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ON MONDAY
ESL Podcast 876 – Preparing a Professional Portfolio
In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear), vocabulary list and sample sentences, and comprehension questions.
In “What Else Does it Mean,” learn the other meanings of “sample” and “thin.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “Who Uses Portfolios?”
“People working in many different professions use portfolios to “showcase” (display; show off) their work…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide
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ON WEDNESDAY
English Cafe 389
Topics: Famous Songs – Red River Valley; how recall elections work; to reduce versus to lessen versus to decrease versus to decline; sort/to sort; to intervene versus to interfere
In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear).
In “What Insiders Know,” you will read about “Valley Girls.”
“There are many “valleys” (low areas of land surrounded by mountains) in the United States. However, the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide
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ON FRIDAY
ESL Podcast 877 – Cheering Someone Up
In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear), vocabulary list and sample sentences, and comprehension questions.
In “What Else Does it Mean,” learn the other meanings of “to go (one’s) way” and “to slam.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “Pollyanna.”
“Pollyanna is a popular and well-known children’s book, but it has a wider influence among people…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide
Gatufo´s poems:
Fidelity and suffering
If you think in dying with you I die
Together in the trip of not return
Tired of living without hopes
With this daily torture you feel
Wishing the end of that suffering
If you feel that life is your wish
Living with you day after day is my will
Watching the smile in your face
or the firm fight of your character
that strong wants a day more together
My partner´s life I´ll do mine your wishes
Prepared I am to make your trip each second
That life is discovering in fateful time
Of illness, suffering and hopelessness
till the moment you think it is the end.
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Nights in Silence
At night the desire to keep awake
So late ..What´s the reason to be up
Alone with myself I am
Quite at this hour I think
Asleep you are close to me
Early in the morning I am
Enough time to meditate in silence
but I feel little noises of the house
Your breath, the rain´s drops
a voice that far breaks the morning
So, without any witnessess
finally I take the pen and start to write
Love you so much my dear
than I don´t want to make any noise
Listening your breath I know your presence
that bright me every moment of my life.
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The Wait
Far away of our yesterday world
So quite we see the passage of the days
Gathering enough time to your freedom
I see the sunset that it shortens the time limit
Uncertain future we await without hurry
So, although these isolated prisoner we are
feel closer than ever we are.
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Lost
Lost I am without your happiness
It gives me strength to continue this path
followed together since so long time
Can´t remember waking up without your lap
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Well these are the first I write in English, and I want to share first with my friends
of this my best site of all.
Thanks Jeff and Lucy, at the end you made me a poet in English?
Just incredible….ja,ja….
emiliano
I don’t know whether you have yet posted a podcast about disabilities, how to talk about it without offences and other things. If you have posted it yet, please disconsider my suggestion. Thanks.
Aecio from Brazil.
Yes, a new poet was born.
I have a special notebook with all writers and their quotes mentioned by our ESL teachers.
Now, descovering this new poet I have to write all his poems, too.
I like your poetry and your love for life , dear Emiliano. Thank you for shearing with us your most secret thoughts.
Not everyone can do this. Like me, for instance.
“Listening your breath I know your presence
that bright me every moment of my life.”
“Can’t remember waking up without your lap.”
“Living with you day after day is my will
Watching the smile in your face.”
Nights in Silence remember me of Nights in White Satin lyrics by Moody Blues…
“Lonely man cries for love…
Oh how I love you, oh how I love you”
THANKS Dear Tania.
A honor to me sharing these poems (or something like it) with you and all
Blog friends.
This is first site I write them in English because I learn to write in English just
here.
Again THANKS a lot to all of you, blogers and teachers.
I am really happy writing and sharing them.
As I said before I write only about subjects I think could know or just what I feel.
I love the song of Modody Blues…..of my youth.
So kind of you dear Tania, I send you lot of kisses.
emiliano
Dear enilliano!
Thanks a lot for sharing your touching poems. I`ve noticed that you are a wise man.. life teaches us many useful things..
have you ever read about “Polyanna”, the girl Jeff mentions in this new podcast? Just wanted to ask..as it seems like you
are able to do the same as her=) So am I, at least.. I`m trying=)
My best wishes for you!
Teacher;
Thanks for the useful “mini-course”! In addition to your good advices I would like to mention that reading aloud is
important..it is, for me.. I think..
Yes Dear Oyvor Steinsheim, I read about Polyanna and also I have seen the movie
with Cuca my wife, it was really a nice beautiful story.
Along my life I have wanted to shared but at first living here in Spain it was not
easy, now with this new life of internet it seems like impossible dreams turn to
reality.
Thanks very much Oyvor Steinsheim, your words are highly appreciated for me, even
more after living the last year that was really difficult.
It seems now I am another new person, with more years as a God gift. Thanks.
emiliano