Sentence of the week

"Experience shows us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but looking together in the same direction".
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

to gaze: to look at sb or sth for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration.

Topics for this week's fixed classes

Lab: at the supermarket; things people buy and how to work with prices
Spin: how are you learning English? see if you are improving the way you expect
Basic: thinking about the future; using a fable let's talk about preparing ourselves for the future
Intermediate: why do people love America? let's discuss how much influence the USA has on the world
Advanced: Mardi Gras; in spite of tragedy, New Orleans still can celebrate life
Joy: getting acquainted; how well do you know your classmates and how well can we know people?

Two words that may confuse people: LIKE and AS

These words can be use in similar way, however in some cases only one is the correct option

Like: we use to express "the same as", "similar to"
What a beautiful place! It's like a palace.
What doe sshe do? She is a teacher, like me.
We also use to indicate "for example":
Some sports, like motor-racing, can be dangerous.

AS: we use to express "in the same way", or "in the same condition"
I didn't move anything. I left everything as it was. ( before subject + verb we use as)
You should have done as I showed you.
To express "in the position of", "in the form of"
A few years ago I worked as a taxi driver.
We don't have a car, so we use the garage as a workshop.

Topics for fixed classes this week: from Feb 16th to Feb 21st , 2009

Lab class: describing people using face and hair characteristics
Spin: breaking the ice; how to start conversation with people
Basic: men or women; are we really equal?
Intermediate: stress; how to deal with this modern problem
Advanced: death penalty; a discussion on this very difficult issue
Joy: take ten; a fun game to show how much vocabulary you have on different topics and improve it too.

SENTENCE OF THE WEEK>>>>>> WORDS TO THINK AND LEARN

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.
Joseph Campbell


bliss: extreme or perfect happiness.
rmemeber that there was / were are the past forms of there is /are.

Sentence of the week>>>>>>>>>> words to think and learn

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt".
Bertrand Russel


cocksure/cocky:
too confident about yourself, usually in an annoying way.

Sentence of the day >>>> some words to learn and think about.

"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed".
Mahatma Gandhi

greed: a strong desire for more money, possessions, power or food than is necessary.