Tuesday, June 26, 2007

A new pen pal (from Italy)

Hello, students.... We have lots of new ways to practice English. You
can write to this student from Italy. Lucilla will take the TOEIC exam,
so she can answer some of your questions about the exam.
-----Original Message-----
From: lucilla.pescador@fastwebnet.it
Subject: add to the list!
Hi Steve,
Please put my e-mail address on your penpal list.
Thanks! I'm taking two days off (from today) to prepare my TOEIC exam.
Have a joyful day,
Lucilla
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The pelican and the papaya tree are behind my house. Write to Lucilla
and practice English...Steve s2314@tmail.com

Friday, June 15, 2007

My wife found this flag...

Here is another penpal: gabrielzamora864@gmail.com

Pictures about Monuments in Curitiba

Here is an example of photos with sentences.  Suzy Lima's student
CARLOS MICHELETO made these photos. He is doing well, don't you
think? Suzy wrote that "He did it all by himself...I did not correct
the mistakes. It was a great surprise to me to see that he did this so
nicely and without my help... He is one of that good students that I
told you..before...more pictures will come soon." Suzana/Brazil
So, who will send more photos of their city with sentences?  We will
use these photos to practice English and inspire people to visit each
other's cities.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Penpal from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Please write a short message to Graziela. She is married to an engineer
who works on an oil well in the ocean.
From: Graziela grazigawain@gmail.com>
Subject: Penpal from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Hi! Steve!
Could you add me in your Penpal list? Did you read my email?  I sent
this email yesterday night and I wrote about my life. Just a little...
Graziela Galvao, "carioca" ( a person from Rio de Janeiro) who loves
studying English Language, cats, traveling...bla bla bla.
Msn: graziela76@hotmail.com
Email: grazigawain@gmail.com
Web blog: http://www.grazikittty.com/blog
If you drop by there please leave your comment. Thanks!
My PhotoAlbum:

http://www.8p.com.brgrazikitty76/flog/a36102/1077645/#a361021075302
Http://www.roadlovers.com
Http://www.freeenglishlessons.com

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Favorite web sites: More videos to practice your listening!

Why not listen to a review about these web sites?

When we travel, sometimes we focus only on the travel web sites. It's
interesting to find out what the locals are looking at. You can visit
these sites and find out some of the topics that you might find yourself
discussing when you visit these countries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZTZyTA-DOc

Kinky Designs is Miguel's favorite web site. (He's from Portugal)

Sezer's web site uefa.com (He's from Turkey)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_pd_oEcvl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HqBecothII
Fernando likes cars (he's from Colombia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jka-7nZPylU
What is the http://www.icg.org?

http://www.unhcr.org?

Daniela
recommends these sites...

What is the "Corner"?

http://www.rincondelvago.com

Lorena is from
Colombia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tt7X4p4ei0

Rick from South Korea suggests http://www.cyworld.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM1Hg0MHQOw

Do you know about Babelfish? La_Flander gives us a tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SdYk4EUNrA

Neighbor... naver.com - wow, that's an interesting "similar sound." Lee
suggests that you visit this site to see the best Korean restaurants in
major cities around the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-nPgBznlcA

Are you interested in Thailand? Here are some interesting photos,
suggested by a customer service representative from Bangkok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcsLgl_W0lA

Well, what does Steve like ... a lot? Hmmm, he doesn't like too much
global warming, so what could we do to turn our cars into "global
cooling
vehicles"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sobw8neZly4
Write to us with your opinions and suggestions:
steveenglishteacher@hotmail.com

Sundial 2

From Life's glad morning to its solemn night

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Inspiring lyrics

Hello, students.
Can you recite these lyrics? Do you know the missing words?
Inspiring Songs
When you wish upon a s__r
Makes no diff_r_nce who you are
Anything your h__rt des_res
W_ll come to you

If your heart is in your dr__m
No requ_st is too extr_me
When you w_sh upon a st_r
As dream_rs do

Like a b_lt out of the bl_e
Fate st_ps in and sees you thr__gh
When you wish upon a st_r
Your dreams come tr_e!

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho
It's home fr_m work we g_

Some day my pr_nce will come
Some day we'll meet ag__n
And away to his castle we'll go
To be happy forever I kn_w
Some day when spring is h_re
We'll find our love anew
And the birds will s_ng
And wedding bells will r_ng
Some day when my dr__ms come true

I'm wishing (I'm wishing)
For the one I love
To find me (to find me)
Today (today)
I'm hoping (I'm hoping)
And I'm dreaming of
The nice things (the nice things)
He'll say

Just whistle wh_le you w_rk
And cheerfully together we can tidy up the place
So hum a merry t_ne
It won't take long when there's a song to help you set the p_ce
And as you sweep the room
Imagine that the broom is someone that you love
And soon you'll find you're dancing to the tune
Just whistle while you work
Put on that gr_n and start right _n to wh_stle loud and l_ng
Just hum a m_rry tune
Just do your b_st and take a r_st and sing yourself a s_ng
When there's too much to do
Don't let it b_ther you, forget your troubles,
Try to be just like a ch__rful chick-a-dee
And whistle while you work
Come on get sm_rt, tune up and st_rt
To whistle while you work

Look for the bare nec_ssities
The simple b_re necessities
Forget about your w_rries and your str_fe
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's r_cipes
That brings the bare necessities of l_fe
Wherever I wander, wherever I r__m
I couldn't be fonder of my big h_me
The bees are buzzin' in the tr__
To make some h_ney just for m_
When you look under the rocks and pl_nts
And take a glance at the f_ncy _nts
Then maybe try a f_w
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly p__r
And you prick a raw paw
Next time bew_re
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the cl_w
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a cl_e ?
The bare necessities of life will come to you
And don't spend your time lookin' ar__nd
For something you want that can't be f__nd
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin' ab__t it
I'll tell you something tr_e
The bare necessities of life will come to you

What are your favorite lyrics? Let's practice positive songs in class
and improve spelling and pronunciation.
SteveEnglishTeacher@hotmail.com