The Simpsons are singing TICK TOCK!!! It's amazing!

Hi, there!,

I hope you'll like this video, American teenagers love it! You know what? The Simpsons are singing Kesha's TICK TOCK ... "DON'T STOP..." It's something unbelievable! This international TV serie has a new special opening segment! Let's sing and watch this video.....

MOBILE LANGUAGE among teenagers

Hi, Guys!,

Have you ever talked to a foreign boy / girl using your PC or laptop? What kind of language do you usually do? How often do you write the whole words, i.e. "please" instead of "pliz"?

As you well know, all of us use a simplified language when we usually communicate by emails, phone messages. This new trend is taking place in every country, especially among teenagers.

But why? Maybe because we want to save space and time, and even we want to sound cooler. Nevertheless, we have to bear in mind that this new language has some positive and negative aspects.

On the one hand, we can chat faster, we can tell more things in a few words, or just save some money.

On the other hand, there could be misunderstandings in these brief texts. Besides, teenagers can't write in a formal way because they are used to writing in a colloquial way. What else?

Now, I'm going to CHALLENGE you. I'm going to write some words and messages using this trendy mobile language, CAN YOU REWRITE THEM IN PROPER ENGLISH?

1. U = you

2. PPL = people

3. WKND = weekend

4. ITS 4U = It's for you

5. U R GR8! = you are great!

6. i snd u dis = I send you this

7. @] = rose

8. dat = that

9. 1ly = only

10. I hp Ull fnd dis blo intrztn, AV A NCE DY, XO =

I hope you'll find this blog interesting, HAVE A NICE DAY, X= kiss, O= hug

Take a look to this web: http://lingo2word.com/index.php

MOTHER'S DAY, 1st Sunday of May in Spain whereas 2nd Sunday in USA

Hi, there!,

Mother's Day is a very special holiday! I know that this significant day is celebrated the second Sunday of May in USA, Australia, and the fourth Sunday of March in UK. Nevertheless, I am willing to devote one entry to mothers, especially my mom. Because of that, I've just chosen the following quotes about mother. I completely agree with them...

"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother."
-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
-- George Washington (1732-1799)

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."
-- Honore' de Balzac

"To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power."
-- Maya Angelou

"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."
-- Oscar Wilde

"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. " Washington Irving

PS. To my MOM, I love you as you are!
You, as in the Stepmom film, are always there, you make me laugh, you are my best shelter, you are my favourite painter!!! ;)

FULL HOUSE

Hi, Guys!,

Have you ever watched FULL HOUSE? It was a well-known American sitcom broadcasted from 1987 until 1995. When I was younger, all my cousins and I loved watching it!

Danny Tanner is a widow and has three daughters: DJ, Stephanie and Michelle. So he asked his friend Joey and his brother in law Jessi to come and live with him and his three daughters in San Francisco.Later, DJ's friend Kimmy appears as well as Jessi's girlfriend, Rebecca.

As I said before, my family and I had a very good time watching this comedy, there were many significant values, LOVE, BEING ALWAYS TOGETHER, COMMUNICATION to solve every argument, ... it was really tender when Jessi talked to his little nephew Michelle.

Now, why don't we watch this episode? Steve Urkel appears and imitates Jessi's accent. It's deeply enjoyable!!!

Reported Speech ( 4 ) Secondary and Upper-secondary

Hi, Guys!,

Today, I'm posting some basic exercises of REPORTED SPEECH. You'll have to rewrite the following sentences in Direct Speech into Indirect Speech. After that, if you want to practise more, just CLICK on the LABELS - Reported Speech, you'll find loads of exercises, right?


Rewrite these sentences into Reported Speech, do you know these students?:

1. Ann said: "Carmen likes watching romantic films".
Ann said that Carmen liked watching romantic films.
2. Julia told Irene: "I'll meet you here later".
Julia told Irene that she would meet her there later.
3. Javier complained to me:"It's too hot here".
Javier complained to me that it was too hot there.
4. Paul said to Javier:"Fernando and I are going to organise a party this weekend".
Paul said to Javier that Fernando and he were going to organise a party that weekend.
5. Auxi told me:"I have arrived late this morning".
Auxi told me that she had arrived late that morning.
6. Alvaro told his brother:"We were training until our coach left".
Alvaro told his brother that they had been training until their coach had left.
7. María told us:"My mother bought me a new cell-phone yesterday".
María told us that her mother had bought her a new cell-phone the day before.
8. Javier told me:"I don't understand the Reported Speech".
Javier told me that he didn't understand the Reported Speech.
9. Mª Carmen told Helen:"We had a very good time in Granada, it was awesome!"
Mª Carmen told Helen that they had had a very good time in Granada, it had been awesome.
10. Mª Jesús told me:"I can't understand this, because I missed your lesson yesterday".

Mª Jesús told me that she couldn't understand that, because she had missed my lesson the day before.

Rewrite the following questions into Reported Speech.

1. Claudia asked Javier:"What are you doing this afternoon?"

Claudia asked Javier what he was doing that afternoon.

2. Belén asked Marina:"Did you see my blog? It's so cute!"

Belén asked Marina if she had seen her blog. It was so cute.

3. Juan Carlos asked Emilio:"Have you caught my folders?"

Juan Carlos asked Emilio if he had caught his folders.

4. Juanma asked Jose:"Can I borrow you pencil, please?"

Juanma asked Jose if he could borrow his pencil.

5. Marta asked MaryG:"Will you and Andrea go to London this summer?"

Marta asked MaryG if she and Andrea would go to London that summer.

6. Rocío asked Carmen:"Are you going to meet Charlie this weekend?"

Rocío asked Carmen if she was going to meet Charlie that weekend.

7. Valme asked Manolo:"Will you close the door, please?"

Valme aske Manolo if he would close the door.

8. Ale asked Miguel:"What are you talking about?"

Ale asked Miguel what he was talking about.

9. Manuel asked José Luis:"Where do you live?"

Manuel asked José Luis where he lived.

10. Valme asked them:"Have you seen this Friends episode?"

Valme asked them if they had seen that Friends episode.

SiTTiNg On A BenCH in CENTRAL PARK

HI, GUYS!,

NEW YORK IS AMAZING, ISN'T IT? I loved walking around the CENTRAL PARK, it is wonderful! You know what? In this huge park, all the benches are "ADOPTED"!!!

In 1986,a program called "Adopt-a-Bench" started, and there is a permantent fund to mantain and endow the care of Central Park benches. There are 1,200 benches adopted such as this one in the photo.

If you are interested, you can adopt a bench for $7,500, your bench will an engraved plaque with an inscription of your choice. Can you read Margie's plaque? (you can click on the photo). I LOVE IT!!! We spent a lot of time reading all of them!!! It was so wonderful ;) Margie asks us to use her bench to kiss, to laugh, to hug, ...

RHYMES to learn English "SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR"

Hi, there!,

As you all know, there are a lot of different ways to learn English! What about rhymes? They are very attractive for children, you can also sing them. Now, pay attention to these videos! Oki-ro-ki?

SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR, AFTER 'WHILE CROCODILE!