Se ha puesto el sol.... 77 años sin Lorca

Los árboles
meditan como estatuas.
Ya está el trigo segado.
¡Qué tristeza
de las norias paradas!

 Federico Garcia Lorca, 77 años de ausencia... en NUESTRO BLOG no falta su poesía... ni un modesto homenaje...

Otro grande, Miguel Hernández, en su Elegía... cantaba la pérdida de un amigo... nosotros le rendimos tributo a ambos...

Temprano levantó la muerte el vuelo,
temprano madrugó la madrugada,
temprano estás rodando por el suelo.
No perdono a la muerte enamorada,
no perdono a la vida desatenta,
no perdono a la tierra ni a la nada.

Federico García Lorca en 'Pensamientos'

AUGUST´S SONG

WAKE ME UP!

Hello!!! What about your summer holidays?? This time, the August's song won't be something to work but just to enjoy. You don't have to fill the gaps, just enjoy the music and lyrics..
" Wake me up" is the first single of this Swedish DJ.. Avicii.
But I like more this version by Runaground. 
Listen both versions and judge yourself!

Runaground version





Avicii version with Aloe Blacc

I've left the English and Spanish lyrics for you to understand better this lively song.

Wake me up from profesdelCarmen

30 DE JULIO--DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA AMISTAD

La ONU eligió el día 30 de Julio para celebrar el Día Internacional de la Amistad con la idea de que la amistad entre los pueblos, los países, las culturas y las personas pueda inspirar iniciativas de paz y presentar una oportunidad de tender puentes entre las comunidades.

La amistad es uno de los sentimientos más puros y desinteresados que habitan dentro del ser humano. Difícil es encontrar a alguien que no tenga ese amigo especial con quien compartir nuestros momentos de júbilo y entusiamo y que también nos reconforta en los momentos más delicados de nuestra vida.
Es importante tener a esa persona cercana que te ayuda, te escucha, te comprende, te perdona..con la que te une un sentimiento muy fuerte y  unos lazos irrompibles. Y es que:

En definitiva un amigo de verdad te ofrece su mano, su hombro, su corazón..sin condiciones y siempre..siempre estará a tu lado pase lo que pase.

PARA VOSOTROS..MIS AMIGOS.., UN POEMA...

                               Y UNA CANCIÓN...

JULY'S SONG

FIX YOU- COLD PLAY
Now we are having a deserved rest in July but we don't forget our song corner. Listen to the song and then complete de gaps as you always do.
Enjoy the song now and have a happy summer holidays!!!!!!

FIX YOU—COLD PLAY.docx by AnaGallega

DÍA MUNDIAL CONTRA EL TRABAJO INFANTIL

el mejor medio para hacer buenos a los niños es hacerlos felices

Oscar Wilde

       Su preocupación no es conseguir ese balón de fútbol o esa última muñeca para su cumpleaños. Tampoco les preocupa si gana o pierde su equipo de fútbol favorito, o si ya han salido los cromos de tal o cual serie de moda..

       Para ellos.., yo los llamo niños olvidados, su mayor pesar es si podrán llevar a casa su peleada aportación diaria o si podrán comer ese día.

       En la escuela tampoco se les hecha mucho de menos porque ya están acostumbrados. Son niños que en el peor de los casos se ven abocados a la prostitución, que desgastan sus manos día a día rebuscando entre las basuras de inmundos vertederos, que destrozan su vida escarbando la tierra de las minas o  que trabajan en fábricas hasta doce horas haciendo los balones o deportivas para los privilegiados niños del "primer mundo".

       En qué clase de mundo enfermo vivimos que permite que sus niños estén expuestos a tremendos peligros y enfermedades, privados del sano juego y la necesaria alegría en una edad en la que la única opción debería ser LA ESCUELA?
      Son niños esclavos en pleno siglo XXI, y aunque son muchos los esfuerzos por erradicar al menos las peores formas de explotación infantil, aún nos queda un camino muy largo por recorrer.

Os dejo algunos videos bastante gráficos del calvario y sacrificio de estos "niños olvidados".

                        

                        

JUNE'S SONG

BRUNO MARS- COUNT ON ME

You know how it works. Complete the gaps of this wonderful song. Yes, Bruno Mars again. Enjoy this June's song dedicated to all those good friends who will keep united in spite of... life..
Because.....

Count on Me.bruno Mars by AnaGallega

WILL OR GOING TO?

When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use 'will'.

•  The President will serve for four years.

•  The boss won't be very happy.

•  I'm sure you'll like her.

•  I'm certain he'll do a good job.

If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.

•  I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.

•  She'll probably be a great success.

•  I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.

•  I think we'll get on well.

If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'.

•  Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.

•  Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours.

•  The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.

•  Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.

At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. Once you have made the decision, talk about it using 'going to'.

•  I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her about the meeting.

•  I'll come and have a drink with you but I must let Harry know. Harry, I'm going to have a drink with Simon.

EXERCISES

•   Choose the corrrect  answer for each question:   Will or Going to?

•   Group the sentences: Will - Going to 

•   Mix and match: Will and Going to

•   Mix and match 2: Will and Going to

•   Complete the sentences: Can you remember?

•   Which is the most natural sentence? Will or Going to?

•   Put the verb in the correct form.Using Will or Going to

•   Put in the verbs in brackets into the gap. Use Will-future or Going to-future

• Complete the text below: Will or Going to?

FUTURE FORM WITH "WILL"

Will future expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to the future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced.

The structure of WILL is quite simple. There is only one conjugation and we always use the verb in the infinitive form.

Look at the following table:

Use of will Future

• a spontaneous decision
  example: Wait, I will help you.
• an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future
  example: He will probably come back tomorrow.
• a promise
  example: I will not watch TV tonight.
• an action in the future that cannot be influenced
  example: It will rain tomorrow.
• conditional clauses type I
  example: If I arrive late, I will call you.

Signal Words

• in a year, next …, tomorrow
•  I think, probably, perhaps

Exercises on will Future

• positive sentences in will Future
• negative sentences in will Future
• questions in will Future
• mixed exercise in will Future

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_statements.htm

  http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/futwil1.htm

GOING TO- FUTURE

Structure of Going to

There are several future forms. The one which is most often used in spoken English is 'going to', not 'will'.

The structure is:

subject + be + going + infinitive

The verb be is conjugated (past, present or future).

	subject	be	(not)	going	infinitive
+	I	am		going	to buy	a new car.
+	I'm			going	to go	swimming.
-	He	is	not	going	to take	the exam.
-	It	isn't		going	to rain.
?	Are	you		going	to paint	the house?

We use 'going to' when we want to talk about a plan for the future.

•  I'm going to see him later today.

•  They're going to launch it next month.

•  We're going to have lunch first.

•  She's going to see what she can do.

•  I'm not going to talk for very long.

Notice that this plan does not have to be for the near future.

•  When I retire I'm going to go back to Barbados to live.

•  In ten years time, I'm going to be boss of my own successful company.

We use 'going to' when we want to make a prediction based on evidence we can see now.

•  Look out! That cup is going to fall off.

•  Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon.

•  These figures are really bad. We're going to make a loss.

•  You look very tired. You're going to need to stop soon.

We can replace 'going to go' by 'going'.

•  I'm going out later.

•  She's going to the exhibition tomorrow.

Exercises on going to Future

•   form of going tofuture

•   positive sentences in going to future

•   negative sentences in going to future

•   question in going to future

•   mixed exercise in going to future

•   exercise on going to

•   statements

•   sentences and questions

•   going to future

•   questions

24 exercises