A blog for my students and all English learners.

It deals with various everyday issues, news, curiosities

and things that arouse my interest every day.

czwartek, 19 maja 2011

Shakira in Poland!

Hello :) I have just learnt that Shakira visited Poland yesterday and gave a concert in Łódź! The concern was reportedly very nice. Shakira is said to have started the concert with these words: "Tonight I am all yours. I want this evening to be the best evening in your life!". The Colombian singer was born on the 2nd of February 1977. She is famous for her Latin pop songs, great dance and supple body :) To my mind, she is very pretty, too  :)
Welcome to Poland, Shakira!

Shakira

The source of the photo : the Internet

środa, 18 maja 2011

My AvOcAdO TrEe


Hello! My avocado tree has grown a lot since I published my first post about it. When the avocado put out a root and the first leaves appeared we put it into a pot filled with soil.
Just take a look :) :

The pot

The pit

The flower corner

On the left you can notice our new purchase - the jasmine. It looks very nice and smells sweet especially in the evening. Normally it is an outdoor plant but time will tell whether it can be situated in a flat, too. If not, it will become a gift for our friend, who has just bought a house :)

The jasmine

The jasmine leaves

A close-up of a flower

What indoor plants are your favourite?

Dictionary:
grow - rosnąć
since - odkąd
a lot - dużo
publish - publikować
put out - wypuścić
root - korzeń
leaves - liście
appear - pojawić się
put - wkładac
pot - doniczka
filled with - wypełniona
soil - ziemia
take a look - popatrz
corner - kącik
notice - zauważyć
purchase - zakup
outdoor - zewnętrzny
time will tell - czas pokaże
situate - umieszczać
become - stawać się
gift - prezent
buy - bought - kupować
indoor - pokojowy, wewnętrzny
close-up - zbliżenie


środa, 11 maja 2011

Make-up in English

Hello! I have decided to raise the topic of make-up in today's post. I think every girl loves make-up...or at least likes it ;)...It's perfect to conceal some small imperfections and highlight our best points. It's useful to know the names of make-up products as quite often you may have the opportunity to buy some great cosmetics abroad or on the Internet. Let's start then!
The first product, in my opinion the most useful one - compact powder. It's indispensable for girls with oily or  mixed skin.

compact powder


The second most useful product - concealer. You apply it on your skin to cover spots or bags under your eyes.

concealer

The next product is used very often by girls. It makes your skin look smooth and uniform as it covers small imperfections. The trick is to find a perfect shade for your complexion. The product is foundation.

foundation

The next indispensable cosmetic product is mascara. It makes your lashes darker, thicker and longer. Black, brown, navy blue, violet...

mascara

Another product applied on eyelids is eyeliner. For debutants it is not easy to apply it evenly! You can choose liquid eyeliner, a pencil, crayon or a felt-tip pen.
eyeliner


Another product which you surely use is lipstick. A great variety of shades to choose from! Brick-red, blood-red, beige, brown, purple...even blue!

lipstick

Girls also like eye shadows. As there are lots of colours to choose from you can adjust your make-up to your clothing. It's well-known that violet goes well with green eyes, brown matches blue eyes well and brown eyes can be highlighted thanks to blue shades. In fact, there are no rules here. You can find which eyeshadow flatters your eyes the best.

eyeshadows

The last product for today is blusher. It is applied on cheeks to make you look fresh and relaxed.

blusher

Which of these cosmetic products can't you do without? ;)

Source of the photos : the Internet

wtorek, 10 maja 2011

The Eurovision Song Contest





The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among European countries.
Each country presents a song performed live. Then Europeans vote for the other countries' songs to choose the most popular song in the competition. The Contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956 and is one of the longest-running TV programmes in the world. It is also one of the most-watched non-sporting events in the world, with audience number of 100 - 600 million all over the world. It is not well-known that Eurovision is also broadcast to such places as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, India, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Uruguay in spite of the fact that these countries do not participate in the competition. Since 2000, the contest has also been broadcast on the Internet.
Here come photos of a few winners of the contest:

Lena Meyer-Landrut - Germany
Alexander Rybak - Norway
Katrina and The Waves - the UK

Dana International - Israel


Dictionary:
contest - konkurs
annual - coroczny
hold - organizować
live - na żywo
vote - głosować
choose - wybrać
broadcast - transmitować
inauguration - inauguracja
audience - widowania
number - liczba
well-known - ogólnie znane
in spite of - pomimo
participate - uczestniczyć
competition - konkurs

środa, 4 maja 2011

'Candle in the wind' - AnSwErS

The time has come for the answers:

Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our....hearts..........
You were the grace that placed itself
Where .....lives........ were torn apart
You called out to our ....country.........
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to ...heaven..........
And the stars spell out your name

And it seems to me you ...lived...... your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the ...sunset...........
When the ...rain........ set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along ......England's........... greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your .....legend.......... ever will

Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your ...smile.......
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden .....child.........
And even though we try
The truth brings us to ...tears.........
All our words ....cannot........ express
The joy you brought us through the years

And it seems to me you ...lived........ your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the ...sunset..........
When the ...rain....... set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along ...England's........ greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your ....legend....... ever will

Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our ...hearts.........
You were the grace that placed itself
Where ...lives....... were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a .....country........ lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever ..know........

And it seems to me you ...lived.............. your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the ..sunset............
When the ..rain.......... set in

And you footsteps will always fall here
Along .....England's......... greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your ...legend......... ever will

Dictionary:
rose - róża
may... - 'niech'
grow - rosnąć
grace - gracja, wdzięk
place - umieścić
tear apart - rozerwać
call out - wołać
country - kraj
whisper - szeptać
pain - ból
belong - należeć
heaven - niebo
spell out - przeliterować
it seems to me - wydaje mi się
candle - świeca
wind - wiatr
fade - zwiędnąć, przemijać, przygasnąć
sunset - zachód słońca
rain - deszcz
the rain has set in - rozpadało się
footsteps  - ślady
fall - spaść
hill - wzgórze
burn out  - wypalić się
legend - legenda
loveliness  - powab
lose - stracić
empty - pusty
smile - uśmiech
torch  - pochodnia
carry - nieść
golden - złote
child - dziecko
even though - mimo, że
truth - prawda
tears - łzy
express - wyrazić
joy - radość
bring - przynosić
through - przez
lost - zagubiony
without - bez
soul - dusza
miss - tęsknić
wings - skrzydła
compassion - współczucie

Princess Diana and Elton John
The source of the photo : the Internet