U2 has just won Best Original Song ORDINARY LOVE at the Golden Globes. It's an opportunity to remind us how inspirational the recently late Nelson Mandela was (is).
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Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
A quote by Oscar Wilde
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| Picture via Paper Boat Press |
Irish-born English author, dramatist, and poet, Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, and died on November 30, 1900, in Paris, France. Oscar Wilde was part of the 'art for art's sake' movement in English literature at the end of the nineteenth century. He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies including the play 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and his classic novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. Read more at Encyclopedia of World Biography.
Monday, February 18, 2013
St. Valentine's Day is (not) over
Even though St. Valentine's Day was last week, our Facebook page, which so far has reached 590 likes, is still online. You are most welcome to continue visiting us, and writing your comments or publishing anything related to the topic 'love and friendship'. Let's endure the love season!
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| Content shared on Saint Valentine's at Pine Tree |
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Thursday, February 07, 2013
Have you visited our FB page yet?
You have seen this poster at the entrances of our school main buildings today, haven't you? It is a reminder so that you don't forget Saint Valentine's is only ONE week ahead, and this year we're going to celebrate the venue on FACEBOOK! So, what are you waiting for? Visit us, like us, but most of all, enjoy the LOVE and FRIENDSHIP season!
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| GR 330 editing powered by Photoscape |
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Saint Valentine's @PineTree
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Get ready for St. Valentine's: it's only 13 days ahead! Celebrate this day at our school with your teachers of English and mates! Visit
our Facebook page, hit a like, and post your
message/image/video in English. Express your love and friendship to your beloved
one(s) or to the school community. Have fun and enjoy the love season!
On behalf of
your English Teachers
GR 330
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
Mother's Day in UK
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| photo credits: windy_sydney via flickr |
UK holds the prestige of being the first country in the world to dedicate a special day for mothers, as early as 17th century. During that period, Roman and British Empire converted to Christianity and celebration of this day became a part of their Iiturgical calendar. Since then in UK, mother's day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in the month of Lent to honour Virgin Mary, unlike US, where it is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. Since the days of Lent are not fixed, the date for mother's day keeps on changing as well. However, the emotions remain the same. The feelings associated with the day are much alike those in the rest of the world: to express gratitude towards our mother. It is an opportunity for the children to let their mother know that she is special and loved and cared for. In the UK, the day is celebrated with lot of excitement and enthusiasm. Roses, carnations and chrysanthemums qualify as the most popular flowers on Mothers Day in Great Britain. The people of UK also follow the tradition of making a rich almond cake for their mother, on mother's day, which is often called 'Mothering Cake' or 'Simnel Cake'. UK people pay tribute to their mothers and honour their contribution in their life. They let their mother know that she is very special and holds a very important place in their lives, which no one can replace. On Mothers Day, people go out for lunch or dinner and pamper their mothers by doing all the household tasks themselves. They even go for a picnic or resort for relaxation. Mother's Day / Mothering Sunday was celebrated on March 18th this year and it will be celebrated on March 10th, next year. In Portugal, Mother's Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday of May.
"A mother's heart is a patchwork of love."
Read more @quotegarden.com
Friday, February 17, 2012
Valentine's Day @PineTree
'Love was in the air' @PineTree School, last tuesday...
To be more accurate, love was online!... Students wrote their messages on the web wiki, as asked! And so did the teachers, at the teachers' room, on a spot provided for the writing of messages, love quotes or funny poems. Love was in the air and so were many smiles... For each smile I saw in the members of the school community, I felt this was an activity worth doing!
photo credits: Céu Leça
My deepest thanks to all the students and fellow workers that have made this day a very special day!... And to our 'EVT' teachers Jaques, Sandy and Elisabete, I can only say:
'Roses are red, violets are blue
Your Art is Impressive
and so are You!'...
Your Art is Impressive
and so are You!'...
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
St. Valentine's Countdown
PineTree School is getting ready for Saint Valentine's Day!...
This year, the GR330 teachers have decided to create a web wiki, in which students are asked to write their valentine messages to the one(s) they love and appreciate!...
Students may either create their own message, or access any quotations page and choose the one they think best fits their purpose!...
'Come live in my heart and pay no rent', by Samuel Lover, is one of my favourite love quotes!...
This one is also so cute: 'In school they taught me that
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 min = 60 seconds
But they never told me that
1 second without you = 100 years'
Let's see how creative, or how in love, our students are!...
You can read more @ ILoveYouQuote.
This one is also so cute: 'In school they taught me that
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 min = 60 seconds
But they never told me that
1 second without you = 100 years'
Read more @Valentine's Day SMS
Let's see how creative, or how in love, our students are!...
Sunday, December 04, 2011
I love English!...
I'm lecturing my 10th form students the unit 'A world of many languages'. I found these two videos on the YouTube and I think I'm going to use both of them in class. The first, 'English and Empire - The history of English 6/10', is the 6th video of a collection that teaches the history of English in 10 minutes, by the Open University. I'll start my lesson with this one and then explore the text 'English worldwide'.
Below, some suggestions of two funny videos one might use in class when lecturing the topic 'A world of many languagues': Learn English really funny commercial and Singlish Chat.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
I teach!... What's your super power?
'A great teacher loves teaching others to love learning'
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