LEWIS CARROLL
Lewis Carroll
27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898
Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson at Daresbury in Chesire, on 27 January 1832. He was an English author, mathematician, logician, anglican deacon and photographer.
What is Lewis Carroll most famous for?
Lewis Carroll is most famous for his story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865. It was written for Alice, the daughter of a friend.
His other writings included the sequel 'Through the Looking-Glass' as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky".
HEAL THE WORLD by Michael Jackson
"Heal the World" is a song featured on Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991. The music video features children living in countries suffering from unrest.
In a 2001 Internet chat with fans, Jackson said "Heal the World" is the song he is most proud to have created. He also created the Heal the World Foundation, a charitable organization which was designed to improve the lives of children. The organization was also meant to teach said children about how to help others. (From the Wikipedia)
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
People do lots of special things to celebrate Chinese New Year, this song is about some of them. You can listen and sing along.
WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR?
Chinese New Year is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar. It is considered to be one of the most important holidays for Chinese families.
The holiday is celebrated with big family gatherings, gift giving, the eating of symbolic foods and display of festive decorations--all focused on bringing good luck for the new year and celebrating the coming of Spring.
When Is Chinese New Year?The start of Chinese New Year changes every year since it is dictated by the lunar calendar. The Gregorian or solar calendar--which is based on the Earth's movement around the sun and has a fixed number of 365 days a year (366 during a leap year)--is the most widely used calendar system in the world and has been the official calendar used in China since 1912.
But in China the lunar calendar is still used to determine traditional holidays like Chinese New Year. Since the lunar calendar is based on the phases of the moon-- which has a shorter cycle than the sun--Chinese New Year is never on the same day each year, but typically falls somewhere between January 21st and February 20th.
LONDON OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
London has the chance to celebrate the Olympic Games this year; the Olympic Games from 27 July-12 August and Paralympic Games from 29 Aug-9 Sept 2012.
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| THE MASCOTS |
Wenlock and Mandeville are the mascots created by iris, a London creative agency. Wenlock has five friendship bracelets on his wrist-each bracelet has the color of an Olympic ring- and the three points on his head represent the three places of the podium. The shape on his face represents the Olympic stadium roof and the logo of the games on his body means that everybody is going to London in 2012. The name comes from the town of Much Wenlock, which held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games.
The name of Mandeville comes from Stoke Mandeville Hospital, a facility in Buckinghamshire that initially organised the Stoke Mandeville Games, the precursor of the Paralympic Games. His head is like a helmet and there are three points blue, red and green that represent the Paralympic Symbol.Londres se enfrenta a un gran desafío este 2012, la celebración de las Olimpiadas. A pocos meses de su comienzo muchas son las voces que critican su gestión: instalaciones sin terminar, eventos sin confirmar, fraudes en la adquisición de entradas por internet y sobre todo el grandísimo coste para los ciudadanos... un ejemplo es este artículo en The Guardian...y si quieres saber más sobre este acontecimiento mundial pincha en la foto de las mascotas y visita su página oficial.
LET'S LEARN ENGLISH!
VOCABULARY : Clothes and Accessories.
GRAMMAR POINT : Present Continuous (BE + V-ing) with the verb ’wear’ ; difference between the present simple and the present continuous.
LONDON 'S NEW YEAR'S DAY PARADE 2012
Parade set to take place on January 1st 2012.
London's New Year's Day Parade 2012, is the FIRST OFFICIAL EVENT in a year of celebrations to mark Her Majesty QUEEN ELIZABETH II's DIAMOND JUBILEE. London's New Year's Day Parade 2012 is also the FIRST OFFICIAL EVENT in London's 2012 OLYMPIC YEAR.
London's New Year's Day Parade 2012, is the FIRST OFFICIAL EVENT in a year of celebrations to mark Her Majesty QUEEN ELIZABETH II's DIAMOND JUBILEE. London's New Year's Day Parade 2012 is also the FIRST OFFICIAL EVENT in London's 2012 OLYMPIC YEAR.
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