20 Diciembre

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Lyrics | Jonas Brothers lyrics - This Is Real This Is Me (Feat. Demi Lovato) lyrics
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Video: http://youtu.be/cr3VZtj2D8U
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Lyrics to This Is Me :
I've always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say
But I have this dream
Right inside of me
I'm gonna let it show, it's time
To let you know
To let you know

This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

Do you know what it's like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you're the shining star
Even though it seems
Like it's too far away
I have to believe in myself
It's the only way

This is real, This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you, I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you, I gotta find you

This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me (this is me)
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
I've always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say
But I have this dream
Right inside of me
I'm gonna let it show, it's time
To let you know
To let you know

This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

Do you know what it's like
To feel so in the dark
To dream about a life
Where you're the shining star
Even though it seems
Like it's too far away
I have to believe in myself
It's the only way

This is real, This is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me

You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
I need to find you, I gotta find you
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me
I need to find you, I gotta find you

This is real, this is me
I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be, now
Gonna let the light, shine on me
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
You're the missing piece I need
The song inside of me (this is me)
You're the voice I hear inside my head
The reason that I'm singing
Now I've found, who I am
There's no way to hold it in
No more hiding who I want to be
This is me
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Siempre he sido la clase de chica
que ocultó su cara con miedo
de decir al mundo lo que tiene que decir.
Pero tengo un sueño justo dentro de mí
Voy a dejarme mostrar
es tiempo para que lo sepas
para que lo sepas.

Esto es real
Esta soy yo
Estoy exactamente donde se supone que debo estar ahora
Voy a dejar que la luz brille en mí.
Ahora encontré quien soy yo,
No hay modo de esconderlo
No huiré más de quien quiero ser,
esta soy yo.

Sabes tu lo que es sentirse en la oscuridad?
Soñar con una vida donde eres la estrella que brilla.
Aún el pensamiento parece que fuera tan distante
Tengo que creer en mí misma,
es el único modo.

Esto es real
Esta soy yo
Estoy exactamente donde se supone que debo estar ahora
Voy a dejar que la luz brille en mí.
Ahora encontré quien soy yo,
No hay modo de esconderlo
No huiré más de quien quiero ser,
esta soy yo.

Eres la voz que escucho en mi cabeza,
la razón por la que estoy cantando,
Necesito encontrarte,
Voy a encontrarte.
Eres la pieza perdida que necesito
En la canción dentro de mí,
Necesito encontrarte,
Voy a encontrarte.

Esto es real
Esta soy yo
Estoy exactamente donde se supone que debo estar ahora
Voy a dejar que la luz brille en mí.
Ahora encontré quien soy yo,
No hay modo de esconderlo
No huiré más de quien quiero ser,

Esta Soy yo,
Esta soy yo,
Sí...

Eres la pieza perdida que necesito
En la canción dentro de mí
Eres la voz que escucho en mi cabeza,
la razón por la que estoy cantando.

Ahora encontré quien soy yo,
No hay modo de esconderlo,
No huiré más de quien quiero ser,

Esta soy yo...
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18/12/10

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/rihanna-take-a-bow-listening-lesson
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This song is full of theatre and performing arts related vocabulary, so obviously I love it. I’ve removed all this vocabulary, all you need to do is listen and put the words in the correct gaps.

Note: some of the words are used more than once.
Lesson by Caroline

Key words

• Show


• Entertaining


• Applause


• Speech


• Curtains


• Award



• Bow


• Re-run


• Ovation

Rihanna - Take A Bow Lyrics

Ohh, how about a round of _1_,
Hey, standing _2_
Ooh, ohh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You look so dumb right now,
Standin’ outside my house,
Tryin’ to apologize,
You’re so ugly when you cry,
Please, just cut it out

Don’t tell me you’re sorry ’cause you’re not,
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught,
But you put on quite a _3_(oh),
You really had me goin’,
But now it’s time to go (oh),
_4_ finally closin’,
That was quite a show (oh),
Very _5_
But it’s over now (but it’s over now),
Go on and Take a _6_, ohh..ohh

Grab your clothes and get gone (get gone),
You better hurry up before the sprinklers come on (come on),
Talkin ’bout girl, I love you, you’re the one,
This just looks like a _7_,
Please, what else is on

Don’t tell me you’re sorry ’cause you’re not (mmm),
Baby when I know you’re only sorry you got caught (mmm),
But you put on quite a _8_(oh),
You really had me goin’,
But now it’s time to go (oh),
_9_ finally closin’,
That was quite a show (oh),
Very _10_
But it’s over now (but it’s over now),
Go on and take a _11_, ohh

And the _12_ for the best liar goes to you (goes to you),
For makin’ me believe that you could be faithful to me,
Let’s hear your _13_ out?

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14 Dec

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At the airport

If you take a flight from an airport in an English-speaking country, you're likely to hear some of these phrases.

Checking in

Did you pack these bags yourself?
Have you left these bags unattended?
Does the luggage belong to you?
Have you been with your bags the whole time?
Has anyone given you anything to take on the flight?
How many bags do you have to check in?
Do you have any hand luggage?
Are you carrying any restricted items?

Can I see your passport?
Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat? (aisle = next to the corridor)
Your gate number is … and your flight boards at …. (gate number = the numbered area of the airport where your flight leaves from)

Going through security

You need to put your hand luggage through the x-ray machine. Some items cannot be taken on board as hand luggage (such as knives, aerosol cans etc.) As you pass through security, you may set off the alarm. When this happens, the airport personnel search you.

In the departure lounge

When you pass through security, and before you board your flight, you can wait in the departure lounge. At international airports there is duty free shopping, where you can buy goods without paying taxes.

Airport announcements

Please proceed to gate number… (proceed = go to)
In a few moments we will be calling all passengers with priority boarding.
Please have your boarding card ready for inspection

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A useful skill in English is to be able to tell a story or an anecdote. Anecdotes are short stories about something that happened to you or to someone you know.

How to start

Traditional stories often start with the phrase "Once upon a time". However, if you are going to tell your story after someone else has already spoken, you can say something like:

That reminds me!
Funny you should say that. Did I ever tell you about…
Hearing your story reminds me of when…
Something similar happened to me….

How to tell your story

First of all, your story should be quite short. Try to keep it grammatically simple as well, so that it is easy to follow.

Make it easy for the listener to understand by using sequencing and linking words:

Sequencing words
These words show the chronological sequence of events.

First of all, I (packed my suitcase)
Secondly, I …. (made sure I had all my documents)
Previously (before that) ….. I changed some money.
Then… I (called a taxi for the airport)
Later (on)… (when we were stuck in traffic, I realised…)
But before al that… (I had double checked my reservation)
Finally… (I arrived at the wrong check-in desk at the wrong airport for a flight that didn't go until the next day)

Linking words
Use these words to link your ideas for the listener. Linking words can be used to show reason, result, contrasting information, additional information, and to summarise.

I booked a flight because….
As a result, I was late…
Although I had a reservation, I hadn't checked the airport name.
I made sure I had an up-to-date passport and I also took along my driving licence.
In short, I had made a complete mess of the holiday.

Tenses

We can use a variety of tenses to tell stories and anecdotes. Jokes are often in the present tense:

A man walks into a bar and orders a beer.

We also use the present tense to give a dramatic narrative effect:

The year is 1066. In medieval England people are worried that the king, Harold, is not strong enough to fight off a Norman invasion.

However, we generally use past forms to talk about past events. If you tell your story in chronological order, you can use the past simple:

I double checked my reservation. I packed my suitcase, and then I called a taxi.

Use the past continuous to describe activities in progress at the time of your story, or to describe the background.

The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. We were driving along the motorway quite steadily until we suddenly saw in front of us the warning lights to slow down. We were heading towards a huge tailback.

Sometimes, you might want to avoid telling your story as one chronological event after the other. You can use the past perfect (simple and continuous) to add more interest to your story by talking about events that happened before the events in your story:

I double checked my reservation, which I had made three days previously.

I wanted to visit some friends who had been living in France for the last five years.

Vocabulary

Try to use a wide range of words to make your story more interesting. Remember that you can "exaggerate" when you tell a story, so instead of using words like "nice" or "bad", experiment with more interesting words, such as "beautiful", "fabulous", "wonderful", "horrible", "awful" or "terrible".

Finally – remember that you are telling a story – not giving a lecture. Look at the people listening, and try to "involve" them in the story or anecdote. Keep eye contact, use the right intonation and try to make your face expressive. You might also want to try practising a few anecdotes in the mirror before "going live". Have fun!

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IS IT GETTING BETTER
OR DO YOU FEEL THE SAME
WILL IT MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU
NOW YOU GOT SOMEONE TO BLAME

YOU SAY
ONE LOVE
ONE LIFE
WHEN IT´S ONE NEED
IN THE NIGHT
IT´S ONE LOVE
WE GET TO SHARE IT
IT LEAVES YOU BABY
IF YOU DON´T CARE FOR IT

DID I DISAPPOINT YOU?
OR LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH?
YOU ACT LIKE YOU NEVER HAD LOVE
AND YOU WANT ME TO GO WITHOUT

WELL IT´S TOO LATE
TONIGHT
TO DRAG THA PAST OUT
INTO THE LIGHT
WE´RE ONE
BUT WE´RE NOT THE SAME
WE GET TO CARRY EACH OTHER
CARRY EACH OTHER
ONE

HAVE YOU COME HERE FOR FORGIVENESS
HAVE YOU COME TOR RAISE THE DEAD
HAVEW YOU COME HERE TO PLAY JESUS
TO THE LEPERS IN YOUR HEAD
DID I ASK TOO MUCH
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MORE THAN A LOT
YOU GAVE ME NOTHING
NOW IT´S ALL I GOT
WE´RE ONE
BUT WE´RE NOT THE SAME
WE HURT EACH OTHER
THEN WE DO IT AGAIN

YOU SAY
LOVE IS A TEMPLE
LOVE A HIGHER LAW
LOVE IS A TEMPLE
LOVE THE HIGHER LAW
YOU ASK ME TO ENTER
BUT THEN YOU MAKE ME CRAWL
AND I CAN´T BE HOLDING ON
TO WHAT YOU GOT
WHEN ALL YOU GOT IS HURT

ONE LOVE
ONE BLOOD
ONE LIFE
YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU SHOULD

ONE LIFE
WITH EACH OTHER
SISTERS
BROTHERS

ONE LIFE
BUT WE´RE NOT THE SAME
WE GET TO CARRY EACH OTHER
CARRY EACH OTHER

ONE

ONE.

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11 Dec

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Tuition fees in the UK

The controversial plan to raise university tuition fees in England and Wales will be voted on in the House of Commons on December 9. The policy has been the cause of protests across the United Kingdom by students, some of which have turned violent. It has also been a source of considerable criticism and political difficulties for the Liberal Democrats and has raised questions as to the long-term viability of the Coalition government.

The new policy on tuition fees will allow universities to double the current tuition fees from £3,290 per year to around £6,000 per year, as well as allowing some universities to get special approval from the Office For Fair Access (OFFA) to raise their fees to £9,000 per year. If passed, the new fee structure will apply starting in the academic year of 2012/2013.

In addition to increasing fees, the policy will increase the threshold at which payment is made. It is currently set at £15,000 and will rise to £21,000, but the interest rate will also rise. It is currently 1.5% but will now vary from between 0% and 3% plus inflation.

Before the election, two main options were mooted for funding reform in higher education: either an increase in tuition fees or a graduate tax. Conservative members of the Coalition intend to vote for the reform, and the Labour opposition have been vociferous critics of the rise in fees, despite the previous government's introduction of top-up fees. The Liberal Democratic members of the Coalition have been left in a politically difficult position regarding the fee hike and have been target of much criticism from protesters. Liberal Democrats have opposed the rise in tuition fees: their party manifesto included a commitment to ending tuition fees within six years, and many signed a pledge organised by the National Union of Students to not vote for any increase in tuition fees.

Story Source: Wikinews

English Vocabulary Notes

controversial = criticised by many
viability = capable of working / functioning
fee = cost
threshold = starting level
mooted = discussed / argued
funding = receiving money
vociferous = noisy
hike = rise
pledge = promise

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Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
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06 Diciembre

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http://www.wonkie.com/2010/06/28/fifa-technology/

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A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

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04 Diciembre

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A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:
By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

A Piece of Cake:
A task that can be accomplished very easily.

A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

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27 Noviembre

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Record numbers of Brits having tattoos removed

HEALTH

Footballer David Beckham is covered in them. And this week Cheryl Cole unveiled her seventh... But a record number of Britons are having their tattoos removed.

Some 24,000 people had ink removed last year - up 1,000 on 2008's figure, research by cosmetic experts Skin Clinics found.

And 25% of Brits regret having tattoos done in the first place, with a further 66% branding them "chavvy".

Skin Clinics' Dr Sean Lanigan said yesterday: "The number of people enquiring about tattoo removal has increased massively.

"They were a fashion statement and became glamorous for a while but we see the other side of it.

"Many people regret having tattoos quite early and some are very depressed.

"We see executives who talk about sitting around a pool with their shirt sleeves on because they do not want to show their tattoos."

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PRESSURE PUSHING DOWN ON ME
PRESSING DOWN ON YOU NO MAN ASK FOR
UNDER PRESSURE
THAT BURNS A BUILDING DOWN
SPLITS A FAMILY IN TWO
PUTS PEOPLE ON STREETS

BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH
BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH

THAT´S O-KAY!
IT´S THE TERROR OF KNOWING
WHAT THIS WORLD IS ABOUT
WATCHING SOME GOOD FRIENDS
SCREAMING LET ME OUT!
PRAY TOMORROW TAKES ME HIGHER
PRESSURE ON PEOPLE
PEOPLE ON STREETS

DO DO DO BAH BAH BAH BAH
O-KAY
CHIPPIN´ AROUND
KICK MY BRAINS ROUND THE FLOOR
THESE ARE THE DAYS
IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS
PEOPLE ON STREETS
PEOPLE ON STREETS

IT´S THE TERROR OF KNOWING
Letras4U.com » letras traducidas al español
WHAT THIS WORLD IS ABOUT
WATCHING SOME GOOD FRIENDS
SCREAMING LET ME OUT!
PRAY TOMORROW TAKES ME HIGHER HIGHER HIGHER
PRESSURE ON PEOPLE
PEOPLE ON STREETS
TURNED AWAY FROM IT ALL
LIKE A BLIND MAN
SAT ON A FENCE BUT IT DON´T WORK
KEEP COMING UP WITH LOVE
BUT IT´S SO SLASHED AND TORN
WHY WHY WHY?
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE

INSANITY LAUGHS UNDER PRESSURE WE´RE CRACKING
CAN´T WE GIVE OURSELVES ONE MORE CHANCE?
WHY CAN´T WE GIVE LOVE THAT ONE MORE CHANCE?
WHY CAN´T WE GIVE LOVE GIVE LOVE GIVE LOVE?
GIVE LOVE GIVE LOVE GIVE LOVE GIVE LOVE GIVE LOVE?
CAUSE LOVE´S SUCH AN OLD FASHIONED WORD
AND LOVE DARES YOU TO CARE
FOR PEOPLE ON THE EDGE OF THE NIGHT
AND LOVE DARES YOU TO CHANGE OUR WAY
OF CARING ABOUT OURSELVES
THIS IS OUR LAST DANCE
THIS IS OUR LAST DANCE
THIS IS OURSELVES UNDER PRESSURE
UNDER PRESSURE

PRESSURE
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PRESIÓN APLASTÁNDOME
APLASTÁNDOTE, NINGÚN HOMBRE LA PIDE
BAJO PRESIÓN
DERRUMBA UN EDIFICIO
DIVIDE UNA FAMILIA EN DOS
PONE A LA GENTE EN LA CALLE

BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH
BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH

ESTÁ BIEN
ES EL MIEDO A SABER
CÓMO ES ESTE MUNDO
OBSERVANDO A LOS BUENOS AMIGOS
GRITANDO DEJADME SALIR
REZA MAÑANA, ME HACE CRECER
PRESIÓN EN LA GENTE
LA GENTE EN LAS CALLES

DO DO DO BAH BAH BAH BAH
OK

TOMANDO EL PELO
PATEA MI CEREBRO POR EL SUELO
ESOS SON LOS DÍAS
QUE LAS DESGRACIAS VIENEN TODAS JUNTAS
LA GENTE EN LAS CALLES
LA GENTE EN LAS CALLES

Letras4U.com » letras traducidas al español
ES EL MIEDO A SABER
CÓMO ES ESTE MUNDO
OBSERVANDO A LOS BUENOS AMIGOS
GRITANDO DEJADME SALIR
REZA MAÑANA, ME HACE CRECER ALTO, ALTO, ALTO
PRESIÓN EN LA GENTE
PRESIÓN EN LAS CALLES
ALEJADO DE TODO ESO
COMO UN CIEGO
SENTADO EN UNA VERJA PERO ESO NO FUNCIONA
SIGO ENCONTRÁNDOME CON EL AMOR
PERO ESTÁ TAN APUÑALADO Y DESGARRADO
¿POR QUÉ, POR QUÉ POR QUÉ?
AMOR, AMOR, AMOR, AMOR...

LA LOCURA RÍE BAJO LA PRESIÓN, NOS DERRUMBAMOS
¿POR QUÉ NO PODEMOS DARNOS OTRA OPORTUNIDAD?
¿POR QUÉ NO PODEMOS DAR AL AMOR OTRA OPORTUNIDAD?
¿POR QUÉ NO PODEMOS DAR AMOR, DAR AMOR, DAR AMOR?
DAR AMOR, DAR AMOR, DAR AMOR, DAR AMOR
POR QUE EL AMOR ES UNA PALABRA TAN PASADA DE MODA
Y EL AMOR TE DESAFÍA A TENER CUIDADO
PARA LA GENTE EN EL FILO DE LA NOCHE
Y EL AMOR TE DESAFÍA A CAMBIAR TU CAMINO
DE PREOCUPARTE POR NOSOTROS MISMOS
ÉSTE ES NUESTRO ÚLTIMO BAILE
ÉSTE ES NUESTRO ÚLTIMO BAILE
ÉSTO SOMOS NOSOTROS BAJO PRESIÓN
BAJO PRESIÓN

PRESIÓN
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Ireland Is Said to Need About $114 Billion to Rescue Its Banks, Government

By John Fraher - Nov 23, 2010 5:04 PM GMT+0100

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European Union officials estimate that a rescue package for Ireland may amount to about 85 billion euros ($114 billion), according to two officials familiar with the talks.

The European Commission cited the figure as a preliminary estimate on a conference call of euro-region finance ministers on Nov. 21, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private. Of the total, 35 billion euros would be earmarked for banks and 50 billion euros to help finance the Irish government.

Ireland is in negotiations with the EU and the International Monetary Fund after the country’s property crash threatened to topple the banking system.

“The overall figure is linked to the outcome of the current discussions on the three-year EU-IMF program, which includes also potential capital needs for the banking sector,” Amadeu Altafaj, spokesman for EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, said by telephone in Brussels.

Economists’ estimates on the size of the bailout have varied. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says Ireland may ask for about 95 billion euros. UniCredit SA put the package at as much as 85 billion euros, while Deutsche Bank AG sees a 90 billion-euro plan.

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A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Blessing In Disguise:
Something good that isn't recognized at first.

A Chip On Your Shoulder:
Being upset for something that happened in the past.

A Dime A Dozen:
Anything that is common and easy to get.

A Doubting Thomas:
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

A Drop in the Bucket:
A very small part of something big or whole.

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.

A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:
You cannot change who you are.
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A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:
By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.

A Piece of Cake:
A task that can be accomplished very easily.

A Slap on the Wrist:
A very mild punishment.

A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

A Toss-Up:
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words:
It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.

Add Fuel To The Fire:
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.

Against The Clock:
Rushed and short on time.

All Bark And No Bite:
When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.

All Greek to me:
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

All In The Same Boat:
When everyone is facing the same challenges.

An Arm And A Leg:
Very expensive. A large amount of money.

An Axe To Grind:
To have a dispute with someone.

Apple of My Eye:
Someone who is cherished above all others.

As High As A Kite:
Anything that is high up in the sky.

At The Drop Of A Hat:
Willing to do something immediately.

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I CANT BELIEVE THE NEWS TODAY I CANT CLOSE MY EYES AND MAKE IT GO AWAY HOW LONG, HOW LONG MUST WE SING THIS SONG? HOW LONG? TONIGHT WE CAN BE AS ONE BROKEN BOTTLES UNDER CHILDRENS FEET BODIES STREWN ACROSS A DEAD END STREET BUT I WONT HEED THE BATTLE CALL IT PUTS MY BACK UP, PUTS MY BACK UP AGAINST THE WALL SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY AND THE BATTLES JUST BEGUN THERES MANY LOST, BUT TELL ME WHO HAS WON? THE TRENCHES DUG WITHIN OUR HEARTS AND MOTHERS CHILDREN BROTHERS, SISTERS TORN APART SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY HOW LONG, HOW LONG MUST WE SING THIS SONG? HOW LONG? TONIGHT WE CAN BE AS ONE TONIGHT, TONIGHT SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY WIPE THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES WIPE YOUR TEARS AWAY WIPE YOUR BLOODSHOT EYES SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY AND ITS TRUE WE ARE INMUNE WHEN FACT IS FICTION AND TV IS REALITY AND TODAY THE MILLIONS CRY WE EAT AND DRINK WHILE TOMORROW THEY DIE THE REAL BATTLE JUST BEGUN TO CLAIM THE VICTORY JESUS WON ON A SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY

NO PUEDO CREER LAS NOTICIAS DE HOY. NO PUEDO CERRAR LOS OJOS Y HACER QUE DESAPAREZCAN. ¿CUÁNTO TIEMPO, CUÁNTO TIEMPO TENDREMOS QUE CANTAR ESTA CANCIÓN? ¿CUÁNTO TIEMPO? ESTA NOCHE PODEMOS SER UNO. BOTELLAS ROTAS BAJO LOS PIES DE LOS NIÑOS. UNA CALLE SIN SALIDA SEMBRADA DE CUERPOS. PERO NO HARÉ CASO DE LA LLAMADA A LA BATALLA. ME PONE DE ESPALDAS, DE ESPALDAS CONTRA LA PARED. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. Y LA BATALLA NO HA HECHO MÁS QUE COMENZAR. HAY MUCHAS PÉRDIDAS, PERO ¿PUEDE ALGUIEN DECIRME QUIÉN HA GANADO? LAS TRINCHERAS CAVADAS EN NUESTROS CORAZONES, Y LOS HIJOS DE LAS MADRES, LOS HERMANOS, LAS HERMANAS SEPARADOS. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. ¿CUÁNTO TIEMPO, CUÁNTO TIEMPO TENDREMOS QUE CANTAR ESTA CANCIÓN? ¿CUÁNTO TIEMPO? ESTA NOCHE PODEMOS SER UNO. ESTA NOCHE, ESTA NOCHE. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. SECA LAS LÁGRIMAS DE TUS OJOS, LIMPIATÉ LAS LÁGRIMAS, SECA TUS OJOS INYECTADOS EN SANGRE. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. Y ES VERDAD QUE ESTAMOS INMUNIZADOS, CUANDO LOS HECHOS SON FICCIÓN Y LA TV ES LA REALIDAD, Y HOY LOS MILLONES LLORAN. COMEMOS Y BEBEMOS, MIENTRAS MAÑANA MUEREN. LA VERDADERA BATALLA ACABA DE COMENZAR, PARA RECLAMAR LA VICTORIA QUE JESÚS GANÓ. EN UN DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO. DOMINGO, SANGRIENTO DOMINGO

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Daily Expression
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Hat trick
Meaning

A series of three consecutive successes, in sport or some other area of activity.
Origin

The sports pages of UK newspapers have been full of hat tricks recently, as there has been a spate of them at the start of the 2010 Premiership Football season. Didier Drogba, playing for Chelsea, narrowly missed out on being the first Premiership player to score a hat trick of hat tricks, i.e. three goals in each of three consecutive games. Those reports refer to players 'scoring a hat trick', but the first hat tricks weren't scored, they were 'taken'.

So, where does the term 'hat trick' come from? The first sport to be associated with the term was cricket. From the 1870s onward, 'hat tricks' are mentioned in cricketing literature; for example, this piece from James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1877:

Having on one occasion taken six wickets in seven balls, thus performing the hat-trick successfully.

While that doesn't define what a hat trick is exactly, the arithmeticians amongst you will have noticed that, to take six wickets in seven balls, a bowler has to take at least three consecutive wickets.

The theory goes - and there aren't sufficient records to be precise about this - that if a bowler dismissed three batsmen in a row, a collection was taken and the proceeds were used to buy him a new hat. Either that, or a hat was passed round and the bowler trousered the proceeds. That explains 'hat', but why 'trick' exactly? The feat is difficult and is quite a rarity in cricket, there having been only 37 hat tricks in Test cricket history, but 'trick' doesn't seem the obvious word for it. What may well have influenced the choice of words was the sudden popularity of stage conjurers' 'Hat Tricks', which immediately preceded the first use of the term on the cricket field.

Hat TrickThe magician's Hat Trick, where items, typically rabbits, bunches of flowers, streams of flags etc., are pulled out of a top hat, is well-known to us now but was a novelty in the 1860s. It isn't known who invented the trick. The first reference that I can find to it in print is from Punch magazine, 1858:

Professor Willjabber Derby's Clever Hat-Trick. Wiljada Freckel was a clever German conjuror, who produced an infinity of objects from a hat.

The trick is accomplished by either using a top hat with a false lid or by sleight of hand. It became something of a fad in Victorian England and, while 'hat trick' wasn't seen in print before 1858, the term appears many times in newspapers throughout the rest of the 19th century.

When cricketers in the 1870s wanted to give a name to an impressive achievement that involved a hat, what more obvious name than the currently pervading expression 'hat trick'?

The term was also appropriated from the variety stage for the political stage, where Victorian MPs were said to have 'done a hat trick' whenever they reserved their seat in the House of Commons by leaving their top hat on it.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hat-trick.html

English lessons

20/ Noviembre / 2010
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Daily News
http://www.dailyspain.com/spain/7763/Spain_passes_law_to_ban_smoking
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>Spain passes law to ban smoking

>The Spanish parliamentary commission passed a bill on Wednesday night to make all bars and restaurants no-smoking zones, bringing Spain in line with the European Union's strictest antismoking nations.
The law is expected to pass the Senate and become law on Jan 2. The law also will make Spain a tougher place to smoke than many other European countries where bars and restaurants are still allowed to have smoking sections, and will prohibit smoking in outdoor places such as playgrounds and the grounds of schools and hospitals.

>The current law put in place in 2006 prohibits smoking in the workplace, and workers smoking just outside their office buildings are a common sight.

>But that law aimed at cracking down on smoking permitted owners of most bars and cafés to decide on their own whether to allow smoking – and almost all ended up doing so, leading critics to label the earlier law a total failure.

>Those bar and café owners will now lose the privilege, and larger restaurants that still have smoking sections will have to get rid of them. Officials predict thousands of lives now lost to second-hand smoke in Spain will be saved.

>Bar and restaurant owners hope to win an exception in the law allowing them to construct hermetically sealed smoking sections, but the parliamentary commission voted down that option. Hotels will be allowed to set aside 30 per cent of the rooms for smokers.

>The bill endorsed by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his governing Socialist Party next goes for debate in the Senate where it is likely to be approved quickly or sent back with minor changes for approval in the lower house.

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*tough: duro, fuerte, severo, exigente
*crack down (enforce laws more strictly)
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1. When will the bill became law?

2. Which places are prohibited to smoke with the current law?

3. What is the hope of the bars and restaurant owners?

4. Explain what “second-handsmoke” means.

5.Which are the next steps for the law?

Daily Cartoon


Daily Song

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SHE´S GOT A SMILE THAT IT SEEMS TO ME
REMINDS ME OF CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
WHERE EVERYTHING
WAS AS FRESH AS THE BRIGHT BLUE SKY
NOW AND THEN WHEN I SEE HER FACE
SHE TAKES ME AWAY TO THAT
SPECIAL PLACE
AND IF I STARED TOO LONG
I´D PROBABLY BREAK DOWN AND CRY

SWEET CHILD O´ MINE
SWEET LOVE OF MINE

SHE´S GOT EYES OF THE BLUEST SKIES
AS IF THEY THOUGHT OF RAIN
Letras4U.com » letras traducidas al español
I HATE TO LOOK INTO THOSE EYES
AND SEE AN OUNCE OF PAIN
HER HAIR REMINDS ME
OF A WARM SAFE PLACE
WHERE AS A CHILD I´D HIDE
AND PRAY FOR THE THUNDER
AND THE RAIN
TO QUIETLY PASS ME BY

SWEET CHILD O´ MINE
SWEET LOVE OF MINE

WHERE DO WE GO
WHERE DO WE GO NOW
WHERE DO WE GO
SWEET CHILD O´ MINE

ELLA TIENE UNA SONRISA QUE ME PARECE A MI
ME RECUERDA LAS MEMORIAS DE LA INFANCIA
DONDE TODO
ERA FRESCO COMO EL BRILLO DEL CIELO AZUL
AHORA Y CUANDO VEO SU CARA
ELLA ME LLEVA HACIA UN LUGAR ESPECIAL
Y SI MIRO FIJO MUCHO TIEMPO
PROBABLEMENTE ME QUIEBRE Y LLORE

DULCE NIÑA MIA
DULCE AMOR MIO

ELLA TIENE OJOS DE LOS CIELOS AZULES
COMO SI PENSARAN EN LLUVIA
Letras4U.com » letras traducidas al español
ODIO MIRAR HACIA ESOS OJOS
Y VER UNA ONZA DE DOLOR
SU PELO ME RECUERDA
A UN LUGAR CALIDO Y SEGURO
DONDE ME OCULTO COMO UN NIÑO
Y REZO POR EL TRUENO
Y LA LLUVIA
PARA QUE ME PASEN SILENCIOSAMENTE

DULCE NIÑA MIA
DULCE AMOR MIO

DONDE VAMOS
DONDE VAMOS AHORA
DONDE VAMOS
DULCE NIÑA MIA
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She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry


Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine


She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder
And the rain
To quietly pass me by


Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine


Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Sweet child o' mine
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http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com/2007/02/lesson-46-havent-got-dont-have-ii.html
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http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=597652
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http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com/2006/03/lesson-8-have-got-have-tener.html

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http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit19_grammar.htm
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Hat trick
Meaning

A series of three consecutive successes, in sport or some other area of activity.
Origin

The sports pages of UK newspapers have been full of hat tricks recently, as there has been a spate of them at the start of the 2010 Premiership Football season. Didier Drogba, playing for Chelsea, narrowly missed out on being the first Premiership player to score a hat trick of hat tricks, i.e. three goals in each of three consecutive games. Those reports refer to players 'scoring a hat trick', but the first hat tricks weren't scored, they were 'taken'.

So, where does the term 'hat trick' come from? The first sport to be associated with the term was cricket. From the 1870s onward, 'hat tricks' are mentioned in cricketing literature; for example, this piece from James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1877:

Having on one occasion taken six wickets in seven balls, thus performing the hat-trick successfully.

While that doesn't define what a hat trick is exactly, the arithmeticians amongst you will have noticed that, to take six wickets in seven balls, a bowler has to take at least three consecutive wickets.

The theory goes - and there aren't sufficient records to be precise about this - that if a bowler dismissed three batsmen in a row, a collection was taken and the proceeds were used to buy him a new hat. Either that, or a hat was passed round and the bowler trousered the proceeds. That explains 'hat', but why 'trick' exactly? The feat is difficult and is quite a rarity in cricket, there having been only 37 hat tricks in Test cricket history, but 'trick' doesn't seem the obvious word for it. What may well have influenced the choice of words was the sudden popularity of stage conjurers' 'Hat Tricks', which immediately preceded the first use of the term on the cricket field.

Hat TrickThe magician's Hat Trick, where items, typically rabbits, bunches of flowers, streams of flags etc., are pulled out of a top hat, is well-known to us now but was a novelty in the 1860s. It isn't known who invented the trick. The first reference that I can find to it in print is from Punch magazine, 1858:

Professor Willjabber Derby's Clever Hat-Trick. Wiljada Freckel was a clever German conjuror, who produced an infinity of objects from a hat.

The trick is accomplished by either using a top hat with a false lid or by sleight of hand. It became something of a fad in Victorian England and, while 'hat trick' wasn't seen in print before 1858, the term appears many times in newspapers throughout the rest of the 19th century.

When cricketers in the 1870s wanted to give a name to an impressive achievement that involved a hat, what more obvious name than the currently pervading expression 'hat trick'?

The term was also appropriated from the variety stage for the political stage, where Victorian MPs were said to have 'done a hat trick' whenever they reserved their seat in the House of Commons by leaving their top hat on it.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/hat-trick.html
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Qik

Buscando en la tienda Ovi de Nokia descubrí una apliación que...es la caña!!
Nos permite subir directamente a internet los videos que grabamos con nuestro móvil....y en tiempo real!!!
Así que además de almacenar nuestros videos, se convierte también en un "live streaming" o emisión en directo.

El nombre de este programa es Qik, y la verdad es que estoy encantado con todas las posibilidades que ofrece y su versatilidad...además de unir la cuenta de qik con la de youtube o facebook.

Aquí os dejo, integrado, el enlace a mi canal y los videos (de prueba) que ya he subido. De momento están grabados en casa, porque es donde tengo disponible el Wi-fi, pero con una tarifa plana de internet en el móvil, podemos grabar en directo cualquier rincón del mundo ;-)