Hello everyone!Long time, no see you!! But now, we have a good purpose to meet again.Despite all the fuss about our President's impeachment process, the Rio 2016 Olympics will happen from August 05 to 21. Are you ready to get familiar with the vocabulary and discuss on the event?Let's first browse the official site:1) The Olympics Games and ScheduleNBC Article on Challenging and Fun Facts about the Olympics:2) Rio's Governor Declares ' State of Calamity' ahead of Olympic Games3) 16 Fun Facts about Rio 2016 OlympicsProfessor Ulisses Wehby gives all the Sports pronunciation and valuable tips:3) How to pronounce the sports and general vocabularyFor our discussion, now answer the following questions on COMMENTS: What are your favorite sports and why? Are you going to the event? If so, what games are you going to watch? Hope you like participating on the blog and share your thoughts with more virtual friends to enlarge your networking in English.Best,Flavia Click here: General comments on the OscarThe Oscar WinnersBonus: Enjoy the Meddley performance of the Original Song wi nner at the Oscar Cerimony:City of Stars and Audition Dear all,Ready for the Oscar Ceremony next Sunday Carnival (Feb.26th)?I hope so,As the movie choices are bigAnd with many nice stories to be seen!!Let's go to the movies andShare your views on what film, or who should get the Golden Statuette.Below you'll see the list of The Best Picture Nominees And respective trailers.Have fun with EnglishLook forward to your comments here.Have a great Carnival and Great time with movies!!1) ARRIVAL (trailer)FILM SYNOPSIS: When 12 alien spacecraft land on Earth, U.S. officials ask linguistics professor Louise Banks to team with theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly and learn how to communicate with the visitors. While Louise races to learn the aliens' language, uneasy governments around the globe debate the advisability of military action.2) FENCE (trailer)FILM SYNOPSIS: Troy Maxon, a former star player in the Negro Leagues, lives with his wife Rose and teenage son Cory in Pittsburgh in 1957. Troy is bitter about missing the integration of professional baseball, and his caustic attitudes toward life and race relations taint his relationship with Cory, an aspiring football player. 3) HACKSAW RIDGE (trailer)FILM SYNOPSIS: Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist who endured a troubled childhood in rural Virginia, enlists in the army during World War II despite his pacifist beliefs. After Desmond's desire to serve as an unarmed medic is approved by military officials, he is sent to the Pacific arena, where he saves dozens of lives during the Battle of Okinawa.4) HELL OR HIGH WATER (trailer)FILM SYNOPSIS: Toby and his ex-con brother Tanner rob branches of a West Texas bank to obtain enough money to prevent the foreclosure of their family ranch. Crafty Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton is soon on the case, his last before he retires, and as Marcus zeroes in on them, the brothers attempt one last score.5) HIDDEN FIGURES (trailer)FILM SYNOPSIS: In the early 1960s, as the U.S. seeks to surpass the Soviet Union in the space race, three mathematically and technologically gifted African-American women must cope with racism and sexism