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Editorial
Hi everyone!!!
Here’s a new, fresh issue with tons of news, activities and fun
facts and games.Thanks again to all those who have made this
issue possible. We invite anyone willing to share their work with us
to send their productions along.And to treat YOU specially, here
are three love poems to go with the springtime mood! Enjoy!!!!!!!
Natalia & Ivana
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(1806-1861) - English poet best known for her love sonnets, particularly those from her greatest
work, “Sonnets From the Portuguese.” Her courtship and elopement with her future husband,
Robert Browning, remains one of the literary world’s most celebrated romances. “How Do I
Love Thee?” (1850) - This well-known poem opens with these famous lines: How do I love
thee? Let me count the ways. / I love thee to the depth and breadth and height ...
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach,
when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and
candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they
turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with
my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints,- I love
thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!- and, if God
choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
THE END
John Donne
THE GOOD -MORROW
I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I
Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then?
But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?
Or snorted we in the Seven Sleepers’ den?
’Twas so; but this, all pleasures fancies be.
If ever any beauty I did see,
Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.
And now good-morrow to our waking souls,
Which watch not one another out of fear;
For love, all love of other sights controls,
And makes one little room an everywhere.
Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,
Let maps to other, worlds on worlds have shown,
Let us possess one world, each hath one, and is one.
My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears,
And true plain hearts do in the faces rest;
Where can we find two better hemispheres,
Without sharp north, without declining west?
Whatever dies, was not mixed equally;
If our two loves be one, or, thou and I
Love so alike, that none do slacken, none can die.
William Shakespeare
SONNET XVIII
William Shakespeare (1564–1616). The Oxford
Shakespeare: Poems. 1914. Sonnet XVIII. “Shall I
compare thee to a summer’s day?”
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
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And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course
untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
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Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st;
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
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LCB
The Jungle Book
Anne Frank Museum
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EVENTS
Paris in Buenos Aires
Science Museum
Cutouts
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BIOGRAPHY
MUSIC...
Steven Patrick Morrissey was
born in Davyhulme, Manchester,
England, UK. At a very early
age, he took an interest in
writing. His top priority was
poetry, though he would have
his biography on James Dean,
“James Dean Is Not Dead”,
published by his early 20s. His
literary influences ranged from
Oscar Wilde to Johann Wolfgang
Goethe, though he was also an
avid fan of pop music and film.
Some of his primary musical
idols were David Bowie, Ray
Davies and Marc Bolan. In 1982,
Morrissey was approached by
local Mancunian guitarist and
songwriter Johnny Marr. Marr
asked him to collaborate, and
so began possibly the greatest
songwriting duo of the 1980s.
Morrissey’s witty and morbidly
sentimental lyrics were a
perfect match with Marr’s odd
chord progressions and unusual
tunings. They soon added Marr’s
schoolmates Andy Rourke
(bass) and Mike Joyce(drums).
The duo became a quartet and
dubbed themselves The Smiths.
The Smiths released six studio
albums and several catchy
three-minute singles from 1983
to 1987. The band found critical
acclaim in both their native
England and the U.S. They never
broke into the mainstream in
the U.S., though they became
college radio legends, mainly
due to Morrissey’s intelligent
but often controversial themes.
The band broke up in 1987 over
a conflict of musical interest
between Morrissey and Marr.
Morrissey found solo success
after The Smiths, achieving a
far greater status in the U.S.
than The Smithsever had. His
greatest triumph was 1992’s
“Your Arsenal”, which was
nominated for a Grammy for
best alternative album. The
album was produced by former
David Bowieguitarist Mick
Ronson. In 1997, former The
Smiths drummer Mike Joyce
successfully sued Morrissey and
Marr over songwriting royalties.
The chance of a “Smiths”
reunion seems bleak, but their
music will continue to be played
by devoted, intelligent fans
everywhere. To put it simply, the
music of Steven Morrissey and
The Smiths was “as smart as
pop music gets”.
ADVANCED I Belgrano – Mondays and Wednesdays
18:30 – listened to this song by a British artist and then
wrote emails to the singer imagining they were the girl
he is singing to. And we also got an email back from the
imaginary man in the song. Take a look!
Dear Morrissey,
I received your song and I am writing this to tell you my
reaction. Though I understand what you mean, I can’t believe
you said I ignore you, especially when you don’t even make
an attempt to talk to me. And as for the rest, well, whether
it is your intention or not, you seem extremely creepy. And
just to be clear: No, you are not a central piece of my mind,
not even close. You seem to think that I think about you a lot.
Newsflash: I don’t. I don’t want to sound rude, but honestly, I
think that you are overestimating yourself. I am sorry to be so
blunt, but I think you needed a reality check.
By Joaquin Guerra
Dear Morrissey,
I am tired of this situation, give up. I am not going to be yours.
I am free, you aren’t my owner. You can’t control my life. I think
that the closer you get, the more bored of you I get. You have
to have no grudges. I want you out of my life. Take the easy
way and give in. The closer you get, the more you disturb me. I
have made up my mind and I have seen that you are not good
enough for me. There isn’t any war here. You are a shame
creeping behind me. In conclusion, this situation makes me
very sad, and I repeat, please stop, you can’t get everything
you want. Learn it for the future. The closer you get, the more
stupid you seem.
By federico guastavino
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THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME, THE CLOSER I GET
by Steven Morrissey
CHORUS:
The more you ignore me, the closer I get
you’re wasting your time
the more you ignore me, the closer I get
you’re wasting your time
I will be in the bar
with my head on the bar
I am now a central part
of your mind’s landscape
whether you care or do not
yeah, I’ve made up your mind
CHORUS
Beware!
I bear more grudges
than lonely high court judges
when you sleep I will creep
into your thoughts
like a bad debt
that you can’t pay
Take the easy way and give in
Yeah, and let me in, oh let me in, oh let me, oh let me in
It’s war, it’s war, it’s war, it’s war, it’s war
War, war, war, war
Dear Morrissey,
Listen to me. I will say it in the terms of your song. The
closer you get, the more harassed I feel. I will call the
police. So stay out of my life. You are as annoying as a
6-year-old child. I will take this to your lonely high court
judges. Oh, stay away, oh, stay away! If you don’t get it,
here it goes again, with more rhythm: Stop trying ‘cause
you are As annoying as a headache. The morning that you
try To play your music louder than ever. Hoping to never
see you again. Together never. Your unrequited love.
PS: STAY AWAY!
By leon useglio
Hi Morrissey!
I am writing this email just to let you know my opinion
about this situation. I’ll try to be friendly. As I can see,
you really love me, but I can’t say the same. Sorry, but
it’s the truth. You’ve spent all this month spying on me
when I was at the Café, sending me letters and emails,
and giving me flowers and expensive gifts. And then you
wrote that song. You are my hairdresser, and I’ve been
to your hairdresser’s twice! And suddenly you love me!
It’s very strange. I can’t understand why you love me that
way. The more I think about it, the less I understand. At
first, everything was OK, but now I am getting scared,
especially because I think you are watching me every
time I walk in the street. The closer you get, the more
insecure I feel. Please leave me in peace. I am so sorry for
hurting your feelings, but I have a boyfriend, and I can’t
stand this. Besides, the other day I was on the bus and I
realized that you were looking at me, wearing a costume!
If you don’t stop following me, I think I should call the
police. The closer you get, the nearer to the phone I am.
I am not joking. Finally, I won’t let you know anything
about me. As you said in your song, it’s war. Hope you can
understand. Write me only if you really want to apologise.
By florencia sagasti
Dear lady,
The closer you get, the happier you make me. I am sad
because I am without you. All day I think about you so
I am depressed. The longer I am alone, the more stupid
I get. It’s really difficult to play our jokes and games by
myself. You are the most beautiful woman in the world.
You look like a princess. I hope you will be happy and I
hope to be in your heart.
Kisses.
Anonymous.
By nicolas ayunes
...and arts
A GIFT FOR MY FRIEND /PREPARATORY
WORLD CUP QUIZ / LEVEL II
MY AQUARIUM / CHILDREN II
ARGENTINA
MY TOWN PROJECT / CHILDREN II
REVISING FOR THE TEST & TASTING CARO’S CAKE / LEVEL II
HAPPY FRIEND’S DAY / CHILDREN I
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New seven Wonders of the world
This was a survey. It was organized by a private company; its name is
New Open World Corporation. The vote was public. People could vote by
internet or by phone. This was the result:
Christ the Redeemer
It is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was considered
the largest statue in the world from 1931 until 2010 when it was topped
by the Christ the King statue in Poland. It is 30 metres tall, not including
its 8 metres pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide. A symbol of
Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro
and Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was
constructed between 1922 and 1931.
Chichen Itzá
This city was founded in 525 B.C. Inside, there
are a lot of interesting constructions. The most
important construction is The Pyramid of
Kukulkan. Inside, something fantastic happens.
During the solar equinox in summer and autumn,
where the nine temple ´s platforms made seven
triangles projected inverted, forming a snake that
descends from the top of the temple.
The Taj Majal
It was built from 1631 until 1654. It was built for Shah Jahan, who was a Mongol emperor. It is in India.
The history is amazing. Before Jahan´s wife died, she wanted her husband to build her tomb, look
after the children and visit her tomb all years. When the Jahan ´s wife died. Jahan send to build the
best tomb in the world for his wife. He wanted all people in the world to remember his wife and his
love for her. Currently it is considered the greatest construction made by love for a woman.
The Great Wall of China
It was built in the 5th century A.C. It was built for protection.
The Chinese empire wanted to protect themselves from
the attacks of the Muslims. Currently there is only 30% of
the original wall. To build it, it was necessary more than one
million people. When a person died in the jobs, the body was
buried in the wall.
Machu Picchu
It was built in the 15th century, in Perú. It was a residence where
the First Inca emperor can rest. His Name was Pachacutec. It was
considered a religious place. Some people believe that this place
was a military base.
The City of Preta
It was built in the 7th century B.C. It is a city built with
stone, literally in Jordan. It is amazing because all the
city was excavated and sculpted.
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Colosseum
It was built in the 1st century B.C. It is an elliptical
amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. It
was built of concrete and Stone. The original name was
amphitheatre Flavio because this was a dynasty name.
The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between
50,000 and 80,000 spectators. The chairs closer to the
sand were for the emperor and senator. After them, as
the chairs were farther away from the sand, the social
class descended. It was used for the public shows, fights
between gladiators, and more.
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Who hasn’t ever said in an English class, “I’m
tired”? Probably all of you, readers, have. And
yet, have you ever stopped to think about the
very word “tired” and its real form? We use the
word “tired” pretty much like we use the word
“bored”, taking for granted that they are mere,
simple, innocent adjectives. But there is much
more to them than meets the eye.
“Happy” is a real, honest, transparent adjective.
So is “beautiful” (although we do not generally
realize that “beau” is “pretty” in French and
that’s why the spelling is so strange. What we
do is, from the French beau /bo:/ we attach the
suffix to nominalise it (transform it into a noun)
beau + ty and then to that we add the suffix “ful”
to get the adjective back. In the end, beautiful
means “full of beauty”. But- as Sterne would sayI digress too much). Yet so much honesty is not
applicable to “tired” or “bored”. They actually are
friends with other adjectives which we do detect
as treacherous like “interested”. And this is
because we usually associate “interested” with
its counterpart, co-worker, partner in business
“interesting”. Well both “tired” and “bored” have
their own partners in “tiring” and “boring”. These
adjectives are de-verbal, that is, they come from
verbs. “Bored” comes from the verb “to bore”
(aburrir), and “tired” comes from the verb “to tire”
(cansar). So that, if you are bored it’s because
something bores you, and if you are tired it means
that something tires you. Then again, if you are
boring you bore others and if you are tiring you
tire others. What these supposed adjectives are
is actually participles. “Bored” and “tired” are
past participles and “boring” and “tiring” are
present participles. They work as adjectives as
they modify nouns “a tiring exercise”, “a boring
book”; or because they appear in predicative
position functioning as complements to the verb
“to be”: They are tired of reading this article. So,
I won’t bore you anymore. Just let me add that
next time, whenever you say something in English,
remember what Miranda says to Andrea in “The
Devil Wears Prada”-though she refers to clothes
and fashion and we are dealing with linguistics
here-: you might think you are saying something
naïve, innocent and simple, but to language there
is no simplicity, in language every teeny tiny word
hides a big secret.
Natalia Moltrasio
The Seven Wonders of the World
Guess the wonders by coming up with the words (the ones in bold are part of the names already):
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The+ killing by choking with a rope+ places where people grow flowers at the
back of their houses+ newly born person+ lon.
The + opposite of darkness+ place where people live+ of+Al+ prefix indicating
“former”+andria.
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The + synonym of “huge”+ constructions typical of the Egyptian architecture
+ preposition indication possession+ Giza.
The + construction built to honour an important person+ of + name of the
Greek god husband to Here+ at Olympia.
The + place where people worship God, it starts with “t” + of + what we generally
say when we mean “painting” “dancing” “music” and “literature” + emis at Ephesus.
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7.
The + “colour” without “ur” + ssus + preposition indicating
possession + first name of the singer known as Stuart with an
“h” in it +as.
Which is the wonder that’s missing?
1) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 2) The Lighthouse of Alexandria 3) The Great Pyramid of Giza 4) The Statute of Zeus at Olympia
5) The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 6) The Colossus of Rhodas 7) The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus