Freedom Writers

Dear all!
I wish you a happy Christmas and a great splendent New Year!
Write you comments about Freedom Writers movie here. 

My shoes

Watch the film MY SHOES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SolGBZ2f6L0

žWrite a comment using new words and expressions!

The grass is always greener on the other side. (People always think they would be happier in a different set of circumstances. )
Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. (It means to imagine what it is like to be someone else, with someone else's problems and concerns.)
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. (to allow oneself to see or experience something from someone else's point of view.)
Don’t judge a book by its cover. (This idiom means that you should not judge something or someone by appearances, but should look deeper at what is inside and more important )
Count your blessings. (When people count their blessings, they concentrate on all the good things in their lives instead of the negative ones.) 
moving - actuating, instigating, or impelling
poignant - keenly distressing to the feelings
corny - mawkishly sentimental
cheesy -  banal or trite

Cockney

Adam and Eve	Believe	Would you Adam and Eve it?
Alligator	Later	See you later alligator.
Apples and Pears	Stairs	Get up those apples to bed!
Army and Navy	Gravy	Pass the army, will you?
Bacon and Eggs	Legs	She has such long bacons.
Barnet Fair	Hair	I'm going to have my barnet cut.
Bees and Honey	Money	Hand over the bees.
Biscuits and Cheese	Knees	Ooh! What knobbly biscuits!
Bull and Cow	Row	We don't have to have a bull about it.
Butcher's Hook	Look	I had a butchers at it through the window.
Cobbler's Awls	Balls	You're talking cobblers!
Crust of Bread	Head	Use your crust, lad.
Daffadown Dilly	Silly	She's a bit daffy.
Hampton Wick	Prick	You're getting on my wick!
Khyber Pass	Arse	Stick that up your Khyber.
Loaf of Bread	Head	Think about it; use your loaf.
Mince Pies	Eyes	What beautiful minces.
Oxford Scholar	Dollar	Could you lend me an Oxford?
Pen and Ink	Stink	Pooh! It pens a bit in here.
Rabbit and Pork	Talk	I don't know what she's rabbiting about.
Raspberry Tart	Fart	I can smell a raspberry.
Scarpa Flow	Go	Scarpa! The police are coming!
Trouble and Strife	Wife	The trouble's been shopping again.
Uncle Bert	Shirt	I'm ironing my Uncle.
Weasel and Stoat	Coat	Where's my weasel?

More interesting expressions can be found http://www.businessballs.com/cockney.htm 

Explore Old Tallinn

Dear all!
Add some information about the building/ place you told about.

What's your favourite hobby?

Can you write us an article describing your favourite hobby?

- Why do you enjoy it?

- What advice would you give to someone starting it?

Your article should consist of

-an interesting title

-an introduction which clearly presents the topic

- a main body of two or more paragraphs which develops the theme

- a conclusion which summarises the main points 

180-200 words

Art makes us see

Estonian famous artists, art galleries, museums, architecturally interesting buildings..... 

ACCIDENTAL INVENTIONS

Find information about accidental inventions, choose 1 and  write a short paragraph about it using new grammatical structures :)