Cooking up trouble.

Guess what mum says when she appears in the park:

             ' I can't leave you alone for one minute !'

Charlie Chaplin. Factory Work.

                                        Modern Times.
 
  "Modern Times is a 1936 comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a comment on the desperate employment and fiscal conditions many people faced during the Great Depression, conditions created, in Chaplin's view, by the efficiencies of modern industrialization." 

( source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_%28film%29)

"Trick or treat ?"

                                           Demanding childhood ?  ;)

Astonishment.

                                            Astonishment  = amazement, surprise

                                                           = asombro, sorpresa

                  What astonishes him/her is the fact that ......................................
                                                                                     (write your answer)
                                                                                    

 

Spot the difference.

                                  Can you spot the differences between these two pictures ?

Back To School, Mr Bean.

 He's a pain in the neck !  = es un incordio
                                            = es un coñazo (informal)
                                            = pone a parir
 

iGeneration ?

                                                                  

When Cupid misbehaves ...

Cupid's to blame ! We have the scapegoat !

*to be to blame = tener la culpa, ser responsable de 
* scapegoat = chivo expiatorio

Mr. Bean . Stone in Shoe

Have some good laughs . 
Enjoy your weekend.
:)

Mr. Bean .The Hospital Visit.

    
    It serves him right, ha ha ha !  = ¡Le está bien merecido , ja ja ja!

Mr Bean . Judo Class.

Mr Bean Takes the Train

Try to describe the situation (who? where ? what ? why?)
Have you ever experienced a similar situation ? How did you react ?


" A day without laughter is a day wasted" - Charlie Chaplin.


Nice start of the week. :)

Mental midget.

Mental midget:
 * a person who is narrow-minded or has limited knowledge or insight to anything outside his or her immediate life.
* basically someone who lacks education or higher thought. 
     (Source : Urban Dictionary )

Some nice expressions to refer to brainless people:

"Not the sharpest knife in the drawer"
"As thick as two short planks"
"He's a card short of a deck"
"That's a bolt without a nut"
"There's a cog missing in that wheel"

                           Dear students,
                                           Educate your brain,
                                           inspire your soul,
                                          stupidity is not sexy.

                                           :)

PS: Thanks to my friend Consol Santamaría for such a nice recommendation.

Get your happy on !

                                                    Be nice to yourself.

                                                                                      * put off = postpone

                                 Sweet dreams to everyone. :)
                                
                                                    

Too busy to improve ?

                                                Sleep well.  See you tomorrow. Maybe. :)

Government devices for civil servants.

 

Open and genuine sincerity.

Pushing the limits of the human voice. By Tom Thum.

Thanks to my student Carlos Aguilar who shared this video with the class today.
:)

Remote control power ?

                 Imagination is power, it gives us wings.

Fantasy and imagination.