song in English.
It is a song in English by the Canadian band Simple Plan written in 2004. Let's watch the original video without subtitles first!

And now we are going to watch it again, this time only with the lyrics:

 

Now it's karaoke time! Try to sing the song with the help of the lyrics! :-)

Is it too difficult to understand? Ask any questions adding a comment to this post, please.

Bienvenidos (Miguel Ríos y M-Clan)

¡Bienvenidos al blog! Hoy cantamos una canción de bienvenida en español.

Una canción en español original de Miguel Ríos del año 1982, cantada en 2004 junto al grupo de Murcia M-Clan. La letra está bajo el vídeo. 

Bienvenidos - Miguel Ríos 1982

Buenas noches Bienvenidos
Hijos del Rock & Roll / os saludan los aliados de la noche
Bienvenidos al concierto / gracias por estar aquí
vuestro impulso nos hará seres eléctricos
Ayúdanos a conectar/ sólo por tí el rock existirá
Ayúdanos a conectar / sólo por tí el rock existirá
Necesitamos muchas manos / pero un solo corazón
para poder inventar el exorcismo.
Abrir vuestras mentes / llenarlas con un soplo de Rock
que desaloje los fantasmas cotidianos.
Ayúdanos a construir / Hoy el Rock & Ríos se hace para tí
Ayúdanos a construir / Hoy el Rock & Ríos se hace para tí
A los hijos del Rock & Roll
BIENVENIDOS / BIENVENIDOS.
Que larga ha sido la marcha / compañeros de fatigas
desde los tiempos del Price / veinte años de camino
Para al fín poder gritar
A los hijos del Rock & Roll
BIENVENIDOS / BIENVENIDOS
Buenas noches Bienvenidos/ Hijos del Rock & Roll
os saludan los aliados de la noche
Bienvenidos al concierto/ gracias por estar aquí
vuestro impulso nos hará seres electricos.
Ayúdanos a conectar / solo por tí el Rock existirá
ayúdanos a construir/ hoy el Rock & Ríos se hace para tí
a los hijos del Rock & Roll
BIENVENIDOS / BIENVENIDOS/ BIENVENIDOS
a los hijos del Rock & Roll
BIENVENIDOS

¡Hora del karaoke! Intenta cantar la canción con la ayuda de la letra :-)

                   ¿Es muy difícil? Puedes preguntar cualquier duda añadiendo un comentario a este post.

Suggestion Box / Buzón de Sugerencias

Any comments or suggestions to improve this blog are welcome. You can post them here. Thanks a lot! 

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Cualquier comentario o sugerencia para mejorar este blog son bienvenidos. Puedes escribirlos aquí. ¡Muchas gracias! 

Welcome! / ¡Bienvenidos!

Welcome to my new blog!
First start answering the polls at the top of the blog below the title please. This way, I can know which level of Spanish and English you have and it will be easier for me to choose new activities and posts. Tell us the country you're coming from please. Answer also the poll with the topics you are interested in please. You can choose more than one topic, of course. This will also be important to decide what we are talking about in the following days. That's all for now. Thanks a lot for your help!

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¡Bienvenid@s a mi nuevo blog!
Primero empieza por contestar a las encuestas que hay arriba bajo el título del blog, por favor. De este modo, puedo saber qué nivel de inglés y de español tienes y será más fácil para mí seleccionar nuevas actividades y posts. Dínos de qué país eres. Responde también a la encuesta con los temas en los que estás interesado, por favor. Naturalmente puedes elegir más de un tema. Esto será un factor importante para decidir sobre qué temas hablaremos en los próximos días. Eso es todo por ahora. ¡Muchas gracias por tu ayuda!