Movie Review

Choose your group, follow the link, and watch the trailer.

Comment on the movies.Talk about the genre, acting, directing, and other parts of the movie.

Share YOUR OWN thoughts and ideas.

Express YOUR opinion!

Where is Matt? 2008

Just answer one simple question:

What is YOUR place to dance?

Belinda Carlisle - California

What cultural information do songs teach us?

Find as much as you can in this song.

Share your essays in the comment box.

Songwriters: COMPTON, JOHN PARKER

I remember I was in the tanning salon
When I heard that River Phoenix was gone
They say that only the good die young
But that ain't true where I come from
California...California

It took a lot for me to say
I want to walk away, LA
From the sharks and the Chardonnay
In California...California

4 in the morning we were in our beds
The swaying palm trees above our heads
Woke up to a primal rumbling sound
When the Northridge quake ripped open the ground
California...California

It took a lot for me to say
I want to walk away LA
From the sharks and the Chardonnay
In California... In California
Golden State, I'm back in the Golden State
Golden State of Mind

American City Life

How many other songs that mention an American town or city

can you remember? 

Please add a link to music videos in the comment box!

Let's create a picture of American city life together!

Be Positive – Do Something Day

Be Positive – Do Something Day is on March 1st. It is our chance to make a difference in the world and do something positive. It might change our lives for the better. It often seems as though the world is full of negative news, negative people and negative images. This day is for you to reverse this. An Australian man, Harold Cameron, created this day. He has a lifetime’s experience of turning negatives into positives. Harold says on the Be Positive website: “I was born sickly as a child. It was thought that I would never live, but I did.” He explains how he overcame being abandoned as a child, abuse, drugs, the death of close family members and other setbacks. Every time he bounced back through positive thinking.

One of Harold’s messages is do not procrastinate. Do it today, not tomorrow. He says if you put things off for another day, they usually never get done. He has many suggestions about what to do on this day. Here are a few. See what you think. How about speaking a positive word to someone first thing in the morning or posting a positive message somewhere for everyone to read? Speak a positive word to the first people you meet at school or at work. Harold also suggests donating things from your home you no longer use or need to people in need. Be Positive – Do Something Day might also be a good time to get your life moving in the direction you want it to go. Write down your biggest life goal and go for it. You can do it.

(from: http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/)

Reader's Digest 15 Top Jokes of 2011

What is the funniest joke for you?

http://www.rd.com/slideshows/15-top-jokes-of-2011/

How the English Language Was Developed

History of the English Language Class assignment:
Follow the video and name the important stages in the development of the English language.

Ecotourism

Please answer the questions:
1) What kinds of ecotourism are mentioned in the video?
2) Which type is the most appealing to you?

Let's pun it!

The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect (from: Wikipedia).

As I helped my elderly neighbor clean out his garage, I stumbled upon an ax in the corner. “That was my grandfather’s,” he said, picking it up and running his fingers along the blade. “Of course, it’s been through three new heads since he last used it.”

Share more puns in the comment box!

Signs That Make You Look Twice (from Reader's Digest)

http://www.rd.com/slideshows/signs-that-make-you-look-twice/

Which is the funniest sign in your opinion? Let's vote! 

(Say what you think in the comment box)

A nice song to start a new year! Have a good one!

In this song you will see some archive clips and pictures of important events and people in history. What are they? Why are they included? What is the main idea of the song for you?