PARTY

Don't forget you are all invited to the party on December 9th at Pensao Martins at 6.30 and we want to know what music you would like to dance to - which songs or artists, be specific - please let us know under "comments".

Predictions

Hello,

It was difficult but I have get it at last!
First of all I want to appologise all my mistakes, i'm just learning english.

About Mozambique predictions:

Life average expetancy will decreese for four years the next ten years.
People are going to have less children.
The vaccination agnaist malária will succed.
If the traffic road increeses people won't be able to drive in the city.

LEND OR BORROW?

Do you borrow things from other people? Do you borrow books, CD's, clothes? I used to lend lots of books to people but I stopped because I never saw them again! What about money? Do you lend it to friends? Do they pay you back?

Add a comment and tell the class about your experience.

THE HOT HIPPO

Here is a sweet story for you. You will need speakers, or earphones to hear it.

http://www.thinkport.org/microsites/video/wmv/hot_hippo.wmv

LITERACY

Many people in Mozambique are illiterate - they cannot read or write. What about in other countries? Read an interesting article about this.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-magazine-illiteracy.htm

Remember if you click on any word in this article you will get an immediate definition from the online dictionary.

If you don't have time to read it on the computer why not print it out to read later?

A Phrase a Day.

Phrases with colours.
To catch someone red handed - this means to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong. I caught the thief red handed. He was trying to take my cell phone out of my pocket.

Have you ever caught someone red handed? Or been caught red handed? Tell us about it.

What does "to see red" mean?

What does it mean if a person sees life through rose tinted glasses?

Can you find any phrases with these colours - blue, pink, yellow, green, black.

Post your answers in the comments box.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

COINCIDENCES - Remember we talked about this class? Read my story below and then write your own in "comments".

INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Welcome to my Intermediate class - I hope you think this is a good a idea and will enjoy making interesting contributions to this blog. To start with please post a photo of yourself onto the blog, and write a short description of yourself.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Vale who has already had her surprise.

Coincidences

This week my intermediate class are writing about amazing coincidences - so if you have a story to tell please share it with them, I am also going to invite them to join this site.

A coincidence that happened to me. In 1995 I was teaching in Zimbabwe, and my students were from all over Africa, but there was one guy called Kim from North Korea in my class. A real Eager Beaver, but hopeless language learner, one of those students that always ask the most obscure and irelevant questions and do mountains of extra homework for you to wade through and try to make sense of, who used to shout down all the other students in the class especially when the subject of his homeland came up, and who used to way lay you after class to get in some extra speaking practice . In 1996 I went off to teach in Yemen and Kim went back to his beloved country. However in 2004 I moved to Mozambique and the very first time I walked into class guess who was sitting there ready for his lesson? With a delighted smile on his face, thrilled with the prospect of someone at last to talk to in this strange new country where he knew no one. "Teacher!!! We meet again!!!"

Wednesday 22nd November.

Well, here I am waiting for visitors and the first person to leave me a message will get a special surprise!

Hello

Welcome to my Blog. I think this may be the start of something quite exciting and I hope you will all take part and use it to share ideas, discuss all sorts of things, tell stories, jokes and improve your English.