Monday, February 29, 2016

And the Oscar goes to ........

http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016

QUESTIONS:
1- Which is the famous sentences when giving an Oscar?
2- Who does he congratulate at the beginning of the speech?
3- He repeats the word UNBELIEVABLE refering to ..... (3 different things)
4- Who does he thank in his family?
5- There is a superlative connected to the year 2015. Which one?

Sunday, February 14, 2016

ROMEO and JULIET by William Shakespeare

      As tomorrow we are going to see a free version by this play at the theatre,
             I would like you to know a little bit about it.




THIS IS THE BASIC STORY:

     A boy (Romeo) and a girl (Juliet) fall in love. But they come from families which hate each other, and know they will not be allowed to marry. They are so much in love they marry in secret instead. However, before their wedding night Romeo kills Juliet's cousin in a duel, and in the morning he is forced to leave her. If he ever returns to the city, he will be put to death.
    Juliet is then told she must marry Paris, who has been chosen by her parents, who do not know she is already married. She refuses - then agrees because she plans to fake her death and escape to be with Romeo. She takes a sleeping potion and appears to be dead, so her parents lay her in a tomb. However, Romeo does not know about the plan, visits her grave, finds her 'dead', and kills himself. Juliet finally wakes up, finds Romeo dead, and then kills herself.




Let's watch a funny version of the story:

   

And another version, serve yourself: 



Shakespeare_ The Animated Tales - 01x04 - Romeo... por eus347

Happy ST VALENTINE'S DAY

 
Dedicated to my students