OM NEWS # 61

Hi everybody!! If you are willing to recall old times, maybe the poem below help you remind your childhood (as it happened to us) with very good memories. You will also be able to check how you managed to answer the interview questions in our last OM News. Again thanks for recommending us. See you on August 15. Hola amiga/o: Si tienes deseos de añorar los viejos tiempos, quizás el poema de abajo te remita a tu niñez (como nos ocurrió a nosotros) con muy buenos recuerdos. También tendrás la oportunidad de revisar cómo te fue en la entrevista del boletín anterior. Otra vez gracias por recomendarnos. Nos vemos el 15 de agosto.	IN THIS ISSUE:
	AUDIO POETRY Margaret Atwood (something different for intermediate listening comprehension ESL students and teachers)
	ANSWERS NEWS # 60

mp3 poetry

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MARGARET ATWOOD was born in Ottawa in 1939, and is the author of more than thirty books. Her work is acclaimed internationally and has been published around the world. You can read and listen here one of her poems recorded by Frank Healey.
MARGARET ATWOOD nació en Ottawa en 1939 y ha escrito más de treinta libros. Su trabajo es reconocido internacionalmente y ha publicado en todo el mundo. Podrás leer y escuchar uno de sus poemas grabado por Frank Healey.
Click the picture to listen to the poem / Clic en la imagen para escuchar el poema

GAME AFTER SUPPER

EL JUEGO DESPUES DE LA CENA

This is before electricity,
it is when there were porches.

On the sagging porch an old man
is rocking. The porch is wooden,
the house is wooden and grey;
in the living room which smells of
smoke and mildew, soon
the woman will light the kerosene lamp.

There is a barn but I am not in the barn;
there is an orchard too, gone bad,
its apples like soft cork
but I am not there either.

I am hiding in the long grass
with my two dead cousins,
the membrane grown already
across their throats.

We hear crickets and our own hearts
close to our ears;
though we giggle, we are afraid.

From the shadows around
the corner of the house
a tall man is coming to find us:

He will be an uncle,
if we are lucky.

Esto es anterior a la electricidad,
es de cuando las casas tenían galerías.

En la galería curva un anciano
se está hamacando. La galería es de madera,
la casa es de madera y gris,
en la sala de estar que huele a
humo y moho, pronto
la mujer encenderá la lámpara de querosén.

Hay un granero pero no me encuentro en él;
También un huerto, en mal estado,
sus manzanas como corcho blando
pero tampoco me encuentro allí.

Estoy escondida entre el pasto alto
con mis dos primos ya fallecidos,
la membrana ya desarrollada
en sus gargantas.

Oímos los grillos y los propios corazones
pegados a nuestros oídos;
aunque nos reimos, sentimos miedo.

De las sombras que rodean
una esquina de la casa
un hombre alto viene a buscarnos:

Será un tío,
si tenemos suerte.

These sound files will be available until August 15, 2003 for you to check them out.
Estos archivos sonoros continuarán disponibles hasta Agosto 15, 2003 para que puedas revisarlos.

answers

ANSWERS TO LISTENING ACTIVITY "INTERVIEW: GETTING TO KNOW YOU" - NEWS # 49
(Click on the title to check previous newsletter / Clic en el título para ver el boletín anterior)

Last week we decided to ask the 10 interview questions to Karina Barrientos, one of OM Personal intermediate students. These were her answers:
La semana pasada decidimos realizar las 10 preguntas de la entrevista propuesta a Karina Barrientos, estudiante nivel intermedio de OM Personal. Estas fueron sus respuestas:

QUESTION # 1:

QUESTION # 2:

QUESTION # 3:

QUESTION # 4:

QUESTION # 5:

QUESTION # 6:

QUESTION # 7:

QUESTION # 8:

QUESTION # 9:

QUESTION # 10:

Can you tell me your name, please?
Yes, of course. Karina Barrientos.
OK. And where do you com from?
Well, my whole family is in Argentina now, but we are from Spain originally.
Really? Is it nice there?
Argentina? It's a very interesting country, full of wonderful places to visit.
And do you live with your family?
No, I'm living alone right now.
I see. How long have you lived at your current address?
Oh, I have just moved to this new flat.
Uh-huh. Do you go to school, or college, or have you got a job?
I'm studying Law at the International College in Buenos Aires.
Right. And what do you like doing in the evenings and at weekends?
I'm a lively and sociable person, so I love going out with friends.
Can you tell me what your plans for the future are?
I'm looking for a job which matches things I care about.
That's very interesting. And, erm, have you ever been abroad?
Yes, twice. I went to England with my family, and last year I visited Chile.
Last question. What is important for you in life?
Family, independence, honesty, are very important values to me. Not only ambition and money.

These sound files will be available until August 10, 2003 for you to check them out.
Estos archivos sonoros continuarán disponibles hasta Agosto 10, 2003 para que puedas revisarlos.

next update: august 15, 2003

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