Verb tenses

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These days we're having an overview of verb tenses. Apart from the explanations in the textbook or your class notes, at English tenses with cartoons you will find more information about them all in a nice and entertaining way. If you need to practice, there's also lots of exercices.

As for the irregular verbs (your favourite!), at Verbbusters you can practice the three forms with its translation at five different levels. Are you fast enough to appear on the best scores chart???

International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace is on September 21st of each year and calls for a full day of peace and ceasefire throughout the world.

In this event, the "Peace Bell" is rung at UN Headquarters. The bell is cast from coins donated by children on all continents, and considered a symbol of global solidarity. It was given as a gift by Japan, and is referred to as "a reminder of the human cost of war." The inscription on its side reads: "Long live absolute world peace."

Observance of the annual International Day of Peace is widespread across the globe. Celebrations now take place in every country.

(Wikipedia, 21-09-2008)

Learn more about this celebration at http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/

And enjoy what is probably the most famous song about peace: Imagine, by John Lenon.

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Pen spinning

Some of my former students (you know who I'm talking about) had the strange habit of doing tricks with their pens while listening - to help their concentration, they said. By chance, I just found out that this is called pen spinning, and there are thousands of experts at it out there. In fact, there are so many that BIC, the pen company, is organizing a competition!

If you are good enough at it, why don't you try and enter the competition? The prize is a trip to Japan! More details at pen pinning academy. You'll need to hurry up: the deadline is July 31st!

If you're not good enough yet, here's a tutorial:


For extra practice and tricks, type pen spinning in YouTube and you'll find over 6000 more examples and tutorials!

Independence Day

July 4th is Independence Day in the USA. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence (on July 4th, 1776), in which 13 American colonies declared they were no longer a part of Great Britain, thus marking the birth of the United States of America.

It's a national holiday marked with a patriotic overtone. It usually takes place outdoors, with parades, barbecues, picnics in the park and fireworks being held all over the country. Decorations take the colour of the American flag (also known as Stars and Stripes): red, white and blue. Read a more detailed description of the festivity by the US State Department.

It's typical of this day to sing patriotic songs such as the national anthem (The star-spangled banner) or Stars and Stripes Forever. If you don't know them, here's a very funny version made by The Muppets:

Happy Father's Day!

Father's day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in the UK and the US. It's quite a recent tradition which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. Learn more about it at The Holiday Spot.

Do you get on well with your father? Read these quotes about fathers and decide whether you agree with them:

• By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.~ Charles Wadsworth



• Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be very rough.~ Wilhelm Busch



• One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. ~ George Herbert



• I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. ~ Sigmund Freud



• Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.~ Anonymous



• The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.~ Confucius



• A father is a banker provided by nature.~ French Proverb

And listen to the song Father and son by Cat Stevens, probably one of the most beautiful songs ever written:

Selectivitat

Glubs! Selectivitat is finally here! Ahead you have three days of nerves, but also the opportunity to show your worth, so go for it and THE BEST OF LUCK!



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