Helping Charities: We are the World

Watch the VIDEO and IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH with the ACTIVITIES:

“We Are the World” is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers.It was recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier.
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record = grabar

JAMIE FOXX:

Proud = orgulloso................................Background = origen

Share = compartir...............................Commitment = compromiso

Award = premio..................................Rubble = escombros

Surrounded =rodeado..........................Reach deep = llegar hasta el fondo.

Dazzling = deslumbrante.....................No matter = no importa

Array = selección................................Simulcast = emisión simultánea

SONG:

Pretend = fingir..................................................change = cambio / cambiar

Somehow = de alguna forma...............................stand together = permanecer unidos.

Choice = elección...............................................lean on = apoyarse

Own = propio.....................................................storm = tormenta

Care = preocuparse, cuidar.................................sign post = señal.

cries for help = gritos de socorro..........................dream = sueño

in vain = en vano..............................................stumble = tropezar

turn away = darse la vuelta , dar la espalda.........rubble = escombros

down and out = deprimido..................................bond = unión, lazo

seem = parecer...................................................citizens = ciudadanos

hope = esperanza................................................pitch in = ponerse a trabajar

realize = darse cuenta........................................will = voluntad

LIONEL RITCHIE:

Fellowmen = prójimo

Desperate need = necesidad desesperada

..........................LISTENING COMPREHENSION, click on the links:

.....................................1. Listen to the SONG and fill in the GAPS

.....................................2. Test your listening: Listen to Jamie Fox and Lionel Ritchie, then SING along

.....................................3. Only for 2º BACHARELATO: Reported Speech exercise

April Trivia Winner

	Aldara Otero
Where can you find signs with news and messages? Write a funny one and its translation.	In the most churches and other houses of worship En algunas iglesias y otras casas de culto _______________________________________________________________ I kissed a girl and i liked it , then i went to hell Besé a una lesbiana y me gustó , entonces fui al infierno.

Mistakes, HUGE mistakes... Can you find them?

Funny Newspaper Clippings

hunter = cazador...........shame on you = vergüenza debería darte...........ought to = debería.................
harm = herir................store =tienda........

brand = marca...................slight = ligero.....................safety = seguridad................tombstone = lápida
matress = colchón..............smell = olor........................turkey = pavo........................denture = dentadura
warranty= garantía..........weapons = armas...............drumstick = muslo

China quake death toll tops 1,100

Jiegu, China (CNN) -- The death toll in the China earthquake now stands at 1,114, relief officials said on Friday as rescuers continued to race against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble.
Earlier, Premier Wen Jiabao traveled to the earthquake-devastated zone to inspect the damage and assure victims that the search would continue.
"Your suffering is our suffering," Wen said. "We are going through the same pain as you are. The family members you lost are also our family members, and we grieve for them as you do."
Wen surveyed the rubble of buildings and spoke with residents in the predominantly ethnic Tibetan region -- where anti-government sentiment is simmering -- to drive home Beijing's concern.
death toll = número de víctimas mortales........................................damage = dañoearthquake = terremoto.................................................................search = búsquedastands at = llega hasta....................................................................pain = dolorrelief officials = equipos de socorro ..................................................grieve for = llorar porrace against the clock = ir contra reloj............................................ survey = supervisar survivors = supervivientes............................................................simmer = hervir a fuego lentorubble = escombros.......................................................................drive home = llevarse a casa
...................................................................................................concern = preocupación




DO YOU REMEMBER HAITI? "Not Alone" is a charity track recorded by American rock band Linkin Park released as part of a compilation from Music For Relief in support of the Haiti Earthquake.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Listen to "Not Alone" and fill in the gaps

Volcanic ash cloud causes air travel chaos

London, England (CNN) -- A cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland swept toward mainland Europe on Thursday, forcing up to 6,000 flight cancellations across the continent, according to the intergovernmental body that manages European air travel

Thousands of flights were affected as some of Europe's busiest airports closed, including London's Heathrow; Amsterdam, Netherlands' Schiphol; and Paris, France's Charles de Gaulle.

Volcanic ash can cause jet engines to shut down.

...Airspace over the United Kingdom was closed to all flights except emergencies at least until 7 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET) Friday, Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said. The agency was due to review the situation Thursday evening.

France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands also announced the complete or partial closure of their airspace, authorities in each country said.

Norway also closed its ocean territory and canceled helicopter flights to offshore oil installations, according to Avinor, the Norwegian agency responsible for the country's airport network.

Germany closed the Berlin airport as well as airspace over the city, an airport spokesman said. ash = ceniza.......................................................................... closure = cierre swept = sweep/swept, barrer ..................................................airspace = espacio aereomainland = la masa principal de un país o de un continente..........offshore = lejos de la costaflight cancellations = cancelaciones de vuelos.......................... network = estación, red, cadena
jet engines = motor a reacción................................................ spokesman = portavozwas due = se esperaba, se suponía

Bank Robbery in A Guarda

Three robbers took about 120.000 euros from the branch of Caixanova in A Guarda, after bounding the employees hand and foot. The robbery occurred yesterday in Concepción Arenal Street, at about 8:00 am. The robbers had entered the office at dawn , by opening a hole in the wall (butrón) in the rear of the building, before the managing director and other two employees could arrive to begin his workday. The incidents occurred when the office had not yet been open to the public and they had just arrived to work.

The robbers tied the three employees and escaped with the money, through the same hole in the wall. The police were called by two other coworkers who realized what was happening inside the office. The local police officers had to break a glass in order to get into the office. The Guardia Civil are in charge of the investigation.

branch = sucursal .......................................................dawn = amanecer..............................................employee = empleado

robbery= robo ( banco)...............................................hole = agujero...................................................coworkers = compañeros de trabajo

bound hand and footv= atar de pies y manos..........rear = la parte trasera....................................realize = darse cuenta de

The sun is coming, April is here!

Where does the word April orginate from?

No one knows for certain how April got its name, but it may have come from the Latin word 'aperire' which means 'to open'. April is, after all, the month when in the northern hemisphere buds begin to open and things start to grow again after the winter.

Eostre monath or Eastremonath was the Anglo-Saxon name for the month. The name of the Christian Festival of Easter comes from this Anglo-Saxon word.

after all = después de todo
buds = capullo

April Fools Day

April begins with a day of fun and jokes - April Fool's Day. No one really knows when this custom began but it has been kept for hundreds of years.

The First of April, some do say
Is set apart for All Fools Day;
But why the people call it so,
Not I, nor they themselves do know.

jokes = chistes
custom = costumbre


The Cuckoo

The arrival of the cuckoo is the signal that spring has come. It arrives some time in mid April.

arrival = llegada

The Swallow

The swallow makes its reappearance during April. Traditionally April 15th is 'Swallow Day' in England , the date on which returning swallows were seen again.

swallow = golondrina

Weather-lore, beliefs and sayings

April showers bring May flowers.

If early April is foggy
Rain in June
Will make lanes boggy.

.............................When April blows its horn 'Tis good for hay and corn.

............April wet - good wheat.

Till April's dead, change not a thread.

foggy = nebuloso, de niebla
lanes = senderos, caminos
boggy = pastoso
horn = corneta
hay = heno
wheat = trigo
thread = hilo

Trivia Winner, Thursday 18th March

	Carmen Martínez
Write down all the natural disasters mentioned in the blog and translate them.	earthquakes, avalanches , volcanic eruptions,tsunamis, floods and mud flows. terremotos, avalanchas, erupciones volcánicas, tsunamis, inundaciones y flujos de lodo.