HOW TO GIVE A KNOCKOUT PRESENTATION

Are you getting ready? Have you made up your mind about the topic and organization of your presentation?

This expert gives us some tips:

HOW MANY MORE ARE THERE???

"A stitch in time saves nine"

"Out of sight, out of mind"

"Don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear"

"He laughs best who laughs last"

"It's not the beard that makes the philosopher"

"The cowl does not make the monk"

"Appearances are deceptive"

"All clouds bring not rain"

"An ape is an ape, a varlet is a varlet though they clad in silk scarlet"

"One master in a house is enough"

"All cats are grey in the dark"

"First impressions are the most lasting"

............. and we may go on and on.... :)

STEVE JOBS' COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

YOU CAN ALSO CLICK HERE AND READ IT SIMULTANEOUSLY

PAUL AUSTER READS HIS SHORT STORY!!!

Click HERE and listen to Paul Auster read his short story "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story"

We'll discuss it in class in May.

PROVERBS...

"Siempre hay un roto para un descosido"

"No rip lacks for a patch"
"For every rip, there is a patch; for every man, there is a woman"

Virginia Woolf's Farewell Letter to Her Husband

'Dearest, I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that - everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer.
I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been.
V.'

MODAL VERBS

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MEN'S BRAIN v. WOMEN'S BRAIN?

Watch and listen to the following video and answer the questions below:




- According to Mark, what's the main difference between men's brain and women's brain?

- What's "men's special box"?

- What do women expect from men when they are worried or angry about something?

- Did you enjoy Mark's humour? Why/ why not?

WRITING TASK

Click here to read the article discussed in class
Then, follow the instructions below to write a letter to a newspaper editor.
Imagine you are the mother / father of a child with the problem presented in the article.

In your letter include:

-Description of the problem
-What you did to help him/her
-Some recommendations to other parents

Please, hand in your writing in class for correction.

WORDS OF WISDOM!

We've learnt this proverb in class...

"A Word to the Wise is Enough"

We'll discuss some important people's quotations soon.
Please, post a message telling us a favourite of yours and don't forget to say why.

WELCOME!