venerdì 8 giugno 2007

"N" for NOTICE

This summer I'm going to work on the grammar and glossary pages. So gradually, by the beginning of the next school year, this blog will start developing its school teaching side, too. At the moment it is more of a personal school journal, but I don't mind.
Yes, I would like more participation from my students, but hardly everybody knows that this blog exists. And those who do, choose to take no notice of it! Never mind..."The Less we are the Better we Feel" I will say, quoting the title of one of Renzo Arbore's shows!

P.S. Renzo Arbore is one of the best Italian entertainers: shows author, presenter, singer, musician and what not!

Glossary

  • to choose-chose-chose= scegliere
  • to take no notice of something=non fare caso (a qualcosa), non registrare (un fatto)
  • never mind=non importa
  • to quote=citare
  • what not= chi più ne ha più ne metta

giovedì 7 giugno 2007

"W" for worried...

Dear Students,
I'm talking to you, IIIrd Level students....to you who are preparing to sit for your final exam. Are you worried? Are you nervous? Are you tense! DON'T! Worrying has a bad influence on the learning and memory processes....RELAX.
I wonder who might be the person who is lying on the hammock by the sea. Will it be a boy or a girl? I bet it is a girl....What do you think?
Glossary
to be worried= essere preoccupato/a
to be tense=essere teso
to wonder=chiedersi
hammock=amaca
by the sea= in riva al mare
to bet=scommettere

"K" for kiss...to myself!

Isn't my blog pretty?! I love it!!! I'm SO pleased with myself!
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
Myself (me stesso)
Yourself (te stesso)
Himself (lui stesso)
Herself (lei stessa)
Itself (esso/essa stessa)
Ourselves (noi stessi)
Yourselves (voi stessi)
Themselves (loro stessi/stesse)