'127 hours'

Today I would like to present a film I have recently seen - '127 hours'. The film is based on real events. It tells a story of an adventurous, brave, outgoing but a little carefree man, Aaron. During one of his expeditions  the boy falls into a crevice. To make things worse, his hand gets completely stuck in the crack by an enormous boulder. At this point his 127 hours of suffering, pain, hope and despair start. These are also hours of reflection on his life, acts, neglected family and lost love. Aaron gets to a point where only one solution to the problem seems possible...a terrifying and inconceivable one... The film enchants with beautiful images of American landscapes, moving and deep dialogues or more often, monologues, and delicate, tactful and unpretentious discussion of the fundamental elements of a human's life - family, love, courage, passion and hope.
I invite you to see the trailer of the film - it's really well done and permits you to feel the atmosphere of the movie.

LuNaR EcLiPsE

Have you heard that a very interesting astronomical phenomenon took place yesterday? It was a total lunar eclipse! A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from hitting the Moon. This can happen only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, with the Earth in the middle. Therefore, a lunar eclipse can only take place the night of a full moon. 

A total lunar eclipse took place yesterday, on 15th June 2011. It could be seen over Europe and south America after sunset, over Africa and most of Asia, and Australia before sunrise.I hope you have seen it! If you missed the eclipse, don't worry - the second one will take place on 10th December 2011.

Contrary to a solar eclipse, which can only be watched from a small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth. It is worth noticing that a lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts just for a few minutes. Watch the video to understand the phenomenon better!

DICTIONARY

phenomenon - zjawisko

take place, occur, happen - wydarzyć się

lunar eclipse - zaćmienie księżyca

total - całkowite

The Moon - księżyc

The Sun - słońce

The Earth - ziemia

pass - przechodzić

block - blokować

ray - promień

hit - dotrzeć 

aligned - ustawione w szeregu

full moon - pełnia księżyca

sunset - zachód słońca

sunrise - wschód słońca

miss - przegapić

watch, view - oglądać

anywhere - gdziekolwiek

side - strona

worth noticing - warte zauważenia

last - trwać

solar eclipse - zaćmienie słońca

The source of the photos : the Internet

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

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

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

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

'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