Thanks to my dear friend Majeed to share this video.
Fiestas Patrias
September 22, 2009 — jorivasThe Fiestas Patrias is the independence day celebration of Chile. It officially lasts for two days:
September 18, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of the Chilean independence process.
September 19, known as the “Day of the Glories of the (Chilean) army”.
Unofficially, the celebration can last for around a week, depending on when it falls . Most schools and jobs declare a week-long vacation for the holiday.
Together with Christmas, this celebration is the most important time of the year for most Chileans.
Idioms and Proverbs
May 20, 2009 — jorivas- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando.
- Barking dogs never bite.
Perro que ladra no muerde.
- Don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth.
A caballo regalado no le mires los dientes.
English Teaching Videos Site
March 30, 2009 — jorivasTEFLclips is a site dedicated to the possibilities for YouTube and other video sharing sites in the classroom. Every week a new lesson plan is uploaded.
Here’s an example
To reflect about our way of working…
June 27, 2008 — jorivasBALANCE
Wolfgang & Christoph Lauenstein (1989)
…think ’bout it.
ALTE, ELT, TESOL, … What does it mean?!!!!
April 5, 2008 — jorivasWe are continuously listening to these acronyms, but what do they mean? Here you have the list of the most used acronyms in English Teaching.
More green datas to work with
March 25, 2008 — jorivasIn the can…
One soft drink can recycled by each elementary school student in America World save 24.8 millions cans. That would be enough aluminum to create 21 Boeing 737 airplanes.
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Metal winner One old cell phone recycled by each cell phone user in América would reclaim enough precious metals to create 631 solid gold replicas of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankamen’s Funerary Mask. |
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Wear it and air it
If just one passenger per each flight in the world this year packed 1 pound less of luggage, they would save enough fuel to fly a Boeing 737 around the world 474 times.
