Easter Hymn

 

Happy Easter!

 

Have fun with Tom and Jerry!

Tom and Jerry are an American animated short films series created in 1940. They are centered on a never-ending rivalry between a house cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose chases and battles often involved comic violence. 

Who doesn´t remember them? They are so funny!

Those cartoons remind me when I was a little girl! How about you?

Let´s have a look:

Madam Liza

An English phrasebook for Portuguese travellers visiting England

In 1855, when Pedro Carolino wrote an English phrasebook for Portuguese students, he faced just one problem: he didn't know any English...Even worse, he didn't own an English-to-Portuguese dictionary! What he did have, though, was a Portuguese-to-French dictionary written by José da Fonseca, and a French-to-English dictionary. The linguistic train wreck that ensued is a classic of unintentional humor, revived in several book editions. Armed with Fonseca and Carolino's guide, a Portuguese traveler can insult a barber ('What news tell me? All hairs dresser are newsmonger'), complain about the orchestra ('It is a noise which to cleve the head'), go hunting ('let aim it! let make fire him'), and consult a handy selection of truly mystifying 'Idiotisms and Proverbs'.

If you want to know further more click here.

This is art! Just take a look…

 

Just take a look…

Good night: Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Good night: Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Why do people use this expression?

In the 1800s and early 1900s, mattresses were held on bed frames using a woven rope design. These ropes needed frequent tightening to ensure a taut, firm mattress for a good night’s sleep. Hence, the phrase “sleep tight” was born. The mattresses were often stuffed using straw, shredded corn husks, or down feathers. These materials attracted bed bugs, and so over time it became a common phrase to say sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.

A typical rope bed frame.

Slang: speaking fluently means understanding slang

Slang is a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. For example, there can be teenage slang, business slang, sport-specific slang, and many other types.

It’s a good idea to learn some English slang words because you never know when you’ll come across them. Even if you don’t use it yourself because you prefer formal vocabulary, knowing what specific slang terms mean can help you avoid misunderstandings.

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to turn her into his idea of a “proper lady”. 

"Wouldn't It Be Loverly?"

 

It's rather dull in town, I think I'll take me to Paree, hmm
The mistress wants to open up the castle in Capri, hmm
Me doctor recommends a quiet summer by the sea, hmm, mmm
Wouldn't it be loverly?
All I want is a room somewhere
Far away from the cold night air
With one enormous chair
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?
Lots of chocolate for me to eat
Lots of coal makin' lots of heat
Warm face, warm hands, warm feet
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?
Oh, so lovely sittin' abso-bloomin'-lutely still
I would never budge till spring
Crept over the window sill
Someone's head restin' on my knee
Warm and tender as he can be
Who takes good care of me
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly
Loverly, loverly, loverly, loverly
All I want is a room somewhere
Far away from the cold night air
With one enormous chair
Oh wouldn't it be loverly
Lots of chocolate for me to eat
Lots of coal makin' lots of heat
Warm face, warm hands, warm feet
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?
Oh, so lovely sittin' abso-'bloomin'-lutely still
I would never budge till spring
Crept over my window sill
Someone's head restin' on my knee
Warm and tender as he can be
Who takes good care of me
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly
Loverly, loverly, loverly
Oh, wouldn't it be loverly
Loverly, loverly, loverly
Wouldn't it be loverly?

Cockney: easy peasy lemon squeezy

Cockney is a dialect of the English language traditionally spoken by working-class Londoners from the East End. Cockney is most notable for its argot, or coded language, which was born out of ingenious rhyming slang. Get inspired by these examples: pork and cheese for “Portuguese”, Adam and Eve for “believe,” tea leaf for “thief,” brown bread for “dead,” bread and honey for “money.”

"Scarborough Fair"... "parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme"...

This traditional English ballad was sung this week by the students and Sarah Brightman. Pity you couldn't listen to us!!!...

 

Lyrics

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine

Tell him to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without no seams nor needle work
Then he'll be a true love of mine

Have him wash it in yonder dry well
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where ne'er a drop of water e'er fell
And then he'll be a true love of mine

Tell him to find me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Between salt water and the sea strands
Then he'll be a true love of mine

Tell him to reap it with a sickle of leather
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
And gather it all in a bunch of heather
Then he'll be a true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
He once was a true love of mine

Nela Gaugin or Nela van Gogh that is the question...

If Nela had been painted by Gauguin would she be like this? 

What do you think?

What are the similarities between van Gogh and Gaugin?

"My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean"

Some weeks ago, when we were recalling the phrasal verbs, this song popped-up in our minds. All class could sang and enjoyed it. 

This song is a traditional folk song dating back to the mid-1800s, if not the 1700s.