Today we learned the importance of parroting (repeating words) for language learning.Use englishcentral.com to become a parrot =)In the end of the semester the student with more activities done wins a box of fancy chocolates. It is the number of completed spoken videos that counts, NOT your score.It also counts as one speaking post in the portfolio.Let the competition begin!!! For this week's listening you can watch the video below and list the pieces of clothing and accessories the woman says.Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qmsEU6iKE8 This week we are studying the parts of the house and furniture.For Reading you can enter the website www.housesforsale.com and choose a house you like (click on it). After you can answer the following questions in your efolio (include the click for the house):1. Where is the house?2. What is there in the house (describe the rooms)?3. How much is it? write or speak a conversation suggesting something,conversation about the weekend, Use glogster (www.glogster.com) to make your efolio posts more dynamic. Here is the sample calendar I created: Don't forget the deadline for the e-folio!!! =) 1. Speak about the festival you chose on page 85, excplaining why.2. Speak about what you do on holidays.3. Write using the new vocabulary.4. Speak using the new vocabulary.5. Read atext about a famous festival and say what you understand of the text. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Stampede http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_de_Cannes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_Barbecue_Festival http://www.atasteofwestcork.com/6. Listen to videos about a famous festival and say what you understand, like about it. For example: http://travelvideo.tv/videos/quebec/quebeccitysummerfestivalvideo.html http://guide.worldstravelplaces.com/7987/Visit_Fallas_Festival_in_Valencia_Spain.html http://www.voyage.tv/the_bahamas_travel_video_junkanoo_festival.html http://www.voyage.tv/mexico_travel_video_day_of_the_dead.html http://guide.worldstravelplaces.com/5611/Visit_the_Caribana_Festival_Toronto.html This week's suggestion is to:Think about a perfect date. Write a paragraph describing the date (place, time, activities, food, drink, people, etc). Use the present simple.You can write this paragraph in the OhLife email if you want.Have a nice weekend! This week's suggestion is a listening exercise. The following video is a campaign from the city of Vancouver in Canada. They are planning to be the greenest city in the world. Watch the video and answer the questions:1. What information do they give about the city of Vancouver? (list some)2. What do they ask people to do? (list some suggestions)3. What is your opinion about it?Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4nOxvCqpPY&feature=related Never Let Me DownJennette McCurdy TRADUCAO: Nunca Me DecepcionouVoce sempre ve o melhor em mimVoce acredita, voce nunca parar de sonharVoce me da fe, um pouco de gracaUm sorriso em meu rostoVoce me segure, mantenha-me chegar para as nuvens, oh ooohVoce sabe que voce nunca poderia me decepcionarVoce esta sempre tentando alcancar aNao ha nenhuma maneira que eu nunca tinha duvida de queAtravesse meu coracao nao poderia faze-lo sem voce agoraVoce nunca, nunca, nunca me deixou na maoE o que voce faz, o que nos passamosQuer dizer que quero dizer obrigadoEu nao posso negar, eu nao podia voar, sem voce em minha vidaVoce sabe como me manter, sempre por ai, oh oohVoce sabe que voce nunca poderia me decepcionarVoce esta sempre tentando alcancar aNao ha nenhuma maneira que eu nunca tinha duvida de queAtravesse meu coracao nao podia fazer isso sem voce agoraVoce nunca, nunca, nunca me deixou na maoVoce e o que me