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How to describe a person | Using descriptive words

In The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain paints a word picture of King Henry VIII using descriptive language:

Before him, at a little distance, reclined a very large and very fat man, with a wide, pulpy face, and a stern expression. His large head was very grey; and his whiskers, which he wore only around his face, like a frame, were grey also. His clothing was of rich stuff, but old, and slightly frayed in places. One of his swollen legs had a pillow under it, and was wrapped in bandages. This stern-countenanced invalid was the dread Henry VIII.

And in The Bronze Bow [aff. link], Elizabeth George Speare describes a young Roman soldier:

When he straightened again, the Roman was pulling off his helmet, revealing crisp fair hair. He wiped the back of his hand across his wet forehead where the metal had left an uncomfortable-looking crease. With a shock, Daniel saw that he was very young… The beardless cheeks and chin scarcely needed a razor. His skin was white, mottled and peeling from exposure to the sun, so that he could not have seen service long under the Galilean skies. The eyes that stared back at Daniel were a clear bright blue. He looked as though he might be about to speak.

How to Describe a Person

It’s good to let your kids struggle with the initial writing process. As they wrestle with ideas and words, it will remind them of the importance of thorough and effective brainstorming. The following word lists will help them improve their descriptive paragraphs as they think of more concrete ways to describe a person’s appearance.

TIP: Students shouldn’t be expected include every descriptive element listed below. Rather, a few well-chosen details will go a long way toward bringing their subject to life.

Face Shape

• Square
• Oval
• Round
• Triangular
• Heart-shaped
• Thin
• Wide
• Chiseled

Skin and Complexion

Complexion is the natural appearance and color of the skin, especially of the face. For example, “Mary has a soft, creamy complexion.”

• Wrinkled: covered with lines or loose folds of skin; often associated with age 
• Freckled: sprinkled or covered with light brown spots 
• Ruddy: skin that has a reddish tint; may have the appearance of sunburn 
• Sallow: skin that has a yellowish tint; may be associated with illness
• Tanned: skin with a warm, golden-brown tint
• Rosy or fresh-faced: pink-cheeked, fair complexion that glows with a hint of pink 
• Other skin-related adjectives: pale, fair, spotless, silky, smooth, creamy, dewy, baby-soft, peaches-and-cream, glowing, paper-thin or translucent (as with a very old person), sunburned, peeling, rough, callused, weathered, weatherbeaten, craggy, leathery, mottled, dry, brown, dark

Eyes

TIP: Pay attention to the eyes, as they often reveal much about a person.

• Shape, size, and appearance: large, small, almond-shaped, round, squinty, crinkly, bulging, heavy-lidded, hooded, deep-set, close-set, hollow, tear-filled
• Eye color: black, brown, hazel, green, blue, violet, gray, amber
• Eye expressions: piercing, mesmerizing, sad, sorrowful, haunted, gentle, sympathetic, warm, compassionate, expressive, bright, twinkling, lively, dancing, laughing, shifty, sly, distrusting, sleepy
• Other: brown-eyed boy, bright-eyed sister, wide-eyed child, gold-flecked eyes

Mouth and Lips

• Lip shape and size: thin, full, pouting, rosebud (baby’s lips, often), pursed (puckered up, as when concentrating)
• Mouth expressions: laugh, smile, beam, grin, frown, grimace, scowl, sneer, curl, pout
• Adjectives describing the mouth or mouth expressions: toothy, toothless, gap-toothed, kind, sweet, dimpled, relaxed, firm, serious, cruel, snarling

Hair

• Hair color: black, brunette, brown, chestnut-brown, blond, honey-blond, golden-blond, ash-blond, fair, cornsilk, auburn, red, strawberry-blond, gray, silver, white, salt-and-pepper
• Texture or appearance: wispy, fuzzy, wavy, curly, kinky, frizzy, wild, untamed, unmanageable, straight, spiky, stiff, buzzed, shaved, trimmed, parted, neatly-combed, tamed, cascading, long, short, cropped, dull, shiny
• Hair styles: braids, ponytail, pigtails, bun, messy bun, twist, bob, ringlets, flip, cornrows, extensions, bangs, buzz, layered, feathered, chopped, gelled, spiked, slicked down
• Lots of hair: thick, full, lustrous, bushy, coarse, wiry, stiff
• Little hair: thin, scraggly, fine, baby-fine, downy, wispy, limp, flat, balding, bald, bald spot, receding (gradual loss of hair at the front of the head)
• Treated hair: permed, dyed, bleached, highlighted, weaved, streaked, colored

Facial Hair

• Hair: beard, goatee, mustache, soul patch, sideburns
• Beard growth: stubble, fuzz, peach fuzz, bristles, five o’clock shadow (describes new beard growth that’s shadowy in appearance. It’s usually more noticeable late in the day on the jaw, chin, or cheek area, but some men purposely grow five o’clock shadows.) 
• Adjectives: bearded, bushy, stubbly, bristly, scratchy, unshaven, shaggy, whiskered, beardless, clean-shaven, smooth, trimmed, neatly-trimmed, pencil-thin

Body 

TIP: Choose strong verbs and adjectives.

• Build: small, slim, slight, thin, lean, willowy, skinny, angular, bony, fine-boned, chunky, chubby, large, portly, plump, round, stout, pudgy, full-figured, ample, broad-shouldered, burly, solid, muscular
• Posture: stand, sit, slouch, flop, lean, recline, rest, stretch, sprawl, curl up, roost, squirm, arch, slump, stoop, bend, hunch, scoot, walk, run, race, jog

Clothing

• Fabric: denim, twill, wool, cashmere, cotton, linen, seersucker, gingham, lace, chiffon, tulle, velvet, velveteen, fleece, flannel, tweed, polyester, jersey, corduroy, spandex, leather
• Bottoms: jeans, skinny jeans, cargo pants, yoga pants, pleated pants, slacks, trousers, overalls, sweatpants, crop pants, capris, skirt, shorts, board shorts, bermuda shorts
• Tops: sport shirt, dress shirt, polo shirt, button-down shirt, chambray shirt, tank top, blouse, tunic, long-sleeve, short-sleeve, sleeveless, collared, T-shirt, V-neck, scoop-neck, boat-neck, turtleneck, sweatshirt, hoodie, pullover, sweater, cardigan, sweater set
• Other clothing: dress, gown, frock, pinafore, uniform, coveralls, costume, pajamas, bathrobe, robe, vest, jacket, blazer, coat, apron
• Footwear: socks, stockings, shoes, slippers, sandals, flip-flops, mules, loafers, heels, pumps, boots, ankle boots, riding boots, slouch boots, athletic shoes, sneakers, tennis shoes, gym shoes, runners, trainers, Chucks
• Accessories: mittens, gloves, hat, cap, head wrap, bandana, scarf, muffler, necklace, choker, bracelet, ring, earrings, cuffs, cufflinks, purse, clutch, bag, tote, sunglasses, eyeglasses, glasses
• Adjectives (appearance): stylish, natty, smart, chic, classy, elegant, polished, draped, flowing, sheer, casual, relaxed, carefree, starched, crisp, sharp, dressy, lacy, shiny, shimmering, sparkling, glittery, sloppy, torn, ripped, tattered, disheveled, slovenly, tacky, unkempt, faded, scratchy, worn, frayed, nubby, rough, smooth, pliable, warm, soft, quilted, knit
• Adjectives (patterns): argyle, striped, solid, plaid, checked, gingham, ikat, paisley, dotted, polka-dotted, floral, houndstooth, herringbone, chevron, geometric

Sentence Starters Describing Clothes (Encourage your students to write more maturely by using strong sentence openings.)

• Smartly dressed in (name of garment), the attorney …
• Casually clothed in (name of garment), the young woman …
• Wrestling wildly, Tim and Ethan tore holes in their (name of garments) when they…
• Elderly but spry, my grandfather sported a (name of garment) and (name of garment) …
• Wearing a (name of garment), the detective …
• Quick as a flash, the acrobat whipped off his (name of garment) and began to …

There are so many ways to describe people! What other words would you include?

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Endangered Animals

On our planet many animals are in danger of extinction, even animals which are close relatives of man, like the orangutan and the chimpanzee. In Africa people hunt elephant and rhinoceroses for the tusks. In the seas many types of fish as well as many types of whales are close to extinction.

In the air, eagles and storks are in risk. Organizations like the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) help to protect these animals, but their job is massive. Scientist estimate that, if people continue to behave like they do now, several hundred species of vertebrates and about one million types of insects will become extinct before the year 2040.

At present warnings and educational campaigns for sun avoidance are ok for humans, but what about the frogs laying their eggs in high mountain ponds and streams as they have for millennia, or the phytoplankton in the sea seeking the sun to ensure photosynthetic production, or the trees rooted in the Earth and stretching their leaves or needles skyward to the sun? They cannot avoid the noon sun, put on a shirt or hat, use sunscreen, or shelter indoors. They must be protected from exposure to increase UV-B radiation. This can only be accomplished through a concerted human effort to eliminate the release of those chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW.

Many species have disappeared from Earth and many more are in danger. What happened to them?

The Tasmanian Wolf

The Tasmanian Wolf was not really a wolf; it was a relative of the kangaroo. It was a carnivore marsupial with a pouch to keep its babies. Half a century ago, ranchers in Australia received money for every animal they killed and that is how this animal became extinct. However some living animals have been reported.

Quagga

This relative of the zebra used to graze in the plains of South Africa with ostriches and wild beasts and together they defend themselves from predators. They competed for grass with sheep, goats and cows and they were hunted to extinction.

Caspian Tiger

These magnificent animals lived in China, Iran and Afghanistan. They were hunted for their beautiful fur and to protect farmer's animals. The last one was reported shot in 1957.

Dodo

This huge flightless bird lived in the island of Martirius. When Portuguese explorerS arrived, they supplemented their diet with this 50-pound bird. The pigs, monkeys and rats they brought in their ships ate their eggs. The last Dodo was killed in 1681.

Source: NAVIGATORS 7, RICHMOND PUBLISHING

THE PASSIVE VOICE

This is one of the most difficult topics in English language. There are many ways to say one same thing, so, some people apply it in order to avoid the repetition or to seem very polite. Today I am going to explain it to you use it as well, HERE WE GO!!!

Before starting I have to leave clear that ACTIVE VOICE is the normal way to use the language, I mean, the use of SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT, (remember that every tense has its own variation). So in PASSIVE VOICE the original OBJECT will be the SUBJECT of the sentence, in other words it would be something like this OBJECT+BE+VERB PP+SUBJECT.  It is easy and you will understand it.

The first thing you have to know is that the verb to be is so necessary; you are going to need it. You can make passive voice sentences in any tense conjugating that verb in the time you want to speak.

Another thing you must know about this topic is that the main verb must go in its past participle conjugation, if you want to know more about conjugations click here.

And the most important thing about this is… the object of the sentences will be the subject. If you don’t get it, don’t worry, we will see some examples in order to understand it. The original subject in the Active Voice is not necessary in the Passive Voice sentence, if you want to put it, it’s up to you. In my opinion, I prefer to put it because it gives more information and it is clearer.

And finishing, when you turn an ACTIVE VOICE sentence into a PASSIVE VOICE one, you have to think that the normal conjugation rules also apply to the new SUBJECT. Let’s see the examples to get it.

Here a little chart where you can see all the possible conjugations of it.

Let’s see some examples.

1. Active Voice:  “Sammy Plays tennis”. As you can see that sentence is in Simple Present, so the passive voice must go in Simple present as well but this time using the verb to be and the verb in PP (Past Participle), something like this “The tennis is played by Sammy (or ´her´ if you don’t want to write the name again)”

2. Active: The soldiers are running in the field (sentence in Present Progressive “ing”)

PASSIVE: The field is being run by the soldiers (They)

3. ACTIVE: I have ridden the same motorcycle (Sentence in Present Perfect “have”)

PASSIVE: The same motorcycle has been ridden by me

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A House for Hermit Crab

By ERIC CARLE

“It is time to move,” said Hermit Crab one day in January. “I’ve grown too big for this little shell.” Hermit Crab had felt safe and snug in his shell. But now it was too snug. He stepped out of the shell and onto the floor of the ocean. But it was frightening out in the open sea without a shell to hide in. “What if a big fish comes along and attacks me?” he thought. “I must find a new house soon.”

Early in February, Hermit Crab found just the house he was looking for. It was a big shell, and strong. He moved right in, wiggling and waggling about inside it to see how it felt. It felt just right. “But it looks so-well, so plain,” thought the Hermit Crab.

In March, Hermit Crab met some sea anemones. They swayed gently back and forth in the water. “How beautiful you are!” said Hermit Crab. “Would one of you be willing to come and live on my house? It is so plain, it needs you.” “I’ll come,” whispered a small sea anemone. Gently Hermit Crab picked it up with his claw and put it on his shell.

In April, Hermit Crab passed a flock of starfish moving slowly along the sea floor. “How handsome you are!” said the Hermit Crab. “Would one of you be willing to decorate my house?” “I would,” signaled a little sea star. Hermit Crab picked it up with his claw and put it on his house.

In May, Hermit Crab discovered some coral. They were hard, and they didn’t move. “How pretty you are!” said the Hermit Crab. “Would one of you be willing to help make my house more beautiful?” “I would,”  creaked a crusty coral. Carefully, Hermit Crab picked it up with his claw and placed it on his shell.

In June, Hermit Crab came upon a group of snails crawling over a rock on the ocean floor. They grazed as they went, picking up algae and bits of debris, and leaving a neat path behind them. “How tidy and hard-working you are!” said Hermit Crab. “Would one of you be willing to help clean my house?” “I would,” offered one of the snails. Happily, Hermit Crab picked it up with his claw and placed it on his shell.

In July, Hermit Crab came upon several sea urchins. They had sharp, prickly needles. “How fierce you look!” said Hermit Crab. “Would one of you be willing to protect my house?” “I would,” answered a spiky sea urchin. Gratefully, Hermit Crab picked it up near his shell.

In August, Hermit Crab and his friend wandered into a forest of seaweed. “It is so dark here,” thought Hermit Crab. “How dim it is,” murmured the sea anemone. “How gloomy it is,” whispered the starfish. “How murky it is,” complained the coral. “I cannot see!” said the snail. “It is like nighttime!” cried the sea urchin.

In September, Hermit Crab spotted a school of lantern fish darting through the dark water. “How bright you are!” said the Hermit Crab. “Would one of you be willing to light up our house?” “I would,” replied one lantern fish. And it swam over near the shell.

In October, Hermit Crab approached a pile of smooth pebbles. “How sturdy you are!” said the Hermit Crab. “Would you mind if I arranged you?” “Not at all,” answered the pebbles. Hermit Crab picked them up one by one with his claw and built a wall around his shell. “Now my house is perfect!” cheered Hermit Crab.

But in November, Hermit Crab felt that his shell was a bit too small. Little by little, over the year, Hermit Crab had grown. Soon he would have to find another bigger home. But he had come to love his friends, the sea anemone, the starfish, the coral, the sea urchin, the snail, the lantern fish, and even the smooth pebbles. “They have been so good to me,” thought Hermit Crab. “They are like a family. How can I ever leave them?”

In December, a smaller hermit crab passed by. “I have outgrown my shell,” she said. “Would you know of a place for me?” “I have outgrown my house too,” answered Hermit Crab. “I must move on. You are welcome to live here-but you must promise to be good to my friends.” “I promise,” said the little crab.

The following January, Hermit Crab stepped out and the little crab moved in. “I could not stay in that shell forever,” said Hermit Crab as he waved goodbye. The ocean floor looked wider than he had remembered, but Hermit Crab was not afraid. Soon he spied the perfect house-a big, empty shell. It looked, well, a little plain, but…  “Sponges!” he thought. “Barnacles! Clown fish! Sand dollars! Electric eels! Oh, there are so many possibilities! I cannot wait to get started!”

Source: Eric Carle 2014 falconer/class media.

The Tenses

The tenses allow us to move through time and express our ideas, actions, desires and wishes whenever we want. We should keep in mind that time is divided into three main time groups: the past, present and future.

Each group has 4 tenses in the English grammar: simple, continuous, perfect simple, perfect continuous.

That is 12 tenses in total. Let’s see how tenses are easily divided and understood. In order to comprehend them better we are going to divide the four tenses of each group into 2 similar groups. We will name Simple Tenses all the simples and continuous ones and Perfect Tenses the perfect simple and the present continuous.

The Simple Tenses

Tenses always talk about a moment in time. Our first group the simple tenses talk about one moment in time. Therefore the simple present and continuous talk about one moment in present, the past simple and continuous about one moment in the past and the future simple and continuous about one moment in the future. They do not connect different time groups but remain within their own time group.

All these tenses use key or signal words in sentences to show us the moment in time that they talk about. Remember that signal words are one of the main indicators of time in a sentence other than meaning so it is very important to look for these signals words in sentences before making your final decision about tense.

The perfect tenses

In contrast to the simple tenses, this group connects two moments in time. Perfect means completed therefore one moment included in all perfect tenses is the past. Depending on the tense we can find the second moment in time connected to the past. In this way the present perfect tenses connect a moment in the past with a moment in the present, the past perfect tenses connect two moments in the past, and the future perfect tenses connect a moment in the past with a moment in the future.

We must keep in mind that perfect means the verb: HAVE, so in present perfect tenses the verb uses its present form (have), in the past perfect tenses it uses its past form (had) and in the future perfect tenses it uses its future form (will have). We add the past participle form of the main verb to complete the perfect simple tenses. The continuous tenses have to follow the rule of all the continuous tenses (be + ing) and the rule of all the perfect tenses (have/had/will have). In order to form the perfect continuous tenses we combine the verb have + been + main verb ing.

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Alice in Wonderland

Once upon a time there lived a little girl called Alice. One day Alice was listening to her history lesson.

“Alice! You are not paying attention,” her sister scolded.

“But it is dull!” Alice moaned. “The book needs pictures.”

“Nonsense!” her sister said.

“In my world, every book would have pictures,” Alice replied. “And everything would be nonsense!”

Later, Alice was resting in the soft grass. She thought about her special world and she began to fall asleep. Suddenly a white rabbit ran by. “I’m late, I’m late!” He cried. It was a talking rabbit! In a coat! With a pocket watch! “Mr. Rabbit, wait!” Alice called after him. “I’m late for a very important date. No time to talk! I’m late!” he answered. Then he disappeared down a rabbit hole.

Alice was curious, so she followed the rabbit into the hole. It was dark. She crawled forward.

Then the ground disappeared! Alice fell, but she fell slowly. Strange objects passed by her: a lamp, a mirror, a rocking chair, and still she feel. “Perhaps I’ll fall right through the earth and out the other side,” Alice thought. Finally, Alice reached the bottom. There she saw a little door.

“Pardon me,” Alice said. “May I enter?” “You are too big,” the doorknob said. “Try the bottle.”

Alice saw a little bottle marked “Drink Me.” So she did it. Suddenly she shrank! Now Alice was small enough to fit through the door. But it was locked.

“You forgot the key!” The doorknob said. Alice saw the key on top of a table, but she was too small to reach it.”

“Now try the box,” the doorknob said. Inside the box was a cookie saying “Eat Me.” Alice ate it. She grew into a giant!

“Oh, no!” Alice sobbed. She cried and cried. Her giant tears filled the room with water. “The bottle!” the doorknob cried. Alice drank more and shrank again. This time she became so small, she feel inside in the bottle! Suddenly she was swept through the door on an ocean of tears.

Alice saw a strange dodo and other birds floating along beside her. “Mr. Dodo! Help me please!” She cried, but he did not hear her.

Alice soon washed ashore, where she saw the dodo again. “Run with the others,” the dodo instructed her, “or you will never get dry,” but Alice ran after the white rabbit instead.

Alice followed the rabbit into a forest, where she met Tweedledee and Tweedledum. “I am looking for the white rabbit,” Alice told them.

“Why?” asked Tweedledum. “Well, I am curious.” Alice answered. “AH!” The twins replied. “The oysters were curious too!” Then they told Alice the story of the curious oysters.

One day the walrus and his friend the carpenter were walking on the beach. The carpenter saw something very interesting below the water.

“Walrus!” The carpenter called. “You must see this!”

Under the water there was a group of young oysters. “Come with me,” the walrus said to the oysters. “We will see many things: shoes, ships, sealing wax, cabbages, and kings!”

The curious oysters followed the sneaky walrus. The walrus led them to a restaurant with only one thing on the menu- oysters! He ate all the curious oysters! He did not even share with his friends. “How sad!” Alice commented. “Yes!” sobbed Tweedledum. “Now, there is a lesson to learn!”

As the twins cried, Alice quietly slipped away. Alice wandered farther into the forest. Soon she met a big blue caterpillar. “Who are you?” the caterpillar asked. “I hardly know, sir,” Alice. “I have changed my size so many times!”

The caterpillar stood up and he began to spin around and around. When he stopped, he had turned into a beautiful butterfly!

“Here is a tip,” he said. “One side will make you larger; the other side will make you smaller.”

“Other side of what?” Alice asked.

“The mushroom, of course!” He shouted as he flew away.

Alice was tired of being there inches tall. She broke off a piece of mushroom from each side. She ate one, and… shoom!

She grew taller than the trees! “Oh dear!” Alice cried. “Will I ever get the hang of this?” she gently licked the other piece. Alice shrank back down to normal size. “Now, that is better,” she said.

Alice continued her search for the white rabbit, but soon she was lost. Then she heard a voice up in a tree. “Diddledeedum… Duddledaadidle… caddledeedum,” sang the voice.

Alice looked up. She did not see anything. Then a smiling face magically appeared “why, you are a cat!” Alice said.

“a Cheshire cat,” he replied as his body appeared from nowhere. “I am looking for the rabbit” Alice said. “where should I go?” “where do you want to go?” the Cheshire cat asked.

“Well I do not know” Alice answered. “Then it does not matters!”

“If I were looking for a rabbit, I would stand on my head!” the silly cat said. “You could ask the marsh hare; he is to the left. I would ask the mad hatter; he is to the right”

“He really is mad, but most everyone here is! As you can see even I am not all there!” Then the Cheshire cat disappeared.

Alice walked to the mad hatter’s house she heard voices singing. It was the mad hatter, the March hare and dormouse. They were having a tea party, Alice sat down.

“You cannot sit! It is rude,” the March hare said. “I am sorry,” Alice replied. “But I liked your singing.”

“you did? Really?” the mad hatter asked. “Then you must join us!” “yes, join our un-birthday party,” the March hare added. “Un-birthday?” Alice asked. “Yes,” there are 365 days in a year. You have one birthday and 364 un-birthdays!”

“I see,” Alice said. “But I am looking for the white rabbit. The cat said…”

“CAT?!” shouted the dormouse, who had been sleeping in a teapot. He jumped out and ran around the table.

“You see what you did?!” the mad hatter yelled at Alice. “I am sorry, but I really do not have time for this silliness.” Alice said.

“Time? I have no time! I am late!” it was the white rabbit!

“No wonder!” the mad hatter cried. “Your watch is two days late! I will fix it.”

The mad hatter fixed the watch with butter, cream, sugar, and, of course, tea. “Oh, my poor watch!” The rabbit cried, running off.

Alice grew tired of the mad tea party. She left. “What a silly nonsense!” she said. “I had enough nonsense. I am going home.”

Alice walked farther into the forest. She came to a sign marked “Tugley Wood” and followed it. Soon Alice was surrounded by all kinds of strange, nonsensical animals.

“Oh, no!” Alice cried. “I cannot take any more. I wish I had never dreamed of a world where everything was nonsense!” then Alice heard a familiar song. “Diddledeedum… Duddledaadidle… caddledeedum.”

“Oh, Cheshire Cat, it is you!” Alice called. “I have had enough. I want to go home, but I have lost my way.”

“That is because all ways here are the queen’s ways,” he replies. “Queen? What queen?” Alice asked. “You have not met her?” The cat asked. “Oh, you must! She will be mad about you!”

Then a doorway opened in the tree. Alice entered. Soon she heard three playing cards singing about painting roses red.

“Why are you doing that?” Alice asked the three playing cards. “We planted white roses by mistake!” the two of clubs replied. “The Queen of Hearts likes red. If she finds out, she will chop our heads!”

Alice hurried to help them. Suddenly the sound of drums and trumpets blared! “It is the queen!” the cards cried. “The queen is coming!”

Alice and the cards got down on their knees. “Announcing her Royal Majesty, the Queen of hearts!” the white rabbit proclaimed. “Oh, and the king, too,” he added. “Why, you are a little girl!” the Queen said, looking at Alice. “What are you doing here?” “I want to go home,” Alice answered. “But I have lost my way.”

“Your way?!” the Queen roared. “Every way is my way! Remember that!” Then the queen invited Alice to play a game of croquet. But what a game! Instead of a ball, the Queen used a hedgehog! And instead of a mallet, she used a flamingo!

The queen finished her shot. Then it was Alice’s turn. Alice tried, but the flamingo would not play along! “Do you want us both to lose our heads?” Alice asked the silly flamingo. Alice got angry. She grabbed the bird and whacked the ball as hard as she could! The shot was better than the Queen’s. The Queen was furious!

“Off with her head!” she screamed. “Uh, should not we have a trial first, dear?” asked the king. “Oh, very well!” the Queen replied angrily.

Everybody gathered around the Queen in her court. “Hear ye!” the white rabbit cried. “Court is now in session!”

“But what I have done?” Alice pleaded. “Silence!” the Queen demanded. “Oh, forget the trial! Let’s just cut off her head.

Alice struck her hands into her pockets. She found a piece of mushroom. She quickly ate it and she grew into a giant! “Now, see here,” Alice said to the shocked queen. “You have no right to treat me like this. You are not queen. You are a nasty, bad-tempered old tyrant!”

But the mushroom’s effect was wearing off. Alice shrank back down to her regular size!

Oh, no! Alice was in trouble, she ran! Soon Alice saw the small door she had used to enter this nonsense world. Alice grabbed the doorknob. “I must get out!” she cried. “you are out,” the doorknob said. “See it for yourself.”

Alice looked through the keyhole. She saw herself sleeping under the tree. “Wake up! Wake up!” she yelled. “Alice!” “Alice! Alice!” Alice woke up. She was back. “Alice!” her sister said. “You were dreaming. What nonsense!”

“Yes, it was nonsense,” Alice agreed. “It was fun, but I have enough nonsense to last me for quite some time! Shall we go home now?”

Hello everyone, today some interesting information about the innovation and creativity, this may be functional for people that are looking for fresh ideas. Don’t forget to share it. Have a nice day

Creativity is more than just a Word; it is the secret of success for many businesses. The word “innovation” and “creativity” are frequently mentioned by executives and business owners. Many use them, but just a few know how to promote it in their work places, and even fewer executives actually practice them. In a recent survey, executives of successful companies in the U. S. A. were asked what was needed to survive in the 21^st century. The most common answer was “innovation and creativity”. But few of them considered that they were doing it well.

Many companies create a stimulating working environment, but some promote more innovation than others. Creativity may be improved by a process called positive alteration. It shakes up the way things are and pushes companies into renovation. Companies and individual adapt to changes as they take advantage of the crisis.

It is believed that creativity, the ability to express new and valuable ideas is mysterious that only fewer very intelligent people have it. That is not true! Recent research shows that everyone has more or less the same creative potential. There are four kind of abilities that make us more creative:

• OBSERVATION: look for new ideas, even if they don’t seem important at the time. Artist and inventors keep a notebook handy and they write down ideas when they occur to them.
• CHALLENGE: though situations and difficulties might be scary, but they are also wonderful creative opportunities to have new ideas or recycle old ones.
• EXPANDING HORIZONS: learning about other topics not related to your actual job, also keeps you be more creative.
• SURROUNDINGS: multiple ideas are usually obtained by visiting diverse and interesting social and sport places. A static atmosphere, the same desk, the same co-workers day after day can be suffocating.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

IT’S TIME TO PUT YOUR CREATIVITY TO WORK!!

Source: Navigators 10 teaching resourcing 2011

Hello, D says “Hi” again. Today I bring some facts about an important singer of our century. I hope you like it, please, don’t forget to share it with friend or with people who may need this info. Have a good day.

The culture of a place is an integral part of this society whether that place is a remote village in Brazil or a highly industrialized city in Europe. The cultures around the world fascinate us, at first glance, because they seem very dissimilar. Japanese people, for example, bow. They do not shake the hands because they consider it inappropriate. Arabian men kiss each other on the check when they meet.

On the other hand, teenager in U. S. A. leave home when they finish high school. They think that to live with their parents is unconventional. You might think that a driving system in which people left on the right is impossible; but, the citizens of fifty-nine places all over the world do it. This custom is from countries like Hong-Kong, Jamaica, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, United Kingdom and others.

If you are an immigrant in Indonesia and you want to marry a woman, don’t be impolite! Tradition prohibits newly-married couples from clearing their bowels or urinating for three days and nights, or from leaving the house during this time.

Finally, Asian people have the habit of saying words just before they start to eat meals and finish their meals. If they come over to a friend’s house for dinner, they do the same thing. If they do not say these words, the other people would think that they are discourteous.

In conclusion, we can easily see from these few examples how different the world we live in is.

Source: Navigators 10 teaching resourcing 2011

Hello, D again here. Today I bring some facts about an important singer of our century. I hope you like it, please, don’t forget to share it with friend or with people who may need this info. Have a good day.

Sting, one of the most famous English singers started his solo career in 1985. His first album The Dream of the Blue Turtles reached triple platinum in the U. S. A., and included important hits like: “If you love somebody set him free” and “Russians.”

After two years of this successful album, Sting released his second record titled Nothing like the sun which included the hit song “Englishman in New York.”

The song is the story of an Englishman living in New York. The man realized the remarkable differences that exist between these two cultures. For example, in the first verse when the singer says: “I don’t drink coffee, I take tea… I like my toast on one side”. Other simple comparisons that the singer points out are in the accent, physical appearance, and even manners. The man in New York feels like a stranger in a society that really differs from his.

This song is a reflection on the simple but significant differences between two ways of life.

HERE THE LINK IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THE SONG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk

Source: Navigators 10 teaching resourcing 2011

Hello, Today I bring a useful reading in order to make you identify various things in a text, like the kind of the text, what you can infer about it.

Reality television is a genre of television programming wich, it is claimed, it presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents, actual events, and features ordinary people rather than professional actors. It could be described as a form of artificial or “heightened” documentary. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000.

Reality television covers a wide range of television programming formats, from game or quiz shows which resemble the frantic, often demeaning programmes produced in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s (a modern example is Gaki no tsukai), to surveillance- or voyeurism- focused productions such as Big Brother.

Critics say that the term “reality television” is somewhat of a misnomer and that such shows frequently portray a modified and highly influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic location or abnormal situations, sometimes coached to act in certain way by off-screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated through editing and other post-production techniques.

Source: Los Tres Editores s. a. s. (Estándares y competencias en IDIOMA EXTRANJERO 11°)