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Английски език Класическа сугестопедия

Езиков Център "Дива" стартира дневна група за начинаещи до средно напреднали с преподавател д-р Евелина Кръстева.

Можете да превърнете ученето на английски език в красива приказка, която ще ви преведе през учебния процес с лекота. Ще преживеете пълно единение с музиката, изобразителното изкуство, танца и всяка изразност, която търсите и обичате.

Курсът стартира на 20.06.2016 г., понеделник и завършва на 15.07.2016 г., петък. Записване и събеседване ще можете да направите от 13.06. до 17.06. в офиса на Дива Център.
Работният график е: 20.06. - 30.06. от 13.30-16.45 ч. и 1.07.-15.07. от 9.30 - 13.00 ч.

Очакваме ви!

Suggestopedia - Principles

A Song Lesson for Thursday Morning ... or Earlier

The Lesson is based on VAYA CON DIOS's song, "Tracelling light".

Listen to the song and follow the lyrics. Choose the correct option for numbers 1 to 5, and write them in a comment.
Note that the INCORRECT option might be incorrect, because of a spelling mistake OR because the sentence would be grammatically incorrect with it.

video:

TRAVELLING LIGHT VAYA CON DIOS Come on handsome Put a quarter in that thing again It don't matter If the song is the same Pull me closer You and I have nothing to explain Storm (1) is threatening/threatens Shelter a while from the rain. CHORUS: 'Cos tonight the wind (2) is blowing/blows And the sea (3) is running/runing high All you troubles little darling Let them drift with the tide There's a full moon above us That (4) is shining/is sinning out so bright Why worry about tomorrow? You're young and you (5) are travelling/travel light Come on sailor Put in a quarter in that thing again It don't matter If it's always the same Hold me closer You and I may never meet again Maybe somewhere Down old memory lane... CHORUS… Songwriters DANI KLEIN, DIRK SCHOUFS Published by Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group Read more: Vaya Con Dios - Travelling Light (3:32) Lyrics | MetroLyrics

The Thursday Song Lesson

Anyone's Daughter
DEEP PURPLE

Guess the Rhymes

Here is the Introduction to the song. Listen and Guess the general mode of the song. Is it *psychological, **phylosophical or ***humorous?



The lyrics tell a story about a boy and his trials with three fathers: A Judge, A Rich Man and A Farmer...

Now your task will be to try to guess the rhymes.
The stancas are numbered, so that you can duly write your answers...
You have to think of rhymes for the words in CAPITAL letters (well, except for "CHORUS" obviously).
Write down your answers and then listen to the song to check if you were right.

1.	I stood under your bedroom window Throwing up a BRICK No one came I threw one more That really did the _______

2.	Your daddy came and banged my head, He said what kind of MAN Is this that's hanging 'round my girl, And threw me in the ____ ...

3.	CHORUS I won't get no more eggs and water Now I've laid the farmer's daughter Imagine I was a full-grown man And I could talk just RIGHT Could I come and see you here And do this every _____ .

4.	Wham! The door comes crashing down Your daddy's face all PALE Says come with me you hairy bum I'll put you in my _____

5.	CHORUS Now I'm getting jail and torture 'Cause I made the judge's daughter Yes I did, it was nice... It seems they're screaming LAW AND ORDER When I go with anyone's ___________

6.	Woman I should like some peace And daddy hold your TONGUE I think you're gonna die of fright When I tell you what I've ______

7.	I can hear your tales and lies You say I'm DUMB AND SCRAGGY But man this dumb and scraggy is Your daughter's baby's _________ Now I've got what I always fought for 'Cause I've married a rich man's daughter ...

Now, listen to the song to check your answers: 

We'd appreciate it if you share how many of the rhyming words you had guessed in a comment. Enjoy!

Well, yes, or sort of... I hope...

Epipheo does prove to provide epiphany...

See what Epipheo's YouTube Channel and Nicholas Carr have to say about overusing the media of their very message...

Happy Birthday, Leaplings!

Ever wondered why Leap Day babies have to wait 1460 days for the next birthday cake?

Frustrating as it might seem, leaplings (Leap Day babies) are rather lucky - they are exceptional by birth!

(And exceptionally patient.)

Here is a marvellous video by Epipheo which explains why we have this extra day every four years:

And also... 

For the eager brides-to-be... Now is the time to seize your chance! If he's been procrastinating for far too long, that's the day you could make your dreams come true! 

And he will have no way out! 

Or will get away with twelve pairs of gloves ... 

Read about this amusing tradition here.

The NOT-Thursday Song Lesson: Being Great Is Not Always the Same as Being Faultless

Created with Padlet

The THURSDAY morning SONG Lesson: Prepositions in ABBA's "Eagle"

Here is the video with the lyrics of the song.
All the prepositions have been deleted.
Listen carefully and try to remember what preposition was used in each case, then open the test below and fill them in.



And here is the QUIZLET test in a PDF file:

Remember: the French Connection...

Well, it is not about the film this time...
Neither is it about the brand...
Rather, the connection between these beautifully sounding English words is... (just as beautifully) French!

This amazingly amusing video by mental_floss says it all!

Inverted Emphatic Structures

А lesson that will give you a chance to practice the inverted emphatic structures.
Here is a glimpse of what it is all about first ...



Now, open the video lesson and answer the questions...

The Thursday MOURNING Song

This time, unfortunately, it is a MOURNING rather than a morning song.

David Bowie - a man of many faces, an aritst with limitless means of expression, a soul constantly searchig - left earlier this week.

Here is a song of his, a song about the neverending quest for the truthful self.

No language questions this time - the question is already there, in the simplicity of language.

 Keep on, Mr Bowie!

The Man Who Sold The World" We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone, a long long time ago Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With The Man Who Sold The World I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here We must have died alone, a long long time ago Who knows? not me We never lost control You're face to face With the Man who Sold the World

From GENIUS.com: “…When asked about the meaning of the song, Bowie commented: I guess I wrote it because there was a part of myself that I was looking for. Maybe now that I feel more comfortable with the way that I live my life and my mental state (laughs) and my spiritual state whatever, maybe I feel there’s some kind of unity now. That song for me always exemplified kind of how you feel when you’re young, when you know that there’s a piece of yourself that you haven’t really put together yet. You have this great searching, this great need to find out who you really are."

A Video Worth Watching...

Thanks (mainly) to Stephen Fry, who never fails to demonstrate what "exquisite British humour" means:

British etiquette video at Heathrow

Tourists touching down at Heathrow Airport are being introduced to British etiquette by a video starring comedian Stephen Fry. Tips include cheering when drinking glasses are accidentally smashed in a pub and navigating the awkward "after you" loop. More here http://bit.ly/1PHNBtF

Posted by ITV London on Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Lie, Lie or Lay?

Have you ever doubted whether you are using the correct form of these three verbs?
Just for the sake of reminding... here is the list of forms:

LAY 

(as in "lay an egg" or "lay the table)"

Present	Past	Past participle	Present participle
Lay	Laid	Laid	Laying

LIE

Present	Past	Past participle	Present participle
Lie	Lay	Lain	Lying

LIE

Present	Past	Past participle	Present participle
Lie	Lied	Lied	Lying

Here is a story that might shed some light on the subject... 

The Thursday Morning Song Lesson - Dark Lady (by Cher)

Here is a song by Cher. Watch the video and do the tasks! Enjoy!