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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)
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ANSWERS
NEWS # 60
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mp3
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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
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)
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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:
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QUESTION
# 1:
QUESTION # 2:
QUESTION # 3:
QUESTION # 4:
QUESTION # 5:
QUESTION # 6:
QUESTION # 7:
QUESTION # 8:
QUESTION # 9:
QUESTION # 10:
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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.
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next update: august 15, 2003 |
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