Halloween (Linguaspectrum)

Halloween

              31st October Halloween


         When witches go riding
         and black cats are seen,
         the moon laughs and whispers,
         ´tis near Halloween


       

Poems and Quotes

31st October: Halloween

Sheffield (saberingles.com.ar)

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. The population of the City of Sheffield in 2002 was estimated at 512,242. It has grown, from its industrial roots to encompass a wide economic base and is now the third largest city in England, the fourth largest in Great Britain, and the only one in South Yorkshire.

The city boundaries of Sheffield include a significant area of the countryside which surrounds the main urban region. One third of Sheffield is within the Peak District National Park (no other English city has a national park within its boundary), and Sheffield is generally recognized as England's greenest city, containing 150 woodlands and 50 public parks.

Sheffield is largely unparished, but Bradfield and Ecclesfield have parish councils and Stocksbridge has a town council.

The present boundaries were set in 1974, when the former county borough of Sheffield merged with Stocksbridge urban district and part of Wortley Rural District.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the  Wikipedia article "Sheffield". You can explore more on the Wikipedia website. The text and the images are used here only for educational purposes.

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Misty´s Buttons Groupies

Poems and Quotes

False friends (saberingles.com.ar)

False friends

- large significa grande (y no largo, que se dice long)
- lentil significa lenteja (y no lentilla, que se dice contact lens)
- lobe significa lóbulo (y no lobo, que se dice wolf)

Vocabulary: Hire or Rent (saberingles.com.ar)

Vocabularyhire or rent?

They mean the same: Paying money to be allowed to use something for a certain amount of time. Both are used in some situations:
You rent or hire a car, a bike, a TV, a camera.
Rent is preferred when talking about a flat, a house, a cottage, a caravan.
Hire is also used when talking about people and tools.
When used as a noun we say 'flats to rent', but 'bikes for hire'. 
Examples:

- How long are you renting this car?
- She's renting a flat in the middle of the city.
- I hired this bicycle for two hours.
- My company is hiring new people.

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Vocabulary (saberingles.com.ar)

Vocabulary

PROUD, ARROGANT OR CONCEITED?

Key

Proud is a general word to describe somebody who is pleased with himself, or with what he has achieved.
Arrogant is a disapproving word to describe somebody who thinks he's better than other people.
Conceited is a disapproving word to describe somebody who thinks he or his achievements are better than they really are.

• proudHis parents are proud of him.
  She's proud of being in the team.
  
• arrogantHe's first in his class, but he's not arrogant about it.
  She's too arrogant to learn from her own errors.
  
• conceitedI knew I was going to win, and I'm not being conceited.
  That conceited singer didn't want to sign autographs to the people waiting outside.

False friends (saberingles.com.ar)

False friends

- attendance significa asistencia (y no atención, que se dice attention)
- bomber significa avión bombardero o persona que coloca bombas (y no bombero, que se dice fireman o firefighter)

Vocabulary (saberingles.com.ar)

Vocabularyequipment, tools, utensils or apparatus?

Equipment is used to describe the things necessary for a specific purpose. For example, the equipment needed in a hospital.
Tools is used in expressions like 'garden tools' for a gardener and 'work tools' for a carpenter.
Utensils is used in expressions like 'kitchen utensils'.
Apparatus is used in scientific or technical contexts, like 'gymnastic apparatus' (all the apparatus in a gym) or the apparatus used for an experiment. 
Examples:

- A lot of money was spent on the equipment of the new hospital.
- The carpenter brought with him all the work tools that he needed.
- I will need some more kitchen utensils in order to follow this recipe for tomato soup.
- Astronauts usually have special breathing apparatus.

Sir Elton John (Wikipedia)

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is anEnglish singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricistBernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.

In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time.^[1] His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history.^[2] He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, aGolden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.^[3]

John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.^[4] Having been named aCommander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.^[5] He has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s,^[6] and In 1992, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation and a year later began hosting the annual Academy Award Party, which has since become one of the most high-profile Oscar parties in the Hollywood film industry. Since its inception, the foundation has raised over $200 million. John entered into a civil partnership with David Furnish^[7] on 21 December 2005 and continues to be a champion forLGBT social movements. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him as the most successful male solo artist on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists" (third overall, behind only The Beatlesand Madonna).^[8]

Sir Elton John

Sir Elton John CBE
Elton John attending the premiere of The Unionat the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Background information
Birth name	Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Born	25 March 1947 (age 64) Pinner, Middlesex, England
Genres	Rock, glam rock, soft rock,R&B, pop rock
Occupations	Musician Composer Producer Humanitarian
Instruments	Vocals, piano, keyboards,Guitar
Years active	1964–1968 (Bluesology) 1969–present (solo)
Labels	DJM, Uni, MCA, Geffen,Rocket/Island, Universal,Interscope, Mercury, UMG
Associated acts	Bernie Taupin, Tim Rice, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Kiki Dee,Billy Joel, George Michael,Eminem, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Neil Sedaka

Questions about the passage: Holidays

1- What are tho most popular tourist destinations? ________________
2- Where are most visitors to the UK from?_____________________
3- Can you fly from France to England?________________________
4- How many types of train are there through the tunnel?___________
5- What is the Shuttle for?__________________________________
6- What is the Eurostar for?_________________________________

Holidays

The top five tourist destinations in the world are the USA, France, Italy
Spain and the UK.
Most visitors to the UK are from the USA and France.
To get from France to England, you can fly, you can go by boat or
you can go by train through the Channel Tunnel.
There are two types of train through the tunnel: the Shuttle is for
cars, motorbikes and coaches; Eurostar is for foot passengers.

Reflexive pronouns

Discurso de Steve Jobs

A visitor´s guide to the UK

If you visit the UK, try to see some of the beautiful countryside. You´ll be surprised at the variety .
Visit the Lake District in the north-west of England, take a boat out to the Farne Island in the north-
east, walk along the dramatic Cornish coast in the south-west or climb the mountains of Scotland and
Wales.
As well as the countryside,you should visit big cities like London and Edinburgh.
Lots of people go to the big attractions, like Buckingham Palace, Madame Tussaud´s and the London
Eye.The views from the top of the Eye are fantastic. But there are other places like Stratford-on-Avon
and Bath.
There are trains and buses to most places, so it isn´t difficult to travel around the UK. And you can
usually find a place to stay. Bed and breakfast are popular.
Winters in the UK are cold and the days are short. Summers are warm but it sometimes rains for long
periods. In my opinion, spring is the best time.
But whenever you come,you´ll enjoy yourself!